1 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. If you 2 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 1: haven't already, be sure to subscribe to sleep Tight Stories 3 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Also, 4 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: if you have a moment, please consider leaving a review. 5 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: Your review might help introduce others to our podcast. Thank you. 6 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: I'd like to say hello to some friends. Hello to 7 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: Owen and Ashlyn, and hello to Juan Aurora and Clemente 8 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: Vergara from Chile. We're on a road trip through Washington, Montana, 9 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:03,639 Speaker 1: and California. For your support, it means a lot to us. 10 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: Today's story is about a little girl named Lucy who 11 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: keeps losing her handkerchiefs. She lives on a farm and 12 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: one day goes around asking the animals if anyone has 13 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: seen her handkerchiefs. No one can help her. Lucy finally 14 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: sees mister Robin sitting on a step and goes to 15 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: see what he sees. There is a tall hill that 16 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: looks like it goes up into the clouds with no top. 17 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: She sees something white on the hill about halfway up 18 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: and goes running off to see if it is her handkerchiefs. 19 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: Let's see if they are the tail of missus Tiggy Winkle. 20 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: Once upon a time there was a little girl named 21 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: Lucy who lived at a farm called Little Town. She 22 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: was a good little girl, only she was always losing 23 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: her handkerchiefs. One day, little Lucy came into the farmyard crying, 24 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: Oh did she cry, I've lost my handkerchief, three handkerchiefs 25 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: and an apron. Have you seen them, tabby kitten? The 26 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: kitten went on washing her white paws. So Lucy asked 27 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: a speckled hen, sally, Henny, penny, have you seen three handkerchiefs? 28 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: But the speckled hen ran into a barn, clucking, I 29 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: go barefoot, barefoot, barefoot. And then Lucy asked mister Robin, 30 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: sitting on a twig. Mister Robin looked sideways at Lucy 31 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: with his bright black eye, and he flew over a 32 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: step and away. Lucy climbed upon the steps and looked 33 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: up at the hill behind little Town, a hill that 34 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: goes up up up into the clouds as though it 35 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: had no top, and a great way up the hillside 36 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: she thought she saw some white things spread upon the grass. 37 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: Lucy scrambled up the hill as fast as her little 38 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: legs would carry her. She ran along a steep pathway 39 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: up until little town was right away down below. She 40 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: could have dropped a pebble down the chimney. Presently she 41 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: came to a spring bubbling out from the hillside. Someone 42 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: had stood a tin can upon a stone to catch 43 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 1: the water, but the water was already running over, for 44 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: the can was no bigger than an egg cup. And 45 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: where the sand upon the path was wet, there were 46 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: footmarks of a very small person. Lucy ran on and 47 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: on the path ended under a big rock. The grass 48 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: was short and green, and there were clotheslines cut from 49 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: bracken stems, and a heap of tiny clothes pins, but 50 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: no handkerchiefs. But there was something else, a door straight 51 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: into the hill, and inside it someone was singing lily 52 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: white and clean, Oh, with little frills between, Oh, smooth 53 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: and hot red rusty spot never here be seen. Oh. 54 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: Lucy knocked once twice and interrupted the song. A little 55 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: frightened voice called out, who's that? Lucy opened the door, 56 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: and what do you think? There was inside the hill 57 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: a nice clean kitchen with a flagged floor and wooden beams, 58 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 1: just like any other farm kitchen, only the ceiling was 59 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: so low that Lucy's head nearly touched it, And the 60 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: pots and pans were small, and so was everything there. 61 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: There was a nice hot, singey smell. And at the table, 62 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: with an iron in her hand, stood a very stout, 63 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: short person staring anxiously at Lucy. Her print gown was 64 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: tucked up, and she was wearing a large apron over 65 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: her striped petticoat. Her little black nose went sniffle, sniffle, snuffle, 66 00:06:55,480 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: and her eyes went twinkle twinkle. And underneath her, where 67 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: Lucy had yellow curls, this little person had prickles. Who 68 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: are you, asked Lucy, have you seen my handkerchiefs? The 69 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: little person made a curtsy. Oh yes, if you please, ma'am. 70 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: My name is missus Tiggywinkle. Oh yes, if you please, ma'am. 71 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: I am an excellent starcher. And she took something out 72 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: of a clothes basket and spread it on the ironing board. 73 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: What's that thing, said Lucy. That's not my handkerchief. Oh no, 74 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: that's a little scarlet waistcoat belonging to mister Robin. And 75 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: she ironed it and folded it and put it on 76 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: one side. Then she took something else off a clothes horse. 77 00:07:56,160 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: That isn't my apron, said Lucy. Oh no, if you please, ma'am, 78 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: that's a tablecloth belonging to Jenny Wren. Look how it's 79 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:10,559 Speaker 1: stained with currant juice. It's very bad to wash, said 80 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: Missus Tiggywinkle. Missus Tiggywinkle's nose went sniffle, sniffle, snuffle, and 81 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: her eyes went twinkle twinkle, and she fetched another hot 82 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: iron from the fire. There's one of my handkerchiefs, cried Lucy. 83 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: And there's my apron. Missus tiggy Winkle ironed it and 84 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: shook out the frills. Oh that is lovely, said Lucy. 85 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: And what are those long yellow things with fingers like gloves. 86 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: Oh that's a pair of stockings belonging to Sally Henny Penny. 87 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: Look how she's worn the heels out with scratching in 88 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: the yard. She'll very soon have to go barefoot, said 89 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: Missus Tiggywinkle. Why there's another handkerchief, but it isn't mine. 90 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: It's red. Oh no, if you please, ma'am, That one 91 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: belongs to old Missus Rabbit. And it did so smell 92 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: of onions. I had to wash it separately. I just 93 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: can't get out the smell. There's another one of mine, 94 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: said Lucy. What are those funny little white things. That's 95 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: a pair of mittens belonging to Tabby Kitten. I only 96 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: have to iron them. She washes them herself. There's my 97 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: last handkerchief, said Lucy. And what are you dipping into 98 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: the basin of starch? Their little shirt fronts belonging to 99 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: Tommy Titmo. He's most terribly particular, said Missus Tiggywinkle. Now 100 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: I'm finished my ironing. I'm going to air some clothes. 101 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: What are these dear soft fluffy things, said Lucy. Oh, 102 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 1: those are wooly coats belonging to the little lambs. Their 103 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: jackets come off, asked Lucy. Oh, yes, look at the 104 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: sheep mark on the shoulder. Here's one marked for Gatesgarth, 105 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: and three that come from little Town. They're always marked 106 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: at washing, said Missus Tiggywinkle, And she hung up all 107 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: sorts and sizes of clothes, small brown coats of mice 108 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: and one velvety black moleskin waistcoat, and a red tail 109 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: coat with no tail belonging to Squirrel Nutkin. And a 110 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 1: very much shrunk blue jacket belonging to Peter Rabbit, and 111 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 1: a petticoat not marked that had gone lost in the washing, 112 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: And at last the basket was empty. Then Missus Tiggywinkle 113 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: made tea, a cup for herself and a cup for Lucy. 114 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: They sat before the fire on a bench and looked 115 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: sideways at one another. Missus Tiggywinkle's hand holding the tea 116 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: cup was very very brown and very very wrinkly with 117 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: the soap SuDS, and all through her gown and her 118 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: cap there were hair pins sticking wrong and out, so 119 00:11:54,800 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: that Lucy didn't like to sit too near her. When 120 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: they had finished tea, they tied up the clothes in bundles, 121 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: and Lucy's handkerchiefs were folded up inside her clean apron 122 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: and fastened with a silver safety pin. And then they 123 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: made up the fire with turf and came out and 124 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: locked the door and hid the key under the door sill. 125 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: Then away down the hill trotted Lucy and Missus Tiggywinkle 126 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: with the bundles of clothes. All the way down the path. 127 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: Little animals came out of the fern to meet them. 128 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: The very first that they met were Peter Rabbit and 129 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: Benjamin Bunny, and she gave them their nice clean clothes. 130 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: And all the little animals and birds were so very 131 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: much obliged to dear Missus Tiggywinkle, so that at the 132 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 1: bottom of the hill, when they came to the steps, 133 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: there was nothing left to carry except Lucy's one little bundle. 134 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 1: Lucy scrambled up the steps with the bundle in her hand, 135 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:26,959 Speaker 1: and then she turned to say good night and thank 136 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: you to the washerwoman. But what a very odd thing. 137 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 1: Missus Tiggywinkle had not waited either for thanks or for 138 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 1: the washing bill. She was running, running, running up the hill. 139 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: And where was her white frilled cap and her shawl, 140 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: and her gown and her petticoat. And how small she 141 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: had grown, and how brown and covered with prickles. Why 142 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: Missus tiggy Winkle was nothing but a hedgehog. And that's 143 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: the end of our story. Good night, sleep tight.