1 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep tight Stories. This story 2 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: is another in our Bernice series. Bernice asked her father 3 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: to tell her another story about the gnomes in the forest, 4 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: and he is ready to do that. Bernice settles into 5 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: bed and listens as Boo Boo and Bluebell returned to 6 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: the forest to hear a story from Bixi the Gnome. 7 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: Bixie the Gnome tells a story. It's that time, Papa, 8 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: says Bernice. Time for me to go to bed. I 9 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: think beyond her, Papa, you can't go to bed yet? 10 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:06,839 Speaker 1: Why not? This old bear feels super sleepy tonight, Bernice's 11 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: papa said, with droopy eyelids. I'm sorry you are sleepy, Papa, 12 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: But do you have enough energy left to do one 13 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: more thing? Asked Bernice. I guess it depends on what 14 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: it is, little bear. Would it help if I said that? 15 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: I don't think you look too old, said Bernice sincerely. 16 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 1: I feel better already, laughed Papa. Great, I thought you might. 17 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: Do you have enough energy to tell me a story? 18 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: I always have time and energy to tell you a story, 19 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: said her papa as he tucked Bernice into bed. Are 20 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: you comfy and warm? Yes, Papa, how about Twigger Wolfy 21 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:00,559 Speaker 1: and Madeline. Are they ready for a story too, me, Jack, 22 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: They say they are good. Now close your eyes, little bear, 23 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: as I do my very best to tell you a 24 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 1: story about Booboo, Bluebell and Bixi. The nome Bernice cuddled 25 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: with Twigger Wolfe and Madeline and closed her eyes. Love you, Papa, 26 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: whispered pernice, Love you too, little bear. Once upon a time, 27 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: in a world full of magic and fun, there lived 28 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: a brave little bear named Boo Boo. She lived in 29 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: a large castle at the edge of a mystical forest. 30 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: And in this forest there were unicorns, fairies, gnomes, and 31 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: all manner of insects, birds and animals. It was a 32 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: wonderful place. On this day, Boo Boo and Bluebell, a 33 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: young unicorn, have gone back deep into the forest near 34 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 1: Booboo's castle, to where they had last met a wise 35 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: old gnome named Bixie. They followed a flower lined path 36 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: that eventually led to a magical clearing in the woods 37 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: that holds a trunk full of the greatest treasure the 38 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: world has ever known. Books. Bixi had invited them for 39 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: a visit after meeting them during their previous search for 40 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: the trunk so that he could share with them a story. 41 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: Arriving at the clearing, Booboo said, somewhat out of breath, Oh, 42 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: during these long walks, I sometimes wish I had wings 43 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: like Kai Kai so I could fly here. Instead, my 44 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: legs are too short. Well, maybe next time Kai Kai 45 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: coun come and you can ride on his back, Bluebell said, 46 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: with a smile. That sounds like a good idea. There's 47 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: the clearing up ahead, and I see that Bixi is 48 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: waiting for us. Good morning, young travelers. I hope your 49 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: journey was an enjoyable one, said Bixi, standing in front 50 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: of the trunk full of books. Well, it was a 51 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: bit of a journey, but an enjoyable one, answered Booboo. 52 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 1: It's a wonderful walk, Bixi, and the forest around your 53 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:52,799 Speaker 1: house is so beautiful. I think Booboo wishes her legs 54 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: were longer, though, said Bluebell with a laugh. I think 55 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: we walked a little too fast today. Well, I know 56 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: there have been times I could have benefited from having 57 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: the long legs of a unicorn. But we do the 58 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 1: best we can, said Bixi with a smile. I've prepared 59 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: some hot honey tea for you both, which should make 60 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: you feel refreshed and full of energy. Thank you, Bixy, 61 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 1: said Boo Boo, and Bluebell. I promised you during your 62 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: next visit that I would tell you a story from 63 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: the trunk. Why don't you have a seat over there 64 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: on the branches, and I will tell you a story 65 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: of some flowers that used to grow here in the forest, 66 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: said BIXI, sitting down in front of them. So it 67 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: goes long, long ago. It is told that the flowers 68 00:05:55,839 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: were all white, and that each received its color by 69 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: some magical power. The little daisy, with its yellow eye, 70 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: received its golden center when angry elves threw sunbeams at 71 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: the little fairies. The daisy grew to be very proud 72 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: of her yellow eye and thought it showed off to 73 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: perfection her pure white rim. One day, she was looking 74 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: about the field where she grew and saw the little 75 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: white cups growing about her in abundance. There is too 76 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: much white in this field, she told the other daisies. 77 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: Our beautiful white borders would be shown off much better 78 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: if the white cups were golden. But perhaps the white 79 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: cups do not wish to become golden, said her sisters. 80 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: Oh but we do, dear daisies, said the white cups, 81 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: all in chorus. We have always wanted to be a 82 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: beautiful yellow, like your eyes, but we thought you would 83 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: not like us to have that color, as we have 84 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: to live in the same field. Oh yes we would, 85 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: said the daisy, And I am sure the fields will 86 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: look much more beautiful if you were a golden color 87 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: rather than white. Besides that we shall be seen to 88 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: better advantage, so both of us will gain by the change. 89 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: But who will help us to change our color, asked 90 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: the white cups. The daisy thought for a long time, 91 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: and at length she said, you might get the goblins 92 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: to color you, But the thing is to get them 93 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: to do it. They are very fussy fellows, and if 94 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: they thought they were bothering the fairies, they would do 95 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: it quick enough. But if we ask them to make 96 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: you yellow so that we all may look more beautiful, 97 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: they would laugh and run off. Why can't we make 98 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: them think they would make the fairies angry if they 99 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: made us golden, asked the white cups. I am sure 100 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: we can find a way. That would be one short way, 101 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: said the daisy. But what do you propose to do 102 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: we will ask the fairies when they come into the 103 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: fields tonight for their fun, said the white cups. That night, 104 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: when the fairies came flying over the field, the white 105 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 1: cups called to them and told them what they wanted. Oh, 106 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: that will be beautiful, said the fairy queen, And we 107 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: can trick the goblins easy enough, as you shall see. 108 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:56,559 Speaker 1: The fairy queen called her fairies around her and whispered 109 00:08:56,679 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: so low that the field flowers could not hear what 110 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: she said. But they heard the fairies laugh as they 111 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: flew away, and each landed on a little white cup 112 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: and began to sing. We love you, little white cup, 113 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: our lady of the field. We will watch over you 114 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 1: and keep you from all danger. You are prettier than 115 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: the daisy, with her yellow eye so bright, you are 116 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: like a waxen blossom in the pale moonlight. Over and 117 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: over they sang the verse as they leaned over and 118 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: kissed the little cups. And soon from out of the 119 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:48,439 Speaker 1: woods came the goblins, hopping and jumping like leaves blowing 120 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 1: in the wind. Here they are, they said, when they 121 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 1: saw the fairies, listen and hear what they are singing. 122 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 1: When they heard the fairies pretty love song to the 123 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 1: little white cups. The goblins kicked up their heels and laughed, 124 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 1: each laying a tiny finger beside his nose as he 125 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: winked at his brother. Off they scampered to the woods again, 126 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: and the fairies kept on singing their song, while the 127 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 1: daisy watched with its yellow eye, wondering how her cousin, 128 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: the white cup, would be made the color for which 129 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: she had wished. Soon the goblins came back, but this 130 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: time they carried bags over their shoulders, and they crept 131 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: carefully through the grass. The fairies saw them all the time, 132 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: but of course they pretended not to, and when the 133 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: goblins were quite near, the queen said, come, my children, 134 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: leave your best love flower for tonight tomorrow you shall 135 00:10:56,840 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: come again. As they were flying away, they glanced back, 136 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: and in the moonlight they saw the goblins hard at 137 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: work over each little white cup. When the morning sun awoke, 138 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: he opened wide his eyes, for all over the field, 139 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: among the daisies he saw the little golden cups nodding 140 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: happily at their cousins with the golden eyes. The next night, 141 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: when the fairies came flying through the fields, they saw 142 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: the yellow cups you are more beautiful than ever, they 143 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: said to the golden cups, and we will call you 144 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:47,599 Speaker 1: our golden cups, but you must be known as the buttercups, 145 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: or the goblins will discover our trick and make you 146 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: white again. The buttercups thanked the fairies and told them 147 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: that they would be glad to be their cup whenever 148 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: they gave a banquet, and that they would never let 149 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: the goblins know the fairies had fooled them. So they 150 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: bloom among the daisies in the fields and are called buttercups, 151 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: but they are known to the fairies as the little 152 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:25,079 Speaker 1: golden cups, and the goblins wonder why the fairies always 153 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: seem so happy when they fly near the buttercup and 154 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: find it changed. The fairies are too wise to let 155 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: the goblins know how they tricked them and gained for 156 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: the buttercups the fairy color that they wanted, but it 157 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: is rather hard sometimes not to tell them when the 158 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: little goblins scamper about and try to upset their plans. 159 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: The fairy queen has taught them silence is golden, and 160 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: they know their queen is right. And that is the story, 161 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: my young travelers, is it true, asked Booboo. Do all 162 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: plants have similar stories, asked Bluebell. Well, some might say 163 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: it's true, and certainly there is a great deal of 164 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 1: magic in this kingdom. But this story takes place so 165 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: long ago, I can't say for shore. Sometimes silence can 166 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: be a great way to communicate and be more effective 167 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: than speaking. I remember when I would get an angry 168 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,719 Speaker 1: look from my mother and father that was more than 169 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: enough to tell me they were upset at me. Yes, 170 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: my father sometimes does the same thing when I forget 171 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: to take home my homework from school, said Booboo. Also, 172 00:13:56,360 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 1: it's sometimes best when we are upset to wait just 173 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: a little while to express ourselves so that we can 174 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:10,680 Speaker 1: do so in a calmer manner. Bixie continued, Now, how 175 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: about more honey tea and some cookies? Yes, please, replied 176 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: Boo Boo and Bluebell. And with that, Papa Bear gave 177 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: Bernice a kiss on the forehead, adjusted her blanket, making 178 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: sure that her friends were comfy too, turned off her lamp, 179 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: and quietly whispered good night. And that is the end 180 00:14:45,040 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: of our story. Good night, sleep tight. The bat b 181 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: the b the