1 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. This story 2 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 1: is inspired by recent events that happened in Prince Edward 3 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: Island this past week. Bennett has heard that they are 4 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: having a visitor and when the power goes out, he 5 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: doesn't quite understand what that means. They have a generator. 6 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: No WiFi is one of the things that he struggles with, 7 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: and then finding something to do that doesn't require power 8 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: takes him some time. Fiona comes for a visit, it 9 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: was time to go outside and wait for the school bus. 10 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: Bennett was a little bit late this morning and he 11 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: could hear his friends outside calling his name. His driveway 12 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 1: was where the school bus stopped to pick up all 13 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: the kids in the neighborhood. Usually he was the first 14 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: one outside, but today his mom made scrambled eggs and 15 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: it always took longer to eat that scrambled eggs were 16 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 1: so yucky spongy. Bennett asked his mom seven times if 17 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: he could have his weekend treat of fruity loops. The 18 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: number seven was always his lucky number, so whenever he 19 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: wanted something, he would ask seven times and it usually worked. 20 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: Not today, because mom said he needed to eat eggs 21 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: to help him grow. He was just getting his sneakers 22 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: on when his mother handed him his jacket to put on. Mom, 23 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: I don't have time, and it's not cool to wear 24 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: a jacket. It's not even cold out and no one 25 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: else is wearing one, he complained. You have time, Benny, here, 26 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: let me help you, his mother said, holding out the 27 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: sleeves so he could put his arms inside. It's supposed 28 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: to start raining later today, and your jacket will help 29 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: keep you comfy. Okay, okay, but I gotta go, mom, 30 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: Bennett said, as he ran out the door. Bennett, his 31 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: mom called, you forgot your backpack. He ran back, grabbed 32 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: his backpack, and ran to wait with his friends at 33 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: the end of the driveway. He hadn't been waiting long 34 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: when the special school bus quietly pulled up to take 35 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: them all to school. Their school bus was elect and 36 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 1: made a funny sound when the lights began flashing. The 37 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: kids looked both ways and then walked towards the door 38 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: of the bus. The bus driver, Missus Ducett, who also 39 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: sometimes taught Bennett's social studies, greeted all the kids with 40 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 1: a smile. Bennett sat beside his best friend, Rupashi, who 41 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: lived down the street from him. Her mom made her 42 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: eat eggs in the morning too. Hi, Benny, I roupe. 43 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: Did you hear the latest news, she asked. Don't tell 44 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: me any spoilers about the new Marvel show. My mom 45 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: says it might be inappropriate, so I haven't watched it yet. 46 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: I might ask her seven times tomorrow night to see 47 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: if she will let me watch it. Oh, it's not 48 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: about that. I haven't watched it yet either, but I 49 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: did watch the movie with the super Dog last night. 50 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 1: Your mother let you watch a movie on a school night, 51 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: So lucky. So what's the news you wanted to tell me. 52 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: My mother told me this morning that someone is coming 53 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: to visit our little town. Oh who Fiona? Fiona, thinking 54 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: for a moment, Bennett continued, Oh, yeah, I know about that. 55 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: There is a storm coming. I saw it on the 56 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: news last night. But it's coming on the weekend, so 57 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: we don't miss school. Not fair storms always come on 58 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: the weekend, Rupashi said. I think we only had one 59 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: snow day last year. My parents were preparing last night. 60 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: My father says it's going to be super windy, said Bennett. Yep, 61 00:04:54,600 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: it certainly is. At your school. Bennett went outside to 62 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: the school pickup zone. His father had called the school 63 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: to let them know that he was going to pick 64 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 1: him up and wouldn't be taking the bus. Climbing up 65 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: into his truck, Bennett asked, why are you picking me 66 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: up today? Don't you have to work? I finished early, 67 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: and I went to the store to get some more 68 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: food and thought I would stop by and pick you up. 69 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: His father said, And you need my help carrying stuff 70 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: into the house, right, you got it. You can carry 71 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: in the extra groceries I bought while I carry in 72 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: some of the heavy stuff. Are the groceries for our 73 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 1: visitor that's coming. Bennett asked, visitor? What visitor are you 74 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: talking about? Bud? His father asked, Rupashi said that Fiona 75 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: was coming to visit us tomorrow, laughing. His father said, right, yes, 76 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: we have a big storm coming, and they give these 77 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: storms a name. It's going to start tonight while you 78 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: are in bed sleeping, and with the way you sleep, 79 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: you might not even know she has come. I think 80 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: I will stay up super late so that I know 81 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: she has come. Bennett said, your mother might not agree 82 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: with that, Bud. His father said, even if I ask 83 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: her seven times, Even if you ask her seven times, 84 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: can I stay up a bit later? Mom? Know, Bennett, 85 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: we already stayed up a bit later than normal, and 86 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: you need your sleep, and so do I. This mother said, yawning. 87 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: This is a big storm, right, Yes, it's a big storm. 88 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: But you will be warm, cozy, dry and safe in 89 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: your bed, and Daddy will be up a few times 90 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: through the night to check on you. Tomorrow we are 91 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: going to have all kinds of fun and playing games 92 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: and eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and other fun foods, 93 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: so you have nothing to worry about. Do we have chips? Mama? 94 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: Daddy went and got storm chips. I think he got 95 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: some pop. Wow, this feels a bit like Christmas, Mama, 96 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: His mother laughed. I'm glad you feel that way. We 97 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: will have some fun tomorrow, but you have to get 98 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: a good sleep first. I'll turn on your night light 99 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: and I've downloaded some stories for you to listen to 100 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: while you go to sleep. Night night, Mommy, night night, 101 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: little man. Love you, Love you too. The next morning, 102 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: Bennett jumped out of bed and said, hey, computer, has 103 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: Fiona come? No response. Then he noticed that all the 104 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: lights were out in his room. The wind was super noisy, 105 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: outside sounded like it was raining super hard too. He 106 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: walked to the kitchen and saw his mother and father 107 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: sitting at the table drinking coffee. Bennett had tasted his 108 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: father's coffee once and almost spit it out it was 109 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:26,679 Speaker 1: so yucky. Good morning, he said, what's for breakfast, morning, Bud? 110 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: How about fruity loop cereal and some milk? His father 111 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: said that sounds awesome. How come the lights are not on, Mama, 112 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: and my computer isn't working either. The power is out, 113 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,439 Speaker 1: little man, so all that stuff isn't working. His mother said, 114 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: I thought we had a generator. We do. His father replied, 115 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: but that just keeps some of our appliances working and 116 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: the lights on here in the kitchen. But we still 117 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: have Wi Fi, right, No, Bennett, there is no Wi Fi, 118 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: chuckled his mom. No Wi Fi, No Wi Fi. But 119 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: you said this was going to be a fun day 120 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: and that we were going to play games. There are 121 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: lots of games we can play without Wi Fi. Little man, 122 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: I feel bored already, Bennett said, as he started eating 123 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: his cereal. After breakfast, Bennett, not knowing what to do, 124 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: started pacing the floor back and forth, back and forth. 125 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: He walked He was expecting to play some video games, 126 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: watch his favorite YouTube videos about Minecraft, and maybe use 127 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 1: his mother's phone. But now he had to make his 128 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: own fun, whatever that means. He walked to his room 129 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,199 Speaker 1: and looked around. He couldn't go outside because the wind 130 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: was way too strong, and his dad said that he 131 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: might get blown away. And it thought for a second 132 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: that if he got blown far enough, he might be 133 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: able to land in Rupashi's backyard, but if he missed, 134 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: he might land on her roof, and that wouldn't be safe. 135 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,959 Speaker 1: I could read a book, or maybe draw some pictures, 136 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: or maybe build a spaceship with Lego, he thought, I 137 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: have some puzzles I could make. Then it had so 138 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: many choices. He just didn't know what to do, so 139 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 1: he paced some more. Then it walked out into the kitchen, 140 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: where his mother and father were still sitting drinking even 141 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: more coffee. How much of that yucky stuff can they drink? Anyway? 142 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: He thought. Standing in front of them, he said, I'm bored. 143 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: I'm bored, bored, bored. I'm sure you could find something 144 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: to do, man, His mother said, can I watch TV? Sorry, Bud, 145 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: there is no power for the TV. His father said, 146 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: Still no YouTube, he asked, Still no YouTube? His mother replied, 147 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: did you find a book to read? She asked, I 148 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: couldn't decide what book to read. Bennett said, how about 149 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: getting out your sketchbook or coloring book and creating some art. 150 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: My imagination is so big, I can't decide what to create. 151 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: What about your legos or puzzles? His father asked, I'm 152 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 1: just not in the mood. Bennett replied, it's a boring day, boring, boring, boring. 153 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: I have an idea. His mother said, why don't I 154 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: get some storm chips and we can play a board game. 155 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: We are often so busy we seldom have time for 156 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: the three of us to play a game together anymore. 157 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: It will be fun, Ben it liked the idea of 158 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: having some potato chips. Mom, Yes, little man. Can I 159 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: have a small glass of soda too? Sure? I think 160 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: we can have some treats today, Yes, Bennett said. After 161 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: playing board games together for a few hours, finishing a 162 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 1: couple bags of chips while they were playing, Bennett said, 163 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 1: I feel kind of sad. Why would you feel sad? 164 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: Weren't you just having a lot of fun? His mother said, yeah, 165 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: it was a lot of fun and sour cream and 166 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: onion chips are my favorite. But I won so many 167 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: of the games and you guys lost. Maybe we should 168 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: play some more so that I can let you guys win. 169 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: Bennett's father laughed, It's okay, Bud, you are just too 170 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: good at these board games. I don't think we would 171 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: stand a chance no matter how much longer we played. Besides, 172 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: it's not whether we win or lose. We just love 173 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: playing the game. Yeah. I had a lot of fun 174 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: playing board games, but I think I will take a 175 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: break now and read a book in my room for 176 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: a while. That sounds great, Bud. I'm going to check 177 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 1: outside now that the wind has stopped. His father said, 178 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: maybe you can give us another chance to win later 179 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: after dinner. How does that sound sounds good? That night, 180 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 1: when he was getting tucked into bed, Bennett asked his mother, mom, 181 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 1: can we play more board games together? I had a 182 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: lot of fun playing today. You didn't miss YouTube video 183 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: games or playing on my phone. I like those, but 184 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: I think playing games with you guys and reading breaks 185 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: are more fun. And I'm glad to hear that, little man. 186 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 1: We'll make sure we find more time to play games 187 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: together from now on okay, okay, Are you ready for sleep? Yes? 188 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: I think so, Bennett said, with a great big yawn. 189 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: Love you, Love you too, little man, and that's the 190 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: end of our story. Good Night, sleep tight.