1 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like 2 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: to say hello to Camellia from Melbourne, Australia. Hello to Campbell, 3 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:25,479 Speaker 1: Jack and Fred from Australia. Hello to Ziggy and Chloe 4 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: from South Africa. Hello to Leyton Dar who was five 5 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 1: and Henry Darr who is four. And Hello to Victoria 6 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: from Oregon. I'd like to say a happy belated birthday 7 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: to Juliet from Oregon who turned nine on October fifteenth. 8 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: Happy belated birthday to Lenny from Duncan, BC on Vancouver 9 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: Island who turned three on October twenty. First, Happy belated 10 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: birthday to el Swan from Sydney who turned five on 11 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: October twenty. First, Happy belated birthday to Ryland Heller from 12 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: Nebraska who turned eleven on October twenty. Second, Happy belated 13 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 1: birthday to Dia Mayshark who turned four on October twenty. Second, 14 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: Happy birthday to Carolina Gonzalez from Davenport, Florida, who is 15 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: turning five on October twenty. Fourth, Happy birthday to Buck 16 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: Mangram from Brooklyn, New York, who is turning eight on 17 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: October twenty. Fourth, Happy birthday to Nova, who has a 18 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: birthday on October twenty fifth. Happy birthday to Maya from Sydney, 19 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:52,639 Speaker 1: Australia who is turning seven on October twenty sixth. Happy 20 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: birthday to Ariyan from Hillsboro, Oregon who is turning six 21 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: on October twenty seventh. Happy birthday to Annie Rose from 22 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: Southern California who is turning six on October twenty seventh. 23 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: Happy birthday to Caine who is turning ten on October 24 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 1: twenty seventh. Happy birthday to Mika Leelu who is turning 25 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 1: eight on October twenty ninth. Happy birthday to Mia from 26 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: Virginia who is turning seven on October thirtieth. Happy birthday 27 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 1: to you all. I hope you have a wonderful day. 28 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: This is a story about a girl and her pet. 29 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: Tessa lives on a farm and loves all the animals 30 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: that live there with her and her family. As she 31 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: is getting home from school, she goes to visit the 32 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: pigs because one of them had a litter of piglets. 33 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: Tessa sees that one of the little piglets doesn't seem 34 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: to be getting enough attention and decides to take it 35 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: as her pet. Tessa and Spotty, the pig. It was 36 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: a beautiful fall day and Tessa was making crunching noises 37 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: as she walked on the leaves that had been blown 38 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: into piles by the wind. She had just gotten off 39 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: the school bus and was walking up the lane to 40 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: her Hampshire farmhouse. This afternoon, she was free, with no 41 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: afternoon activities and no ringette practice. Tessa lived on a 42 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: family farm that was surrounded by open fields, an apple orchard, 43 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: and barns full of cows, chickens, and pigs. She loved 44 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: living here and dreamed of becoming a veterinarian so that 45 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: she could help animals everywhere lead happy lives. To day, 46 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: before going into her house, she wanted to visit the 47 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 1: pigs in the smaller barn that was adjacent to the 48 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: huge open pen that they spent most of their days in. 49 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: One of the pigs had had a litter of piglets, 50 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: and Tessa had not yet gone in to see them. 51 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: She thought piglets were just about the cutest thing in 52 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: the whole world. Tessa walked into the barn and the 53 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: large stall that the piglets were in with their mother. 54 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 1: She knelt in the prickly hay and watched and listened 55 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: to all the little pigs move about making their cute 56 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: snorting noises. The pigs were all perfectly pink, except for 57 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: the smallest one at the very end. She had black 58 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: spots all over her body, making her look just like 59 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: a dalmatian, which Tessa thought made her the most beautiful 60 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: pig she had ever seen. But she became worried because 61 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: this little pig seemed to be all alone at night. 62 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: The piglets sleep very close together to stay warm. Sometimes 63 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 1: they even sleep on one another. But if this pig 64 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 1: was all alone, how would it stay warm at night? 65 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: That night, at dinner, she asked her father about the 66 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: litter of piglets that were in the pig barn. Daddy, 67 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: why is that black spotted pig so small? And she 68 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: seemed to be alone all the time when I visited 69 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: them this afternoon after school. Well, sometimes pigs are born 70 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,359 Speaker 1: small and need a lot more care than the others. 71 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: And I can tell you think it looks cute because 72 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 1: of all of its spots. I like our farm friends 73 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: that look different too. I could help the little pig, Daddy, 74 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: I have time. It's a lot of work, Tessa, her 75 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 1: mother said, And it's a lot of responsibility to look 76 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: after a piglet. I know I can do it, Tessa said. 77 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: I can go out in the morning before I get 78 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: on the bus to feed her, and I can do 79 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: the same when I get home from school at night 80 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: after dinner, I can go out and check on her 81 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 1: too and make sure she is warm and covered. You 82 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: have to make sure your homework is done as well, 83 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:45,479 Speaker 1: her mother reminded her. Okay, Tessa, but you need to 84 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: start first thing in the morning tonight. I'll make sure 85 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: that she is warm and covered in a blanket, her 86 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: father said. The next morning, Tessa was up early and 87 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: went to the barn to feed the spotted piglet. She 88 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: sat in the hay and picked up the piglet and 89 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 1: fed her some milk that her father had helped her prepare. 90 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: I think I am going to call you Spotty and 91 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: we are going to be the best of friends, Tessa said. 92 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: Spotty grunted in reply. Over the next couple of months, 93 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: Tessa would go and visit Spotty twice every day, making 94 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: sure she was well fed and warm. Pigs are actually 95 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,679 Speaker 1: very smart, and so Spotty started to get excited whenever 96 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: Tessa would come. Whenever Tessa would come to feed her. 97 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: She would sit in the straw and Spotty would run 98 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: over and jump on her lap. They were becoming the 99 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: best of friends. More importantly, Spotty was growing and seemed 100 00:07:53,360 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: very healthy. But Tessa noticed that those Spotty seemed healthy, 101 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: she wasn't as big as the other piglets, and perhaps 102 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: because of all the attention that Spotty got from her, 103 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: she still didn't seem to be accepted by the rest 104 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: of the litter. This worried Tessa very much because though 105 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: it didn't get really cold in the barn in winter, 106 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: it was important that Spotty was able to keep warm 107 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: with the others when Tessa wasn't around. Tessa had an idea, 108 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: but she needed permission from her mother and father first. 109 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: That night, at dinner, she decided to ask them, Spotty 110 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 1: seems to be doing well these past couple of months. 111 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: She is growing and eats everything I feed her. Tessa said, yes, 112 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: I'm proud of how you've been looking after her. You've 113 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: done very well, Tessa. Her father said, from what I 114 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: have seen, Spotty seems to like your company too. You 115 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: are like two peas in a pod. Her mother said, yes, 116 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 1: she always comes to me when I arrive and follows 117 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: me around. She's more dog than pig. Spotty, my little Dalmatian, 118 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 1: Tessa said, with a laugh. I can see the resemblance. 119 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:23,959 Speaker 1: She's a cute piglet, her father said. While she seems 120 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: to be doing very well these past couple of months, 121 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: I'm concerned now that the weather is getting colder, that 122 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: she might be too cold out there in the barn, 123 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: especially since her litter doesn't seem to accept her. Tessa said, 124 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: so I thought, I'm not sure. I like where I 125 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: think this is going. Her mother interrupted. I thought perhaps 126 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,319 Speaker 1: I could take her inside the house over the winter. 127 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: That way she would be warm. And didn't you tell 128 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: me once, Daddy, how smart pigs are. I'm sure she 129 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: could be trained to do her business outside, and I 130 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: could help keep her clean. A pig inside the house. 131 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 1: Are you serious, her mother said, not convinced that this 132 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: was a good idea. Well, we had that sick calf 133 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: in our house before, and a chicken, and of course 134 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: all the dogs. She has a point, her father said, 135 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: with a big smile on his face. It's easy for 136 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: the two of you to smile and agree you spend 137 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: most of your day outside of the house. I'm the 138 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: one who works from home. Her mother said, knowing already 139 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: what the decision was going to be. She won't be 140 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: a bother mother, and I will prepare a place for 141 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: her so that she doesn't bother anyone. Tessa pleaded. Her 142 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: mother sighed, knowing that once Tessa felt strongly about something, 143 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: it was best to let her learn on her own. 144 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: Over the winter, he Spotty had her own little room 145 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: just off the kitchen, where she would spend her days, 146 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: making pig noises and napping as she waited for Tessa 147 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: to come home from school. Eventually, Tessa's mother realized that 148 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: Spotty seemed very lonely, and would from time to time 149 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: let her out during the day. The length of time 150 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: she spent out grew longer and longer, until one day 151 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: she only spent time in her room when it was 152 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: time to sleep. Spotty was now as much a part 153 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: of the family as any one of the dogs. No 154 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: matter where Tessa would go, Spotty would follow her. She 155 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: would sit on the couch with her when she watched TV, 156 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: lay at her feet when she did homework, and follow 157 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: her around the farm when she did her chores. And eventually, 158 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: one night she crept up the stairs from her room 159 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: by the kitchen, pranced into Tessa's bedroom, jumped up on 160 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: her bed, no small feet for an animal with short legs, 161 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: and cuddled up to sleep with Tessa. From that night forward, 162 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: they always slept together, with Spotty's coos and snorts helping 163 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: Tessa have a good night's sleep. One night, at dinner, 164 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: when catching Tessa slip, Spoty some of her peas under 165 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 1: the table. Peas were Tessa's least favorite vegetable. Her mother 166 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 1: mentioned that with spring approaching, that maybe it was time 167 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: to consider having Spotty moved back out into the barn. 168 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: But Mom, she's a part of the family now. She 169 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: can't go back out into the barn. Yes, Tessa, she 170 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: is a wonderful friend to us all, but with all 171 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: the food you have been feeding her, she has grown 172 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: like a weed. With her and all the dogs, there 173 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: is almost no room for us in the house anymore. 174 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 1: Her mother said, your mother does have a point, Tessa. 175 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: Her father said, the dogs spend most of the spring 176 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: and summer outdoors, and like all of us on the farm, 177 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: they have chores to do. They earn their keep. As 178 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: my grandfather used to say, it would be good for 179 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 1: Spotty to be able to roam safely with the other 180 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: pigs once the spring mud dries. I'd like you to 181 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: leave her outside during the day with the other pigs, 182 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: and we will see how it goes, her father continued. 183 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 1: Tessa sighed, just like her mother did months ago when 184 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: Spotty was allowed to stay in the house with them. 185 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 1: It was late spring on a Saturday, and as always, 186 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: Spotty was following Tessa around the farm as she did 187 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,719 Speaker 1: her chores. Tessa knew that she had to go to 188 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 1: town later, and that before she left, she would need 189 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,959 Speaker 1: to leave Spotty with the other pigs in the large 190 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: area outside that they roamed in. After Tessa finished her chores, 191 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: they both sat on the step of her house as 192 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: Tessa tried to tell her what was going to happen next. 193 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: If you saw the way Spotty looked up at Tessa, 194 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: you might think she understood everything she said. Then, just 195 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: at the very edge of their garden, she heard a 196 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: loud growl. It was a coyote. It was very rare 197 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 1: for our coyote to come this close to the house 198 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 1: or the barns. It was either sick or very very hungry. 199 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: The coyote continued to growl and slowly came closer to Tessa. 200 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: Then suddenly the farm dogs ran out, barking loudly to 201 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 1: chase the coyote away, but the coyote just stood there, 202 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: growling louder at them, and ended up chasing the dogs away. Crying. 203 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: Tessa wasn't sure what to do. If she got up 204 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: and ran quickly to the door, the coyote might hurt 205 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: her or Spotty. Before she got inside the house, the 206 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: coyote started to walk more quickly towards them. Then, with 207 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: no warning, Spotty let out a loud screech and launched 208 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: herself toward the coyote. No, Spotty, don't run towards the coyote, 209 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: Tessa said, afraid that Spotty might get hurt. Spotty ran 210 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: at the coyote, and the coyote, being scared, ran off, 211 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: with Spotty chasing her until they both couldn't be seen. 212 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: Hearing all the commotion, her mother came out the door 213 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: of the house to find out what was going on. 214 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: Her father was running from the barns in the distance. Mommy, 215 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: there was a coyote here and it chased the dogs away, 216 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: but now Spotty has run after it, and I'm afraid 217 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: she might get hurt. Just before her father arrived, Spotty 218 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: came trotting back from the bushes that line the edge 219 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: of their garden, snorting and grunting like nothing had happened 220 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: at all. She had a big smile on her face. 221 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: That night, at dinner, Tessa's father said, your mother and 222 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: I have had a change of heart. Spotty can stay 223 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 1: with us in the house for as long as possible. 224 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: She has an important job to do. She has to 225 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: be your best friend. And as if in reply from 226 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: under the kitchen table, Spotty let out a great, big snort. 227 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: And that's the end of our story. Good night, sleep tight.