1 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like 2 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:18,159 Speaker 1: to say thank you to Leo G and Journer for 3 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: suggesting we write a story about a lamb. This story 4 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: is about a young boy named Jackie who just doesn't 5 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: like to go to sleep. He likes everything about bedtime 6 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:39,959 Speaker 1: except the sleeping part. One night, his mom gets him 7 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: to try something new. Maybe this will help Jackie and 8 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: the purple sheep. There is that sound again, telling me 9 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: that it was time for bed. And to think that 10 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: I thought that that orange ball that mom bought me 11 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: to listen to music and podcasts was just for fun. 12 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 1: I don't like reminders. It's not that I don't like bedtime. 13 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: I like taking a bath because I can play with 14 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: my boats and submarines and watch my dinosaurs ride on 15 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: top of them. I like wearing my comfy pajamas because 16 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: they have dinosaurs on them. Brushing my teeth is okay, 17 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: though I am waiting for pizza flavored toothpaste to be available, 18 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: or maybe hot dog flavored. Bedtime stories are fun because 19 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: I can use my imagination. No, bedtime was often fun, 20 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: but what I really didn't like about it was that 21 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: I had to go to sleep. Sleep always interferes with 22 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: all the things I want to do. Jackie, where are you? 23 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: It's time to get under the covers and sleep. Where 24 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: are you hiding this time, Jackie's mom said as she 25 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: looked under the bed. Jackie's mom scanned his bedroom, looking 26 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: to see if he was in his usual hiding places. 27 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: Come on, Jackie, you know how important sleep is. It's 28 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: like a gift. You lay down tired and magically your 29 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: body heals itself, and in the morning you wake up refreshed, 30 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: said Jackie's mom, except for moms who need coffee in 31 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: the morning after playing hide and seek with our young 32 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: boys who don't want to get into bed. She thought, 33 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: he isn't under the bed, or in his closet or 34 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 1: behind the door. She sighed, Oh, where is Jackie tonight? 35 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: Then she noticed some movement in the corner. I must 36 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: be sleepy if I didn't see this. Immediately, she thought 37 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: Jackie was pretending to be a lamp by wearing his 38 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: lamp shade on his head. Jackie's mom walked over and said, okay, 39 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: mister lamp, it's time to get under the covers for sleep. 40 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: Oh mommy, Jackie said as he walked over to his bed. 41 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: And got under the covers. Mommy, I think I need 42 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: a glass of water before I can sleep. There is 43 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: already a glass of water on your bedside table. Jackie's 44 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: mom gave him a kiss on the forehead she left 45 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: the room. Go to sleep, she said, Mommy. Jackie yelled, yes, Jackie, 46 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: his mother asked as she walked into his bedroom. Can 47 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: you turn on my night light? It's too dark in 48 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: here for me to sleep. Okay, Jackie, Now close your 49 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: eyes and go to sleep, she said, as she turned 50 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: on the light and walked out of his room. Okay, Mommy, 51 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: I will. A short time later, Jackie yelled, mommy, mommy, Yes, Jackie, 52 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 1: what's wrong this time, Jackie's mom said, walking quickly into 53 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: his room, starting to get a bit frustrated. I'm scared 54 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: I might be cold in the night. Can you get 55 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: me another blanket? Jackie asked. There is an extra blank 56 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: at the end of your bed already. Now it's time 57 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: to sleep. Okay, mommy, I'll try, Jackie sighed. Ten minutes later, 58 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: Jackie's mom was down in the kitchen preparing his snack 59 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: and lunch for the next day when she heard him 60 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: yell mommy, mommy, mommy, walking into his room, she said, Jackie, 61 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 1: you really need to go to sleep, and Mommy needs 62 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: to go to sleep too. I'm sorry, Mommy, but I 63 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: just can't seem to relax and go to sleep. Did 64 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:48,679 Speaker 1: you try your deep breaths? Yes, mommy, And I'm listening 65 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: to the stories too. I think maybe I have a 66 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: hyperactive imagination tonight, and I can't stop thinking about dragons 67 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: and unicorns and dinah sores and staff Jackie's mom's side. Oh, okay, 68 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: let's try something new, something I used to do when 69 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: I was just a bit older than you. You will 70 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 1: have to use that imagination of yours, though, Is that okay? 71 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: She asked. I'll try my very very best. Okay, I 72 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: want you to imagine a beautiful green field full of sheep. 73 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: All these sheep have been eating grass on one side 74 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: of the field only, and now the side of the 75 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: field they are on is less grass than the other side. 76 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: One by one, they are going to jump the fence 77 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: to get to the other side of the fence so 78 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: they can eat that grass, and we are going to 79 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: them as they go. Can it be dinosaurs instead of sheep? No, 80 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:14,679 Speaker 1: it can't be dinosaurs only sheep. What color are the sheep. 81 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: You can make them any color you want them to be. 82 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: My favorite color is beige. M I think beige is boring. 83 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: My sheep are going to be all the colors of 84 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: a rainbow. That's good, Jackie. Now are you ready to 85 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: get started? Yes, I am. Mommy, blows your eyes and 86 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: count with me, Jackie's mom said in a softer voice. 87 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: One sheep that sheep jumped super high, Mommy. Two sheep 88 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: that sheep that just jump head pink wool sh just 89 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: counting your head. Three sheep, four, sheep, five, sheep six, 90 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: sheep seven, sheep eight, sheep nine sheep? What's wrong with 91 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: number ten? Jackie thought, Why isn't he going to jump 92 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: over the fence? Jackie looked at the purple colored number 93 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: ten for a moment and decided to walk over and 94 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: see what the matter was. Sheep, number ten, Don't you 95 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: know you are holding up all the sheep behind you 96 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 1: and not letting me go to sleep. Don't you want 97 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: to jump over the fence and eat some of the 98 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: long grass on the other side. I can help you 99 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: if you want. I don't need need your help, said 100 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: number ten. You can talk, asked Jackie, amazed of course 101 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: I can talk silly. Oh, sheep can talk. You just 102 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 1: have to really listen. If you don't really listen to 103 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: what we are saying, then all you hear is bad. 104 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: Bah bah, said the purple colored sheep. I didn't know that, 105 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 1: and I'm not always very good at listening. My teachers 106 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: often remind me to listen in class, but I guess 107 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: I get easily distracted. You are the first sheep I 108 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: have met. We don't have any sheep in my neighborhood 109 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: that I know of. My name is Jackie. What is yours? 110 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: You can call me number ten. Nice to meet you, 111 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: number ten. So why won't you jump over the fence? 112 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: I'm tired of jumping over the fence every day and night. 113 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: It's the same thing, eat grass and jump over the fence. 114 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: Sometimes there is music and sometimes there is not, but 115 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: it's always the same thing, day after day. I want 116 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:27,079 Speaker 1: to experience something different. Oh, I think I can understand. 117 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: Sometimes I get bored with stuff. But what happens if 118 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: you don't jump? I don't know. I've never not jumped. 119 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: In fact, my parents have always jumped. My grandparents have 120 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 1: always jumped, and I think that's all we have ever done. 121 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: I have heard that some sheep in the other pasture 122 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:57,319 Speaker 1: have jumped over clouds. But that's it, my mom says, 123 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: it's our purpose in life. I think I want to 124 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: try something else. Maybe I can be like the cows 125 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: and jump over the moon. Then at least I could 126 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:15,559 Speaker 1: see outer space and be like an astronaut. Number ten said, 127 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: looking up towards the sky. Yeah. I used to dream 128 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: of being an astronaut until I discovered dinosaurs, and now 129 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: I think I want to be a paleontollager or something 130 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: like that. Whenever my mom cooks chicken for dinner, I 131 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: always hide the bones in my room so I can 132 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: excavate them. Sometimes I forget where I hide them, and 133 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: it starts to get stinky, and then my mom gets angry, 134 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: something about bugs or something. But I like bugs. I 135 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: like bugs too, except for flies. They always seem to 136 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: like to tease, said number ten. Why don't you go 137 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,319 Speaker 1: to the cowpath sure and see if they will let 138 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: you join them? And could I come with you? The 139 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: only cows that I have seen recently are the pictures 140 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: in the grocery store. That's a good idea, and you 141 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: are welcome to come with me, But won't you be tired. No, 142 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: I didn't really want to go to sleep anyways. Is 143 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: it very far to go because I left my rubber 144 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: boots at the front door of our house. Actually, I 145 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: don't know, because I have never been outside of this meadow. 146 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: We could walk over to the trees over there and 147 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: see what is on the other side. As Jackie walked 148 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: across the meadow with sheep number ten, he didn't really 149 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: know what to say. He had lots of questions to 150 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: ask his new purple friend, like do they only eat 151 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: grass and head ever tasted hot dogs, pizza or ice cream? 152 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: Because he was amazed at seeing so many sheep in 153 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: the field talking, do all of these sheep get to 154 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: jump over the fence, Jackie asked, Well, it depends on 155 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: who is counting. Sometimes they do, I mean there are 156 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,679 Speaker 1: a hundred of us in the field, but often they 157 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: just get to stand around and chat. Do they get 158 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: upset that they don't get to go over to the 159 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: other side of the fence, asked Jackie as they got 160 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: closer to the edge of the field. The sheep at 161 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: the back of the line are older and like to 162 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: take more rests, so it's okay for them here We 163 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: are at the edge of the field, said Number ten 164 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: as they both looked at what was beyond the field 165 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: of sheep. I can't believe what I'm seeing, said Jackie 166 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: as he stared at a field of cows jumping from 167 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: the ground high high up into the night sky over 168 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: a bright yellow half moon. This must be the place, 169 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: said Number ten. Are you sure you can jump as 170 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: high as them? The moon is much higher than the 171 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: top of a fence, said Jackie. I won't know if 172 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: I can until I try. Look over there, Jackie pointed 173 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: there is a smaller cow standing all alone. Maybe you 174 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: can ask if you can switch and try. That's a 175 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: good idea, said Number ten. Yeah, I have lots of ideas. 176 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: After they walked over, Number ten said, hi there, my 177 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: name is Number ten, and this is my friend Jackie. 178 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: What is your name? My name is Bessie, she said, 179 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: surprised as they don't get many visitors to the field. 180 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: Why are you here? Shouldn't you be jumping over fences? 181 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: That's what I thought, said Jackie. Well, I'm bored of 182 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: jumping over fences. I think I would like to try 183 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: something new, if you don't mind me asking why are 184 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: you just standing here? Jumping over the moon used to 185 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: be lots of fun when it was just to make 186 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: people laugh, But lately many people have forgotten the nursery 187 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: rhyme and just have us jumping over the moon as 188 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 1: they fall asleep. Most cows are okay with this, but 189 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: I too would like to try something different. I have 190 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: an idea. Why don't you both switch for a while. 191 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: Bessie could jump over the fence and number ten you 192 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: could jump over the moon, said Jackie. Hmm, I guess 193 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: we could. You better hurry, so my turn is just 194 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: about to come up, Bessie said, Not wasting any time, 195 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: Number ten ran over and got in line behind cow 196 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: number nine, and, seemingly like magic, jumped high up in 197 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: the sky and over the top of the moon with 198 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: a great big smile on his face. Yay, you are 199 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: an astronaut now, number ten, yelled Jackie. Before Bessie left 200 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: to join the sheep, Jackie asked, do you know if 201 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: there is a field of dinosaurs? Time to get up, sleepyhead. 202 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: You need to get ready for school and eat your breakfast, 203 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: Jackie's mom said as she shook him in bed. Mommy, 204 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: guess what what I think going to sleep is? Awesome. 205 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, why is that because I get to talk 206 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: to shit, cheap cows and dinosaurs. I'm happy to hear that. 207 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: Let's get you dressed and have some breakfast, Jackie's mom 208 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: said with a sigh of relief as she listened to 209 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 1: Jackie talk about the talking sheep who became an astronaut. 210 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 1: And that is the end of our story. Good night, 211 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: sleep tight.