1 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: Cancel to paper. 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 2: Sketching you art on this page. What kind of journey 3 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 2: will this drawing bring to life? 4 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: Today? 5 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 3: Another adventure waits for you. 6 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 1: A ro scout and Layla. 7 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 2: My comment wong to It's imagination time. 8 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 3: And curiosity cold Curiosity came, It's. 9 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: A magical place. 10 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 3: Come Troup, Welcome to Adventures of Curiosity. 11 00:00:50,920 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 4: Cald Hello, and welcome back to season three of Adventures 12 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 4: of Curiosity. 13 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: Cod It's meet Ella. 14 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 4: The Curious and whether you're joining us for the first 15 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 4: time or coming back for more adventures, I'm so thrilled 16 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 4: to have you here. 17 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 1: This season, we'll. 18 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 4: Dive into brand new adventures from my treehouse. Think cozy beanbags, 19 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,839 Speaker 4: fluffy pillows, and of course my favorite stuffy row right 20 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 4: by my side. It's peaceful, almost like my mom just 21 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 4: used her relaxing dream pray. Perfect for story time. So 22 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 4: what are we waiting for? Doug's Dreams? 23 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: Part two? 24 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 5: All of them started walking in and Doug followed. As 25 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 5: he passed the carnival man. The man held out a giant, 26 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 5: round lollipop that spiraled like a galaxy. Doug grabbed it 27 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 5: without thinking. The moment it touched his tongue, it exploded 28 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 5: with flavor, fresh raspberries, strawberries, kiw fig and something else 29 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 5: he couldn't even name. Whatever it was, it made his 30 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 5: brain light up like a pinball machine. He was so 31 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 5: immersed in the taste, licking and spinning it in his 32 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 5: mouth that when he looked up, his friends were all gone. 33 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 5: Doug turned in a slow circle and found himself in 34 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 5: front of a small booth tucked between two tents. A 35 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 5: familiar voice spoke. 36 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 6: Hiya, kid, you want to try your luck, pull that 37 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 6: wand there out of your pocket and turn one of 38 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 6: these animals into animal crackers. 39 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 5: You get five tries. Doug blinked. It was the same 40 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 5: guy from the entrance, but different. Gone was the striped 41 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 5: hat and loud outfit. Now he wore slim black pants, 42 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 5: a sleeveless white dressed shirt, and a crooked black bow tie. 43 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 5: His shiny shoes reflected the lights of the booth. Same mustache, 44 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 5: same smile, same twinkle in his eyes. Behind him, a 45 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 5: wall of plush animals swayed in the breeze. A lion, 46 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 5: a shark, a monkey, a turtle, a bear, a dog, 47 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 5: and a bird. They were soft, friendly, dreamlike stuffies. Doug 48 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 5: grinned and pulled out his wand he pointed at the whale. 49 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 5: That would make a huge animal cracker. Right poof, the 50 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 5: whale vanished in a puff of red and blue dust. 51 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 5: Steer rack, wand you got a focus, kid. Doug shook 52 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 5: his head and locked eyes on the turtle. He studied 53 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 5: his breath, focused, and flicked his wand green and blue dust. 54 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 5: Three tries left, Kiddo, Doug nodded. He remembered what Nick 55 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 5: had told him, if you believe it will happen, then 56 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 5: it will. So he locked onto the shark. He pictured 57 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 5: it shrinking, crumbling, sweetening into cracker form. He believed it, 58 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 5: or he almost did, just as he flicked his wand 59 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 5: a flicker of fear slipped into his mind, a memory 60 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 5: of a real shark from a nature show, mouth wide open, 61 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 5: teeth like jagged glass. Boom, A massive blast of black 62 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 5: and blue dust erupted, and suddenly there was a real 63 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 5: great white shark writhing on the ground in front of him, 64 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 5: jaws snapping, thrashing violently. Doug froze, his breath caught, his 65 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 5: legs were rooted in place. The shark was getting closer. 66 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 5: Take a step back, kid, jeez, Doug snapped out of 67 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 5: his trance and looked at him. 68 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 7: Step back. It's not like he's got legs. Doug turned back. 69 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 5: The man was right. The shark was on land, powerful, terrifying, 70 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 5: but completely stuck. It could thrash and bite, but it 71 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 5: wasn't getting anywhere fast. Doug took a step back. Now, 72 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 5: use that wand in your hand and turn it back. 73 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 5: Doug raised his wind, took a steady breath, and flicked. 74 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 5: The shark was gone. In its place sat a soft, 75 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 5: gray stuffed animal with button eyes. 76 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 7: Doug exhaled, Who. 77 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 5: Good, first time working through a dream? 78 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 7: I suppose huh? I thought it was obvious you're in 79 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 7: a dream, young man. Yeah, I knew that. Yeah, you 80 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 7: could have had me fooled. 81 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: Here. 82 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 6: Let me give you a few tips. Always look for 83 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 6: the loopholes. What do you mean All dreams have loopholes? 84 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 6: You know, when you're having a great dream and then bam, 85 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 6: suddenly it turns into a nightmare. Well, most kids wake 86 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 6: up too soon. They don't realize there's always a way out. 87 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 6: You made that shark a pea kid, Whether you want 88 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 6: to admit it or not, I did think of a 89 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 6: real shark at the last second. Exactly so you created it. 90 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 6: That means you can undo it. You just have to 91 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 6: outsmart your own fear. A shark on land, Come on, please. 92 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 6: Doug looked down at the wand in his hand. Next 93 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 6: time things get scary, look for the loopholes. Don't just freeze, 94 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:16,359 Speaker 6: think your way through it. 95 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 7: And then. 96 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 5: The carnival man vanished in a swirl of smoke, and 97 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 5: Doug was floating in a cloud of warm color. 98 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 7: It was like. 99 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 5: Drifting through a swimming pool made of dreams, weightless, peaceful, perfect. 100 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 5: For a moment, Doug felt something he hadn't felt in 101 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 5: a long time, total rest. He wanted to stay there forever. 102 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 5: But then a gentle pressure on his shoulder, a soft shaking. 103 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 5: Doug groan, not wanting to leave. 104 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 7: Mmmm. 105 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 5: The shaking didn't stop. His eyes blinked open, and there 106 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 5: was his dad standing over him in the soft morning light. 107 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 5: Good morning, sleepyhead, Doug rubbed his eyes. He had slept deeply, 108 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 5: fully and best of all, without fear. It's time for school, bud. 109 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 5: Doug let out a huge yawn as his mom walked in. 110 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: Ooh, someone slept good. 111 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 5: Doug opened his eyes wide with excitement. Oh my gosh, 112 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 5: I have to tell you guys all about my dream. 113 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 5: He launched into the story as soon as he sat up, 114 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 5: talking through brushing his teeth, getting dressed, eating eggs and spinach, 115 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 5: even the entire walk to the bus stop. His mom 116 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 5: and dad just smiled listening closely. They were happy, relieved 117 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 5: really that Doug had finally gotten a good night's sleep. 118 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 5: When Doug got to school, he rushed to find his 119 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 5: buddy Nick. Nick, you won't believe the. 120 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 7: Dream I had. 121 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 5: It was amazing and kind of scary, but I learned something. 122 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 5: We can control the dream. Control it. Yeah, the carnival 123 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 5: guy told me look for the loopholes. Loopholes yep. So 124 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 5: when a good dream starts to turn into a nightmare, 125 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 5: instead of freaking out. 126 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 7: You get smart. You look for the loopholes. 127 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 5: Mine was a shark, this huge gray white, about to 128 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 5: eat me. I got so scared I couldn't move. I 129 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 5: was just staring at his teeth and thinking about how 130 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 5: bad it would hurt. I didn't even realize he was 131 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 5: on land, like, just flopping around trying to get to me. 132 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 5: Sharks can't walk, Nick, Doug bursts out, laughing, Uh, are 133 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 5: you okay? Yes, it's just so funny, I was frozen 134 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 5: in fear over a fish with no legs trying to 135 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 5: chase me on dry land. That'd be like me, who 136 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 5: can't swim, jumping into the ocean and trying to bite 137 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 5: a shark. Nick cracked a smile too. 138 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 7: That's actually kind of brilliant. 139 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 5: I'm totally gonna try that next time for the loophole exactly. 140 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:06,559 Speaker 5: Don't get scared, get clever. That night, after school, Doug 141 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 5: ran around the yard with his dog for over an hour. 142 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 5: He sprinted, did push ups, jumping jacks, even tried to 143 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 5: race the dog back and forth across the grass. When 144 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 5: his parents looked out the window, they were stunned. Usually 145 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 5: Doug was dragging his feet after school, but now he 146 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 5: looked like a mini football star in training. A good 147 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 5: night's sleep had worked, wonders. When he came inside, sweaty 148 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 5: and smiling, his dad looked up from the kitchen. Hey, Bud, 149 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 5: you were great out there. You training for football maybe, 150 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 5: but mostly I'm trying to tire myself out so I 151 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 5: can fall asleep early tonight. 152 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: Oh, good for you, Dougie. 153 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 5: After dinner, Doug went to the fridge and pulled out 154 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 5: a mason jar full of blueberries. He plopped it on 155 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 5: the table and started eating them by the handful. WHOA 156 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 5: thought for sure you'd go for a little cup of 157 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 5: ice cream. Wow, I'm trying something new. I heard eating 158 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 5: sugar before bed can give you bad dreams. Doug's dad 159 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 5: looked down at the half eaten slice of chocolate cake 160 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 5: in front of him. He paused, frowned slightly. Well, that 161 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,319 Speaker 5: explains why I keep crashing my couda in my dreams. 162 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 5: He slid the cake aside, then reached over and grabbed 163 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 5: a handful of dugs blueberries. Hmm, these are delicious and filling. 164 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 5: Later that night, Doug lay in bed, eyes closed, imagining 165 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 5: himself stretched out in a little wooden boat in the 166 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 5: middle of a calm, endless ocean. It was so peaceful 167 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 5: he could hear the breeze whispering and the soft lap 168 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 5: of water brushing against the boat. Above him, The sky 169 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 5: glowed a deep orange red, and birds glided silently overhead. 170 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 5: His boat brushed against something solid sand. Maybe he waited 171 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 5: to see if it had stopped, but no, it was 172 00:10:55,320 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 5: still rocking gently. That same peaceful weight lea feeling he 173 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 5: had felt, and the colorful dust returned. It wrapped around 174 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 5: him like a warm blanket. 175 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 7: He drifted and drifted. He didn't know. 176 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 5: How long he'd been dreaming, hours, days, it didn't matter. 177 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 5: When Doug opened his eyes, it was night, a still 178 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 5: magical night. He was still in the boat, but the 179 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 5: sky had changed. Above him were three enormous planets, glowing softly, 180 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 5: closer than the moon had ever looked from Earth. This 181 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 5: wasn't Earth, This was Doug's planet. He sat up slowly 182 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 5: slid his legs over the edge of the boat. His 183 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:45,079 Speaker 5: bare feet touched the warm, glowing water. It felt amazing, 184 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 5: like dipping into warm silk. He swirled one foot in 185 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 5: shimmering trails of bioluminescent light danced around his toes. Strange 186 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 5: gentle creatures glided through the shallows. Dougs stepped out onto 187 00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 5: the sand. It was still warm from yesterday's sun, soft 188 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 5: and springy beneath his feet. He walked a bit down 189 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 5: the beach, wondering absently how hard it would be to 190 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 5: run and sand this deep. But why would he need 191 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 5: to run? He blinked, Why was he even thinking about running? 192 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 5: And that's when his mind snapped to a memory. A 193 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 5: monster not from a TV show, not from a book, 194 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 5: from his own dreams, the one that had kept him 195 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 5: awake for months. And that's when he heard it. A low, 196 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 5: snarling growl. Not a bear, not a tiger, not even close. 197 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 5: It was that growl, that same sickening sound from before, 198 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 5: the sound that used to make him hide under his covers. 199 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 5: Doug tried to run, but the sand was too soft. 200 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 5: His feet sunk deep with every step. He was stuck 201 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 5: almost knee deep. The growls came closer, and then it 202 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 5: stepped out from behind the palm trees, a towering creature 203 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 5: with pointy horns, razor sharp teeth, dripping with slime, patches 204 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 5: of matted fur over thick, scaly black skin, and claws 205 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 5: as long as garden rakes. Its red eyes glared. Doug 206 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:35,719 Speaker 5: couldn't move, couldn't breathe. His legs fell like jelly. He 207 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 5: stared at the teeth, the eyes, the claws. He was frozen. 208 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 5: Then he remembered I made him up. Doug snapped his 209 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 5: gaze away from the monster's face and looked at the 210 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 5: rest of it. If he was stuck in the sand 211 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 5: and he weighed about one hundred pounds, then how was 212 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 5: this thousand pounds, Liz bare thing, not stuck. He looked again, 213 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 5: and there it was. The monster was wte deep in 214 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 5: the sand. Doug's fear began to unravel, and then he 215 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 5: spotted something else. The monster was wearing underwear, not just 216 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 5: any underwear, polka dotted boxers with big red letters on 217 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 5: the back that read I Love Mom. Doug burst into laughter. 218 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 5: Those boxers are amazing. 219 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 7: You love mom. 220 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 5: I'll bet she's really beautiful if she had you. The 221 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 5: monster looked horrified. 222 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 7: Hey, that's not nice. I'll tell you. 223 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 5: It's not nice terrorizing little kids that are ten times 224 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 5: smaller than you were. 225 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 7: You started it me. 226 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 5: Come on, monster, take some responsibility. 227 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 7: You made me up. I wanted to be a cool 228 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 7: turbike rider, but you turned. 229 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 6: Me into this mean, ugly looking creature with the ah 230 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 6: botser briefs. 231 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 5: I'm sorry, man, what did I eat the night before? 232 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 5: I dreamed you up? The monster shrugged his giant scally shoulders. 233 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 7: Can you help me out of here? 234 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 5: Well, I'm stuck too. Oh wait, Doug suddenly remembered. 235 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 7: This is a dream. He could control it. 236 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 5: Doug closed his eyes, imagined himself with superpowers, and then steph. 237 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 5: He lifted right out of the sand. His feet grew 238 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 5: three times bigger to spread out his weight so he 239 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 5: could walk easily across the soft beach. He marched over 240 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 5: to the monster, promise not to eat me if I 241 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 5: help you out. 242 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 7: Eat you yack. I don't eat coconuts. Oh I love coconuts. Well, 243 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 7: then help me out. I'll grab us a few. 244 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 5: Doug reached down with his new dream powered strength and 245 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 5: pulled the monster free from the sand with a mighty heave. 246 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 5: The monster trudged off into the forest of palm trees. 247 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 5: A moment later, he returned, holding a bunch of coconuts 248 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 5: under his arm. With a quick swipe of his claws, 249 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 5: he sliced the tops clean off, then retracted his claws 250 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 5: and handed one to Doug. 251 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 7: Doug took a sip. 252 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 5: It was the most refreshing thing he had ever tasted, 253 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 5: and then, because dreams are weird, the monster shrunk and 254 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 5: morphed right before Doug's eyes. He turned into the carnival man. WHOA, 255 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 5: how'd that happen? 256 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 7: You make me into whoever you need right now? Seems 257 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 7: like you need a friend, so that's what I am. 258 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 5: Doug stared out over the glowing water, coconut in hand, 259 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 5: he thought about the word friend, and instantly Nick came 260 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 5: to mind. When he turned back to the carnival man, 261 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 5: it was Nick sitting there in his place, sipping a 262 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 5: coconut of his own. Nick, whoa, look at this place. 263 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 5: I know right, it's awesome. Let's go catch some waves. 264 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,959 Speaker 5: Nick set his coconut down and ran towards the ocean. 265 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 5: He didn't have anything to surf on, but as soon 266 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 5: as he leapt into the water, a surfboard appeared beneath 267 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 5: his feet. Doug sprinted after him, and out of thin air, 268 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 5: a forard popped into his hands. Even though Doug had 269 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 5: never surfed before, something deep inside told him exactly what 270 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 5: to do. He paddled out toward a massive wave, the 271 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 5: kind that would normally terrify him, but this time he 272 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 5: felt calm ready. The wave rose tall and powerful before him, 273 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 5: and the moment he caught it, he was flying down 274 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 5: its face, riding the surge like he'd been doing it 275 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 5: his whole life. Nick was right beside him, grinned, carving 276 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 5: through the wave with ease. Doug could feel the wind 277 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 5: on his face, the salty spray in the air, the 278 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 5: pure energy of the ocean, and then a distant voice 279 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 5: echoed in his ear. 280 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: Dougie, Dougie, time to wake up, bud. 281 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 7: He blinked, No, he was surfing. He was flying. 282 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 5: But in an instant the wave dissolved, the sea disappeared, 283 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 5: and he found himself standing on the beach. His mom 284 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 5: stood there smiling. 285 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 1: Come on, time to wake up, Douggie. You're going to 286 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: be late for school. 287 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 5: Doug groaned as his real eyes opened. There was his 288 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 5: mom leaning over his bed in the morning light. Oh, Mom, 289 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 5: I was having the best dream ever. 290 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 4: I'm so glad, honey, but I don't think your principal 291 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 4: will accept I was having awesome dreams as an. 292 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: Excuse to miss school. I set your clothes out. 293 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 5: Doug didn't want to leave his bed, not because he 294 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 5: was tired, but because, for the first time in his life, 295 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 5: bed was a magical place. He stretched out across the sheets, 296 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 5: feeling the warmth of his blanket and the softness of 297 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 5: his pillow like he was seeing them all for the 298 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 5: first time. What once felt like a scary place to 299 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:27,719 Speaker 5: end each day now felt like something else, entirely, a portal, cozy, safe, 300 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 5: full of possibility. Now sleep didn't mean darkness, or fear. 301 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 5: It meant worlds, to explore, waves, to ride, friends to meet. 302 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 5: He had power, now, he had imagination. He had loopholes, 303 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 5: and for once, Doug let himself enjoy just laying there 304 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 5: in bed. That's when his dad popped his head in. 305 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 5: Good morning, Bob, i'd you sleep amazing well, get ready 306 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 5: for school, and come on down to the kitchen. We've 307 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 5: got some dreams to swap the end. Hi, kids, it's Nick, 308 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 5: the author of this story. I wonder how many of 309 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:12,880 Speaker 5: you have had a hard time sleeping Sometimes, maybe you've 310 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,959 Speaker 5: had a bad dream, or you're feeling anxious about something 311 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 5: tough going on in your life. If that's you, I 312 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 5: want you to know you're not alone. I wrote this 313 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 5: story because I was just like Doug when I was 314 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 5: his age. I had a dream once that shook me 315 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 5: to my core, and for weeks I couldn't sleep. But 316 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 5: then I realized something important. I could shift my thoughts. 317 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 5: I didn't have to stay stuck in the scary stuff. 318 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 5: I could use my imagination to dream about good things, 319 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 5: adventurous things, magical things, things that made me feel strong 320 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 5: and safe. And guess what, you can too. We all 321 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 5: have big imaginations and Just like we can imagine scary 322 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 5: things at night, we can also imagine amazing things, tremendous, miraculous, 323 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:11,199 Speaker 5: joyful things. So take control of your imagination. Dream what 324 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 5: you want to dream, and know that if I could 325 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 5: do it and Doug could do it, you can too. 326 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 5: Keep dreaming big, and remember nighttime is your time to relax, 327 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 5: to rest, to explore wild and wonderful worlds in your mind. 328 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 5: Have fun with it and sleep well. 329 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 4: Boy oh boy, am I going to try to control 330 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 4: my thoughts and dreams tonight? 331 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: Who sounds fun? 332 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 4: I hope you enjoyed our podcast story as much as 333 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:44,919 Speaker 4: I did today. 334 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: Boy was I come fe and cozy and all tuned in. 335 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 4: If you loved what you listened to, please leave us 336 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 4: a five star review, but only if you really mean it. 337 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 4: We love hearing your feedback. 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