1 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like 2 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: to say hello to Isla from Royal Oak, Michigan. Hello 3 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: to eas and Inaya from Dubai, Hello to Dustin, Hello 4 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: to Scotland, Hello to Rachel Gua, and hello to Freya 5 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: from New Zealand. I'd like to say Happy belated birthday 6 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: to Akangsha Charlie, who turned twenty two on November twenty sixth. 7 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: Happy belated birthday to raid Hadawi, who turned seven on 8 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: November twenty seventh. Happy birthday to Hannah from Salt Lake City, Utah, 9 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: who was turning eight on November twenty eighth. 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She asks another elder 23 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: where she can find these, but when she gets to 24 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: the next recommended place, she leaves in a hurry, not 25 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: feeling very well. Sadeira visits Prince Edward Island, Part two. 26 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: Sadeira was walking down the street, stopping every few steps 27 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: to eat a spoonful of caramel mood chiato ice cream 28 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: from her bowl. Each bite required her full attention as 29 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: her mouth felt like it was coming alive as the 30 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: ice cream melted in her mouth. Cows here are really special. 31 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: I never thought that they could produce such wonderfully tasting delicacies, 32 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: she said, just loud enough so that another local elder 33 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 1: walking by looked at her like she was from outer space. 34 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: She quickly came to another street full of people sitting 35 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: in chairs at tables, eating all manner of things that 36 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: Sadeira could not recognize. Having finished her last bite of 37 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,839 Speaker 1: ice cream, she wondered what she was supposed to do 38 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: with her bowl now that it was finished. Should I 39 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: go back to the ice cream shop and return it 40 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: so that it can be reused, she wondered to herself. 41 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: On her station, everything was recycled or reused. She approached 42 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: a young local with hair similar to hers and asked, 43 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: would you like to reuse my ice cream bowl? Looking 44 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: at her strain, the girl pointed at a large nearby 45 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: container and said a bit gruffly, no, but you can 46 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: put it in the garbage over there. Walking over to 47 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:17,239 Speaker 1: the container, Sadira looked in Oh my, this is full 48 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: of yucky stuff. I can't put it in there. Do 49 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: people here really just leave their garbage lying around in containers? 50 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: Maybe I can use this bowl as my record of 51 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: my trip. That's what I will do. It isn't an 52 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: ideal artifact, as surely there is more to represent this 53 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: culture than an empty ice cream bowl, she thought. Just then, 54 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: the shirt that she was wearing formed a large pocket 55 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: on the side where she could put her bowl and spoon. 56 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: After placing it inside, it closed around it. As she 57 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: started to walk down the street. I don't see see 58 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: anything here that I can take back to the group 59 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: and Alera to represent this culture. I see lots of 60 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: strange foods and interesting clothes, but neither of those will do. 61 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: There was music playing, which made Sadira feel happy, and 62 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: she felt like dancing. When she was home. She always 63 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: liked to dance to music. Sometimes when her mother was 64 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: home from an expedition, she would join in, and other 65 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 1: times it would be just her mother and father dancing together. 66 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: She couldn't dance here in front of all these people, 67 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: as she didn't want to draw attention to herself. So 68 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: Sadira held up her hand and the sleeve formed a 69 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: microphone and recorded the music that was being played by 70 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: a group of people on a stage. This is a 71 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: good example, but I think I need physical art facts. 72 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: Maybe I should ask another local person where I might 73 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: find the relevant items. Seeing a local elder sitting by 74 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 1: herself drinking some kind of disgusting looking dark liquid, she 75 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: walked up and asked, please, may I ask you a question, 76 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: setting down her drink and the pad that she was holding. 77 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: The local elder responded, sure thing, What can I help 78 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: you with? I am looking for some local artifacts to 79 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: take back to home with me to share with others. 80 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: Looking at Sedeira curiously, she responded, I guess you must 81 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: be a visitor from far away. Where do you come from? Yes, 82 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: I am visiting from very very far away, replied Sadira, 83 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: not knowing what else to say. Oh, okay, I know 84 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 1: that's some taurus love to take back some lobster with 85 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: them if they can. And there are plenty of craft 86 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: shops along this street and a couple streets down from 87 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: here where you might find some trinkets. Lobster is an 88 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: interesting word, Sadeira replied. Where might I find this lobster? 89 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: There is a restaurant on the corner of Water and 90 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: Prints that you could try. It's very popular with many visitors, 91 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: and they will send the lobster home for you, I think. Oh, 92 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: and what is the corner of Water and Prints? Umm? 93 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: If you just take a right turn right here, she said, 94 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: pointing in the direction Sideira should follow and then take 95 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: another left turn at the bottom of the road. You 96 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: can't miss it. Thank you, I must leave you now, 97 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: Sadira said, as she started walking in the direction that 98 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: was given to her. As Sadeira was walking down the 99 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: road towards Lobster, she noticed groups of people following a 100 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: flag stopping to listen to someone talking. While looking in 101 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: all directions, she noted all the curious architecture, including high 102 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: pointy spires from one building that seemed to reach up 103 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: to the sky. I wonder if the tall, pointy things 104 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,679 Speaker 1: on top of this structure are some kind of ancient 105 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: communication device. After a brief walk, she arrived at a 106 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: corner shop that her translator told her said lobster. Walking 107 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: in the front door, she was greeted by a local elder, 108 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: who asked, are you looking for a table for one 109 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: or will more people be joining you? I am not 110 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: looking for a table. I was hoping to find some 111 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 1: lobster to take back to where I come from. Oh 112 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: I see, the local elder replied, well, if you follow me, 113 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: I'll show you our lobster tank and we can prepare 114 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: as many as you'd like to take with you, or 115 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: have delivered if you prefer. Walking back to the rear 116 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: of the room, Sdeira saw the tank and its inhabitants. 117 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: She stood there in shock. Radeia, is that you? She 118 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: said outloud. How could this be? She thought? One of 119 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 1: these lobsters looks just like Rideia, one of her friends 120 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: on the station, just much much smaller. I don't think 121 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 1: Rideera would like being kept inside a tank. Are you okay, 122 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: young lady? The local elder asked, you look like you 123 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: are turning a little green. Oh, my embarrassment must be showing. 124 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: Sadeira thought, Ah, I'm okay. I think I just need 125 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: a little bit of fresh air. Sadira quickly exited the 126 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: shop and started walking down the street, perplexed at how 127 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: close an appearance lobsters were to her friend. As she walked, 128 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: her clothes reminded her that she had already been on 129 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: Earth for two hours, and that if she didn't hurry, 130 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: she would risk not being back on the station before 131 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: anyone else, particularly Ozelle. As she walked past a storefront, 132 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: her shirt pulled at her and she stopped. The store 133 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: sign said souvenirs, which her translator said was roughly equivalent 134 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: to local artifacts. Finally, she thought, perhaps this is where 135 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: I will find something suitable for this assignment. She walked 136 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: into the store and looked around at all the different 137 00:10:55,400 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: items on display. It was like walking inside a museum. 138 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: Thinking she looked a bit lost. A local elder came 139 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: up to her and asked, is there something I can 140 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 1: help you find? I think so, Sadeira replied, I am 141 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: looking for an artifact that best represents the living local culture. Oh, 142 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: finding a souvenir like that will be quite a challenge. 143 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: Well over here we have some coffee mugs made by 144 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: local artisans. Here we have some art prints and mittens 145 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: for winter. And finally, here are some glass containers filled 146 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: with local red sand. Pointing to a mug in the 147 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: shape of a girl with red hair, Sadira said, this 148 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: looks very interesting. Is this girl on the mug a 149 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: princess or something? Not quite? The local elder laughed, that 150 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 1: is a character from a story that is written about 151 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: our little island. Oh, then this has great cultural significance. 152 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: I would like to have it. Taking it over to 153 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: the cash register, the local elder said, would you like 154 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 1: it gift wrapped? No? Thanks? Can I just take it now? 155 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:20,440 Speaker 1: Sadeira asked, First you need to pay, and then you 156 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 1: are free to take it. The local elder said, laughing. 157 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: Sadeira raised her hand and her clothes paid for the mug. 158 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 1: Sadira then bowed and walked out the door. Calling behind her, 159 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: the local elder said, enjoy your stay on Prince Edward Island. Distracted, 160 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: Sedira didn't notice a young local speeding up to her. 161 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: On a floating board of some type when she did 162 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: see him. Not knowing the rules for such an encounter, 163 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: she swoved left and then right, and then he ran 164 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: right into her, causing the mug to slip out of 165 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: her hands and fall to the ground. It broke. The 166 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: young local said, ah, I'm sorry. My father always tells 167 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: me to be careful, but I guess I wasn't. It's okay, 168 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 1: young local, I am fine. His face very red with embarrassment, 169 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: he quickly sped off on his floating wooden board. Sadeira 170 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: sat down on a step, feeling very sad for herself. 171 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:40,439 Speaker 1: A broken artifact just wouldn't do, and all these delays 172 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: meant she might not arrive before the others in her group. 173 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: Just as she was about to get up and go 174 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: to buy another artifact from the store, a little young 175 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: local came up to her and asked, why are you 176 00:13:55,880 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: so sad? I'm not really sad. I am disappointed that 177 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:05,079 Speaker 1: I have not been very successful in getting an artifact 178 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 1: to bring back to where I come from. Well, I 179 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: don't know what an artifact is, but I see that 180 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: your mug is broken. But there are many more you 181 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: can choose from if you like, thank you, young local, 182 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: I might go get another. Why is this so important 183 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: to you, the curious young girl asked, I need to 184 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: bring back to my home the most authentic artifact that 185 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: represents your local culture, and I don't have very much time. Well, 186 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: my mother always tells me to be patient, that good 187 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: things take time. And hasn't anyone told you that the 188 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: greatest thing about my home is not a mug or 189 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: the other stuff, well except for the ice cream, but 190 00:14:55,320 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: the people, and getting to know people takes time, the 191 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: young girl said. Are all young locals as smart as you? 192 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: Sadira asked, no, I don't think so. My teacher says 193 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: I am very smart. My mommy and daddy think so too, 194 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: so I think I might be the smartest. So maybe 195 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: I need to come back and stay longer. Sadeira thought aloud, 196 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: I think you can. The little girl replied, can I 197 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: take a picture with you? Maybe this is what I 198 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 1: can take back to share that I met the smartest 199 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 1: young local. What better artifact of local culture could there be? 200 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: And maybe then I can come back and learn more. 201 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: Sounds like a good idea. We can take a picture together, 202 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: but I have to ask my mother first. Mom, can 203 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: this older girl with green hair, take my picture? Hi there, 204 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: sure you can. She is pretty cute in her Anne 205 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: of green Gables costume. She wears it every weekend. Do 206 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: you want me to take the picture for you? The 207 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: mother asked, Umm, No, that's okay, it's a special camera. 208 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: Sadira held up her hand and the sleeves of her 209 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: top grew to cover her hand and form a camera 210 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: of sorts. Cool. Is this the latest gadget, the young 211 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: girl asked, with a sparkle in her eyes. Um, something 212 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 1: like that. After the picture was taken, the little girl 213 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: dressed as Anne of green Gables waved goodbye, and Sadeira 214 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: sat for a moment. That little girl is so smart. 215 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: It's not the artifacts that we collect that best represent 216 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: the places we visit, but the people that we meet. 217 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: This is what I will take back to the group. 218 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: Sdeira then got up and began the short walk to 219 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: her pot, and from there the long journey back to 220 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: her station. And that is the end of this part. 221 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: Good night, sleep tight.