1 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. This story 2 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: is about a wolf with some unusual food choices. Wolfe 3 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: loves vegetables and this is very confusing to the other 4 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: animals in the forest. He has had to explain and 5 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: defend his choices many times in the past. But when Brownie, 6 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: a fox, comes by and starts asking questions, Wolfe loses 7 00:00:46,080 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: his patience. Wolfie makes soup. It was a beautiful day. 8 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and there 9 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: wasn't a cloud in the sky. It was Saturday, and 10 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: Wolfe was outside taking care of his garden, which was 11 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: his favorite thing to do on the weekends. Wolfe's garden 12 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: was in the meadow that was just a short walk 13 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: from his cabin in the forest, but he had built 14 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: a small shed there so that he didn't have to 15 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: take all his tools with him back and forth. Since 16 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: it was now at the end of the growing season, 17 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: Wolfe didn't have to spend as much time pulling weeds 18 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: or take as much time taking care of the soil. 19 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: He did still need to water his vegetables, but before 20 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: he did that, it was time to harvest the vegetables 21 00:01:55,400 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: that had grown large enough to be picked. He was 22 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: a little bit different from all the other wolves because 23 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: he preferred to eat mostly vegetables. When he was younger, 24 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 1: he would sometimes get strange looks from the other pups, 25 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: or at times, some pups would tease him because of 26 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: his love of vegetables. Wolfe didn't like to be teased, 27 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: of course, but he believed in himself, and with the 28 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: support of his family and friends, he persevered. Whenever he 29 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: would get teased, he would simply describe how much he 30 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: loved carrots, and sometimes when they also tried them, the 31 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: others would agree. When he was younger, his parents would 32 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: help him forage for food and later teach him how 33 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: to grow his own garden. They would tell him that 34 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: it was great for him to make his own choices 35 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: and that having different tastes was fine. Unfortunately, they still 36 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: made him eat Brussels sprouts, his least favorite food. Today, 37 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: in his garden, he noticed that of all the vegetables 38 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 1: that were ready to be picked, his carrots were the largest. 39 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: So Wolfy grabbed his basket and started pulling the largest 40 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: carrots out of the ground, shaking the dirt off them 41 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: before putting them in his basket. As he was working Brownie, 42 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: a fox, ran by and stopped to see what Wolfe 43 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: was doing. What are you doing, Brownie asked, I'm picking 44 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: carrots from my garden. Wolfy replied, matter of factly, but 45 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: why are you picking the carrots? Surely you don't plan 46 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: on eating them, do you? I sure do. I also 47 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: have onions, potatoes, and cabbage to harvest today. Brownie was 48 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: perplexed and said, but you are a wolf, you're supposed 49 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: to eat mice. Not necessarily, I prefer vegetables, Wolfe said, 50 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 1: as he continued to pick more carrots and put them 51 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: in his basket. Brownie sat there for a moment, watching 52 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: Wolfy pick more vegetables. Then he asked, Okay, if you 53 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: don't eat mice, then you must eat lizards and snakes. Nope, 54 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: I certainly don't, and I have never even tried them, 55 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: Wolfe said, realizing that he may have had this conversation 56 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: many times before. With that, Brownie shook his head and 57 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: started to walk away towards the trees that ringed the meadow, 58 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 1: stopped and walked back over to where Wolfy was now 59 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: picking some potatoes to put in his basket. Okay, if 60 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: you don't eat mice, lizards or snakes. Then you must 61 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: eat caribou, deer or moose. Brownie asked, Oh, no, I 62 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: certainly wouldn't do that. Wolfy replied, I prefer to eat vegetables, 63 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: especially carrots. I love carrots very much. Carrots. But you're 64 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: a wolf, Brownie said, Still terribly confused, Wolfy stopped picking 65 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: potatoes for a moment and let out a long howl ow. 66 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: He said, yes, you are right, I am still a wolf. 67 00:05:56,400 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: Brownie was still very very confused. He had never met 68 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: a wolf like this before. Certainly something must be wrong. So, 69 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: walking a bit closer, he sat and asked, if you 70 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: don't eat mice, lizards, or snakes, caribou, deer, or moose, 71 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: then surely you eat beaver. All wolves love beaver. Wolfe 72 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: developed a great deal of patience over the years. Patience 73 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:36,239 Speaker 1: is a virtue. His mother used to say, the alpha 74 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: in his pack was the most patient wolf he had 75 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: ever met, and Wolfe worked very hard to be just 76 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 1: like her. But Wolfe was starting to lose his patience 77 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: talking with the fox and decided to try something new. No, 78 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: I do not eat beaver, mice, lizards or snakes, caribou, deer, 79 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: or moose. But in addition to eating these vegetables, you 80 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: know what I do like to eat. Stepping closer, Brownie asked, no, 81 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: what else do you like to eat? With a bit 82 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 1: of a fake snarl, Wolfy said, I like to eat fox? Oh, 83 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: Brownie said, as he turned around and very quickly ran 84 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: into the forest. Wolfy laughed as he watched the fox 85 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: run away into the woods. Now I can finish collecting 86 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: today's vegetables and water the garden without interruption, Wolfy said 87 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: to himself. With his garden chores done for the day, 88 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: Wolfy walked home with a basket of fresh vegetables. Arriving 89 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: at his small cabin in the woods, he started to 90 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: clean and chop the vegetables. To day, I am going 91 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: to make some delicious soup, he said to himself. So 92 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: wolf he poured some water into his large pot and 93 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: turned on the heat to bring the water to a boil. First, 94 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: he cut some carrots and put them into the pot. 95 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: Then he cut the potatoes that he had just picked 96 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: and put them in. He peeled and cut some turnips 97 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: that he had harvested the week before and dropped them 98 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:39,559 Speaker 1: into the pot. Then he cut a bunch of onion, 99 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: which made him cry, and put that into the now 100 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 1: hot water, being careful not to burn his paws. Lastly, 101 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,079 Speaker 1: he cut a bunch of tomatoes and put them in 102 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: along with some spices and salt. It was starting to 103 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: smell very good. After the soup came to a boil, 104 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: Wolfy turned down the heat and planned to let the 105 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: soup simmer for a while while he set the table 106 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: for dinner. I think I should open the windows, Wolfy 107 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: said to himself. It's getting warm in here. A short 108 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: while later, Wolfy went over to taste test his soup. 109 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: He grabbed a large wooden spoon and scooped out some 110 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: of it, blew on it because it was hot, and 111 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: had a big sip. Yum me, he exclaimed. With just 112 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 1: a bit more salt, this will be perfect, and just 113 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: in time, as my stomach is starting to make all 114 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: kinds of noises. After he put a pinch more salt 115 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: into his soup, stirred it in, and was preparing to 116 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: put some in his bowl, he heard a soft knock 117 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: at the door. I wonder who that could be, he thought. 118 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: He went to the door, opened it, and there stood 119 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: Brownie the Fox. Hi Wolfy. Brownie said quietly. I was 120 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: walking on the trail just beyond the large fur over there, 121 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: and I smelled the most amazing smell coming from your cabin. 122 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: I just had to come and see what the smell was. 123 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: I just made some soup from the vegetables I grow 124 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: in my garden. Would you like to come in and 125 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:41,319 Speaker 1: try some? Brownie was very hungry, but he hesitated. Noticing 126 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: Brownie's hesitation, Wolfy added with a smile, don't worry, I 127 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: was just joking about eating fox. Please come in and 128 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: have a bowl, Hugh, Brownie said, and thank you for 129 00:10:55,640 --> 00:11:02,439 Speaker 1: inviting me in. Sitting down at the table, Brownie said, 130 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: this is a nice place you have here, more cozy 131 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: than the den I have on the other side of 132 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: the fur. Thank you. I am comfortable here, Wolfy said, 133 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: as he placed a bowl of hot soup in front 134 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: of Brownie. Seeing that the soup was hot, Brownie blew 135 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: on it a bit. Then he had a spoonful, and another, 136 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: and another and another, finally stopping to take a breath. 137 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: How is it, Wolfy asked, with a smile. It's very delicious. 138 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:45,719 Speaker 1: I've never tried vegetable soup before, and well, this tastes amazing. 139 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 1: Perhaps it's the best tasting food I have ever had. 140 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: I'm glad you are enjoying it, Wolfy said, as he 141 00:11:56,120 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: also quickly ate what was in his bowl. Taking a 142 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: break from slurping his soup, Brownie continued, I'm really sorry 143 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: for bothering you with all the questions earlier today. I 144 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: shouldn't have been so surprised. Vegetables really taste quite good. 145 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: Don't worry about it. I understand I've been confusing animals 146 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: in the forest for years now with my different tastes 147 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: in food. Now, how about some dessert. I have some 148 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: left over raspberry pie that I made yesterday. Would you 149 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: like to try some? Sure? Why not? I've never tried 150 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 1: raspberry pie before, but if it is half as good 151 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: as this soup, it will be amazing, Brownie said, with 152 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: a now rounder belly. And that's the end of our story. 153 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: Good night, sleep tight.