WEBVTT - The Midnight Snack 

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, friends, and welcome to bedtime stories with mister Jim. Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>I was just getting ready for bed, are you as well?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh good, I hope you brushed your teeth and found

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<v Speaker 1>all of your comfy things like pillows and blankets and stuffies.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yes, oh good. Well, as long as you have

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<v Speaker 1>all those things ready, then it's time for our story.

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<v Speaker 1>But first we must close our eyes so that we

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<v Speaker 1>can travel to an imaginary world. Riley was fast asleep

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<v Speaker 1>until a loud noise woke her up. What was that,

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<v Speaker 1>Riley gasped as she sat up in bed. A loud

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<v Speaker 1>grumble sounded through her room, again coming from her tummy.

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<v Speaker 1>She giggled when she realized the sound was just her

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<v Speaker 1>tummy rumbling. Oh I'm so hungry, Riley exclaimed, as her

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<v Speaker 1>tummy continued to growl. She slipped her feet into her

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<v Speaker 1>slippers and quietly padded down the hall. Her pet cat

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<v Speaker 1>me out and ran away as she heard the growling

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<v Speaker 1>of Riley's tummy heading closer. Sorry, whiskers, whispered Riley. She

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<v Speaker 1>tiptoed down the stairs and toward the kitchen door. The

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<v Speaker 1>hallway was dark, and so was the living room as

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<v Speaker 1>she passed by In fact, every room in the house

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<v Speaker 1>was dark since it was midnight and the whole house

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<v Speaker 1>was sleeping, every room except the kitchen. Riley walked through

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<v Speaker 1>the kitchen doorway to bright lights and the loud clanging

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<v Speaker 1>and banging of pots and other cookware. Someone was in

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<v Speaker 1>the kitchen cooking. It was not Riley's parents or grandparents.

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<v Speaker 1>Hullo there, called out the mystery cook. Come on in,

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<v Speaker 1>I am just whipping up a midnight's neck. Riley turned

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<v Speaker 1>the corner, walking around the counters to see who was speaking.

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<v Speaker 1>She saw a whisk being whipped in a bowl, a

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<v Speaker 1>pot being stirred on the stove, and a plate being

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<v Speaker 1>washed in the sink. Could it be that there was

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<v Speaker 1>more than one person in the kitchen, an army of

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<v Speaker 1>cooks in the room. But no, there was only one voice,

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<v Speaker 1>and there was only one cook. Riley finally made it

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<v Speaker 1>to the other side of the counter and saw who

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<v Speaker 1>spoke to her. The octopus in the chef hat smiled

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<v Speaker 1>down at Riley, So what are you hungry for? The

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<v Speaker 1>octopus continued to smile at Riley as its tentacles moved

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<v Speaker 1>around the kitchen. For being pancakes, mixing cake batter, scrambling

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<v Speaker 1>eggs and slicing toast. Riley didn't know what else to say,

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<v Speaker 1>so she asked, how did you get in here? The

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<v Speaker 1>octopus laughed, ugh, you called for me, Riley, Well, at

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<v Speaker 1>least your tummy did. Riley's tummy grumbled again, and the

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<v Speaker 1>octopus pointed she now, what can I get you? Riley

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<v Speaker 1>sat down at the table that was already covered in food.

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<v Speaker 1>She picked up a pink macaroon and popped it into

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<v Speaker 1>her mouth. The tar, juicy flavor of raspberries filled her mouth.

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<v Speaker 1>The octopus was still waiting for an answer, so she replied,

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<v Speaker 1>there is so much food here already, but I guess

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm really craving is in French toast. The octopus

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<v Speaker 1>tentacles got to work immediately. One grabbed a bowl while

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<v Speaker 1>the others cracked eggs, grated cinnamon, poured milk, sprinkled brown sugar,

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<v Speaker 1>and whisked. The tentacles moved on to slicing bread with

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<v Speaker 1>one tentacle, dipping it into the batter with another, and

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<v Speaker 1>dropping it on to the hot griddle with yet another.

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<v Speaker 1>Riley watched in awe as the French toast piled in

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<v Speaker 1>front of her in an ever growing stack. When she

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't see around it. To the octopus in the kitchen,

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<v Speaker 1>she shouted, okay, that should be enough. Thank you. Tentacles

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<v Speaker 1>reached around the French toast in front of her and

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<v Speaker 1>sliced it while pouring syrup and dropping some blueberries and

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<v Speaker 1>strawberries on top. Riley picked up her fork and took

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<v Speaker 1>a bite. The bread was sweet and custardy, the syrup warm,

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<v Speaker 1>and the blueberries plump and juicy. This is delicious, she said.

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<v Speaker 1>The octopus smiled and told her make sure you saved

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<v Speaker 1>some room, and plopped down a three tier chocolate cake

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<v Speaker 1>on the table between the macaroons and a pot of

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<v Speaker 1>golden mac and cheese. Riley feasted on everything the octopus

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<v Speaker 1>man made her. It was the most delicious buffet of

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<v Speaker 1>all her favorite foods, made just for her. When she

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<v Speaker 1>was too full for anything else, her eyelids started to

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<v Speaker 1>grow heavy, she rested her head down on the table

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<v Speaker 1>and mumbled a thank you, mister octopus. Riley woke up

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<v Speaker 1>the next morning in her room as the sunlight streamed

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<v Speaker 1>in and the birds cheered. She didn't remember going back

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<v Speaker 1>to bed last night. The one thing she remembered was

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<v Speaker 1>falling asleep at the table, Riley remembered the octopus chef

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<v Speaker 1>and ran downstairs to the kitchen. No one was in there,

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<v Speaker 1>and everything was clean and put away. There were no

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<v Speaker 1>signs of piles of desserts or bowls of mac and cheese.

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<v Speaker 1>Not a single piece of French toast from the monstrous

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<v Speaker 1>snacks were left on the table. It must have been

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<v Speaker 1>a dream, Riley thought. Hmm. She shrugged and opened the fridge,

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<v Speaker 1>but inside was a plate of French toast waiting for her. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>my friends, as we get ready to go to bed,

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<v Speaker 1>may we close our eyes and have very sweet dreams.

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<v Speaker 1>Good night, my friends,