1 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. This is 2 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: a new adventure with Princess, the dog who lives on 3 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: Prince Street. Princess has been stuck inside for the last 4 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: couple of weeks and she is getting tired of being inside. 5 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: She can see that it is not raining and doesn't 6 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: understand why her humans are not going to work. Princess 7 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 1: decides to explore the house again and see if there 8 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: is some place that maybe she has not been to yet. 9 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: Princess meets Templeton. Princess loved her humans and loved being 10 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 1: around them, but for the last couple of weeks they 11 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: had been very clingy and refused to leave the house. 12 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: Princess found this very annoying because it meant that she 13 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: couldn't sneak out the back door, into the garden and 14 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: out onto the street, where she would meet up with 15 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: her gang and her newest friend, Ignacious to go on 16 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: various adventures throughout the city. As you may remember, Princess 17 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: was a dog, a Saluki. She was a very smart 18 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: and independent dog, and being stuck in the house meant 19 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: that she was constantly getting the zumis, which was very 20 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: embarrassed for her, but for her humans very funny. Princess 21 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: didn't understand exactly why her humans were stuck inside. It 22 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: was sunny outside, which meant it wasn't raining, and that 23 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: meant she should be able to sneak out of the house, 24 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: that is, if her humans were not still here in 25 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: their pajamas staring at their computer screens at the kitchen table. 26 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: Princess could sense that they were more stressed than normal 27 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: and would raise their voice to each other more often, 28 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: which might explain the clinginess. In the past, her humans 29 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: were not often home. She could understand some human language, 30 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: at least when it suited her, but couldn't understand what 31 00:02:54,800 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: they said when they explained why they were homeworking. She 32 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: understood walk, sit, and all kinds of other words. Her 33 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: humans used to get her to do tricks because it 34 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: meant that she would get a treat, and what dog 35 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: doesn't like treats. Of course, she also wanted to prove 36 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: that she was smart, and performing tricks was one way 37 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: of doing that. The other way was a secret. She 38 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: knew how to open the back door so that she 39 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: could go outside. Luckily, Princess lived in an old three 40 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: story house on Prince Street, which is where her name 41 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: came from. She liked this house as each floor had 42 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: a large window in which she could watch all the 43 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: goings on outside, and with three floors to walk up 44 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: and down, she could at least get some exercise. Lately, though, 45 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: she just sat at one of the big windows, looking 46 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: at the clear blue skies, the puffy white clouds, and 47 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: all her friends playing on the street. She felt like 48 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:27,239 Speaker 1: she must be the most unlucky dog in the world. 49 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: It was making her feel so sad. This morning, after 50 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: a bowl of kibbles and bits, she decided to try 51 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: and make the best of it and go on an 52 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: adventure inside the house. There must be some part of 53 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: this house I haven't sniffed before, she thought. She started 54 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: in her favorite room at the top of the house. 55 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: This is where she would spend her time napping and 56 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: looking out the window. Sniffing around, she found the closet 57 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: with the buried doggy biscuit she kept just in case 58 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 1: they ran out. Next was the room across the hall, 59 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: which had a bed she sometimes slept in when there 60 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: weren't guests visiting. This was also the room where she 61 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: kept her collection of stinky socks hidden so that the 62 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: humans couldn't find them. If you have a dog and 63 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: you are missing a sock, chances are they know where 64 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: it is. Satisfied that she had seen all there was 65 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: to see on the third floor, she went down to 66 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: the second where her humans would sleep and where they 67 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: would sometimes give her a bath. Princess didn't mind baths 68 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: too much. She would also sometimes sleep in here with 69 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: her humans, which she liked, but they would sometimes lock 70 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: her out when she jumped on the bed. Why don't 71 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 1: they want to play in the middle of the night, 72 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: she thought. Across the hall was a room she wasn't 73 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 1: often allowed in because it was always a mess. The 74 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: humans never could seem to decide what they wanted to 75 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: do with the room, and were always painting and painting 76 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: and painting. One day, Princess decided she wanted to paint too, 77 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: but they didn't seem to appreciate her, putting white paw 78 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: prints all over the floors of the house when they 79 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 1: chased her. Princess thought it looked nice. Finally, she walked 80 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: down to the first floor, where they all often watched 81 00:06:54,160 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: TV together, including Princess's favorite show, Paw Patrol. Her humans 82 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: were still in the kitchen at the table in their 83 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: pajamas talking into their computers with other humans. They didn't 84 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: sound to be in the best of moods, so Princess 85 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: left the room to investigate the smells coming in through 86 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: the front door. Ried Chicken. If talking into computers makes 87 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: her humans so unhappy, then why do they continue to 88 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: do it, Princess thought. Princess stood in the hallway, stretched 89 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: her front legs and let out a groan. Her adventure 90 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: was fun, but it only took ten minutes. What else 91 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: was she going to do? Then she spied a door 92 00:07:55,760 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: and it was partially open. Now this is the place 93 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: I have never been before, she thought. Princess knew that 94 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: she wasn't supposed to go in this door, as it 95 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: led to the basement and it was dirty or something, 96 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: but she couldn't resist. So quickly and quietly, she went 97 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: through the door and down the stairs to the basement. 98 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: Luckily someone left the light on. There are so many 99 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 1: interesting smells down here, Princess thought. As she sniffed the damp, 100 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: dirt floor. She thought she could even smell buried bones, 101 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: likely left by the previous owner's dog. Just then, she 102 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: heard a sound and saw a movement in the corner 103 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: behind a box at the back of the basement. Princess's 104 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: hair stood up and involuntary recipt bonds, and she slowly 105 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: walked over to see what it could be. Then in 106 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: the shadows, she saw a pair of glowing eyes, and 107 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: as she approached, the shadows receded and the face of 108 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: a brown, furry creature appeared. Hello, you won't hurt me, 109 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: will you. My name is Templeton, and I am a 110 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: very friendly mouse, he said with a gulp. Oh, hi, 111 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I wasn't 112 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: expecting to meet someone down here, and I got a 113 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: little bit excited. My name is Princess, and I am 114 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:47,199 Speaker 1: happy to meet you. I am happy to meet you too. 115 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: When I was young, dogs used to chase us and 116 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 1: scare us badly. Oh that sounds horrible. I wouldn't hurt 117 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: you or chase you unless you wanted me to. I 118 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: like to make friends. Can we be friends, asked Princess. Sure, 119 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: I'm happy to talk to someone again, said Templeton. Are 120 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: you down here by yourself? And why are you here? 121 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: Not that you aren't welcome, I'm just surprised to find 122 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: you here. I'm not sure how long I have been here. 123 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: I've never been very good with time. But I came 124 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: in through that hole over there underneath the stairs, and 125 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: while I could get in, I can't seem to fit 126 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: back in the hole to get out. That might have 127 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: been during the heavy rain, when I was running from 128 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: the water and looking for a dry place to rest 129 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: heavy rain. Princess was thinking, why that was over a 130 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: month ago. You have been stuck here by yourself for 131 00:10:55,160 --> 00:11:00,439 Speaker 1: over a month, Princess said, with alarm. Has it been 132 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: that long? I certainly missed the moon and the smell 133 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: of stinky garbage. Your garbage cans are the best, by 134 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 1: the way, and I thought I had it bad. My 135 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: humans have been home for two weeks, and except for 136 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: short daily walks, I haven't been outside. I've been going crazy, 137 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 1: even getting the zoomies. I started to feel so sad, 138 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: except for now, since I've met a new friend. Well, 139 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: whenever I complained or felt sorry about any predicament we 140 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: were in, my mother always would say that there is 141 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: somebody worse off than you, Templeton said, But I'm okay, 142 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 1: I'm dry. I found an old bag of cookies to eat, 143 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 1: and I don't have to worry about cats. Chasing me. 144 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 1: I never thought of that. I guess I should appreciate 145 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: the fact that I have a big home with humans 146 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: who love me and lots of food to eat. But 147 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: how can I help you? I mean, I guess you 148 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: would like to get outside again, right, Princess added, you 149 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: are correct, Princess. While I have been happy here, I 150 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: do miss being outside and the garbage and my other 151 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: mouse friends. I just don't seem to know how to 152 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: get out. Let's think about this for a while. I'm 153 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: sure if we work together we can find a way. 154 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 1: So Princess and Templeton sat and thought about how they 155 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 1: might free Templeton from the basement and get him back outside, 156 00:12:51,679 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: where he wanted to be. And that is the end 157 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: of this part. Join us next time to see if 158 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:12,679 Speaker 1: Princess can find a way to help Templeton get outside. 159 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: Good Night, sleep tight.