1 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like 2 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: to say hello to Jack Adams from Lincoln, Nebraska. Hello 3 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: to Claire who is seven and Cohen, who is five, 4 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: for suggesting we write a story about a dog and 5 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: a cat, which we did with our story about Yuki 6 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: and Coro. And Hello to Hope Elizabeth who is six 7 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: years old and her big sister Cath from England. I'd 8 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: like to say a happy belated birthday to Francesca who 9 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: had a birthday April tenth. 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But 28 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: they could never imagine what will happen when they get there. 29 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: A mermaid visits Surrey. It's the weekend and Billy is bored, bored, bored, bored, 30 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: he keeps repeating as he walks around him house. So 31 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: bored that he is starting to think about playing with 32 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: one of the potatoes that his mom is cleaning. So 33 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: bored that he doesn't know what to do. Mom, I'm bored, bored, bored, bored, bored. 34 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: There is nothing to do, Billy said, as he walked 35 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: into the kitchen and paced back and forth. Well, why 36 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: don't you go clean your room, Billy's mom said, Mom, 37 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: I'm not that bored. It's good to be bored, Billy. 38 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: You can't be doing stuff all the time. You just 39 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: finished a season of hockey and everyone needs a rest, 40 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: especially me, she thought. How can being bored possibly be good? 41 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: It hurts my brain, and you don't want my brain 42 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: to hurt, do you? No, Billy, I don't want your 43 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: brain to hurt. Soccer practices will start soon and you 44 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: will be busy again. Why don't you use this time 45 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: to find something new to do, like what he said, 46 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: raising his arms in the air while walking in circles 47 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: around the kitchen. You could draw some pictures, Nah, I'm 48 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: not artistically inclined. You could read a book. Did that already? 49 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: It was all about the monsters of the deep. You 50 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: could ride your bike. Grandpa hasn't fixed it yet. I 51 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: don't know then, sweetie. I guess you just need to 52 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: use your imagination. I could hang out here in the 53 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: kitchen with you and play with the potatoes. I guess yes, 54 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: Billy said, as he was trying to do pirouettes. M Jessica, 55 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,359 Speaker 1: could you take Billy out for a walk along the beach, please, 56 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 1: yelled Billy's mom. Jessica was Billy's older sister and they 57 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: lived in Surrey, a small town on the eastern tip 58 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: of an Island on Canada's Atlantic coast. Both Jessica and 59 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: Billy went to the same school, the only English school, 60 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: and generally got along as well as most brothers and sisters, 61 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: except when they argued over who made the most mess 62 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: in the bathroom, or when both had something really important 63 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: to do on the computer at the very same time. 64 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: Being such a small town, everyone knew everyone else, either 65 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: by their first name or by their relationship to their 66 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: mother or father. Good morning, Jessica, said mister McDonald, their 67 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: next door neighbor, keeping Billy out of trouble again. I 68 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: see good morning, mister McDonald. It's not an easy job, 69 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: Jessica said, as she was pulling Billy along down the 70 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 1: main street toward one of the many beautiful beaches that 71 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 1: surrounded their small town. There's missus McCauley's dog loose again, 72 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: said Jessica, as they were turning the corner to walk 73 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: down the last stretch of road before they got to 74 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: their favorite part of the beach. That dog always tries 75 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: to bite me, Billy said. You should stop whistling at 76 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 1: him each time you walk by, and then perhaps he 77 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: wouldn't get so angry with you, Jessica replied, maybe, Billy said, 78 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:01,919 Speaker 1: not very convinced. When they arrived on the beach, the 79 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,239 Speaker 1: tide was out, which meant they could walk out further 80 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: from the shoreline. The water was still far too cold 81 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: to swim. Jessica and Billy took off their sneakers started 82 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: walking past the white sand, onto the red mud, and 83 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: out towards the log they always sat on that was 84 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: farther out from the shore. Hey, be careful, I don't 85 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: want mud all over my jeans, Jessica said, Oops. Sorry, 86 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: Billy said, I didn't mean to jump in that mud. 87 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: Yeah right. How come we aren't combing for beech glass today, 88 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: Billy asked. Many locals and visitors to the area loved 89 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: to walk on the beach looking for broken glass to 90 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: use in all kinds of crafts. I'm not in the mood. 91 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: I was quite happy to read all morning, until you 92 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: started to get so bored that it had to take 93 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: you outside for a walk, Jessica said, pretending that Billy 94 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: was bothersome. Well, it's not like anyone forced you to, 95 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: Billy said, with a disappointed tone. Anyway, don't worry about it. 96 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: It's a beautiful day to spend some time along the shore. 97 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: Maybe we can look for glass. A bit later, as 98 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: they got closer to the log, they noticed something laying 99 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: beside it. What's that beside the log, Billy asked, I 100 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: don't know if it's a seal. Don't go whistling at 101 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 1: it or try to pet it. It might be hungry 102 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: and think you are it's breakfast. Jessica said, somewhat seriously. 103 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,439 Speaker 1: I don't think that's a seal, Billy said, as they 104 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: slowed their pace to a stop. Or a dolphin or 105 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: a whale. Is this some kind of joke, Jessica said, 106 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: not believing what she was seeing. It can't be what 107 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: I think it is. Can't be You stay here while 108 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: I go check, Jessica said. Jessica slowly walked to the 109 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: log and stopped, and Billy, following closely and not looking 110 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: where he was going, walked right into her. I thought 111 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: I told you to stay back there, she said to Billy. Hi, 112 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: my name is Shelley. A voice said from behind the log. 113 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: Billy started jumping up and down with joy. Are you 114 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:46,079 Speaker 1: really what I think you are? Billy, calm down, Jessica said, 115 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: looking away from the voice to notice all the mud 116 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: on her jeans. Hi. I'm Jessica and this is my 117 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: little brother, Billy. Uh. That's a really nice costume you 118 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: are wearing, Jessica said, looking at Shelley's sky blue tail 119 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: and seaweed top, which she thought must function as a shirt. 120 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: I take it you're not from around here. Are you lost? 121 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: Do you need help? Are you really a mermaid? Billy asked, 122 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: trying hard to contain his excitement. The only girl I 123 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: know who has green hair like you is my art teacher, 124 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: and she doesn't have a tail. Billy, there is no 125 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: such thing as mermaids, Jessica said, as she punched his shoulder. Oh, 126 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: but I am a mermaid, though we don't use that term. 127 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: And I'm not lost, not really anyway. I come from 128 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: a place far, far away from here, she said, pointing southward. Okay, 129 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: Jessica said, rubbing her eyes in disbelief. So what brings 130 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: you to Surrey? Are you from Nova Scotia asked Billy. 131 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: I come from an underwater kingdom, far far south from here. 132 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: I recently celebrated my fifteenth birthday, and like all my 133 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: sisters before me, I am permitted to go on a 134 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 1: long journey to the surface to catch a glimpse of 135 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: the world above. I have been traveling for many of 136 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 1: your days and nights, and visited many places along the way. 137 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: This is my last stop on my journey before I 138 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 1: return to tell my family of all that I have seen. 139 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: That is so cool, said Billy. I want to see 140 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: the whole world when I grow up. Would you like 141 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: to come to my house and see my lego collection 142 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: or Billy? Jessica interrupted, I'm sure Shelley doesn't want to 143 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: see your collection of legos. Billy looked disappointed. Actually, I 144 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: would like to go for a walk and maybe taste 145 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: some of your local delicacies. Local delicacies, Billy chuckled, I 146 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: guess you could try Tim Horton's. I go there for 147 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: chocolate milk after hockey. Tim Horton sounds like a wonderful place. 148 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: Can you take me there right? I don't think I 149 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: could recommend you go walking down Main Street dressed like that, 150 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: Jessica said, still not believing what she was seeing. Billy, 151 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: why don't you run to the house and grab my 152 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 1: sweatshirt and sweatpants from my room for Shelley to wear. Hey, 153 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: why do I have to go don't you always say 154 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: you are the fastest runner. Billy didn't like that his 155 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: words were being used against him, but he ran as 156 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: fast as he could toward their house to get Shelley 157 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: some clothes to wear. It must be fun to have 158 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: a little brother. I have five older sisters and it's 159 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: not so fun, Shelley said, as she watched Billy run 160 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: off in the distance. I'm not so sure I would 161 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: call it fun, but he has his moments. Can you 162 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: tell me a little bit about your town? To be honest, 163 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: I hadn't planned on coming this far north, but I 164 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: don't think anybody in the Kingdom has visited this place before, 165 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 1: so it will make for some good stories to tell 166 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 1: tell you about Surrey, Jessica said with a smirk. I 167 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: don't think there's much to say. I go to school 168 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: and work part time at the local grocery. Everyone's parents 169 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: either fish, work on a farm, or have some small 170 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: business for the visitors that come in the summer. Not 171 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: much goes on here in this small We do have 172 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: some great beaches and it can be nice to grow 173 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: up with the same friends, but it's your home, right 174 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: It's home. Just then, Billy came running towards them, all 175 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: out of breath. I think I just broke my record, 176 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: he said, maybe even a world record. Hmm. Here is 177 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: something for you to wear, so you know, you can 178 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: feel more like a local and not have too many 179 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: people staring at you. Though they will stare anyway, since 180 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: you are a stranger and likely be the subject of 181 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: many conversations. Jessica thought, thank you, These look very comfortable, 182 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: She said, Do you both mind turning around for just 183 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: a moment? Oh? Yeah, of course, Jessica said, as she 184 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: punched Billy in the arm because he wasn't moving and 185 00:14:55,400 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: was still staring at Shelley. Shall we be hofd to 186 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: taste some of your local delicacies at the tim Hortons 187 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: you mentioned, Shelley said, magically transformed after putting on Jessica's 188 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: clothes into what would pass for any girl her age. Wow, 189 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: you sure you aren't related to my art teacher? You 190 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: look just like her, Billy said. Jessica and Billy take 191 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: Shelley from their spot on the beach towards main Street, 192 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: where they walk past a number of small shops. Shelley 193 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 1: would stop and look in the windows and sometimes wave 194 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: at the people who would be slowly driving by. It 195 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: was so much fun that Billy started looking in the 196 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: windows and waving too. I feel like we are on 197 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: a float in the Gold Cup Parade, Billy said. They 198 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:53,119 Speaker 1: arrived at Tim Horton's and Jessica and Shelley took a seat. 199 00:15:53,560 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: Billy insisted on ordering the delicacies using Shelley's money, of course. Okay, 200 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: so here is a selection of my favorites, Billy said, 201 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: as he brought over a tray containing far too many sweets. First, 202 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: I got you some chocolate milk, a chocolate dip donut, 203 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: a honey crueler, and a Canadian maple donut. Since you 204 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: are a visitor, And what's in the box, Shelley asked, 205 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: that's a box of assorted timbits in case you want 206 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: to take it with you and share it with your family. Billy, 207 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: I don't think timbits can go underwater. Jessica whispered, right, Well, 208 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: I guess we could all share, since I haven't had 209 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 1: anything to eat in almost two hours, Billy said, opening 210 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: the box of timbits. Wow, Shelley said, these look so amazing. 211 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: Thank you very much for sharing these treats with me. 212 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: I really liked the Canadian maple one mixed with chocolate milk, 213 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: Shelley said, as she dipped the doughnut into her drink 214 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 1: and took a big bite. For the next couple of hours, 215 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: they sat and ate donuts, drank chocolate milk, and talked 216 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: about all the things that interested them. Billy shared everything 217 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 1: he knew about legos and all the different lego sets 218 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: he had. Jessica talked about school books and her friends. 219 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 1: Shelley talked about her family, the beauty of the underwater kingdom, 220 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: and the kinds of activities that her and her friends 221 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 1: enjoyed doing. They discovered that despite their obvious differences, they 222 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: were much the same, and if Shelley didn't have to leave, 223 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: they would probably become friends. As they were walking down 224 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:02,439 Speaker 1: Main Street towards the beach and the spot they met, 225 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 1: Shelley said, I want to thank you both for sharing 226 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 1: some local delicacies with me and for all the conversation. 227 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: This is a visit I will never forget. It was 228 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: nice to meet you. Are you sure you have to go, 229 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: Jessica asked, you haven't even seen my lego collection yet. 230 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: Billy said, yes, I must return. And while Surrey looks 231 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: like a lovely place. My home is under the sea 232 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: with my family. This has been my favorite of all 233 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 1: the places I have visited because I now have made 234 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: two new friends. You are welcome to come and visit 235 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 1: any time, Jessica said. The winter is a bit cold, though, 236 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: you might want to come again in summer so we 237 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: can go bridge jumping and swimming at Basin Head Beach. 238 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: Billy said that sounds like a lot of fun. Would 239 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: you mind turning around for just a moment. Shelley asked, uh, sure, 240 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: of course, Jessica said, checking that Billy was actually turning around. 241 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: They heard a small splash and turned around to see 242 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: Jessica's clothes folded neatly on the beach and Shelley swimming 243 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 1: out in the water. Shelley turned around to wave and said, 244 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: thank you for everything. I hope to meet you again someday. 245 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: Jessica and Billy waved and said come back soon. And 246 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:47,119 Speaker 1: that's the end of our story. Good night, sleep tight.