1 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. A short 2 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: message for grown ups. If you get value from our stories, 3 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: please consider subscribing to sleep Type Premium. With sleep Type Premium, 4 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: you receive four stories per week, plus super long sleep sounds, 5 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: guided meditations, music for sleep, and more. Visit sleep Typepremium 6 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: dot com to subscribe. A link can also be found 7 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: in our show notes. Thank you. Do you have a 8 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: favorite season? I love bottom, I love to see the tree, 9 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: these leaves change colors, and I love how it gets 10 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: cooler in the evenings. I've also noticed a lot of 11 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: animals getting ready for winter. This episode is all about 12 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: one of those animals, Bushy's bravery. Mister Squirrel was disappointed 13 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 1: when he peeped his head out of his hollow tree 14 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: early one morning. Not one nut was to be seen 15 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: on the ground. Jack Frost did not come last night. 16 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: I see no nuts anywhere. It will take a long 17 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: time to get all we need from the tree, I fear, 18 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: he said to Missus Squirrel, who was standing close beside him. 19 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: But Jack Frost will come to our tree, she said. 20 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: He never fails. See there's missus bushytail out early. She 21 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 1: seems to be looking around too, Perhaps Jack Frost has 22 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: shaken them down for her. Let's run down and see away. 23 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: Frisked mister and Missus Squirrel as fast as their legs 24 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: could take them to see what Jack Frost had done 25 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: for their neighbor. But no, he had not visited missus 26 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: Bushytail's tree. She had looked all over the ground and 27 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 1: there wasn't a nut in sight. She couldn't explain it herself. 28 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: Let us wait until tomorrow morning, said Missus Squirrel. He 29 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: will be sure to come tonight. Then what fun Bushy 30 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: and Frisky will have gathering them. They will have to 31 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: work hard to get enough for our winter store. Boys 32 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: love nuts too, she added with a sigh, But we 33 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: will wait. Morning came and Frosty Jack had been there 34 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: in earnest for the nuts. Lay all over the ground. 35 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: Now to work, said father Squirrel. Come, Ushy and Frisky. 36 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: It was a busy day for mister Squirrel's family. They 37 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: well knew how many many nuts are needed for the 38 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: winter's store, and mister Squirrel kept telling Bushy and Frisky 39 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: that they would have to work hard and perhaps until 40 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 1: the sun went down that day. But alas for those 41 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: little squirrels, boy's love nuts. Too. Missus Squirrel had set 42 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: over and over again. And when a rustle was heard 43 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: in the bushes behind the trees, and the sound of 44 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:57,799 Speaker 1: boy's voices came loud and clear, these little workers had 45 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:04,679 Speaker 1: to take to their heels and whisk up the hollow tree. 46 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: There they stayed, trembling with fear. In a few minutes, Bushy, 47 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: a little braver than the rest, ventured to peep out 48 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: of a small hole. Frisky stood just behind him. Boys, 49 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: three of them, and they all have bags. Poor Bushy 50 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: and Frisky. If there was one thing that these little 51 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: squirrels loved to do more than another, it was to 52 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 1: gather nuts. And now the chance was spoiled, for the 53 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: boys were really there and would be sure to take 54 00:05:55,640 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: every nut they could find. There were looking hard, said Bushy. 55 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: Will they leave any for us? Asked Frisky, not even 56 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: daring to peep out. Sh listen, Frisky, I heard one 57 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: of the boys say that there are some nuts under 58 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 1: the other tree. Two of the boys are going there. 59 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: Now it's missus Bushytail's tree. But look, Frisky, they have 60 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 1: left two of the bags where Bushy. One of the 61 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: boys is sitting on one of them. He is cracking nuts, 62 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: I think, and the other bag, the other one is 63 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 1: close by our tree. And before anyone could say a word, 64 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: Bushy was out of the hole, down the tree and 65 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: close to the big bag. Missus Squirrel tried to call 66 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: him back, but it was of no use. Up and 67 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: down the bag he ran first to the top and 68 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: then to the sides, but he could not get in. 69 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: The bag was tied tight, but Bushy's teeth were sharp. 70 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: Dear Dear, said his mother. Here come the boy's back, 71 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: and they will surely see Bushy. Dear Dear Bushy caught 72 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: sight of the boys coming toward the tree for their bags, 73 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: and with a whisk and a scamper, he was up 74 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: the tree again and into his hole in no time. 75 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: Dear dear Bushy said his mother, What a fright you 76 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: gave us all. Just see those boys. There's no telling 77 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: what would have happened if they had seen you. Mister 78 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: Squirrel's family watched the boys pick up their bags, throw 79 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: them over their shoulders, and go away. Why Tom, look 80 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: at your bag, said one of the boys. It has 81 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: a hole in it. You must have lost so many 82 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: nuts along the way a hole, asked Tom in surprise, 83 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: as he lifted the bag from his shoulder. So it has, 84 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: and a pretty big one too. I wonder how it 85 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: came there. It wasn't there when I started. The boys 86 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: were gone and mister Squirrel's family ventured out once more. 87 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: It's of no use, I fear, began missus Squirrel. Those 88 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:32,439 Speaker 1: boys were good workers, and dear me, here are nuts 89 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: sprinkled all along the road. What does it mean? Asked 90 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: missus Squirrel. It is strange, said mister Squirrel. I really 91 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: thought those boys had found them all. But perhaps boys 92 00:09:53,000 --> 00:10:00,439 Speaker 1: eyes are not as sharp as we think. Bushy kept 93 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: on gathering the nuts and smiling to himself. How sly 94 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: he was not one of the family seemed to guess 95 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: the truth. It was only when he and Frisky were 96 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: going to bed that night that Frisky dared to whisper, Bushy, 97 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: did you put that hole in that bag? Now, before 98 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: we say goodbye, I would like to share with you 99 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 1: a short poem about squirrels called nut gatherers. I hope 100 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: the next time you were out you might look around 101 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: and see are there any squirrels gathering nuts for the winter? 102 00:10:54,559 --> 00:11:03,719 Speaker 1: It's getting colder. I'm sure they must be very busy. 103 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: Nut gatherers. Hark, how they chatter down the dusk road. 104 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: See them come, patter, each with his load. What have 105 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: you sought, then, happy little band, What have you brought then, 106 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: Each in his hand, No need to ask it, no 107 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: need to tell. In bag and in basket your nuts 108 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: show well, nuts from the wild wood, Sweet nuts to eat, 109 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: sweetest in childhood, when life is sweet. There they go potter, 110 00:11:55,360 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: each with his load. Hark, how they chatter down the 111 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 1: dusk road.