1 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like 2 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: to say a happy belated birthday to Grace, who turned 3 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: ten on November two, and a happy birthday to Finn Linderman, 4 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: who lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, and is turning five on 5 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: November fourth. A very happy birthday to you both. I 6 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: hope you have a special day. This story is about 7 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: sharing and kindness. The baker man has come to town 8 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: and all the children are excited. They watch him set 9 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: up and get ready to bake his various loaves of bread. 10 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: They crowd around and talk about which loaf they want 11 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: to buy. The biggest boy says he wants to buy 12 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: the biggest loaf all for himself. The tiniest girl is 13 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:27,199 Speaker 1: looking at a wee loaf that she will share. While 14 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,559 Speaker 1: the bread is baking, the children run home to look 15 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: for money to buy the loaves they want. When they 16 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: return and buy their bread, some of them are surprised 17 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: by how it tastes the strange little baker man. All 18 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: the children were glad when the little baker came to 19 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: town and hung the sign above his curious little brown shop, 20 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: thanksgiving loaves to sell. Each child ran to tell the 21 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: news to another child, until soon the streets echoed with 22 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: the sound of many running feet, and the clear November 23 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 1: air was full of the sound of happy laughter. As 24 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: a crowd of little children squeezed as near as they 25 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: dared to the little Baker's shop, while the boldest crept 26 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 1: so close that they could feel the heat from the 27 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: big brick oven and see the gleaming rows of Baker's pants. 28 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: The little baker never said a word. He washed his 29 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: hands at the windmill water spout and dried them, waving 30 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: them in the crisp air. Then he unfolded a long, 31 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: spotless table, and setting it up before his shop door, 32 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: he began to mold the loaves, while the curious children 33 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: grew nearer and nearer to watch him. He molded big 34 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: long loaves, and tiny round loaves, wee loaves filled with currants, 35 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: square loaves with unusual markings on them, fat loaves and 36 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: flat loaves, and loaves and shapes such as the children 37 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: had never seen before. And always as he molded, he 38 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: sang a soft tune to these words. By my loaves 39 00:03:54,680 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: of brown and white, molded for the child's delight, who 40 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: forgets another's need eats unthankful and in greed. But the 41 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 1: child who breaks his bread with another love has fed 42 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: by and by the children began to whisper to each other. 43 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: I shall buy that very biggest loaf, said the biggest boy. 44 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: Mother lets me buy what I wish. I shall eat 45 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: it alone, which is fair if I pay for it, oh, 46 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 1: said the tiniest little girl. That would be greedy. You 47 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 1: could never eat such a big loaf alone if I 48 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: pay for it. It is mine, said the biggest boy, boastfully. 49 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: And one need not share what is his own unless 50 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: he wishes, oh, the tiniest little girl. But she said 51 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: it more softly this time, and she drew away from 52 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: the biggest boy and looked at him with eyes that 53 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: had grown big and round. I have a penny, she 54 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: said to the littlest boy, and you and I can 55 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: have one of those wee loaves together. They have currants 56 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: in them, so we shall not mind if the loaf 57 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: is small. No indeed, said the littlest boy, whose face 58 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: had grown wistful when the biggest boy had talked of 59 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: the great loaf. No indeed, but you shall take the 60 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: bigger piece. Then the baker man raked out the bright 61 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 1: coals from the great oven into an iron basket, and 62 00:05:55,800 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: he put in the loaves everyone, while the children crowded 63 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: closer with eager faces. When the last loaf was in, 64 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: he shut the oven door with a clang so loud 65 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: and merry that the children broke into a shout of laughter. 66 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: Then the strange little baker man came and stood in 67 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: his tent door, and he was smiling, and he sang 68 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: again a merry little tune to these words, clang clang, 69 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: my oven floor. My loaves will bake as oft before, 70 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: as you may play where shines the sun, until each 71 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: loaf is brown and done. Then away ran the children, 72 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: laughing and looking at the door of the shop where 73 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: the strange little baker stood, and where the raked out coals, 74 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: bursting at times, cast long red lights against the brown wall. 75 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: And as they ran they sang together the strange little 76 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: Baker's merry song, Clang clang, my oven floor, the loaves 77 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: will bake as oft before. Then some played hide and 78 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: seek among the sheaves of uncollected corn, and some ran 79 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: gleefully through the heaped up leaves of russet and gold 80 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: for joy to hear them rustling. But some eager returned 81 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: home for pennies to buy a loaf when the strange 82 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: little baker should call. The loaves are ready white and 83 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: brown for every little child in town come by thanksgiving 84 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: loaves to eat, but only love can make them sweet. 85 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: Soon all the air was filled with the sound of 86 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: the swift running feet as the children flew like a 87 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: cloud of leaves blown by the wind in answer to 88 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: the strange little baker's call. When they came to his shop, 89 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: they paused, laughing and whispering as the little baker laid 90 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 1: out the loaves on the spotless table. This is mine, 91 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: said the biggest boy, and laying down a silver coin, 92 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: he snatched the great loaf and ran away to break 93 00:08:56,679 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: it by himself. Then came the impatient boy, crying, give 94 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: me my loaf, this is mine, and give it to 95 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: me at once. Do you not see that my coin 96 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: is silver? Do not keep me waiting. The little baker 97 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: never said a word. He did not smile, he did 98 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: not frown, he did not hurry. He gave the impatient 99 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: boy his loaf and watched him as he too, hurried 100 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: away to eat his loaf alone. Then came others, crowding, pushing, 101 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: with their money, the strongest and rudest gaining first place, 102 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: and snatching a loaf for each of them. They ran 103 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: off to eat without a word of thanks, while some 104 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: very little children looked on wistfully, not able even to 105 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: gain a place. All this time, the strange little baker 106 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:11,680 Speaker 1: kept steadily on laying out the beautiful loaves on the 107 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: spotless table. A gentle lad came when the crowd grew less, 108 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: and giving all the pennies he had, he bought loaves 109 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: for all the little ones, so that by and by 110 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: no one was without a loaf. The tiniest little girl 111 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: went away hand in hand with the littlest boy to 112 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 1: share his wee loaf, and both were smiling. And whoever 113 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: broke one of those smallest loaves found it larger than 114 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: it had seemed at first. But now the biggest boy 115 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: was beginning to frown. This loaf is sour, he said angrily. 116 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: But it is not your own loaf, said the baker. 117 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: And did you not choose it yourself and choose to 118 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:18,839 Speaker 1: eat it alone? Do not complain about the loaf, since 119 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 1: it is your own choosing. Then those who had snatched 120 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: the loaves ungratefully and hurried away, without waiting for a 121 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: word of thanks, came back. We came for good bread, 122 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: they cried. But these loaves are sodden and heavy. See 123 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:47,199 Speaker 1: the lad there with all those children. His bread is light. 124 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: Give us two light and sweet bread. But the baker 125 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: smiled a strange smile. You chose in haste, he said, 126 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: as those choes who have no thought in sharing. I 127 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: cannot change your loaves. I cannot choose for you. Had 128 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: you buying, forgotten that mine are thanksgiving loaves. I shall 129 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: come again, then you can buy more wisely. Then these 130 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: children went away thoughtfully. But the very little children and 131 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: the gentle lad sat eating their bread with joyous laughter. 132 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: And each tiny loaf was broken into many pieces as 133 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: they shared with each other. And to them the bread 134 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: was as fine as cake and as sweet as honey. 135 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:00,839 Speaker 1: Then the strange little baker brought cold water and put 136 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: out the fire. He folded his spotless table, and took 137 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: down the boards of his little brown shop, packed all 138 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: into his wagon, and drove away, singing a quaint tune. 139 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: Soft winds rustled the corn and swept the boughs together 140 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: with a musical chuckling, And where the brown leaves were 141 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: piled thickest, making a little mound. Sat the tiniest little 142 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: girl and the littlest boy, eating their sweet currant loaf, 143 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: happily together. And that is the end of this story. 144 00:13:58,160 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: Good Night, sleep tight. The