1 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like 2 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: to say a happy belated birthday to kate Leen, who 3 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: turned eight on the twenty third of January. Happy birthday, Kateleen, 4 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: I hope you had a wonderful day. After Red's visit 5 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: with the AID, she and her mom talked about what happened, 6 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: and Red could see her mom's frustration. Red went to 7 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: her room and had lots of questions about why they 8 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: had to move Anyways, she decides maybe she needs to 9 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: do some looking into things after she has a sleep. 10 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: Let's see what she is up to the Transfer Student 11 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: Part four. A good night's sleep can change your perspective 12 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: on anything. Red thought of how her mother would often 13 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: say this as she woke up before her alarm and 14 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: before her mother started calling up the stairs telling her 15 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 1: to come for breakfast. I guess my mother was right, 16 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: she thought, as she bounced out of bed to race 17 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: to the bathroom before Blue got in there. He sprays 18 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:55,559 Speaker 1: water everywhere and always leaves a mess wherever he goes, 19 00:01:56,320 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: and Red didn't like wading through it all. After washing 20 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: and brushing her teeth, Red got dressed in her favorite 21 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: Unicorn T shirt leopard print pants and zebra striped sneakers. Good, 22 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: she thought, I look ready to start this new school 23 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: experience all over again. This time, I am going to 24 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: approach the day with a positive attitude. Red had a 25 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: great sleep, but it was full of dreams that changed 26 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: the way she thought of attending this new school and 27 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: the move to this new town, new country, and new planet. 28 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: She was back on Mars with her friends, laying down 29 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: in the outer rings, staring at the stars and talking 30 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: as they offer and did. They always dreamed of leaving 31 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: the planet to explore other places, no matter how improbable 32 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: that might be. Most of her friends would never get 33 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: the chance to leave. Red didn't remember the exact conversation, 34 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: isn't it terrible how the tiny details contained in dreams 35 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: slip away after you wake up? But she remembered her 36 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: friends telling her that if she got the chance to leave, 37 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: she should take it and make the best of it. 38 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: That someday, somehow they would reconnect again. It was this 39 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: thought that propelled her down the stairs and into the kitchen, 40 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: just as her mother said, Red, it's bread morning, Mom. 41 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: Red said, with a smirk, Why Red, you are up 42 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: so early this morning, and you look so refreshed? Did 43 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: you have a good sleep, Yeah, it was great. What's 44 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: for breakfast? I'm almost as hungry as Blue as every 45 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: waking moment, said Red. This morning, we have the usual 46 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:24,239 Speaker 1: waffles and syrup, cocoa and juice. I added a dash 47 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 1: of cinnamon to the waffles, her mother replied. Red didn't 48 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: know what cinnamon was, but considering how hungry she felt, 49 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: as long as it didn't taste like sardines, she would 50 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: eat it. Sardines tasted so fishy. It's another beautiful day outside, 51 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: her mother said. The sun is still shining, the grass 52 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: is still green, and the trees are still changing color. 53 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: She said, as she danced around the kitchen listening to 54 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: some golden oldie playlist. So other than a good night's sleep, 55 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 1: what has got you in such a pippy mood this am? 56 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: I hope you have given some thoughts to yesterday's Before 57 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: Red's mother could finish, and before she could reply, Red's 58 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: brother came running into the kitchen, yelling, Mom, Red used 59 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 1: all the toothpaste again, and what's for breakfast? I'm starving? Ugh. 60 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: Red ran out of the house before Blue could cover 61 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: her in sweet sauce or complain more about the lack 62 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: of toothpaste, which she was sure he seldom used. She 63 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: got to the bus stop just in time, and as 64 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: her house was the last one on the route, the 65 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: only available seat on the bus was again at the 66 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: very back. She was forced yet again to sit in 67 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: the bumpy seat right beside Charlie, who still had a 68 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: runny nose. Just as she positioned herself to squeeze in 69 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: beside him and sit down, the bus pulled away and 70 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: read hit her head on the ceiling as the bus 71 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: hit the same speed bump ugh. Arriving at school, Red 72 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: was determined to make the best of her school day. 73 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: When the principal greeted her in the hallway, she smiled 74 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 1: and said good morning. She realized while walking down the 75 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: hallway that people weren't really staring at her, well, except 76 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: for Charlie, but it was hard to tell because his 77 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: glasses were all fogged up from the mask he was wearing. 78 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: She took her seat in homeroom and listened as best 79 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: she could to the morning announcements. Good morning, Woodchucks, boomed 80 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: Principal Burke. Today is Monday, a cohort b day. The 81 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: kitchen has advised me to tell you that today's lunch 82 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: has again been changed. Instead of hamburgers, you now get 83 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: to enjoy meat loaf with bread, pears and fruit cocktail. 84 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: Today's snack is unchanged. The red thought, what is meatloaf? 85 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: Doesn't sound very interesting? And lastly, Principal Burke said, with 86 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: the added shrill of microphone feedback, there will be a 87 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: meeting in the library after school for those students interested 88 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: in joining the Solving a Mystery club that's being led 89 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: by mister mccaskell. Oh, that might be interesting, thought read. 90 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: Maybe I can make some friends, and I do like 91 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: solving mysteries, and mister mccaskell does have a glorious sense 92 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: of humor. The rest of the day went quickly. She 93 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 1: controlled how loud she laughed at mister mccaskell's jokes. Her 94 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: science and math classes weren't that challenging, but even so, 95 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 1: she thought some review would be a good thing. Walking 96 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: into the cafeteria at lunch, she found some people would 97 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: stare and whisper comments about her choice and clothes, but 98 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: she didn't let it bother her. She found a free 99 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: table and sat with Rachel and Charlie, who also seemed 100 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: to be interested in joining the Solving a Mystery club 101 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: after lunch. Red kept her positive attitude as she looked 102 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: forward to the after school club. Finally, the school bell rang, 103 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: and off she went through the labyrinth of hallways that 104 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: led to the library. The doors to the school library 105 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 1: were open, and Red walked in and saw a group 106 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: of kids sitting around a table in the back with 107 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: mister mccaskell. She saw that Charlie and Rachel were there. Hi, Red, 108 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: are you here to join the Solving a Mystery Club? 109 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: Mister mccaskell asked, yes, I think so, stumbled Red. I 110 00:09:55,160 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: mean I'm interested in joining if I can. Yes, of 111 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: course you can. I'm just going to wait another couple 112 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: of minutes to see if anyone else comes in before 113 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: we start. While we wait, why don't you all introduce 114 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: yourselves to Red. You've all been taking classes together for 115 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: a while now, but Red is a new addition to 116 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: our Maplewood family. I read, said Rachel, peering up from 117 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: her book at mister mc caskell. We are in home 118 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: room together and have had lunch in the cafeteria, she added, 119 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 1: preceded by a great big sneeze. Charlie wheezed out, I read. 120 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: My name is Charlie, and in case you forgot, you 121 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: always sit beside me on the bus to school, and 122 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: we had lunch together in the cafeteria. How could I forget? 123 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: I still have the bump on my head, and I'm 124 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: sure I can feel a cold coming on, Red thought. 125 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: Next to introduce herself was a girl with impossibly red 126 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: hair and a face full of freckles. Read immediately liked her. Hi, 127 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: my name is Alexa, but you can call me Lex. 128 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 1: I don't think we take any classes together, I read. 129 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: My name is Kurt. Let me know if you need 130 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: anyone to show you around the weight room out back 131 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: of the gym. That's where I spend most of my time. 132 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: Thank you, said Red, who was amazed at just how 133 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:41,479 Speaker 1: strong Kurt looked. Her arms looked larger than Red's legs. 134 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: She thought, all right, then, it looks like no one 135 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: else is coming this afternoon. If you know anyone else 136 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: who might be interested, please invite them to come along. 137 00:11:56,400 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: The more the merrier, many hands make life like work, 138 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: said mister mccaskell. Today, I don't have anything in the 139 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: way of activities for us to do. My hope today 140 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: was to see who might be interested in joining our 141 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: little group, and instead of talking about our goals or 142 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: what exactly we will be doing, I thought I would 143 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: first give you your first assignment now, Alexa, I don't 144 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: want to see that eye roll or hear you sign Kurt. 145 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: This isn't homework. I just want to give you time 146 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: so you can decide what we do together, continued mister mccaskell. 147 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: So what I would like you to do before we 148 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: meet again next Monday is think of a mystery you 149 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: would like to solve, or something you would like to investigate, 150 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 1: and bring that idea with you next time. We can 151 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: then decide as a group which idea we would like 152 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: to start with, and I can help you with your research. 153 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: Any kind of mystery, Rachel asked. The only restriction is 154 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 1: that it can't be too big. We aren't going to 155 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: be able to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos. All 156 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 1: the way home, Read thought about what mystery she would 157 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 1: like to solve, or what she could suggest they investigate. 158 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: And then suddenly, because sometimes inspiration arrives just like that, 159 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: as soon as the boss pulled up in front of 160 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:51,199 Speaker 1: her house, she knew what she wanted to investigate the 161 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: aid and now she might have the help of all 162 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: the members of the Solving a Mystery Club to do it. 163 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: As she walked in the door, her mother called out, 164 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: I read I bake some waffle cookies for you. Come 165 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: and have one and tell me about your day. Red 166 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: walked in the kitchen, grabbed a cookie and said to 167 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: her mother, I had a great day, mother, I think 168 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: I am going to really like it at this school. 169 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 1: Just then Blue raced in, saying he was starving and 170 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: stuffed three cookies in his mouth at the same time. 171 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: Oh and that's the end of the Transfer Student for now. 172 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: We hope to bring back more stories with Red and 173 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: the Solving a Mystery Club in the future. If you 174 00:14:54,920 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: like the Transfer Student, let us know. Thank you, good night, 175 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: sleep tight.