1 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. This story 2 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: is about a wolf with some unusual food choices. Wolfe 3 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: loves vegetables and this is very confusing to the other 4 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: animals in the forest. He has had to explain and 5 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: defend his choices many times in the past. But when Brownie, 6 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: a fox, comes by and starts asking questions, Wolfe loses 7 00:00:46,080 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: his patience. Wolfie makes soup. It was a beautiful day. 8 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and there 9 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: wasn't a cloud in the sky. It was Saturday, and 10 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: Wolfe was outside taking care of his garden, which was 11 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: his favorite thing to do on the weekends. Wolfe's garden 12 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: was in the meadow that was just a short walk 13 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: from his cabin in the forest, but he had built 14 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: a small shed there so that he didn't have to 15 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: take all his tools with him back and forth. Since 16 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: it was now at the end of the growing season, 17 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: Wolfe didn't have to spend as much time pulling weeds 18 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: or take as much time taking care of the soil. 19 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: He did still need to water his vegetables, but before 20 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: he did that, it was time to harvest the vegetables 21 00:01:55,400 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: that had grown large enough to be picked. He was 22 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: a little bit different from all the other wolves because 23 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: he preferred to eat mostly vegetables. When he was younger, 24 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 1: he would sometimes get strange looks from the other pups, 25 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: or at times, some pups would tease him because of 26 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: his love of vegetables. Wolfe didn't like to be teased, 27 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: of course, but he believed in himself, and with the 28 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: support of his family and friends, he persevered. Whenever he 29 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: would get teased, he would simply describe how much he 30 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: loved carrots, and sometimes when they also tried them, the 31 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: others would agree. When he was younger, his parents would 32 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: help him forage for food and later teach him how 33 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: to grow his own garden. They would tell him that 34 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: it was great for him to make his own choices 35 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: and that having different tastes was fine. Unfortunately, they still 36 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: made him eat Brussels sprouts, his least favorite food. Today, 37 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: in his garden, he noticed that of all the vegetables 38 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:20,679 Speaker 1: that were ready to be picked, his carrots were the largest. 39 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: So Wolfy grabbed his basket and started pulling the largest 40 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: carrots out of the ground, shaking the dirt off them 41 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: before putting them in his basket. As he was working Brownie, 42 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: a fox, ran by and stopped to see what Wolfe 43 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: was doing. What are you doing, Brownie asked, I'm picking 44 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: carrots from my garden. Wolfy replied, matter of factly, but 45 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: why are you picking the carrots? Surely you don't plan 46 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: on eating them, do you? I sure do. I also 47 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: have onions, potatoes, and cabbage to harvest today. Brownie was 48 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: perplexed and said, but you are a wolf, you're supposed 49 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: to eat mice. Not necessarily, I prefer vegetables, Wolfe said, 50 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 1: as he continued to pick more carrots and put them 51 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: in his basket. Brownie sat there for a moment, watching 52 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: Wolfy pick more vegetables. Then he asked, Okay, if you 53 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: don't eat mice, then you must eat lizards and snakes. Nope, 54 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: I certainly don't, and I have never even tried them, 55 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: Wolfe said, realizing that he may have had this conversation 56 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: many times before. With that, Brownie shook his head and 57 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: started to walk away towards the trees that ringed the 58 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 1: meadow and walked back over to where Wolfy was now 59 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: picking some potatoes to put in his basket. Okay, if 60 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: you don't eat mice, lizards, or snakes, then you must 61 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: eat caribou, deer or moose. Brownie asked, Oh, no, I 62 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: certainly wouldn't do that. Wolfy replied, I prefer to eat vegetables, 63 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: especially carrots. I love carrots very much. Carrots. But you're 64 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: a wolf, Brownie said, Still terribly confused, Wolfy stopped picking 65 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: potatoes for a moment and let out a long howl ow. 66 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: He said, yes, you are right, I am still a wolf. 67 00:05:56,400 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: Brownie was still very very confused. He had never met 68 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: a wolf like this before. Certainly something must be wrong. So, 69 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: walking a bit closer, he sat and asked, if you 70 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: don't eat mice, lizards, or snakes, caribou, deer, or moose, 71 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: then surely you eat beaver. All wolves love beaver. Wolfe 72 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: developed a great deal of patience over the years. Patience 73 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:36,239 Speaker 1: is a virtue. His mother used to say, the alpha 74 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: in his pack was the most patient wolf he had 75 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: ever met, and Wolfe worked very hard to be just 76 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 1: like her. But Wolfe was starting to lose his patience 77 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: talking with the fox and decided to try something new. No, 78 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: I do not eat beaver, mice, lizards, or snakes, caribou, 79 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: deer or moose. But in addition to eating these vegetables, 80 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: you know what I do like to eat. Stepping closer, 81 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: Brownie asked, no, what else do you like to eat? 82 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: With a bit of a fake snarl, Wolfy said, I 83 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: like to eat fox? Oh, Brownie said, as he turned 84 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: around and very quickly ran into the forest. Wolfy laughed 85 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: as he watched the fox run away into the woods. 86 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: Now I can finish collecting today's vegetables and water the 87 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: garden without interruption, Wolfy said to himself. With his garden 88 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: chores done for the day, Wolfy walked home with a 89 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: basket of fresh vegetables. Arriving at his small cabin in 90 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: the woods, he started to clean and chop the vegetables. 91 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: To day, I am going to make some delicious soup, 92 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: he said to himself. So wolf he poured some water 93 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: into his large pot and turned on the heat to 94 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: bring the water to a boil. First, he cut some 95 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: carrots and put them into the pot. Then he cut 96 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: the potatoes that he had just picked and put them in. 97 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: He peeled and cut some turnips that he had harvested 98 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: the week before and dropped them into the pot. Then 99 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: he cut a bunch of onion which made him cry 100 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: and put that into the now hot water, being careful 101 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: not to burn his paws. Lastly, he cut a bunch 102 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: of tomatoes and put them in along with some spices 103 00:08:54,320 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: and salt. It was starting to smell very good. After 104 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: the soup came to a boil, Wolfy turned down the 105 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: heat and planned to let the soup simmer for a 106 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: while while he set the table for dinner. I think 107 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: I should open the windows, Wolfy said to himself. It's 108 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: getting warm in here. A short while later, Wolfy went 109 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: over to taste test his soup. He grabbed a large 110 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: wooden spoon and scooped out some of it, blew on 111 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: it because it was hot, and had a big sip. 112 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: Yum me, he exclaimed. With just a bit more salt, 113 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: this will be perfect, and just in time, as my 114 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: stomach is starting to make all kinds of noises. After 115 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: he put a pinch more salt into his soup, stirred 116 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: it in, and was preparing to put some in his bowl, 117 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: he heard a soft knock at the door. I wonder 118 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: who that could be, he thought. He went to the door, 119 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: opened it, and there stood Brownie the Fox. Hi Wolfy. 120 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: Brownie said quietly, I was walking on the trail just 121 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: beyond the large fur over there, and I smelled the 122 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 1: most amazing smell coming from your cabin. I just had 123 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: to come and see what the smell was. I just 124 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: made some soup from the vegetables I grow in my garden. 125 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: Would you like to come in and try some? Brownie 126 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: was very hungry, but he hesitated. Noticing Brownie's hesitation, Wolfy 127 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 1: added with a smile, don't worry, I was just joking 128 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:52,839 Speaker 1: about eating fox. Please come in and have a bowl, Hugh, 129 00:10:53,440 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: Brownie said, and thank you for inviting me in. Sitting 130 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: down at the table, Brownie said, this is a nice 131 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: place you have here, more cozy than the den I 132 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: have on the other side of the fur. Thank you. 133 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: I am comfortable here, Wolfy said, as he placed a 134 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: bowl of hot soup in front of Brownie. Seeing that 135 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: the soup was hot, Brownie blew on it a bit. 136 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: Then he had a spoonful, and another, and another and another, 137 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: finally stopping to take a breath. How is it, Wolfy asked, 138 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: with a smile. It's very delicious. I've never tried vegetable 139 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: soup before, and well, this tastes amazing. Perhaps it's the 140 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: best tasting food I have ever had. I'm glad you 141 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: are enjoying it, Wolfy said, as he also quickly ate 142 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: what was in his bowl. Taking a break from slurping 143 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: his soup, Brownie continued, I'm really sorry for bothering you 144 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: with all the questions earlier today. I shouldn't have been 145 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: so surprised. Vegetables really taste quite good. Don't worry about it. 146 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: I understand I've been confusing animals in the forest for 147 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: years now with my different tastes in food. Now, how 148 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: about some dessert. I have some left over raspberry pie 149 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: that I made yesterday. Would you like to try some? Sure? 150 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: Why not. I've never tried raspberry pie before. But if 151 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 1: it is half as good as this soup, it will 152 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: be amazing, Brownie said with a now rounder belly. And 153 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 1: that's the end of our story. Good night, sleep tight.