David Tennant - How High Is the Sky? CBeebies Bedtime Stories

Sky.

I know there are clouds in the sky,

but we want to know how high the sky is.

Oh, hello. I'm David.

Can you see the sky?

What colour is it?

The penguins and I have been looking to find out more about the sky.

We know it can be blue. Or white or grey.

Or black, when it's time to go to bed.

And you can see clouds and stars, but I can't find out how high it is.

Do you know?

Pipkin, in tonight's story wants to know, too.

This story is by Anna Milbourne and Serena Riglietti.

And it's called, How High Is The Sky?

Pipkin was a very small penguin,

he was always asking very big questions.

"Why are snowflakes cold?

"How deep is the sea?

"Does the sun go to bed at night?"

But the thing he wanted to know most of all was -

how high is the sky?

"Why don't you fly up and see for yourself?"

squawked a wandering albatross.

"I'm a penguin," said Pipkin. "Penguins can't fly!"

"Oh, dear," said the albatross.

"Well, I'll take you, if you like?"

"Yes, please," said Pipkin.

They flew up past a flock of birds and up into the blue,

but the sky was much too high to touch.

"Flying is fun," said Pipkin.

"But I still don't know the answer, how high is the sky?"

"I don't know!" panted the albatross.

"This is as high as I can go."

"I can go higher!" called a passing hot air balloonist.

"I'll take you, if you like?"

"Yes, please!" said Pipkin.

They floated past some fluffy clouds.

Pipkin tried to catch one, but his lasso went through.

The ground was very far away,

but the sky didn't look any closer.

"Ballooning is wonderful," said Pipkin.

"But I still don't know the answer, how high is the sky?"

"I don't know," the balloonist shrugged.

"This is as high as I can go."

"I can go higher," said a passing astronaut. "I'll take you."

"Yes, please!" said Pipkin.

They flew up and up.

And up and up.

To where the blue turned into deep, black space.

And silver stars shone all around.

They flew on until they reached the moon.

They landed the rocket, moon-walked around and looked up at the stars.

"The stars are in the sky too," said Pipkin.

"They're further than the moon!"

"I still don't know the answer, how high is the sky?"

"I don't know," said the astronaut. "This is as high as I can go."

Pipkin was already so high, he couldn't see his mama

and his igloo and he couldn't see the South Pole.

He was ever so far away.

"Perhaps it's time to go home," said Pipkin.

So they did just that.

Pipkin said to his mama, "I flew up past the birds

"and up past the clouds and up past the blueness

"and all the way to the moon! But the sky just kept on going.

"I think I know the answer now," said Pipkin.

"The sky goes on forever."

Pipkin's mama tucked him into bed.

"So that means there's plenty more to explore another day," she said.

"Sweet dreams, my little Pip."

And that story was called, How High Is The Sky?

So, that's the answer - the sky goes on and on and on.

Well, just like Pipkin, it's time for you to go to bed now.

And have sweet dreams.

I'll see you soon for another story. Night, night.

No. No, I know. I know you're penguins and you can't fly,

but maybe you can go on an adventure like Pipkin tomorrow. Hmm?

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