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0:09:03 > 0:09:05CBeebies Bedtime Story.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Hello, I'm Bernard.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Do you like this CBeebies Christmas tree?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Very pretty, isn't it?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Well, in tonight's bedtime story,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Little Mouse is helping Big Mouse to dress their Christmas tree
0:09:22 > 0:09:26and he goes on a big adventure to find that last decoration.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30It's by Diana Hendry and Jane Chapman and it's called,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33The Very Snowy Christmas.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38It was Christmas Eve, Big Mouse was making cheese pies.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Little Mouse was making paper chains.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46"Happy Christmas to us, happy Christmas to us!" sang Little Mouse.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51"Big Mouse, can I decorate the Christmas tree now? Can I? Can I?"
0:09:51 > 0:09:55"We'll do it together," said Big Mouse.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00Little Mouse hung golden acorns and mistletoe berries on the tree.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Big Mouse put a star on the top.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07"But we've forgotten the holly!" cried Little Mouse.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10"I'll go and get some." And off he rushed.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15"Mind it has nice, red berries!" called Big Mouse.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Little Mouse set off down the path singing,
0:10:18 > 0:10:23"Jolly, holly, holly, jolly, jolly, holly, Christmas!"
0:10:23 > 0:10:28But there was no holly to be seen on the first corner.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31And no holly on the second corner
0:10:31 > 0:10:34and no holly on the third corner.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Over the bridge ran Little Mouse
0:10:36 > 0:10:41and at last he found a holly bush with shiny, red berries.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44He jumped up and down with excitement.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48"Oh, jolly, holly, holly, jolly, jolly, holly, Christmas!"
0:10:48 > 0:10:53sang Little Mouse, stretching high on his toes to reach some.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58But suddenly, soft white flakes
0:10:58 > 0:11:00started falling all around him.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05One flake fell on Little Mouse's nose and made him sneeze.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08"Achoo! Goodness me!" said Little Mouse.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11"The sky is coming undone!"
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Little Mouse began to hurry home.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Lots more pieces of sky were falling on him.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Faster and faster they fell,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22they fell on his ears and his whiskers and his tail. "Oh, dear!
0:11:22 > 0:11:24"Oh, dear!" said Little Mouse.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27"I'd better take some of this to show Big Mouse.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31"He'll know how to stitch the sky together again."
0:11:31 > 0:11:37Little Mouse made a ball of white flakes and put it in his bucket.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Back over the bridge he hurried and suddenly,
0:11:40 > 0:11:46he saw a strange creature in the water making faces at him.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49It had lots of ears and a squiffy face.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54And it waved its arms at Little Mouse. "Oh!" squeaked Little Mouse.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58"It's a mouse-ness monster!" And he fell on his bottom.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04"Oh, I wish Big Mouse was here," he cried, scrambling up.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09Back down the path ran Little Mouse, looking over his shoulder to see
0:12:09 > 0:12:12if the mouse-ness monster was following him.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13It wasn't...
0:12:13 > 0:12:15but something was.
0:12:15 > 0:12:21Little Mouse could see its paw prints coming after him. "Agh! Oh, help!
0:12:21 > 0:12:23"Agh!" squeaked Little Mouse.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27"Now there's an invisible monster chasing me!"
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Little Mouse ran up and down and round and round in circles to escape.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34But the paw prints of the invisible monster went up
0:12:34 > 0:12:37and down and round and round after him.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Little Mouse ran and ran.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Faster and faster whirled the white flakes and faster
0:12:43 > 0:12:45and faster ran Little Mouse.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49And still the invisible monster followed him.
0:12:49 > 0:12:55At last, Little Mouse saw his house but there in the garden
0:12:55 > 0:12:58was a huge white mouse.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02"Oh, no, no, no!" squeaked Little Mouse.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04"Another monster waiting to catch me!"
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Little Mouse trembled and began to cry.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13But then, the front door opened and there was Big Mouse.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Little Mouse leapt into Big Mouse's arms.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21"Oh, Big Mouse, Big Mouse!" he cried. "The sky has come undone!"
0:13:21 > 0:13:24"And look!" he wailed, pointing to the paw prints.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28"An invisible monster was following me and there was a terrible
0:13:28 > 0:13:30"mouse-ness monster in the water
0:13:30 > 0:13:35"and now that scary white mouse is staring at me!"
0:13:35 > 0:13:38"Oh, Little Mouse," said Big Mouse.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42"The sky hasn't come undone, it's snowing!"
0:13:42 > 0:13:48"And there aren't any invisible monsters. Those are your paw prints.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53"And the mouse-ness monster was your reflection in the water, look!"
0:13:53 > 0:13:58And Big Mouse showed Little mouse his face in a puddle.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03"And this is a snowmouse I made to welcome you home," he said.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07"Let's make another." And so they did.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11"Snow is magic!" cried Little Mouse.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14"Yes," said Big Mouse.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16"Father Christmas likes snow, too."
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Little Mouse jumped up and down. "Will he be here soon?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23"Can I hang up my stocking now?"
0:14:23 > 0:14:26"You can," said Big Mouse.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28"Let's go and get warm first."
0:14:28 > 0:14:33So in they went and warmed their paws by the fire.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Little Mouse hung up his stocking
0:14:35 > 0:14:39and Big Mouse hung up his stocking too.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43The holly berries shone in the firelight.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46"It's almost Christmas," said Little Mouse.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51"Happy, jolly, jolly, holly Christmas!"
0:14:51 > 0:14:54And he wriggled his warm toes.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00That story was called The Very Snowy Christmas.
0:15:00 > 0:15:06Are you as excited as Little Mouse is about Father Christmas' visit?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09You are? Me too.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13But first, it's time to snuggle down and have sweet dreams
0:15:13 > 0:15:15until tomorrow comes.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19I'll see you soon for another bedtime story.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Good night, sleep tight
0:15:21 > 0:15:24and merry Christmas!
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd