0:00:03 > 0:00:05CBeebies Bedtime Story.
0:00:07 > 0:00:13Oh, at last. Five minutes' peace.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Oh, hello.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18I'm Maxine.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19I was just settling down
0:00:19 > 0:00:22for five minutes' peace in the CBeebies house.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Mrs Large, in tonight's bedtime story,
0:00:25 > 0:00:28is desperate for five minutes' peace,
0:00:28 > 0:00:30but she isn't having much luck.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33The story's called Five Minutes' Peace
0:00:33 > 0:00:35and it's by Jill Murphy.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39The children were having breakfast.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42This was not a pleasant sight.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Mrs Large took a tray from the cupboard.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47She set it with a teapot,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49a milk jug,
0:00:49 > 0:00:51her favourite cup and saucer,
0:00:51 > 0:00:53a plate of marmalade toast
0:00:53 > 0:00:56and a leftover cake from yesterday.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59She stuffed the morning paper in her pocket
0:00:59 > 0:01:02and sneaked off towards the door.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05"Where are you going with that tray, Mum?" asked Laura.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08"To the bathroom," said Mrs Large.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12"Why?" asked the other two children.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16"Because I want five minutes' peace from you lot,"
0:01:16 > 0:01:19said Mrs Large, "that's why."
0:01:19 > 0:01:22"Can we come?" asked Lester,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25as they trailed up the stairs behind her.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29"No," said Mrs Large, "you can't."
0:01:29 > 0:01:32"What shall we do, then?" asked Laura.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35"You can play," said Mrs Large,
0:01:35 > 0:01:40"downstairs by yourselves and keep an eye on the baby."
0:01:40 > 0:01:45"I'm not a baby," muttered the little one.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Mrs Large ran a deep, hot bath.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52She emptied half a bottle of bath foam into the water,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56plonked a bath hat on and got in.
0:01:56 > 0:02:02She poured herself a cup of tea and lay back with her eyes closed.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03SHE SIGHS
0:02:03 > 0:02:05It was heaven.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09"Can I play you my tune?" asked Lester.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Mrs Large opened one eye.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15"Must you?" she asked.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17"I've been practising," said Lester.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20"You told me to. Can I, please?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23"Just for one minute?"
0:02:23 > 0:02:26"Go on, then," sighed Mrs Large.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28So Lester played.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34He played Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star three-and-a-half times.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36In came Laura.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40"Can I read you a page from my reading book?" she asked.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42"No, Laura," said Mrs Large.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45"Go on, all of you, off downstairs."
0:02:45 > 0:02:50"You let Lester play his tune," said Laura. "I heard you.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53"You like him better than me. It's not fair."
0:02:53 > 0:02:57"Oh, don't be silly, Laura," said Mrs Large.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01"Go on, then. Just one page."
0:03:01 > 0:03:03So Laura read.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08She read four-and-a-half pages of Little Red Riding Hood.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12In came the little one with a trunk full of toys.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14"For you," he beamed,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16flinging them all into the bathwater.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20"Thank you, dear," said Mrs Large, weakly.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25"Can I see the cartoons in the paper?" asked Laura.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28"Can I have the cake?" asked Lester.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31"Can I get in with you?" asked the little one.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Mrs Large groaned.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37In the end, they all got in.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39WATER SPLASHES
0:03:39 > 0:03:42The little one was in such a hurry
0:03:42 > 0:03:45that he forgot to take off his pyjamas.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Mrs Large got out.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50She dried herself, put on a dressing gown
0:03:50 > 0:03:51and headed for the door.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55"Where are you going now, Mum?" asked Laura.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58"To the kitchen," said Mrs Large.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00"Why?" asked Lester.
0:04:00 > 0:04:06"Because I want five minutes' peace from you lot!" said Mrs Large.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10"That's why!" And off she went downstairs...
0:04:11 > 0:04:15..where she had three minutes and 45 seconds of peace,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18before they all came to join her.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22And that story was called Five Minutes' Peace.
0:04:22 > 0:04:23Poor Mrs Large.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26At least she had a little peace and quiet in the end.
0:04:26 > 0:04:32Well, it's time for us to be very peaceful now, because it's bedtime.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35So let's all go, "Ssh,"
0:04:35 > 0:04:38and settle down for a good night's sleep.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Night-night.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43And I'll see you soon for another bedtime story.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd