1:20:02 > 1:20:04CBeebies' Bedtime Story.
1:20:06 > 1:20:09Mm. Well, that is mysterious, Giraffe.
1:20:09 > 1:20:12I don't know what it could be.
1:20:12 > 1:20:13Oh, hello.
1:20:13 > 1:20:15My name is Angelica.
1:20:15 > 1:20:19The animals have found something very strange in the jungle.
1:20:19 > 1:20:21They don't know what it is.
1:20:21 > 1:20:24Shall we help them to find out with tonight's Bedtime Story?
1:20:24 > 1:20:26Great.
1:20:26 > 1:20:28Now get yourself comfy.
1:20:28 > 1:20:31The story is called A Very Strange Creature,
1:20:31 > 1:20:34and it's by Ronda Armitage and Layn Marlow.
1:20:35 > 1:20:38At the edge of the jungle, something stirred.
1:20:38 > 1:20:40Monkey saw it first.
1:20:40 > 1:20:44He stopped playing and peered down.
1:20:44 > 1:20:46"What a strange creature," he said.
1:20:46 > 1:20:48"Whatever can it be?"
1:20:48 > 1:20:51He swung off through the trees.
1:20:51 > 1:20:53Elephant was having a bath.
1:20:53 > 1:20:56"Elephant! Elephant!", cried Monkey.
1:20:56 > 1:20:59"I've found a strange creature. Follow me."
1:21:00 > 1:21:03"Whatever can it be?", asked Elephant.
1:21:03 > 1:21:08"It hasn't got a trunk. How does it wash without a trunk?"
1:21:08 > 1:21:11"It'll get very smelly." Mmm.
1:21:11 > 1:21:14"And it hasn't got a tail," chattered the Monkey.
1:21:14 > 1:21:17"How can it swing without a tail?
1:21:17 > 1:21:20"Giraffe might know what it is."
1:21:20 > 1:21:23Giraffe was finishing her lunch.
1:21:23 > 1:21:26"I'll come immediately," she said.
1:21:26 > 1:21:29Giraffe tipped her head to see the strange creature.
1:21:29 > 1:21:31"Hmm," she murmured.
1:21:31 > 1:21:34"It has a very short neck.
1:21:34 > 1:21:36"How will it reach the trees?
1:21:36 > 1:21:39"Poor little creature, how hungry it must be."
1:21:39 > 1:21:41Frog hopped up.
1:21:41 > 1:21:45"Well, I never. Whatever can it be?" He croaked.
1:21:45 > 1:21:47"It is a strange creature.
1:21:47 > 1:21:50"No trunk, no tail and a very short neck.
1:21:50 > 1:21:52"And just look at those feet.
1:21:52 > 1:21:55"How could it swim with feet like that?"
1:21:55 > 1:21:58"Lion will know what it is," said Giraffe.
1:21:58 > 1:22:00"Let's ask him."
1:22:01 > 1:22:06Lion growled, "Go away, I'm trying to sleep."
1:22:06 > 1:22:09"Oh, please, great Lion," whispered Monkey.
1:22:09 > 1:22:12"Come and see. There's a strange creature."
1:22:12 > 1:22:15"What a funny little thing," Lion purred.
1:22:15 > 1:22:19"It hasn't any fur. How can it keep warm if it hasn't any fur?"
1:22:19 > 1:22:22"No trunk for washing, no tail for swinging,
1:22:22 > 1:22:24"no neck for reaching high,
1:22:24 > 1:22:27"no webbed feet for swimming, no fur for keeping warm.
1:22:27 > 1:22:30"It is a very strange creature."
1:22:30 > 1:22:32Lion puffed out his chest...
1:22:33 > 1:22:37"I'm an extremely brave lion, I'll ask it what it is."
1:22:37 > 1:22:41Lion cleared his throat. "Ah-hem..."
1:22:41 > 1:22:46"Excuse me, very strange creature, but I'm asking most politely.
1:22:46 > 1:22:50"Please could you tell me what you are?"
1:22:50 > 1:22:53The very strange creature gazed up at Lion,
1:22:53 > 1:22:55opened its mouth and said,
1:22:55 > 1:22:57"WAAAA!"
1:22:58 > 1:23:01"Thank you," purred Lion.
1:23:01 > 1:23:03He turned to the other animals.
1:23:03 > 1:23:06"This very strange creature is called a WAAAA."
1:23:07 > 1:23:10"A WAAA?" croaked Frog.
1:23:10 > 1:23:13"But what can a WAAA do?"
1:23:13 > 1:23:15Someone came running.
1:23:15 > 1:23:19"Hush, my baby, hush. It's just the animals come to see."
1:23:20 > 1:23:22"A baby?" Said Monkey.
1:23:22 > 1:23:27"This very strange creature is not a WAAA, it's a baby.
1:23:27 > 1:23:29"But what can a baby do?"
1:23:30 > 1:23:33"This baby makes me happy," said the mother.
1:23:33 > 1:23:36"This baby makes me dance and sing.
1:23:36 > 1:23:38"This baby smiles at everyone.
1:23:38 > 1:23:40"Smile, baby, smile."
1:23:41 > 1:23:44"Aah," said all the animals.
1:23:44 > 1:23:48"So, that's what it can do. Thank you, happy baby."
1:23:48 > 1:23:50And the animals smiled too.
1:23:52 > 1:23:55That story was called A Very Strange Creature.
1:23:55 > 1:24:00And the very strange creature was a baby, of course. Did you guess?
1:24:00 > 1:24:03So, animals, now that the mystery has been solved,
1:24:03 > 1:24:06you can all go to sleep, can't you?
1:24:06 > 1:24:09It's time for you to go to sleep as well.
1:24:09 > 1:24:12I'll see you again soon for another Bedtime Story.
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