0:16:02 > 0:16:05CBeebies Bedtime Story...
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Oh, hello. I'm Robert.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11What did you have to eat tonight?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Eww! I'm joking, that sounds delicious.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Simon the squirrel in tonight's story is about to have pizza for
0:16:18 > 0:16:23his tea, and there's one important ingredient that he mustn't forget.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Cheese! Shall we find out if he remembers it?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29This story is called The Great Balloon Hullabaloo
0:16:29 > 0:16:32and it's by Peter Bently and Mei Matsuoka.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Simon the squirrel was off to play ball,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38but there stood his mum with a list in the hall.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40"Please pop to the shops, Simon dearest.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44"Here's money for loo roll, pants for yourself, bread and honey.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47"One thing that's much more important than these -
0:16:47 > 0:16:51"tonight we've got pizza, so don't forget cheese."
0:16:51 > 0:16:53So, off trotted Simon with Rodney Raccoon.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Suddenly, Simon said, "Look, it's the moon!
0:16:56 > 0:16:59"Everybody knows it's made out of cheese.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02"If we jump we can take just as much as we please."
0:17:02 > 0:17:05They ran to the lake in a mad, gleeful dash,
0:17:05 > 0:17:08leapt from a tree trunk and landed - kersplash!
0:17:08 > 0:17:11"You pair are daft noodles! The moon's in the sky,"
0:17:11 > 0:17:14laughed Bethany Bear, who stood watching nearby.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17"No problem," said Simon, "We'll fly to the moon
0:17:17 > 0:17:20"in old Uncle Somerset's special balloon."
0:17:20 > 0:17:24"You're all very welcome to go for a ride," said old Uncle Somerset,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28"Clamber inside, grab a nice cushion, there's plenty to try."
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Then he untied the rope and they rose in the sky.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34They shot into space with spectacular force
0:17:34 > 0:17:36until a great comet... WHOOSH!
0:17:36 > 0:17:38..blew them off course.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41"You've gone the wrong way!" Said a cow with a frown.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45She'd just jumped the moon and was on her way down.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47COW MOOS
0:17:47 > 0:17:50"Oh, well!" Simon said, as they sped through the stars,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53"It looks like we'll have to go shopping on Mars!"
0:17:53 > 0:17:56They landed on Mars and bought honey and bread
0:17:56 > 0:18:01from a little green man with three eyes in each head.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Bethany called to her friends, "Look at me!
0:18:03 > 0:18:07"There's a wonderful view from this funny old tree!
0:18:07 > 0:18:09"But why is it covered in hairy pink moss?"
0:18:09 > 0:18:14"Because I'm a monster and, boy, I am cross!"
0:18:14 > 0:18:17They fled from the monster and headed for Saturn
0:18:17 > 0:18:20where Simon tried pants with a star-spangled pattern.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23"Oh, look at that weirdo!" the aliens said.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27On Saturn they wear pants on their head.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31At the store on Uranus, all shrouded in mist, Simon said,
0:18:31 > 0:18:33"Toilet roll's next on Mum's list."
0:18:33 > 0:18:37"Of course," grinned the thing with the tentacled face,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40"For loo roll this planet is just the right place."
0:18:40 > 0:18:43"Right," declared Simon, "Before we go back,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46"why don't we stop for a drink and a snack?"
0:18:46 > 0:18:49They called in at Pluto for cosmic rock cakes,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52which they ate at the Milky Way Parlour with shakes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56On Neptune, they hoped to get space fish and fries.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Instead, all they caught was a scary surprise!
0:18:59 > 0:19:03"Time to head home, give it maximum power" said Simon, then,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06"Yikes! It's a meteor shower!"
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Down poured the meteors. When would they stop?
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Then, uh-oh! They all heard a sound. It was pop!
0:19:13 > 0:19:17"Don't panic!" said Rodney, "It's under control."
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Then he climbed up and plonked his rear end on the hole.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24They drifted back down to the earth with a bump
0:19:24 > 0:19:27that made Uncle Somerset wake with a jump.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31"Oh, don't mind the puncture," he said, "I can patch it,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34"but you'd better run home to your mum or you'll catch it."
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Imagine the look of surprise on Mum's face when Simon declared,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41"I've been shopping in space!"
0:19:41 > 0:19:44"You can tell us about it at dinner time, please," said his mum,
0:19:44 > 0:19:48"I've made pizzas. I just need the cheese."
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Simon searched in the bag for the things on Mum's list.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57"Whoops," blushed the squirrel, "There's one thing I missed...
0:19:57 > 0:19:58"Cheese!"
0:20:03 > 0:20:04COW MOOS
0:20:04 > 0:20:07That story was called The Great Balloon Hullabaloo.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10You'd better get tucked up in bed now.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Maybe you'll dream about flying to the moon in
0:20:12 > 0:20:15a big hot-air balloon just like Simon did.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20I'll be back soon with another bedtime story. Sleep tight.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23SNORING
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd