0:42:02 > 0:42:05CBeebies Bedtime Story.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Hello. My name's Ben.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Hey, have you ever thought about all the different things
0:42:14 > 0:42:18you can do with the grown-ups who look after you?
0:42:18 > 0:42:25See, they're not just there to make your meals and tuck you up in bed.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28If you use your imagination...
0:42:28 > 0:42:32there are lots more things you can use them for.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Shall we find out what they are?
0:42:35 > 0:42:39Now, this story is called Meet The Parents.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43And it's by Peter Bently and Sara Ogilvie.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51Sometimes, you think that your mum and dad are there just to nag you,
0:42:51 > 0:42:54and boss you like mad!
0:42:54 > 0:42:56"Brush your teeth!"
0:42:56 > 0:42:57"Get a move on."
0:42:57 > 0:42:59"Say 'thank you'."
0:42:59 > 0:43:00"Say 'please'."
0:43:00 > 0:43:02"Tidy up."
0:43:02 > 0:43:04"No more sweets!"
0:43:04 > 0:43:05"Wash your hands."
0:43:05 > 0:43:07"Eat your peas!"
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Do this, do that...
0:43:10 > 0:43:12it's a terrible bore.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16But here are some more things
0:43:16 > 0:43:19your parents are for.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Parents are handy as mending machines -
0:43:22 > 0:43:26for teddies and train tracks and kneecaps in jeans.
0:43:27 > 0:43:32Parents are great to build mountains of sand on.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35And lovely big heaters
0:43:35 > 0:43:37for warming your hands on.
0:43:38 > 0:43:43Parents are sofas, for putting your feet up.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47And dustbins for bits you don't want to eat up.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52Parents are tent poles for dens that are wonky.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Dad is a horse
0:43:55 > 0:43:58and Mum is a donkey!
0:43:58 > 0:44:00Hee-haw!
0:44:00 > 0:44:03Parents are targets
0:44:03 > 0:44:06for ketchup and hoses,
0:44:06 > 0:44:09and hunters for toys that you left in the roses.
0:44:11 > 0:44:15Parents are towels for wiping your grime on.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18They're whirlers and twirlers
0:44:18 > 0:44:20and tree trunks to climb on.
0:44:21 > 0:44:25Parents are grandstands to make you grow tall.
0:44:26 > 0:44:30They're jotters and blotters...
0:44:30 > 0:44:32but that isn't all.
0:44:33 > 0:44:39Parents sort out all your messes and muddles.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41Parents remember
0:44:41 > 0:44:43and parents give cuddles.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48Parents tell stories and tuck you up tight.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51Snug as a bug in a rug, every night.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55Parents say "Sorry!"
0:44:55 > 0:44:58to folks who've just met you.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00They make it all better
0:45:00 > 0:45:03when something's upset you.
0:45:03 > 0:45:08And once they have fixed all your problems and pickles
0:45:09 > 0:45:14you'd better watch out, because parents love...
0:45:14 > 0:45:16tickles!
0:45:19 > 0:45:22That story was called Meet The Parents.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26Hey, maybe the person who looks after you
0:45:26 > 0:45:31will have time for a quick tickle before bed?
0:45:31 > 0:45:34Better snuggle down, then - quietly -
0:45:34 > 0:45:35for a good night's sleep.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37All right?
0:45:37 > 0:45:39Hey - sweet dreams.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42I'll see you soon, for another bedtime story.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44Good night.