Lesley Manville - A Bed of Your Own CBeebies Bedtime Stories

Hello. My name's Lesley.

Are you ready for bed?

Tonight's story is about someone who IS ready for bed,

but when she climbs in,

she finds a few surprises.

Will she ever get to sleep?

Let's find out.

The story is called A Bed Of Your Own

and is by Mij Kelly with pictures by Mary Mcquillan.

This is the story of Suzy Sue,

ready for bed, just like you.

She brushed her teeth, she picked up her ted,

she clambered and climbed

into her bed.

She yawned a huge yawn and turned out the light.

But something, somewhere...

wasn't quite right.

"I'm squished!"

"I'm squashed!"

"I'm uncomfy!" she said.

"I think there's something wrong with the bed."

"I know," said the cow.

"This bed's far too small. I've tried and I've tried,

"but I can't sleep at all!"

Oh, what a shock.

What a drama of dramas! A cow in the bed?!

A cow in pyjamas?!

"What are you doing?" said Suzy Sue.

"What do you think?" said the cow, with a moo.

"I'm trying to go to sleep, of course."

"Oh, please, do be quiet," grumbled the horse.

"How in the world can I get a nap with the pair of you going

"yappety-yap?"

What a shock.

What a bolt from the blue!

A horse in the bed with his cuddly toys, too!

And when Suzy Sue fell back in a heap,

what she thought was a pillow was really

a sheep!

Baa!

"How can I sleep? How can I doze?

"Please, please, let go of my nose!"

Oh, what a shock.

What a dreadful surprise!

By now, Suzy Sue was getting quite wise!

She threw back the covers, she called loud and clear,

"Are any more animals hiding in here?"

"Just little me," somebody said.

And Suzy Sue fell out of the bed.

Goodness gracious! Oh, golly! Oh, gosh!

No wonder the bed was a terrible squash!

No wonder nobody could get any sleep with a goat and a horse

and a cow and a sheep all tossing and turning,

all hogging the covers and fighting for pillows

and kicking each other!

"For goodness' sake!" yawned Suzy Sue.

"What on earth's got into you?"

"Don't you have a bed of your own?"

SIGHS

"We can't sleep there," said the sheep with a groan.

"It's too hot." "It's too cold."

"It's too dark!" "It's too light!"

"There's something about it that isn't quite right."

But Suzy Sue was stern and strong.

She led them back where they belonged.

She tucked them up

and then she read a book about going to bed.

She hugged them all and said,

"Goodnight."

But just as she went to turn down the light,

she had an idea and suddenly said,

"It's all very well this going to bed.

"But what really matters is falling asleep."

"But that's the hardest part," said the sheep.

So, Suzy Sue climbed in the bed.

"What you have to do," she said,

"is feel how your bed is all comfy and cosy.

"Feel how it makes you all drowsy and dozy.

"Feel a safe, soothing softness beginning to spread

"from the tips of your toes to the top of your head.

"And all of your worries are wafting away

"like a bunch of balloons on a cloudless spring day.

"And you're in a boat floating downstream,

"drifting away on a beautiful dream."

In the silence that followed,

you could hear a pin drop.

"Go on," said the cow.

"Please don't stop."

SHE SNORES

"Oh, dear!" said the goat.

"Oh, dear! Oh, dear!

"She's fallen asleep.

"But she can't sleep here!

"She's hogging the bed! She's starting to snore!

"She'll keep us awake. It's happened before!"

"Oh, silly Suzy Sue," they said.

"Come on, let's take you back to bed."

See, each of us has our own place to rest.

A mouse has a hole.

The hen has a nest.

The pig has a sty.

PIG GRUNTS

It's smelly, but snug.

The dog has his basket,

the cat has her rug.

They all have beds!

And you do, too.

SHE SNORES

So, snuggle down, Suzy Sue.

SHE SNORES

That was the story of Suzy Sue,

safe in her own bed...

..like you should be, too.

That story was called A Bed Of Your Own.

What a squash it was in Suzy's bed!

I hope your bed isn't full of animals like hers.

Well, maybe a soft toy to cuddle up with.

Now, it's time that you went to sleep.

So, I'll say night-night.

Sweet dreams.

I'll see you again soon.