0:00:06 > 0:00:09Hello, my name is Alex.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14I've just put a cake in the oven ready to enjoy as a treat tomorrow.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18While it's baking, there's just enough time for a bedtime story.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22It's about someone else who's been doing some cooking.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Would you like to hear it?
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Great.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31The story is called Recipe For A Story and it's by Ella Burfoot.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35I am going to cook a book.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37I'll break some thoughts into cup.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I'll beat them, whisk them, mix them up.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44I'll weigh out the words - just enough -
0:00:44 > 0:00:47choosing the right ones can be tough.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51The small ones go into the pot.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55He, she, it, when and what.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59I'll drop some big words from a height.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Elephant, crocodile, dynamite!
0:01:04 > 0:01:10Now that my story has begun, I'll cut out characters one by one.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Feelings, colours, sounds, a picture,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17all add flavour to my mixture.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I'll add a watery word or two.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I'll pour them in and stir them through.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Splish, splosh, splash. Drip or sprinkle.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Glug and gurgle. Squelch and tinkle.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36Now, I'll put a lid on it, wait a while, let it sit.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41It's not until I roll it out that I'll find out what it's all about.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46And now I'll lay it in the tin, so my characters can jump in.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Next - the middle, the action, the filling -
0:01:50 > 0:01:53into the pan without any spilling.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58Now, all I'll do is simply add a spoon of good
0:01:58 > 0:02:01and a pinch of bad.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Turn up the heat, let the bubbles quicken
0:02:04 > 0:02:08and then my plot begins to thicken.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Every sentence will taste much better if I add a full stop
0:02:12 > 0:02:15and a capital letter.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17But where did I put them?
0:02:17 > 0:02:22I've seen them myself, here they are in the cupboard on the top shelf.
0:02:23 > 0:02:30Lastly, the ending. I'll press it down and add decoration all around.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34I will glaze with happiness, leave it to cook,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37then bake it, brown it and finish my book.
0:02:38 > 0:02:44I turn the pages and I can tell that my recipe has turned out well.
0:02:44 > 0:02:50I've done everything that I need to make my story a delicious read.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56That was Recipe For A Story. I hope you enjoyed it.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Now that you've found out how to make a story,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02it's time to you to go to bed.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05I hope you cook up some sweet dreams!
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Sleep tight. I'll see you again soon.