0:00:07 > 0:00:09Hello, I'm Tom and this is Woody.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12We've been invited to a very special party
0:00:12 > 0:00:14in tonight's bedtime story
0:00:14 > 0:00:16and we've been told to wear a hat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Perfect. Tonight's story is called You Must Bring A Hat
0:00:22 > 0:00:26and is written by Simon Philip with pictures by Kate Hindley.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30I received an invitation to a party.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34"You are cordially invited to the biggest, bestest,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37"hattiest party of all time. Starts at 5.30.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40"Wide Brim House, 32 Panama Avenue, West Trilby.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44"You may bring as many extra guests as you wish
0:00:44 > 0:00:47"but you must bring a hat.
0:00:47 > 0:00:53"Kindest regards, Nigel - host and fanciest-hat judge.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55"PS, seriously, don't forget the hat.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57"The party depends on it.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01"PPS, try not to be late this time."
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Immediately, I panicked.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07I didn't own a hat and the invitation specifically stated
0:01:07 > 0:01:10that I must bring a hat - the party depended on it.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14I searched everywhere for a hat but the only hat I could find
0:01:14 > 0:01:17belonged to a monkey - and that is a lovely hat.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22"Can I borrow it, please?" "No."
0:01:22 > 0:01:25"I really, really need a hat for a party. I will give it back."
0:01:25 > 0:01:29As he wouldn't negotiate, I was left with no choice.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32At least I had a hat, even if it was still attached to a monkey,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35but on arrival, the security was pretty tight.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38"Invitation, please," said the doorman.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Apparently, there were other rules, too.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44"Sorry, sir, but we're under strict instructions not to let in
0:01:44 > 0:01:46"any hat-wearing monkeys,
0:01:46 > 0:01:50"unless they are also wearing a monocle."
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Luckily, we soon bumped into a badger named Geoff
0:01:53 > 0:01:56and he was just the sort of badger we required.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00"I do beg your pardon, chaps, but are you by any chance
0:02:00 > 0:02:02"after a monocle?"
0:02:02 > 0:02:06"Indeed we are. We need it for a party."
0:02:06 > 0:02:09"I will lend this monkey my monocle,
0:02:09 > 0:02:14"on the condition that I may accompany you to your shindig."
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Mm!
0:02:16 > 0:02:19"Invitation, please," the doorman said again.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22"Sorry, sir, but we're under strict instructions not to let in
0:02:22 > 0:02:25"any hat and monocle-wearing monkeys,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29"if they are accompanied by a badger called Geoff."
0:02:30 > 0:02:32"Unless Geoff can pay the piano."
0:02:32 > 0:02:34"Can you play the piano?" I asked.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37"Don't insult me. I'm a badger. Of course I can."
0:02:37 > 0:02:40"Geoff can play," I said, firmly.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43"I'm afraid we need to see that," the doorman replied.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46JAZZ PIANO MUSIC PLAYS
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Geoff was good, but we still had a problem.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53"Sorry, we can't let this piano-lending elephant in.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55"He's not wearing a tutu."
0:02:55 > 0:02:58It's just typical. There's never, ever a tutu around
0:02:58 > 0:02:59when you need one.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02But we sorted that problem surprisingly quickly.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07Surely NOW we'd be allowed in... But we'd failed to notice the sign.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12"Under no circumstances is a tutu to be worn
0:03:12 > 0:03:17"without the supervision of an accompanying penguin."
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Ah.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Martin kindly helped us out
0:03:23 > 0:03:25and as he was a very clever penguin,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28we were already prepared for the next rule.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31"All penguins accompanying pink tutu-wearing elephants
0:03:31 > 0:03:35"must bring with them a suitcase full of cheese."
0:03:35 > 0:03:37But it turned out the cheese needed to be sliced
0:03:37 > 0:03:39and none of us had thought to bring a knife.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42And that was when I broke. I said, "Look.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45"These are the silliest rules I have ever heard.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49"Nigel clearly stated on his invitation that I could bring
0:03:49 > 0:03:52"anyone I wanted, so long as I brought a hat
0:03:52 > 0:03:54"and I brought a monkey in a hat,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57"so technically I brought a hat, and..."
0:03:57 > 0:04:00"Nigel?" said the doorman.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01"Who's Nigel?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05"This is Felicity's party."
0:04:06 > 0:04:09"This isn't number 32?"
0:04:09 > 0:04:10"Next door."
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Oops.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Still, Nigel's party was worth the hassle,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21even if we were a little bit late.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
0:04:26 > 0:04:28TOM LAUGHS
0:04:28 > 0:04:31At least he got the party in the end and it was a lot of fun.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33I don't think that I've ever danced
0:04:33 > 0:04:35with an elephant wearing a tutu before.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Or have I? All that partying, to be fair, has completely worn me out
0:04:42 > 0:04:45and I'm sure you are feeling very sleepy, too.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I will see you for another bedtime story.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Sleep tight.