0:00:07 > 0:00:10Now, teddies, are you all feeling cosy?
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Excellent. HE LAUGHS
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Oh, hello. I'm just in.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Now, all the toys are feeling sleepy,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21and are snuggled up ready for tonight's bedtime story.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Are you feeling sleepy yet?
0:00:23 > 0:00:24Oh?
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Are you sure?
0:00:26 > 0:00:27HE LAUGHS
0:00:27 > 0:00:30I think I just saw a yawn.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32No? Maybe not.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37Well, I want you to count how many times you yawn while listening
0:00:37 > 0:00:40to tonight's bedtime story.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44It's called I Dare You Not To Yawn
0:00:44 > 0:00:47and it's written by Helene Boudreau,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49with illustrations by Serge Bloch.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Yawns are sneaky.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59They can creep up on you when you least expect them.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03There you are, minding your own business, building the tallest
0:01:03 > 0:01:06block tower in the history of the universe,
0:01:06 > 0:01:08or dressing up the cat...
0:01:08 > 0:01:10CAT MEOWS
0:01:10 > 0:01:11..when suddenly...
0:01:11 > 0:01:13your arms stretch up,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16your eyes squish tight,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19your mouth opens w-i-i-ide,
0:01:19 > 0:01:21your tongue curls back and...
0:01:23 > 0:01:26HE YAWNS
0:01:27 > 0:01:29..a yawn pops out.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Well, next thing you know you're being sent upstairs to put
0:01:33 > 0:01:34your pyjamas on.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Pyjamas lead to bedtime stories.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Bedtime stories lead to the sleepy time song.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46And sleepy time songs lead to goodnight hugs and kisses.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Before you know it, you're tucked into bed, snug as a bug,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54and wondering, "How did I get here?"
0:01:56 > 0:01:57So...
0:01:57 > 0:02:01If you're not ready to go to bed, follow these tips,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and do not yawn.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06HE LAUGHS
0:02:06 > 0:02:08If someone else yawns,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11like your baby brother or your big sister,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14or the dog... DOG BARKS
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Ah! Look away!
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Yawns are like colds.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21They spread.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Stay away from huggable stuffed animals,
0:02:25 > 0:02:32soft, cosy pyjamas and your favourite blanky, because...
0:02:32 > 0:02:34HE STARTS TO YAWN
0:02:34 > 0:02:37..these can make you feel snuggly.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43Avoid bedtime stories about sleepy baby animals,
0:02:43 > 0:02:48like tiger cubs arching their backs in one last stretch,
0:02:48 > 0:02:53their eyes squished tight and their tongues curled back...
0:02:53 > 0:02:55TIGER YAWNS
0:02:57 > 0:02:59..or you might start to feel stretchy too.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01MORE YAWNING
0:03:01 > 0:03:06Don't sing sleepy time songs about twinkling stars or...
0:03:06 > 0:03:07SHEEP BLEATS
0:03:07 > 0:03:09..bah-ing sheep.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Especially the counting kind.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16One sheep, two sheep...
0:03:16 > 0:03:18SHEEP BLEATS
0:03:19 > 0:03:21HE YAWNS
0:03:21 > 0:03:23And, whatever you do,
0:03:23 > 0:03:29don't think of a droopy-eyed baby orang-utan,
0:03:29 > 0:03:34holding its long arms out for a hug from its mama.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35HE LAUGHS
0:03:35 > 0:03:41Its little mouth forming a perfect O, O, O.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Uh-oh!
0:03:43 > 0:03:48If you try all these things, but a yawn still creeps up and grabs
0:03:48 > 0:03:51hold of you, quick, cover your mouth!
0:03:53 > 0:03:55To keep it from escaping.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Because, if your arms stretch up...
0:03:57 > 0:03:59HE GRUNTS
0:03:59 > 0:04:02..your eyes squish tight...
0:04:02 > 0:04:03TIGER YAWNS
0:04:04 > 0:04:08..your mouth opens wide... SHEEP BLEATS
0:04:08 > 0:04:10..your tongue curls back...
0:04:10 > 0:04:12ORANG-UTAN HOOTS
0:04:12 > 0:04:14..and a yawn pops out...
0:04:14 > 0:04:19HE YAWNS
0:04:19 > 0:04:21..then off to bed you'll go.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22HE LAUGHS
0:04:22 > 0:04:27See? I told you yawns are sneaky.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29HE LAUGHS
0:04:29 > 0:04:31How many times did you yawn?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Well, I didn't yawn even once.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Yep.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40HE YAWNS
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Oh, dear. HE LAUGHS
0:04:43 > 0:04:44Whoops.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48I think it's time to snuggle down like our friends here,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50and yawn ourselves to sleep.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I'll see you soon for another bedtime story.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Night-night, sleepy heads.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56HE LAUGHS
0:04:56 > 0:04:58HE YAWNS
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Oh, and another.