Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes - The Lion Inside CBeebies Bedtime Stories


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CBeebies Bedtime Story.

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Hello, and welcome to the jungle.

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-My name is Mark.

-And my name is Sam.

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And we're going to read you a bedtime story,

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-all about a little mouse.

-And a big lion.

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The story is called The Lion Inside

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and it's by Rachel Bright and illustrated by Jim Field.

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In a dry, dusty place, where the sand sparkled gold

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stood a mighty, flat rock all craggy and old.

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And under that rock in a tiny full house

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lived the littlest, quietest, meekest brown mouse.

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He was so very tiny, so incredibly small,

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that nobody noticed him, ever, at all.

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-"Hello. Ouch."

-He got trod on and sat on and missed out for stuff,

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-ignored and forgotten.

-"Ouch!"

-Yes, mouse life was tough.

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Meanwhile, far above, on top of the rock,

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times were quite different - it was lion o'clock!

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This huge toothsome creature made sure everyone saw how

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important he was by how loud he could

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ROAR!

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He was head of the pack, he was shouty and tough,

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he loved showing the crowd he was made of strong stuff.

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Yes, all were impressed by this mighty king cat.

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-"If only..."

-thought mouse...

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"..I could be more like that."

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Then, late one dark night, in his mini-mouse bed,

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the cleverest thought popped into his head.

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He jumped from the covers and held up a paw.

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-"I've got it,"

-he said...

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"What I need is a roar. Roar!"

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I mean, what if this mouse with the weeniest squeak

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was a little more grrr and a little less meek?

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Well, he'd still be the smallest of fuzzy brown mice

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but he'd make friends and join in and life would be nice.

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-"Yes,"

-thought the mouse...

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"I must find out how, I will learn how to roar

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"and I will learn it now."

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But...mmm...

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Oh, my gosh, there was only one beast who could teach him

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this thing,

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but might make him a feast.

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It was time to be strong, take a chance, after all,

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forever was such a long time to feel small.

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So he made himself brave and thought like a winner.

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He set off for the top, hoping not to be dinner.

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It felt like the scariest thing he could do

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but if you want things to change, you first have to change you.

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The further he climbed, the closer he got to the slumbering lion

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reclining on top.

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LION SNORES

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Then at last, as he stood on his tippity-toes

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he found himself suddenly nose to nose.

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HE COUGHS

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"Pardon me, wake up, Mr Lion, you've got company.

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"Erm, squeak, Mr Lion, what I've come to you for is, squeak,

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"do you think you could teach me your roar?"

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A silence befell that twinkling plain.

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Lion opened his eyes and puffed out his mane.

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Time slowed right down, it felt like a week.

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Then he opened his mouth and let out a...

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"Eeeeeeek!"

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The lion was shaking, his paws all a-fumble.

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He was backing away with a scrambling tumble.

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"Don't hurt me!" he whimpered,

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"Oh, try to be nice."

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Well, my goodness, this lion was frightened of mice.

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"Don't worry," mouse peeped, "I'm a friend, not a foe.

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"Let's rock this together, we'll have fun, don't you know?"

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That was a magical moment for sure, when mouse didn't feel at all

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small any more. He had found his true voice

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and learned to speak out.

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And for that, you don't need to roar or shout.

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And from that day and always, the two were a pair.

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They both liked that rock better, now the rock was to share.

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The mouse, while still little, felt big in his head.

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And lion still roared, but with laughter instead.

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Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

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Yes, that day they both learned that no matter your size,

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-we all have a mouse

-and

-a lion inside.

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Oh, I loved that story, what a brave little mouse.

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Very brave. And now I know that even lions are scared sometimes.

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True. We'll join you again soon for another story.

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But now it's time to head off to bed and rest your head.

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You're a poet and you didn't know it. Night-night.

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