0:00:07 > 0:00:08SHE SNEEZES
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Oh, bless you, Teddy.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Hello, I'm JB.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Teddy and I have come to read you tonight's bedtime story,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18but she's a little sneezy.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20SHE SNEEZES
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Just like our animal-loving friend in tonight's story.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27It's called Ah-Choo,
0:00:27 > 0:00:31and it's written by Lana Wayne Koehler and Gloria G Adams,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34with illustrations by Ken Min.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40I asked my mum if I could have a pet, or even two.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45But every time I brought one home, my sister went ah-choo!
0:00:47 > 0:00:52At first, I tried an antelope and bobolinks that flew,
0:00:52 > 0:00:57but when she tried to pet them both, my sister went ah-choo!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04So next, I got a fluffy cat, and a dog from Kathmandu.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08But when she snuggled up with them, my sister went ah-choo!
0:01:11 > 0:01:15I tried a feathered emu, plus a ferret, goose, and hen,
0:01:15 > 0:01:20an ibis, jackal, kangaroo, a leopard seal, but then...
0:01:21 > 0:01:26..my sister sneezed a bigger sneeze than she had sneeze before.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30I took my pets down to the zoo, and went to look for more.
0:01:30 > 0:01:36A monkey and a nightingale, an owl that said hoo!
0:01:36 > 0:01:42But Sis let out a mighty wail, and then she went ah-choo!
0:01:43 > 0:01:49The pig, a quail, the rooster who crowed cock-a-doodle-doo!
0:01:49 > 0:01:54A skunk, and seven silly squirrels, all made Sis go ah-choo!
0:01:55 > 0:02:00My takin from the mountain slopes who always liked to chew,
0:02:00 > 0:02:05umbrella birds and vultures' wings caused one great big ah-choo!
0:02:06 > 0:02:09A warthog, weasel, and a wolf,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11a xantis I named Jack.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16A yaffle, and a zebra, too, I had to take them back.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17BELL RINGS
0:02:17 > 0:02:21At last, I had a great idea,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23much better than before.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28I bought a bearded dragon from Mrs Grey's pet store.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31And now, we have a brand-new pet.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33His name is Mr Blue.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37He's got no feathers, fur, or hair, so we can hold him, too.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39HE CHIRPS
0:02:40 > 0:02:44I still can visit my old pets down at the local zoo.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49And best of all, they never make my sister go ah-choo!
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Mr Blue, the bearded dragon, saved the day.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59The perfect pet for our friend's sneezy sister.
0:02:59 > 0:03:05We can all go to sleep now without being woken by a big ah-choo!
0:03:05 > 0:03:09So, tuck yourself up with a cuddly friend, drift off to sleep,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13and I'll see you for another bedtime story very soon.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Sweet dreams!