0:00:03 > 0:00:05CBeebies Bedtime Story.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09No, not there.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Maybe over here.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16Huh! Oh!
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Hello!
0:00:18 > 0:00:23I'm Sharon, and I'm looking to see if I can find any fish in the fish pond.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28I'd really like to spot a goldfish. It should be quite easy to see one.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32They're bright and orange and stand out from all the other fish.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35I'd like to look after a goldfish as a pet.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39But the little boy in tonight's bedtime story
0:00:39 > 0:00:42doesn't want a goldfish as a pet, he would like a dog.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46The story is by Gillian Shields and is called Dogfish.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Everyone has a dog, except me.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52So, I say to my mum, "I need a dog!"
0:00:52 > 0:00:54But my mum says,
0:00:54 > 0:00:58"Why do you need a dog when you have such a nice goldfish?"
0:00:58 > 0:01:00She always says things like that.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04I explain that goldfish cannot catch sticks
0:01:04 > 0:01:06or go for walks
0:01:06 > 0:01:07or sit by your feet
0:01:07 > 0:01:10and they NEVER wag their tails.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12"That is why," I say,
0:01:12 > 0:01:15looking at her with hypnotising eyes,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19"I...need...a...dog!"
0:01:19 > 0:01:21But my mum says, "We'll see."
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Which really means, "No."
0:01:24 > 0:01:28I look sad. My goldfish looks sad too.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30These are our sad looks.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32SIGHS
0:01:32 > 0:01:36So my mum says, in her kind and caring voice,
0:01:36 > 0:01:37"But, honey,
0:01:37 > 0:01:41"how could we have a dog when we live on the 44th floor?"
0:01:41 > 0:01:44I think for a bit, and say,
0:01:44 > 0:01:49"444 stairs could be very good exercise for a dog."
0:01:49 > 0:01:50Then she says,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53in her soothing and explaining voice,
0:01:53 > 0:01:57"But, sweetheart, wouldn't the dog be bored all day
0:01:57 > 0:02:00"when I'm at work and you're at school?"
0:02:00 > 0:02:02So I think a bit more, and say,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04"It could read the paper."
0:02:04 > 0:02:07And my mum looks irritated but sorrowful,
0:02:07 > 0:02:08like this.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Then she says, in her this-really- is-the-end-of-the-matter voice,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18"Now, darling, how could we possibly afford to feed
0:02:18 > 0:02:20"a great big hungry dog?"
0:02:20 > 0:02:25But I say, as quick as a fish, "I don't want a big hungry dog.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27"I want a very, very, very small dog
0:02:27 > 0:02:31"that eats hardly anything at all, just scraps."
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Then we all look how people look when the situation is hopeless.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36Like this.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43After a bit, my mum says, "Well, if you can't have what you want,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46"you could try to want what you have."
0:02:46 > 0:02:48She always says things like that.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50So then I look at my goldfish,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54and my goldfish looks at me with its hypnotising eyes,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56and I think,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59"Maybe, just maybe."
0:02:59 > 0:03:04So I teach my goldfish to catch a teeny, tiny stick.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06It takes practice. It's a tough job.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Sometimes I think it's a waste of time.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13But we get there in the end, and it feels good.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15This is how good it feels!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18I take my goldfish for walks,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20and he takes me for walks.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25We climb the 444 stairs...together!
0:03:25 > 0:03:28When we're out, he reads the paper.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30He's never bored.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33He eats hardly anything at all, just scraps.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38In the evening, he sits by my feet and I tell him stuff.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40He's a great listener.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44He can even wag his tail and say, "I love you."
0:03:44 > 0:03:47He's not just a goldfish,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49he's a DOGFISH!
0:03:49 > 0:03:54So now, when I see everyone with their ordinary old dogs, I say,
0:03:54 > 0:03:58"Why would I need a dog when I have the best goldfish in the world?!"
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I like saying that.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02And I look, and my mum looks,
0:04:02 > 0:04:08and my goldfish looks utterly, totally, blissfully happy!
0:04:08 > 0:04:09Just like this.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15That story was called Dogfish.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20I wonder if I can find as perfect a goldfish as Dogfish in this pond.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Well, while I keep looking, it's time for you to go to bed.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28And I'll see you soon for another story.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Hmm, huh!
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Now there's one over there.
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