Mr Big CBeebies Bedtime Stories

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CBeebies Bedtime Story.

Oh, hello! I'm Bernard.

Do you know how tall you are?

Well, looking here,

I'm taller than Pui,

but I'm not as tall as Andy.

But I'm not sure how tall that makes me.

I wonder what it would be like to be REALLY tall and big.

I mean, you'd be able to see over everyone's heads

and see everything that's far away.

Yes, but it might be difficult getting through doors.

Well, there's someone quite tall in tonight's bedtime story.

It's called Mr Big.

Let me tell you a story about a friend of mine.

He goes by the name of Big.

Mr Big.

Now, Mr Big had a small problem.

Compared to everyone else, he was extremely BIG!

He was so big that whenever he went anywhere,

that was all anyone saw.

Someone big and scary.

No-one stuck around to find out who he really was.

So, inside, Mr Big felt very, very small.

And that's how it always was.

When Mr Big went to the cafe,

everyone had other things to do.

When Mr Big got on the bus,

everyone else got off.

And when he went to the pool, well, let's just say

everyone needed to be somewhere else.

No-one ever saw the real Mr Big.

One day, Mr Big noticed a piano in a shop window.

It looked all alone, just like him.

So he bought it and took it home.

As Mr Big sat alone at the piano,

he thought of the many things that made him sad.

And then, he played.

His music drifted out through the open window

and into the evening sky.

It drifted across the rooftops, over to his neighbours,

and they wondered who was playing such beautiful music.

The word spread and night after night

everyone came from all over town

and still no-one knew who was playing.

It was a big mystery.

But inside, Mr Big was still alone.

And then, one morning,

Mr Big received his first ever letter.

It was an invitation and it said,

"Dear Mystery Pianist,

"Thank you for your beautiful music.

"Everyone's been listening to you for weeks

"and we're all wondering one thing.

"Who are you?

"We'd love to meet you.

"Me and a couple of the guys are playing tonight at the Blue Note.

"Please come and join our band.

"See you later?

"A friend."

That night, Mr Big joined the band.

All night long the joint was jumping!

And nobody wanted to leave.

At last everyone could see the real Mr Big.

Now that the Big Band has hit the Big Time,

everyone wants to meet them.

Mr Big has a new problem.

He doesn't get much time to be alone.

And that's just the way he likes it.

And that story was called Mr Big.

Ah! And now there's just time

for me to hear Mr Big and his friends

at the Blue Note tonight.

So, I'll say good night

and I'll see you again soon for another story.

Goodbye.

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