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cbeebies bedtime story
hello i'm stephen and i'm here to tell you a bedtime story
this is the story of a little girl called winnie
who discovers that fantastic beasts might be more than just make-believe
it's called can you keep a secret and it was written and illustrated by melissa castrillon
there's a huge tapestry in winnie's house
it's very old as old as the town that she lives in
it tells the tale of the fearsome beasts that used to live in the woods all around
winnie touched the sharp teeth of the dragon do you think that they'll ever come back she asked
no said her parents
our grandparents fought a great battle and now they're gone
that night like most nights winnie dreamed of dragons
and that night like most nights she woke to a boom and a rumble and a flash
the dragons are back she cried
i can hear them snoring but her parents called it's just a storm
go back to sleep so winnie slept
but her dreams were still full of dragons and the next day she practiced with her wooden sword
just in case a dragon comes she said
suddenly the wind started to howl
winnie come in now called her mum
there's a storm coming winnie looked up at the sky
it didn't look stormy but then a huge gust of wind swept her up into the air
tumbling and twisting over the treetops
help me she cried
she was soaring over the hills when she started to fall
down and down she went until poosh
she landed on the back of an actual dragon
the dragon set her down gently in a far away clearing
you do still exist she gasped
sorry if i uh swept you off your feet sometimes i flap my wings too hard
the next moment they heard a loud rumbling and shuffling through the trees
aha said the dragon you could meet my friends too
winnie looked up at three extraordinary faces
i've seen you on the tapestry she cried
but the creatures just frowned at her
why did you bring her here growled the lion
you know humans always hurt us said the griffin
look she has a sword said the tree man
winnie threw down her sword i'd never hurt you
don't mind them said the dragon
it's just we're the last of our kind so we have to stay secret
i only want to be friends said winnie
so for the rest of the day she did what friends do
she decorated the tree man with flowers
she collected the tastiest apples for the griffin
and as the sun set she gave the winged lion's back a good long scratch
where do you sleep she asked
we don't said the lion
at night time humans are asleep
and that's when we can go wild have a beastly bash and a hullabaloo
as the creatures danced winnie gasped in amazement
it was the noises she heard every night
winnie danced with her fantastical friends till the forest shook
then suddenly the sound of horses hooves echoed through the hills and a voice shouted
winnie where are you
that's my dad i have to go home now
but you can't go home said the griffin you have to stay with us now or the humans will find us
winnie was horrified we're the last ones left
said the tree man so we have to be kept secret
can you keep a secret ask the dragon doubtfully
winnie stood tall of course i can
you're my friends and i'd never let you down
in that case said the griffin we'll take you home but we shall have to be quiet as mice
tree man kept lookout and they snuck through the valleys
until they saw the town through the trees
then it was time to say goodbye
i'll keep your secret forever said winnie
winnies parents searched for hours
suddenly in the distance they saw a light come on in their home
perhaps she's back they cried
and she was
where have you been we've been so worried
but winnie was too tired to say
i think it's bedtime said her mum
that night like most nights they all woke to a boom and a rumble and a flash
perhaps the dragons are back cried her parents we can hear them snoring
it's just a storm said winnie go back to sleep
so they slept and their dreams were full of dragons
winnie was right those amazing creatures did live in the forest
now away you go to bed and remember if you wake to a boom and a rumble and a flash
it's probably just a storm so whether you're a dragon a griffin a winged lion or
just a good old-fashioned human sleep well you fantastic beasts