It was bedtime in the forest, but Pippa the panda wasn’t sleepy. She skipped. She hopped. She bounced on the bed. ‘I’m not tired!’ she cried.
Priya the mouse wasn’t tired either. Priya was dancing in the moonlight. And Olive the owl couldn’t sleep with so much noise. ‘Oh dear,’ sighed Olive.
Up in the sky, the moon heard them. She was big and round and kind, and she knew just what to do. Very softly, she began to hum.
‘dream, little cloud, dream,’ hummed the moon. Her song floated down on silver beams. It tickled the treetops and whispered through the leaves. Everyone stopped to listen.
Priya stopped dancing. Priya sat down and yawned. Olive wrapped her blanket round herself. And Pippa rubbed her eyes. ‘Maybe a tiny bit tired,’ she said.
The moon sang on and on, softer and softer. One by one, the animals curled up. One snore, two snores, three. And the moon smiled and sang a little longer, just to be sure.
The little lesson
Slow, soft songs help the busy world slip softly to sleep.
Let’s talk about it
- What is your favourite lullaby?
- What sounds help you fall asleep?
Finish stories to collect Pippa as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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