About this episode Join Rosie the Robin in this gentle weekly story as she faces the challenge of a wobbly nest. Through her tender adventures, children will learn about friendship, patience, and resilience when big feelings and small worries arise. Narrated in a soothing tone, this story offers comfort and understanding, helping young listeners feel seen and supported in a vast world full of emotions.
0:00 The twig slipped again.0:01 It tumbled down, down, down through the branches.0:06 Rosie the Robin let out a tiny, frustrated chirp.0:10 From her branch on the big oak tree, everything looked so far away.0:16 Last week, we talked about Hattie the Hedgehog feeling shy by Whispering Creek.0:22 Rosie didn't feel shy.0:24 She felt… wobbly.0:26 Like her wings were brand new and didn't quite know what to do.0:31 All the other robins made it look so easy.0:35 They would fly back with beaks full of interesting things.0:40 A long piece of grass.0:42 A soft clump of moss.0:44 A shiny bit of string.0:45 Zip, zap, and suddenly, there was a perfect, cozy cup of a nest.0:51 Rosie tried.0:52 Oh, she really did.0:54 She found the perfect forked branch, just like her mama had shown her.1:00 She brought back a long, sturdy twig.1:03 But when she tried to weave it in place, it just wouldn't stay.1:08 It slid right off.1:10 So she tried with a bit of soft green moss.1:14 The wind puffed, and the moss floated away like a green cloud.1:19 She even found a beautiful blue feather.1:22 It was so pretty.1:24 Surely THIS would work.1:26 But it was too light, too delicate.1:29 It danced in the air and was gone.1:32 Rosie drooped her little head.1:34 Her chest felt tight with a big, fizzy feeling.1:38 It was frustration.1:40 It made her want to stomp her tiny feet on the branch.1:45 She felt clumsy, and small, and very, very alone up in the big, big tree.1:51 A little tear welled up in her eye.1:54 She tucked her beak under her wing.1:57 Hoping no one would see.1:59 She just couldn't do it.2:01 "Is that a good hiding spot?" a tiny voice squeaked.2:06 Rosie peeked out from under her wing.2:09 It was Squeaky, a little field mouse with big, kind eyes.2:14 He was nibbling on a seed, sitting on the same branch.2:18 Rosie quickly wiped her eye with her wing.2:22 "I'm not hiding," she chirped, though her voice was wobbly.2:27 Squeaky tilted his head.2:29 He didn't laugh.2:30 He didn't say, "That looks easy, why can't you do it?"
He just looked at the fallen twigs below.2:39 Then he looked at the empty spot on the branch.2:43 "Building is hard sometimes," he said.2:46 "My tunnels sometimes fall in.2:49 It makes my whiskers twitch."
Rosie lifted her head a little more.2:54 "Your nest just needs something...2:57 sticky," Squeaky went on.2:59 He scurried to the edge of the branch, pointing his nose down.3:05 "See that dark patch of earth by the puddle?3:08 That's special building mud."
"Mud?" Rosie chirped.3:13 It sounded messy.3:14 "The BEST kind," Squeaky said.3:17 "It's like glue for nests." Rosie thought about it.3:21 She had tried twigs.3:23 She had tried moss.3:25 She had tried feathers.3:27 She hadn't tried mud.3:28 She flew down, feeling a tiny flutter of hope.3:32 The mud was cool and damp.3:35 She took a small beakful and flew back to the branch.3:39 She dabbed it where the two branches met.3:43 Then, she took a twig.3:45 She pushed it into the mud.3:47 It stayed.3:48 It ACTUALLY stayed.3:49 Rosie let out a happy little trill.3:52 Squeaky wiggled his nose in delight.3:55 Together, they worked.3:57 Rosie brought twigs and moss.4:00 Squeaky pointed out the best ones.4:03 Slowly, bit by bit, a nest began to form.4:06 It wasn't just any nest.4:08 It was Rosie's nest.4:10 A little wobbly, a little muddy, but strong.4:14 And it was a nest built with a friend.4:17 The big, fizzy feeling of frustration was gone.4:21 In its place was a warm, steady feeling.4:25 The world was still very big.4:27 But with a friend by your side, you never feel quite so small.
