Episode 5 min
0:00 a garden snail has more than 14,000 tiny teeth just like pip the badger from our last story who knew where to find all the best berries sometimes the smallest creatures have the most surprising secrets this story is about a little creature who thought he had no secrets at all his name was barnaby and he was a small0:27 beetle who lived in a garden filled with wonders he loved his home he loved the smell of the damp earth after it rained and the feel of a cool leaf on his back but sometimes when he watched his friends a little worry would wiggle inside him his friend squeaky the cricket could fill the whole evening with beautiful0:52 music just by rubbing his wings together his friend beatrice the bee was always busy zipping from flower to flower turning sweet nectar into golden honey and florence the butterfly could paint the air with her colorful dancing wings1:12 barnaby would watch them and think what can i do he couldn't sing or make honey or dance in the sky all he could do was crawl along quietly noticing things that other creatures hurried past he felt very plain and very very small one sunny afternoon a strong gust of wind swept through the garden it wasn't a mean1:42 wind just a playful one but it blew a tiny perfect dandelion seed right out of the grasp of a little ant named alfie it was alfie's favorite treasure he had been carrying it all day and now it was gone lost somewhere in the tall green grass alfie was heartbroken his little antennae drooped squeaky the cricket saw how2:08 sad he was don't worry alfie i'll sing you a song to cheer you up and he chirped the loudest happiest song he knew but alfie was too sad to listen then beatrice the bee flew down oh you poor dear she buzzed have a little drop of honey it will make you feel better she offered him a tiny2:30 sweet bead of it but alfie was too sad to eat florence the butterfly fluttered around his head making beautiful patterns in the air but alfie just kept his eyes on the ground looking for his lost seat nothing seemed to help barnaby had been watching from under a cloverleaf he saw the big sad feelings all around his little2:53 friend he crawled over slowly and quietly he didn't say a word he just sat next to alfie the gentle narrator soft warm clear and unhurried gentle adult voice with intimate bedtime energy and reassuring emotional steadiness he sat there as the sun warmed their backs he sat there as a ladybug crawled by3:23 he just sat then because he was always looking at the ground barnaby saw something tucked right beside a smooth gray stone almost invisible was a single fluffy dandelion seed it was alfie's treasure barnaby gently nudged it with his head alfie looked up his antennae wiggled he saw his3:52 seed oh he was so happy3:57 he looked at barnaby who was still sitting quietly beside him he realized that barnaby hadn't tried to make him feel better he had just been there with him while he was sad and he had been looking closely the way he always did that quiet looking is what found the lost seed barnaby felt a warm feeling spread through4:25 his whole body he didn't need to sing or fly to be a good friend his special talent was being quiet and being kind and sometimes that is the most special talent of all
