0:00 Right then, love, snuggle down.0:02 I've got my brew, the cat's having a little snooze on my lap.0:07 Perfect.0:07 The wind was telling secrets tonight.0:10 You know that sort of wind?0:12 The kind that rattles the windows and makes the trees whisper to each other.0:18 It takes a bit of gentle bravery to listen to the wind, eh?0:23 Just like our Leo learned with that tapping noise last week.0:27 This is a story about that kind of bravery.0:31 It's about a girl named Chloe.0:33 She was tucked up in bed, warm as a toast in a pocket.0:37 Her quilt was pulled right up to her chin.0:41 Outside, the wind was having a proper good go.0:44 It howled a bit.0:45 It moaned a bit.0:47 And then...0:48 it whispered.0:49 A soft, scratchy sound, right at her window.0:52 Shhh...0:53 shhh...0:53 shhh.0:54 Chloe’s eyes went wide in the dark.0:56 She held her breath.0:58 The sound came again.0:59 Shhh...1:00 shhh...1:01 shhh.1:01 It didn't sound like the wind.1:03 Not really.1:04 It sounded like someone was out there.1:07 Someone telling her to be quiet.1:10 Her heart started doing a little pitter-patter dance against her ribs.1:15 She pulled the quilt over her head.1:18 But even under there, she could hear it.1:21 Or she thought she could.1:23 Was it a ghost?1:24 A garden gnome who'd lost his hat?1:27 Ooh, you never know.1:28 She remembered what her dad always said.1:31 Being brave doesn't mean you're not scared.1:35 It just means you don't let the scared feeling be the boss of you.1:40 Finding a trusted grown-up is a VERY good skill.1:44 So, Chloe took a big, deep breath.1:46 She pushed back the quilt.1:48 And she called out, in a voice that was only a little bit wobbly.1:53 "Dad?" A moment later, the door creaked open.1:57 A sliver of light fell across her floor.2:00 Dad was there, looking sleepy.2:02 "Ey up, chuck?2:03 What's the matter?" "There's a whisper," she whispered.2:08 Now, her dad didn't say, "Don't be silly." Because he knew that a sound that can whisper through a window IS something.2:17 He just nodded.2:18 "Right then," he said.2:20 "Let's go and be introduced." Chloe grabbed her bravest teddy, Sir Reginald.2:26 Dad picked up a big torch.2:28 Together, the three of them crept to the window.2:31 Chloe’s heart was still pattering, but now it felt more like an adventure.2:37 Dad put his arm around her.2:39 "Ready?" he asked.2:41 She nodded, holding Sir Reginald tight.2:44 Dad flicked on the torch.2:46 A bright beam shot out into the windy dark.2:49 It lit up the wobbly raindrops on the glass.2:53 It lit up the lawn, all shiny and wet.2:55 And it lit up the big willow tree at the bottom of the garden.3:00 One of its long, leafy branches had grown so far, it was brushing right against Chloe’s window.3:08 As the wind blew, the branch swayed.3:11 Shhh...3:11 shhh...3:12 shhh.3:12 It wasn't a secret.3:13 It wasn't a ghost.3:15 It was just the tree, dancing in the wind.3:18 Chloe let out a little giggle.3:20 All that fuss over a branch.3:23 Dad chuckled too.3:24 "Well," he said.3:25 "It seems the willow tree wanted to say goodnight." They decided to give the sound a name.3:32 They called it the Willow Wiggle.3:35 From her bed, Chloe watched the branch dance.3:38 Wiggle...3:39 wiggle...3:40 wiggle.3:40 It wasn't a scary sound anymore.3:43 It was a sleepy sound.3:44 A friendly sound.3:46 A sound that told her the world outside was just getting ready for bed, too.3:52 The wind can tell all sorts of stories, love.3:55 Sometimes they sound a bit spooky at first.3:59 But usually, if you listen with someone you trust, you find out they’re just friendly old stories after all.4:07 Night night, sleep tight, chuck.
