0:00 A single brown bat can hear sounds four times higher than any human can.0:08 Just last night, we heard Pipkin the Dormouse whisper his goodnights from his cozy moss bed.0:18 Tonight, we listen with ears as sharp as Barnaby the Bat's.0:25 Barnaby stretched his soft, leathery wings.0:30 The moon was a perfect silver coin in the deep blue sky.0:36 Barnaby wasn't just any bat.0:39 He could hear the secret songs of the night.0:44 Not just crickets chirping or owls hooting.0:49 He could hear the sleepy sighs of the trees… and the quiet hum of flowers dreaming in the dark.1:00 Tonight, he was searching for a very special song.1:05 The song of the Luminous Night Bloom.1:09 It was a flower that only opened for one night, once a year, under the brightest moon.1:19 He flew out from his cozy roost, over the Silverstream Creek.1:26 The water below whispered stories to the smooth, gray stones.1:33 He listened.1:34 He heard the rustle of a hedgehog looking for snails.1:40 He heard the far-off call of a lonely fox.1:45 But he did not hear the flower.1:48 He flew deeper into the woods, where the big oak trees stood like sleeping giants.1:58 "Have you heard the Night Bloom?" he chirped to a wise old owl.2:05 The owl blinked its huge, yellow eyes.2:09 "Follow the scent of moon-mist," it hooted softly.2:15 "And listen for the sound of light." The sound of light?2:21 Barnaby had never heard of such a thing.2:26 But he was a curious bat, and he trusted the owl.2:31 He flew lower, near the damp moss and ferns.2:36 He sniffed the air.2:38 It smelled of wet earth, and sweet honeysuckle, and… something else.2:46 A clean, cool scent, like fresh rain on petals.2:51 He had found the moon-mist.2:54 He followed the scent to a tiny, hidden clearing.3:00 A circle of smooth stones guarded a small patch of earth.3:06 And in the very center, a single, tightly closed bud stood on a long, graceful stem.3:16 It was silent.3:17 Barnaby felt a little disappointed.3:21 Had he missed it?3:23 He settled on a branch to wait.3:27 And as he watched, a single moonbeam pierced the canopy.3:33 It touched the very tip of the bud.3:37 Soooo slowly, a soft, silvery light began to pulse from within the flower.3:45 And then, he heard it.3:48 A gentle hum, so quiet it was almost just a feeling.3:54 Petal by petal, the Luminous Night Bloom began to open.4:00 It didn't burst open.4:02 It unfolded, like a secret being shared.4:07 The light grew, bathing the little clearing in a soft, peaceful, blue-white glow.4:16 It wasn't a bright light.4:19 It was a gentle, sleepy light.4:22 Barnaby hung upside down, his wings wrapped around him like a cozy blanket.4:31 He didn't need to do anything at all.4:35 He just watched the flower share its light with the night.4:41 He felt the gentle hum in his wings and in his heart.4:47 And in the quiet light of the magical flower, Barnaby the Bat slowly, peacefully, drifted to sleep.
