The Squirrel and the Storm
Bedtime Stories with Rajesh Rajoo | Season 1 | Episode 6
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Once upon a time, in the deep woods, there lived a little squirrel called Skip.
He lived
with his mother and big brother Scot on a big, tall tree that had lots of
branches.
Skip loved
where he lived.
Whenever his
mother was not looking and his brother was not around, he went quietly outside
his house.
He got on to
the landing and looked around happily.
Sometimes he
even took a few steps down the branch.
But he was
not supposed to go out alone. Oh no!
He was
allowed to go out only with his mother or his brother Scot.
He loved his
brother who was brave and could jump from branch to branch so beautifully.
Oh, how he
wished he could do that too.
One morning,
his mother told him that she was going out to gather nuts with his brother.
There was a
thunder storm coming she told Skip.
Skip looked
outside the window. It was bright and sunny without a cloud in the sky.
How could there
be a thunder storm soon, he thought.
Suddenly he
became happy.
He would be
home alone! Yippie!
He could run
down the branch and play happily till his mother and brother got back. They
wouldn’t know a thing…
Before
leaving, his mother told him to stay at home with his toys.
"Don’t
come outside Skip dear... We'll be back soon."
“Yes ma,”
said Skip.
He then
waited for them to go.
Soon as they
had gone down the tree, Skip slowly came to his doorway and looked outside.
The sun was
shining brightly between the trees.
It looked
like a very happy day. Oooooh yes!
Suddenly he
saw two other squirrels jump on to the branch outside his door.
They were
bigger than him but smaller than his brother.
Soon as they
saw him, they called out, asking him to come over and play.
Skip was a
bit scared, but in no time, he was running down the branch towards them.
"Let's
play catch," said one of the squirrels.
"Let's
go home," said the other squirrel, looking at the sky.
It was
suddenly getting darker and darker...
And then
there was a clap of thunder.
The two
squirrels ran down the branch and jumped on to the next tree.
Skip was all
alone on the branch now… and a bit scared.
When he was
about to run back home, a big bird came and sat on the branch in front of him.
The bird
looked very, very tired.
Skip couldn't
run home till the bird moved away.
"Can
you please give me way?" he asked the bird "I want to go
home..."
But the bird
was too tired to listen.
Just then, it
started raining. And Skip did not know
what to do.
Another big
clap of thunder rolled in the sky.
This time it
was louder.
Then came
the loudest thunder.
Skip jumped
in fright and fell off the branch.
Luckily for
him, his mother and brother were just returning home.
They were
right under the tree when Skip fell on to the ground.
His mother
and brother turned around to look together…
“Skip, is
that you?” asked his mother as loud as she could.
Scot ran to Skip.
"Are you OK?" he asked.
His mother
also ran to him by then.
Skip was so
happy to see his mother and brother again.
He hugged
them tightly. “I’m OK now…,” he said quietly.
Suddenly there
was another big clap of thunder and the rain poured even harder.
All three of
them hurried up the tree and rushed inside their house.
Soon as they
dried themselves, Skip’s mother got busy making nuts and honey porridge.
As it was
cooking, everyone sat around the fire to get warm.
“My baby,”
said Skip’s mother to him, “isn’t it a good idea to listen to your ma… once in
a while?”
“Yes ma,”
said Skip, snuggling closer to his mother… and his mother hugged him even
closer.
“That’s my
good boy…” said his mother and kissed him on his forehead.
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