Perfectly Platypus: ✨ a mindful story for kids

0:06 [SPEAKER_00]: Hello, Awe Islanders, we're so glad you're here. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awe Island. [SPEAKER_00]: Are the lights in your room dim or off? [SPEAKER_00]: Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? [SPEAKER_00]: Before we begin our story, [SPEAKER_00]: Let's relax by taking a deep dragon breath, breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon.

0:54 [SPEAKER_00]: Ready? [SPEAKER_00]: Deep breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: great job. [SPEAKER_00]: Today, let's imagine a small pool of soothing water. [SPEAKER_00]: This is all pretend and you are very safe. [SPEAKER_00]: Imagine the sun sparkling on the water as you step into the pool and sit down in the clear water.

1:36 [SPEAKER_00]: The warm water hugs you as you lie back in the pool. [SPEAKER_00]: Now, let's take another deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: First, think about your feet. [SPEAKER_00]: picture them floating as the water slips and slides between your toes. [SPEAKER_00]: Next, focus on your legs.

2:16 [SPEAKER_00]: Imagine them gently swaying in the water, back and forth, back and forth. [SPEAKER_00]: Your hands feel relaxed in the water, too. [SPEAKER_00]: open your fingers as you imagine the water massaging your hands and fingers. [SPEAKER_00]: As you imagine your whole body lightly floating in the water, let's take one more deep dragon breath in and out.

3:07 [SPEAKER_00]: great job everyone. [SPEAKER_00]: I hope you are tucked in nice and cozy. [SPEAKER_00]: I think we're ready to begin our story. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's be calm on Awe Island. [SPEAKER_00]: Our story today is perfectly platypus. [SPEAKER_00]: It was a beautiful but very hot summer day in the Awe Island forest.

3:47 [SPEAKER_00]: The sun was high in the big blue sky shining brightly down on the island, warming the grass and trees. [SPEAKER_00]: Most of the animals had found comfortable places to rest in the shade. [SPEAKER_00]: Orville River Otter was staying cool in the pond. [SPEAKER_00]: He paddled across the sparkling water, now and again dipping under the surface and coming back up.

4:13 [SPEAKER_00]: Orville looked around at the other animals resting beneath trees and bushes. [SPEAKER_00]: Hot weather could make everyone feel tired, he noted. [SPEAKER_00]: It was important to keep cool when it was hot out. [SPEAKER_00]: Orville was glad the refreshing pond was nearby. [SPEAKER_00]: Just then, he saw his friend Diana Duck waddling toward the water.

4:38 [SPEAKER_00]: Good afternoon, Orville. [SPEAKER_00]: She called, Hi Diana. [SPEAKER_00]: Have you come for a swim, too? [SPEAKER_00]: Of course, the water feels just right on a hot day like this. [SPEAKER_00]: Diana stepped into the pond and paddled over to her friend. [SPEAKER_00]: The two animals floated together, enjoying the cool water and the shade from the tall reeds.

5:05 [SPEAKER_00]: As they talked, Orville noticed a small brown head peaking out from a burrow near the edge of the pond. [SPEAKER_00]: It was paid and platter-buss. [SPEAKER_00]: Come join us, Peyton, or vocal, it feels great in here. [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton quickly ducked back inside his burrow, as if he had been startled.

5:27 [SPEAKER_00]: Then he peaked outside again. [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, high-orble, said Peyton, uncertainly. [SPEAKER_00]: Hi Peyton, Diana chimed in. [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, come join us. [SPEAKER_00]: The water is just right. [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, well, I don't know, Peyton murmured, still not moving out from his burrow.

5:52 [SPEAKER_00]: Or, before Diana looked at each other in surprise, Peyton usually loved swimming. [SPEAKER_00]: Is something the matter Peyton? [SPEAKER_00]: Diana asked. [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton did not answer him right away. [SPEAKER_00]: He looked down at his webbed feet and shuffled them against the dirt.

6:11 [SPEAKER_00]: After a moment, the little planet was slowly stepped out of his burrow, slipping into the pond and paddling over to join his friends. [SPEAKER_00]: He didn't say anything until he was right next to Orville and Diana. [SPEAKER_00]: Orville watched him carefully. [SPEAKER_00]: You seem [SPEAKER_00]: Well, it's just, Peyton's voice trailed off, and he floated between his friends silently for a short while that he softly asked, do you think I am strange?

6:51 [SPEAKER_00]: No, Diana replied immediately. [SPEAKER_00]: You're not strange at all, or will it greet him fatally? [SPEAKER_00]: What makes you wonder that? [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton paused to gather his thoughts before he replied. [SPEAKER_00]: I've been thinking lately. [SPEAKER_00]: I have a bill like Diana, but I'm not a duck.

7:15 [SPEAKER_00]: My tail is like a beavers, but I'm not a beaver either. [SPEAKER_00]: I have fur, but I hatched from an egg. [SPEAKER_00]: Isn't all that kind of strange? [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton's side. [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, sometimes I feel as though I made from pieces that belong to other animals. [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, Peyton, is that what you're so worried about?

7:42 [SPEAKER_00]: Diana asked, deeply moved. [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton nodded, and Diana continued. [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton, all those things make you different, because they mean you are a platypus. [SPEAKER_00]: But I keep wondering where I fit, Peyton admitted. [SPEAKER_00]: I am not quite like the ducks, and I am not quite like the others.

8:07 [SPEAKER_00]: Or we'll float it onto his back and thought for a moment. [SPEAKER_00]: You do have some things in common with both of us, he said. [SPEAKER_00]: You and Diana both have bills and webbed feet. [SPEAKER_00]: You and I both have fur. [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, and I am still not exactly like either of you, Peyton said.

8:29 [SPEAKER_00]: No, you are a platypus, Diana reiterated, but isn't being different a bad thing, Peyton asked. [SPEAKER_00]: Being different is a good thing, Diana answered, swimming closer to Peyton. [SPEAKER_00]: Your bill, fur, webbed feet, and tail are all parts of you. [SPEAKER_00]: You don't have to choose which animal you are most like.

8:59 [SPEAKER_00]: All those things belong together because they belong to Peyton. [SPEAKER_00]: orval knotted enthusiastically. [SPEAKER_00]: And I'm not your friend because you look like me. [SPEAKER_00]: I like that you are playful and curious. [SPEAKER_00]: You notice interesting things beneath the water that I sometimes miss.

9:20 [SPEAKER_00]: Diana smiled. [SPEAKER_00]: You are also thoughtful and kind. [SPEAKER_00]: Whenever one of us needs help, you always try to be there. [SPEAKER_00]: His worried expression began to soften. [SPEAKER_00]: So you don't think my difference is make me strange. [SPEAKER_00]: They make you unique, Tiana replied.

9:48 [SPEAKER_00]: Every animal has traits that make them who they are. [SPEAKER_00]: You are perfectly patent, exactly or volatid, Diana has feathers, wings, and a cheerful quack. [SPEAKER_00]: I have whiskers, paws, and a long tail. [SPEAKER_00]: You have your bill, your webbed feet, and your broad flat tail.

10:13 [SPEAKER_00]: We are all different from one another. [SPEAKER_00]: and we can still be friends," said Diana. [SPEAKER_00]: We do not need to look like or sound the same to care about one another. [SPEAKER_00]: Patents slowly began to smile. [SPEAKER_00]: I suppose Awe Island would be rather boring if every animal were exactly alike.

10:40 [SPEAKER_00]: It would be very confusing, too, orable side. [SPEAKER_00]: Imagine if everyone looked like me. [SPEAKER_00]: Tiana left. [SPEAKER_00]: There would be otters everywhere. [SPEAKER_00]: hundreds of us, Orvil declared, we would need a much bigger pond. [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton laughed along with his friends, looking between Diana and Orvil, he said, thank you, both of you, that means a lot to me.

11:12 [SPEAKER_00]: I guess being different isn't strange. [SPEAKER_00]: I guess it's kind of amazing, isn't it? [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, exactly said Diana. [SPEAKER_00]: You are special because you are you, Peyton, and we love you very much. [SPEAKER_00]: We are your friends, and no matter what you look or sound like, that will never change.

11:36 [SPEAKER_00]: Never, ever, or will be confirmed. [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton felt so grateful to have such good friends. [SPEAKER_00]: With a big grin, he said, and you are both special too. [SPEAKER_00]: I always go to you for help, Diana, because you're very smart and kind, and orville. [SPEAKER_00]: You always know how to make someone else happy.

12:03 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you Peyton. [SPEAKER_00]: Diana and Orville said together. [SPEAKER_00]: Diana paddled out into the pond, as she said. [SPEAKER_00]: Now, let's enjoy the day together. [SPEAKER_00]: For the rest of the afternoon, Peyton felt much lighter than before. [SPEAKER_00]: He and Diana and Orville swam all around the pond playing tag.

12:29 [SPEAKER_00]: They had a wonderful time, and the cool water kept them from feeling too hot, despite their active games. [SPEAKER_00]: But finally, they started to get a little tired from all the fun. [SPEAKER_00]: Sitting at the edge of the water, Peyton could feel the heat of the late afternoon sun on his deep brown fur.

12:49 [SPEAKER_00]: He let out a big, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, [SPEAKER_00]: She paddled over to him, saying, that was quite a loud yon.

13:08 [SPEAKER_00]: Do you need to take a break, Peyton? [SPEAKER_00]: Maybe a nap? [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton nodded, feeling very sleepy. [SPEAKER_00]: He had splashed around a lot today. [SPEAKER_00]: A nap sounds great right about now, he replied, Let's play some more tomorrow, Orville said with a grin, I want to play pond tag again.

13:33 [SPEAKER_00]: I like that plan, Peyton said, Peyton waddled back to his little bro near the edge of the pond, as Orville and Diana headed back to their homes. [SPEAKER_00]: once he was inside his burrow. [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton settled into his cozy bed, made of soft grasses, and relaxed. [SPEAKER_00]: The cool dirt and grass felt wonderful against his fur.

14:05 [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton stretched out his limbs and let out a big U-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A [SPEAKER_00]: The heat and games really tired him out, and his soft bed felt so comfortable.

14:24 [SPEAKER_00]: The little platypus was grateful to have spent a fun afternoon staying cool in the water. [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton took a deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: Curling up in a fluffy ball, Peyton relaxed even more. [SPEAKER_00]: Also feeling grateful to have wonderful friends like Orville and Diana.

15:06 [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton took another deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: most of all. [SPEAKER_00]: He realized he was grateful to be perfectly platypus. [SPEAKER_00]: He was his own unique self. [SPEAKER_00]: Peyton took one more deep dragon breath in and out [SPEAKER_00]: And a little platypus fell asleep, dreaming of playing Ponteg again with his good friends.

16:10 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for joining us to be calm on our way island. [SPEAKER_00]: See you next time.