Jupiter Twins: The Hippogriff Who Couldn't Sleep 😴✨ Premium Kids Bedtime Story

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[00:03:27] Through the wood-framed windows, the night sky unfolded like an ink-black ocean, dotted here and there with twinkling little stars, and a crescent moon turned around so that it looked just like a smile. It was bedtime, and the Jupiter twins were in their pajamas. Their teeth were brushed and their dark purple bedspreads were turned down and waiting. But they weren't yet asleep.

[00:03:54] That's because Lily was too busy regaling her brother with a tale about something that had happened to her that very day. But Jake, she said, you don't understand. It's absolutely the coolest thing imaginable. You won't believe the books they've got in.

[00:04:17] Jake smiled at Lily and did his best not to roll his eyes, or at least to stop her from seeing it when he did. Trust his sister to get so excitable she couldn't sleep just because the Leora Library had just had a new stack of books delivered. Jake liked books, sure. He particularly liked books with beautiful illustrations in them, or ones that were full of jokes.

[00:04:47] But books weren't a patch on flying around on a broomstick, or playing a game of cards with your favourite drumble deck. He could tell you that much for certain. Jake, however, knew that Lily loved nothing more in the whole wide world than books. Except, that is, maybe her family on a good day.

[00:05:12] So, because he loved her, he made sure he was smiling and nodding and looking engaged when she told him all about the library's new acquisitions. They've got a book where you can write a sentence on one side, she was saying, and it will translate it for you on the other side, in whatever language you want it to. Trollish, pixie, even plant language.

[00:05:41] Isn't that cool? And, and, they've got another one that can sing you lullabies to send you to sleep. And another one which has feathers just like a bird, and can fly around behind you reading stories out loud while you get on with your life. Can you imagine that? You'd be able to listen to stories every minute of every...

[00:06:06] But Lily didn't get to finish her sentence, because just then, there was a very strange noise from above them. They both looked up at the ceiling. It sounded like something rather heavy had landed on the roof. For a moment, there was silence. And so both twins thought to themselves that they might have just been imagining it. But then there were more noises.

[00:06:35] A kind of scraping on the roof tiles. And then the sound of footsteps pacing around. But Lily and Jake were in the highest tower in the whole of the school, way up high in the sky. How did someone, or something, manage to get up there? And why on earth would they want to?

[00:07:03] Jake, who was closest to the window, tiptoed across the room, lifted up the window panes, and stuck his head out into the warm night air. Listen to the full episode by joining the Coco Club. Unlock the entire back catalogue of Coco Club exclusives. And enjoy all episodes completely ad-free. Thank you.