Wizzerly Witch & The Glow Worm's Wish 🪄🪱 Soothing Halloween Bedtime Story

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[00:02:51] Now, though, we're going to meet a young, trainee witch called Wizily,

[00:02:55] who comes across a sweet glowworm while gathering magical ingredients in the forest.

[00:03:01] Wizily hopes that she can help grant the glowworm his special wish,

[00:03:05] using the knowledge she has acquired during her training.

[00:03:08] In a moment, let's see if she has what it takes.

[00:03:13] First of all, though, get comfy in bed.

[00:03:16] Snuggle down and close your eyes.

[00:03:20] Can you imagine the moon?

[00:03:22] A big, bright, glowing moon beaming its light down upon you.

[00:03:29] That's right.

[00:03:31] Take a lovely, deep breath in and let it out.

[00:03:36] Breathe in.

[00:03:38] And out.

[00:03:40] Imagine the moonbeams of all different colours.

[00:03:46] It's time now to begin Wizily Witch and the Glowworm's Wish by Alicia Ainsley.

[00:04:00] Wizily was a witch.

[00:04:02] Well, a witch in training, to be exact.

[00:04:06] Wizily lived with her aunts and helped out in their magic shop.

[00:04:11] Wizily's aunts, Drusilla and Portia, taught young Wizily in the way of the witches.

[00:04:16] They educated her on magical ingredients, spells and potions, and most importantly, instilled in her the witch's code.

[00:04:26] It was important for all witches to uphold the witch's code so that they always use their magic for the greater good, to help others.

[00:04:37] Wizily's aunts took this very seriously.

[00:04:40] They sold bottles of good luck potions, spells that made people feel extra warm and fuzzy and loved,

[00:04:48] lotions that would give the wearer strength in good health, and protection charms.

[00:04:54] Wizily loved assisting her aunts in the creation of all their lovely products.

[00:05:01] Wizily wasn't quite old enough to read from her aunt's magic book yet.

[00:05:06] But one day she would be, and then she would be accepted into their witch's coven as a fully-fledged witch.

[00:05:13] But that didn't stop Wizily from picking up a spell or two along the way.

[00:05:18] She watched her aunts closely whenever they cast a spell or mixed a potion,

[00:05:25] and Wizily had remembered several mystical incantations.

[00:05:29] Her knowledge of magical ingredients was ever-growing,

[00:05:33] and potion-making was one of Wizily's favourite subjects to study.

[00:05:40] One afternoon, Wizily was dusting the shelves in her aunt's magic shop when her aunt Drusilla gave her a task.

[00:05:48] Wizily, she said,

[00:05:51] Please, will you go into the forest and collect some of the following ingredients to restock the shelves?

[00:06:00] Aunt Drusilla handed Wizily a shopping list.

[00:06:04] They needed valerian root, butterfly wing dust, milky oats and bee balm.

[00:06:13] Wizily knew exactly where she could find all of these ingredients.

[00:06:18] The trainee witch ditched her duster right away and put on her cloak.

[00:06:24] She popped her pointed patchwork witch's hat on top of her short red hair and grabbed her magic wand.

[00:06:31] She never went anywhere without her magic wand.

[00:06:35] Then she waved goodbye to her aunts and left the magic shop in search of the ingredients they needed to stock their shop shelves.

[00:06:45] Wizily wandered through sleepy forest, humming to herself on the way to the meadow.

[00:06:52] She often visited the meadow when she needed ingredients.

[00:06:56] It was a perfect place to find the likes of milky oats and butterfly dust.

[00:07:01] And just beyond the meadow was a clearing that Wizily knew would be full of bee balm.

[00:07:07] Wizily would be there in next to no time and easily be back home by nightfall.

[00:07:14] She reached the meadow by mid-afternoon and immediately started gathering the ingredients.

[00:07:21] She collected milky oats in her bag and scraped butterfly dust from the petals of the plants where the winged creatures had landed.

[00:07:30] It was easy to find butterfly dust in the daytime as it twinkled with a soft glittery glow.

[00:07:38] Then she walked through the meadow and over to the clearing where she knew bee balm, otherwise known as bergamot, grew.

[00:07:47] Bushes brimming with the tiny purple and yellow flowers filled the clearing and Wizily set to work plucking the bee balm petals from their foliage.

[00:07:59] She filled her bag up with as many petals as she believed would fit in the jar in her aunt's magic shop.

[00:08:06] Ensuring she gathered a mixture of colors to make the ingredients jar look extra appealing.

[00:08:14] Bee balm was a popular ingredient in sleep spells and powerful potions.

[00:08:20] All of a sudden, Wizily's focus was interrupted by the sound of her little voice.

[00:08:27] Hello up there, the little voice called out to Wizily.

[00:08:32] Wizily glanced down at the ground and spotted a little glow worm waving its tiny arm up at her in greeting.

[00:08:41] The funny thing about glow worms is that they aren't actually worms at all, they're beetles.

[00:08:48] But they look like worms as they're long and sausage-shaped with bottoms that glow green at night.

[00:08:56] Wizily giggled as she politely responded to the tiny bug.

[00:09:01] Well, hello to you too.

[00:09:04] The friendly little glow worm introduced himself.

[00:09:09] My name is Sir Peter.

[00:09:13] Sir Peter Worm.

[00:09:16] Who are you?

[00:09:18] He asked.

[00:09:20] Wizily introduced herself in return, wondering why the tiny bug was so keen to strike up a conversation with her.

[00:09:29] The curious glow worm looked from Wizily's handful of petals to her bag, brimming with ingredients, and inquired,

[00:09:38] What are you doing with the bee balm?

[00:09:44] Wizily explained with a blush that she was picking the flowers for her aunt's magic shop.

[00:09:51] They used bee balm in several of their potions.

[00:09:54] She hoped that Sir Peter didn't mind that she was plucking bee balm from the leaves,

[00:09:59] but the little glow worm didn't seem to mind at all.

[00:10:03] In fact, he seemed very intrigued as soon as she mentioned that she mixed potions.

[00:10:11] Pointing to the triangular hat on her head,

[00:10:13] The glow worm gasped and exclaimed,

[00:10:17] You are a witch, aren't you?

[00:10:21] Oh, how exciting.

[00:10:24] I've never met a witch before.

[00:10:28] Wizily grinned, though technically she was a trainee witch,

[00:10:33] but the little critter didn't need to know that.

[00:10:36] Sir Peter worm clapped his little hands together and replied,

[00:10:41] Oh, good deed.

[00:10:42] Well, you sure have brightened up a bad day.

[00:10:48] Wizily cocked her head with curiosity.

[00:10:52] Why was the glow worm's day so bad?

[00:10:56] Sir Peter explained,

[00:10:59] Glow worms get their name from their bioluminescent bottoms.

[00:11:04] At night, female glow worms light up brightly for everyone to see,

[00:11:09] and they look absolutely glorious when they do.

[00:11:13] And Sir Peter had recently laid eyes on the most beautiful glow worm of them all,

[00:11:19] Ileana.

[00:11:20] When Ileana glowed,

[00:11:23] she glowed brighter than all the other worms.

[00:11:27] Even the stars were jealous of her radiant beauty.

[00:11:32] Wizily's heart swelled as she listened to Sir Peter's sweet story.

[00:11:38] Sir Peter, the romantic glow worm,

[00:11:42] had fallen madly in love with Ileana.

[00:11:46] The problem was that Ileana never seemed to notice him.

[00:11:52] He tried to get her attention, but he couldn't.

[00:11:55] Sir Peter's bottom barely glowed.

[00:11:59] He tried with all his might to force his bottom to radiate with neon green light,

[00:12:05] but all he did was weakly flicker and fade into the darkness.

[00:12:11] So, he had resigned himself to the fact that Ileana would never look his way or notice him.

[00:12:21] Wizily listened to Sir Peter Worm's story and felt sorry for the little guy.

[00:12:27] She wished there was a way she could help him.

[00:12:30] She glanced at the bag of ingredients she had collected in her hand and suddenly had an idea.

[00:12:39] You know, I may have a spell to help you with your problem,

[00:12:45] Wizily whispered excitedly.

[00:12:48] The little glow worm's eyes lit up.

[00:12:52] Really?

[00:12:53] You do?

[00:12:55] He gasped with hope.

[00:12:58] Wizily nodded her head excitedly.

[00:13:01] Yes, but I'll need to find a couple more ingredients first, she admitted, looking around for inspiration.

[00:13:10] The glow worm eagerly fluttered his wings and volunteered to help find whatever she needed.

[00:13:19] Wizily racked her brain.

[00:13:21] She was sure that she had watched her aunts cast a spell to create light in the darkness before.

[00:13:30] It might just work on Sir Peter's tail, too.

[00:13:34] She recalled thinking at the time that it was a surprisingly simple and effective spell.

[00:13:43] She could just about remember the incantation,

[00:13:46] although she might have to make a few changes to suit the little glow worm's plight.

[00:13:53] If she recalled correctly,

[00:13:56] she would need just three ingredients to make the spell work.

[00:14:00] She would need bottled moonbeam,

[00:14:04] butterfly dust,

[00:14:06] and something to add color.

[00:14:09] Luckily, she already had some butterfly dust to hand.

[00:14:12] The only extra ingredients she needed were some bottled moonbeam and something colorful.

[00:14:20] First, she had to find out what color Peter worm would like to glow.

[00:14:25] She turned to the glow worm and suggested,

[00:14:29] I assume that you would like to glow bright green like your tail already does.

[00:14:36] However, the glow worm shook his head and proclaimed that he would like to glow bright lilac purple.

[00:14:46] It was Ileana's favorite color.

[00:14:49] If Sir Peter could glow the color lilac,

[00:14:52] then there would be no way she wouldn't notice him.

[00:14:56] Wizily smiled and announced,

[00:14:59] All right then,

[00:15:02] Lilac it is.

[00:15:03] But first,

[00:15:04] we need to work out where to get some bottled moonbeam from.

[00:15:12] It would take too long to go to the shop and come back again,

[00:15:16] so instead she and Sir Peter would have to improvise.

[00:15:21] Wizily had a small glass vial in her pocket

[00:15:25] with a cork top that they could use to trap some moonbeams in.

[00:15:30] The key to capturing good quality moonbeam

[00:15:34] was getting as close to the moon as possible

[00:15:38] and dipping the vial into a radiant ray of moonlight.

[00:15:43] Tonight was a waxing gibbous moon,

[00:15:46] which meant that it was three quarters full.

[00:15:50] A full moon would be better,

[00:15:52] but tonight's moon would have to do.

[00:15:56] Wizily inspected the sun in the sky

[00:15:59] and calculated that they still had a couple of hours to wait until sunset.

[00:16:05] As soon as the sun disappeared for the night and the moon came out,

[00:16:09] she could attempt to gather some moonbeams.

[00:16:12] In the meantime,

[00:16:14] they would have to wait patiently.

[00:16:17] While they waited for night to fall,

[00:16:21] Wizily and Sir Peter lay down in the bee balm clearing

[00:16:24] and watched the sun as it made its way through the sky towards sunset.

[00:16:30] Sir Peter told Wizily how each night

[00:16:34] the glowworms would all congregate in the nearby meadow

[00:16:38] to watch the stars in the sky.

[00:16:41] He admitted that every night he made a wish on the brightest star

[00:16:46] and wished for Ileana the glowworm to fall in love with him.

[00:16:53] Tonight's meeting in the meadow would be the perfect opportunity

[00:16:56] for Wizily to test out the light spell

[00:16:59] and hopefully make Sir Peter's wish come true.

[00:17:05] Wizily wondered why Sir Peter had never tried

[00:17:09] simply introducing himself to Ileana the glowworm before.

[00:17:15] Surely, she wouldn't mind if he didn't glow as brightly as her.

[00:17:20] But Sir Peter explained

[00:17:22] that it didn't work that way with glowworms.

[00:17:26] Being the boldest and brightest

[00:17:29] was the only way to get noticed.

[00:17:33] This is the only way I have a chance of Ileana noticing me,

[00:17:41] Sir Peter sighed.

[00:17:43] If your spell doesn't work,

[00:17:46] then I don't know what I'll do.

[00:17:51] Wizily could see that Sir Peter needed a good dose of self-confidence.

[00:17:57] Surely, Ileana could look past a bright tail

[00:18:02] to see the heart of gold he possessed inside.

[00:18:07] Wizily encouraged him.

[00:18:10] Sir Peter, she said.

[00:18:14] You are a kind, friendly, hard-working little glowworm.

[00:18:20] You clearly cared deeply about Ileana.

[00:18:25] You need to believe in yourself more.

[00:18:30] You are more than good enough

[00:18:32] for this pretty glowworm you like.

[00:18:35] All she needs is a chance to get to know you.

[00:18:41] As soon as that happens,

[00:18:43] I'm sure she will be just as crazy about you too.

[00:18:49] Sir Peter smiled shyly

[00:18:52] and thanked Wizily for her kind words of encouragement.

[00:18:57] Then he mischievously added,

[00:18:59] And if that all fails,

[00:19:02] maybe you could whip me up a love potion to give her.

[00:19:07] Wizily laughed

[00:19:08] and advised the little glowworm that it didn't work that way.

[00:19:13] You couldn't make someone like you.

[00:19:16] It was much better to stick to people who love you for who you are.

[00:19:24] When night eventually fell,

[00:19:26] it was time to enact the next part of their plan.

[00:19:32] As the moon came out and shone down upon the earth,

[00:19:36] Wizily climbed up into a tree

[00:19:38] to get as close to the sky as possible.

[00:19:41] Sir Peter worm flew by her side

[00:19:46] and watched on as she uncorked the glass vial

[00:19:50] and held it up towards the moonlight.

[00:19:54] She strained to dip the vial into the moonlight,

[00:19:58] but she couldn't quite reach it.

[00:20:01] The moon was just too far away.

[00:20:06] Wizily tried and tried.

[00:20:08] She stretched and stretched,

[00:20:12] but it was no use.

[00:20:15] If only I had a broomstick.

[00:20:20] Wizily sighed as she slumped back into the tree.

[00:20:24] Then I would be able to get as close as I wanted to the moon.

[00:20:31] Sir Peter sighed,

[00:20:33] disappointed that they were so close

[00:20:36] and yet too far from getting the most important ingredient for the spell.

[00:20:43] After a few moments,

[00:20:45] Sir Peter had an epiphany.

[00:20:48] Wait a minute, he muttered.

[00:20:51] I can fly.

[00:20:54] I could fly closer to the moon with the bottle

[00:20:58] and fill it up with moonbeam.

[00:21:01] Wizily smiled with realization.

[00:21:05] Of course,

[00:21:07] why hadn't she thought of that in the first place?

[00:21:12] Are you sure you'll be able to carry it?

[00:21:15] Wizily checked.

[00:21:17] The bottle is the same size as you are.

[00:21:20] It might be too heavy.

[00:21:24] Sir Peter flitted his wings

[00:21:27] and rose up into the air.

[00:21:30] There's only one way to find out,

[00:21:34] he said determinately.

[00:21:36] The eager glowworm took the glass vial from Wizily's hand

[00:21:41] and flew up into the air.

[00:21:45] The bottle was quite heavy for the little glowworm,

[00:21:48] but it was nothing he couldn't handle.

[00:21:50] He flapped his wings extra hard

[00:21:54] and held on with all his might,

[00:21:58] flying closer and closer

[00:22:00] to a ray of moonlight.

[00:22:04] As he reached the misty ray,

[00:22:07] moonlight flowed over his body

[00:22:09] and his bioluminescent behind

[00:22:12] instinctively began to flicker.

[00:22:16] He held the glass bottle at an angle

[00:22:19] and allowed silvery white moonbeam

[00:22:23] to trickle into it.

[00:22:26] Wizily told him to make sure

[00:22:29] that the bottle was filled to the brim

[00:22:31] before bringing it back down to her.

[00:22:35] The little glowworm did as he was asked,

[00:22:39] and only when the vial was full

[00:22:41] did he fly back to Wizily.

[00:22:44] He handed over the bottle

[00:22:46] and she put the cork back in the lid,

[00:22:50] storing the ingredients safely inside.

[00:22:53] She inspected the bottled moonbeam

[00:22:57] and admired how the misty,

[00:23:00] white, liquid smoke

[00:23:01] danced around inside the vial.

[00:23:05] It was perfect.

[00:23:07] Good job, Sir Peter,

[00:23:10] she congratulated him,

[00:23:12] and the glowworm smiled proudly.

[00:23:17] Now all that was left to do

[00:23:20] was head to the meadow

[00:23:22] where the glowworms gathered

[00:23:23] to watch the night sky.

[00:23:27] Glowworms love to stargaze,

[00:23:30] and the moon's light energizes them

[00:23:34] and helps their bodies to beam brighter.

[00:23:38] When Sir Peter and Wizily

[00:23:40] arrived at the meadow,

[00:23:42] there were already dozens

[00:23:44] of glowworms in attendance.

[00:23:47] Wizily ducked behind a bush,

[00:23:50] staying out of sight

[00:23:51] so that she could cast her spell

[00:23:54] in secret.

[00:23:56] Wizily instructed Sir Peter,

[00:23:59] You go ahead and join the crowd,

[00:24:03] and I will cast my spell from here.

[00:24:07] I can't promise it will work,

[00:24:09] but I will do my best.

[00:24:12] Sir Peter smiled with gratitude

[00:24:15] and replied,

[00:24:17] I have faith in you, Wizily Witch.

[00:24:20] I have no doubt

[00:24:23] that your powerful magic

[00:24:25] will make my wish come true.

[00:24:32] Wizily watched from the sidelines

[00:24:34] as Sir Peter Worm

[00:24:36] made his way towards

[00:24:37] the group of glowworms

[00:24:40] that had gathered in the meadow.

[00:24:42] Just like Sir Peter had said,

[00:24:46] the female glowworms

[00:24:48] shone gloriously bright.

[00:24:50] Their shining bottoms

[00:24:52] lit up the meadow

[00:24:54] like the stars in the sky.

[00:24:58] Wizily wondered

[00:24:59] which one of them

[00:25:01] was Sir Peter's beloved Ileana.

[00:25:05] They all looked the same to her,

[00:25:08] but to him,

[00:25:09] there was only Ileana.

[00:25:13] The young witch

[00:25:15] took a deep breath

[00:25:16] and steadied herself.

[00:25:18] She really wanted

[00:25:21] to get this right

[00:25:23] for the loved up little guy.

[00:25:26] She picked a couple of petals

[00:25:28] of purple bee balm

[00:25:30] out of her bag

[00:25:31] and rubbed them

[00:25:33] between her palms,

[00:25:34] crumbling them

[00:25:36] into tiny pieces.

[00:25:38] She rubbed her hands together

[00:25:41] until her palms

[00:25:43] were stained a purple color.

[00:25:44] Then,

[00:25:46] she picked up

[00:25:48] a pinch of butterfly dust

[00:25:50] and blew it over

[00:25:51] onto St. Peter Worm's back.

[00:25:55] His ribbed body

[00:25:57] started to twinkle

[00:25:59] with the glimmer

[00:26:00] of butterfly wing dust.

[00:26:03] Finally,

[00:26:05] it was time

[00:26:06] for the most important

[00:26:08] part of the process,

[00:26:10] the incantation.

[00:26:14] Wizzily uncorked

[00:26:16] the bottle of moonbeam

[00:26:18] and watched

[00:26:19] as the gentle tendrils

[00:26:21] of moonbeam smoke

[00:26:23] wafted up

[00:26:25] out of the top.

[00:26:27] She pulled her magic wand

[00:26:30] from out of her cloak pocket

[00:26:32] and waved it

[00:26:34] above the bottle of moonbeam

[00:26:36] as she whispered

[00:26:38] the incantation.

[00:26:39] She hoped

[00:26:41] that she had

[00:26:42] recorded it correctly.

[00:26:44] She chanted,

[00:26:47] Little glowworm

[00:26:49] with heart so true,

[00:26:52] hear my magical spell

[00:26:55] for you.

[00:26:58] May the moon

[00:26:59] give you power

[00:27:01] to shine so bright.

[00:27:04] Let radiant lilac

[00:27:06] light up the night.

[00:27:11] Wizzily watched

[00:27:12] as the bottled moonbeam

[00:27:14] bubbled on cue,

[00:27:16] starting to glow brighter

[00:27:18] and turn lilac purple

[00:27:21] in colour.

[00:27:22] She looked over

[00:27:24] to Sir Peter Worm

[00:27:25] and tipped over

[00:27:27] the bottle,

[00:27:28] allowing the moonbeam

[00:27:30] to pour out

[00:27:32] and float

[00:27:33] through the air

[00:27:34] over to the hopeful

[00:27:37] Little glowworm.

[00:27:38] The bubbling,

[00:27:41] captured moonbeam

[00:27:43] landed on Sir Peter

[00:27:45] and wrapped itself

[00:27:47] around his body.

[00:27:50] Instantly,

[00:27:51] his whole body

[00:27:53] began to glow

[00:27:55] with a dazzling,

[00:27:57] luminous,

[00:27:59] lilac light.

[00:28:00] The spell

[00:28:03] had work.

[00:28:07] All of the glowworms

[00:28:09] around him

[00:28:10] were amazed

[00:28:11] to see him

[00:28:12] glowing so splendidly.

[00:28:14] But most importantly,

[00:28:18] Hyliana

[00:28:18] noticed him.

[00:28:20] Sir Peter

[00:28:22] beamed from ear

[00:28:24] to ear

[00:28:25] and fluttered

[00:28:26] his wings

[00:28:27] to propel

[00:28:28] himself up

[00:28:29] into the air,

[00:28:30] showing off

[00:28:31] his unique

[00:28:33] gleaming colour

[00:28:34] to everyone around.

[00:28:37] He twirled

[00:28:39] and whirled

[00:28:40] in the air,

[00:28:41] putting on

[00:28:42] quite the show

[00:28:43] for all to see.

[00:28:46] The other glowworms

[00:28:48] observed

[00:28:49] and admired

[00:28:50] him in awe

[00:28:51] and wisely

[00:28:53] laughed

[00:28:54] and grinned

[00:28:55] from her

[00:28:56] secret hiding place,

[00:28:58] delighted

[00:28:59] that her spell

[00:29:00] had worked.

[00:29:03] Eventually,

[00:29:04] Sir Peter

[00:29:05] returned to earth

[00:29:06] and the other

[00:29:08] glowworms

[00:29:09] applauded him.

[00:29:11] As Sir Peter

[00:29:13] was taking a bow,

[00:29:15] Hyliana

[00:29:16] crawled over

[00:29:17] to him,

[00:29:18] her own

[00:29:19] green

[00:29:20] bioluminescence

[00:29:22] beaming bright.

[00:29:25] She gazed

[00:29:26] at Sir Peter

[00:29:27] with admiration

[00:29:28] and said,

[00:29:32] Wow,

[00:29:33] I've never

[00:29:35] seen

[00:29:36] a glowworm

[00:29:38] like you

[00:29:39] before.

[00:29:40] Who

[00:29:41] are you?

[00:29:43] Sir Peter

[00:29:44] stuttered.

[00:29:46] I'm

[00:29:48] Sir Peter

[00:29:49] and

[00:29:49] you

[00:29:50] are

[00:29:51] Ilyana.

[00:29:53] Ilyana

[00:29:54] giggled

[00:29:54] and replied,

[00:29:56] Yes,

[00:29:57] I am.

[00:29:59] Did you

[00:30:00] know

[00:30:00] lilac

[00:30:01] is my

[00:30:01] favorite

[00:30:02] color?

[00:30:04] Sir Peter

[00:30:05] blushed

[00:30:06] as he

[00:30:07] admitted

[00:30:07] that he

[00:30:08] did in

[00:30:09] fact

[00:30:09] know

[00:30:09] that.

[00:30:10] In

[00:30:11] fact,

[00:30:12] it was

[00:30:13] for her

[00:30:13] that he

[00:30:14] had chosen

[00:30:15] the

[00:30:15] color.

[00:30:18] Ilyana

[00:30:19] smiled

[00:30:20] and asked

[00:30:21] him if

[00:30:22] he would

[00:30:22] like to

[00:30:22] watch for

[00:30:23] shooting

[00:30:23] stars

[00:30:24] with her.

[00:30:26] Sir Peter

[00:30:27] could hardly

[00:30:28] believe his

[00:30:29] luck,

[00:30:30] and he

[00:30:31] nodded his

[00:30:32] head,

[00:30:32] unable to

[00:30:33] speak.

[00:30:36] Ilyana

[00:30:36] led the way

[00:30:37] over to a

[00:30:38] spot in the

[00:30:39] meadow where

[00:30:40] they could

[00:30:41] watch the

[00:30:41] night sky

[00:30:42] and get

[00:30:43] to know

[00:30:43] each other.

[00:30:44] but before

[00:30:46] he followed

[00:30:47] her,

[00:30:47] Sir Peter

[00:30:48] looked back

[00:30:49] to

[00:30:50] Whizzly

[00:30:50] hiding in

[00:30:52] the bush

[00:30:52] and gave

[00:30:53] her a

[00:30:54] big wave.

[00:30:57] He

[00:30:57] mouthed

[00:30:58] the words

[00:30:59] thank

[00:31:00] you

[00:31:00] before

[00:31:02] following

[00:31:02] his beloved

[00:31:04] Ilyana

[00:31:04] into the

[00:31:05] meadow.

[00:31:08] As the

[00:31:09] night

[00:31:09] continued,

[00:31:11] Sir Peter's

[00:31:12] glow

[00:31:12] dampened

[00:31:13] and darkened

[00:31:15] to his

[00:31:15] usual

[00:31:16] dim flicker.

[00:31:19] Sir Peter

[00:31:20] sighed as

[00:31:21] he saw

[00:31:21] the light

[00:31:22] fade.

[00:31:24] It looked

[00:31:25] like the

[00:31:26] spell

[00:31:26] had worn

[00:31:27] off.

[00:31:28] His

[00:31:29] magical

[00:31:30] night

[00:31:31] was over.

[00:31:33] As he

[00:31:34] thanked

[00:31:34] Ilyana

[00:31:35] for her

[00:31:36] time

[00:31:36] and began

[00:31:37] to walk

[00:31:38] away,

[00:31:39] she called

[00:31:40] him back.

[00:31:42] Sir Peter

[00:31:43] told her

[00:31:45] that now

[00:31:46] his glow

[00:31:46] was gone

[00:31:47] he wouldn't

[00:31:48] bother her

[00:31:49] any longer,

[00:31:51] but

[00:31:51] that he

[00:31:53] was grateful

[00:31:53] to her

[00:31:54] for noticing

[00:31:55] him

[00:31:56] when he

[00:31:56] glowed.

[00:31:58] He said

[00:32:00] that this

[00:32:01] had been

[00:32:01] the most

[00:32:02] wonderful

[00:32:03] night

[00:32:03] of his

[00:32:04] life.

[00:32:07] Ilyana

[00:32:08] smiled

[00:32:09] kindly

[00:32:10] and called

[00:32:11] him

[00:32:12] a silly

[00:32:13] sausage,

[00:32:14] telling him

[00:32:15] that she

[00:32:16] didn't care

[00:32:17] that his

[00:32:18] glow

[00:32:18] was gone.

[00:32:20] By doing

[00:32:21] something

[00:32:22] special

[00:32:23] just for

[00:32:24] her,

[00:32:25] he'd shown

[00:32:26] her

[00:32:27] the light

[00:32:28] within his

[00:32:29] heart

[00:32:29] and that

[00:32:31] counted

[00:32:32] much,

[00:32:34] much more

[00:32:34] than anything

[00:32:36] he could show

[00:32:37] her on the

[00:32:38] outside.

[00:32:39] In fact,

[00:32:41] she liked

[00:32:42] him just

[00:32:43] the way

[00:32:44] he was,

[00:32:48] wizardly

[00:32:48] wiped a

[00:32:49] tear from

[00:32:50] the corner

[00:32:50] of her

[00:32:51] eye as

[00:32:52] she watched

[00:32:53] the loved

[00:32:54] up glow

[00:32:55] worms

[00:32:56] embrace.

[00:32:58] She was

[00:32:59] thrilled

[00:32:59] that her

[00:33:01] spell

[00:33:01] had worked

[00:33:02] just as

[00:33:04] she had

[00:33:04] wanted

[00:33:05] and showed

[00:33:07] Sir Peter

[00:33:08] that all

[00:33:09] he needed

[00:33:10] to do

[00:33:11] was show

[00:33:13] Ilyana

[00:33:13] how much

[00:33:15] she meant

[00:33:15] to him.

[00:33:17] It was

[00:33:18] never really

[00:33:19] anything

[00:33:19] to do

[00:33:20] with his

[00:33:21] glow

[00:33:21] at all.

[00:33:23] She

[00:33:24] grinned.

[00:33:26] Maybe

[00:33:27] she would

[00:33:28] make

[00:33:29] a good

[00:33:30] witch

[00:33:33] when

[00:33:34] Wizardly

[00:33:34] returned

[00:33:35] home

[00:33:35] to her

[00:33:36] aunt's

[00:33:37] magic

[00:33:37] shop.

[00:33:38] She

[00:33:39] walked

[00:33:39] through

[00:33:39] the

[00:33:40] door

[00:33:40] yawning

[00:33:41] and

[00:33:42] stretching.

[00:33:43] She

[00:33:44] was

[00:33:44] home

[00:33:45] later

[00:33:45] than

[00:33:46] she

[00:33:46] had

[00:33:46] anticipated.

[00:33:49] Her

[00:33:49] aunts

[00:33:50] Drusilla

[00:33:50] and

[00:33:51] Portia

[00:33:52] were

[00:33:52] already

[00:33:53] sitting

[00:33:54] at the

[00:33:54] wooden

[00:33:55] circular

[00:33:56] table

[00:33:57] in the

[00:33:58] middle

[00:33:58] of the

[00:33:58] shop

[00:33:59] drinking

[00:34:00] their

[00:34:00] evening

[00:34:01] cups

[00:34:02] of

[00:34:02] hot

[00:34:03] cocoa.

[00:34:06] You

[00:34:07] took

[00:34:07] a

[00:34:07] while

[00:34:08] Aunt

[00:34:09] Drusilla

[00:34:10] commented

[00:34:11] as

[00:34:12] Wizardly

[00:34:12] hung up

[00:34:13] her

[00:34:13] cloak

[00:34:14] and

[00:34:15] hat

[00:34:15] on

[00:34:16] the

[00:34:16] hooks

[00:34:17] by

[00:34:17] the

[00:34:17] door.

[00:34:19] Where

[00:34:20] have you

[00:34:21] been?

[00:34:23] Wizardly

[00:34:24] slunk

[00:34:25] into

[00:34:26] a spare

[00:34:27] chair

[00:34:27] at the

[00:34:28] table

[00:34:28] and

[00:34:29] slumped

[00:34:30] with

[00:34:31] exhaustion

[00:34:32] as she

[00:34:33] explained

[00:34:34] that she

[00:34:36] had been

[00:34:36] helping

[00:34:37] someone,

[00:34:39] a little

[00:34:40] glowworm

[00:34:41] to be

[00:34:42] exact,

[00:34:45] on her

[00:34:46] way home.

[00:34:47] She

[00:34:48] realised

[00:34:48] that she

[00:34:49] still

[00:34:50] needed

[00:34:51] to collect

[00:34:52] some

[00:34:53] valerian

[00:34:54] root

[00:34:54] and had

[00:34:56] taken

[00:34:56] a detour

[00:34:58] to ensure

[00:34:59] she had

[00:35:00] all the

[00:35:01] ingredients

[00:35:02] her aunt

[00:35:03] wanted

[00:35:04] before she

[00:35:06] returned.

[00:35:09] Aunt Portia

[00:35:10] poured

[00:35:11] Wizardly

[00:35:11] a mug

[00:35:12] of hot

[00:35:13] cocoa

[00:35:13] and

[00:35:14] passed

[00:35:15] it

[00:35:15] across

[00:35:16] the

[00:35:16] table

[00:35:17] to

[00:35:17] her.

[00:35:19] It

[00:35:20] sounds

[00:35:21] like

[00:35:22] you

[00:35:22] had

[00:35:23] a

[00:35:24] productive

[00:35:24] day,

[00:35:26] Portia

[00:35:27] smiled.

[00:35:29] Now,

[00:35:31] drink

[00:35:31] this

[00:35:32] and

[00:35:33] get

[00:35:34] yourself

[00:35:35] to

[00:35:35] bed.

[00:35:37] We

[00:35:37] can

[00:35:38] restock

[00:35:39] the

[00:35:39] shelves

[00:35:40] in

[00:35:40] the

[00:35:44] tea

[00:35:45] and

[00:35:45] her

[00:35:45] cup

[00:35:46] of

[00:35:47] hot

[00:35:47] cocoa

[00:35:48] and

[00:35:49] sniffed

[00:35:50] the

[00:35:51] chocolatey

[00:35:51] fumes.

[00:35:54] She

[00:35:55] yawned

[00:35:56] and

[00:35:57] stood

[00:35:57] up

[00:35:58] to

[00:35:59] take

[00:35:59] it

[00:35:59] up

[00:36:00] to

[00:36:01] bed.

[00:36:03] Just

[00:36:04] as

[00:36:04] she

[00:36:05] was

[00:36:05] about

[00:36:06] to

[00:36:06] leave

[00:36:06] the

[00:36:07] room,

[00:36:08] Aunt

[00:36:09] Drusilla

[00:36:09] asked,

[00:36:12] Was

[00:36:13] the

[00:36:13] little

[00:36:14] glow

[00:36:14] worm

[00:36:15] grateful

[00:36:16] for

[00:36:17] your

[00:36:17] help?

[00:36:20] Wisily

[00:36:21] looked

[00:36:22] back

[00:36:23] at

[00:36:23] her

[00:36:23] aunt

[00:36:24] and

[00:36:25] replied

[00:36:26] with a

[00:36:28] sleepy

[00:36:28] smile.

[00:36:31] Oh

[00:36:31] yes,

[00:36:33] he

[00:36:34] was

[00:36:35] very

[00:36:36] grateful.

[00:36:39] Then,

[00:36:41] with a

[00:36:42] yawn,

[00:36:44] Wisily

[00:36:44] said

[00:36:48] good

[00:36:50] night

[00:36:52] retreated

[00:36:53] and

[00:36:54] retreated

[00:36:54] to

[00:36:55] her

[00:36:56] bed.