cbeebies bedtime story
hello my name is gok and i'm here to read you a cbeebies bedtime story i've
spent a lot of my life helping people feel better about themselves because i want everyone to feel
brave and fearless including you our story tonight is about a mum who is all of that and so much more
it's called my mum is a lioness it's written by swapna haddow and illustrated by dapo adeola
run hide my mum is a lioness
oh my goodness you're so cute i could just gobble you up see she's been chasing babies all day
laying down her catch on the floor and now she's on the hunt for bigger prey
you can't outrun my mum she will catch you in a single pounce because she's a mighty lioness
she spends all day thinking about how best to serve you up
perhaps you'll be tossed in a wrap perhaps you will be seasoned and perhaps you will be roasted
and toasted and drizzled in oil because she's an imaginative lioness sometimes she hunts in a pride
no one is safe from the aunties she roars louder than anyone
wahoo
even dad even grandad she always makes me show off for all the aunties because she's a very proud
lioness she paws at my hair and pinches my cheeks and the pride joins in too mum loves sports
she teaches me how to chase and how to pounce and how to leap higher than all the other cubs
because she's a tireless lioness but i'm still learning
mum she carries me to safety and covers me in licks her strong warm lioness hugs make
everything better my mum might be a lioness but there isn't anyone i'd rather cuddle with
than my mum besides there are beasts fiercer than lionesses wait until you see my sister's bite
i wonder if you know someone who sounds like this it might be your mum your grandma or a teacher at
school maybe you'll grow up to be a strong confident fearless lioness or lion yourself
i really hope that's the case because we all have that inside us
just waiting to come out remember though even brave lionesses need to sleep
so close your eyes and have a perfect night's rest good night sleep tight