Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Penelope Pipkin loved puddles. Not just any puddles, mind you, but the extra-squishy, mud-sploshing kind that appeared after a really good rainstorm. One Tuesday morning, after a night of enthusiastic downpour, Penelope discovered the most magnificent puddle she had ever seen. It stretched across her entire backyard, shimmering like a giant, murky mirror.“Oh, glorious!” she squealed, pulling on her brightest yellow wellington boots. She splashed in, giggling as mud splattered her nose. But as she splashed, she noticed something peculiar. The puddle seemed to be… wiggling. Not with ripples from her boots, but with a life of its own.Suddenly, a tiny, iridescent bubble floated to the surface, followed by another, and another. Then, from the depths of the puddle, a tiny, emerald green head poked out. It had enormous, friendly eyes and a wide, goofy smile.“Hello!” chirped the little creature. “Are you enjoying my cozy home?”Penelope gasped. “You… you live in this puddle?”“Indeed!” said the creature, who introduced himself as Gloop. “I’m a Puddle-Dweller. We travel from puddle to puddle, making sure they’re perfectly squishy for all the puddle-lovers.”Penelope’s eyes widened. “So, you made this puddle?”“Well, I helped it be its best self,” Gloop corrected, then, with a flourish, he produced a miniature, sparkling watering can from behind his back. “A little extra sparkle here, a dash of extra squish there…”Just then, Penelope’s mischievous dog, Buster, bounded into the yard. Buster, who loved nothing more than to chase squirrels and dig holes, saw the giant puddle and, with a joyful bark, decided it looked like an excellent place for a bath. He leaped in, sending enormous waves of water and mud sloshing everywhere.Gloop shrieked, diving back into the puddle’s depths. “Oh dear! A canine calamity!”Penelope, trying to contain Buster, apologized profusely. “I’m so sorry, Gloop! Buster just loves water!”When Buster finally tired himself out and flopped onto the grass, panting happily, Gloop slowly resurfaced, looking a little dazed. The puddle, once magnificent, was now a chaotic swirl of mud and dog hair.Gloop sighed. “Well, that was certainly… invigorating.” He looked at Penelope, then at Buster. “Perhaps,” he suggested with a twinkle in his eye, “we could find a slightly less boisterous puddle for my next residence?”Penelope giggled. “I know just the one!” And together, they set off to find a new, perfectly squishy puddle, leaving Buster to guard the now-very-muddy backyard.

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