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Catstronauts in Candyland 🐱🍭 Rewind Bedtime Story for Kids
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Narrator
Hello and welcome back to Koala Moon, a podcast of original children's bedtime stories and meditations designed to make bedtime a dream. Jump into bed and get comfy under your covers as we travel deep into the sweet unknown, it's time to begin Cat Stronauts in Candyland by Alicia Ainslie it had been several months since Captain Puss Puss and her crew of cat stronauts had found the Milky Way, and not a day had gone by that they hadn't been grateful for their discovery. The space exploring crew may be more ambitious than most house cats, but they still love the same things as the cats back on Earth, namely, milk. So spend before we begin, a quick message for the grown ups. If you'd like to support our podcast, enjoy ad free listening, unlock four bonus stories per month and much, much more. You can join Koko Club. Subscribe in just two taps via the link in the show notes, but now here's a quick word from our sponsors.
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Jessica Porter
Hey parents. My name is Jessica Porter and I'm the host of Sleep Magic, the Sleep Hypnosis podcast. As a hypnotherapist, I've helped many parents tackle their sleep troubles, whether it's letting go of bedtime worries or getting back to sleep after tiny bedroom intruders. I know finding peace amidst all that life brings can be tough, but since 2021 I've been delivering weekly episodes of Solution Focused Sleep Hypnosis, which have now helped with over 5 million restless nights. Sleep Magic has proven to help you relax really deeply, maybe more deeply than you have in years, with a mix of hypnosis techniques, meditations, and classic bedtime stories. Each week there's brand new episodes to help you unwind and fall asleep effortlessly. You can find me and Sleep Magic on all major podcast platforms. Just search Sleep Magic and hit follow so that you can find it easily when you go to bed. Relaxation is truly closer than you think. I'll see you there.
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Ending Every Day Floating around space on the tasty streams of the Milky Way was the perfect existence for the crew. However, Captain Puss Puss was starting to get at she feet. She was starting to pine for a new adventure. Space was full of never ending discoveries to be made and she didn't want to stop at the Milky Way. So one day, while her crew lazily floated around on the Milky Way stream, she floated over to their rocket ship to do a bit of work. She took off her bulbous helmet and breathed in the fresh air inside the rocket. She sat down at the large computer monitor and engaged the rocket's telescope. She often liked to stargaze, but today she decided to look for something even bigger. Captain Puspuss was on a mission to find a new, yet to be discovered planet to visit. She pressed the buttons and watched as the telescope kicked into action, bringing up impressive views of outer space on the screen. She zoomed in and in, rotated the telescope and analysed everything she saw. It all looked very familiar, so she decided to push the telescope even further than she had done before. She zoomed and zoomed until it seemed like the telescope couldn't look any further. But then Captain Puss Puss paused the screen. Amongst the twinkling stars beyond the edge of their galaxy, she could see a new one. And in it she spotted a small, bright pink planet. Captain Puss Puss called for her crew to come immediately. Look at this. She cried, pointing at the pink planet on the screen. As her curious crew gathered around, a crew member called Smudge squinted his eyes and asked, what is that, Captain? Captain Puss Puss smiled and said firmly, I believe that is a planet. We're going to go there and see what it's like. The crew groaned and moaned a little. They liked it on the Milky Way. They didn't want to leave. But Captain Puss Puss wouldn't listen. It was high time that they moved on somewhere new. What kind of cat stronauts were they if they just stayed in one place forever? She gave out instructions to her crew and everyone took up their positions dutifully. When everyone was in place, the captain commanded, head towards that pink planet. And the rocket ship took off back into outer space in search of of the brand new world. Several days later, the Catronaut's rocket ship touched down on the pink planet's surface with a bounce. To the crew's surprise, the ground was spongy and their rocket boinged softly a few times before finally settling down. How peculiar, thought Captain Puss Pussy. What could the ground be made of to make it so soft and spongy? After their recent visit to the moon and the discovery that it was in fact made of cheese, Captain Puss Puss knew that anything was possible. The kachtronauts donned their suits and helmets and paraded off the rocket ship to inspect this new pink planet. Smudge instinctively reached down to the floor and picked up a handful of the pink, spongy surface. He lifted it to his nose and sniffed. It smelt sweet, almost sickeningly sweet. Then he opened up the flap in his helmet and placed a piece on his tongue. Instantly Smudge's eyes lit up as he exclaimed, the ground tastes like sugar. Looking around, Captain Puss Puss quickly realised why. Ahead of them were giant red and white striped city walls with huge candy canes at the sides of a gate in its middle. And and at the top of the gate was a sign which read welcome to Candyland. The Cat Straunauts all walked towards the gate in awe. From a distance, the shiny colourful walls looked like marble, but the closer they got, they could see that they were made out of hard candy. Beyond the walls, they could see the tops of regal buildings with the biggest gumdrops they had ever seen perched on top of the roofs. And as they approached, the scent of sugar was undeniable. The sound of jolly music chimed from within and the excitable chatter of voices filled the air. Captain Puss Puss and her crew reached the front gate and wondered what to do next should they knock? But their questions were quickly answered when the front gate began to open of its own accord. The Castronauts watched with anticipation as the gates to the city opened up wide to reveal hundreds of Candyland citizens waiting for them on the other side. The citizens grinning faces welcomed them warmly, and to the cat's amazement, a giant peanut wearing a golden ruby encrusted crown and a red velvet cloak stepped forward with open arms and announced, welcome to Candyland, visitors from outer space. All of the Candyland citizens standing behind the giant peanut started to cheer and clap with delight, and Captain Puss Puss and her crew smiled at each other with disbelief. The catronauts stepped inside the gates of the city and were immediately swarmed by the unusual citizens who lived on this pink planet. Everybody was so friendly and were clearly very excited to have visitors. The Candyland citizens had numerous questions they wanted to ask the cats, just as many as the catstronauts wanted to ask them. But when the giant peanut in the crown stepped forward, everyone fell silent. Greetings, the peanut said. I'm King Peanut Butter and I rule Candyland. Who is your leader? Captain Puss Puss stepped forward, towering over the Peanut King and replied, I am your Majesty. My name is Captain Puss Puss and this is my crew of Castronauts. We saw your pink planet from afar and journeyed for several days to be here. We thank you for your gracious welcome. King Peanutbutter blushed a little and responded, the honour is all ours, Captain. We have never had visitors from outer space before, so this is a most joyous occasion for us. King Peanutbutter offered to show Captain Puss Puss and her crew around Candyland. They would have the finest tour of everything they wanted to see and would have all their burning questions answered. Hearing this smutch, the cat piped up excitedly, your Majesty, what is the ground made of? King Peanut Butter replied nonchalantly. Why, it's marshmallow, of course. Smudge smiled and whispered, of course it is. Before picking up another clump of the ground and stuffing it in his mouth. Captain Puss Puss subtly scolded Smudge for his brazen act. The Captain gave her crew strict instructions not to eat anything in Candyland unless the King gave them specific permission to. The Catchenauts sighed with disappointment, but agreed to their Captain's orders. They had heard lots about the tasty delights of sweets and candy back on Earth. The humans seemed to love it, but the cats had never tried it themselves before. As King Peanut Butter led the cat's channels on a guided tour of Candyland, the cats couldn't help but gaze around with longing, licking their lips. Every single thing in Candyland was was edible. It was all made up of sugary treats. The buildings, the flowers, the trees. Candyland truly lived up to its name. Captain Pusspuss walked by King Peanutbutter's side and commented, you have a marvellous world here. It is so impressive. King Peanut Butter smiled proudly. He knew how spectacular Candyland was, and he was very proud of it. King Peanut Butter led the cat Straunauts through the streets of his colourful, wonderful city and pointed out the remarkable buildings and monuments. Each building was made out of a different type of sweet treat. There was a tall building made of fudge and a shop created from wobbly jelly that shimmied and shook as they walked past. There was even a hut made out of yellow sponge cake with a whipped cream roof. The whole city was like a wonderland of sweetie good. While the buildings were very impressive, the citizens of Candyland were even more fascinating. Every citizen was made out of their own type of candy. The Kachtenaut said hello to a pair of twin chocolate bars and ordered bubble tea from a friendly doughnut called Sweetie Pie. The King introduced them to two esteemed royal subjects called Treacle and Chocolateay, who were both made out of gingerbread and brownie mix respectively. And the Catchtranauts were almost knocked over by a gaggle of excitable bouncy gumdrop kids racing each other down the street. The King pointed to the forest on the outskirts of the city where a sleuth of gummy bears lived and The Catch onauts noticed how the leaves on the trees were kernels of fluffy popcorn. Then, to the right of the city, the King pointed to the sea made out of chocolate milk. Cats don't eat chocolate. They're allergic. But they all laughed at how much the humans from Earth would love to swim in the chocolate sea. They all turned down a side street and the pavement became bumpy. King Peanut Butter explained that this was the Rocky Road and the Catchenauts noted how it was made out of chunks of chocolate, biscuits, marshmallow and raisins. As the King continued their tour gleefully, an unusual looking citizen appeared around the corner. Unlike the other sweet citizens of Candyland, this one was a tall toothbrush wearing a police officer's hat. King Peanut Butter called out to the tall toothbrush and beckoned them over. Officer Toothbrush, King Peanutbutter said cheerfully, please meet our guests from outer space. Captain Puss Puss and her crew. Officer Toothbrush tipped his hat to the Catchnorts and replied in a low drawling voice, its a pleasure to meet you all. King Peanutbutter explained how Officer Toothbrush was an integral member of the city. He kept everyone safe and ensured they were well taken care of, especially their teeth. Officer Toothbrush explained to the Catchronauts how it was imperative to take care of their teeth in such a sugar filled world. It was something he felt very passionate about and he ensured that the citizens of Candyland abided by the rule of brushing their teeth twice a day. Officer Toothbrush offered them some advice. Your milky white gnashers won't be as milky white for long if you drink too much from the Sherbet Waterfall. The cat stronauts nodded their heads and agreed with the officer. Yes, Officer Toothbrush, they chimed and the officer marched back off down the street to continue carrying out his important duties. Captain Puss Puss turned to King Peanutbutter with intrigue and asked, what is the Sherbet Waterfall, your highness? King Peanutbutter's eyes twinkled and he clapped his hands together with glee. Oh, it's the most wonderful place in Candyland. I'll take you there next. He said. All of a sudden the sky changed colour and everyone around popped up their umbrellas to protect themselves from the falling rain. The King and the Catchronauts all dashed for shelter underneath a nearby shop entrance and Captain Puss Puss noticed that the rain falling from the sky was made out of gooey caramel splodges of gloopy. Golden caramel poured on the pavement and citizens attempted to dodge the sweet sticky substance. As they navigated their way down the street, the catronauts watched on with wonderment until the rain subsided. Every single thing about Candyland was remarkable. When the rain stopped, King Peanut Butter led the Catch a Knaut crew out of the city streets and into an open park area where the blades of grass were made of liquorice and tiny jellybeans hopped through the fields like rabbits. In the middle of the park was a huge flowing waterfall made up of pale pink sherbet. The fizzy sweet powder rolled over the edge of a rocky waterfall made out of chocolate raisins and pooled at the bottom to create a large lake full of sherbet. Y goodness. The cat straunauts stopped at the banks of the lake and admired the sherbet waterfall. This is beautiful. Captain Puss Puss exhaled and King Peanutbutter smiled with a sense of achievement. Mittens, the catronaut whispered to Smudge, can we drink it? Smudge looked at Captain Puss Puss with begging eyes, but the captain shook her head and whispered back, only if the King says so. King Peanut Butter checked his watch and turned to Captain Puss Puss and her crew with an air of urgency. I must be off, he insisted. Im due to make a very important royal proclamation in 15 minutes and I mustn't be late. King Peanutbutter turned to dash off, but then hesitated and turned back to the catronauts to add, you should come. Listen, I think you'll enjoy it. Everyone is congregating outside the palace in 15 minutes. I'll see you there then. King Peanutbutter rushed off to prepare his royal announcement, leaving the catronauts alone by the sherbet waterfall. The catronauts looked between themselves with bafflement. What are we supposed to do now? Mittens asked the crew, looking around at the sherbet waterfall, the chocolatey muddy banks, and the wafer flowers. Smudge shrugged his kitty shoulders and suggested, shall we dig in while no one's watching? Captain Puss Puss playfully batted Smudge with her paw and rolled her eyes. We will not be digging into anything, she warned him. We are are going to go to the palace like King Peanut Butter suggested. It will be nice to hear a royal proclamation. I wonder what it is. The catronauts were eager to go, but they were still a little bit confused. How are we supposed to know where to go? Smudge pouted. Captain Puss Puss looked around and noticed several groups of Candyland citizens flocking in the same direction, chatting excitedly. We follow the crowd Captain Puss Puss smiled, gesturing to the steady flow of Candyland citizens walking down the nearby street. The catronauts followed where everyone was going and eventually came upon the Candyland Palace. It was a tall, pale pink building with turrets made out of twizzlers and honeycomb on the roofs. A moat full of hundreds and thousands of sugar sprinkles surrounded the castle, and a drawbridge made of peanut butter brittle formed a walkway across the moat from the front door to the land. It seemed like everyone in Candyland had gathered for the King's royal proclamation, and a sea of sugary citizens crowded together in the large square situated at the front of the palace. I wonder what is going to happen. Mittens whispered with anticipation. At that moment, King Peanut Butter appeared on the palace balcony and the crowd of citizens cheered and clapped at his arrival. He was obviously beloved by his kingdom. The King lifted his hand to silence the crowd, and then, in his most prominent, most booming voice, he spoke to the people. Thank you for being here, fellow citizens and esteemed guests. It brings me great pleasure to see you all here today. I have wonderful news to share with you all. Then another Peanut in a crown stepped forward. Captain Puss Puss assumed she must be the Queen. The Queen handed the King a bundle of blankets and he turned back to the crowd. He peeled back the blankets and the crowd gasped as they realised what was inside. The King held up to the crowd a teeny tiny baby peanut and the crowd sighed with adoration. King Peanut Butter announced, I introduce to you all your new princess, Princess Peanut Buttercup. The crowd erupted with applause and cheered for the new Princess. The the catronauts grinned from ear to ear. They couldn't believe how lucky they were. They had visited Candyland on a very momentous day. King Peanutbutter announced that over the next few days there would be a big festival held in celebration of the new Princess, and the citizens of Candyland were delighted. The crowd cheered in unison. Three cheers for the new Princess. Hip hip Hooray. Hip hip Hooray. Hip hip hooray. Captain Puss Puss. And the Catchanauts couldn't believe their luck. They had landed on this planet at just the right time. The Cat's decided to stick around in Candyland for a few more days to enjoy the festivities. After all, they had all the time in the world and nowhere they needed to be. After the third day of Candyland festivities, the Kastranau started to feel exhausted after spending so long in the relaxing Milky Way lazying around all day every day, they weren't used to partying so much. As much as they liked it here in Candyland, they started to long for the Milky Way again. Captain Puss Puss made the executive decision to head back towards the Milky Way. They had achieved what they had set out to do, and now they could return to their favourite peaceful spot in space. Satisfied, the citizens of Candyland were sad to see the astronauts go, but they understood they had lots more planets to discover. As Captain Puss Puss and her crew prepared their rocket ship to leave, King Peanut Butter and the citizens of Candyland gathered outside of the city gates to wave them off. The King gestured to the gumdrop kids to step forward and the little green balls rushed forward carrying baskets and hampers full of lots of sweet treats. King Peanut Butter told the Catchenauts, here are some Candyland treats to take with you back into space. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed having you here. Smudge's face lit up and he gratefully took two hampers of sweets, declaring, oh, we will, King Peanutbutter, thank you. We've heard so much from the people on Earth about how delicious this stuff is, we can't wait to try it for ourselves. The catstronauts loaded the rocket up with gifts from Candyland, and Captain Puspuss thanked King Peanutbutter once more for his hospitality. They shook hands like good friends and then parted ways. Captain Puss Puss climbed aboard the rocket with her crew and prepared for blastoff. As the Catronauts rocket ship jetted off into space, King Peanut Butter and the friendly citizens of Candyland waved them off until they were fully out of sight. It didn't take long for the Catronauts to dig into the hampers of delicious sweet treats. They all snacked on the delectable selection of lollipops, cookies, cakes and sweeties with joy. Smudge eventually laid back with a full belly and declared, I think Candyland is my favourite planet we've discovered. So Captain Puss Puss smiled amusedly and added, and just think, there are so many more incredible, unique planets still to discover. Mittens licked a bright blue lollipop from her chair and replied, I hope we find a planet made up of scratching posts. The Castronauts all giggled and excitedly discussed the types of planets they would like to find. While Captain Puss Puss watched through the computer screen as the tiny pink planet of Candyland gradually disappeared out of sight. She smiled contentedly and said to her crew, well, you'll like the next place we're heading to. Here we can relax and unwind for a while after such a busy few days in Candyland. And there's plenty of milk to drink to our heart's content. The Catch a Nauts looked at each other excitedly and cheered. All together. We're going back to the Milky Way. Captain Puss Puss set the course and sat back in her captain's chair, feeling fulfilled. A trip back to the Milky Way would be a welcome reprieve after so much excitement. Plus, she had heard that milk goes very well with cookies.