hello i'm stephen and i'm here  to tell you a bedtime story

this is the story of a little girl called winnie

who discovers that fantastic beasts  might be more than just make-believe

it's called can you keep a secret and it was  written and illustrated by melissa castrillon

there's a huge tapestry in winnie's house

it's very old as old as the town that she lives in

it tells the tale of the fearsome beasts  that used to live in the woods all around  

winnie touched the sharp teeth of the dragon do  you think that they'll ever come back she asked  

no said her parents

our grandparents fought a great  battle and now they're gone

that night like most nights  winnie dreamed of dragons

and that night like most nights she  woke to a boom and a rumble and a flash

the dragons are back she cried

i can hear them snoring but her  parents called it's just a storm

go back to sleep so winnie slept

but her dreams were still full of dragons and  the next day she practiced with her wooden sword

just in case a dragon comes she said

suddenly the wind started to howl

winnie come in now called her mum

there's a storm coming winnie looked up at the sky

it didn't look stormy but then a huge  gust of wind swept her up into the air

tumbling and twisting over the treetops

help me she cried

she was soaring over the  hills when she started to fall

down and down she went until poosh

she landed on the back of an actual dragon

the dragon set her down  gently in a far away clearing

you do still exist she gasped

sorry if i uh swept you off your feet  sometimes i flap my wings too hard

the next moment they heard a loud  rumbling and shuffling through the trees

aha said the dragon you could meet my friends too

winnie looked up at three extraordinary faces

i've seen you on the tapestry she cried

but the creatures just frowned at her

why did you bring her here growled the lion

you know humans always hurt us said the griffin

look she has a sword said the tree man

winnie threw down her sword i'd never hurt you

don't mind them said the dragon

it's just we're the last of our  kind so we have to stay secret

i only want to be friends said winnie

so for the rest of the day she did what friends do

she decorated the tree man with flowers

she collected the tastiest apples for the griffin

and as the sun set she gave the  winged lion's back a good long scratch

where do you sleep she asked

we don't said the lion

at night time humans are asleep

and that's when we can go wild have  a beastly bash and a hullabaloo

as the creatures danced winnie gasped in amazement

it was the noises she heard every night

winnie danced with her fantastical  friends till the forest shook

then suddenly the sound of horses hooves  echoed through the hills and a voice shouted

winnie where are you

that's my dad i have to go home now

but you can't go home said the griffin you have  to stay with us now or the humans will find us

winnie was horrified we're the last ones left

said the tree man so we have to be kept secret

can  you keep a secret ask the dragon doubtfully

winnie stood tall of course i can

you're my friends and i'd never let you down

in that case said the griffin we'll take you  home but we shall have to be quiet as mice

tree man kept lookout and  they snuck through the valleys

until they saw the town through the trees

then it was time to say goodbye

i'll keep your secret forever said winnie

winnies parents searched for hours

suddenly in the distance they  saw a light come on in their home

perhaps she's back they cried

and she was

where have you been we've been so worried

but winnie was too tired to say

i think it's bedtime said her mum

that night like most nights they all  woke to a boom and a rumble and a flash

perhaps the dragons are back cried  her parents we can hear them snoring

it's just a storm said winnie go back to sleep

so they slept and their  dreams were full of dragons

winnie was right those amazing  creatures did live in the forest

now away you go to bed and remember if you  wake to a boom and a rumble and a flash  

it's probably just a storm so whether  you're a dragon a griffin a winged lion or  

just a good old-fashioned human  sleep well you fantastic beasts