1 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: Hello, friends from across the nation and around the world. 2 00:00:08,919 --> 00:00:12,960 I'm Martin, and you are listening to Dad's bedtime Stories. 3 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,679 Tonight is a great night to start listening, because tonight 4 00:00:16,719 --> 00:00:20,920 we're starting a brand new series, one that was suggested 5 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,719 by a listener who left me this voicemail. 6 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 2: Let's check it out. 7 00:00:25,879 --> 00:00:29,199 Speaker 3: Hello, Martin, my name is Audrey. I'm eleven, and I'm 8 00:00:29,199 --> 00:00:33,000 from Victoria, BC. I would like to suggest a new 9 00:00:33,119 --> 00:00:36,960 series where you wake up and find that you are 10 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,960 a shape shifter and you end up saving the world 11 00:00:41,039 --> 00:00:41,960 countless times. 12 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 2: Great idea, Audrey. 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,719 Speaker 1: I did have to come up with a little more 14 00:00:47,759 --> 00:00:49,759 of a plot than waking up and finding out you 15 00:00:49,759 --> 00:00:52,799 were a shape shifter because some different ideas came into my. 16 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:53,119 Speaker 2: Head for that. 17 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:57,159 Speaker 1: And as far as saving the world countless times, I'm 18 00:00:57,159 --> 00:01:00,600 going to need everyone's suggestions for that because tonight will 19 00:01:00,719 --> 00:01:05,120 just be the beginning episode, and whether or not I 20 00:01:05,239 --> 00:01:08,640 do more will depend on if I get ideas from 21 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:09,640 all of my listeners. 22 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 2: So if you want to hear more. 23 00:01:11,159 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: Episodes of the Shape Shifter series or any other series, 24 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,439 don't forget to leave me a message on speak pipe 25 00:01:17,439 --> 00:01:20,120 with your ideas that could get played on a future episode, 26 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,400 or fill out the Google form, or send me an 27 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,840 email or let me know on Patreon. Now, if you 28 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,040 like the podcast, one of the best things you can 29 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,719 possibly do is to share it with other people. If 30 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,480 everyone listening shared it with one other person, we would 31 00:01:35,599 --> 00:01:39,920 double our podcast listeners just overnight. So I'm going to 32 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,040 do something I've done a few times in the past, 33 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:47,120 and i am starting the social share contest once again. 34 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 2: The idea here is that if you. 35 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,159 Speaker 1: Share the podcast on social media with some other people, 36 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,200 you get entered in a draw for a guaranteed story, 37 00:02:00,799 --> 00:02:03,640 which I'll be doing at the end of March, and 38 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:07,640 that guaranteed story idea, as long as it's reasonable, will 39 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,719 be accompanied by the option for a little bit of 40 00:02:10,719 --> 00:02:14,400 an interview to be played on the same episode. I 41 00:02:14,479 --> 00:02:16,639 did this at the same time last year, and we 42 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,319 had lots of fun and I had a lot of 43 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:23,400 really cool story ideas and some pretty fun interviews as well. 44 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:25,840 So if you want to join, I'm gonna put all 45 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,560 of the info in the show notes below. This year, 46 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,199 I am asking that if you share the podcast to 47 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,560 please fill out the Google form I have just let 48 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,120 me know that you shared it, because I'll be using 49 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,680 the names from that Google form for the draw itself. 50 00:02:39,719 --> 00:02:43,280 If that makes any sense. Parents, you have to be 51 00:02:43,319 --> 00:02:46,159 a part of this. I won't take any kid kids 52 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:51,319 submissions that aren't brought to me by their parents. And yeah, 53 00:02:51,759 --> 00:02:54,039 that's about it. So check that out in the show notes. 54 00:02:54,199 --> 00:02:57,400 There's a form to fill out share the podcast if 55 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:02,680 you want to. But now it's that time again. Time 56 00:03:02,759 --> 00:03:05,199 to get as comfy as you can in that bed, 57 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:11,039 close your eyes and imagine yourself doing what the kid 58 00:03:11,719 --> 00:03:13,479 in the story does. 59 00:03:15,039 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 2: Imagine yourself walking down. 60 00:03:17,159 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: The street one day when you see a little dog. 61 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,680 You're not sure exactly what kind of dog it is. 62 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,759 It kind of looks like a mix between different kinds. 63 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,960 It has a coat of black and white, and for 64 00:03:35,039 --> 00:03:39,360 some reason, it's holding up one of its paws. It 65 00:03:39,439 --> 00:03:44,000 looks injured. You carefully run over to the little dog 66 00:03:44,199 --> 00:03:48,840 and bend down. It seems very friendly and it walks 67 00:03:48,919 --> 00:03:51,879 up to you and presses its head against your hand. 68 00:03:52,879 --> 00:03:56,240 Are you okay, little guy, you say, petting it on 69 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:56,719 the head. 70 00:03:57,479 --> 00:04:00,759 Speaker 2: It looks like you have a hurt paw. Can I 71 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:02,479 help you? You ask? 72 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: In answer to that, the dog sort of jumps into 73 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:13,120 your arms. Ohkay, you say, as you stand up now 74 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:17,120 carrying the dog. It's small enough that it's not too 75 00:04:17,199 --> 00:04:21,160 heavy to carry, and you decide to bring it home 76 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,879 with you. Hopefully your hat als will be okay with that. 77 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:31,600 You arrive home and somehow nobody else is there right now. 78 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,160 You place the dog down on the ground and run 79 00:04:36,199 --> 00:04:39,839 to the kitchen to get a bowl of water. You 80 00:04:39,959 --> 00:04:43,800 fill the bowl up, place it under the pet, and 81 00:04:44,199 --> 00:04:48,040 sit down on the couch, wondering what you can do next. 82 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:55,920 Why thank you? A voice says from somewhere. You jump back, 83 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,040 looking left and right, trying to figure out where the 84 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,360 voice is come at from. When you hear it again 85 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:08,480 down here, you look down to see the dog staring 86 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:14,439 at you. Oh, don't be so shocked. That's right, it's 87 00:05:14,639 --> 00:05:19,759 me the dog. What how are you? How are you 88 00:05:19,959 --> 00:05:24,920 talking to me? You ask, I'm talking to you by 89 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:29,399 pressing air out of my mouth and through my vocal cords. 90 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:34,000 But uh, I believe what you really mean is how 91 00:05:34,079 --> 00:05:38,000 is a dog talking to you? And the answer is 92 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,360 a dog is not talking to you, for I am 93 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:47,839 not a dog. Suddenly, the dog's body starts to get 94 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:54,480 sort of squigly, sort of less solid and mushy. It 95 00:05:54,639 --> 00:06:00,680 starts to stretch out into a strange looking wizard with 96 00:06:00,759 --> 00:06:04,279 a green hat on, or at least you assume it's 97 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,480 a wizard based on the outfit. He still seems to 98 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:09,360 have a hurt arm. 99 00:06:10,319 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 2: What are you doing in my house? You ask? 100 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:19,639 Speaker 1: Oh, don't be silly, I won't hurt you. The name 101 00:06:19,879 --> 00:06:26,040 is Toby, Toby Thornfoot, and I am a. 102 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,319 Speaker 2: Sheep shifting wizard. 103 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: As you may have figured out, I truly appreciate you 104 00:06:32,519 --> 00:06:36,240 helping me there. I mean, as a sheep shifting wizard, 105 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:40,360 I have every ability to heal my own wounds, but 106 00:06:40,519 --> 00:06:46,079 I hadn't had time yet, and you seemed very nice. Uh, 107 00:06:47,519 --> 00:06:51,000 you're welcome. Wait, you can heal your own wounds? 108 00:06:51,519 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 2: You ask? 109 00:06:52,759 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: And in answer to the question, Toby lifts up his 110 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:01,600 herd arm and focuses on it with both his eyes 111 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:07,360 and his other hand. His arm itself becomes sort of 112 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:13,319 wobbly and less solid once again, and then it just 113 00:07:13,399 --> 00:07:17,759 sort of puts itself back in place. He moves the 114 00:07:17,879 --> 00:07:22,199 fingers on his hand to sort of test the thing out. Ah, 115 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:27,759 that's better, and yes, I can heal myself from most 116 00:07:27,879 --> 00:07:28,920 physical wounds. 117 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,079 Speaker 2: Part of being a shape shifter the trick, you. 118 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: See, is to just sort of shift your shape back 119 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,160 to an unbroken one, though it takes a bit of 120 00:07:40,399 --> 00:07:47,040 concentration to do. But enough about that. Onto your reward, 121 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:52,040 my reward. But I didn't even really do anything. I 122 00:07:52,199 --> 00:07:54,439 just brought you home. But it turns out you could 123 00:07:54,439 --> 00:08:00,160 have just healed yourself. You say, ah, that's true. But 124 00:08:00,279 --> 00:08:05,600 in bring me home, you proved yourself to be a 125 00:08:05,759 --> 00:08:12,560 friend of animals, and as such, I am going to 126 00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:17,040 give you an opportunity that was once given to me. 127 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:26,720 How do you feel about becoming a shape shifting wizard yourself? 128 00:08:28,399 --> 00:08:36,200 You mean like I could transform into animals? Yes, in fact, 129 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:41,480 you could transform into just about anything as long as 130 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:48,399 you can sort of absorb its DNA. I have been 131 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:53,440 around for a long time and can form myself into 132 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:59,360 many different things. As if to demonstrate, the wizard once 133 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:05,039 again became sort of well, less solid, and shaped itself 134 00:09:05,159 --> 00:09:10,159 into a tiger, then from a tiger into a kangaroo, 135 00:09:10,759 --> 00:09:14,960 from a kangaroo into an orangutang, from an orang a 136 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:19,679 tang into a bird, and from a bird back into 137 00:09:20,039 --> 00:09:25,120 a wizard. Now I should warn you that with great 138 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:33,200 power comes great adventure. For some reason, activating the power 139 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:38,600 of any kind of wizard tends to attract some attention, 140 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:47,279 some strange events and synchronicities that lead you to getting 141 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:51,120 caught up in other things, but mostly things that can 142 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:58,000 help people. The wizard explains, So would you like this power? 143 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:01,879 How does it work? 144 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 2: You ask? 145 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 1: Well, first you must make contact with an animal. You 146 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:16,600 must focus on that animal, imagine yourself becoming that animal, 147 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:24,279 and absorb that animal's DNA signature. From there you should 148 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:25,960 be able to transform. 149 00:10:27,279 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 2: Ah, and what do you mean. 150 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: About the adventure thing like I'm suddenly going to be 151 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:40,320 caught up in strange happenings. Well, yes, essentially, you see, 152 00:10:40,639 --> 00:10:45,039 the universe has a strange way of matching. 153 00:10:44,639 --> 00:10:48,759 Speaker 2: Up people who need help with people. 154 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 1: Who can help, and as a shape shifter, you will 155 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,600 have an ability to help. 156 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 2: You think about it for a moment. 157 00:10:59,399 --> 00:11:01,759 Speaker 1: It would be really cool to be able to turn 158 00:11:01,799 --> 00:11:05,879 into a tiger or a bear, or like a big 159 00:11:06,039 --> 00:11:13,000 bird that could soar high above the world. Oh, I'll 160 00:11:13,039 --> 00:11:16,840 do it, you say, Still not sure if any of 161 00:11:16,879 --> 00:11:18,720 this really makes any sense. 162 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:21,639 Speaker 2: Very good. 163 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: Now, all I must do is unlock your DNA Yeah. Uh, 164 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:33,399 just stand still there, you stand in place in the 165 00:11:33,399 --> 00:11:38,039 middle of your living room. The wizard Toby walks up 166 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:42,039 to you and places his hand directly on your forehead. 167 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:47,639 There's a strange sensation that passes through your body, like 168 00:11:48,399 --> 00:11:54,799 warm water is suddenly shooting out your ears. It's honestly 169 00:11:54,879 --> 00:11:59,080 difficult to describe, but by the time he's done, you 170 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:07,639 feel different. Ah what now, you ask? Now you find 171 00:12:07,799 --> 00:12:14,000 some animals in practice turning into them. Remember, place your 172 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:19,600 hand on them, focus on the essence of the animal, 173 00:12:19,879 --> 00:12:22,759 and allow your body to. 174 00:12:22,879 --> 00:12:27,639 Speaker 2: Do the rest. Can you show me? Oh? 175 00:12:28,159 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: Fine, Toby agrees, but honestly, it's going to come naturally. 176 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 2: Follow me. 177 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: Toby leads you out of the house and into the yard, 178 00:12:38,879 --> 00:12:42,759 where he looks around for many animals in the area. 179 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:47,919 Oh and I probably should have mentioned. The power also 180 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:52,639 gives you the ability to commune with the animals, to 181 00:12:52,799 --> 00:12:56,799 speak to them in a way they'll understand, to call 182 00:12:56,879 --> 00:13:01,440 them to your aid when needed, or to find them 183 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,919 in the neighborhood when you need an animal to teach 184 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:08,919 someone else. Ou to become a shape shifter. Toby bends 185 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:14,519 down towards the ground, and out of nowhere, a cat 186 00:13:14,759 --> 00:13:18,399 runs across the grass and stands in front of you. 187 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:25,279 There we go a neighborhood cat. Simply bend down, touched 188 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:29,080 the cat on the head or wherever. Honestly, even a 189 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,679 little scrap of fur will do for getting DNA and 190 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:38,080 focus on becoming the cat. When you look at the cat, 191 00:13:38,279 --> 00:13:43,039 you feel something you've never felt before, as if you 192 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:52,279 can sense the cat's feelings. He seems curious, apprehensive. It's okay, buddy, 193 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:57,559 come here, you say, and the cat listens. He walks 194 00:13:57,639 --> 00:14:01,279 over it, towards you and pushes his head up into 195 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:05,360 your hand. You scratch him on the side of the head. 196 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:11,039 Then you close your eyes and focus. You focus on 197 00:14:11,919 --> 00:14:16,879 the cat what it's like to be a cat, and 198 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:23,720 a strange glowing power shoots through your body. You start 199 00:14:23,759 --> 00:14:30,120 to feel less solid, and you begin to change shape. 200 00:14:30,919 --> 00:14:36,639 Your arms and legs shrink, your body squeezes inward, and 201 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:40,720 fur starts to grow out of pretty much every part 202 00:14:40,799 --> 00:14:46,440 of you. Somehow, your clothing just sort of transforms into 203 00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:51,279 part of the cat as well, which is super strange, 204 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,440 but probably less strange than a cat wearing pants and 205 00:14:54,519 --> 00:15:00,039 t shirt. The world around you suddenly lights up a 206 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:05,399 different way than it did before. You start to notice everything, 207 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:09,960 as if the world around you is moving slightly slower. 208 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:15,200 You hear the wind against the grass, and you feel 209 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:21,879 it on your whiskers. You see every bird, every animal, 210 00:15:22,039 --> 00:15:27,600 every rodent in the area, and you can smell things too, 211 00:15:27,679 --> 00:15:32,759 and your smell sort of transforms into your eyesight, as 212 00:15:32,759 --> 00:15:36,039 if you can see trails leading all over the place. 213 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:42,320 You also feel super agile, and you have a sudden 214 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:47,000 distaste for humankind for some reason that you can't quite 215 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:52,679 put your finger on. You start to run. You run 216 00:15:52,759 --> 00:15:55,600 like a cat would run, darting across the lawn at 217 00:15:55,639 --> 00:15:59,879 incredible speed. You see a tree and leap in the air, 218 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:04,440 Grasping on to the tree with your retractable claws. 219 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 4: You climb up and make. 220 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,759 Speaker 2: Your way on to a branch. 221 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: You look down at the world below, and everything just 222 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:24,559 seems so peaceful, so serene, very good, Toby says. Walking 223 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:28,360 over to the tree, he reaches up and grabs you, 224 00:16:29,039 --> 00:16:32,440 pulling you out of the branch and down to the ground. 225 00:16:33,399 --> 00:16:37,679 Now it's important not to get lost in the animal. 226 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,320 It's an easy thing to do. If you stay in 227 00:16:41,399 --> 00:16:46,000 one of the forms too long, you can very well 228 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:51,320 forget your humanity for a while. I once transformed into 229 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:54,919 a bird and stayed that way for a year. Boy 230 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,480 was I surprised when I finally snapped out of it. 231 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:07,559 Anyway to transform back, just focus on being yourself. You 232 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:13,599 look at him sideways, this strange, very dull man. But 233 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:18,519 something about what he says makes sense. So you close 234 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,359 your cat eyes and focus on what it was like 235 00:17:22,519 --> 00:17:27,680 to be a human, and slowly you start to feel 236 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:33,319 less solid once again. Your body begins to grow, your 237 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:39,759 fur disappears, your clothes appear once again, and before long 238 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:44,200 you find yourself standing up right directly in front of 239 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,160 Toby the Wizard. 240 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,079 Speaker 2: Very good, and with. 241 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:55,279 Speaker 1: That, I'll leave you to it. I suggest exploring as 242 00:17:55,319 --> 00:17:59,920 many animal forms as you possibly can. The more full 243 00:18:00,319 --> 00:18:05,200 you have, the more powerful you will be. Once you've 244 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:09,279 absorbed a form, you can transform into at any time 245 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:13,880 you wish by simply remembering what it felt like to 246 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:18,240 do it the first time. But for now, I must 247 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:25,000 be off, Toby says. Then he becomes sort of less 248 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:31,599 solid once again, as if his body's melting. He suddenly shifts, 249 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:38,519 shrinks down, and grows large wings, becoming a pretty gigantic 250 00:18:38,599 --> 00:18:43,119 looking hawk. He jumps in the air, begins to flap 251 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:48,480 his wings, and flies high up into the sky. I'll 252 00:18:48,559 --> 00:18:54,079 check on you later, he says, as he disappears toward 253 00:18:54,279 --> 00:18:55,079 the clouds. 254 00:18:56,759 --> 00:19:03,039 Speaker 5: Oh, a bird, huh. Becoming a bird would be super useful. 255 00:19:04,279 --> 00:19:08,759 You see a little bird in a tree nearby. How 256 00:19:08,839 --> 00:19:13,160 can I catch it? You wonder, And then you remember 257 00:19:13,319 --> 00:19:16,799 that you are supposed to be able to commune with 258 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:17,640 the animals. 259 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: So instead of running towards the thing, jumping into the tree, 260 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:26,400 and trying to tackle the bird, you simply call out 261 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:31,039 to the thing with your mind. Hey bird, ah, I 262 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:35,160 want to come over here, you say, holding your hand 263 00:19:35,319 --> 00:19:39,240 up in the air. The bird looks at you sideways, 264 00:19:39,319 --> 00:19:43,839 then jumps from the tree, spreads its wings, and glides 265 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:50,839 over towards you, landing gracefully on your fingers. You focus 266 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:55,799 on the bird. You allow the birds DNA and yours 267 00:19:55,839 --> 00:19:59,880 to become one. 268 00:19:58,759 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 2: And soon you're. 269 00:20:00,079 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: Body feels less solid. You begin to melt down towards 270 00:20:06,279 --> 00:20:11,240 the ground. Your arms and legs shrink once again. Your 271 00:20:11,319 --> 00:20:17,799 clothing somehow absorbs into your body, and your arms transform 272 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:23,240 into wings, Your legs transform into little bird feet, and 273 00:20:24,519 --> 00:20:28,880 somehow you get a tail sticking out behind you. You're 274 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:32,319 not even sure what kind of bird you are, just 275 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:37,640 a little one. The other bird, the one that was 276 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,319 in your hand, lands on the ground in front of 277 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:43,960 you and looks at you. You feel a sense of 278 00:20:44,559 --> 00:20:48,960 well friendship with the bird, a sense that the bird's 279 00:20:49,319 --> 00:20:53,799 calling you to follow it, so you decide to do 280 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:59,000 just that. The bird hops away, spreads its wings and 281 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:04,000 begins flat them, pulling itself up into the air. You 282 00:21:04,079 --> 00:21:09,400 instinctively decide to do the same thing. You spread your wings, 283 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:13,920 hop forward, and for once it feels as if the 284 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:19,000 air is something that you can actually grab onto. Not 285 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:23,079 quite like swimming in water, but a lot more like 286 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:27,720 swimming in water than you might imagine your large bird 287 00:21:28,079 --> 00:21:32,240 arms or wings, I should say, take scoops of the 288 00:21:32,279 --> 00:21:37,440 air and easily lift your light body up. You fly 289 00:21:37,799 --> 00:21:42,799 higher and higher, flapping after the other little bird. You 290 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:47,839 rise up above the houses in the neighborhood, and then 291 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:51,720 the bird in front of you begins to just glide, 292 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:56,960 to spread its wings and fly forward, flapping every now 293 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:01,039 and then to get a little more height. You imitate 294 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:05,920 the bird, gliding over on the wind, flapping your wings 295 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:10,759 for a little more height, and together you soar high 296 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:16,279 above the world, over top of the city, over top 297 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:21,920 of shops and stores, and forests until you see something 298 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:28,359 very interesting below, a place you sort of remember, a 299 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:36,400 place with lots of different animals. A zoo, the perfect 300 00:22:36,519 --> 00:22:40,720 place to acquire a little more DNA, as long as 301 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:43,200 you can find a way to touch the animals anyways, 302 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:47,440 The more dangerous ones, the ones that you would actually 303 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:52,319 be interested in having, tend to be locked up behind cages, 304 00:22:53,359 --> 00:23:00,640 though birds can fly over many of those cages. Glide 305 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,960 over top of the zoo, taking in all of the 306 00:23:04,039 --> 00:23:09,240 different animals. There's a pen of birds, some sort of 307 00:23:09,319 --> 00:23:19,920 ox creature, strangely, some horses, a couple giraffes, some elephence camels, tigers, 308 00:23:20,839 --> 00:23:25,960 and even a pen full of bears. Besides that, a 309 00:23:26,079 --> 00:23:32,400 whole cage full of all sorts of gigantic looking gorillas. 310 00:23:33,319 --> 00:23:39,839 The only question was exactly where to start. You decide 311 00:23:39,839 --> 00:23:43,480 to swoop down on the tiger cage, since it would 312 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,079 be a pretty good idea to have some sort of 313 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:50,920 powerful animal in your arsenal. As you first lowered down, 314 00:23:51,039 --> 00:23:54,640 the tigers look very excited, as if they want to 315 00:23:54,720 --> 00:24:00,720 attack you. WHOA, don't attack me, you say, use your mind. 316 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:06,759 I'm okay, I'm wait a second, I'm a shape shifter. 317 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:13,079 In fact, I ask all of you to calm down, 318 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,960 to lay down on the ground. 319 00:24:16,759 --> 00:24:19,599 Speaker 2: This is not a bird you want to eat. 320 00:24:20,279 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 1: You try to project the best you can, and strangely, 321 00:24:25,759 --> 00:24:31,519 the animals listen. The three tigers inside the cage just 322 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:37,079 lay down on the ground and relax. You swoop down 323 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:42,559 towards the grass land beside one of the tigers and 324 00:24:42,759 --> 00:24:47,319 walk up towards it. You lift up one of your 325 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:52,599 bird legs and place it on the tiger's fur. The 326 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:57,039 tiger doesn't react in any way, and you focus on 327 00:24:57,119 --> 00:24:58,480 the tiger's DNA. 328 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 2: The same strange. 329 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: Sensation passes through your body and you begin to feel 330 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:13,039 more liquidy once again. Your body starts to stretch out 331 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:17,799 to grow. You grow fur out of your arms and legs, 332 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:24,720 and you start to feel very very strong. Your little 333 00:25:24,759 --> 00:25:30,240 bird tail transforms into a real tiger tail, and you 334 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:36,039 feel like you could take on an elephant. You look 335 00:25:36,079 --> 00:25:39,640 around and see that you're well trapped in a cage. 336 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:44,640 Not the idea way to practice with the form. Maybe 337 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:49,720 it's something you'll have to try later on. Instead, you 338 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:53,880 move towards the side of a cage, duck down behind 339 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:59,559 some grass, and focus on the bird form. Once again. Again, 340 00:25:59,799 --> 00:26:05,680 your body becomes less solid and you transform back into 341 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:09,759 the bird. You flap your little wings and fly high 342 00:26:09,839 --> 00:26:15,759 up above the cage. Then you come over towards the gorillas. 343 00:26:16,519 --> 00:26:19,359 You land on top of the gorilla cage and look 344 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:23,359 inside at all of the trees and the little gorilla habitat, 345 00:26:24,279 --> 00:26:28,880 and again you focus on asking the gorillas to be 346 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:34,359 calm to accept you into the cage. Slowly, they all 347 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:39,359 just kind of sit down and relax. You duck through 348 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,599 the bars on the top of the cage and land 349 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:48,480 on one of the gorilla's shoulders. You absorb the gorilla's DNA. 350 00:26:49,319 --> 00:26:54,119 Your body becomes less solid, and you hop over towards 351 00:26:54,160 --> 00:27:01,279 the ground before transforming into a gorilla, developing very strong 352 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:06,240 gorilla arms and legs until you reach up as tall 353 00:27:06,279 --> 00:27:09,759 as the gorilla that you scanned. You have the sudden 354 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,359 urge to make fists and bang them against your chest. 355 00:27:13,599 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 2: So you do. 356 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 1: You see the trees around you, and well, for some reason, 357 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,720 it feels like an excellent idea to jump up and 358 00:27:22,839 --> 00:27:27,559 grab one of the branches. You do just that, and 359 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:32,160 it feels natural, as if you could hang here forever. 360 00:27:33,039 --> 00:27:37,279 You swing from one branch to another, making your way 361 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:42,359 through the gorilla habitat, before deciding that you might want 362 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:46,119 to get out of here as well. You focus on 363 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:52,200 the bird once again, transform and fly up out of 364 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:58,079 the cage, squeezing through the top nimbly before taking off 365 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:04,359 into the air once again. You're starting to feel rather sleepy. 366 00:28:05,559 --> 00:28:09,599 Maybe it's all of the absorption of different animal powers, 367 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:15,240 or well, honestly, you're not quite sure, but you are 368 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:20,079 sure that it's time to head home. You spread your wings, 369 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,680 flap them as hard as you can until you get 370 00:28:23,799 --> 00:28:27,519 up high enough over top of the world and you 371 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:29,640 begin to glide. 372 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:31,200 Speaker 2: You glide over. 373 00:28:31,039 --> 00:28:35,880 Speaker 1: The same forests, in the same houses, the same buildings, 374 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:42,400 until you finally see a familiar home, your home. A 375 00:28:42,519 --> 00:28:47,920 window is open, so you swoop right in into your bedroom. 376 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:53,279 You land on the ground and focus on what it 377 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:57,480 was like to be you before all of these animal 378 00:28:57,559 --> 00:29:05,119 shapes came along. Your body transforms, your arms and legs reappear, 379 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:12,440 along with your clothing, and you crawl into bed. You 380 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:16,960 pull the covers up to your chin, close your eyes, 381 00:29:18,279 --> 00:29:24,400 and you begin to focus on your breath. With each breath, 382 00:29:25,279 --> 00:29:28,559 you try to let go of a little more tension, 383 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:33,960 and your muscles You start with your feet and your legs, 384 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:41,720 allowing yourself to melt down into the mattress. Then you 385 00:29:41,839 --> 00:29:46,519 move on to your shoulders and your neck, releasing all 386 00:29:46,599 --> 00:29:51,200 of the tension you can and allowing yourself to sink 387 00:29:51,359 --> 00:29:57,720 down deeper and deeper into the mattress. And with each 388 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:03,160 breath you sink down a little bit more. And the 389 00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:08,119 deeper you sink, the better you feel, and the better 390 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:14,599 you feel, the deeper you sink, until your mind begins 391 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:21,279 to wander off to thoughts of new dreams, new adventures, 392 00:30:22,119 --> 00:30:24,759 and new animal forms to come. 393 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:26,599 Speaker 2: Good night. 394 00:30:26,640 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 4: Everyone must. 395 00:33:53,640 --> 00:40:29,599 Speaker 6: Never richmon name acommon. 396 00:38:33,519 --> 00:39:25,119 Speaker 4: In ne. 397 00:40:53,599 --> 00:43:05,519 Speaker 6: More union kicking thing