# 🐶 Trix on the Dallas Ranch (Premium) 🌳

An episode of [Snuggle: Kids bedtime stories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1714672018), 25 Aug 2024, 0:59.

Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62031689/prod_snuggle_premium_episode_teaser.mp3

A suburban girl moves to the country and makes a special furry friend. Narrated by: Thomas Jones Written by: Matt Cates Welcome to Snuggle! Enter a cozy world of imagination perfect for bedtime, quiet time, or any time you want to embark on an enchanting adventure. Learn more at slumberstudios.com/snuggle Start your 7-day free trial of Snuggle Premium: https://snuggle.supercast.com/ November only: try Premium free for 90 days. Ad-free listening and more at slumber.supercast.com

## Transcript

[0:03] Speaker 1: Welcome to Snuggle Cozy stories for kids. This episode is
[0:10] Speaker 1: called Tricks on the Dallas Ranch. Snuggle is a production
[0:16] Speaker 1: of Slumber Studios. To listen, ad free and support the show,
[0:20] Speaker 1: sign up for our premium feed. Hey friend, it's Tom
[0:29] Speaker 1: here and I'm so glad to have your company. For
[0:32] Speaker 1: today's story time, my friend Nadine is going to read
[0:37] Speaker 1: to us very soon. Her story is about a young
[0:42] Speaker 1: girl who moves to the country and makes a special
[0:47] Speaker 1: fairy friend. Moving home. Surecam bring the excitement of new opportunities,
[0:55] Speaker 1: but also some challenges of entering a new world. Whether
[1:01] Speaker 1: you've experienced that for yourself or not, I think you'll
[1:05] Speaker 1: really enjoy this story. We'll use our imaginations to help
[1:12] Speaker 1: us picture everything Nadine describes. So let's take a nice,
[1:18] Speaker 1: relaxing breath to prepare, breathing gently and fully and slowly.
[1:31] Speaker 1: Breathe back out perfect. Make sure you're comfy, and close
[1:41] Speaker 1: your eyes if you'd like. It's time to begin our story,
[1:48] Speaker 1: which starts at night as a girl named Alice settles
[1:53] Speaker 1: into bed.
[2:10] Speaker 2: Click and the light switch in Alice's bedroom as her
[2:14] Speaker 2: dad gave her a kiss on the forehead and tucked
[2:18] Speaker 2: her in for the night. I know you don't want
[2:23] Speaker 2: to leave your friends at school, honey, but there will
[2:26] Speaker 2: be new friends and adventures at our new house. Her
[2:31] Speaker 2: dad said, you promise, Alice asked with hopeful eyes. I promise.
[2:40] Speaker 2: Good night, sweetie, he replied. The Dodson family had lived
[2:49] Speaker 2: in the suburbs for years, but Patty and Mark, Alice's parents,
[2:55] Speaker 2: had both been raised on ranchers. Their dream was to
[3:02] Speaker 2: one day by their own small ranch where their kids
[3:07] Speaker 2: could have lots of space to breathe easy and roam free.
[3:17] Speaker 2: And now that dream is becoming a reality. One day
[3:27] Speaker 2: last year, the perfect opportunity came up, a beautiful twelve
[3:34] Speaker 2: acre ranch with a picturesque red barn or horse stable
[3:40] Speaker 2: with four stalls and a decent size, but muddy pond,
[3:49] Speaker 2: And so the Dodsons bought the ranch and tomorrow they'd
[3:55] Speaker 2: leave the suburbs to begin a brand new life style
[4:00] Speaker 2: in the countryside. Their son, Danny was nearly twelve years old,
[4:11] Speaker 2: and Alice was a shy and freckled eight and a
[4:14] Speaker 2: half year old. The family also included two dogs, a
[4:23] Speaker 2: black Labrador named Bear and an old German shepherd named Jeremy.
[4:34] Speaker 2: Patty and Mark had the nohow to run a small ranch,
[4:39] Speaker 2: and Danny had spent enough summers at his grandparents' farm
[4:44] Speaker 2: to know his way around animals too, so, except for Alice,
[4:51] Speaker 2: they were all familiar with cattle, horses, chickens, and even sheep. Sheep,
[5:02] Speaker 2: in fact, were Patty's animal of expertise. One time, she
[5:11] Speaker 2: asked Alice what she thought about living on a ranch
[5:14] Speaker 2: with sheep, so Alice started counting sheep one sheep, two sheep,
[5:24] Speaker 2: three sheep, and then slowly pretended to doze off. That
[5:31] Speaker 2: got a good laugh out of Mum. The family agreed
[5:38] Speaker 2: that kids should pick the name for the ranch, but
[5:42] Speaker 2: Danny wanted to name it after himself and Alice did too,
[5:50] Speaker 2: so they ended up putting the two names together and
[5:55] Speaker 2: calling it the Dallas Ranch. They had the name cast
[6:02] Speaker 2: in wrought iron to put over the driveway gate. The
[6:10] Speaker 2: movers arrived early the next morning. After a couple of hours,
[6:18] Speaker 2: everything was packed up and ready to go, so the
[6:23] Speaker 2: family opted in their car and headed to their new home,
[6:28] Speaker 2: with the movers following behind them. Alice stared longingly at
[6:35] Speaker 2: the window as they drove. Their old home was all
[6:41] Speaker 2: she ever knew, and she had no idea what to
[6:45] Speaker 2: expect moving to a different place. She watched as the
[6:53] Speaker 2: neatly organized suburban neighborhoods slowly became more spacious. Eventually, the
[7:04] Speaker 2: neighborhoods disappeared altogether, giving way to rolling green hills intermixed
[7:11] Speaker 2: with patches of forest and pastures with cows and horses.
[7:20] Speaker 2: Before long, the wrought iron gate bearing the name Dallas
[7:26] Speaker 2: Ranch appeared. It was the first time the kids had
[7:31] Speaker 2: seen the ranch with their chosen name posted out front.
[7:38] Speaker 2: That's pretty cool, Danny, remarked. Mark and Patty nodded in
[7:45] Speaker 2: approval and gave each other a wink. Mark helped the
[7:53] Speaker 2: movers while Patty took the kids around the ranch to
[7:58] Speaker 2: show them some new additions since their last visit. Bear
[8:03] Speaker 2: and Jeremy, the two dogs, came along for the fun.
[8:10] Speaker 2: Mark had purchased a few head of cattle plus two horses,
[8:17] Speaker 2: Bobby Socks and Cakewalk. Bobby Socks was a young gelding,
[8:24] Speaker 2: his blue eyes and a tevero coloration which caused his
[8:29] Speaker 2: coat to be spotted black and white. Cakewalk was a
[8:36] Speaker 2: solid brown and had a calm, easy nature. Alice had
[8:43] Speaker 2: seen horses at her grandparents before, so she knew to
[8:48] Speaker 2: approach them calmly from the front. Bear and Jeremy kept
[8:55] Speaker 2: their distance. They were intrigued, though, still trying to figure
[9:01] Speaker 2: out who all these new animals were. These two horses
[9:09] Speaker 2: were gentle giants. When they saw Alice approaching, they trotted
[9:16] Speaker 2: right over and nuzzled their long faces into her hands.
[9:23] Speaker 2: Alice walked over to the barn where hay bales were
[9:26] Speaker 2: stacked along the wall. She grabbed two handfuls and turned
[9:32] Speaker 2: around to find the two horses standing right behind her.
[9:38] Speaker 2: They had followed her to the hay bales, hoping she'd
[9:42] Speaker 2: feed them. Alice let out a giggle and opened up
[9:47] Speaker 2: her hands. The horses promptly gobbled up the hay and
[9:53] Speaker 2: nuzzled Alice, hoping for more. Patty had picked up few
[9:59] Speaker 2: sh sheep, a rooster, and five hens. They headed over
[10:07] Speaker 2: to the chicken coop, with Bear and Jeremy jogging alongside.
[10:14] Speaker 2: Patty introduced Alice and Danny to the sheep on the way.
[10:21] Speaker 2: Alice laughed at the way there fur that like bouncy pillows.
[10:28] Speaker 2: One sheep didn't take a liking to Bear and let
[10:32] Speaker 2: out a bear right at him. Bear gave the sheep
[10:37] Speaker 2: an inquisitive look and kept jogging along. The sheep wasn't
[10:42] Speaker 2: worth his time anyways. Just on the other side of
[10:49] Speaker 2: the sheep pasture was the chicken coop, the brown hut
[10:54] Speaker 2: with wire fencing around it and plenty of room to
[10:58] Speaker 2: roam in between. The chickens only seemed to notice Bear
[11:04] Speaker 2: and Jeremy, who were lingering at the edge of the fence.
[11:10] Speaker 2: The two dogs circled the coop, trying to find a
[11:14] Speaker 2: way in. Like a game of cat and mouse, The
[11:19] Speaker 2: chickens would move around the pen, always staying on the
[11:23] Speaker 2: opposite side of the two dogs. Danny brought Alice inside
[11:30] Speaker 2: the hut and showed her how to gather the eggs
[11:34] Speaker 2: from the nesting boxes. Just then, an old red truck
[11:42] Speaker 2: pulled into their gravel driveway. I have a surprise for you,
[11:49] Speaker 2: said Patty. Alice and Danny's eyes lit up, and they
[11:55] Speaker 2: hastily headed back towards the house where the red truck
[11:59] Speaker 2: just parked. By the time they arrived, Mark was already
[12:08] Speaker 2: outside chatting with the driver, who had pulled out a
[12:12] Speaker 2: big cardboard box. Alice and Danny sped no moment or
[12:21] Speaker 2: pleasantries because they already recognized the noises they were hearing
[12:27] Speaker 2: a litter of puppies. They were a couple of months old,
[12:35] Speaker 2: just big enough to wander around on their own, but
[12:38] Speaker 2: still young enough to be cute and innocent. You can
[12:45] Speaker 2: pick whichever one you'd like, said the driver with a smile.
[12:51] Speaker 2: That was all Alice needed, because one little beagle had
[12:56] Speaker 2: already caught her eye and was hypnotizing her with cuteness.
[13:03] Speaker 2: She picked it up and Danny petted it while the
[13:06] Speaker 2: puppy rested its head on Alice's shoulder. The driver came over,
[13:15] Speaker 2: held his hands out for the puppy and placed it
[13:18] Speaker 2: on the ground. Watch this, he said. He pulled a
[13:25] Speaker 2: treat out of his pocket and placed it on the
[13:29] Speaker 2: puppy's nose. The puppy stood completely still until the driver
[13:37] Speaker 2: clapped his hands. Right away, the puppy flicked its nose,
[13:44] Speaker 2: launching the treat into the air and caught it on
[13:49] Speaker 2: the way back down. Everyone was amazed at how smart
[13:56] Speaker 2: this puppy was, and at such a young age. We
[14:02] Speaker 2: have to call it tricks, said Danny with a grin.
[14:08] Speaker 2: Alice nodded in approval. Just then, Bear and Jeremy returned
[14:15] Speaker 2: from their excursion around the ranch. Alice knelt down to
[14:20] Speaker 2: explain the situation to them. She didn't want them getting jealous.
[14:27] Speaker 2: Bear stood looking down at the little stranger. His tongue
[14:32] Speaker 2: hung out as he cocked his head and looked at Danny,
[14:36] Speaker 2: who patted him and told him everything was all right.
[14:42] Speaker 2: Jeremy took one look at the beagle and wandered off.
[14:47] Speaker 2: Clearly he was not too enthusiastic, or he was keeping
[14:51] Speaker 2: a good poker face about it. They decided to introduce
[15:00] Speaker 2: Tricks to the other animals. After lunch, Mark washed up
[15:06] Speaker 2: and helped Patty make sandwiches. Meanwhile, it didn't take long
[15:13] Speaker 2: for Tricks to make herself at home, sniffing around the kitchen,
[15:19] Speaker 2: crawling up onto the living room sofa, she eyeboard the staircase,
[15:26] Speaker 2: but wasn't quite big enough to climb it, so she
[15:30] Speaker 2: wandered back to the kitchen, where Patty set out some
[15:34] Speaker 2: food and water for her. As the family ate lunch,
[15:42] Speaker 2: they talked about Alice's responsibilities for her new pet. Tricks
[15:49] Speaker 2: was already house trained, so that was a relief that
[15:54] Speaker 2: Alice would be in charge of ensuring the puppy was
[15:58] Speaker 2: well fed and plated with She'd also help with bathing Tricks,
[16:05] Speaker 2: because any dog on a ranch needs regular baths. After lunch,
[16:16] Speaker 2: Patty and Alice took Tricks on a big tour of
[16:20] Speaker 2: the ranch to check out the cows, horses, sheep, and
[16:26] Speaker 2: chickens and to get to know Bear and Jeremy a
[16:30] Speaker 2: bit better. And, as Alice reminded her mother, they still
[16:36] Speaker 2: needed to visit the pond. Bear was off doing his
[16:43] Speaker 2: own running around, but Jeremy was close by, so Patty
[16:49] Speaker 2: called him to tag along. His expression didn't suggest he
[16:54] Speaker 2: was in the mood, but he came over, giving Tricks
[16:59] Speaker 2: a good sniff. He bobbed his head as if granting
[17:04] Speaker 2: his approval. Then they all headed towards the cow pasture.
[17:16] Speaker 2: A few cows were grazing close to the fence and
[17:20] Speaker 2: slowly looked up when they saw the group approaching. The
[17:25] Speaker 2: closest cow was dark brown. Its calm, passive face showed
[17:32] Speaker 2: no distraction as it continued chewing while watching them, But
[17:38] Speaker 2: when Tricks decided to run under the fence, the cows
[17:42] Speaker 2: decided it was time to move along. Patty called the
[17:48] Speaker 2: dog to come back. Luckily, Tricks was smart and must
[17:54] Speaker 2: have picked up on her name, so she complied. Jeremy meanwhile,
[18:01] Speaker 2: seemed to shake his head in embarrassment. They took their
[18:08] Speaker 2: time walking over to the horse corarel, where Bobby's socks
[18:13] Speaker 2: and Cakewalk were roaming under the fading sun. Alice kept
[18:21] Speaker 2: Tricks in her arms to avoid her running towards the horses,
[18:28] Speaker 2: but when Cakewalk saw people coming, he sauntered over in
[18:32] Speaker 2: case anyone wanted to pet him. Tricks began to whimper,
[18:38] Speaker 2: pushing her paws into Alice's arms and causing her to
[18:43] Speaker 2: set the puppy down. Instead of running towards the horses,
[18:49] Speaker 2: Tricks took off in the opposite direction. Jeremy glanced at Patty,
[18:56] Speaker 2: then trotted off after the puppy, easily catching up to
[19:01] Speaker 2: her and somehow calming her down. So much for the horses,
[19:09] Speaker 2: thought Alice, But Patty assured her little girl that tricks
[19:13] Speaker 2: would get used to them in time. Meanwhile, the sky
[19:21] Speaker 2: had darkened with clouds rain might fall any minute now.
[19:29] Speaker 2: The sheep were up next, and when Patty mentioned them,
[19:34] Speaker 2: Alice pretended to nod off and snore, causing Tricks to
[19:38] Speaker 2: start licking her face. Ironically, the sheep were resting, all
[19:48] Speaker 2: except a little lamb, which stood off in the corner.
[19:55] Speaker 2: Alice had named the lamb Cotton on their excursion around
[19:58] Speaker 2: the ranch earlier that day. She tried to call Cotton over,
[20:05] Speaker 2: but sheep aren't very responsive to such things. They'd have
[20:10] Speaker 2: to walk around to it, but as they got closer,
[20:15] Speaker 2: the wooly little lamb moved to the other side of
[20:18] Speaker 2: the pen. Alice sighed she wanted to introduce tricks and Cotton,
[20:26] Speaker 2: but little Cotton was having none of it, so Jeremy intervened,
[20:32] Speaker 2: running over to where Cotton stood, making her cross back
[20:37] Speaker 2: towards Alice so she could make the proper introductions. As
[20:45] Speaker 2: Patty took out her phone to snap a few pictures,
[20:49] Speaker 2: the first drops of rain hit the screen. She asked
[20:54] Speaker 2: if Alice was ready to go back to the house.
[20:58] Speaker 2: The chickens could wait till tomorrow, and Patty was hoping
[21:02] Speaker 2: her daughter would forget about the pond, but she didn't
[21:08] Speaker 2: forget The pond was close to the house, though, so
[21:13] Speaker 2: they made their way there as the first drops began falling.
[21:21] Speaker 2: By the time they got to the pond, the little
[21:24] Speaker 2: beagle looked exhausted, but she found enough energy to run
[21:30] Speaker 2: straight into the mud surrounding the pond before lying down
[21:36] Speaker 2: flat on her stomach. Alice waded in to the rescue.
[21:45] Speaker 2: When Tricks saw her, she rolled right over on her
[21:49] Speaker 2: back and wagged her tail, letting the raindrops splash on
[21:54] Speaker 2: her muddy tummy. Patty couldn't help but laugh. She told
[22:02] Speaker 2: Alice to just grab the puppy and carry her home,
[22:08] Speaker 2: so Alice picked her up in one hand to avoid
[22:11] Speaker 2: getting mud on her dress. Thankfully, Tricks was exhausted and
[22:19] Speaker 2: didn't try to fight the free ride home. When they
[22:27] Speaker 2: reached the house, they washed Tricks off outside with the hose.
[22:34] Speaker 2: The last bits of mud dripped away. As the slow
[22:38] Speaker 2: drizzling rain started to pick up. Danny brought out a towel,
[22:45] Speaker 2: wrapped the puppy in it, and carried her inside. Now
[22:53] Speaker 2: all cleaned up, Tricks gulped down some water and gave
[22:57] Speaker 2: in to her exhaustion, dozing off on the covered front
[23:01] Speaker 2: porch with Jeremy and Bear resting nearby. After their first
[23:11] Speaker 2: dinner in the new house, Alice was reading a book
[23:15] Speaker 2: in bed when her dad walked in, carrying the sleeping
[23:19] Speaker 2: Tricks in his arms. Alice thanked him for the new puppy.
[23:27] Speaker 2: It was everything she could hope for. Her Dad smiled
[23:34] Speaker 2: and laid Tricks down on the bed. He gave Alice
[23:40] Speaker 2: a kiss on the forehead as always, and turned the
[23:44] Speaker 2: light out. Tricks snuggled close into Alice's chest. She could
[23:56] Speaker 2: feel the puppy's tiny heartbeat. She closed her eyes, grateful
[24:07] Speaker 2: for a new home and her new best friend.

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.