# Hattie and the Moonlit Treehouse

An episode of [Kid’s Bedtime Stories Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1780176346), 21 Oct 2026, 14 min.

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Hattie climbs to her Moon Perch on the night of the full moon and finds a tiny traveler too tired to fly home. Grandpa Ellis hosts while Lily tells the tale of Mabel the moon moth, a golden ribbon of fireflies, and the sleepiest tuck-in yet — perfect for drifting off to sleep. Chapters: 0:08 — Grandpa Ellis Welcomes a New Friend 2:09 — Lily Tells of Hattie and the Treehouse 10:04 — Grandpa Ellis Tucks the Night In Sweet dreams, little listener. A new bedtime tale every night. Grown-ups: more bedtime tales wait on our supporters' feed: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kid-s-bedtime-stories-podcast--6408070/support Want every episode before everyone else? Join us on Patreon for early access to all episodes, exclusive supporter-only stories, and extended editions across every Hustle Studios show. Join here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/hustlestudios Follow Kid's Bedtime Stories for a new tale every night. By Hustle Studios.

## Transcript

[0:04] Speaker 1: Hustle Studios. Well, hello there, little one. Grandpa Alice here
[0:15] Speaker 1: with the porch light on and a brand new story
[0:21] Speaker 1: folded up in my pocket. Grandma Rose is resting tonight
[0:29] Speaker 1: after four fine nights of sailing with Willa and Lily.
[0:34] Speaker 1: Willa made it home safe, you know. She rang her
[0:40] Speaker 1: tiny brass bell all the way back to her own
[0:43] Speaker 1: warm bed, and now a brand new friend is waiting
[0:48] Speaker 1: to meet you. Her name is Hattie. She lives in
[0:54] Speaker 1: a yellow house at the end of a lane under
[0:59] Speaker 1: the biggest oak tree you ever saw. And high up
[1:04] Speaker 1: in that old tree sits a little wooden treehouse, where
[1:10] Speaker 1: tonight something soft and silver is about to happen. Lily
[1:19] Speaker 1: is back to tell the tale. So fluff your pillow,
[1:24] Speaker 1: pull your blanket up to your chin, and off we go.
[1:29] Speaker 1: And before Lily begins, one sleepy note for the grown-ups
[1:33] Speaker 1: listening in. If these tales help your little one drift off,
[1:37] Speaker 1: you can support the show through the Speaker Supporter Club,
[1:41] Speaker 1: which keeps bonus tales right inside your podcast app, or
[1:45] Speaker 1: through Patreon, which brings early access to every episode, plus
[1:50] Speaker 1: exclusive supporter stories and extended editions across every show in
[1:55] Speaker 1: the family. Both links are waiting in the show notes,
[1:59] Speaker 1: so Lily, the porch is quiet. Tell it gentle.
[2:09] Speaker 2: Kay was seven years old, and she loved three things best.
[2:15] Speaker 2: Warm blankets, tall trees, and the round-filled moon. Behind her
[2:22] Speaker 2: yellow house stood the oldest elk on the lane. And
[2:26] Speaker 2: high in its branches, her grandpa had built a treehouse,
[2:31] Speaker 2: plank by plank, with one round window facing the sky.
[2:37] Speaker 2: Hattie called it the Moon Perch. On the night of
[2:42] Speaker 2: the fall moon, Hattie asked her mama if she could
[2:45] Speaker 2: climb up for a little while before bed. Her mama
[2:49] Speaker 2: said yes. So Hattie wrapped a soft blanket around her shoulders,
[2:55] Speaker 2: carried up a small cup of warm milk, and settled
[2:59] Speaker 2: by the round window to watch the moon come up.
[3:04] Speaker 2: The moon rose slow and gold over the rooftops. One
[3:09] Speaker 2: by one, the stars switched on. Down in the grass,
[3:14] Speaker 2: the fireflies lifted their tiny lanterns And far away, an
[3:21] Speaker 2: owl called once, soft and low. Hai sipped her warm milk.
[3:28] Speaker 2: She pulled her blanket a little tighter. This, she said
[3:32] Speaker 2: to herself, is the coziest seat in the whole wide world.
[3:39] Speaker 2: Just then, she heard the smallest sound from the windowsill.
[3:46] Speaker 2: A sound like a tri-leaf sighing. Hattie looked down, and there,
[3:53] Speaker 2: fast asleep on the painted wood, lay the tiniest moth
[4:00] Speaker 2: she had ever seen. Her wings were pale as moonlight.
[4:07] Speaker 2: with two soft gray spots, one on each side. Her
[4:12] Speaker 2: little feet were tucked under her, and her feelers drooped
[4:16] Speaker 2: with tiredness. Hattie had never seen anyone look so worn out.
[4:24] Speaker 2: Hattie bent close. She whispered so as not to startle her. Hello,
[4:30] Speaker 2: little moss. Are you all right? Laud opened one sleepy eye.
[4:38] Speaker 2: I am Mabel, she said in a voice thin as thread.
[4:43] Speaker 2: I danced too long in the moonbeams, and now my
[4:46] Speaker 2: wings are too tired to carry me home to the
[4:50] Speaker 2: old willow by the pond. Car, Mabel, said Hattie. Then
[4:56] Speaker 2: you shall rest here. The moon perch is open to
[5:00] Speaker 2: all tired travelers. I folded one corner of her blanket
[5:06] Speaker 2: into a tiny nest on the windowsill. She lifted Mabel
[5:11] Speaker 2: as gently as lifting a snowflake and set her down
[5:15] Speaker 2: in the soft folds. Mabel sighed the happiest sigh and
[5:21] Speaker 2: curled her wings round herself like a shawl. Would you
[5:26] Speaker 2: like a lullaby? asked Hattie. Mabel nodded. Just barely, so
[5:33] Speaker 2: Hattie sang. Very low, the sun her own grandpa sang
[5:38] Speaker 2: to her. Lulu, little wings, the merm will keep you warm. Lulu,
[5:45] Speaker 2: little wings, no need to fly till morn. Before song
[5:51] Speaker 2: was done, Mabel was fast asleep. Her wings rose and fell,
[5:58] Speaker 2: rose and fell slower than snowfall. So my much rhythms
[6:06] Speaker 2: are such lowing. Now, while Mabel naps in her blanket nest,
[6:13] Speaker 2: I will pause, too, with a quick whisper for the grown-ups.
[6:18] Speaker 2: Keeping these nightly tales free takes real support, and there
[6:22] Speaker 2: are two easy ways to help. The Spreaker Supporter Club
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[6:44] Speaker 1: Shh!
[6:45] Speaker 2: Now Mabel is stirring. Mabel woke with a stretch and
[6:51] Speaker 2: a flutter. My veins feel new again, she cried. But oh,
[6:58] Speaker 2: how will I find the old willow in all this dark? Hey,
[7:06] Speaker 2: look out at the garden. The fireflies were still drifting
[7:10] Speaker 2: over the grass. Dozens of tiny lanterns going nowhere in particular.
[7:16] Speaker 2: Hattie had an idea. It warmed her from head to toes.
[7:23] Speaker 2: Kate leaned out of the round wind jaw. She called
[7:27] Speaker 2: down soft as falling petals. Dear fireflies, would you light
[7:34] Speaker 2: the way to the old willow by the pond? Our
[7:37] Speaker 2: friend Maple needs to get home. The fireflies heard. One
[7:43] Speaker 2: by one, they rose from the grass and lined up
[7:48] Speaker 2: in the air. A dotted golden ribbon from the oak
[7:53] Speaker 2: tree all the way to the pond. It glowed. It swayed.
[7:59] Speaker 2: It was the loveliest road Hattie had ever seen. Mabel
[8:06] Speaker 2: climbed to the edge of the windowsill. She spread her
[8:10] Speaker 2: pale wings wide. Thank you, Hattie, she said. I will
[8:15] Speaker 2: never forget the mud perch. Travel safe, little wings, said Hattie,
[8:23] Speaker 2: and come back on the next full moon. Mabel lifted
[8:28] Speaker 2: into the night. She flew slow and steady above the
[8:33] Speaker 2: golden ribbon. Hattie watched till Mabel was only a pale speck.
[8:41] Speaker 2: And then the speck folded itself into the dark leaves
[8:46] Speaker 2: of the old willow. home at last. The fireflies bowed
[8:54] Speaker 2: their lanterns low and drifted back to the grass. The moon,
[8:59] Speaker 2: which had watched it all, poured a long silver blanket
[9:05] Speaker 2: over the treehouse roof, and Hattie suddenly felt how heavy
[9:11] Speaker 2: her own eyes had grown. She climbed down the ladder.
[9:16] Speaker 2: Wrong go wrong with her empty milk cup. She brushed
[9:21] Speaker 2: her teeth. She slipped under her covers. And through her
[9:25] Speaker 2: bedroom window, the moon winked one silver wink as if
[9:30] Speaker 2: to say, Well done, Hattie. Well done. The Tale of
[9:35] Speaker 2: the Moon Perch, my friends. Hattie helped someone small get
[9:41] Speaker 2: home safe. Maybe tomorrow you can help someone small, too.
[9:46] Speaker 2: Now Grandpa Ellis is back to tuck the night in.
[9:50] Speaker 2: Listen for his soft, deep voice. Good night, moonbeams. Good night. Ha!
[10:04] Speaker 1: Was that not a lovely tale, little one? Thank you, Lily,
[10:10] Speaker 1: for telling it so gentle. And thank you, Hattie, wherever
[10:16] Speaker 1: you are, for showing us how good it feels to
[10:20] Speaker 1: help a tired friend home. Now it is your turn
[10:25] Speaker 1: to rest. The story is over. The night is quiet.
[10:31] Speaker 1: Your bed is warm. Everything is exactly as it should be.
[10:38] Speaker 1: Let us get sleepy together. You do not need to
[10:42] Speaker 1: move at all. Just listen to my voice. First, pretend
[10:50] Speaker 1: your bed is a little treehouse, high in a great kynote.
[10:56] Speaker 1: Your pillow is your perch. Your blanket is the silver
[11:01] Speaker 1: moon blanket, poured just for you. Now breathe with me.
[11:09] Speaker 1: Breathe in through your nose, slow and deep. And breathe
[11:15] Speaker 1: out through your mouth, long and slow. Let all the
[11:19] Speaker 1: day float away on the breeze. One more time, breathe
[11:24] Speaker 1: in soft and slow. And breathe out softer still. Feel
[11:31] Speaker 1: yourself sink one inch deeper into your moon blanket. Good.
[11:38] Speaker 1: So good. Let your toes be still. Let your legs
[11:44] Speaker 1: be heavy and warm. Let your tummy rise and fall.
[11:50] Speaker 1: Easy as Mabel wings over the pond. Let your hands
[11:55] Speaker 1: lie open and soft. And let your eyes stay closed.
[12:02] Speaker 1: For they have worked hard all day and now they
[12:05] Speaker 1: can rest. And before you drift off, one last drowsy
[12:11] Speaker 1: note for the grown-ups. If you would like more tales
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[12:42] Speaker 1: in the show notes. whenever you are ready. Now back
[12:47] Speaker 1: to sleeping. Tomorrow night, there will be another story waiting
[12:57] Speaker 1: for you. A new friend, a new voyage, every single night.
[13:06] Speaker 1: So ask your grown-up to follow kids' bedtime stories so
[13:13] Speaker 1: you never miss a single tail. But that is tomorrow.
[13:20] Speaker 1: Tonight is for sleeping. The Appensee. We can tell this,
[13:29] Speaker 1: the greeter vision. So pull your moon blanket tight, little moonbeam.
[13:38] Speaker 1: The moon is your nightlight. The stars are watching over you.
[13:46] Speaker 1: And someone loves you more than all the fireflies and
[13:52] Speaker 1: the whole wide garden. Good night, little one. Good night.
[13:58] Speaker 1: Sleep tight. I will see you in your dreams.

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