00:00Deep in the heart of the Whispering Woods, where sunbeams danced like glitter and streams
00:08sang lullabies, lived a troll named Barnaby.
00:13Now, Barnaby wasn't just any troll, he was the grumpiest troll in the entire forest.
00:20His eyebrows were permanently furrowed into a V-shape, and his favourite sound was the
00:28sound of complete and utter silence.
00:31He lived under a rickety old bridge, and his only hobby was collecting smooth grey stones,
00:40which he thought were much more sensible than giggling squirrels or chirping birds.
00:47One sunny afternoon, as Barnaby was trying to nap, a tiny shimmering light zipped past his nose.
00:57It giggled, Barnaby's eye snapped open, the giggling sound was like tiny bells, and it
01:05was coming from a little fairy fluttering right in front of him.
01:10She had wings like dragonfly wings, a dress made of flower petals, and her laughter seemed
01:17to make the air sparkle.
01:19Hello, she chimed, my name is Pip, the giggle fairy, what's yours?
01:27Barnaby grumbled, I'm Barnaby, and I'm trying to be grumpy in peace.
01:34Pip tilted her head.
01:36Grumpy, why would anyone want to be grumpy?
01:40It's so much more fun to laugh.
01:42She then told a silly joke about a mushroom who could unt get into a party because there
01:49was unt mushroom inside.
01:52Pip burst into a fit of giggles, but Barnaby just stared.
01:57He didn't even crack a smile.
02:01Pip wasn't discouraged.
02:03Oh, you just don't know how to laugh, she declared.
02:09Don't worry, I can teach you.
02:11It's easy.
02:12See that fluffy cloud that looks like a sheep.
02:16Isn't that funny?
02:18Barnaby looked up.
02:20He supposed it did look a bit like a sheep, but he just shrugged.
02:25For the next few days, Pip followed Barnaby everywhere.
02:30She pointed out funny-shaped leaves, made silly faces, and told jokes that made the bluebirds
02:39fall off their branches from laughing.
02:43Barnaby tried his best to ignore her, but something strange was happening.
02:48A tiny corner of his mouth would twitch.
02:53A small, unfamiliar rumble would start in his chest.
02:58One day, Pip was trying to balance a dew drop on her nose.
03:03She wobbled and wobbled, and then, with a tiny splash, the dew drop fell right onto Barnaby's
03:12big, bumpy nose.
03:14It surprised him so much that a strange sound escaped his throat.
03:20It started as a low rumble, then grew into a deep, booming, ha-ha.
03:27Pip's eyes widened in delight.
03:30You did it.
03:32You laughed.
03:34Barnaby was shocked.
03:36He touched his cheeks.
03:38They felt warm, and the feeling inside him wasn't grumpy at all.
03:43It was light and bubbly, just like Pip's giggles.
03:49He looked at Pip, who was now laughing so hard she was twirling in the air, and, for the first
03:56time, Barnaby laughed with her.
03:59His laugh was so loud and deep that it shook the bridge, sending a few of his grey stones
04:07tumbling into the stream with a plop, plop, plop.
04:11From that day on, Barnaby was a changed troll.
04:17Pip introduced him to her other friends, the mischievous squirrels, the singing rabbits,
04:24and the wise old owl.
04:27They taught him how to play hide-and-seek among the giant ferns and how to tell stories under
04:34the stars.
04:35He learned that sharing a laugh with friends was much more wonderful than collecting silent,
04:43grey stones.
04:45His bridge was no longer a place for grumpy naps.
04:50It became the best spot in the woods for parties, where Pip's tinkling giggle mixed with Barnaby's
04:58booming laugh.
04:59He was still Barnaby the Troll, but he was no longer grumpy.
05:05He was Barnaby the Friend, and he had learned the most wonderful secret of all, that a little
05:14bit of laughter and a good friend can change even the grumpiest heart, making it sunny and
05:21warm forever.
05:34See you next time.
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