NARRATOR:
One evening,
before going to bed,

Peep watched the sun go down.

The whole world seemed to sigh
and get ready for sleep.

( Peep yawns )

( Squeak chattering )

( rustling )

PEEP:
Hmm... Squeak.

SQUEAK:
Oh!

You gave me a start.

What are you doing?

PEEP:
I'm going to bed.

( yawns )

Aren't you going to bed?

SQUEAK:
Bed? Please!

I've got
things to do,

places to go,
mice to meet.

PEEP:
But it's nighttime.

Nothing happens at night.

Peep, everything
happens at night.

Look, the moon, the stars,

the moth, mice,
raccoons, skunks.

And just listen
to those crickets!

( crickets chirping )

Can I come with you, Squeak?

I want to see all those things!

SQUEAK:
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

Do you know
what it takes

to be a night
creature?

You must be brave,
fearless, cool, calm...

( dog barks in distance )

SQUEAK:
What was that?!

PEEP:
What was what?

SQUEAK:
Sorry, Peep,

got to go!

NARRATOR:
But Peep, being Peep,

just couldn't take "no, no, no,
no, no" for an answer.

So he followed Squeak out
into the night.

It wasn't easy; Squeak was fast

and Peep wasn't used
to running in the dark.

( sniffing )

Whoa... oh!

( sighs )

Squeak?

Hmm...

NARRATOR:
Before he knew it,
Peep was alone...

in the woods... in the dark.

( trembling )

It's okay...

I'm brave...

I'm fearless.

( dog barking in distance )

( Peep screams )

( crickets chirp
as other creatures call )

( sighs )

( firefly buzzing )

Oh...

( buzzing increasing )

NARRATOR:
Peep had never seen anything
so enchanting as fireflies.

They led him up and down,
here and there...

( Peep laughing )

and deeper into the woods.

( Peep grunts )

( sighs )

( Peep yells )

I'm just...

( grunts )

having a hard time seeing.

What are you?

SNAIL:
I'm a snail,

and I don't
see well, either.

I prefer to feel
my way around.

PEEP:
Feel your way?

Like this?

Oh...

Ew...

SNAIL:
That's just
my slime trail.

You'll get used
to it.

PEEP:
Hmm?

( squeaking above )

( squeaking )

( Peep yells )

( yelling )

( grunting )

What was that?

NARRATOR:
That was bats.

Hey!

BAT:
"Hey," yourself.

PEEP:
You almost ran into me.

BAT:
Naw, I don't
run into anything

I don't want to.

But you, you are
the bump-into king.

How many wings do I have?

( Peep gasps )

Hmm...

BAT:
Just as I thought,

can't see in the dark.

PEEP:
If you can see
so well,

you must know
where I am.

Can you tell me
how to get home?

BAT:
Bats don't see
in the dark.

We use sound, my friend.

You should try it.

BAT:
Listen for something
that sounds like home

and follow it.

Good luck, little guy.

( crickets chirping )

Hmm...

( crickets chirping )

Hmm?

Crickets.

I hear crickets.

I heard them
right by my house.

PEEP:
Hmm...

Hello?

Cricket?

( frog croaks )

( Peep screams )

( screaming )

Oh.

SQUEAK:
What?! What is it?!

It's, it's...

Peep?

PEEP:
Squeak!

What are you doing?

PEEP:
I wanted to see what
the nightlife was like

so I followed you.

SQUEAK:
Peep,

do you know
what's out here at night?

Crawling things...

creeping things...

flying things...

PEEP:
Bats.

SQUEAK:
"Bats"?

Bats are nothing.

I'm talking about
the scariest thing

to come
out of the sky,

the hugest,
most frightful...

( owl hoots )

SQUEAK:
Shh! That's it.

PEEP:
But that's Hoot.

Hi, Hoot!

SQUEAK:
Peep, no!

What are you doing?!

Stop! Stop!

SQUEAK:
Mayday! Mayday!

( screams )

PEEP:
Hoot,

I am so glad to see you!

Peep, what on earth are you
doing up at this hour?

PEEP:
I saw the night come

and it was so beautiful,

and I just wasn't sleepy at all.

( Peep yawns )

HOOT:
I'm glad you think
the night is lovely,

but now
you're very tired.

PEEP:
Yes.

HOOT:
And you're shivering.

PEEP:
No,

that's not me, it's, um...

( stuttering ):
Hi... Madam... Hoot.

HOOT:
Ahh, our little
friend Squeak.

( Squeak screams )

HOOT:
Are you well
this evening, Squeak?

Oh, yes, ma'am,
never better, just great,

and we'd love to stay
and chat,

but I have got
to get this bird home.

SQUEAK:
Oh, yes, ma'am,

straight home,
right away.

Mm-hmm, here we go.

Hurry up.

We're going home, mm-hmm.

Quite right.

Good night, little ones.

NARRATOR:
Squeak did deliver Peep
to his can,

though Peep hardly knew it.

( Peep sighs )

( snoring )

Oh!

NARRATOR:
His nighttime adventure over,
Peep slept...

( snoring )

and slept.

Rise and shine!

The early bird gets the...

Hey, Peep, wake up!

It's morning-- sun, sky.

Get up!

( Quack grunting )

( Peep snoring )

Peep...

( Peep snoring )

Look at that--

sound asleep,
wasting the day.

Not like me,
I never sleep--

too much to do.

If you were a duck, you'd
understand that, Peep.

The, uh, ( yawns )
responsibility...

Could you move a little?

Yeah, okay.

Uh, where was I?

Oh, yes, uh...
( yawns )

Ducks-- where
would we be without...

( Quack snoring )