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Heidi Cherry & Vaya Do Australia Zoo

by Cory Cochiolo

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This Awesome, Fun Bedtime Story For Kids is about how the cats are at the zoo... They meet lots of cool new friends and get to feel what it feels like to be in a Kangaroo pouch! It's a fun, silly story that gets quiet and calm by the end. These fun stories are created to help children of all ages settle down for a happy night's sleep. Aiding to reduce anxieties, stresses, and worries by replacing them with a smile :)

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Transcript

Are you ready to meditate with Kari?

Make sure that you're laying down and you're comfortable and everything is just right in your room.

The lights are just right,

Your covers are just right,

You're wearing the perfect PJs,

Everything is good in the world and you're ready to listen to a story.

Snuggle down.

Okay.

Heidi,

Cherry and Veya finally after what seemed like a long long journey made it to the Australia Zoo and they were so excited.

Veya wanted to see the tigers first.

Me,

I've always loved the tigers.

Me just loves the stripes and how furry they are and they're just like us but bigger and me just wants to see them.

Can we just go see them?

I really really really want to see the tigers first.

They'd had lots of discussion what they were gonna see,

Who they were gonna see,

How they were gonna see them,

Who they were gonna feed.

They were just like over beside themselves on how many animals was at this zoo.

It was like the bestest zoo ever and they just couldn't wait but they agreed that they were going to go and see the tigers first.

When they got to see the tigers they met an amazing tiger called Mavis.

Veya had the longest conversations with her.

They were talking about the wilderness and what it's like to live in Australia and how it could play havoc on a princess dress because you know it can get very hot there and dusty and sweaty and Veya probably wouldn't like it but they did get along like a house on fire and they had a really nice chat and a nice time together.

They met a cheetah called Phyllis.

They met a rhino called Billy.

They met some crocodiles.

One of them in particular was very friendly.

He was called Tomas.

Now this crocodile had that many teeth.

Cherry was trying to count them.

How many teeth do you have?

How many teeth do you think you really have?

Because I can't count them.

I can't keep count.

There's like bazillions of them.

Not hundreds,

Not thousands.

Well maybe there's not that many.

I think there's bazillions.

Bazillions of teeth in that mouth.

Tomas,

How do you brush your teeth?

Because I mean you must get all sorts of stuff stuck in them teeth right?

What do you normally eat?

Tomas laughed.

Well I could probably eat you very easily said Cherry and then looked really frightened at Heidi like does he mean it?

And then she said well I think I'll just stay back here on this platform then while we talk.

And then she looked at Heidi again and said do you think he really meant it?

And Heidi said I think he probably did.

I think he would probably eat all of us very easily and Cherry said OMG.

OMG.

Tomas,

You're joking aren't you?

You wouldn't really eat me would you?

Because you know we know each other's names now.

We know we're like best friends and everything.

Anyway,

How do you brush them teeth?

And she tried to change this subject very quickly because she was feeling just a little bit nervous.

Tomas said that he didn't brush his teeth.

He normally just cleaned them on everything that he chomped up with his big giant mouth and chewed and twisted.

And as he twisted things around in the water and drugged them underneath the water and twisted and twisted and twisted and death rolled him and twisted and did all his things with everything that he ate and killed and all of that stuff.

That his teeth automatically got cleaned.

Cherry said oh okay well then we'll be moving along to maybe go and see some lizards.

And then he saw something.

It was nice to meet you Tomas.

You take care.

Cherry said let's get out of here really really quickly because Tomas looks a bit hungry to me don't you think?

Heidi agreed and they all shuffled along and got away from the crocodiles even though the crocodiles are absolutely awesome.

They didn't want to stay around them for very long just in case.

So they moved on.

They went to see some lizards.

They went to see some snakes.

They saw some wallabies.

They saw some kangaroos which we'll go into in a minute.

They also saw some koala bears which are all very very cute said Cherry.

But they barely move.

They don't really do very much do they?

Those koala bears.

They just kind of like slump on a tree and eat the bamboo and then and eat the what's it called?

Not bamboo.

What's that stuff called Heidi?

Eucalyptus.

Yeah that stuff.

Yeah that's what they really do don't they?

I was getting them mixed up with them.

What's them animals that eat bamboo all day and just do the same thing?

They just kind of just sit there and eat bamboo all day.

Fia said oh Mino Mino you're talking about panda bears?

Yeah said Cherry.

Them.

They're very very similar don't you think to koala bears?

They just kind of sit there.

But aren't they cute?

Koala bears are so cute.

Look at the little paws and the little clawy things that hang on to trees.

They've got really really long claws.

Look how long the claws are.

They paused.

They had some lunch.

They walked around and saw all the beautiful things that you can see at Australia Zoo.

The wildlife there is absolutely amazing.

They learn all about Steve Irwin and his wife and his kids and how his kids are still part of the zoo.

Steve Irwin unfortunately had an accident but he was a super duper person and he was so excited about the animals and he loved them so much and he cared about them so much that he created this awesome zoo and it was just all amazing.

And then they finally got to do what they'd been wanting to do all day.

They went to feed the kangaroos.

This was the highlight.

They couldn't wait.

They met a family of kangaroos.

Carl was their dad.

Lily was the mum and Pearl was the baby kangaroo.

Pearl was so so cute.

Pearl was so tiny that she still fit in her mum's kangaroo pouch but she got out when they were feeding them and the cats got to meet her.

Cherry said OMG.

She tried to be quiet and be really sweet and kind and nice because she didn't want to scare Pearl because Pearl was so small.

You're so cute said Cherry.

OMG.

What's it like being in your mum's pouch like that because you know when we're kittens,

When we're tiny we don't do that.

We don't have a pouch that we get in on our mummies.

We just kind of like we get born and then and then we suckle off our mummies until we grow up and we don't need to anymore and then we just kind of start to fend for ourselves.

We don't get to like live on our mummies like you do.

Is it nice?

Pearl said I love my mummy.

My mummy's like the bestest thing ever in the world.

I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't sleep on my mummy's belly because that's all I've ever known and she takes me everywhere and she carries me everywhere and then and then I also eat inside of my mummy too because her her thingies are in there and I don't even have to get out to to have a drink.

I can just stay in there all the time and I can nap in there and I can I can just just be really really safe and close to my mummy all the time and sometimes I get out and I play with my daddy and I play on the ground.

I like that.

I like to feel my feet on the ground and and and and I like to jump and practice jumping because I'm a kangaroo and kangaroos really like to jump and yeah I like it.

I like it a lot being in my mummy's tummy.

I like it.

Well being in my mummy's pouch.

I'm not really in my mummy's tummy anymore.

I'm in my mummy's pouch but yeah I really really like it and yeah if if if it was possible you could probably try it.

Cherry said I could I could try it.

Do you think your mummy would let me?

No I don't I don't think she would because it's my sacred space and I don't know why I said that but maybe I don't know.

We could ask her what do you think?

Do you think we should ask her?

I could said Cherry.

Excuse me Lily we've just been talking me and Pearl and we think that maybe if you don't mind very much if you'd like me kind of sit in your pouch just for a minute just to just to feel it out you know not I don't want to like eat or anything or do anything like that but I just like really like to just kind of sit in it.

Would that be alright?

Pearl said it'd be alright.

She said she wouldn't mind me being in her pouch for a second.

Lily looked down at Cherry decided that Cherry seemed like a very nice cat and said okay just for one minute.

OMG said Cherry.

Heidi she's going to let me get in her pouch can you believe it she's going to let me try it out OMG this is the bestest bestest oh oh my goodness I don't think I can breathe this is the bestest bestest bestest bestest day ever for you get your camera get your camera out quick.

Heidi very carefully helped Cherry to get into Lily's pouch she snuggled down oh Cherry said oh Cherry said again Heidi said what what what is it?

Cherry said oh oh I can't I can't explain it's like the bestest softest mattress you've ever had like one of them you know those fancy mattresses.

What are they?

I don't know you know the ones that they have on telly them like dream mattresses or something you know the ones I mean yeah it's like that.

Heidi and Veo were very jealous.

Is it that nice said Heidi oh yeah oh yeah I can understand why Pearl likes it in here.

My goodness I don't think I'd ever want to get out I don't think I'd want to grow up I think I'd like to stay in this pouch forever.

Heidi said do you think that me and Veo could try it.

Lily smiled thank goodness she was a really nice kangaroo.

Of course said Lily Cherry jumped out and Heidi jumped in oh said Heidi oh oh I understand what you mean.

Oh yeah this is really really comfortable oh yeah you could oh you feel really safe don't you.

Cherry said yeah see what I mean it's like you just cocooned in a love and a love ball like you cocooned in a ball of love and it's just like oh yeah I think I'll just live here for the rest of my life.

Heidi said oh yeah this is this is like the best.

Heidi jumped out and Veo got in oh said Veo oh yeah yeah I see yeah she didn't say anything else.

Jo said do you like it it's really nice isn't it.

Veo instantly had her eyes closed and she was falling asleep.

Veo you can't go to sleep that's Pearl's bed you're just supposed to just try it that's all not fall to sleep.

Veo opened her eyes really quick oh it must be yeah me thinks I'm a little bit jet lagged.

Veo come on get out you can't go to sleep.

Veo got out and Pearl jumped back in and snuggled into her mummies pouch.

I told you it was nice she said.

Cherry said thanks so much for letting us do that that was so awesome that was like the bestest part of our trip so far we've got lots of things that we're going to do here in Australia but this has been absolutely amazing.

Amazeballs amaze amazes amaze amaze amaze balls it's like the bestest thing I've ever ever ever done and I've done a lot of things I think I've done all sorts of things I skydived I surfed I swam I've done all sorts of stuff this tops them all this was like the bestest.

Cherry went on and on and on and on and on and on and on some more until they got back to the hotel and then she went on some more and then she talked some more and then they talked about once again how scary to Tommaso's teeth were because they were very scary.

And she talked about while she were brushing her own teeth getting ready for bed.

If she could ever possibly one day be brave enough to brush Tommaso's teeth or whether that that was just a complete death wish and she will probably never ever really do it.

Heidi agreed.

She didn't think it was a good idea.

But it was on her wish list.

One day,

She would be brave enough to brush Tommaso's teeth.

She wrote it on there.

It was now on her bucket list of things to do in her life at some point before she died.

They went to bed.

They snuggled down.

Did the normal thing where they get comfortable with each other.

Turned around in circles a few times.

Laid on each other.

Cleaned each other a little bit.

And then finally,

They close their eyes and started to drift off into sweet,

Sweet dreams.

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Cory CochioloSan Diego, CA, USA

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Recent Reviews

Cadhla_:)

February 6, 2026

Lovely meditation cory! I agree with Cherry... for some reason i feel like being in a kangaroo pouch sounds so cosy! I love the Heidi Cherry and Vaya Meditations when they travel! Zoos are really fun places to go... Please make more of Heidi Cherry and Vaya meds because I'm kinda running out! Love you and your meds keep up the good work! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿฅฑ๐Ÿฆ˜๐Ÿฆ“๐Ÿฆ’๐Ÿ…๐ŸŠ

Harper

April 5, 2025

I live in Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ and I have been to Australia Zoo lots of times. This meditation I so nice. Did you know, koalas aren't bears? Did you know, baby koalas are called joes wich is the sa,e as baby kangaroos? Did you know, Australia Zoo used to be Robert Irwins reptile park until Steve Irwin took over and it became a whole zoo? Did you know, on Monday I'm going to New Zealand and I'm going to go to a kiwi hatchery, I'm going to go to the zoo there and I'm going to go to the gardens? Thats all for today. Bye! -โคHarperโค

Emily

March 31, 2025

Does this take place at Tronga? If yes have you ever been and or have Tucker and Leo been? Me nope ๐Ÿ‘Ž This is an AMAZING ๐Ÿ˜ป med and would recommend it to ANYONE!!!!!

Kaylee

March 30, 2025

I love this because koalas live in Australia and Koalas are my favorite animal and I have a suggestion that make a whole Heidi Cherry and Vaya all about koalas I would love that so much. I have been listening to you for so long I love them so much.

.ASH3R.

August 22, 2023

I just noticed that cherry is bi-polar ( I think ) because she went from being all happy, to scared,

Kinz

August 12, 2023

I love zoos with all the animals I love the tigers and snakes ๐Ÿ thank you keep up the good work ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ธfrom kbr

Mia

May 30, 2023

That was incredible,I myself have never been there sadly itโ€™s 5 hours away in the airplane though but it sounded like the cats had a super Dooper fun time love Mia also keep doing what you do best your meditations are so amazing Thank you Cory you are a legend ๐Ÿคฉ

Jen

May 25, 2023

I loved how cherry was scared of the alligators and she said Cherry: Heidi is he kidding

Ivy

December 2, 2022

Omg I love animals you read my mind LOL thanks it was so funny and cute

Steph

September 9, 2022

Awesome Cory -Everly

PIGEON

June 9, 2022

Good job PS: I am from Australia and I live almost 1.5 hours away from the Aus zoo Edit: I love beans

kaylinn

April 4, 2022

So good

Ala

April 1, 2022

I loved that aspecialy since I live in Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ thanks ๐Ÿ˜Š for the story make more about the cats and them visiting Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

Eva

February 13, 2022

I loved it โค๏ธ I live in Australia and I loved hearing a meditation about Aussie zoo Thank you P.S In Australia we donโ€™t say koala bear cuz they are not bears so we just call them koalas ๐Ÿจ

Lachie

December 3, 2021

Love the story I live in Australia

Chloe

October 13, 2021

I wasnโ€™t able to fall asleep for hours, so this really helped. ๐Ÿ‘

Sarah

October 8, 2021

So adorable I love all your bedtime meditation stories โค๏ธ

Jess

August 12, 2021

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isla

August 3, 2021

Amazingly awesomely awesome thank you Cory and omgggg was this amazing

Kirsty

August 2, 2021

My daughter loves Corey and Cherry - every night !!

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