If Roland and Melinda can sing this Sesame Street song to James after he has his tonsils removed, let's see what Nell and Bobby Lee can do with it when they help get Madeline and Sabrina to sleep! I thought it would be nice if, after their rescue, Bobby Lee sings the song his mother used to sing to him to Madeline when she wants to get up and explore her new surroundings following her and her sisters' rescue. Nell joins him when she sings the song that she and her father sang to the girls when they were sick when they were little, and they both agree that they should all rest first considering everything they've been through. Thanks to Sofia2017 planning for helping with the story. Sesame Street's music is not mine.

Madeline woke up a few hours after James and Bobby Lee had left her. She had enjoyed the song they sang, but she really wanted to look around the castle where she and her sisters were now staying following their recent rescue from Jimmy and his family. She smiled when she saw James' 'writing associates' Prince Blizzard, Little Rex, and Sir Blaze-a-Lot cuddled up next to her. "You three want to come with me and find Nell?" she asked.

She made Prince Blizzard nod, and altered her voice a little to make him say, "Okay!"

She altered her voice again and made Sir Blaze-a-Lot say, "Me too!"

She altered her voice again and made Little Rex say, "Let's go!"

"Okay!" she giggled in her regular voice. Taking the tiger, dog, and dragon in her arms, she opened the door, only to be met by Bobby Lee. Madeline smiled up at him. "Bobby Lee! What a surprise! We were just going to find Nell."

"Helen's doing fine," Bobby Lee smiled. "She got up a few minutes ago and asked me to help her to the bathroom. I stood outside the door and waited for her. She went to Sabrina's room and looked in on her, but she felt a little tired when she got to your room. I took her to her room before I heard you talking to your new friends."

"Okay," Madeline smiled. "They want to come with me and visit Nell too."

"Okay," Bobby Lee smiled. "James told me to tell you that you're welcome to borrow his writing helpers and that they really help with getting rid of nightmares."

Madeline smiled, but she said, "Okay, but I want to see Nell now!"

"I'm right here, Butterfly," they heard Nell's soft voice from the doorway. They looked up and saw her, with James at her side. "I heard you talking about me, and so I asked James to help me to your room. Is everything okay?"

"I'm bored," Madeline sighed. "I want to go play!"

"And you'll be able to do that soon enough," Nell said as James led her in and helped her sit on the bed. "You know what we went through for two years, and Dr. Heydenberg told us that we need to rest for a long time."

"But resting's boring!" Madeline complained.

Bobby Lee smirked, but he said, "Madeline, I know resting is boring, but you need to follow doctor's orders."

"I know, but I want to go play," Madeline sighed as Bobby Lee led her to the bed. "It's been so long since I've been outside, and I just want to..."

"Go out and get a change of scenery?" Nell smiled. "I know exactly what you mean. But it's going to take a while for us before the doctor gives us the okay to do that. He comes every day to get updates on our recovery, or to ask us how we're doing."

"You know, Helen, this little conversation reminds me of the one we had when we were Madeline's age," Bobby Lee smiled. "We were playing together and I got hurt when I tripped and fell down the hill. I was stuck in bed for two weeks, and you came to Mother's house every day and helped take care of me."

Nell smiled. "I remember, Robert."

"And didn't you and Mother sing that song..." Bobby Lee trailed off.

"What song?" Madeline asked.

"Mother made up a song she'd sing whenever I got sick and wanted to go out while I was supposed to be resting," Bobby Lee explained.

"I think I know the one you mean, but I learned that song from my mama," Nell smirked.

"It doesn't matter where we learned it," Bobby Lee smiled, "What matters is that it made us feel better."

Nell smiled. "That's true, and I suppose we can give it a try."

"Nell? Bobby Lee? What's going on?" they heard Sabrina's voice from the door.

"Sabrina, come on in," Nell smiled. "Are you okay?"

"I saw the paints and paper Amber left for me and I wanted to thank her again, and maybe ask if she wanted to paint something," Sabrina explained. "What's going on here?"

"We were just about to sing that song Mama made up for us whenever one of you got sick," Nell smiled.

"I always liked that one," Sabrina smiled. "Of course, we only sang it when we got sick."

"But I think you'll need it for this too," Bobby Lee agreed.

Sabrina smiled. "Okay."

"And don't worry, girls, you can have your plush friends with you, and if you'll give me a minute, I'll go get another surprise for you," Nell smiled as she left the room. She returned a few minutes later, holding a doll, as well as two wrapped packages. "Amber said she got these for you. She thought you'd like these while you were resting."

Madeline and Sabrina smiled as they opened the packages, and they both lifted out a doll. "She's so cute!" Sabrina smiled, hugging hers.

"I love her!" Madeline smiled, "And we'll thank Amber when we see her again."

"Yes we will!" Sabrina agreed.

Nell smiled. "I know you will, girls."

"Now, as you get to know your new friends, how about that song we promised you?" Bobby Lee smiled as he slipped out of the room. He came back a minute later with his guitar.

"Okay!" Madeline smiled, taking Prince Blizzard and her new doll on her lap.

"Okay!" Sabrina echoed, giving Little Rex and her new doll a hug as she settled back on the pillows.

"Okay," Bobby Lee smiled, "Just take it easy for now, and let's see if what they say here is true: music makes everything better!"

"Oh, Robert, of course it does," Nell smirked as Bobby Lee began to sing.

It takes a while for a seed to become a flower
It takes a while to learn to read and spell
You can't become a grownup in an hour
A sick body needs time
Time to get well

"That's the one," Nell smiled as she joined him on the chorus.

You got to be patient to be a patient
Wait around, do what the doctors say
You got to be patient to be a patient
And when you're well
You can go out and play

Madeline smiled as she remembered Nell singing this to her. She'd had a cold when she was one, and Nell and their father Edward had carried her around the parlor of their old house, singing this, among other songs, as they tried to get her to sleep.

Seeing her smile, Nell sang to her, You don't want to miss out
To have fun
But you must take it slow
Until the sickness
Is done

As he helped put a blanket over Sabrina, Bobby Lee joined in, It's not easy to wait inside all day
But when you're well
You can go out and play

Sabrina smiled next to her and curled up against Nell's side. "I remember this song," she smiled. "You and Daddy sang this to me and Maddie once."

Nell nodded as she and Bobby Lee sang to them, You got to be patient to be a patient
You got to be patient to be a patient
Stay in bed, do what the doctors say
You got to be patient to be a patient
Waiting for the sickness to be on its way

Sabrina smiled as she settled back against James' pillows. She took Little Rex on her lap and introduced him to her doll.

As Nell took the next verse, she saw James in the doorway. It may seem boring, it may seem slow to you
For getting better, it's what you have to do
You do the same things over again, all day
When you get better...
You can go out and play

"Is everything okay?" he asked.

"Everything's fine, James," Nell smiled. "The girls just need a song to help them settle down."

"Music has been known to make everything better," James smiled, recognizing the song that Nell and Bobby Lee were singing as one that Roland and Queen Melinda used to sing to him and Amber when they were sick.

Bobby Lee smiled as he and Nell sang together, You got to be patient to be a patient
Stay in bed, do what the doctors say
You got to be patient to be a patient
Waiting for the sickness to be on its way

"But who really came up with the idea for the song?" he added.

"Who knows?" James grinned. "All we need to know is that it's a good song to help the healing process."

"Very true," Bobby Lee grinned as he finished the song, You got to be patient to be a patient
You well be feeling better
Each and every day
And if you are patient a patient
Pretty soon you can go out and play

"Okay, we'll wait a few days," Sabrina smiled.

"Okay," Madeline giggled beside her as she introduced her doll to the tiger, dog, and dragon. "And James, Sofia said you use your stuffed animals as helpers when you write your stories. Can you use our new dolls too?"

"Sure," James smiled. "I sometimes ask Sofia's and Amber's dolls for their ideas too."

"And do they give you good ideas?" Nell giggled.

"Yes they do," James grinned.

Madeline smiled. "Okay! Maybe we can all write something together when the doctor says it's okay!"

"Sounds like a plan to me," James smiled as he and Bobby Lee left the girls to rest.