Fiction Stories & Meditations
There's nothing like a good bedtime story to grab hold of a racing mind and calm it down. Enjoy these works of fiction, many of them only available here!
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Aug. 28, 2022
#212 - Farmer Weathersky
A sleepy Norse fairy tale about the hero's journey, where life's trials and tribulations lead to both inner and outer transformation.
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Aug. 21, 2022
#210 - Possessing Prudence
A sweet, sleepy tale from the early 1900s about a curious young girl with a very healthy imagination.
208
Aug. 14, 2022
#208 - The Glass Dog
A sleepy American fairy tale about a wizard, a glass dog, and a glass blower who gets exactly what he asks for but not what he wants.
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July 31, 2022
#204 - The Enchanted Bluff
A sleepy short story by Willa Cather about coming of age in the American Midwest in the early 1900s.
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July 17, 2022
#200 - The Gold-Bearded Man
A sleepy fairy tale about the importance of meeting life’s challenges with compassion and an open heart.
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July 10, 2022
#198 - The Prince and the Dragon
A sleepy a fairy tale about a young prince who saves his brothers by outsmarting a wily dragon.
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July 3, 2022
#196 - Heart of Youth
A sleepy story about a young boy who leaves behind the dreams of boyhood as he awakens to the responsibilities of being an adult.
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June 19, 2022
#192 - The Story of Caliph Stork
A sleepy Middle Eastern fairy tale in which the ruler of Baghdad is tricked by an evil magician.
June 17, 2022
Treasure Island - Chapters One and Two
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June 12, 2022
#190 - The Enchanted Ring
A sleepy fairy tale about a good brother, a bad brother and an enchanted ring that brings them justice.
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June 5, 2022
#188 - The Remarkable Rocket
A delightful sleepy fairy tale by Oscar Wilde parodying 19th century aristocracy.
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May 22, 2022
#184 - The Golden Bird
A sleepy fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm about a fox who has a secret.
182
May 15, 2022
#182 - The Traveling Beetle
A sleepy Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a conceited beetle who sets out to find his fortune.
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May 8, 2022
#180 - Extra Men
A short story from 1918 about a grandmother who helps a troop of soldiers headed to the Great War.
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May 1, 2022
#178 - Princess Bella-Flor
A sleepy fairy tale about a Celtic princess and the king who will do anything to marry her.
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April 24, 2022
#176 - The Stones of Five Colors
A sleepy Chinese fairy tale with a giant empress and an evil wizard.
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April 17, 2022
#174 - The Thirteenth Son
A sleepy Irish fairy tale with a sea monster, a princess and our hero, Sean Ruadh.
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April 10, 2022
#172 - The Magic Book
Fall deeply asleep to this surreal Danish fairy tale with a strange but happy ending.
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April 3, 2022
#170 - King Powell and Rhiannon
A sleepy Welsh fairy tale about a king and a queen who outsmart a fairy prince.
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March 27, 2022
#168 - Sweet One Darling and the Dream Fairies
A charming fairy tale about a young girl and her sleepy adventures with the dream fairies.
March 25, 2022
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Chapters 1 and 2 (Listen To Sleep Plus)
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March 20, 2022
#166 - The Magic Egg
A sleepy Ukrainian folk tale with magical animals, a dragon couple, and a happy ending.