Hi everyone. My name is Kristen Nettie and you're listening to Dreamy.

A podcast where I read old books to help you get to sleep.

Dreamy is the sister podcast To Sleepy and is produced by Otis Gray.

I wanted to thank everyone for all the amazing reviews and messages since Dreamy has launched.

It means so much and I am so happy that this show has been helping you get the sleep you need.

Since Dreamy is a brand new podcast, your reviews help so much

in making it easier for other people to find the show and get the sleep that they need too. So if this

podcast helps you sleep and you haven't left a review yet, it would mean a lot if you left a rating

and review on Apple Podcasts to help the show grow.

And you can leave a request for a book you'd like to hear in the review.

Thank you.

The music you're hearing is by R.B.K.E.

And the cover art for Dreamy is by Gracie Canaan.

Tonight I'll be reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

Now is the time to gently close your eyes. Get really comfortable. Take a deep breath in. And on your exhale, feel your body completely relax while I read you a bedtime story.

Chapter 1

Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents, grumbled Joe, lying on the rug.

It's so dreadful to be poor, sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.

I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things and other girls,

nothing at all, added little Amy with an injured sniff.

We've got father and mother and each other, said Beth contentedly from her corner.

The four young faces on which the firelight shone, brightened at the cheerful words,

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