Hi, my name is Otis Gray and you're listening to Sleepy.

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

Merry, Merry, almost Christmas. It's one week away and I really hope that this week

you get to relax and are filled with the Christmas spirit and get to spend time with loved ones, friends and family.

I'm actually recording this in November 23rd right before Thanksgiving.

Since I'll be away for this month and I'm already feeling the Christmas spirit, which I love that feeling.

Because it doesn't always come easy every year, so I'm already feeling it.

I hope you're too.

Well, I have a incredible little Christmas story for you tonight by Al Frankbaum,

the author of The Wizard of Oz, of course.

Before we get to the story, I just want to thank all of our patrons on patreon.com.

As I'm away, I won't be reading any new names right now, but if you're listening in your patron, thank you.

Thank you so much. This is the best Christmas present I could have asked for, having you around, being a part of making this show.

Really, really, really means a lot. So, thank you.

If you're listening in your own patron and you'd like to be a part of making this show, you can do that for her.

That's a little of a dollar a month, because it's a really long way.

That's five dollars. You get access to a Patreon poetry fee with over 50 extra episodes you've not heard before.

They get sent exclusively to you each month just for donating.

But no matter how much you donate, even a dollar, I will usually read your name on the next show after you do.

So again, if you would like to be a part of making this show, go to patreon.com slash sleepy radio.

Thank you.

Then as always, the music you're hearing is by my good friend James Love Kowski, and the cover out for sleepy is by Gracie Kena.

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