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

A podcast where I read old books to help you get to sleep, and a proud member of the Airway

podcast network.

Well, tonight I have a really great little story from Hans Christian Anderson for you to

go to sleep, too.

I think you're really going to like it.

And before we get to the bedtime story, I just want to profoundly thank all of our brand

new patrons on Patreon.com, which is a site where you can go and pledge a couple of

bucks for an ad-free version of the show.

So this week's wonderful new patrons, Katie Montgomery, Jacob Farino, Brian Slater,

Dionysio, Sarah S. Mary Bane, Erica, Al Figuarito, and Emily Gazalca.

Thank you all so, so much for donating and being a part of making this show.

It really, really means a lot.

And for anyone who doesn't know, all these names I just read are brand new supporters

of Sleepy on Patreon.com, which is a wonderful site where you can directly support creators

of the work they like.

So if you like Sleepy, and you want to be a part of making it, then go to Patreon.com,

slash Sleepy Radio, and donate even a dollar a month.

At $2, there's an ad-free version of the show.

At $5, there's a special exclusive poetry feed.

But even if you don't need a dollar, it goes a really long way, and I will read your name

in the opening credits of the next show, after you do.

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