A Deer in the Night (Premium)

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Slumber Studios

Drama, Alternative Health, Fiction, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.6 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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This is a preview episode. Get the full episode, and many more, ad free, on our supporter's feed: https://getsleepy.com/support. A Deer in the Night Tonight's story is a simple tale with a powerful message, adapted from an ancient Indian folktale. We'll follow a determined musk deer through wild, beautiful landscapes, until he eventually finds what he's looking for in the most unexpected of places. 😴 Sound design: forest ambiance, distant river. 🏞 Narrator: Thomas Jones Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. Support our Sponsors Check out the great products and deals from Get Sleepy sponsors: getsleepy.com/sponsors/ Support Us Get Sleepy’s Premium Feed: getsleepy.com/support/ Get Sleepy Merchandise: getsleepy.com/store Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-sleepy/id1487513861 Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: getsleepy.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/getsleepypod/ Instagram: instagram.com/getsleepypod/ Twitter: twitter.com/getsleepypod Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/ Slumber: slumber.fm/getsleepy/ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here: Get Sleepy FAQs About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps! Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Get your 7-day free trial: getsleepy.com/support. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! getsleepy.com/contact-us/. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at slumberstudios.com. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, Thomas here. You're listening to a preview episode. You can enjoy the entire story
0:08.8	tonight by subscribing to our supporters' feed. There you'll get access to the entire
0:15.6	back catalogue, bonus episodes, and more, and it's all completely ad-free. Click the link
0:23.2	below to learn more. And thank you so so much. Me and the team really appreciate your
0:29.7	support.
0:59.7	Followed on his back too, his fur is a dense mix of shades and it looks wonderfully soft
1:09.1	to the touch. He doesn't have antlers, but two pointed K-90th emerge from the sides of his
1:21.3	mouth like miniature tusks. They give him a sweet, almost comical appearance. The combination
1:33.3	of his big brown eyes, soft fuzzy ears and two white fangs. His home was a wooded valley
1:47.5	many miles away from the nearest town or village. Like other musk deer, he was happiest
1:56.5	alone in the wilderness, enjoying a peaceful existence in nature. He slept beneath the
2:05.7	shade of towering furs, pines, use and cypresses. He fed on the mosses and likened that covered
2:16.8	the tree trunks and the flowers that blossomed in the long grass of the meadow. He drank
2:25.6	cool fresh water from the river that flowed through the valley. The deer was young on the
2:37.0	cusp of adulthood and beginning to feel curious about the wider world.
2:46.1	But lay beyond this valley, he wondered. It was so difficult to imagine anything apart
2:54.8	from the places he knew so well. Perhaps it was an endless stretch of unspoilt greenery
3:05.2	flowing on towards the horizon. When he closed his eyes, he was only able to picture
3:15.1	a landscape identical to this one, except for a few small differences. The trees would
3:25.3	be taller or a darker shade of green. The moss would have new shapes or patterns as it
3:35.1	grew on slightly altered tree trunks. But apart from these changes, the landscapes
3:44.1	he dreamt of were almost exactly the same as the hills and woods where he had spent
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