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Good evening and welcome to the sleepy bookshelf, where we put down our worries from the day and pick up a good book.

I'm Elizabeth, your host.

It is so lovely to have you here with me tonight.

This evening we are returning to a little princess.

But first, close your eyes and take a deep, slow breath in.

Then exhale, letting go of the day's wait.

Picture yourself lying in a calm, serene space.

Soft, cool sheets around you.

The world outside, quiet and distant. With each breath you feel your body sinking deeper into relaxation, as if the bed is gently holding you,

supporting you.

Let the tension in your body melt away, starting from your your feet and rising slowly through your legs,

your torso and your shoulders.

Feeling your mind quiet, like the last traces of daylight fading into night.

The winter set in colder than ever in the attic, and Sarah tried to teach Becky to use her imagination to take her mind off how she was feeling.

She used this herself, one particular day when she was supposing she was in warm, dry clothes,

approaching a baker's shop, and that she'd found a sixpence on the floor

and could buy six hot one-penny buns to eat all to herself.

She was then amazed, as just as she was crossing the road right before the baker's shop, she found not a sixpence,

but a fourpence. And as she went to go inside, she noticed a little beggar girl, shivering in wet rags.

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