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Welcome to send me to sleep.

The place to find relaxing stories for a good night's rest.

My name's Andrew.

Thanks for joining me.

Tonight, I'll be reading part three, chapters four and five, of A Little Princess, by

Francis Hodgson Burnett.

In the previous chapters, Sarah's unexpected fluency in French impresses Monsieur

Defarge and immediately irks Miss Minchin, sparking a hidden grudge.

Sarah then befriends Ermengarde St. John, a kind but dull student, often mocked by others.

Sarah's imaginative nature and resilience shine as she shares her doll, Emily, and her love of storytelling with Ermengarde,

cementing their friendship and hinting at her eternal struggle

with her father's absence.

Now that we're caught up with the story so far, let's get ourselves ready for sleep.

Start by taking a deep, relaxing bread.

And settle your body in whatever way feels most comfortable.

Now let any thoughts of the day drift away from your mind.

And simply follow the sound of my voice.

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