Hello, I'm Cheryl, and this is Sleep Tight Relax, a calming bedtime podcast for the young and young at heart.

It's time to get cozy in bed and listen to tonight's story.

Our sleep story tonight is about a boy named Antony and his sister, Babette.

They live with their parents and work very hard to put food on the table.

When Antony carves his pumpkins to take to town and sell as jackalantrons,

Babette decides she'd like to have one to use at the Halloween party. No matter how your day was, let's forget about it for now and focus on slowing down and feeling relaxed.

Close your eyes and feel warm and secure.

Next, I would like you to take a slow, deep breath in through your nose, as big a breath as

you can, then as slow as you can. Then slowly let the air out through your mouth.

Taking deep belly breaths helps us relax at any time of the day,

but it's a great habit to have before sleep.

Try it again.

Take a deep breath in and let the air slowly flow out.

Take a deep breath in and now out.

Breathe in deeply, filling your body with air and relaxation.

Breathe out slowly, expelling any tension.

Try to keep breathing slowly and deeply as we continue with a tale for Halloween.

Babette and Antony were the children of a very poor woodcutter.

They lived in a little cottage on the side of a steep mountain,

and the mountain looked upon a great forest.

Now, though their father worked in this forest from dawn until dark, he earned

very little. Wood in that region was plentiful, and wood cutters were numerous. Their

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