Welcome to bedtime stories for everyone, in which nothing much happens.

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I write and read all the stories you hear on Nothing Much Happens.

Audio Engineering is by Bob Wittersheim.

We are bringing you an encore episode tonight, meaning that this story originally aired at some point in the past.

It could have been recorded with different equipment in a different location.

And since I'm a person and not a computer,

I sometimes sound just slightly different.

But the stories are always soothing and family-friendly,

and our wishes for you are always deep rest and sweet dreams.

So I'm about to tell you a bedtime story.

And the story is like a soft landing spot for your mind.

Rather than letting your brain race through the same thoughts you've been chasing all day,

we are going to take a detour to a calm and cozy place.

I'll tell the story twice, and I'll go a bit slower the second time through.

If you wake again in the middle of the night,

just walk yourself back through any of the details that you remember,

and you'll drop right back off.

We get better at what we do habitually.

So be patient if you are new to this.

Your sleep will improve with time and practice.

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