Welcome to bedtime stories for grown-ups, 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.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

Thank you for your support.

Now let me say a little about how this podcast works.

I'm going to read you a simple soothing bedtime story. It's mostly about

mood and feeling, so you don't have to keep track of anything as you listen.

Just let your mind follow along with the sound of my voice. This will keep it from wandering, and before you know it,

you'll be dropping off to sleep. I'll tell the story twice and I'll slow down a bit with the second telling.

If you wake again later in the night you could start the story over, or just think back to any part of the story you can remember,

especially any part that felt cozy or relaxing.

So many listeners have confirmed what I've been telling you all this time.

That the more you listen, the more quickly you'll drop off.

And the quality of your sleep will keep improving over time.

Our story tonight is called At the Summer Fair,

And it's a story about a yearly at the summer fair.

And it's a story about a yearly tradition and how it changes in the different summers of your life.

It's also about plums taken from the ice box, a handmade cup wrapped in paper, and strolling along the river as the street lights blink on above you.

Now. Now, turn out your light. Slip down into your light.

Slip down into your sheets and feel how cool and soft they are around you.

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