Hello, I'm Cheryl, and welcome to sleep-tight relax, a cozy bedtime podcast made especially for kids, but perfect for dreamers of all ages.

In tonight's adventure, we follow a young girl named Evie,

who, during her family's Easter visit to the countryside,

discovers a golden egg that leads her into a magical

realm filled with riddles, glowing forests, and unexpected lessons.

Are you cozy and comfy and ready for a super long story?

Remember to take some great big belly breaths as you listen,

and if you are still awake,

repeat to yourself the gentle words we will say at the end.

Evie and the Golden Egg Mom, are we there yet?

Evie asked for what her mom thought must have been the hundredth time.

Almost.

Daddy's driving as fast as he safely can.

Shouldn't be much longer now.

Evie sighed and pressed her face against the car window as the trees rolled by in a blur of green and brown.

They were almost there, but she liked to ask anyway, just in case her eyes were deceiving her.

Every Easter, her family visited Aunt Myra's house in the countryside.

It was an old stone farmhouse with crooked windows, mossy roof tiles, and a chimney that puffed,

even when it wasn't cold.

The backyard stretched into a wild patch of forest that everyone called the thicket,

even though no one really went past the blackberry bushes, except Evie. Evie lived in a big, noisy city, though she didn't

really think of it that way until she visited Aunt Myra's. The city had fun things like

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