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.

Now, since every episode is someone's first, I like to say a bit about how this works.

I have a story to tell you.

And just like the name implies, nothing much happens in it.

I write the opposite of thrillers. I write soothers. And if you just follow along with the sound of my voice and the simple shape of the story,

we'll capture enough of your brain's attention to ease it into task positive mode and out of default

mode, which just means you'll fall asleep. I'll tell the story twice and I'll go a little slower

the second time through.

If you wake in the night, don't hesitate to turn us right back on or to just think through any of the details from the story that you can remember.

We're creating a conditioned response in your brain, and it will get stronger and more reliable with time.

But be patient if you're new to this.

Our story tonight is called comfort and joy.

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