Hello, friends. Have you checked out our new channel on Apple Podcasts? Over the past few years,

Clark and I have worked hard to bring you stories and science content that entertains and

educates while helping your little ones relax and drift off to sleep.

On our new channel, you'll find ad-free episodes, bonus stories, and for the first time,

classic tales, presented just as they were meant to be heard, one chapter at a time.

It's a wonderful way to experience these timeless stories together, helping to make bedtime

a cozy, shared adventure. Look for Sleeptight Media on Apple Podcasts, and let's make bedtime the best part of the day.

Hello, I'm Cheryl, and this is Sleeptight 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 beetle named Butterwops, who has lived for a long time,

but is sad because his younger beetles are not listening, and their numbers are getting smaller.

One day, Jimmy, his great-grandson, comes to him with good news.

Butterwops gathers the other beetles and they move to a new house,

where everything is going well until Jimmy decides to let the women see him.

Then things start to change.

Close your eyes if you'd like and feel warm and secure.

Now, I would like you to focus on your breathing.

Take three soft, slow breaths and feel how the air fills your body.

Next, breathe in and feel air coming in through your nose.

Breathe out through your mouth and count one.

Breathe in and notice air filling your lungs.

Breathe out and count two.

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