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 Sleep Tight Relax, Relax, a calming bedtime podcast for the young and young at heart.

Our sleep story is the first part of a story about Little White Wing.

Little White Wing is a flamingo.

He is loved by his parents and grows up in a place with lots of other baby flamingos.

When all the flamingos start turning pink, little white wing stays white.

After a while, the king decides little white wing can no longer stay with them.

What will he do?

But before we continue with our story, let's turn down the lights.

Get cozy in your bed, close your eyes, and feel warm and secure.

Now that we have done that, let's use our imagination a little bit.

Let's imagine that you are blowing up a balloon every time you exhale.

You can make this balloon as big as you'd like and give it whatever color you want.

It could be rainbow colored or have animal prints all over it.

I would like you to take a great big breath in through your nose and exhale through your mouth, blowing up your imaginary balloon. This is no ordinary balloon. It's a balloon you can ride in.

Once you get it as big as you want, it detaches from your mouth, and it drifts slowly up into the sky, taking you with it.

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