Ep 976. Groundhog Gambit: a relaxing short story and meditation
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Male
Story Begins: 3:55
Groundhog Gambit Excerpt:
his burrow. He sighed a great big sigh. Dragus was bored. Everything today seemed like it was about the same as yesterday, and the same as the day before, too. He ate from the same patches of forest plants, and saw the same trees, and lived in the same burrow as he had lived his whole life. The same forest animals lived nearby, too.
He got up, scurried out of his burrow and looked around. It was a beautiful day. The air smelled sweet with wildflowers, and the mid-morning sun was creeping higher and higher in the clear sky. The air was still and peaceful as a butterfly fluttered by on its wiggly path.
Today’s Meditation: Relax as you imagine sunlight warming you as you lie in a grassy meadow.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Awe Islanders. |
| 0:10.9 | Did you know that our past episodes are available on Patreon? |
| 0:16.8 | That's right. |
| 0:18.4 | Our Patreon membership includes access to hundreds of past episodes, |
| 0:24.3 | opportunities to suggest story ideas, and more. |
| 0:29.0 | Visit patreon.com forward slash Awee Island. |
| 0:34.5 | That's P-A-T-R-E-O-N dot com forward slash A-Way Island. That's P-A-T-R-E-O-N dot com forward slash A-Way Island. |
| 0:57.2 | Hello, A-Wwe Islanders. |
| 0:59.4 | We're so glad you're here. |
| 1:06.4 | Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awe Island. |
| 1:16.5 | Are the lights in your room, dim or or off? Do you have your favorite blanket or listening, buddy? |
| 1:26.9 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice, deep dragon breath. |
| 1:30.1 | Breathe in through your nose, |
| 1:32.4 | filling up your lungs, |
| 1:35.3 | and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:39.5 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:41.5 | Ready? |
| 1:47.0 | Deep breath, in and out. Good job. |
| 2:08.7 | Today, picture yourself lying in a warm sunbeam in a green, grassy meadow. |
| 2:16.0 | As you lie in the meadow, the grass below you feels fluffy and cozy. |
| 2:25.6 | Sunlight hugs you from head to toe as you relax, covered in a blanket of light. |
| 2:32.1 | A gentle breeze floats by and the air smells fresh. |
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