Ep 982. Saturday Sledding: a short story for kids
Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Narrator: Male
Story Begins: 4:18
Saturday Sledding Excerpt:
It was a quiet Monday morning on Ahway Island. Sylvia Sled hung from her big hook on the wall in her cozy garage, gazing out the small window across from her. Sylvia smiled to herself. Thick, fluffy snowflakes drifted down past the window. Thick snow meant it would stick to the ground. Snow that stuck could pile up. And piled-up snow meant one thing: sledding! Sylvia couldn’t be happier. She loved sledding more than anything, and today looked like it might be a perfect sledding day.
As Sylvia looked outside, she heard the house door open. Then came the whoosh of the garage door rising up. Sylvia watched as Theresa, Joe, and their mom stepped out of the house. The kids were bundled up and had backpacks on their shoulders, ready for school.
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| 0:55.9 | Thank you for listening. |
| 0:59.3 | And now, let's begin the relaxation. |
| 1:13.6 | Hello, Aweigh Islanders. We're so glad you're here. |
| 1:16.6 | Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awe Island. |
| 1:24.6 | Are the lights in your room, dim or off? |
| 1:32.3 | Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? |
| 1:38.3 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice, deep, dragon breath. |
| 1:48.5 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:56.8 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 2:02.6 | Ready, deep breath. imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. Ready? |
| 2:03.6 | Deep breath. |
| 2:05.6 | In and out. |
| 2:08.6 | Good job. |
| 2:23.8 | As your chest, arms and shoulders relax. |
| 2:29.8 | Think of a puffin family hugging their Puffin in their cozy burrow. |
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