Ep 993. The Best Nectar: a calming bedtime story for children
Be Calm on Ahway Island | Bedtime Stories & Meditations for Kids
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Bobbi Butterfly and Marley Monarch find some tasty wildflowers on a beautiful morning on Ahway Island.
Narrator: Male
Story Begins: 3:48
The Best Nectar Excerpt:
Bobbi fluttered up into the breeze, letting it carry her higher and higher. As she flitted back and forth, this way and that, the scent got stronger and stronger until she came upon a beautiful meadow of wildflowers stretching out before her.
What a glorious sight it was! Tall yellow flowers waved in the wind as short purple flowers fluttered close to the ground. In the middle were bright pink flowers that reflected the sunshine. Bobbi landed on one of the pink flowers and tasted the nectar inside. It was absolutely delicious.
Today’s Meditation: Imagine floating on a cloud, and relax into the feeling of lightness.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello Awe Island family. |
| 0:05.5 | Thank you for listening to be calm on Awee Island. |
| 0:09.7 | Do you have a listening buddy? |
| 0:12.2 | Maybe a sibling or a stuffed animal or a pet who likes to listen to Awee Island with you? |
| 0:19.0 | Please draw a picture of your listening buddy and send it to us. |
| 0:23.4 | We'd love to see it. |
| 0:25.6 | A grown-up can help you visit Awea Island.com We're so glad you're here. Let's see if you have everything you want |
| 0:53.2 | to be calm on Awe Island. |
| 0:56.8 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? |
| 1:02.5 | Do you have your favorite blanket or listening, buddy? |
| 1:08.5 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice, deep, dragon breath. |
| 1:17.9 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your belly, and then out through your mouth, |
| 1:25.0 | imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. Ready? Deep breath, in and out. |
| 1:40.3 | Very good. Today, the air will help you feel calm as if you are resting on a cloud. |
| 1:54.4 | This is all pretend and you are very safe. Ready to find your cloud? |
| 2:03.3 | It is in a warm and sunny sky. |
| 2:08.1 | The cloud is soft and fluffy, like a giant pillow. |
| 2:14.8 | As you float in your cloud, you feel the warm breeze swirl around you, as your soft cloud gently rocks you, back and forth, back and forth. |
| 2:32.4 | Take another deep breath, like a dragon, in and out. |
| 2:45.1 | You enjoy feeling like you are floating as the cozy cloud continues to hug and rock you back and forth, wrapped in the airy blanket. |
| 3:06.1 | As you continue to float, let's take one more deep dragon breath, in and out. |
| 3:20.3 | Ah! |
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