Floating Friends: a short story and meditation for kids
Be Calm on Ahway Island | Bedtime Stories & Meditations for Kids
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Diana Duck helps her friend Payton Platypus have a good day as they watch dancing leaves and fireflies together.
Narrator: Male
Story Begins: 4:18
Floating Friends Excerpt:
“Today is a good day,” Diana said to herself.
Just speaking those words made her feel warm and happy, as though saying it was a good day made it true. She only wished she could share the beautiful day with a friend.
All of a sudden, Diana felt something soft brush against her feet. Curious, she dipped her head down and peeked below the surface. There she saw her good friend Payton Platypus, wiggling happily in the soft mud at the bottom of the pond.
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| 1:24.6 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? Do you have your favorite blanket or listening |
| 1:34.4 | buddy? Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a deep dragon breath breathe in through your nose filling up your lungs |
| 1:50.5 | and then out through your mouth imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon okay Okay, deep breath, in and out. |
| 2:08.6 | Ah! |
| 2:14.6 | Good. |
| 2:16.6 | Imagine you are a graceful willow tree, swaying in a gentle breeze. |
| 2:24.3 | Pretend your feet are the roots of the willow tree. |
| 2:29.3 | Feel your roots stretch through the grass and into the earth. |
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