Hello, I'm Cheryl, and this is Sleep, Tight, Relax, a calming bedtime podcast for the young and young at heart. Our sleep story is Chapter 8 of Floppier.

In this episode, Flopier finds out what has lifted him up as he was trying to get to see Tom Tom the elephant.

He gets to help a family in need, and he tries to make his way home again.

Will he get there?

But before we continue with our story,

let's turn down the lights. Get cozy in bed, close your eyes and feel warm and secure.

Now that we've 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.

There is a strong breeze right now and your balloon drifts over the trees.

You can see your home and the street you live on.

Slowly but surely, your balloon takes off and you can land it anywhere you like.

Land it in your favorite place.

This could be your bedroom or the couch at a friend's house.

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