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 the final chapter of Flopier.

In this episode, Flopier meets Mappell, the monkey, and they decide to live together for a while.

They build a house, and then one day,

Lopier says he'd like to try and find his home again.

So they set off into the woods to look for his family.

But before we continue with our story, let's turn down the lights.

Get cozy in your bed, close your eyes, and feel warm and secure.

Now that we have 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 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, 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.

Or maybe it's a place to buy ice cream.

Let's stay here for a few moments.

And then when you are ready, take a few more deep breaths, each time exhaling into the

balloon, and it slowly takes you again for another ride.

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