Hansel & Gretel
Drift Off - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Joanne D'Amico
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
CONTENT WARNING: This story is a vintage fairytale containing sensitive descriptions that may be triggering or upsetting and is not suitable for very young listeners. Parents should always listen to the whole story first before deciding whether the story is appropriate for their child.
Tonight’s bedtime storytelling is the story of Hansel and Gretel, a German fairytale collected by the Brother’s Grimm, about siblings are are abandoned in the forest and fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a gingerbread house. The witch locks Hansel in an iron cage and his sister Gretel saves him and they both escape with the witch’s treasure.
Music in episode is 'Gentle Whispering' by 369 via https://www.epidemicsound.com
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax, and drift off. |
| 0:23.7 | Thank you for joining me, I'm your host Joanne and it's a pleasure helping you get rest |
| 0:29.3 | on your spiritual sleep. |
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| 1:10.3 | Thank you for your support, it truly is an honor helping you get restful sleep. |
| 1:17.6 | Tonight's bedtime storytelling is the story of Hansel and Gretel, a German fairy |
| 1:23.7 | tale collected by the brothers Grimm about siblings who are abandoned in the forest and |
| 1:30.2 | fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a gingerbread house. |
| 1:35.7 | The witch locks Hansel in an iron cage and his sister Gretel saves him and they both escape |
| 1:43.9 | with the witch's treasure. |
| 1:48.0 | And so as always my friend, settling comfortably under the covers, take a full comfortable breath |
| 2:03.0 | and as you exhale, relax and let go. |
| 2:10.2 | Allow any tension to just melt away. |
| 2:17.1 | Sinking deeper and deeper down into the softness of your bed. |
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