Hello and welcome back to Kuala Moon, a podcast of Original Children's Bedtime

stories and meditations designed to make Bedtime a dream. Tonight's unique and very special little tale is inspired by Eilah,

a real life little seven-year-old girl who goes to a Pohutukawa preschool in New Zealand.

Her mom, a teacher, wrote to us a while ago,

telling us that Her Eilah had donated one of her toys to her preschool class,

especially for the other children to hold or take home if they were feeling like they needed some reassurance.

Can you guess what animal this little toy is?

Well, he's part unicorn but mostly he's a dragon. So tonight

we will revisit our Ereiler at her new school in her classroom with Miss Fudge. Some days Ayla feels a bit more nervous than others and today is one of those days but luckily Eilah has her special toy dragon that she

carries in her bag to help her whenever she feels nervous.

So before we start and find out what her special dragon helps her with today,

I'd like to say a huge thank you to Eilah, her mum,

and to all you wonderful listeners for your stories, your character names and

your incredible ideas.

You inspire us all the time. Now lie back and relax with some lovely deep breaths as I begin

Eilah and the bravery dragon by Alicia Ainsley.

Eilahadler.

Eilah had been attending her new school for almost six weeks and the half-term holidays were just around the corner.

She'd made several friends that she played with at break times and she'd got to know everyone in her class.

She had taken a turn looking after the class pet and taking it home for the weekend,

and she'd bonded with her lovely teacher, Miss Fudge.

By all accounts, I... with her lovely teacher, Miss Fudge.

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