Losing yourself in an imaginary world is a great way to turn down the volume of thoughts

and worries at bedtime.

When your mind is busy with thoughts of the day, listening to a bedtime story helps

you let go so you can mentally prepare for a good night's sleep.

I'm Joanne, your sleep guide here at Drift-Off.

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Tonight I will read a lovely story called Little Blue Flower, a Scandinavian tale that

I hope will help you relax, unwind, and drift off.

So get nice and comfy under the covers and snuggle up tight.

Let's begin this sleep journey together now.

Rest well my friend and good night.

Long ago and far away, a storex web tie over the Bohemian forest.

It was a most important duty that had brought him from his own marshes into this mountainous

region where far and wide no croak of a frog could be heard.

In his beak he carried two little children, a boy and a girl, both intended for the night

who lived in the gloomy fortress below.

Flower and smaller grew the circles made by the stork in his flight.

Lower and lower he sank towards the earth.

Until that length he rested on the highest chimney of the castle.

Before letting the children slip down the narrow black hole, he paused and looked carefully

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