Hello and welcome to Drift Off. I'm your host Joanne and I'm so glad you're here.

Tonight we'll be continuing our journey through the long winter by Laura Engels Wilder

and I'll be reading Chapter 6 for you. We'll slip back into Life on the Prairie with the

Ingalls family as they face the early signs of a long harsh winter.

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Now, let's take a little time to settle in and make yourself comfortable for sleep.

Allow your body to sink into your bed or wherever you're resting.

If it feels good, take a slow, deep breath in through your nose.

And gently sigh it out.

Let your shoulders soften.

Let your jaw loosen and feel your body begin to let go of the day.

There's nothing you need to do right now.

There's nowhere you need to be.

Just this moment to rest, breathe, and be soothed by a story.

And when you're ready, let's begin. Chapter 6 Indian Summer There were only slivers of ice on the water pail next morning, and the day was sunny and warm.

Paw took traps to set them for muskrats in Big S slew, and Carrie and Grace played outdoors.

The little ock would not eat. It did not utter a sound, but Carrie and Laura thought that it looked up at them desperately.

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