And the I'm going to be. Welcome to Snuscast, the podcast designed to help you fall asleep.

Find us on Snewscast.com and follow us on social media and wherever you listen to podcasts.

If you enjoy our show, please write us a review on the podcast's app.

Also, share us with a friend. This episode is brought to you by our

Patreon supporters and by Calico dresses. We feel fortunate to receive so many listener requests for

particular stories. Thank you to everyone who has done so. We love to know what

you think. If you're a Patreon supporter, please message us,

and we'll prioritize your request to the top of the queue.

Tonight, by listener request, will read the opening to Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, a classic American

1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wigan. It tells the story of Rebecca and her

aunts, one stern and one kind in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine.

Rebecca's joy for life inspires her aunts,

but she faces many trials in her young life,

gaining wisdom and understanding.

Let's get cozy. Close your eyes. Relax your body. Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

One, we are seven. The old stage coach was rumbling along the dusty road that runs from Maplewood

to Riverboro. The day was as warm as mid-summer, though it was only the middle of May,

and Mr. Jeremiah Cobb was favoring the horses as much as possible, yet never losing sight of the fact

that he carried the mail. The hills were many and the reins lay loosely in his hands as he

lolled back in his seat and extended one foot and leg luxuriously over the dashboard.

His brimmed hat of worn felt was well pulled over his eyes and he revolved a quid of tobacco in his left cheek. There was one passenger in the coach, a small dark-haired person in a glossy buff calico dress.

...