Welcome to bedtime stories for everyone, in which nothing much happens.

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I write and read all the stories you hear on Nothing Much Happens.

Audio Engineering is by Bob Wittersheim.

We are bringing you an encore episode tonight, meaning that this story originally aired at some point in the past.

It could have been recorded with different equipment in a different location.

And since I'm a person and not a computer,

I sometimes sound just slightly different.

But the stories are always soothing and family-friendly,

and our wishes for you are always deep rest and sweet dreams.

Now, let's get ready to sleep.

I'll read you a story.

It's a place to rest your mind,

like an upturned leaf resting on the surface of a river.

Your mind will follow along with the moving current of my voice and our story.

And before you know it, you'll be eased into deep sleep.

I'll read the story twice, and I'll go a little slower the second time through. If you wake in the

night, take yourself back into the story, either by listening again or thinking back through

any bit you can remember. This interrupts your brain's tendency to cycle through thought, and we'll put you right back

into sleep mode.

It is brain training, and it might take a bit of practice, so be patient if you're new to this.

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