✨Short Story✨ The Sky Sailor ✨⛵

Sleep Tight Stories - Bedtime Stories for Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.2 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Riley’s reluctant first night sleeping under the stars takes an unexpected turn when Zip Zip, a lost sky-sailor in a tiny moonbeam boat, crashes nearby. Zip is completely lost and searching for the Big Dipper. Together, they learn that sometimes the best way to find your way home isn’t to rush, but to slow down and really look. ✔️ Perfect for ages 4+ ✔️ Themes: Overcoming fears, Friendship, Problem-solving, Patience, Mindfulness, Helping others, Perspective-taking, Curiosity Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂📖 --- ✨ Want more stories and fewer interruptions? Join Sleep Tight Premium for ad-free listening, bonus bedtime stories every week, and personalized shout-outs for your little ones! Start your 7-day free trial now on Apple Podcasts or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sleeptightpremium.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- 💖 Support Sleep Tight Stories: If you’re enjoying the podcast, share it with your friends or leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review! It helps more families discover the magic of our bedtime stories. 👉 Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! Perfect for Spotify and Yoto. 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now available in Apple Podcasts! 🎉 👉 If you are enjoying the podcast and would like to show your support, visit our support page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sleeptightstories.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Connect with us: ❤️ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SleepTightStories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sleeptightstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sleeptightstoriespodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ABOUT Sleep Tight Stories When your kids Sleep Tight, you will too. Sleep Tight Stories brings joy and comfort to millions of families worldwide with new calming bedtime stories every single week. Each episode is relevant to children’s lived experiences, and sparks wonder (without overstimulation) so listeners can easily drift off to sleep. Make bedtime the sweetest part of everyone’s day with Sleep Tight Stories ---

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, and welcome to Sleep Tight Stories.
0:12.0	Riley is camping with his mom and dad, and they have decided they are going to sleep out under the stars.
0:30.6	Riley is feeling a bit worried about it and thinks maybe sleeping in the tent would be better.
0:40.4	The sky seems. and thinks maybe sleeping in the tent would be better. The Sky Sailor
0:42.2	But what if it rains?
0:47.6	Riley asked for probably the tenth time
0:50.8	as Dad unrolled the sleeping bags on the ground next to their tent.
0:56.7	It's not going to rain, little man. Look at that clear sky, Mom said pointing up.
1:03.2	Perfect night for sleeping under the stars. That's exactly what Riley was worried about.
1:11.1	All day, camping had seemed like a great adventure.
1:15.4	Building the fire, roasting marshmallows, exploring the woods.
1:20.8	That stuff was fun.
1:23.6	But now that the sun was actually going down and the stars were starting to pop out one by one,
1:30.8	sleeping outside felt big, really big.
1:37.9	We could still sleep in the tent, Riley suggested hopefully.
1:42.7	I mean, we brought it in everything.'
1:46.0	"'Where's your sense of adventure?' Dad grinned,
1:50.0	"'floughing up Riley's pillow.
1:52.5	"'When I was your age,
1:54.6	"'I would have given anything to sleep under all those stars.
2:00.6	"'Yeah, well, when Dad was a kid, there were probably like five stars total.
2:06.9	Not this crazy light show that kept getting brighter as the sky got darker.
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