✨Short Story✨ The Three Questions 🌳🦉

Sleep Tight Stories - Bedtime Stories for Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.2 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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When young Barley the bear starts wondering how to be his very best self, his father gives him three simple but powerful questions: When is the best time to do things? Who needs me most? And what is the most important thing to do? Barley sets off through the peaceful forest in search of answers—and wise old Grandma Owl might just have them. But along the way, Barley discovers that sometimes, the answers we’re looking for show up in the most unexpected moments. 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 --- Dedicated to enhancing the health and happiness of children, Sleep Tight Media helps families replace bedtime struggles with bedtime snuggles. ⭐ Advertising provided by Starglow Media. Learn more about Starglow Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, and welcome to Sleep Tight Stories.
0:17.0	Have you ever wondered how to be your very best self?
0:23.6	Maybe you've asked, when is the right time to do something?
0:27.6	Who really needs me?
0:30.6	What's the most important thing I can do right now?
0:36.6	In tonight's story, a young bear named Barley is asking those very same questions.
0:44.4	He's not looking for a gold star or a shiny trophy.
0:48.9	He just wants to be kind, helpful, and good.
0:54.1	So when his friends can't quite give him the answers he's looking for,
1:00.0	Barley sets off on a quiet walk through the forest to find someone who just might know.
1:07.6	Wise old Grandma Owl. But the answers he's searching for don't come from words alone.
1:15.6	They come from what he does along the way.
1:20.6	The three questions.
1:26.6	Once upon a time in a place not very far from here and just down the road from over there,
1:37.9	a young bear named Barley was playing by the water with his friends.
1:43.3	Well, sort of playing. He wasn't as active as usual,
1:48.4	and had a thoughtful look on his face. His friend Bip, a young raccoon, stopped skipping rocks and
1:56.7	asked, hey, why aren't you skipping rocks like me? Is something wrong?
2:02.6	The young bear sighed and sat down on a smooth stone.
2:08.1	I've been thinking, I really want to be the best bear I can be, but I'm not always sure how.
2:17.5	He looked at Bip and said,
2:19.9	When I asked my dad about it, he gave me three questions to answer.
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