Slippery Spider: a meditation and story for your bedtime routine
Be Calm on Ahway Island | Bedtime Stories & Meditations for Kids
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Sebastian Spider is frustrated when rain ruins his usual jumping spot. What will he do?
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:13
Slippery Spider Excerpt:
Today, Sebastian set out on his usual morning route. His first stop was always the big green leaf. It was broad and strong and grew from a low plant near the fence. Sebastian had jumped from this leaf hundreds of times. It was his very favorite place to start his jumping practice.
Sebastian climbed up the stem of the plant and made his way onto the leaf. As soon as Sebastian set his front feet down on it, he felt them slip around. “That doesn’t usually happen,” thought Sebastian. “But it makes sense for things to be a little slippery after a rainfall,” he reasoned, so he didn’t let it bother him.
Today’s Meditation: Relax as you imagine sunlight warming you as you lie in a grassy meadow.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Awe Islanders. Welcome to Be Calm on Awey Island. We have listeners from all over the world, |
| 0:11.2 | and we are so grateful for all of you. We especially love reading your reviews. Thank you for writing them. |
| 0:20.0 | And if you haven't written one yet, please do. Your reviews |
| 0:24.5 | help other families find our show so that more kids and grownups and even pets can stay relaxed. |
| 0:57.7 | Hello, Awe Islanders. We're so glad you're here. Let's see if you have everything you want to be calm on Awe Island. Are the lights in your room dim or off? Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? |
| 1:06.3 | Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice, deep dragon breath. |
| 1:14.3 | Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, imagining you are breathing fire like a dragon. |
| 1:18.0 | Ready? |
| 1:19.4 | Deep breath in and out. |
| 1:22.6 | F-h-h-h-h-h-ha-ha! Good job. Today, picture yourself lying in a warm sunbeam in a green grassy meadow. As you lie in the |
| 1:41.8 | meadow, the grass below you feels fluffy and cozy. |
| 1:48.4 | Sunlight hugs you from head to toe as you relax, covered in a blanket of light. |
| 1:56.8 | A gentle breeze floats by and the air smells fresh. |
| 2:03.3 | Relax as you enjoy the softness of the green grass |
| 2:07.6 | and the gentleness of the sun's warmth. |
| 2:12.2 | And let's take another deep dragon breath in and out. |
| 2:22.3 | Beneath your head is a soft pillow of grass and you relax even more as the sun gently warms your face. |
| 2:37.7 | Now your whole body feels cozy. |
| 2:42.7 | As you continue to enjoy the sun's warmth, |
| 2:46.5 | let's take one more deep dragon breath in and out. |
| 2:56.7 | Ah! |
| 3:00.6 | Great job, everyone. |
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