Hi, friends, it's Cheryl, and welcome to Sleep Tight Relax.

You're safe here in your cozy spot tonight.

Before we settle in for the night, take a moment to get really comfortable.

Maybe scrunch your pillow just right, or pull your blanket up a bit. Whatever feels cozy.

Tonight's story is a little different from the Relax Rangers episodes we have been creating lately.

We're taking a break from learning new skills to share a story about something important,

being thankful for what we have, even when it seems like everyone else has something better.

Have you ever looked around and felt like other kids had cooler toys or nicer rooms or better stuff than you?

Maybe your friend got the latest video game and you didn't.

Or someone at school has the backpack you really wanted.

Those comparison feelings are completely normal,

but they can make us forget about the good things we already

have.

Tonight we're going to meet Pip, a young sparrow who lives in a city neighborhood.

Pip has a perfectly good nest. It keeps him warm and dry and safe. But when he looks around at where all the other birds live, his plain little nest starts to feel like, well, not enough. Like he somehow got the boring option while everyone else got something

special. What Pip doesn't know yet is that sometimes the things we think are just ordinary

turn out to be exactly what we need.

Sometimes it takes something unexpected, like a storm, to help us see what was right in front of us all along.

So take a deep breath and let's visit Pip in his simple nest tucked under an eve in the city.

Sparrow's Simple Nest

Pip woke to the first pale light creeping across the city sky. He stretched his wings, one, then the other, and ruffled his brown feathers until they sat just right. This was his favorite time of the day,

the quiet time before the neighborhood fully woke.

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