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 Widdershime.

If you need more, nothing much in your life, my book also called Nothing Much Happens is available from your favorite bookseller.

It is full of beautiful color illustrations,

old favorites, and never before heard stories.

Recipes, a map of the village,

and a cozy index,

so you can search for stories by your favorite feel-good topic.

It's been translated into many languages and is for sale all over the world.

If you're in and is for sale all over the world.

If you're in the States, you can get an autographed copy, or if you're not, an autographed bookplate

from nothing much happens.com.

Now, just by following along with my voice and the gentle turns of the story I'm about to tell you.

You will be training your brain to have a reliable response, that is to relax, focus, and tip into slumber.

Well, that response gets stronger with practice,

so have a bit of patience if you're new to this.

I'll tell the story twice and I'll go a little slower the second time through. If you wake in the middle of the night, think back through any part of the story you can remember.

Often that will put you right back to sleep.

And if it doesn't, please don't hesitate to just turn the story right back on.

The longer you wait to get back on track,

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