The Ask-First Box: a mindful kids’ story
Be Calm on Ahway Island | Bedtime Stories & Meditations for Kids
Sheep Jam Productions
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Ella finds her stepsister Tracy using her gel pens without her permission, and she wants to make sure that next time, Tracy will ask first.
Narrator: Female
Story Begins: 3:10
The Ask-First Box Excerpt:
Ella took out her journal and reached for her usual pen. Then she remembered the new gel pens her dad had given her for her birthday last week. Ella liked gel pens because they glided smoothly across the page when she wrote, leaving shimmering ink behind. Ella smiled to herself. Using those pens would make her journal look even prettier.
She remembered that she’d set the box of gel pens on the desk beside the family computer. So, Ella carried her journal downstairs and walked over to the computer desk. Immediately, something seemed wrong. The box was open. Ella stopped and looked more closely. Three of the gel pens were missing.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Awe Islanders. |
| 0:04.0 | Are you looking for more exciting stories for when you're wide awake and ready for adventure? |
| 0:11.0 | Check out our new podcast, Adventures on Awe Island. |
| 0:17.0 | It's a mystery-filled series that follows three kids as they uncover a strange discovery on the island. |
| 0:25.9 | Adventures on Awe Island podcast is out now, so be sure to follow on your favorite podcast player. |
| 0:35.2 | And thank you for being part of the Awe Island family. |
| 0:47.5 | Hello, Awee Islanders. Are you ready to be calm on Awe Island? Before we begin, let's see if you have everything you want for our story today. |
| 0:59.8 | Are the lights in your room dim or off? |
| 1:04.1 | Do you have your favorite listening buddy or blanket? |
| 1:08.1 | Great job, everyone. |
| 1:10.8 | Before today's story, let's relax. We'll start by taking a deep |
| 1:16.3 | dragon breath together. You'll breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then |
| 1:22.6 | out through your mouth, pretending you are breathing fire like a dragon. Ready? |
| 1:28.4 | Deep breath. |
| 1:29.9 | In and out. |
| 1:37.2 | As you breathe out, feel your legs, back, and belly soften. |
| 1:46.9 | And think of a mama dear, gently nudging her baby up onto its feet, |
| 1:53.2 | encouraging the fawn to stand on its own. |
| 1:57.3 | You feel connected and loved just just like the baby deer. |
| 2:04.7 | Relax your arms and shoulders, and let's take another deep dragon breath together. |
| 2:11.8 | Ready? Deep breath, in and out. |
| 2:22.0 | Okay. breath in and out. Now close your eyes and feel your face and neck relax. |
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