The Birch and the Star (Bonus Episode Preview)
Drift Off - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Joanne D'Amico
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2023
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
This is a preview of a bonus episode that is only available to Drift Off Premium members. To listen to the entire episode, you can sign up at driftoff.supercast.com
Tonight I will be reading a story called ‘The Birch and the Star’ by Gudrun Thorne Thomsen from the book “The Birch and the Star and Other Stories” published in 1915. This tale is about a young brother and his sister and their tiring but hopeful journey back home.
Music in this episode is 'Near Dawn' by S. A. Kari via https://www.epidemicsound.com
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to a bonus episode preview available to all Drift-Off Premium members. |
| 0:09.9 | You can listen to the whole story and other episodes while enjoying ad-free listening |
| 0:14.8 | by becoming a Premium member at Drift-Off.supercast.com or you can find the link in the show notes that's Drift-Off.supercast.com. |
| 0:27.4 | You may have noticed that I don't have ads on the podcast. That's because I want this space to be restful. |
| 0:35.3 | And instead of reading ads, I'd much rather read you a relaxing bedtime story. |
| 0:41.5 | That's why I created this podcast. |
| 0:44.5 | To offer you a calming, listening experience where nothing else is needed of you. |
| 0:51.3 | Only a quiet space where your imagination can be free to drift off far, far away from your daily applications and to help you ease into a restful night's sleep. |
| 1:04.7 | So if you're enjoying the show and want to support the podcast so we can continue making more sleepy bedtime stories, |
| 1:13.8 | check out our Premium Membership where you can enjoy intro-free episodes. You'll have access to two bonus episodes per month, |
| 1:22.4 | a monthly guided relaxation to help you get sleepy. |
| 1:26.2 | And as of most recently, you'll have access to the entire audiobook, Little House and the Big Woods, |
| 1:33.0 | over three and a half hours of continuous storytelling to help you drift off. |
| 1:39.3 | You can sign up today at driftoff.supercast.com or see the link in the show notes. |
| 1:46.5 | That's driftoff.supercast.com |
| 2:09.3 | About two hundred years ago, Finland had suffered greatly. |
| 2:33.6 | There had been war, cities were burned, the harvest destroyed, and thousands of people had died. |
| 2:42.8 | Some had perished by the sword, others from hunger, many from dreadful diseases. |
| 2:51.2 | There was nothing left but tears and want, ashes and ruins. |
| 2:58.2 | Then it happened that many families became separated. |
| 3:06.0 | Some were captured and carried away by the enemy. |
| 3:10.6 | Others fled to the forests and desert places, or far away to Sweden. |
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