The Enchanted Elm
Drift Off - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Joanne D'Amico
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2021
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Tonight's story is called The Enchanted Elm by Henry Beston. There will be soft restful sleep music playing in the background to help you fall deeper into a sound sleep.
And so, lights out, lie back and let's get sleepy together!
Sweet dreamzzz...
Joanne ❤
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, I'm Joanne, and this is Drift-Off, a soft place for you to land at the end of the |
| 0:11.2 | day. |
| 0:12.2 | I'd like to offer you a calming bedtime story tonight, softly told, with a nice, soft, |
| 0:20.5 | gentle voice that I hope will help you feel nurtured, safe, and at ease so you can |
| 0:28.4 | drift off. |
| 0:30.7 | There is no softer pillow than a quiet mind, and a soothing bedtime story will help |
| 0:37.6 | do just that. |
| 0:39.0 | It will offer your mind a calming distraction so you can effortlessly ease into restfulness. |
| 0:48.6 | It really is that simple. |
| 0:52.2 | So are you ready for a bedtime story? |
| 0:56.8 | Well then, get comfy and cozy in your bed and snuggle uptight, and let me be your guide |
| 1:04.8 | now. |
| 1:05.8 | Sweet dreams, my friend, and good night. |
| 1:24.0 | Once upon a time, while riding, a brave young prince dashed merely ahead of his friends, |
| 1:31.0 | and after galloping across a ploughed field, turned his horse's head down a grassy road |
| 1:37.1 | leading to a wood. |
| 1:39.8 | For some time he cantered easily along, expecting any moment to hear the shouts of his friends |
| 1:46.1 | falling after, but they by mistake took quite another road, and no sound except the pounding |
| 1:53.3 | of his own horses hooves reached the prince's ears. |
| 1:58.0 | Suddenly, an ugly snarl and a short bark broke the stillness of the pleasant forest, and |
| 2:05.6 | looking down, the prince saw a grey wolf snapping at his horse's heels. |
| 2:13.3 | Though the horse, wild with fear, threatened to run away any instant, the prince leaned |
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