Hello, friends. Have you checked out our new channel on Apple Podcasts? Over the past few years,

Clark and I have worked hard to bring you stories and science content that entertains and

educates while helping your little ones relax and drift off to sleep.

On our new channel, you'll find ad-free episodes, bonus stories, and for the first time,

classic tales, presented just as they were meant to be heard, one chapter at a time.

It's a wonderful way to experience these timeless stories together, helping to make bedtime

a cozy, shared adventure. Look for Sleeptight Media on Apple Podcasts, and let's make bedtime the best part of the day.

Hello, friends. Welcome back to our short story series. In this series, we are going to share classic fairy tales updated

and changed based on your suggestions. In this story, we are going to hear about a little girl

who lives with her grandmother in a small cottage.

They are very poor and do not have very much.

The little girl goes out into the forest to collect some wood to sell for food.

But when she is in the forest, she meets some other people, and she stops

to help each one of them with the little that she has. Will anybody be able to help her?

Now before we continue with our story, let's start by making sure you are comfy and take some great big belly breaths.

Breathing in slowly through your nose and slowly out through your mouth.

Notice how your belly rises as you fill yourself up with air.

Breathe in.

And breathe out.

Notice how relaxing it feels as you release the breath.

Breathe in.

And breathe out.

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