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 Widdersheim.

We are bringing you an encore episode tonight, meaning that this story originally aired at some point in the past.

It could have been recorded with different equipment in a different location.

And since I'm a person and not a computer, I sometimes sound just slightly different, but the stories are always soothing and family friendly,

and our wishes for you are always deep rest and sweet dreams.

I have a story to tell you,

and the story is a soft landing place for your mind.

Whatever today has been like, it can end in soothing rest,

just by following along with the sound of my voice and the simple shape of our tail.

I'll tell it twice and I'll go a little slower on the second telling.

Let the details you hear pull you into the world of the story as if you are seeing and

hearing and tasting what it has to offer. If you wake again in the middle of the night, turn your mind right back to those details.

And before you know it, he'll be waking up tomorrow, feeling refreshed.

This is a simple but effective form of brain training.

And as the habit builds, you'll notice that you drop off sooner and stay asleep longer.

Our story tonight is called The Lookout. And it's a story about a

hidden place deep in the woods with a very special view.

It's also about all the different names for June berries,

a maple leaf and a greenstone, and enjoying your time when you're alone. Now lights out and get cozy. And get cozy. Pull the blanket up over your shoulder and feel your body go heavy into the sheets. I'll be here, a voice in the darkness, watching over and reading even after you've fallen asleep.

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