The Magic Leaf 🍁 (Encore bedtime story)

Sleep Tight Stories - Bedtime Stories for Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Everett enjoys school but isn’t enjoying the extra responsibility that Grade 4 brings. When he learns that he has homework to do over the weekend, he cannot believe it. Ev, as he is usually called, can’t get his work done fast enough, and when he finds a shortcut, he realizes how lucky he is until he gets to school on Monday and hears the other students talking about their homework, and he realizes maybe he shouldn’t have taken the shortcut. ✔️ Perfect for ages 4+ Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂📖 --- ✨ Want more stories and fewer interruptions? Join Sleep Tight Premium for ad-free listening, bonus bedtime stories every week, and personalized shout-outs for your little ones! Start your 7-day free trial now on Apple Podcasts or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sleeptightpremium.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- 💖 Support Sleep Tight Stories: If you’re enjoying the podcast, share it with your friends or leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review! It helps more families discover the magic of our bedtime stories. 👉 Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! Perfect for Spotify and Yoto. 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now available in Apple Podcasts! 🎉 👉 If you are enjoying the podcast and would like to show your support, visit our support page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sleeptightstories.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Connect with us: ❤️ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SleepTightStories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sleeptightstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sleeptightstoriespodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ABOUT Sleep Tight Stories When your kids Sleep Tight, you will too. Sleep Tight Stories brings joy and comfort to millions of families worldwide with new calming bedtime stories every single week. Each episode is relevant to children’s lived experiences, and sparks wonder (without overstimulation) so listeners can easily drift off to sleep. Make bedtime the sweetest part of everyone’s day with Sleep Tight Stories --- ⭐ Advertising provided by Starglow Media. Learn more about Starglow Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, and welcome to Sleep Tight Stories.
0:16.0	Everett enjoys school but isn't enjoying the extra responsibility that grade four brings.
0:24.6	When he learns that he has homework to do over the weekend, he cannot believe it.
0:32.6	Ev, as he is usually called, can't get his work done fast enough.
0:40.6	And when he finds a shortcut, realizes how lucky he is, until he gets to school on Monday,
0:48.2	and hears the other students talking about their homework, and realizes, maybe he shouldn't have taken the shortcut.
0:59.8	The Magic Leaf
1:01.9	Everett Jude Hawthorne lived with his parents in an old house with too many stairs on a narrow street in Montague.
1:16.2	No one ever called him by his full name.
1:20.3	Ev, as he liked to be called, thought it took too long to say.
1:26.5	It was fall, which meant Ev had to go back to school.
1:32.4	Even though he could run to school in a fraction of the time the bus took, his teachers
1:38.5	insisted he take the bus.
1:41.8	It's the way things are, they would say. Usually, Ev didn't mind. The bus rides were
1:49.3	fun because he got to talk to his friends. But today, he wasn't too happy. He was bringing home
1:58.3	homework. Now that he was in home homework.
2:03.6	Now that he was in fourth grade, Ev had more responsibility,
2:06.6	which apparently meant more homework.
2:10.6	His art teacher, of all people,
2:13.6	had assigned a huge project to complete over the weekend.
2:19.4	Didn't she know weekends were off limits for homework?
2:24.3	Even the math teacher didn't send homework home on weekends,
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