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, I'm Cheryl, and this is Sleep Tight Relax, a calming bedtime podcast for the young and young at heart.

It's time to get cozy in bed and listen to tonight's story.

Our sleep story tonight is the sixth part of the magic soap bubble.

Ned and the giant have found the princess's brother and have brought him back to the castle.

The prince is worried his stepfather, the king, will return and turn him back into a bird.

But the group gets ready for bed and awaits the stepfather's return.

When the king arrives, things do not go well.

Ned calls to the bluebird and sends it off with the gold ring to get help.

But when the ring slips off and into the water, the bluebird is afraid that there will be no help coming.

If you are laying down warm and secure in your bed, let's start with taking some deep belly breaths.

If you aren't in bed yet, or maybe you are just taking some time to relax, that is okay too.

Take a slow, deep breath in through your nose, as big a breath as you can, and as slowly as you can.

Then slowly let the air out through your mouth.

Try it again.

Take a deep breath in and let the air slowly flow out.

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