Welcome, I'm Joanne, and this is Driftof, a soft place for you to land at the end of the

day.

I'd like to offer you a calming bedtime story tonight, softly told, with a nice, soft,

gentle voice that I hope will help you feel nurtured, safe, and at ease so you can

drift off.

There is no softer pillow than a quiet mind, and a soothing bedtime story will help

do just that.

It will offer your mind a calming distraction so you can effortlessly ease into restfulness.

It really is that simple.

So are you ready for a bedtime story?

Well then, get comfy and cozy in your bed and snuggle uptight, and let me be your guide

now.

Sweet dreams, my friend, and good night.

Once upon a time, the youngest son of a king desired to go abroad and see the world.

He got his father's permission to depart, kissed his parents goodbye, mounted his black

horse, and galloped away down the high road.

Soon, the great hours of the old castle in which he was born hid themselves behind him.

The prince journeyed on, spending the days in traveling, and the nights in little

wayside ends, till one day he found himself in the heart of the adamant mountains.

The red granite cliffs of the surrounding peaks rose out of the gleaming snow like

ugly fingers, and the slopes of giant glaciers sparkled in the sun like a cascade of diamonds.

The prince sat down by some stunted trees, whose tops had long before been broken

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