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 Sleeptight Relax, a bedtime podcast for the young and young at heart.

For extra bedtime stories, mindfulness activities, and sound and music for sleep,

please consider subscribing to Sleeptight Premium.

Visit sleeptightpremium.com to start a free trial. Thank you.

Our sleep story is about a mother cat who worries about her kittens.

She is always losing them, or they are getting into trouble.

One day she wants to do some baking, so she decides she will put them in the cupboard to keep them out of trouble.

She catches two out of the three kittens but can't find the third anywhere.

They live in a very big old house and Tom Kitten could be anywhere.

Mother cat searches and searches, but cannot find him.

Tom Kitten doesn't want to be put in the cupboard, so he decides to hide, but gets into a bit more trouble than he had planned on.

But before we continue with our story, let's start by making sure you are comfy and take some 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.

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