The Sea King's Daughter Russian Tale (Premium Episode Preview)
Drift Off - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Joanne D'Amico
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2022
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Tonight is a gentle reading of 'The Sea King's Daughter', a retelling by Aaron Shepherd and used with permission as part of The Gifts of Story Series. A Russian tale about a poor musician who is invited to play at the Sea King's palace, where he's offered more than riches.
The story ends with a little short relaxation to help you transition into a restful sleep. The music continues for a bit longer until it fades away while you drift off.
Sweet dreamzzz...
The music in this episode is 'Secret Grotto' by JJessep
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Joanne from Driftof, and tonight you're listening to a bonus episode called |
| 0:06.8 | The Sea King's Daughter, a retelling of an old Russian tale by Aaron Shepard. |
| 0:13.2 | You can listen to the whole story and other episodes while enjoying ad-free listening |
| 0:18.1 | by becoming a premium member at driftof.supercast.com or you can find the link in the show notes that's |
| 0:25.0 | driftof.supercast.com |
| 0:30.0 | Tonight's story is a gentle reading of an old Russian tale called The Sea King's Daughter, |
| 0:40.0 | which is included in the Gifts of Story series by Aaron Shepard. |
| 0:45.0 | This folktale is about a poor musician named Sotko, who's invited to play at the Sea |
| 0:50.5 | King's Palace under the sea, where he's offered more than just riches. |
| 0:55.9 | Sotko accept the King's offer of payment for playing his musical instruments so beautifully |
| 1:03.2 | or will he follow his heart and go back home? |
| 1:07.6 | And so, as always, my friend, settling comfortably under the covers. |
| 1:16.9 | Take a full comfortable breath. |
| 1:22.2 | And as you exhale, relax and let go. |
| 1:30.2 | Allow any tension to just melt away, letting your body sink deeper and deeper down into |
| 1:41.5 | the softness of your bed. |
| 1:45.9 | There is nothing else to do and nowhere else to be. |
| 1:53.0 | So just lay back, relax and enjoy the story. |
| 2:03.7 | Long ago in the Riverport city called Novgorod the Great, there lived a young musician named |
| 2:10.6 | Sotko. |
| 2:13.0 | Every day a rich merchant or noble would send a messenger to Sotko's door, calling him |
| 2:19.7 | to play at a feast. |
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