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, friends. Welcome back to our short story series.

In this series, we are going to share classic fairy tales, updated and changed, based on your suggestions.

In this story, we are going to hear about a Miller's son whose father boasted he could spin straw into gold.

When the queen hears, she takes the Miller's son to her castle and puts him in a room with a pile of straw and tells him to be finished spinning the straw into gold by morning.

The boy tries to tell her he can't really spin straw into gold.

It was just something his father said.

What will happen to the boy and the straw?

Now before we continue with our story,

let's start by making sure you are comfy and take some great 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.

Notice how relaxing it feels as you release the breath.

Breathe in

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