The Story of Benito: A Filipino Folktale
Drift Off - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Joanne D'Amico
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Tonight’s story is called The Story of Benito, a Filipino fairytale about a boy who has one wish...to be able help his parents who are very poor. One day after many adventures, the boy’s wish comes true...not only does he end up helping his parents...but he also ends up becoming a king!
This episode begins with a short body relaxation to help you let go of tension so you can settle in, relax and drift off...
I hope you enjoy this sweet little Filipino folktale. I love finding these little story treasures from all over the world ;) I hoe you enjoy!
Intro music is 'Tranquility Lane' by Dawn Dawn Dawn
Background music is 'Being With You' by Sayuri Hayashi Egnell via https://www.epidemicsound.com
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax, and drift off. |
| 0:23.9 | Thank you for joining me, I'm your host Joanne and it's a pleasure helping you get |
| 0:29.1 | restful sleep. You may have noticed that I don't have ads on the podcast, that's because |
| 0:38.2 | I want this space to be restful. And instead of reading ads, I'd much rather read you |
| 0:44.6 | or relaxing bedtime story. That's why I created this podcast, to offer you a calming, |
| 0:52.3 | listening experience where nothing else is needed of you. Only a quiet space where your |
| 0:59.5 | imagination can be free to drift off far, far away from your daily obligations and to help |
| 1:06.9 | you ease into a restful night's sleep. So if you're enjoying the show and want to support the |
| 1:14.0 | podcast so we can continue making more sleepy bedtime stories, check out our premium membership |
| 1:22.0 | where you can enjoy intro-free episodes, you'll have access to two bonus episodes per month, |
| 1:28.4 | a monthly guided relaxation to help you get sleepy. And as of most recently, you'll have access |
| 1:35.1 | to the entire audiobook little house in the big woods, over three and a half hours of continuous |
| 1:41.8 | storytelling to help you drift off. You can sign up today at driftoff.supercast.com or |
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| 2:02.7 | Tonight's story is called The Story of the Needle, a Filipino fairy tale about a boy who has one |
| 2:10.2 | wish to be able to help his parents for a very poor. One day, after many adventures, |
| 2:18.6 | the boy's wish comes true, not only does he end up helping his parents, but he also ends up |
| 2:26.0 | becoming a king. |
| 2:36.2 | So before we begin with the storytelling, take a moment to settle into your sleep space so that |
| 2:53.6 | you feel comfortable and at ease. For many, it can be a bit of a challenge, |
| 3:00.9 | quieting the mind or relaxing the body when you first crawl into bed at night. |
| 3:07.5 | So tonight, I would like to begin our bedtime storytelling in a different way. |
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