Psssss. Hey, smarty pants. You hear that?

That's the clock in my bedroom, and right now it's telling me it's 237 AM! Normally,

I'd be fast asleep at this hour, but guess what? I can't sleep! Instead of getting

valuable rest and recharging my brain and body, I'm just laying in bed, staring at the ceiling,

listening to my clock! Have you ever had trouble falling asleep smarty pants?

Yep, it's pretty common, and it happens to almost everyone! Also, have you ever noticed

how much louder your clock sounds when you can't sleep? So, smarty pants, what do you

do when you can't sleep? Call it out!

Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh! I'm here in counting, reading, doing exercise, taking a warm

bath or shower, coloring or drawing, taking deep breaths. All great answers! There's

just one problem. I've already tried all of them, and I'm still awake and wet from my

bath. There's gotta be something I'm not thinking of.

Wait, I got it. Smarty pants. Which of these could help me fall asleep? A bedtime story?

A bedtime salad? Or a bedtime sing along? Did you say a bedtime story?

Yep, I bet a nice bedtime story could put me right to sleep.

But who could I get to read me a bedtime story? At this hour? Oh, I know, I bet

Chet Nicherson is awake. That guy never sleeps.

Hello, Chet Nicherson answering! Hey, Chet, it's me, trusty. I can't sleep.

Have you tried eating an entire box of chipsahoy cookies? No. Good, because that definitely

will not work. Okay, this might sound weird, but any chance you could read me a bedtime

story?

Um, I don't have any bedtime stories here, but I could tell you the news. There's been

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