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 calming bedtime podcast for the young and young at heart.

It's time to get cozy in bed and listen to tonight's story.

Before we start our short story, let's spend some time getting relaxed. Let's start by focusing on our breathing. Take three soft, slow breaths and feel how the air fills your body.

Next, breathe in and feel air coming in through your nose.

Breathe out through your mouth and count one.

Breathe in and notice the air filling your lungs.

Breathe out and count two.

Breathe in and see the air filling your belly like a balloon. Breathe out and count three.

Repeat this a few more times, noticing how the air comes in through your nose, fills your belly, and then goes out through your mouth.

Our story is titled, SIGY crashes on Earth.

Ziggy is a young alien from a planet far away from Earth.

While trying to learn about Earth for a school assignment,

her spacecraft suffers a malfunction and crashes.

While her ship repairs itself,

she meets a family of deer and becomes their friend.

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