1 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. This story 2 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: was originally published in sleep Tight Premium. To listen to 3 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: more stories like this, please visit sleep Tightpremium dot com 4 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: and subscribe that's sleep Tightpremium dot com. Thank you. This 5 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: is a story about a young fox who wishes she 6 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: could fly and jump like the crickets and butterflies she 7 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: plays with every day. Paprika the fox has so much 8 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: energy she seems to get tired. Her mother notices that 9 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: she has trouble sleeping at night and gives Paprika an 10 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 1: idea to help her sleep. The fox who could fly 11 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: Paprika was a young fox who was full of energy. 12 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: She would run through the meadows and forests of her 13 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: home every day. She could run and play all day long, 14 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: only stopping when her mother called her to come and eat. 15 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: Her best friends were all the wonderful creatures who could 16 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: fly and jump about the meadow. The crickets and butterflies 17 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: let her chase them, and she would often come close 18 00:01:54,520 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: to catching them. None of the other little foxes were 19 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: or as fast as Paprika, and none of them could 20 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: run fast enough to catch a butterfly. She had so 21 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: much energy that she seemed to never get tired. As 22 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: it got later in the day and it was time 23 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: for her friends to fly away, Paprika wished that she 24 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: could fly too. Her fox friends would sometimes tease her 25 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: when she mentioned that she would fly like a butterfly 26 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: one day. Foxes don't have wings, they would say, but 27 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: Paprika didn't listen to them because she thought the sky 28 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: was a wonderful, magical place. She really did believe that 29 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: someday she would fly. Paprika came home for dinner and 30 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 1: was still full of energy. She could hardly sit still 31 00:02:56,120 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: at dinner, even though her mother would always say it's 32 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: dinner and time to slow down, or it will soon 33 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: be time for bed. Paprika would listen to her mother 34 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: and settle down and slowly eat her dinner. Then she 35 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: would prepare to go to bed. But though her body 36 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: had slowed down, her mind was still racing through the 37 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: meadow and following her friends up to the sky. Even 38 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: when it was time for sleep. Paprika had so much 39 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: energy that she stayed awake even when her mother told 40 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: her it was time to go to sleep, and would 41 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: whisper sweet dreams in her ear. One night, seeing that 42 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: Paprika was still awake. Her mother became worried and said 43 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: to her, it's not good for a young fox like 44 00:03:56,120 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: yourself to stay awake late at night. To grow up 45 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: and be a smart and strong fox, you need to 46 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: get lots of sleep. But Mom, I would like to 47 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: dream and stay awake at the same time. The sky 48 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: is so amazing that I like to look at the 49 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: clouds all night long. I like to imagine that I 50 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: am flying up high and am jumping from one cloud 51 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: to the next. Paprika's mother thought for a moment and said, Okay, Paprika, 52 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: you can continue to stare up to the sky and 53 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,239 Speaker 1: look at the clouds, but I want you to do something. 54 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 1: What would you like me to do? Paprika asked, I 55 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: would like you to count all the fluffy clouds you 56 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: see in the sky. So Paprika stared at the clouds 57 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 1: slowly crossing the night sky. She would imagine she was 58 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: with them high above the forest and fields, that they 59 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 1: were like cool pillows that would comfort her as she 60 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: flew from cloud to fluffy cloud. Paprika started to count 61 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: the clouds one, two, three, but before she got to four, 62 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: she was fast asleep. The next morning, Paprika was full 63 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: of energy again. Last night I flew amongst the clouds 64 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: and they were so comfortable, just like fluffy, cool pillows, 65 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: Paprika told her mother. I'm glad you had such a 66 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: good sleep. Her mother said me too, and I can't 67 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: wait to fly amongst the clouds again, Paprika said, as 68 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: she ran off to play in the forest and meadow. 69 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: Have fun, and don't forget to come when I call 70 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: you for dinner, her mother said. After another busy day 71 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: of playing, chasing butterflies and jumping with the crickets, it 72 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:15,799 Speaker 1: was Paprika's bedtime once again, But when she laid down, 73 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,919 Speaker 1: she said to her mother, there are no clouds in 74 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: the sky tonight. How can I fly amongst the clouds 75 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: and count them if there are none there. Paprika's mother 76 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: looked at the sky, thought for a moment, and said, 77 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: imagine you are flying high up in the sky towards 78 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: the stars, and as you fly amongst them, count the 79 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: ones you see. Paprika looked at the stars in the 80 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 1: sky and started counting all the stars that she saw 81 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: as she imagined that she was floating high above the forest, 82 00:06:54,200 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: the meadow and all her friends down below. Paprika started 83 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: to count the stars one, two, three, but before she 84 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: got to four, she was fast asleep. The next morning, 85 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: Paprika was full of energy again. Getting a good night's 86 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:28,119 Speaker 1: sleep sure feels good, she thought. Last night I flew 87 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: high up in the sky, far above all my friends 88 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: down here, and jumped from star to star. After getting 89 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: a good night's sleep, I have even more energy, Paprika 90 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: told her mother. I'm glad you had such a good sleep. 91 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: Her mother said again, me too, And I can't wait 92 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: to fly amongst the stars again tonight, Paprika said, as 93 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: she ran off to play. Have fun, and don't forget 94 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: about lunch and dinner, her mother said. After another busy 95 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: day of playing, chasing butterflies, jumping with the crickets, and 96 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: showing the other foxes just how fast she could run, 97 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: it was Paprika's bedtime once again. But when she laid 98 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: down in her bed, she said to her mother, there 99 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: are no clouds in the sky tonight, and there are 100 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: no stars. How can I fly amongst the clouds and 101 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: stars and count them if there are none there? Paprika's 102 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: mother looked at the sky and noticed that it was 103 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: a dark and cloudy night. Thinking for a moment, she said, 104 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: you don't need to see the stars and clouds to 105 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: fly high amongst them. Just close your eyes and imagine 106 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: where you want to go, and you will be there. 107 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,839 Speaker 1: Paprika then said, I will imagine I am flying with 108 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 1: the butterflies high up in the sky, where there are 109 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: fluffy clouds and brilliant stars. When you are up there, 110 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: I want you to count all the clouds and all 111 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: the stars that you can see, her mother said. Paprika 112 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: closed her eyes and started to count the stars and 113 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 1: the clouds one, two, three, but before she got to four, 114 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: she was fast asleep. Afterwards, Paprika always slept well, dreaming 115 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: that she was floating amongst the clouds and stars, high 116 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: up in the sky. Though she tried again and again, 117 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: she was never able to fly like her friends the butterflies, 118 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: or jumped like her friends the crickets. Except when she 119 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: closed her eyes to sleep. In her dreams, she flew 120 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: higher and faster than any other fox could imagine. And 121 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: that's the end of our story. Good night, sleep tight.