The City of the Winter Sleep

Drift Off - Bedtime Stories for Adults

Joanne D'Amico

Stories For Sleep, Mental Health, Sleep Stories For Grown Ups, Adult Sleep Stories, Alternative Health, Bedtime Stories For Grown Ups, Sleep Stories, Bedtime Stories, Bedtime Stories For Adults, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Tonight’s bedtime reading is from The Starlight Wonderbook called ‘The City of the Winter Sleep’ by Henry Beston. This delightful tale follows the journey of Princess Theolette, who lives in a city that goes down into slumber during the winter months. According to their law, anyone who tries to escape the winter sleep would receive dreadful penalties. Princess Theolette wants to explore the wonder of winter regardless of this law and the brave princess runs away during the winter sleep and resolves to return before the city awakens to the coming of spring. Will she return to the city on time? Let's find out!

So let's get snuggly under the covers and sweet dreams!

Attribution:
All background music is by https://www.epidemicsound.com
Intro: 'Tranquility Lane' by Dawn Dawn Dawn
Settling In: 'Drift Up' by Amber Glow
Narration: 'Imagine Sleep' by Hannah Lindgren

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0:00.0	Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax and drift off.
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1:55.0	My friend, your support allows me to maintain this labor of love so I can continue to help you drift off. Tonight's bedtime reading is from the Starlight Wonder Book by Henry Bestin called The City of the Winter Sleep.
2:26.8	This delightful tale follows the journey of Princess Theolut, who lives in a city that goes down into deep slumber during the winter months.
2:37.2	The law states that anyone who tries to escape the winter sleep would receive dreadful penalties.
2:44.0	Yet, regardless of this law, the brave princess is determined to run away during the winter
2:51.4	sleep because she wants to explore the wonder of
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