The Gift of the Magi - Christmas Sleep Stories
Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Taesha Glasgow
4 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Drift off tonight to two Christmas sleep stories - The Gift of the Magi by O Henry and Christmas Every Day by William Dean Howells. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening. Welcome to the Just Sleep podcast. I'm Tasia, your host. |
| 0:16.2 | Every week, I will read you an old story to help you relax but the stressful day behind you |
| 0:24.1 | and drift off to sleep. |
| 0:36.1 | Occasionally, we will run ads in order to cover the costs of the production of the podcast. |
| 0:44.1 | Rest assured, there will be no ads during or after the story. |
| 0:50.8 | If you prefer an ad-free and intro-free show, you can join Just Sleep Premium. |
| 1:01.4 | Visit Just Sleeppodcast.com slash support for more information. |
| 1:10.3 | Tonight, I will be reading two Christmas short stories, |
| 1:15.8 | The Gift of the Magi and Christmas Every Day. |
| 1:21.5 | So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story. |
| 1:31.2 | The Gift of the Magi by O'Henry. |
| 1:37.8 | $1.87.87. That was all. And 60 cents of it was in pennies. Penys saved one and two at a time |
| 1:48.6 | by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher, until one's cheeks |
| 1:54.8 | burned with the silent imputation of parsimony at such close dealing implied. |
| 2:04.2 | Three times, Della counted it. |
| 2:09.8 | One dollar and 87 cents, and the next day would be Christmas. |
| 2:16.2 | There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. |
| 2:18.1 | So Della did it, |
| 2:21.1 | which insticates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, |
| 2:23.5 | sniffles and smiles, |
| 2:25.1 | with sniffles predominating. |
| 2:27.9 | While the mistress of the home |
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