Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories - The White Cat (Premium)

Episode Date: March 11, 2020

This is a preview episode. Get the full episode, and many more, ad free, on our supporter's feed: https://getsleepy.com/support. The White Cat  Narrated by Abbe Opher. A princess learns how to be a queen from a new, furry friend.     About Get Sleepy Premium: Help support the podcast, and get: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads) The exclusive Thursday night bonus episode Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free) Premium sleep meditations, extra-long episodes and more! We'll love you forever. ❤️ Get a 7 day free trial, and join the Get Sleepy community here https://getsleepy.com/support. And thank you so, so much.  Tom, and the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi, Thomas here. You're listening to a preview episode. You can enjoy the entire story tonight by subscribing to our supporters' feed. There you'll get access to the entire back catalogue, bonus episodes, and more, and it's all completely ad-free. Click the link below to learn more. And thank you so so much. Me and the team really appreciate your support. Once upon a time, they lived a beautiful princess. Everyone in her father's kingdom loved her. She was smart, pure heart and full of endless curiosity. As an only child, the princess knew that one day she would inherit the throne. She wanted to be queen but she wasn't sure if she was ready. The king, a kind man with a long white beard, loved his daughter more than life itself.

He'd always been impressed by her wits and courage. Still, he knew that for her to become a fearless ruler, she needed to be able to take care of herself, and an entire kingdom. This could be a difficult task for someone who had no experience being in charge and hadn't even set foot outside of the kingdom. So the king thought of a challenge. When the sun was setting over the last summer day he sent for his daughter. In a loving voice he told the princess that he wanted to send her on an adventure. It would teach her about life and prepare her for the crown. And the sound of her father's words, her eyes shone bright with joy. It was everything she ever wanted to explore the world and to be a great leader. But this was no ordinary trip. The king asked her to bring back a story he had never heard, a flower he had never smelled, and a crystal ball.

This last item would show everyone what travelling had taught her. The princess happily accepted, hugged her father and thanked him dearly. They both agreed that she would return in exactly one year's time. The following morning, when the grass was wet with dew, the princess bid farewell to her parents. Everyone in the kingdom wished her good luck. She smiled, humbled by their loving kindness and support. She walked slowly and by the end of the day, she reached the kingdom's northern border.

Here she stopped for a few minutes and looked back. Under the blue sky there was her parents' castle, the imposing tower and the city walls keeping the kingdom safe. She took a deep breath and listened carefully. There was no noise, no chatter, only the song of the wind. It moved the leaves of the autumn trees and blew the green blades of grass. It accompanied the buzz of busy bees and smelled like wild flowers. For the first time the wind felt different. It was the wind of change. She was leaving behind everything she knew for something completely unfamiliar. She travelled farther and soon the days became weeks and the weeks turned into months. The princess visited new kingdoms, cities and villages, big and small. Everywhere

she went, her kindness was recognised. She met many people who happily shared their stories, their dreams and beliefs. To remember everything, the princess wrote down their words into a thick red notebook. While she didn't know much about being a queen, she knew that listening was the first step. She enjoyed listening and was fascinated by the variety of people across the land. Above all, she treated everyone with respect. When she was not meeting new people, the princess would spend time outdoors. She appreciated the snow-cat mountains, the rivers always in a rush, and every singing bird. She would spend hours just lying in the grass daydreaming.

Wherever she went, the princess took time to smell the flowers. Some smelled like spring, others like summer, and a few brought back warm memories. For her father, the princess collected many new plants which she preserved inside her notebook. In time, every person she met on her adventure had a flower of their own. One evening, while she was looking for a village to spend the night, the princess got caught in the rain. She found Shelter inside a large hollow tree trunk. Waiting for the sky to clear, the princess heard a soft meow. It was a little white cat soaked by the heavy rain.

The princess is heart-wormed and she called the tiny creature.