Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories - Up the Beanstalk (Premium)

Episode Date: April 7, 2021

This is a preview episode. Get the full episode, and many more, ad free, on our supporter's feed: https://getsleepy.com/support. Up the Beanstalk Tonight, we have a special sleepy adaptation of the classic fairy tale, Jack & the Beanstalk. A story full of wonder and fantasy, with just enough magic to help you drift off into sweet dreams. 😴  Sound design: crickets.  Narrator: Thomas Jones 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. Jack's side and watched his warm breath turn to white mist before him. It clouded his vision for a moment and he stood there watching it fade away into the air. High above him, the moon shone brightly, illuminating the world below. Like a large gleaming ball of magic, his mother would say. He smiled as he heard her words in his mind. The world above was decorated with the brilliant twinkling lights of a thousand stars.

Something that beautiful had to be magic he thought to himself. In that moment, sitting on a stall in front of his house, Jack felt as though he were alone in the universe. It wasn't a lonely feeling though, because he felt a kinship with the moon and stars. Instead, it was a break from the hectic nature of the day, a nice moment of calm. The world around him was silent, apart from the gentle chirping of the evening crickets that echoed in the grass. As he stared up at the dark backdrop, completely irradiated by the twinkling lights, he noticed a star that looked as though it had fallen from its place in the sky. A shooting star, he gasped. The last time Jack had seen one, he had been very little, and he and his mother had been

having a midnight picnic. They would spend evenings like this one, up at the sky after milking the cows and working in the garden. When they were lucky enough to spot a shooting star, they both made their wishes and went to bed, hoping it would come true while they slept. Quickly, he shut his eyes tight, but he couldn't focus on just one wish. His mind was whirling with the possibilities. So before he opened his eyes, he concentrated on his number one desire, the one that he wanted more than anything else in the world.

More than a feast of all his favourite foods and a bed of clouds, or a year of just summer and no winter. He wished for joy to fill the hearts of both himself and his mother. After making his silent wish, he noticed a chill in his fingers and toes. It was time to go back inside, warm up and get ready for bed. The house that Jack and his mother lived in was very old and not in the best shape. The roof sometimes leaked and the outside could use a fresh coat of paint.

It was also quite compact. The stairs that led to his little room in the attic creaked with every one of his gentle footsteps. And he hesitated, not wanting to wake his sleeping mother. When he was sure he could hear peaceful breaths coming from her room, he continued up to the very top of the house. His curtains were open and the moon shone brightly in his room. It illuminated his bed like a beacon calling him to rest. He barely had time to take off his shoes and get into his pajamas before before he fell into bed and surrendered to the promise of sweet dreams.