Fairy Sleepy: Fall asleep fast

Hello, Fairy Sleepers! This Scottish Fairy tale was adapted and written by Elizabeth W. Grierson  in her book "The Scottish Fairy Book." However, the lore of this story is thousands of years old and influenced several songs, books, and folklore that is well over two thousand years old. More recently the story led to the creation of another adaptation. One of my favorite songs "Scarb...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! I hope you enjoy this week's episode written by  Mabel Henriette Spielmann from the book The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy.   I hope it makes you very Fairy Sleepy! Keep an ear out for next week's episode The Elfin Knight as well. Until then have a wonderful week, goodnight! :-)   Support the show Thank you for all your downloads and amazing commen...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! January 1st was not just New Year's Day it was also public domain day! That means several new stories have been added to the public domain, including one of my favorite children's stories and characters Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne Book 1. Sadly my favorite character wasn't in this version or you would have heard a story with Tigger in it. Maybe next...

Happy New Year Fairy Sleepers!! Welcome to Season 2 of Fairy Sleepy. 2021 was quite a year for all of us but we begin anew in 2022. This story is a modified version of the entire story of King Arthur and the author is unknown. This version was one I had not heard before but with so many different versions to choose from, there had to be several out there I hadn't ever read. Join me in this ve...

Merry Christmas Fairy Sleepers! Here is a quick bonus for all of you and your children. I wish you all a very happy holiday!  Support the show Thank you for all your downloads and amazing comments and reviews! I appreciate it! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support really does make a difference. If this story captured your imagination...

Happy Holidays Fairy Sleepers! Here is the final stave of a Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I hope you enjoyed the entire story! If you celebrate Christmas I wish you all the happiness and joy and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours!! Thank you for making 2021 such an amazing year for Fairy Sleepy and I look forward to putting together Season 2 for you after the holidays! Happy New Year ev...

Hello Fairy Sleepers! Tonight's story is Stave 4 of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens . In this episode, Scrooge meets the Ghost of Christmas Future. Keep an ear out for the last chapter uploading soon. I hope it makes you very Fairy Sleepy and that you are getting excited about the holidays! Thank you for all the downloads and reviews, it truly is a gift! Until next time, goodnight. :-) S...

Hello Fairy Sleepers! Happy Friday! A Christmas Carol Stave 3: The second of two spirits is ready for download. I hope it makes you very Fairy Sleepy and that you are going to get some much-needed downtime this week! Happy Holidays! Support the show Thank you for all your downloads and amazing comments and reviews! I appreciate it! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever...

Hello Fairy Sleepers! I hope you enjoy this short story called the Magic Mirror by Edith Howes from the book "Wonderwings and other Fairy Stories! I hope it makes you very Fairy Sleepy! Keep an ear out for Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol as well. Until next time, goodnight! Support the show Thank you for all your downloads and amazing comments and reviews! I appreciate it! Please leave a rating...

Hello Fairy Sleepers! I hope you are enjoying A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens! As promised here is Stave Two The First of the Three Spirits. I hope it makes you very, Fairy Sleepy, or you enjoy the continuation while awake. For those who celebrate Christmas, 17 more days! Happy Holidays to all and to all a goodnight. :-) Support the show Thank you for all your downloads and amazing comments a...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! I thought I'd add a bonus episode for those of you who perhaps are not interested in the Christmas Carol story. If you are interested no worries, I'll release stave 2 this week as well. This story by Henry Beston comes from a book I have used for stories before and really love his work. The Firelight Fairy book was responsible for Prince Sneeze, the Queen...

Happy Holidays Fairy Sleepers and Happy Podmas! I'm super excited to bring Part 1 or Stave 1 of a Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens! There are six "chapters/staves" So every week until Christmas I'll post a new chapter/stave until we reach the final week and I'll post the final two. Also, lookout for a special Christmas Eve post as well! Thank you so much for all your sup...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers!  This story is a sweet story about kindness and being thankful by J. T. Trowbridge. For all of you celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow, I wish you all the joy, family, and thankfulness as you celebrate the holiday. No matter what holidays you celebrate I wish that for all my listeners during this holiday season. I hope it makes you very, Fairy Sleepy! Much to be thank...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! Tonight's story is called "The Stolen Dream" from the book The Maker of Rainbows and other Fairy-tales and Fables by Richard Le Gallienne. I hope you enjoy the story and it makes you very, Fairy Sleepy! Quick shout out to the awesome musician Christopher Lloyd Clarke, whose title track Adrift is amazingly calming and the Delta waves will help you slee...

Hello Fairy Sleepers! Happy Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Rip Van Winkle (by the same author of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow). Washing Irving wrote perhaps the most famous sleep story outside of The Sleeping Beauty. I hope it makes you very, Fairy Sleepy! Thank you for all the downloads and support! You are all amazing and I wish you a wonderful week and a very deep sleep! Enjoy! Until next time...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! Tonight's episode is from "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" by Howard Pyle and How Robin Hood Came to Be an Outlaw . Believe it or not, the mention of Fairyland is in it. Either way a favorite tale and hopefully it makes you very, Fairy, sleepy, although you may stay awake for this one! So much fun and a wonderful story told and retold for years an...

Happy Halloween weekend for many of you in the world! Even though this isn't a Fairy Tale I thought I would try something different in the "spirit" of the season. While technically not an overly scary story it can be a bit...disturbing. Mostly Washington Irving was a wordsmith which I enjoy reading out loud. So don't Tarry, maybe this one keeps you Fairy Awake! Thank you for al...

Happy Wednesday everyone! I changed my release dates because, you know what? I don't sleep well during the workweek! I know you probably don't either. So I'm going to release midweek from now on. Tonight's story is from The Firelight Fairy Book, written by Henry Beston. I love his stories! I hope you enjoy it and it makes you very Fairy Sleepy! Goodnight :-)     Support the sho...

Hello Fairy Sleepy listeners! I'm publishing early this week. This story is called the Immortal Fountain by Lydia Maria Child ( Adapted ) for “The Second Golden Rule Book." Written in 1917. I hope this story makes you very, Fairy Sleepy! Thank you so much for your support, the downloads, and the reviews. I'd love to hear your thoughts on stories you would like to hear! Feel free to...

Happy October everyone! The next episode is ready for download. An Impossible Enchantment originally revised from the story written by Count De Caylus and found in The Grey Fairy Book , by Andrew Lang, It's my birthday today so I posted early. I hope this story made you very, Fairy Sleepy, that would be a wonderful gift. Thank you so much for all the downloads and support. You are all amazing...

This week's story is by Henry Beston from the Firelight Fairy Book. I hope it makes you very, Fairy Sleepy! Thank you for your downloads and support. I appreciate it! Have a great week. Good night! Support the show Thank you for all your downloads and amazing comments and reviews! I appreciate it! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your s...

THE MARVELOUS DOG AND THE WONDERFUL CAT   Henry Beston 's The Firelight Fairy Book.    I love his stories, they are super clever and fun to read. I hope it makes you very, Fairy Sleepy! Have a great week. Support the show Thank you for all your downloads and amazing comments and reviews! I appreciate it! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts....

I found this story quite by accident digging through old books. This story is about a town that sleeps through the winter and a young princess who decides this year she will stay awake. I hope it makes you very, Fairy Sleepy! Until next time. Title: The Starlight Wonder Book Author: Henry Beston Support the show Thank you for all your downloads and amazing comments and reviews! I appreciate it! Pl...

By  Kenneth Grahame  Happy weekend! I hope this story makes you very, Fairy Sleepy! Enjoy and thank you for the downloads and support. I appreciate it. Good night! Support the show Thank you for all your downloads and amazing comments and reviews! I appreciate it! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support really does make a difference. I...

Happy Sunday! This episode is the first three chapters of Peter and Wendy or Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie written in 1911. You may even hear Tinkerbell! I hope it makes you very Fairy Sleepy. Enjoy and thank you for the downloads. Goodnight :-) Support the show Thank you for all your downloads and amazing comments and reviews! I appreciate it! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes, Stitcher, or...