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Magical Sleepy Story _ A Journey with a Jinn _ Mythical Bedtime Story · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Get Sleepy, where we listen, we relax, and
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  Speaker 1: we get sleepy. I'm your host, Tom, and it's a
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  Speaker 1: pleasure to have your company. Arif will be reading tonight's story.
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  Speaker 1: where we'll be rejoining a young woman named Aliyah and
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  Speaker 1: going on a magical journey through the kingdom of Waleed.
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  Speaker 1: It's a magical land of beautiful mountains, fertile valleys, picturesque villages,
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  Speaker 1: and one bustling city in the center of the kingdom.
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  Speaker 1: The first time we met Aliyah, she followed a group
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  Speaker 1: of thieves into a cave where she found treasure protected
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  Speaker 1: by a djinn. If you haven't heard the first story yet,
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  Speaker 1: called The Cave of Treasure, you can still listen to
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  Speaker 1: this one tonight and revisit the first another time. If
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  Speaker 1: you haven't already done so, put any physical distractions to
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  Speaker 1: one side. Laying in a position that allows you to
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  Speaker 1: breathe deeply and slowly, relax your jaw, relax your shoulders,
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  Speaker 1: your legs, and any other areas where tension tends to
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  Speaker 1: hang around. Gradually slow your breathing, drawing the air in
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  Speaker 1: and noticing your chest and stomach expand. gently release the
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  Speaker 1: air back out as the weight of your body sinks
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  Speaker 1: further into bed. As you enjoy that feeling of slowing down,
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  Speaker 1: imagine that the air that you are breathing in is
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  Speaker 1: enveloping you in a sense of peace and tranquility. And
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  Speaker 1: with the out-breath, you let go of anything disruptive, like
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  Speaker 1: tension in the muscles and busyness in the mind. Breathe
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  Speaker 1: in calm. Release tension. Bit by bit, your whole being
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  Speaker 1: becomes immersed in nothing but peace. There's no rush either,
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  Speaker 1: so just take your time, gradually drifting into that sense
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  Speaker 1: of calm. Feel the softness of your pillow supporting your
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  Speaker 1: head as you let all the worries and concerns of
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  Speaker 1: the day fade away. Continue to relax and make your
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  Speaker 1: way into sleep as I hand over to a reef
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  Speaker 1: for tonight's story. We begin in a small cottage where
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  Speaker 1: Alia lives.
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  Speaker 2: Aliyah Baba lives in a one-room cottage in the village
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  Speaker 2: of Bispis with her parents. Aliyah is an artist and
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  Speaker 2: carves beautiful objects out of wood she collects in an
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  Speaker 2: ancient olive grove nearby. Her parents are also artists in
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  Speaker 2: their own way. Her mother bakes delicious loaves of bread,
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  Speaker 2: and her father weaves intricate baskets. All three sell their
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  Speaker 2: wares at markets in Bispis and surrounding villages. The family
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  Speaker 2: is not wealthy, but they have everything they need. They're
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  Speaker 2: happy in their humble cottage and their small village. Aaliyah
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  Speaker 2: has a secret, though. About a month ago, while searching
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  Speaker 2: for a good piece of olive wood to carve, she
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  Speaker 2: found a magical cave. Inside were piles of glittering treasure
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  Speaker 2: and a mighty djinn. Since Aaliyah hadn't stolen any treasure,
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  Speaker 2: the djinn let her go and even conjured a perfect
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  Speaker 2: piece of olive wood for her carving. Since then, Aaliyah
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  Speaker 2: has returned to the cave a few times. She's never
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  Speaker 2: again used the magic words to open the door, but
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  Speaker 2: she leaves gifts just outside for the djinn. She feels
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  Speaker 2: the djinn might be lonely, guarding the cave all the
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  Speaker 2: time with no one to talk to. Once, Aaliyah left
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  Speaker 2: some of her mother's delicious bread After she put it
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  Speaker 2: down on the ground, it disappeared with a slight whoosh
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  Speaker 2: and a shimmer. Another time, she brought one of her
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  Speaker 2: father's beautifully woven baskets. Again, with a whoosh and a shimmer,
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  Speaker 2: the gift disappeared. farmer appears pushing a wooden wheelbarrow half
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  Speaker 2: filled with ripe oranges. The farmer greets Aaliyah and the
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  Speaker 2: disguised jinn and asks if they need directions. Aaliyah explains
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  Speaker 2: that they are visitors and have been admiring the beautiful
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  Speaker 2: orange grove The farmer is pleased and says they're welcome
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  Speaker 2: to explore and pick a few oranges for their travels.
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  Speaker 2: Aaliyah doesn't want to be greedy, so she takes only
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  Speaker 2: a couple of oranges and thanks the farmer for his generosity.
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  Speaker 2: She peels them as the group strolls lazily through the trees,
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  Speaker 2: enjoying the quiet and eating juicy orange segments one by one.
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  Speaker 2: The crow keeps them company, flying from branch to branch
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  Speaker 2: and sharing harmless gossip. Eventually, it's time to leave for
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  Speaker 2: the capital city. The djinn snaps his fingers to bring
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  Speaker 2: back the carpet, and the trio climbs on. They wave
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  Speaker 2: farewell to the crow, and the djinn directs the carpet
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  Speaker 2: toward Zamorad. The carpet quickly gains altitude, and the fertile
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  Speaker 2: farmland turns into a patchwork quilt below them. They soon
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  Speaker 2: leave that rural landscape behind. As more homes and towns indicate,
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  Speaker 2: they are on the outskirts of Zamorad already. The djinn
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  Speaker 2: asks the carpet to stop in a small group of trees,
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  Speaker 2: not too far from the gates to the capital city,
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  Speaker 2: but far enough away to not attract attention. He snaps
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  Speaker 2: his fingers to hide the carpet, and disguises himself again,
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  Speaker 2: and the three travelers walk to the city gates. It's
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  Speaker 2: market day in Zamorad, so the city is busier than normal.
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  Speaker 2: Shops and inns are filled with people, and the streets
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  Speaker 2: are filled with makeshift stalls. or simple wagons, offering everything
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  Speaker 2: from fruit to bread to candles and clothing. The streets
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  Speaker 2: are wide to accommodate all the market stalls. Smooth cobblestones
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  Speaker 2: pave the streets, and large cut stones make up the
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  Speaker 2: walls of all the tidy storefronts. Many of the buildings
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  Speaker 2: have charming flower boxes in the windows, providing splashes of
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  Speaker 2: color against the gray of the stone. While the market
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  Speaker 2: is busy and interesting, Aaliyah has seen plenty of markets
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  Speaker 2: in her life. She wants to see the castle. The
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  Speaker 2: group makes their way through the market space and heads
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  Speaker 2: uphill to the home of King Zaheer. The castle is
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  Speaker 2: also made from stone, but it's a special stone from
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  Speaker 2: a quarry far to the south. The granite there has
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  Speaker 2: a beautiful green hue, making the castle stand out even
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  Speaker 2: more from the rest of the city. As they approach
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  Speaker 2: the castle, an old man walking in front of them
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  Speaker 2: trips on a loose cobblestone and stumbles. Aaliyah runs over
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  Speaker 2: to help him up, and offers her arm as support
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  Speaker 2: for however long he needs it. The man smiles at
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  Speaker 2: her generous nature and says it isn't necessary, since his
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  Speaker 2: home is right in front of them. He points to
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  Speaker 2: the castle, where some guards have emerged and are running
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  Speaker 2: toward the group. The guards are very concerned about the
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  Speaker 2: old man, who turns out to be King Sahir. The
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  Speaker 2: king tells Aliyah that he likes to go for secret
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  Speaker 2: walks every afternoon among his subjects. The daily outing allows
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  Speaker 2: him to hear about people's concerns directly. the king invites
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  Speaker 2: Aaliyah and her friends in for tea, and the group
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  Speaker 2: eagerly accepts. Flanked by guards, they walk through the grand
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  Speaker 2: front entrance into a large reception hall. It's the biggest
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  Speaker 2: room Aaliyah has ever seen, with chairs lining the walls.
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  Speaker 2: hand-woven carpets on the greenstone floor, and a single large throne,
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  Speaker 2: also made of greenstone, sitting a few steps above the
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  Speaker 2: rest of the chairs. But the group doesn't stop there.
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  Speaker 2: King Sahir turns to his right and leads them through
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  Speaker 2: a nondescript door down a short hallway, and into a
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  Speaker 2: much smaller room. This space is cozy, with soft chairs
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  Speaker 2: all at the same height, hangings on the walls, and
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  Speaker 2: a brass tray with tea and cakes. The king dismisses
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  Speaker 2: the guard's and tells the servants they can go too.
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  Speaker 2: Then he serves tea to his guests, like any good
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  Speaker 2: host would do. Together, they bid farewell to the kind king,
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  Speaker 2: and follow a guard back outside. The trio walks to
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  Speaker 2: the main gates of the city through the market, which
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  Speaker 2: is winding down for the evening. Vendors pack up their
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  Speaker 2: goods as shoppers head home or to a nearby inn
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  Speaker 2: for their evening meal. Aaliyah, Kelb, and the djinn make
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  Speaker 2: their way back to the small stand of trees, and
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  Speaker 2: the jinn snaps his fingers to bring back the carpet.
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  Speaker 2: They climb on one last time, and the jinn directs
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  Speaker 2: the carpet back to the valley, but at a slower
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  Speaker 2: pace this time. Aaliyah yawns wide as the carpet floats
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  Speaker 2: leisurely above Zamorad. She lies back, pulling Kelb close. Aaliyah
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  Speaker 2: closes her eyes and lets the smooth movement of the
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  Speaker 2: carpet lull her toward sleep. She takes a deep breath
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  Speaker 2: and replays some of the day's adventures in her mind.
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  Speaker 2: It's been a wonderful experience, and she will cherish the
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  Speaker 2: memories forever. Kelb sighs and snuggles up closer to Aaliyah.
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  Speaker 2: and the two travelers quietly drift off to sleep.. Thank
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  Speaker 2: you for watching. you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for watching! you