A slow, calm 3 hour fairy tale sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight the storyteller opens the old book to The Snow Queen, Andersen's long winter tale of 1844. A troll's mirror shatters into splinters finer than dust, one splinter finds a boy named Kay, and his friend Gerda simply sets out to bring him home. Her road passes roses growing along a roof gutter, a robber girl who lends her own white reindeer, and a wise woman near the top of the world who says the truest thing in the whole story: the girl's own gentle heart is already power enough. The ice palace gives way to patience, not to force, and two friends walk home into summer.
Settle in, close your eyes, and let it drift over you. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. There is deep ice in it, but the whole story is about the thaw, and nearly every stranger Gerda meets ends up helping her on her way. There is nothing here to fear. You do not have to watch. You do not have to remember any of it in the morning.
Episode 11 of 12 · The Storybook Season
Where this sits: Part 11 of 12 in The Storybook Season, one storyteller, one lantern, and one complete famous tale each night, each told from its original source. Tonight, the long walk north, and the thaw at the end of it. Every episode stands on its own, and any night is a fine night to begin.
Chapters:
0:00 Welcome
3:32 The Mirror of the Trolls
8:46 The Roses on the Roof Gutter
15:36 The White Sledge
25:12 The River and the Cherry Garden
39:04 The Crow Who Knew a Princess
48:40 The Prince and the Princess
57:51 The Little Robber Girl
1:10:58 The Lapland Woman and the Finland Woman
1:21:33 The Word Made of Ice
1:30:13 The Road Home Runs Through Spring
1:36:46 The Roses in Bloom
1:43:24 Goodnight. And the Lamp at the Edge of Morning
Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: add the link after the YouTube upload.
New episodes every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
🕯 Sleep stories from history, Kingdoms at Dusk: https://kingdomsatdusk.com
📜 All our worlds: https://gildenmyth.com
🕊 Goddess sleep meditations, The Tender Hour: https://www.youtube.com/@TheTenderHourChannel
🎙 David's interview podcast, Conversations That Count: https://www.youtube.com/@ConversationsThatCount-CTC
🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J6lZ10GvK07qCv3aQxnkR and Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/conversations-that-count-a31f16a6-3131-4c8f-982f-19d52407e8eb/id1890348796
This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.
Settle in, close your eyes, and let it drift over you. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. There is deep ice in it, but the whole story is about the thaw, and nearly every stranger Gerda meets ends up helping her on her way. There is nothing here to fear. You do not have to watch. You do not have to remember any of it in the morning.
Episode 11 of 12 · The Storybook Season
Where this sits: Part 11 of 12 in The Storybook Season, one storyteller, one lantern, and one complete famous tale each night, each told from its original source. Tonight, the long walk north, and the thaw at the end of it. Every episode stands on its own, and any night is a fine night to begin.
Chapters:
0:00 Welcome
3:32 The Mirror of the Trolls
8:46 The Roses on the Roof Gutter
15:36 The White Sledge
25:12 The River and the Cherry Garden
39:04 The Crow Who Knew a Princess
48:40 The Prince and the Princess
57:51 The Little Robber Girl
1:10:58 The Lapland Woman and the Finland Woman
1:21:33 The Word Made of Ice
1:30:13 The Road Home Runs Through Spring
1:36:46 The Roses in Bloom
1:43:24 Goodnight. And the Lamp at the Edge of Morning
Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: add the link after the YouTube upload.
New episodes every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
🕯 Sleep stories from history, Kingdoms at Dusk: https://kingdomsatdusk.com
📜 All our worlds: https://gildenmyth.com
🕊 Goddess sleep meditations, The Tender Hour: https://www.youtube.com/@TheTenderHourChannel
🎙 David's interview podcast, Conversations That Count: https://www.youtube.com/@ConversationsThatCount-CTC
🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J6lZ10GvK07qCv3aQxnkR and Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/conversations-that-count-a31f16a6-3131-4c8f-982f-19d52407e8eb/id1890348796
This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.