Wolfie's First Winter 🦊🐺 | A Calm Bedtime Journey (Encore story)

Sleep Tight Relax - Bedtime Stories That Take You Somewhere Peaceful

The episode follows Wolfie, a young husky puppy, who becomes overwhelmed with anxiety about his first winter after hearing scary tales from

Key takeaways

• Wolfie's anxiety is triggered by Sage's descriptions of a legendary harsh winter with deep snow and frozen streams.
• Red attempts to prove Wolfie's strength through physical tests like swimming across the creek and climbing trees.

Main topics

• Overcoming anxiety
• Friendship and companionship

Notable quotes

Being brave doesn't mean you're never scared. It just means you do what needs to be done anyways.

Conclusion

The story provides a comforting lesson on managing anxiety through com

Transcript preview

Speaker 1 (0:08) Hi friends, it's Cheryl, and welcome to Sleep Tight Relax. Tonight's story is called Wolfie's First Winter, and it's about three very special friends who live together in a beautiful forest. Let me first tell you about them. Red and Rusty are fox siblings who love to play and explore. Red is brave and energetic, always ready for an adventure, while her brother Rusty is more cautious and loves to use big words to show how smart he is. One day, while playing in a part of the forest they've been told to avoid, they discovered what they thought was a scary wolf. But it turned out to be Wolfie, a lost husky puppy who had chased a squirrel so far that he couldn't find his family. The three of them become the very best of friends, and Wolfie has been living with Red and Rusty's family ever since. Speaker 1 (1:29) In tonight's story, it's the middle of a hot summer when old Sage, the fox, tells some scary tales about a terrible winter from long ago. Wolfie, who has never experienced winter before, becomes very worried about what might happen when the cold weather comes. Red tries to help by testing how strong Wolfie is, while Rusty makes detailed plans and lists. But sometimes, the best solutions come from the most unexpected places, like right in the middle of a summer thunderstorm. So get cozy in your bed, close your eyes if you'd like, and let's spend some time getting relaxed before our story begins. Take a slow, deep breath in through your nose, filling your belly with air like a gentle balloon. Speaker 1 (2:37) Now breathe out slowly through your mouth, letting all the air flow out like a soft sigh. Let's do that once more. Breathe in slowly and breathe out gently. Perfect. Now, let's begin with Wolfie's first winter. Speaker 1 (3:14) Rusty flopped down beside the creek like a furry pancake and let out the most dramatic sigh in forest history. I'm dying, he announced to no one in particular. Actually dying from heat. My brain is cooking inside my head. Red snorted as she splashed creek water on her face. Your brain was never that big to begin with, so there wasn't much to cook. Very funny, Rusty muttered, though he couldn't help but grin. Speaker 1 (3:53) Wolfie had discovered something wonderful. If he lay flat on his belly in the shallow part of the creek, the water would flow right over his thick husky fur, cooling him down instantly. This is the best thing ever, he declared, his tail creating little splashes as it wagged. Even the other forest animals seemed too hot to cause their usual trouble. Riley the squirrel wasn't zooming around playing tricks. Instead, he was draped over a tree branch like a furry dishrag. The rabbits had disappeared completely into their burrows, and even the energetic chipmunks were moving like they were stuck in honey. That's when Sage appeared, walking slowly through the trees with his usual dignified limp. His graying fur looked even more weathered in the bright sunlight. Reminds me of the summer of 98, Sage said, settling down heavily beside them with a grunt. Hot as blazes it was. Course, we didn't know what was coming that winter. Wolfie's ears shot up immediately. What winter? What happened? Sage's eyes grew distant and serious. Coldest winter I ever lived through, young pup. Speaker 1 (5:31) Snow so deep it buried the berry bushes. Ice so thick on the streams you couldn't break through to drink. And the wind? He shuddered dramatically. Howled for days on ends. Many animals didn't make it through. Sage, Red's mother called from nearby, you're scaring the children. Speaker 1 (5:58) But it was too late. Wolfie's tail had stopped wagging and his eyes were wide with worry. What exactly is winter? Wolfie asked quietly. Sage's whiskers twitched. Winter, young pup, is when the world goes to sleep under a blanket of snow and ice. The trees lose their leaves,