After Dragon observes band practice in the park, Gerry Robin helps them plan a forest band of their own! Narrator: Female Story Begins: 3:47 Dragon the Conductor Excerpt: It was a perfect afternoon on Ahway Island. The temperature was just right, as the sun slowly made its way across the sky and huge, puffy, fluffy clouds drifted lazily in the gentle breeze. School was done for the day, and some of the kids had begun afternoon activities. Dragon sat in the grass at the park, watching the kids having band practice under the park’s band shell. This was the junior band, which was smaller and made up of the younger kids in town who were in their earliest years of playing their instruments. Dragon had decided to observe the band practice because they loved listening to music of all kinds. Whether it was the children practicing their instruments, or the birds chirping their unique songs, or the frogs croaking in a chorus, or the wind whistling sweetly through the trees, the world was filed with gloriousmusic and Dragon immensely enjoyed all of it. Today’s Meditation: Picture floating in the safe and comforting waters of a tranquil pool. Creating the original bedtime stories and art for Be Calm on Ahway Island takes a lot of time and care. As a listener-supported podcast, we truly appreciate our members on Patreon. If you're not already a member, please consider joining! Writing, recording, editing, and publishing episodes and managing digital platforms is an enormous endeavor. Our Patreon program will help continue to grow Ahway Island and we hope you will support us! You can choose from 2 different Membership Levels, all of which include access to our Archives and extra episodes every other month! Are you and your children enjoying our stories and self-soothing meditations? Looking for stories with positive learning moments for your little one?  You'll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Mystery Jug" paired with meditations for kids. We help them drift off to sleep with a guided relaxation and a calming story. Gently nestled within each podcast episode are mindfulness techniques and positive learning moments.  To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team, please visit our website. In the press: Read about how and why we created Ahway Island in this feature from Global Comment! Zzz! The Boston Globe recommends "Be Calm on Ahway Island" as as one of "Eight Podcasts That Could Help You Get Some Sleep." SheKnows recommends us as as a podcast you and your kids will love! Digital Trends warns listeners that "you may not make it through an entire episode fully conscious." Yay! We hope you had a great time on Ahway Island. Until next time!