Dragon comes across a costume parade at the park! Will Dragon join in? Narrator: Female Story Begins: 3:55 Dragon’s Costume Parade Excerpt: A cool wind danced through the trees in the forest. It circled and twirled the red, orange, and gold leaves as they floated to the ground. The soft breeze entered Dragon’s cave with a whoosh, and tickled Dragon’s nose. Dragon blinked once, twice, three times, smiling at the gentle wakening. It had been a wonderful nap. Dragon stretched and rolled off their mossy bed, feeling refreshed and ready for whatever the autumn afternoon had in store. Dragon walked out of the cave. Sunshine hugged them, spilling through the falling leaves and bare branches of the trees. With eyes closed, Dragon smiled and took a deep Dragon Breath in and out. Feeling relaxed, Dragon began an afternoon walk through the forest. The crunch of fallen leaves beneath their feet accompanied the cheerful noises coming from the town nearby. It sounded like something interesting was happening at the park! Curious about the sounds, Dragon decided to head toward the edge of the forest to see what was happening. Today’s Meditation: Feel your body fill with love as you imagine a puffin family and think about your own unique family. 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 a podcast to help settle your child in for nap time, bedtime or a break?  You'll find it on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Naptime or Not?," 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 our story brought you joy. See you again soon!