DeepSummary
Lucy, the podcast host, welcomes the listeners and explains that she will read a sleepy bedtime story called 'The Three Sillies', an English folktale, to help them relax and drift off to sleep. She instructs the listeners to close their eyes, breathe deeply, and allow their bodies to relax before she starts reading the story.
The story is about a farmer's daughter who becomes worried that a mallet stuck in the cellar beam might fall on her future son's head and kill him. Her worries escalate as she shares them with her mother and father, and they all end up crying over the hypothetical scenario. When the daughter's suitor arrives and learns of their concerns, he finds them silly and decides to embark on a journey to find three bigger sillies before marrying the daughter.
The suitor encounters three groups of people exhibiting even sillier behavior: a woman trying to get her cow to eat grass on the roof, a man who struggles to put on his trousers, and a crowd attempting to rake the moon out of a pond. After witnessing these sillier people, the suitor returns and marries the farmer's daughter.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The podcast episode features the reading of an English folktale to help listeners relax and sleep.
- The story, 'The Three Sillies', follows a farmer's daughter and her family's exaggerated and silly worries.
- The daughter's suitor decides to find three even sillier groups of people before agreeing to marry her.
- The suitor encounters several groups exhibiting sillier behavior, such as a woman trying to get her cow to eat grass on the roof, a man struggling to put on his trousers, and a crowd attempting to rake the moon out of a pond.
- After witnessing these sillier people, the suitor returns and marries the farmer's daughter.
- The story humorously highlights the concept of silliness and exaggerated worries through the characters' actions.
- The podcast aims to provide a relaxing and calming experience for listeners by reading a bedtime story.
- The folktale's simplicity and humorous nature make it an appropriate choice for a sleepy story podcast.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Oh, what a dreadful thing it would be.“ by The farmer's daughter, her mother, and her father
- “Oh, you poor silly, said the gentleman. You should cut the grass and throw it down to the cow.“ by The suitor
- “Oh, dear, he said. I do think trousers are the most awkward kind of clothes that ever were.“ by The man struggling with his trousers
- “Moons tumbled into the pond and we can't rake her out.“ by One of the people in the crowd
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Sleepy Stories: To help you sleep
Sleepy Stories
5/25/22