314. Dragon’s New Toy: an original short story for kids

Dragon finds a beautiful rose garden and lays down to rest, snuggling with a cozy blanket. Hello everyone!  We hope you enjoyed our new story this week. Now, welcome to Favorite Friday! Sometimes we like to listen to our favorites again. Please enjoy “Dragon's New Toy” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Male Story Begins: 8:59 Dragon's New Toy Excerpt: Sunshine slowly flowed through the entrance of the dragon’s cave. As the sunlight filled the cave, Dragon pulled the soft blanket over its eyes in one last attempt to sleep a little more. The happy yellow blanket was so soft Dragon understood why the kids carried it around. Before long even the blanket couldn’t keep the sun out of the dragon’s eyes.  It was time to get up. So, Dragon stretched and sat up. Giving the blanket a hug, Dragon decided to go out for a walk through the forest.   It was a lovely day for a walk.  The sun was shining bright.  Dragon stopped for a moment to listen to the birds singing their favorite melodies. In the distance Dragon could hear frogs croaking and toads trilling. Dragon stopped for a moment to picture the frogs and toads playing near the pond. Then Dragon ducked under the branches of a large oak tree, walking through a small opening. The enchanted forest was stunning today. Sunlight filtered softly through the leaves of the trees, speckling the forest floor with light. The leaves rustled as the forest’s breeze danced around them. Dragon took a deep breath, in and out and noticed a light fragrance in the air.  Looking up, Dragon noticed blooms on the locust trees.  Dragon smiled and took another deep breath in and out, enjoying the smell of the flowering black locust trees. Today’s Meditation: Feel your muscles relax as you check in with your body from head to toe. 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 "Nap Time" 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. You can search for stories by Learning Message, Character Type, or Narrator Type on our Episodes page. To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team, please visit our About page, or check out our FAQs. 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 3 different Membership Levels, all of which include access to our Archives and an extra episode each week! Are you and your children enjoying our stories and self-soothing meditations? We hope your child loved “Dragon's New Toy" We ask for your positive reviews to help others find us, too! Please leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app (such as Apple Podcasts). And, please follow, like, and/or share our social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter,