Rest: Sleepy Bedtime Stories

In a quiet town where a café opens only at night, a kind baker offers three weary strangers a slice of dream cake that unlocks forgotten memories and the gentle art of letting go.

Host & Narrator: Jessika Gössl 🌙 
Writer: Grace Ford ✍️ 

Thank you for being here - I hope tonight's story helped you find rest and a peaceful sleep 😴

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Tonight, we return to Maya as her winter adventure continues. The train carries her onward through quiet landscapes, gentle wonders and a palace waiting in the snow.

Host & Narrator: Jessika Gössl 🌙 
Writer: Alicia Steffann✍️ 

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And if there’s a fantasy tale you’d love to hear next, you’re welcome to share it in the comments.❄️

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Tonight, climb aboard for a serene journey through a snowy winter wonderland. Follow Maya as a magical train carries her to an enchanting Ice Palace.

Thank you for being here. If this story helped you rest, please follow and rate the podcast. And feel free to leave a comment - whether it’s where you’re listening from, or a story you’d love to hear next. ✨

Host & Narrator: Jessika Gössl 🌙 
Writer: Alicia Steffann✍️ 

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Step into a peaceful journey designed for deep rest and a gentle reset. This long sleep story collection brings together calming landscapes, quiet adventure and soft storytelling to help you unwind, slow your breathing and drift naturally into sleep.

You’ll begin by drifting across ancient seas with early explorers…
Then walk peacefully through a wide open savanna…
Settle into a quiet, snowy winter day…
And finally rest with a gentle classic fairytale, The Fisherman and His Wife.

If you’re listening while resting or resetting, feel free to share what kinds of stories help you sleep most. I’d love to shape this years readings around what you need 🌙

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Settle in for a peaceful winter night of gentle storytelling and timeless fairytales. This long sleep story collection is designed to help you unwind, relax and drift softly into rest. Let these stories play continuously as you relax. 

You’ll begin beneath moonlit castles with The Twelve Dancing Princesses,
then drift into the quiet kindness of A Pair of Silk Stockings,
wander through gentle fantasy with How the Whale Got His Throat,
and finally rest in the stillness of Violet’s Garden.

If one of these stories brings you comfort tonight, you’re welcome to leave a comment and let me know which one stayed with you. I read every message 🤍

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(00:00:00) Welcome to Rest

(00:00:48) Introducing tonight's story

(00:02:45) Miso and Daisy’s First Christmas

On a quiet winter night, when snow softens the world and homes glow from within, a little cat experiences Christmas for the very first time… A warm, wintry bedtime story about home, family and the wonder of Christmas.🎄

If this story brought you some Christmas comfort, please follow and rate the podcast. You’re also welcome to leave a comment with an idea for a cozy story you’d love to hear next.

Host: Jessika Gössl 🌙 
Writer: Betty Mbandu ✍️ 

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(00:00:00) Welcome to Rest

(00:00:50) Introducing tonight's story

(00:03:04) Isaiah 9 - A Son Is Born

(00:05:32) Isaiah 40 - Proclaim the Good News

(00:08:17) Matthew 2 - The Star, the Wise Men and the Journey to the King

(00:13:28) Psalm 98 - A Song of Joy for the Saviour King

(00:14:53) John 1:1-18 - The Eternal Light entering the World

(00:17:41) Hebrews 2:6-18 - The Savior Who Came Near

(00:20:51) Titus 3:4-8 - The Kindness and Mercy That Appeared

(00:21:57) 1 John 4:7–11, 14–16 - God’s Love Revealed Through His Son

(00:23:25) Psalm 145:8-21 - The Everlasting Kingdom of a Gracious King

This gentle Christmas sleep story continues the Nativity through prophecy, the wise men’s journey, and reflections on the Light of Christ.

Through readings from Isaiah, Matthew, Psalms and more, we trace words of hope spoken long before that first Christmas night and follow the star-lit path that led the wise men to the newborn King. ✞

Wishing you a wonderful and blessed Christmas 🤍

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(00:00:00) Welcome to Rest

(00:00:49) Introducing tonight's story

(00:01:52) The Nativity (Luke 1-2)

Settle in for a quiet, heartfelt reading of Luke 1–2; The Nativity story told in a soft, restful tone for peaceful sleep this Christmas season. 🕊︎✞

Wishing you a wonderful and blessed Merry Christmas 🤍

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(00:00:00) Welcome to Rest

(00:00:49) Introducing tonight's story

(00:02:14) Beauty and the Beast

Tonight, we’re stepping into a tale as old as time… with Beauty and the Beast 🕰️🥀

An old fairytale told in a soothing, dreamy way - perfect for unwinding, resting and slipping into a peaceful night’s sleep.

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(00:00:00) Welcome to Rest

(00:00:48) Introducing tonight's story

(00:03:21) The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter

(00:11:37) The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter

Fall asleep to two Beatrix Potter stories; The Tale of Two Bad Mice and The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck.

Read softly and slowly, these tales will calm your mind and help you find rest. Curl up, close your eyes, and let these familiar, nostalgic stories carry you toward sleep.


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I'm Jessika - storyteller, narrator, and the English voice behind Rest. I created this podcast because I believe everyone deserves a moment of peace and calm at the end of the day. I'm so glad you're here.

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