Costume Party 🥳🎉: a guided meditation and kid's story

0:07 [SPEAKER_00]: Hello, Awe Islanders. [SPEAKER_00]: Are you ready to be calm on Awe Island? [SPEAKER_00]: Before we begin, let's see if you have everything you want for our story today. [SPEAKER_00]: Are the lights in your room dim or off? [SPEAKER_00]: Do you have your favorite listening buddy or blanket?

0:33 [SPEAKER_00]: Great job, everyone. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's relax by taking a deep dragon breath together. [SPEAKER_00]: Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, pretending you are breathing fire, like a dragon. [SPEAKER_00]: Are you ready? [SPEAKER_00]: Deep breath in and out.

1:09 [SPEAKER_00]: As you breathe out, feel your legs, back, and belly, relax. [SPEAKER_00]: Now, picture a baby elephant hugged tight by its mother's trunk. [SPEAKER_00]: You feel connected and loved, just like the baby elephant. [SPEAKER_00]: As you imagine the elephant, let's take another deep dragon breath.

1:38 [SPEAKER_00]: Here we go. [SPEAKER_00]: Deep breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: As your chest, arms and shoulders relax, [SPEAKER_00]: Imagine that you are the baby elephant held tightly in your mama elephant's trunk. [SPEAKER_00]: You feel safe and loved. [SPEAKER_00]: Now let's take one more deep dragon breath together.

2:18 [SPEAKER_00]: Remember to breathe in through your nose. [SPEAKER_00]: filling up your lungs and breathe out through your mouth, pretending you are breathing fire. [SPEAKER_00]: Ready? [SPEAKER_00]: Take a deep breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: Now close your eyes as your head, face, and neck soften, completely relaxed.

2:57 [SPEAKER_00]: Great job everyone. [SPEAKER_00]: I hope you are tucked in nice and cozy. [SPEAKER_00]: And now let's begin our story. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's be calm on Awe Island. [SPEAKER_00]: Our story today is costume party. [SPEAKER_00]: As soon as Fiona fairytte woke up one bright morning on Awe Island, she scurried off her little bed and out of the downstairs room where she slept.

3:48 [SPEAKER_00]: Last night, her friend Fran said they had a special surprise for today. [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona could barely sleep last night because she was so excited to find out what the surprise could be. [SPEAKER_00]: Now, she raced over to the stairs to hop up to Fran's bedroom. [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona liked stairs and enjoyed making games out of climbing them.

4:14 [SPEAKER_00]: Today's game was to jump far enough to skip every other step. [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona hopped up the last step, excited to have one her own little game. [SPEAKER_00]: Then she screwed across the floor. [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona loved how the blue hall carpet felt so soft and fluffy under her paws.

4:41 [SPEAKER_00]: In fact, she was often tempted to take a nap right in the middle of the hallway because [SPEAKER_00]: But Fran told her that wasn't a good idea, because Fran could trip over her. [SPEAKER_00]: So instead, Fiona slept in her own special bed downstairs, or napped in Fran's shoes. [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona reached Fran's bedroom door.

5:13 [SPEAKER_00]: She got up on her hind legs and lightly scratched at the door. [SPEAKER_00]: It was her signal to Fran, four scratches in a row, then she waited, listening, intently. [SPEAKER_00]: Soon, Fran opened the door and greeted her with a big, sleepy smile. [SPEAKER_00]: Your early Fiona, Fran said, letting the little fairytte enter the room.

5:45 [SPEAKER_00]: Are you excited? [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona jumped up and down. [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, she was very excited for the surprise. [SPEAKER_00]: Fran always had the best surprises for Fiona. [SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes it was snacks, and sometimes it was a new game. [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona watched Fran walk over to a big brown box on the ground near the bedroom closet.

6:17 [SPEAKER_00]: Fran sat down next to the box, opened the lid, and tilted it to show Fiona just what was inside. [SPEAKER_00]: Ta-da, Fran sat with a big grin. [SPEAKER_00]: I found these costumes to try on. [SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to a costume party next week, and I want to choose what to wear. [SPEAKER_00]: And guess what?

6:47 [SPEAKER_00]: They had some costume pieces in your size, so I got a few for you. [SPEAKER_00]: I even found a couple matching costumes for us. [SPEAKER_00]: So we can look alike. [SPEAKER_00]: Isn't that fun? [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona squeaked and yipped, running around in circles. [SPEAKER_00]: She was really happy to hear that friend [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona liked a lot of the clothes that Fran wore.

7:21 [SPEAKER_00]: They were made of beautiful fabrics in wonderful colors. [SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes Fran left clothes lying around in places where Fiona could reach them and pretend to try them on. [SPEAKER_00]: But of course, Fiona just wiggled right through the sleeves and trouser legs because the [SPEAKER_00]: She usually ended up just taking a nap in the clothes instead.

7:53 [SPEAKER_00]: It would be fun to try on costumes that were actually meant to fit her today. [SPEAKER_00]: I'm so happy you approved, Fran said, taking a few costumes out of the box as Fiona jumped for joy. [SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to be a scientist who studies amazing things about ferrets, said Franz Smiling.

8:27 [SPEAKER_00]: Extremely excited, Fiona scurried onto Franz Lab before climbing into the big pocket on the front of the lab coat. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's look in the mirror, Fiona, said Franz walking over to the big mirror on one wall. [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona peaked out of the pocket of the lab coat at herself and Fran.

8:55 [SPEAKER_00]: Don't we look good together, said Fran smiling? [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona squeaked in delighted approval. [SPEAKER_00]: Shall we try on more Fran added? [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona squeaked again and Fran lifted her out of the pocket and placed her gently on the floor. [SPEAKER_00]: As Fran returned to the box, Fiona scurried behind.

9:22 [SPEAKER_00]: When she reached the box, Fiona crouched down and then sprang up, flinging herself into the box. [SPEAKER_00]: She landed right in the middle of the soft pile of clothes and accessories. [SPEAKER_00]: Fran laughed and asked, do you see something you like? [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona grabbed a scarf in her teeth when she popped back up from the sea of clothes.

9:54 [SPEAKER_00]: Alright, good idea. [SPEAKER_00]: I'll try that on next, said Fran smiling. [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona was so happy to be having fun with Fran. [SPEAKER_00]: She watched as Fran put on the sparkly scarf and swooped around with a grand flourish. [SPEAKER_00]: Then, Fran put on a pirate hat. [SPEAKER_00]: There was a little pirate hat just for Fiona, too.

10:24 [SPEAKER_00]: So Fran set it gently on Fiona's head. [SPEAKER_00]: Our, growled Fran, trying to sound like a ferocious pirate. [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona tried to imitate Fran's funny pirate noise, growling a very quiet, [SPEAKER_00]: her, of her own, which didn't sound anything like a pirate, but made Fran laugh anyway.

10:54 [SPEAKER_00]: What about this, Fran asked, holding up a firefighter hat that was just Fiona's size? [SPEAKER_00]: Fran moved toward Fiona to put it on her, but Fiona started backwards. [SPEAKER_00]: She didn't like the look of the firefighter hat. [SPEAKER_00]: It seemed to be made of some kind of plastic material that looked very uncomfortable to Fiona.

11:25 [SPEAKER_00]: Friend looked confused. [SPEAKER_00]: What's wrong Fiona? [SPEAKER_00]: Do you not want to play anymore? [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona didn't know how to explain that she thought the firefighter hat looked uncomfortable. [SPEAKER_00]: So instead, she scurried past friend to the side of the costume box, scratching at it.

11:51 [SPEAKER_00]: Do you not like the firefighter hat? [SPEAKER_00]: Fran asked carefully watching Fiona's reaction? [SPEAKER_00]: Of course, Fiona couldn't answer her exactly. [SPEAKER_00]: Observing Fiona's behavior, Fran said, you must not like this one. [SPEAKER_00]: That's okay. [SPEAKER_00]: You don't have to try it on.

12:22 [SPEAKER_00]: You can just wear the ones that you like. [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona's sweet, happy that her friend understood. [SPEAKER_00]: She really didn't want to keep playing with Fran. [SPEAKER_00]: Fran reached into the box once again, pulling out a big human-sized cowboy hat and a little ferret-sized cowboy hat.

12:49 [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona eagerly raised her head so that Fran could put the little hat on her. [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, okay, so you like this costume said Fran grinning? [SPEAKER_00]: Howdy, partner! [SPEAKER_00]: wearing her little hat, Fiona raced around the room joyously until she ran so hard the hat fell off, which made Fran laugh a lot.

13:21 [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona and Fran played together for a while longer. [SPEAKER_00]: Finally, Fran said, well, that was fun, but I'm ready for breakfast Fiona. [SPEAKER_00]: I'll get yours ready too, and you can come downstairs to get it whenever you want. [SPEAKER_00]: Brand stood up from the carpeted floor.

13:46 [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona thought for a moment. [SPEAKER_00]: She wasn't really hungry, but she was really sleepy. [SPEAKER_00]: While Brand headed downstairs, Fiona stayed in the bedroom. [SPEAKER_00]: Fran had left the sparkly scarf on the floor next to the big box. [SPEAKER_00]: That would make a perfect bed for a nap, Fiona thought.

14:18 [SPEAKER_00]: She walked into the center of the crumpled but soft and sparkling material and settled down [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona let out a big. [SPEAKER_00]: She felt so warm and snug in the sparkly scarf. [SPEAKER_00]: She took a deep dragon [SPEAKER_00]: Enjoying the feeling of the soft fabric, cradling her body.

15:14 [SPEAKER_00]: The little ferret thought about everything she had to be grateful for. [SPEAKER_00]: She was grateful that Fran had gotten dress up clothes for both of them. [SPEAKER_00]: And that they'd had so much fun together this morning. [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona was grateful that Fran was always able to understand what she liked and didn't like.

15:47 [SPEAKER_00]: Most of all, Fiona was grateful that she could spend every day with her dearest friend, laughing and playing together as much as possible. [SPEAKER_00]: As she thought about her friend, the little white parrot took another deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: Then, one more deep dragon breath, in and out.

16:47 [SPEAKER_00]: Fiona closed her eyes and fell asleep. [SPEAKER_00]: nestled in the sparkly scarf as she dreamed of her next costume party with her dear friend Fran. [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for joining us to be calm on Awe Island. [SPEAKER_00]: See you next time.