Feeling 🐜 Antsy: a calming bedtime and nap time story with a positive message

0:05 [SPEAKER_00]: Hello, Awe Islanders. [SPEAKER_00]: We're so glad you're here. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see if you have everything you want to become on Awe Island. [SPEAKER_00]: Are the lights in your room dim or off? [SPEAKER_00]: Do you have your favorite blanket or listening buddy? [SPEAKER_00]: Before we begin our story, let's relax by taking a nice, deep, dragon breath.

0:32 [SPEAKER_00]: Breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth. [SPEAKER_00]: Imagining you are breathing fire, like a dragon. [SPEAKER_00]: Ready? [SPEAKER_00]: Deep breaths in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: Good job. [SPEAKER_00]: Today, we're going to relax our entire bodies.

1:02 [SPEAKER_00]: First, wiggle all your toes, and then squeeze your toes together tight. [SPEAKER_00]: Now relax them. [SPEAKER_00]: Then lift your leg up just a little, and let it float back down. [SPEAKER_00]: Now lift your other leg just a little, [SPEAKER_00]: and let it float back down. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's take another deep dragon breath in and out.

1:47 [SPEAKER_00]: Next squeeze both your hands into tight fists and then release them. [SPEAKER_00]: As you relax your hands [SPEAKER_00]: Reach your arms around your chest and give yourself a big hug, and release. [SPEAKER_00]: Now make a very grumpy face. [SPEAKER_00]: Squeeze your eyes shut, squinch up your mouth, and hold the grumpy face.

2:24 [SPEAKER_00]: Now let it go. [SPEAKER_00]: And your whole body is relaxed. [SPEAKER_00]: So let's take one final deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: Great job, everyone. [SPEAKER_00]: I hope you are tucked in nice and cozy. [SPEAKER_00]: We're ready to begin our story. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's be calm, unawaited island, or story today is, feeling antsy.

3:11 [SPEAKER_00]: Below the swaying branches of the away island forest, a busy ant hill lay in the soft earth. [SPEAKER_00]: Inside the ant hill, worker ants hurried through the winding tunnels and chambers, carrying food, [SPEAKER_00]: We're cleaning, or digging new space for their growing colony. [SPEAKER_00]: Iammy and was one of those workers.

3:38 [SPEAKER_00]: Today, she marched cheerfully through the anteel, her six little feet moving quickly. [SPEAKER_00]: What can I help with? [SPEAKER_00]: Iammy asked every and she passed. [SPEAKER_00]: Soon, she came across a liet ant. [SPEAKER_00]: You can help me sort these crumbs. [SPEAKER_00]: Oliya said, Alia was standing beside two small piles of food.

4:06 [SPEAKER_00]: One pile held cookie crumbs. [SPEAKER_00]: The other held tiny bits of raisins. [SPEAKER_00]: Ayami wondered if the colony had found a cookie with raisins in it. [SPEAKER_00]: She hurried over to Alia. [SPEAKER_00]: I can do that. [SPEAKER_00]: Together, the two friends began sorting the food.

4:30 [SPEAKER_00]: Alia worked carefully, examining each piece before placing it in the right pile. [SPEAKER_00]: Ayami worked quickly. [SPEAKER_00]: Cookie, raisin, cookie, raisin, she's saying happily. [SPEAKER_00]: Alia smiled. [SPEAKER_00]: You always bring plenty of energy to your work, Ayami. [SPEAKER_00]: As the two friends worked, another ant came scurrying down the tunnel.

5:00 [SPEAKER_00]: It was Aida ant. [SPEAKER_00]: Aida was a scout ant. [SPEAKER_00]: Her job was to explore the world outside the ant hill in search of food. [SPEAKER_00]: Hi friends, I found something, Aida announced. [SPEAKER_00]: I am a guest. [SPEAKER_00]: Food? [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, replied Aida. [SPEAKER_00]: I found some breadcrumbs.

5:25 [SPEAKER_00]: Here I picked a table. [SPEAKER_00]: The table is past a mossy stump, a side of flower garden. [SPEAKER_00]: I left a fresh, scent trail, so everyone. [SPEAKER_00]: But Ayami had already heard the two most exciting words. [SPEAKER_00]: Pick-knick table, there was food at the picnic table.

5:47 [SPEAKER_00]: This was wonderful news. [SPEAKER_00]: I know where that is. [SPEAKER_00]: I amy exclaimed. [SPEAKER_00]: Before Aida could say anything more, I amy raced down the tunnel to find the rest of the worker ants. [SPEAKER_00]: Friends, friends, I amy called, Aida found food at the picnic table.

6:10 [SPEAKER_00]: Follow me. [SPEAKER_00]: Curious worker ants began appearing from nearby chambers. [SPEAKER_00]: Food, a picnic, [SPEAKER_00]: Let's go. [SPEAKER_00]: Ayami hurried toward the Antille entrance, ready to find the breadcrumbs. [SPEAKER_00]: She remembered the picnic table, the colony had visited before.

6:34 [SPEAKER_00]: She knew the familiar route. [SPEAKER_00]: They had to travel through the tall grass, cast the flat stone, and around the fallen log. [SPEAKER_00]: Ayami felt very excited. [SPEAKER_00]: She was sure she was helping Ada and her fellow aunts. [SPEAKER_00]: And soon, the workers would all be carrying home, delicious breadcrumbs.

7:00 [SPEAKER_00]: As Ayami started to lead some of the worker ants outside, Alia caught up to her. [SPEAKER_00]: Ayami, Alia said gently, I don't think Ada was finished talking yet. [SPEAKER_00]: I heard her. [SPEAKER_00]: She said she found breadcrumbs by the picnic table, and that is where we are going.

7:26 [SPEAKER_00]: Alia wiggled her antennae thoughtfully, but the excited worker ants were already marching outside, so she joined the parade. [SPEAKER_00]: Sunlight warmed Ayami's back as she led the group through the grass. [SPEAKER_00]: The soft breeze moved through the flowers, and the spring air smelled fresh and sweet.

7:50 [SPEAKER_00]: This way, Ayami called. [SPEAKER_00]: The ants marched through the tall grass until they reached the flat stone. [SPEAKER_00]: Then they crossed a patch of soft moss and found the familiar fallen log. [SPEAKER_00]: As they hurried around it, [SPEAKER_00]: Wait, Ayami, I do not smell Aida's scent trail, said Oliya.

8:19 [SPEAKER_00]: Ayami kept marching, but she glanced over at Oliya. [SPEAKER_00]: What do you mean? [SPEAKER_00]: Ayami asked, Aida said the food was near the picnic table. [SPEAKER_00]: This is the way to the picnic table. [SPEAKER_00]: It's the way to the picnic table that we already know. [SPEAKER_00]: Alia replied thoughtfully, but usually Adela leaves a trail.

8:45 [SPEAKER_00]: Maybe she was trying to tell us to go somewhere else. [SPEAKER_00]: Like a different picnic table, I am amused. [SPEAKER_00]: She had not considered that. [SPEAKER_00]: The other worker ants heard what Alia said, and they all stopped walking. [SPEAKER_00]: They looked around, moving their antennae this way and that.

9:08 [SPEAKER_00]: They could not sense Aida's scent. [SPEAKER_00]: All the smells along this path were old and familiar. [SPEAKER_00]: Then Ayami heard someone calling from behind them. [SPEAKER_00]: Wait, friends, wait. [SPEAKER_00]: Aida came hurrying through the grass. [SPEAKER_00]: She looked relieved when she reached the group.

9:30 [SPEAKER_00]: There you are, Aida said. [SPEAKER_00]: I tried to explain that this food is near a different picnic table. [SPEAKER_00]: A different one? [SPEAKER_00]: I am asked, Aida nodded, yes, it is past a mossy stump and near a bed of flowers. [SPEAKER_00]: I left a fresh sun trail so that all of the worker ants could follow it.

9:57 [SPEAKER_00]: Ayami's antennae drooped because she felt a little embarrassed. [SPEAKER_00]: She had wanted to help so much that she had rushed away before Ada had finished speaking. [SPEAKER_00]: Now she had led everyone in the wrong direction. [SPEAKER_00]: I'm sorry, I heard food and picnic table and I thought I knew the rest said Ayami.

10:24 [SPEAKER_00]: You felt excited about helping Ada said kindly. [SPEAKER_00]: But maybe next time, you can wait and listen to make sure you have all the information before you act. [SPEAKER_00]: Ayami nodded, she wanted to fix the mistake right away, but first, she took a moment to settle herself. [SPEAKER_00]: She felt her little feet steady on the soft soil.

11:03 [SPEAKER_00]: I amy took another deep dragon breath in and out. [UNKNOWN]: Ahh! [SPEAKER_00]: Her embarrassed feelings started to melt away. [SPEAKER_00]: I amy took one more deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: She felt better, and her antennae perked up again. [SPEAKER_00]: Ada, could you please tell us the directions?

11:41 [SPEAKER_00]: One more time, I am asked. [SPEAKER_00]: Of course, said Ada, we will go back toward our aunt's health, and then turn when we see the mossy stump. [SPEAKER_00]: We will walk past the bed of flowers to the new picnic table. [SPEAKER_00]: And if you get lost, you can always follow my scent trail.

12:04 [SPEAKER_00]: I amiless and carefully to every word. [SPEAKER_00]: Back toward the ant hill, turn at the mossy stump, and go past the flower bed. [SPEAKER_00]: I ami repeated, that's right, eight a said. [SPEAKER_00]: All the ants turned around, and this time, ate a lead the way. [SPEAKER_00]: Alia walked beside Iyami.

12:31 [SPEAKER_00]: Soon they reached the stump that was covered in soft green moss. [SPEAKER_00]: The whole group turned and walked farther until they found a garden bed filled with yellow, purple and pink flowers. [SPEAKER_00]: Iyami used her antennae to sense where the scent trail was. [SPEAKER_00]: The ants followed it until a tall wooden picnic table appeared ahead.

13:02 [SPEAKER_00]: We need the table, lay several golden bread crumbs. [SPEAKER_00]: We found it to your diami. [SPEAKER_00]: All of the worker ants cheered as well. [SPEAKER_00]: Then they raced over to the crumbs. [SPEAKER_00]: A smallest crumbs would be carried by one ant, while the larger ones took teamwork.

13:28 [SPEAKER_00]: chose one of the bigger pieces. [SPEAKER_00]: Ready? [SPEAKER_00]: Alia asked. [SPEAKER_00]: Ready, replied Hayami. [SPEAKER_00]: Working together, they lifted the crumb, and followed Aida's scent home. [SPEAKER_00]: The worker ants carried the crumb's back inside the ant hill and into the food chamber.

13:48 [SPEAKER_00]: They all ate together, feeling proud of a job well done. [SPEAKER_00]: She had made a mistake at first, by rushing away before she had heard all the instructions. [SPEAKER_00]: But thankfully, they had paused and listened to Ada's directions. [SPEAKER_00]: Then they had reached the right place.

14:13 [SPEAKER_00]: And now, they had a fantastic meal to share. [SPEAKER_00]: After the meal, many of the workers y'all awned. [SPEAKER_00]: It had been a busy day of travel and work. [SPEAKER_00]: Miami y'all, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [SPEAKER_00]: Aw, Aw, Aw, As she relaxed, Ayami thought about everything she had to be grateful for.

15:08 [SPEAKER_00]: She felt grateful for Ada, who had found the bright crumbs to share with the rest of the ants. [SPEAKER_00]: Ayami took a deep, dragon bra in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: She felt grateful for Alia, who had paid close attention, and noticed that they were not following Ada's fresh, sent trail.

15:41 [SPEAKER_00]: Ayami took another deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: Most of all, Ayami felt grateful. [SPEAKER_00]: The G had learned to pause and listen before rushing ahead. [SPEAKER_00]: Waiting for all the information had helped the ants find the right path and work together. [SPEAKER_00]: I am a snuggled deeper into the warm earth and took one final deep dragon breath in and out.

16:26 [SPEAKER_00]: Her body relapsed, her mind grew quiet, an Ayami fell asleep, dreaming of following new trails with Ada and Alia on many more adventures. [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for joining us to be called on All Way Island, see you next time.