🌻 Let Me Try: a bedtime story and meditation for kids

0:03 [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 be calm 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, breathe in through your nose, filling up your lungs, and then out through your mouth, imagining you are breathing [SPEAKER_00]: Good job.

1:08 [SPEAKER_00]: Today, picture yourself lying in a warm sunbeam in a green grassy meadow. [SPEAKER_00]: As you lie in the meadow, the grass below you feels fluffy and cozy. [SPEAKER_00]: Sunlight hugs you from head to toe as you relax, covered in a blanket of light. [SPEAKER_00]: gentle breeze floats by and the air smells fresh.

1:41 [SPEAKER_00]: Relax as you enjoy the softness of the green grass and the gentleness of the sun's warmth. [SPEAKER_00]: And let's take another deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: Be meeth your head is a soft pillow of grass, and you relax even more as the sun gently warms your face. [SPEAKER_00]: Now your whole body feels cozy.

2:24 [SPEAKER_00]: As you continue to enjoy the sun's warmth, let's take one more deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: great job everyone. [SPEAKER_00]: I hope you are tucked in nice and cozy. [SPEAKER_00]: And now we're ready to begin our story. [SPEAKER_00]: Let's be calm on our way island. [SPEAKER_00]: Our story today is let me try.

3:13 [SPEAKER_00]: It was always a wonderful day when Max and Mia Tang got to visit their grandparents' house. [SPEAKER_00]: The bright spring weather made this visit feel even more special. [SPEAKER_00]: The sun was warm, the sky was clear, and a cool breeze swept through the garden. [SPEAKER_00]: When the children arrived at the house, their smiling grandparents greeted them at the door [SPEAKER_00]: I have a gardening project if you would like to help me.

3:45 [SPEAKER_00]: Grandmottang announced. [SPEAKER_00]: Max and me looked at each other in grand. [SPEAKER_00]: They both loved helping their grandparents in the garden. [SPEAKER_00]: What are we planting? [SPEAKER_00]: Max asked eagerly. [SPEAKER_00]: They're called Teddy Bear Sunflowers. [SPEAKER_00]: Grandmottang replied.

4:05 [SPEAKER_00]: She led the children out to the sunny back patio. [SPEAKER_00]: Their grandparents had arranged all the supplies they would need. [SPEAKER_00]: Flower pots, potting soil, a small scoop, a watering can, plant labels, and a packet of seeds. [SPEAKER_00]: Grandmottang picked up the seed packet and showed the children the picture on the front.

4:32 [SPEAKER_00]: Max and Mia had seen some flowers before, but these looked a little different from the ones [SPEAKER_00]: instead of long flat petals around a dark center. [SPEAKER_00]: The flowers in the picture had layers of golden petals that made them look like little puffballs. [SPEAKER_00]: Those look really soft.

4:54 [SPEAKER_00]: Mia said, that's why they're called Teddy Bear Sunflowers. [SPEAKER_00]: Grandma Tang explained, are we going to grow them in these pots? [SPEAKER_00]: Mia asked, yes, said Grandma Tang. [SPEAKER_00]: me as smile grew even bigger. [SPEAKER_00]: I can't wait to take care of my own flower.

5:19 [SPEAKER_00]: Grandma Tang pointed to the supplies as she explained. [SPEAKER_00]: First, fill your pots with soil, leaving a little room at the top. [SPEAKER_00]: Then make a hole about one inch deep. [SPEAKER_00]: Roughly as deep [SPEAKER_00]: Place one seed inside, cover it gently with soil, and give it some water.

5:44 [SPEAKER_00]: The soil should be damp, but not soggy. [SPEAKER_00]: I know how to do that. [SPEAKER_00]: Max said proudly. [SPEAKER_00]: He had planted flowers and vegetables with his grandma and grandpa before. [SPEAKER_00]: Max picked up one of the scoops and quickly began filling his flower pot with soil.

6:06 [SPEAKER_00]: me awaited patiently for her turn with the scoop. [SPEAKER_00]: As soon as Max finished filling his own pot, however, he reached across the table and added two large scoops of soil to hers. [SPEAKER_00]: Here you go, Max said, Oh, thank you, me a reply. [SPEAKER_00]: Max smiled. [SPEAKER_00]: He was pleased to [SPEAKER_00]: There was still a bit of room at the top of me as pot.

6:38 [SPEAKER_00]: While Max pressed his thumb into the soil in his own pot, Mia picked up the scoop and added a little more soil to hers. [SPEAKER_00]: The scoop held more than she expected. [SPEAKER_00]: Some soil tumbled over the rim of the pot and scattered across the table. [SPEAKER_00]: I put in too much, me as said.

7:03 [SPEAKER_00]: Grandma Tang reassured her. [SPEAKER_00]: You can scoop some back into the bag. [SPEAKER_00]: Mia carefully removed some of the extra soil. [SPEAKER_00]: Why did you add more? [SPEAKER_00]: Max asked. [SPEAKER_00]: I already put in the right amount. [SPEAKER_00]: Mia looked down at the pot.

7:24 [SPEAKER_00]: I wanted to do some of the soil. [SPEAKER_00]: She mumbled. [SPEAKER_00]: Max shook his head and continued explaining. [SPEAKER_00]: Now you need to make a hole about this deep. [SPEAKER_00]: He said, holding up his own pot to show his sister. [SPEAKER_00]: He had already pressed his thumb into the center of the soil.

7:47 [SPEAKER_00]: Me a set down the scoop and reached toward her flower pot to make her planting hole. [SPEAKER_00]: But Max's thumb got to the soil first. [SPEAKER_00]: There you go, he said, as he pressed down. [SPEAKER_00]: Me a frowned, but did not say anything. [SPEAKER_00]: Then she picked up the seat packet and pulled out one large, striped sunflower seed.

8:14 [SPEAKER_00]: She held it between her thumb and index finger. [SPEAKER_00]: I can put it in for you. [SPEAKER_00]: Max offered, reaching toward the seed. [SPEAKER_00]: me uphold her hand back. [SPEAKER_00]: No, I can do it. [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, okay. [SPEAKER_00]: I just wanted to help, said Max. [SPEAKER_00]: Me had dropped at the sunflower seed into the little hole, but before she could cover the seed, Max swept his hand across the top of the pot.

8:46 [SPEAKER_00]: He pushed the loose soil into the hole and [SPEAKER_00]: there, he said. [SPEAKER_00]: Now it just needs water. [SPEAKER_00]: Max, me a said, her voice was louder than usual. [SPEAKER_00]: Max stopped and looked at her. [SPEAKER_00]: What? [SPEAKER_00]: I wanted to try planting the seed myself.

9:10 [SPEAKER_00]: Me a said, this is supposed to be my sunflower. [SPEAKER_00]: Max was already starting to pick up the watering can. [SPEAKER_00]: but he paused to listen to his sister. [SPEAKER_00]: I was only trying to help. [SPEAKER_00]: He said, he was surprised and a little hurt. [SPEAKER_00]: I'm your older brother.

9:33 [SPEAKER_00]: I just wanted to help you. [SPEAKER_00]: I know, me a reply, but you filled my pot, made the whole, and covered my seed. [SPEAKER_00]: Now you want to water it too. [SPEAKER_00]: Can't I just do it myself? [SPEAKER_00]: Max looked down at the watering can. [SPEAKER_00]: Well, yes, but he trailed off, not knowing what to say.

10:02 [SPEAKER_00]: Grandmottang came closer. [SPEAKER_00]: Max, I know you wanted to help me, she said gently. [SPEAKER_00]: Your idea came from a kind place, but me and needs the chance to do things for herself. [SPEAKER_00]: what if she does it wrong? [SPEAKER_00]: Max asked. [SPEAKER_00]: She spilled the soil earlier.

10:25 [SPEAKER_00]: She put too much in the pot. [SPEAKER_00]: I cleaned it up. [SPEAKER_00]: Mia protested. [SPEAKER_00]: Grandma Tang nodded. [SPEAKER_00]: You did Mia. [SPEAKER_00]: She turned her attention to Max again and said, mistakes are part of learning. [SPEAKER_00]: If something goes wrong, [SPEAKER_00]: you did not know how to do everything the first time you planted something either max.

10:54 [SPEAKER_00]: Me and needs time to practice. [SPEAKER_00]: So before you step in and do something for her, you could ask, do you want help? [SPEAKER_00]: Then me I can tell you what she needs. [SPEAKER_00]: Next, Grandma Tang turned to me up, and it is okay to tell Max when you want to try something yourself.

11:18 [SPEAKER_00]: You can say, no, thank you, or tell him exactly what kind of help you would like. [SPEAKER_00]: Me and not it. [SPEAKER_00]: Max took a deep dragon breath in and out, [SPEAKER_00]: He had thought that being a good older brother meant doing things for me. [SPEAKER_00]: But maybe me had did not need him to plant the sunflower for her.

11:57 [SPEAKER_00]: Maybe she needed him to give her room to drive for herself. [SPEAKER_00]: Grandma Tang brought me a another flower pot and another sunflower seed. [SPEAKER_00]: We'll keep the first pot, too, she said. [SPEAKER_00]: All by myself, Mia asked, all by yourself, grandma replied, and less you decide you would like some help.

12:30 [SPEAKER_00]: Mia smiled and picked up the scoop. [SPEAKER_00]: She began adding soil to the new pot. [SPEAKER_00]: Max was about to tell her she was adding too much, but then he remembered what his grandma had said. [SPEAKER_00]: would you like some help? [SPEAKER_00]: He asked. [SPEAKER_00]: Me a thought for a moment.

12:52 [SPEAKER_00]: Could you hold the pot still while I scoop in the soil? [SPEAKER_00]: Sure, Max said. [SPEAKER_00]: He placed both hands around the flower pot. [SPEAKER_00]: Me a filled it with soil all by herself. [SPEAKER_00]: And this time none of the soil spilled over the edge. [SPEAKER_00]: Then me oppressed one finger into the middle of the soil and made a small hole.

13:19 [SPEAKER_00]: She placed the striped sunflower seed inside and gently covered it. [SPEAKER_00]: When me picked up the watering can, Max watched quietly. [SPEAKER_00]: she tipped it slowly, sprinkling a little water across the soil. [SPEAKER_00]: Does that look right? [SPEAKER_00]: Mia asked, it looks just right.

13:43 [SPEAKER_00]: Grandma Tang said, Mia wrote her name and Teddy bear sunflower on a plant label. [SPEAKER_00]: Max labeled his pot the same way. [SPEAKER_00]: Together, they carried all three pots to a warm, sunny spot. [SPEAKER_00]: Max's pot, me as first pot, and the new one me I had planted herself.

14:09 [SPEAKER_00]: You did a good job. [SPEAKER_00]: Max told me, thank you for holding the pot while I scooped, me a reply, and thank you for letting me do the rest by myself. [SPEAKER_00]: Max smiled. [SPEAKER_00]: He was happy that he had still been helpful. [SPEAKER_00]: He was also proud of Mia for planting her own sunflower.

14:34 [SPEAKER_00]: Once the sunflowers were planted, Max and Mia helped grandma tang tidy the patio. [SPEAKER_00]: Then they all walked together in the garden, marveling at all the flowers and veggies that were growing there. [SPEAKER_00]: After lunch, the children began to feel pleasantly tired from their busy morning.

14:57 [SPEAKER_00]: me a cover to her mouth as a yon escaped. [SPEAKER_00]: Then Max yon'd too. [SPEAKER_00]: Nap time, grandpa Tang asked with a smile. [SPEAKER_00]: Max and me looked at each other, and they both nodded. [SPEAKER_00]: the siblings walked to the guest room and climbed into the soft beds. [SPEAKER_00]: Max stretched beneath the cool blanket and rested his head on the fluffy pillow.

15:36 [SPEAKER_00]: As Max snuggled deeper into bed, he thought about everything he had to be grateful for. [SPEAKER_00]: He was grateful, he got to visit his grandparents' house. [SPEAKER_00]: He was grateful for the bright spring morning, and the chance to plant teddy bear sunflowers. [SPEAKER_00]: Thinking about the day, Max took a deep dragon breath in and out.

16:20 [SPEAKER_00]: He was especially grateful that Mia had told him how she felt and explained that she wanted to try things for herself. [SPEAKER_00]: Max took another deep dragon breath in and out. [SPEAKER_00]: and smiled. [SPEAKER_00]: He could ask me of what she needed, listen to her answer, and help just the right amount.

17:04 [SPEAKER_00]: Max squeezed himself tight and then relaxed. [SPEAKER_00]: Then he took one last deep dragon breath [SPEAKER_00]: wishing everyone peace is mind-quiet and max fell asleep dreaming of his fluffy sunflower, growing big and strong. [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for joining us to be calm on our way island.

17:53 [SPEAKER_00]: See you next time.