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EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 53 MIN

The Butterfly Dream

from Sleepy Stories: To help you sleep · host Sleepy Studios

Hello everyone,Today’s episode is called 'The Butterfly Dream' '  A gentle and enchanting fairytale by ZhuangziThis calming bedtime story is designed to help you relax, unwind, and drift into a peaceful sleep.If you enjoy cosy storytelling, soothing narration, or sleep stories to fall asleep to, this one is for you.If you enjoy listening, please do leave an Apple review or rate us on Spotify — it really helps the podcast grow and allows more people to find our sleep stories.You can now listen on our YouTube channel as well:Sleepy Stories ☁️ - YouTubeSweet Dreams,Lucy ❤The Butterfly Dream” is traditionally attributed to Zhuangzi (also spelled Chuang Tzu), an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE. It appears in the classic text Zhuangzi, where he describes dreaming he was a butterfly, then waking and wondering whether he was Zhuangzi who had dreamed of being a butterfly—or a butterfly now dreaming of being Zhuangzi. It’s one of the most famous reflections on reality, identity, and perception in philosophy.#SleepStories #BedtimeStories #GuidedMeditation #Relaxation #Calm #Mindfulness #MeditationPodcast #SleepPodcast #Folktales #FairyTales #Storytelling #SoothingVoices #SleepAid #RelaxingStories #Tranquility #DriftOffToSleep

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