EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 16 MIN
The Sleeping Beauty Who Wouldn't Wake Up 👑😴
from Mr Morton's Barmy Book of Bonkers Bits: Funny Bedtime Stories for Kids · host Shaun Morton VO
The Sleeping Beauty Who Wouldn't Wake Up – a kids storytelling podcast adventurePrincess Petunia has been perfectly fake-snoring for three whole months, and life in the castle is… delightfully inconvenient. From princes with cymbals, bagpipes, and chickens, to interpretive dances and questionable tickling attempts, every effort to wake her has spectacularly failed.Enter Prince Humphrey, who does the unthinkable: he climbs into her bed and falls asleep. Chaos ensues. Snoring shakes chandeliers, pillows fly, marbles roll, and Petunia discovers that sometimes, waking a prince isn’t about magic—it’s about managing utter absurdity. Through explosions of feathers, mechanical awakening machines, and kingdom-wide mischief, Petunia realises being awake can be infinitely more entertaining than being cursed.Kids and grown-ups alike will laugh, gasp, and cheer through this 16-minute story of royal misadventures, chaotic ingenuity, and a princess who refuses to be ordinary. Episode length: ~16 minutes Ages: 5–500 Best enjoyed: bedtime, rainy afternoons, or any moment craving chaotic hilarityPress play and join Princess Petunia, Prince Humphrey, a castle full of mischief, and a very clever cat in a kids storytelling podcast full of snoring, chaos, and laughter.Discover more bonkers tales at MrMortonsBarmyBook.com.
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The Sleeping Beauty Who Wouldn't Wake Up – a kids storytelling podcast adventurePrincess Petunia has been perfectly fake-snoring for three whole months, and life in the castle is… delightfully inconvenient. From princes with cymbals, bagpipes, and chickens, to interpretive dances and questionable tickling attempts, every effort to wake her has spectacularly failed.Enter Prince Humphrey, who does the unthinkable: he climbs into her bed and falls asleep. Chaos ensues. Snoring shakes chandeliers, pillows fly, marbles roll, and Petunia discovers that sometimes, waking a prince isn’t about magic—it’s about managing utter absurdity. Through explosions of feathers, mechanical awakening machines, and kingdom-wide mischief, Petunia realises being awake can be infinitely more entertaining than being cursed.Kids and grown-ups alike will laugh, gasp, and cheer through this 16-minute story of royal misadventures, chaotic ingenuity, and a princess who refuses to be ordinary. Episode length: ~16 minutes Ages: 5–500 Best enjoyed: bedtime, rainy afternoons, or any moment craving chaotic hilarityPress play and join Princess Petunia, Prince Humphrey, a castle full of mischief, and a very clever cat in a kids storytelling podcast full of snoring, chaos, and laughter.Discover more bonkers tales at MrMortonsBarmyBook.com.
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