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The Settle Sleep Stories

Sleep stories for a mind that won't switch off. Slow, warm, and told over the sound of the sea from a small village on the Spanish coast. No ads. No jolts. Nothing to keep up with.If your thoughts start racing the moment your head hits the pillow, this is a quiet place to land. Every episode is a calm bedtime story written to ease anxiety, quiet an overthinking mind, and help you fall asleep — a steady voice, waves breaking below the lighthouse, and a place where nothing is ever in a hurry.The stories are told by the lighthouse keeper, who watches over the village from the point and has taken to noticing the life of its smallest resident: Prince Freddie, a corgi in a flat gold crown, who has one job — to notice things, and to let them be. Fishermen, a clockmaker, a seagull parliament, the tide. Nobody is in danger. Nothing needs fixing.Made for tired, busy, anxious minds. No moral at the end, nothing that asks anything of you. If you drift off before the last li

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    Calming the Anxious Mind, Vol. 1 | 1 Hour Sleep Story Compilation, No Ads

    Seven slow stories, back to back, for the nights your mind will not stop talking. One hour of bedtime stories told over the sound of the sea on the Spanish coast — no ads, no jolts, nothing to keep up with. Set a sleep timer or let it run.0:00:00 — The Night Nothing Needed Fixing (Night 12)0:00:00 — The Night Señora Benilde's Garden Held Its Breath (Night 4)0:00:00 — The Fountain That Remembered Everything (Night 13)0:00:00 — The Shells That Forgot Their Song (Night 16)0:00:00 — The Message in the Bottle (Night 17)0:00:00 — The Clock That Ran Backwards (Night 24)0:00:00 — The Secret Language of Sandcastles (Night 3)Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried stories for a mind that won't switch off.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow The Settle for a new story to fall asleep to. If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.Longer tellings, ad-free, with the sea running on after the story ends: The Settle Premium — 7-day free trial at settle.princefreddie.com.Every story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice. Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Crown, Night 31 | A Sleep Story for Anxiety

    A calm bedtime story for grown-ups, about a small piece of driftwood with a crown carved into it, carried in on the morning tide. Prince Freddie takes it to the fountain, and Marisol tells him the limestone knew that shape before it knew his. Looking down at his reflection in the still water, he sees his own crown properly for the first time: gold gone soft, a piece of sea glass worn frosted and smooth, nothing mined, nothing forged, nothing done in a hurry. A slow story about being recognised rather than made, and about why a thing chosen for you never feels heavy.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories for grown-ups, written to quiet a busy mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie: Sleep Stories for Adults for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 31, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    Captain Coral's Favour, Night 30 | A Sleep Story for an Overthinking Mind

    A calm bedtime story for when you cannot turn your brain off at night, about a debt being settled at low tide. Captain Coral surfaces with an old shell, from further down than he usually goes, that holds the sound of this coast as it was before the lighthouse had its current lamp. Prince Freddie holds it to his ear for five seconds and hears a wave approach, break, and draw back through the wet sand. Then he sets it on the ledge above his bed and listens to the same sea doing the same thing outside. A story about how long the ordinary has been going on without you.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories for grown-ups, written to quiet a busy mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 30, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. settle.princefreddie.comNo ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.Every story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    Horatio's Mosaic, Night 29 | A Bedtime Story for Grown Ups, No Ads

    A calm bedtime story for grown-ups, about an old turtle making a picture on a rock from what the beach has given him. Horatio knows what it is before it is done. Prince Freddie spends the afternoon fetching the exact piece of sea glass, the driftwood of the right weight, the pale spiral shell that goes right of centre. When it is finished he still cannot tell what it is from where he is standing, and has the feeling that from above it would be perfectly clear. A slow, patient story about work that does not need you to see the result.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories for grown-ups, written to quiet a busy mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 29, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Day the Colours Got Mixed Up, Night 28 | A Sleep Story for an Overthinking Mind

    A calm bedtime story for when you cannot stop overthinking at night, about a morning where the sand is the colour of the sea and the sea is the colour of sand. A young spirit has dropped her vials and the colours have tangled. Prince Freddie helps her put them back one by one, the white walls, the lavender garden, the lighthouse with its red band. Then they reach the sea, which is blue, and green when the wind comes from the west, and silver at dawn, and will not agree to be one colour. A gentle story about the things that are not supposed to be fixed.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 28, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Full Moon Shift, Night 27 | A Sleep Story for Anxiety

    A calm bedtime story for anxiety at night, about keeping a promise made months ago in an empty lighthouse. On the full moon Prince Freddie climbs the cliff path and sits at the base of the wall to keep watch. Far out, further than the fishing boats, a light is taking its time toward the harbour. He faces it through the whole cold night, thinking companionable thoughts about deep water and reasonable wind, until at five in the morning it comes in between the breakwaters and the morning swallows it. A story about holding something steady until it arrives safely.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 27, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comNo ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.Every story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Secret Library Under the Sand, Night 26 | A Sleep Story for an Overthinking Mind

    A calm bedtime story for a mind that will not shut off at night, about a dune that gives way underfoot and the room beneath it. Prince Freddie falls through the ceiling of a library holding everything the sea has ever carried to this shore, catalogued on hand-lettered cards by Francisco, an octopus in spectacles with eight arms all doing something useful. There are bottles and charts and a great many boots. There is a card for a pearl that is no longer there. A slow, absorbing story about things being kept, things being only remembered, and how good it feels when someone else is doing the sorting.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 26, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Cloud That Was Afraid of Heights, Night 25 | A Sleep Story for Anxiety

    A calm bedtime story for an anxious mind at night, about a young cloud who has landed on the sea and will not get up again. It is her first morning, she is supposed to be high above the water where clouds live and work, and she has decided against it. Prince Freddie wades in to his knees, sits down facing her, and is quite good at waiting. Then Nimbus Junior comes down in a thoughtful spiral with a story about a first December storm and no useful advice whatsoever. A slow, kind story about fear and first times not being the same thing, and about the morning happening anyway.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 25, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 29 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Clock That Ran Backwards, Night 24 | A Sleep Story to Help You Fall Asleep

    A calm bedtime story for when you wake in the night and can't get back to sleep, set in a little clock shop above the harbour at siesta hour. A small brass clock has been left outside Tiempo Honesto before the shutters went up, with no name and no note, ticking steadily and perfectly backwards. Señor Tiempo checks it over and finds nothing wrong with it at all, only a maker who meant it. Prince Freddie sits beside the workbench through a long golden afternoon while the hands move the other way. A slow, warm story about something being very good and very strange, and not needing to explain itself.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 24, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 27 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comNo ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.Every story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    Hasta Pronto, Night 23 | A Bedtime Story for Grown Ups, No Ads

    A calm bedtime story to help settle a wound-up nervous system, set at first light on a flat rock at the western end of the beach. Prince Freddie goes back to sit with the old fisherman, this time on purpose. There is a rod in the water, a thermos, a gannet working the waves, and a second cup handed across without ceremony when Mateo rows in around the headland. Almost nothing is said. A fish is caught, admired and let go. A slow, quiet story about the kind of company that asks nothing of you, and about arrangements that hold together without ever being explained.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 23, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 26 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Day the Sun Forgot to Set, Night 22 | A Short Sleep Story for Grown Ups

    A calm bedtime story for when you can't switch your brain off, about an evening that refuses to end. The light should be turning from gold to copper to grey, but the sun is still hanging above the water, not setting, not moving. Prince Freddie walks the length of the beach to ask her why, sits down on the warm sand, and waits. It turns out she has noticed something on the water she had not looked at properly in years, and the moon and about forty stars are waiting politely for her to finish. A slow, warm story about being allowed to linger, and about the evening arriving anyway.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 22, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 28 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Beach in January, Night 21 | A Cozy Sleep Story with Ocean Waves

    A calm bedtime story for when your mind won't slow down, set on a Spanish beach in the off season. The tourists have gone, the volleyball nets are down, and the low winter sun leaves long shadows and warm sun-puddles in the sand. Prince Freddie and his human walk the shore together with nobody to account to, collecting the deeper, less worn shells the winter storms bring in, keeping some and returning others. A slow, unhurried story about a quieter version of a familiar place, and about how good it is to have nothing to do and all morning to do it in.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 21, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 31 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comNo ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.Every story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    Tia and the Thing in the Cave, Night 20 | A Cozy Bedtime Story for Adults

    A calm sleep story for a racing mind, and for the fast friend who learns to wait. Tia arrives at great speed with news: there is something in the cliff beyond the headland. In a hidden sea chamber lit by one column of pale light, a seal pup is waiting for the tide to drop and open the way home, and Freddie shows that the kindest thing to do is sit quietly beside it until the sea opens the door on its own. An adventure that resolves by doing almost nothing, at exactly the tide's pace.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and carry you down into sleep. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 20, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 26 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Crab Who Collected Colours, Night 19 | A Sleep Story for Anxiety

    A quiet bedtime story to calm your nervous system, spent watching small, unhurried work done well. On a flat rock at the eastern end of the beach, a small dark crab is arranging her found colours in a curved line: rose-pink sea glass, an amber stone, a curl of pale kelp. It is not for anything. It is just arranged. Prince Freddie sits down on the sand and watches the rose-pink catch the last light and go briefly extraordinary.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are calm sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 19, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 26 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Night the Crabs Moved House, Night 18 | A Sleep Story to Help You Fall Asleep

    A gentle bedtime story for the 3am wake-up, told under a rising moon on the rocks. Eight hermit crabs are stuck in shells they have outgrown, waiting for one new shell to start the exchange, and the answer turns out to be resting quietly on the windowsill of Freddie's own cottage. One by one, by moonlight, every crab moves into a home that finally fits, and little Petra draws herself in for the first time in three days. A story about letting go of what you have outgrown, at exactly the right speed.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are slow bedtime stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and carry you down into sleep. You are not meant to reach the end.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 18, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 34 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comNo ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.Every story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Message in the Bottle, Night 17 | A Bedtime Story for Grown Ups, No Ads

    A slow sleep story for a ruminating mind, beginning with a beeswax-sealed green bottle at the tide line. Inside is an unsigned message from a long way off that describes Freddie's own beach exactly: the lighthouse that sweeps every twelve seconds, the fountain with the silver fish, the small prince who walks the tideline. No one can say who wrote it, and Freddie decides the question does not need an answer. He re-corks the bottle and gives it back to the sea. A story about letting a mystery stay a mystery.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried bedtime stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 17, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 26 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Shells That Forgot Their Song, Night 16 | A Sleep Story for an Overthinking Mind

    A sleep story to quiet an overthinking mind, set on a morning the tideline has gone strangely silent. Gilberto the hermit crab has spent three days tuning every shell on the beach toward one perfect note, and now none of them sing at all. Prince Freddie helps him take the sea glass back out and listen again to the mismatched, chaotic, entirely right sound of the shore. A gentle story about letting things be what they already are.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are calm bedtime stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and carry you down into sleep. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 16, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 29 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Jellyfish Who Wanted to See the Stars, Night 15 | A Cozy Sleep Story, British Voice

    A calm bedtime story for when your thoughts race at night, about an impossible wish that comes true sideways. Celestina, a softly glowing jellyfish, longs to see the stars, but a jellyfish cannot look up; Prince Freddie and his quick friend Tia spend the afternoon guiding her to the sheltered Moon Pool, where the whole night sky lies reflected on the still water. An unhurried little adventure that ends in an hour of perfect stillness under the Milky Way.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are slow sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 15, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 28 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comNo ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.Every story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Last Afternoon, Night 14 | A Cozy Sleep Story with Ocean Waves

    A soft sleep story to calm your nervous system at the turning of the season. The beach café is closing for winter, the chairs are stacked four high, and Catalina shares the year's traditional last scoop with Prince Freddie on the doorstep, watching the beach slowly empty. "I look forward to missing it," she tells him. A story about putting good things down gently, trusting that spring will hand them back.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and carry you down into sleep. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 14, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 26 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Fountain That Remembered Everything, Night 13 | A Sleep Story for Anxiety

    A quiet bedtime story for an anxious mind, discovered on an unplanned detour through the empty evening square. In the still rainwater pool of the village's broken fountain lives Marisol, a tiny silver fish everyone assumed was long gone, who has spent four years listening to and remembering every small story the square carries. Asked if she ever wants to leave, she says no: the water stays deep enough to breathe. A gentle tale about being held, quietly, by a small place.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are calm bedtime stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 13, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 28 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Night Nothing Needed Fixing, Night 12 | A Cozy Bedtime Story for Adults

    A gentle sleep story for when you can't switch your brain off, told on an evening when all the plans fall quietly away. Freddie has a whole expedition prepared, but his human comes home carrying a tired kind of stillness, so he simply stays close: the reading chair with the lamp lit, the front step in the cooled air, one long look at the moonlit beach before turning back inside. Nothing is solved, because nothing needed solving.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are slow bedtime stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and carry you down into sleep. You are not meant to reach the end.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 12, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 24 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comNo ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.Every story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

  22. 10

    The Clockmaker Who Forgot Time, Night 11 | A Sleep Story to Help You Fall Asleep

    A calm bedtime story for when you wake in the night and can't get back to sleep, set in a little clock shop above the harbour. Señor Tiempo, the village clockmaker, believes he has forgotten his craft: his clocks no longer agree, and one small brass clock stops every afternoon at a quarter past three. Prince Freddie sits beside the workbench and helps him hear what the clocks are really saying. A slow, warm story about letting time move however it needs to tonight.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 11, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 29 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

  23. 9

    Indie, Malva and the Tide, Night 10 | A Bedtime Story for Grown Ups, No Ads

    A calm bedtime story for a ruminating mind that keeps circling the same worry. Indie and Malva have found what they are certain is the perfect cave to live in, and Prince Freddie has until half past seven to walk them, patiently and without alarm, toward a fact they haven't let themselves see yet: the tide is coming in. A gentle story about letting a settled, kinder answer arrive in its own time.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are slow sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and carry you down into sleep. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 10, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 28 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

  24. 8

    The Night the Stars Fell into the Sea, Night 9 | A Sleep Story for Anxiety

    A sleep story for a racing mind, told on a night when the sky itself cannot seem to settle. Stars begin falling one by one into the shallow water along the shore, and Prince Freddie and the dachshund twins Indie and Malva must gather them home, star by scattered star, before dawn. A story about rounding up every last loose, glowing thought and putting it gently back where it belongs.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 9, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 25 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comNo ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.Every story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

  25. 7

    The Dog Who Raced the Wind, Night 8 | A Cozy Bedtime Story for Adults

    A gentle bedtime story for the 3am wake-up, when the whole house is still and only you seem to be awake. Prince Freddie meets Tia, a new dog on the beach who moves like wind given shape, all motion and questions, and slowly finds the quieter, calmer pace underneath her energy. A story about finding your own settle, even when the world around you feels like it's still running.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are calm bedtime stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and carry you down into sleep. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 8, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 27 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

  26. 6

    The Fisherman at the End of the Beach, Night 7 | A Short Sleep Story for Grown Ups

    A quiet sleep story for when you can't switch your brain off, built around the stillest habit on the coast. An old fisherman sits alone on a flat rock before dawn every morning, fishing with a mended rod that never catches anything, and Prince Freddie learns that some mornings are not about catching anything at all. Slow, hushed, and companionable: a story to help your own thoughts stop reaching for something to solve.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are slow bedtime stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and carry you down into sleep. You are not meant to reach the end.No ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 7, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 25 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

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    The Seagull Parliament, Night 6 | A Sleep Story to Help You Fall Asleep

    A calm bedtime story for when your mind won't slow down, set in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast. When a seagull named Pedro is summoned before the Coastal Seagull Parliament over a matter he thought was long since settled, Prince Freddie climbs the cliff path to stand as his character witness, and finds the whole grave proceeding gently, sleepily absurd. A playful, unhurried wander made to loosen an overthinking evening.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious mind and soften the end of the day. You are not meant to reach the end.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 6, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 30 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comNo ads, ever. How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.Every story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice.Press play, and let the day settle.

  28. 4

    The Lighthouse Keeper's Riddle, Night 5 | A Cozy Sleep Story with Ocean Waves

    For the end of a day your nervous system never quite switched off. A slow, calming sleep story to help your body downshift and your shoulders drop, set on a quiet stretch of the Spanish coast after dark.The lighthouse door stands open for the first time. Inside the lantern room, a keeper's notebook records years of faithful watching, and one line, in different ink, holds a quiet answer to why any light shines in the dark. Nothing is urgent. You are not meant to reach the end.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to calm an overstimulated nervous system and soften the end of the day.No ads, ever. Lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 5, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 26 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice. New sleep stories regularly. Follow so you never miss a goodnight.Press play, and let the day settle.

  29. 3

    The Night Señora Benilde's Garden Held Its Breath, Night 4 | A Sleep Story for Anxiety

    For the anxious mind at night, the one that braces for tomorrow before tomorrow comes. A slow, calming sleep story to help it soften and let go, set in a quiet walled garden on the Spanish coast.In the dark of her walled garden, Señora Benilde has moved her chair to the centre to watch a bud that opens only once every seven years. Midnight is approaching, and the whole garden seems to be holding its breath. Nothing is urgent. You are not meant to reach the end.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to settle an anxious, racing mind and soften the end of the day.No ads, ever. Lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 4, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 27 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice. New sleep stories regularly. Follow so you never miss a goodnight.Press play, and let the day settle.

  30. 2

    The Secret Language of Sandcastles, Night 3 | A Cozy Bedtime Story for Adults

    For the ruminating mind at night, the one that keeps turning the same thought over long after the lights are out. A slow, calming sleep story to quiet it, set on a warm stretch of the Spanish coast at the close of the day.Someone has built an enormous sandcastle overnight, precise and perfect. Every hundred years on this stretch of coast, something quiet happens, and tonight Prince Freddie stays to witness it. Nothing is urgent. You are not meant to reach the end.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 3, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 24 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comPrince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an overthinking, ruminating mind and soften the end of the day.No ads, ever. Lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.Every story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice. New sleep stories regularly. Follow so you never miss a goodnight.Press play, and let the day settle.

  31. 1

    The Night the Moon Came Down to Swim, Night 2 | A Sleep Story to Help You Fall Asleep

    For the nights your thoughts start racing the moment your head hits the pillow. A slow, calming sleep story to settle an overthinking mind, set on a quiet stretch of the Spanish coast at the close of the day.The moon is not in the sky where it should be. Behind the rocks, in a shallow cove hidden from the main beach, the sea is glowing softly, and Prince Freddie wanders down to see why. Nothing is urgent. You are not meant to reach the end.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet a busy, anxious mind and soften the end of the day.No ads, ever. Lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 2, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 29 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice. New sleep stories regularly. Follow so you never miss a goodnight.Press play, and let the day settle.

  32. 0

    The Mystery of the Midnight Tide, Night 1 | A Cozy Sleep Story with Ocean Waves

    For the nights you wake at 3am and cannot get back to sleep, when your mind starts up before you do. A slow, calming sleep story for a racing mind that will not switch off, set on a warm Spanish shore at the close of the day.When a seahorse in a captain's hat rises on a midnight wave, looking for a kind heart and an excellent nose, Prince Freddie sets out across the moonlit beach to help find the lost Pearl of Granada. Nothing is urgent. Nothing needs solving tonight. You are not meant to reach the end.Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to quiet an anxious, overthinking mind and soften the end of the day.No ads, ever. Lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.Follow Prince Freddie Sleep Stories for a new story to fall asleep to. Read the written stories at stories.princefreddie.com and find everything at princefreddie.com.If Freddie has helped you sleep, a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts helps someone else find him.If this one ends before you do, there is a longer telling. The Settle, Night 1, is the same story told twice, slower the second time, 26 minutes over a steady sea, with an ending you are not meant to hear. Ad-free, and the first seven nights are free. settle.princefreddie.comEvery story is written by the Prince Freddie studio and read by a calm synthetic voice. New sleep stories regularly. Follow so you never miss a goodnight.Press play, and let the day settle.

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Sleep stories for a mind that won't switch off. Slow, warm, and told over the sound of the sea from a small village on the Spanish coast. No ads. No jolts. Nothing to keep up with.If your thoughts start racing the moment your head hits the pillow, this is a quiet place to land. Every episode is a calm bedtime story written to ease anxiety, quiet an overthinking mind, and help you fall asleep — a steady voice, waves breaking below the lighthouse, and a place where nothing is ever in a hurry.The stories are told by the lighthouse keeper, who watches over the village from the point and has taken to noticing the life of its smallest resident: Prince Freddie, a corgi in a flat gold crown, who has one job — to notice things, and to let them be. Fishermen, a clockmaker, a seagull parliament, the tide. Nobody is in danger. Nothing needs fixing.Made for tired, busy, anxious minds. No moral at the end, nothing that asks anything of you. If you drift off before the last li

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