242. Animal Train: an original short story for kids

Billy and Emily have a terrific time riding the Ahway Island Solar Train to the animal sanctuary. Hello everyone!  We hope you enjoyed our new story this week. Now, welcome to Favorite Friday! Sometimes we like to listen to our favorites again. Please enjoy “Animal Train” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Female Story Begins: 9:44 Animal Train Excerpt: By now Billy and Emily understood the routine for riding the solar train. They waited patiently on the platform and wondered what wonderful new place they would visit today.  Emily could hardly believe that it was their third train ride.  She wondered if they would go through the tunnel again today, and then remembered her brother didn’t like tunnels.  “Will you be Ok if we go through the tunnel?” She asked Billy.  He smiled at her and said “Thanks for checking.  I think I’ll be fine. This tunnel is quieter and brighter with the windows.”  The sparkling train arrived with a gentle whirr.  Once it stopped, the doors slid open with a whoosh.  Emily and Billy stepped aboard. Their parents followed them on.   Billy made his way to a seat, bowed and motioned for Emily to slide in next to the window. Emily smiled and scooted over to make room for her big brother.  Their parents smiled and sat down in the seat behind them, once more.  Then the train slowly began to roll forward.   “Here we go!” Emily exclaimed.   “It’s different this time.” Billy noted.  And it was.  Instead of heading up to the elevated tracks, the train headed the opposite direction down into the tunnel. Today’s Meditation: Feel your muscles relax as you check in with your body from head to toe. Looking for a way to help your child learn emotional regulation and how to self soothe? You'll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Happy Dragon," paired with meditations for kids. We help them drift off to sleep with a guided relaxation and a calming story. Gently nestled within each podcast episode are mindfulness techniques and positive learning moments.  To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team, please visit our website. Creating the original bedtime stories and art for Be Calm on Ahway Island takes a lot of time and care. As a listener-supported podcast, we truly appreciate our members on Patreon. If you're not already a member, please consider joining! Writing, recording, editing, and publishing episodes and managing digital platforms is an enormous endeavor. Our Patreon program will help continue to grow Ahway Island and we hope you will support us! You can choose from 3 different Membership Levels, all of which include access to our Archives and an extra episode each week! Are you and your children enjoying our stories and self-soothing meditations? We hope your child loved “Animal Train" We ask for your positive reviews to help others find us, too! Please leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app (such as Apple Podcasts). And, please follow, like, and/or share our social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram ) to help us bring our original stories with positive messages to even more listeners! In the press: Digital Trends warns listeners that "you may not make it through an entire episode fully conscious." Yay!