290. Morning Mail: a kids’ relaxation and calming tale

Marnie Mail Truck is afraid of dogs. But today she has something new to try to manage her fear! How will the mail delivery go today? 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 “Morning Mail” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Female Story Begins: 9:40 Morning Mail Excerpt: The sun peeked across Ahway Island and calmly climbed up into the sky.  Marnie the Mail truck felt excited to begin her route.  She loved to deliver cards, and packages to the people of Ahway Island.  The mail truck knew how much everyone enjoyed getting fun surprises in the mail. As she pulled out of her garage a dog howled in the distance, and Marnie’s engine sputtered with worry.  The little mail truck was afraid of dogs. She took a deep dragon breath in and out and reassured herself saying.  “It’s OK. I know what to do.”  And Marnie did know what to do.   Last week Dragon had seen the little mail truck honking at a group of dogs following her as she tried to finish delivering all the mail.  When she was done with her route, Dragon met her outside the post office and showed the exhausted mail truck some tricks.  With a deep dragon breath in and out Dragon’s flames showed a happy dog, tail wagging, relaxed body, ears, and a great big smile.  Dragon took another deep breath in and out and this time the fire showed Marnie driving slowly as the friendly dog approached.  As the flames began to disappear, the fiery version of Marnie sped up, and the dog ran after her.  So that’s why all the dogs chased her! Marnie had thanked the dragon and settled in for a nice rest, thinking over what Dragon had taught her. Today’s Meditation: Today, enjoy the feeling of your body relaxing into the warm sand on a sunny beach. Looking for stories with positive learning moments for your little one?  You'll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Mystery Jug" 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. You can search for stories by Learning Message, Character Type, or Narrator Type on our Episodes page. To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team, please visit our About page, or check out our FAQs. 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 “Morning Mail" 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,