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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to Sleepy Stories. I'm your host, Lucy,

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and my friends and I will be reading you a

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sleepy bedtime story every week to relax you and to

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help you to drift off into a RESTful sleep. From

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time to time, we will also read you a relaxing,

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peaceful meditation that will take you somewhere beautiful and calming.

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Once we have read the stories, we will then read

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them a second time, but this time they will be

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ready even slower. This will help you to relax even more.

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Before we begin, I would like you to close your

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eyes and breathe in and out nice and deeply. Take

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a few seconds to inhale, and then hold your breath

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for a few seconds more, and then release and breathe out.

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Do this a few times if you need to. While

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you listen to the music and you listen to my voice,

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give yourself time to let your body relax and your

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mind settle. It's important that we allow time for us

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selves to feel safe, cozy, and completely at ease. And

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now it's time for this week's story.

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Speaker 2: The Ice King and his wonderful Grandchild. In the far

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off Ages, all the lands of northern Europe were won

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for the deep seas had not yet separated them. Then

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our forefathers thought that fairies were gods. They built temples

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in their honor and prayed to them. Then in the

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place whereas now the little town of Ulrum in Friesland,

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was the home of the spirit in the ice Ulach.

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That is what Uller means, the home of the good

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fairy Uller. Uller was the patron of boys and girls.

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They liked him because he invented skates and sleds and sleighs.

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He had charge of things in winter and enjoyed the cold.

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He delighted also in hunting. Dressed in thick furs, he

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loved to roam over the hills and through the forests,

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seeking out the wolf, the bear, the deer, and the orocks.

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His bow and arrows were terrible, for they were very big,

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and he was a sure shot. Being the patron of

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our tree hunters always sought his favor. The yew tree

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was sacred to Uller because the best bows were made

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from its wood. No one could cut down a yew

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tree without angering Uller. Nobody knew who Ulu's father was,

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and if he knew himself, he did not care to

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tell anyone. He would not bestow many blessings upon mankind,

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Yet thousands of people used to come to Ulum every

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year to invoke his aid and ask him to send

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a heavy fall of snow to cover the ground. That

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meant good crops of food for the next year. The

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white snow lying thick upon the ground kept back the

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frost giants from biting the earth too hard. Because of

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deep winter snows, the ground was soft during the next summer,

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so the seed sprouted more easily and there was plenty

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to eat. When Ullah traveled over the winter snow to

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go out on hunting trips, he strapped snow shoes on

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his feet because these were shaped like a warrior's shield.

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Ullah was often called the shield God. His protection was

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especially invoked by men who fought duels with sword or spear,

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which were very common in early days, or by soldiers

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or hunters who wished to be very brave or had

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engaged in perilous ventures. Now when Ullah wanted a wife

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to marry him, he made love to Scotti because she

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was a huntress and liked the things which he liked,

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so they never had a quarrel. She was very strong

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fond of sports and of chasing the wild animals. She

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wore a short skirt, which allowed freedom of motion to

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her limbs. Then she ranged over the hills and valleys

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with wonderful swiftness. So rapid were her movements that many

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people likened her to the cold mountain stream that leaps

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down from the high peaks and over the rocks, foaming

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and dashing to the lowlands. They gave the same name

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to both this fairy woman and the water, because they

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were so much alike. Indeed, Scoti was very lovely to

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look at. It was no wonder that many of the

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gods fairies and fell in love with her. It is

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even said that she had had several husbands before marrying Ewler.

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When you look at her pictures, you will see that

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she was as pretty as bright winter itself, when jack

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frost closed the trees with white and makes the cheeks

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of the girls so rosy. She wore armor of shining steel,

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a silver helmet, short white skirts, and white fur leggings.

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Her snowshoes were of the hue of winter. Besides a

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glittering spear, she had a bow and sharp arrows. These

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were held in a silver quiver slung over her shoulders.

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All together She looked like winter alive. She loved to

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live in the mountains and hear the thunders of cataracts,

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the crash of avalanches, the moaning of the winds and

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the pine forests. Even the howling of wolves was music

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in her ears. She was afraid of nothing. Now from

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such a father and mother, one would expect wonderful children,

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yet very much like their parents. It turned out that

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the offspring of Uller and Scati were all daughters to them.

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One after another were given the names meaning glacier, cold,

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snow drift, snow whirl, and snow dust, the oldest being

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the biggest and hardiest. The others were in degree, softer,

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and more easily influenced by the sun and the wind.

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They all looked alike, so that some people called them

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the six White Sisters. Yet they were all so great

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and powerful that many considered them giantesses. It was not

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possible for men to tame them, for they did very

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much as they pleased. No one could stop their doings

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or drive them away except Woden, who was the god

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of the sun. Yet in winter even he left off

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ruling the world and went away during that time, that is,

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during seven months Uller took Woden's throne and governed the

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affairs of the world. When summer came, Uller went with

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his wife up to the North Pole Or They lived

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in a house on the top of the Alps. There

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they could hunt and roam on their snowshoes to these

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cold places, which the whole family enjoyed. Their daughters went also,

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and all were very happy. So far about of the earth.

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Things went unpleasantly in Uller's family so long as his

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daughters were young, For then the girls found enough to

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delight in at their daily play. But when grown up

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and their heads began to be filled with notions about

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the young giants who paid visits to them, then the

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family troubles began. Yet all the time he was calling

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on human beings to harness him to wheels. There was

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one young giant fairy named Ver, who came often to

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see all six of Uller's daughters, from the youngest to

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the oldest. Yet no one could tell which of them

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he was in love with, or could name the girl

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he liked best. No, not even the daughters themselves. His

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character and his qualities were not well known, for he

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put on many disguises and appeared in many places. It

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was believed, however, that he had already done a good

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deal of mischief and was likely to do more, for

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he loved destruction. Yet he often helped the cabouder dwarfs

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to do great things, so that showed he was of

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some use. In fact, he was the fire fairy. He

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kept on courting all the six sisters long after May

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day came, and he lengthened his visits until the heat

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turned the entire half dozen of them into water, so

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they became one. At this, Uller was so angry at

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Voor's having delayed so long before popping the question, and

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at his daughters losing their shapes, that he made for

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marry them all, and at once they taking the name

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of Region. Now. When the child of voor En Reagan

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was born, it turned out to be in body and

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in character just what people expected from such a father

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and mother. It was named in Dutch Stume. It grew

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fast and soon showed that it was as powerful as

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its parents had been. Yet it was much worse when

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shut up than when allowed to go free in the air.

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Stume loved to do all sorts of tricks in the

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kitchen It would make the iron kettle lid flop up

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and down with a lively noise. If it were confined

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in a vessel, whether of iron or earthenware, When set

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over the fire, it would blow the pot or kettle

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all to pieces. In order to get out. Thinking itself

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a great singer, it would make rather a pleasant sense

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when its mother let it come out of a spout.

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Yet it never obeyed either of its parents. When they

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tried to shut up Stem inside of anything, it always

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escaped with a terrible sound. In fact, nothing could long

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hold it in without an explosion. Sometimes Stume would go

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down into the bowels of the earth and turn on

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a stream of water so as to meet the deep

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fires which are ever burning far down below us. Then

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there would come an awful earthquake, because Stume wanted to

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get out, and the earth crust would not let him,

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but tried to hold him down. Sometimes Stume slipped down

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into a volcano's mouth. Then the mountain, in order to

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save itself from being choked, had to spit Stem out,

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and this always made a terrible mess on the ground,

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and men called it lava. Or Stem might stay down

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in the crater as a guest and quietly come out

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occasionally in jets and puffs, even when jack Frost was

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around and froze the pipes in the house or turned

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the water of the pots, pans, kettles, and bottles into

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solid ice. Stem behaved very badly. If the frozen kettles

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or any other closed vessel were put over the stove

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or near the fire, and the ice melted at the

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bottom too fast, Steme would blow the whole thing up.

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In this way, he often put men's lives in danger

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and made them lose their property. No one seemed to

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know how to handle this mischievous fairy. Not one man

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on earth could do anything with him, so they let

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him have his own way. Yet, all the time, though

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he was enjoying his own tricks and lively fun, he

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was with his own voice calling on human beings to

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use him properly and harness him to wheels, for he

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was willing to be useful to them, and was all

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ready to pull or drive, lift, or lower grind or

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pump as the need might be, as long as men

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did not treat him properly and give him the right

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to get out into the air after he had done

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his work. Stum would explode, blow up, and destroy everything.

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He could be made to sing, hiss, squeal, whistle, and

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make all kinds of sounds. But unless the bands that

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held him in were strong enough, or if Voor got

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too hot, or his mother would not give him drink enough,

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when the iron pipes were red with heat, he would

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lose his temper and explode. He had no respect for

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bad or neglected boilers, or for lazy or careless firemen

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and engineers. Yet properly harnessed and treated well and fed

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with the food such as his mother can give and

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rouse by his father's persuasion, Stem is greater than any

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giant or fairy that ever was. He can drive a ship,

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a locomotive, a submarine, or an aeroplane as fast as

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froze bore horse or ship. Everybody today is glad that

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Stume is such a good servant and friend. All over

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the world, the Ice King and his wonderful grandchild in

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the far off ages, all the lands of northern Europe

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were one, for the deep seas had not yet separated them.

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Then our forefathers thought that fairies were gods. They built

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temples in their honor and prayed to them. Then in

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the place whereas now the little town of Ulrum in Friesland,

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was the home of the spirit in the ice Ullach.

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That is what Uller means, the home of the good

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fairy Ullar. Uller was the patron of boys and girls.

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They liked him because he invented skates and sleds and sleighs.

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He had charge of things in winter and enjoyed the cold.

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He delighted also in hunting. Dressed in thick furs, he

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loved to roam over the hills and through the forests,

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seeking out the wolf, the bear, the deer, and the orocks.

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His bow and arrows were terrible, for they were very big,

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and he was a sure shot. Being the patron of

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our tree hunters always sought his favor. The yew tree

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was sacred to Uller because the best bows were made

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from its wood. No one could cut down a yew

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tree without angering Uller. Nobody knew who Uluu's father was,

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and if he knew himself, he did not care to

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tell anyone. He would not bestow many blessings upon mankind.

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Yet thousands of people used to come to Ulum every

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year to invoke his aid and ask him to send

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a heavy fall of snow to cover the ground. That

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meant good crops of food for the next year. The

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white snow lying thick upon the ground kept back the

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frost giants from biting the earth too hard. Because of

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deep winter snows, the ground was soft during the next summer,

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so the seed sprouted more easily and there was plenty

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to eat. When Ullah traveled over the winter snow to

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go out on hunting trips, he strapped snow shoes on

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his feet. Because these were shaped like a warrior's shield.

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Ullah was often called the shield God. His protection was

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especially invoked by men who fought duels with sword or spear,

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which were very common in early days, or by soldiers

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or hunters who wished to be very brave or had

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engaged in perilous ventures. Now when Ullah wanted a wife

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to marry him, he made love to Scotti because she

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was a huntress and liked the things which he liked,

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so they never had a quarrel. She was very strong,

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fond of sports and of chasing the wild animals. She

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wore a short skirt which allowed freedom of motion to

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her limbs. Then she ranged over the hills and valleys

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with wonderful swiftness. So rapid were her movements that many

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people likened her to the cold mountain stream that leaps

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down from the high peaks and over the rocks, foaming

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and dashing to the lowlands. They gave the same name

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to both this fairy woman and the water because they

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were so much alike. Indeed, Scathy was very lovely to

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look at. It was no wonder that many of the gods, fairies,

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and men fell in love with her. It is even

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said that she had had several husbands before marrying Ewler.

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When you look at her pictures, you will see that

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she was as pretty as bright winter itself when jack

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frost closed the trees with white and makes the cheeks

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of the girls so rosy. She wore armor of shining steel,

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a silver helmet, short white skirts, and white fur legging.

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Her snow shoes were of the hue of winter. Besides

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a glittering spear, she had a bow and sharp arrows.

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These were held in a silver quiver slung over her shoulders. Altogether,

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she looked like winter alive. She loved to live in

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the mountains and hear the thunders of cataracts, the crash

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of avalanches, the moaning of the winds and the pine forests.

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Even the howling of wolves was music in her ears.

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She was afraid of nothing. Now from such a father

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and mother, one would expect wonderful children, yet very much

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like their parents. It turned out that the offspring of

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Uller and Scati were all daughters to them. One after

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another were given the names meaning glacier, cold, snow drift,

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snow whirl, and snow dust, the oldest being the biggest

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and hardiest. The others were in degree, softer, and more

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easily influenced by the sun and the wind. They all

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looked alike, so that some people called them the six

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White Sisters. Yet they were all so great and powerful

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that many considered them giantesses. It was not possible for

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men to tame them, for they did very much as

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they pleased. No one could stop their doings or drive

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them away, except Wodin, who was the god of the sun.

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Yet in winter even he left off ruling the world

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and went away. During that time, that is, during seven months,

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Uller took Woden's throne and governed the affairs of the world.

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When summer came, Uller went with his wife up to

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the north pole, or they lived in a house on

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the top of the Alps. There they could hunt and

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roam on their snow shoes to these cold places, which

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the whole family enjoyed. Their daughters went also, and all

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were very happy. So far above the earth. Things went

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unpleasantly in Uller's family so long as his daughters were young,

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For then the girls found enough to delight in at

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their daily play. But when grown up and their heads

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began to be filled with notions about the young giants

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who paid visits to them, then the family troubles began.

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Yet all the time he was calling on human beings

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to harness him to wheels. There was one young giant

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fairy named Ver, who came often to see all six

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of Uller's daughters, from the youngest to the oldest. Yet

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no one could tell which of them he was in

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love with, or could name the girl he liked best. No,

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not even the daughters themselves. His character and his qualities

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were not well known, for he put on many disguises

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and appeared in many places. It was believed, however, that

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he had already done a good deal of mischief and

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was likely to do more, for he loved destruction. Yet

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he often helped the cabouder dwarfs to do great things,

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so that showed he was of some use. In fact,

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he was the fire fairy. He kept on courting all

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the six sisters long after May day came, and he

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lengthened his visits until the heat turned the entire half

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dozen of them into water, so they became one. At

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this Uller was so angry at Vor's having delayed so

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long before popping the question, and at his daughters losing

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their shapes, that he made Voor marry them all and

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at once, they taking the name of Region. Now. When

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the child of Vor and Reagan was born, it turned

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out to be in body and in character just what

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people expected from such a father and mother. It was

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named in Dutch Stum. It grew fast and soon showed

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that it was as powerful as its parents had been.

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Yet it was much worse when shut up than when

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allowed to go free in the air. Stume loved to

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do all sorts of tricks in the kitchen. It would

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make the iron kettle lid flop up and down with

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a lively noise if it were confined in a vessel,

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whether of iron or earthenware. When set over the fire,

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it would blow the pot or kettle all to pieces

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in order to get out. Thinking itself a great singer,

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it would make rather a pleasant sound when its mother

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let it come out of a spout. Yet it never

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obeyed either of its parents. When they tried to shut

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up Stem inside of anything, it always escaped with a

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terrible sound. In fact, nothing could long hold it in

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without an explosion. Sometimes Stume would go down into the

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bowels of the earth and turn on a stream of

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water so as to meet the deep fires which are

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ever burning far down below us. Then there would come

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an awful earthquake because Stume wanted to get out, and

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the earth crust would not let him, but tried to

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hold him down. Sometimes Stume slipped down into a volcano's mouth.

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Then the mountain, in order to save itself from being choked,

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had to spit Stem out, and this always made a

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terrible mess on the ground, and men called it lava.

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Or Stem might stay down in the crater as a

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guest and quietly come out occasionally in jets and puffs,

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even when jack Frost was around, and froze the pipes

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in the house, or turned the water of the pots, pans, kettles,

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and bottles into solid ice. Steme behaved very badly. If

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the frozen kettles or any other closed vessel were put

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over the stove or near the fire, and the ice

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melted at the bottom too fast, stem would blow the

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whole thing up. In this way, he often put men's

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lives in danger and made them lose their property. No

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one seemed to know how to handle this mischievous fairy.

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Not one man on earth could do anything with him,

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so they let him have his own way. Yet all

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the time, though he was enjoying his own tricks and

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lively fun, he was with his own voice calling on

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human beings to use him properly and harness him to wheels,

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for he was willing to be useful to them, and

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was all ready to pull or drive, lift, or lower,

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grind or pump as the need might be. As long

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as men did not treat him properly and give him

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the right to get out into the air after he

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had done his work, stem would explode, blow up, and

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destroy everything. He could be made to sing, hiss, squeal, whistle,

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and make all kinds of sounds. But unless the bands

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that held him in were strong enough, or if Voor

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got too hot, or his mother would not give him

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drink enough, when the iron pipes were red with heat,

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he would lose his temper and explode. He had no

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respect for bad or neglected boilers, or for lazy or

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careless firemen and engineers. Yet properly harnessed and treated well,

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and fed with the food such as his mother can

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give and rouse by his father's persuasion, Stume is greater

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than any giant or fairy that ever was. He can

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drive a ship, a locomotive, a submarine, or an aeroplane

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as fast as froze bore horses worship. Everybody today is

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glad that Stum is such a good servant and friend

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all over the world