The Ugly Duckling
Down behind the old farmhouse, where the meadow ran out and gave way to water, the burdock grew thick and tall. A small child could have walked in under the leaves and stood upright there with room to spare. The leaves were enormous.
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Maya Hart
Tender, reassuring, steady
Tender and reassuring, steady when things aren't, present and calm without ever overpromising.
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About this session
The Ugly Duckling is a sleep story from Salūs, a long bedtime story for adults, read slowly at a bedtime pace by Maya Hart.
Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android, hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.