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Pumpkin Stew

By: Meg Josephson
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
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Experience the smells, sounds, textures, signs, and tastes of the kitchen as a daughter lovingly prepares squash stew for her family on a brisk fall day.

Bedtime stories are narrated by the world’s most celebrated voices and written with no beginning, middle, or end so you don’t stay up to hear what happens next. They're interesting enough to give your mind something to focus on but delivered in a way that encourages sleep.

This title is part of the Audible Sleep Collection, exclusive audio experiences created to invite relaxation and sleep. New and free for members.

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Soothing and wonderful

Like a big bowl of comfort food, this story is warm, soothing, and wonderful. I loved it! I wish they'd do more like it. It did make me a little hungry, though, LOL.

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Definitely helps me fall asleep.

This is my favorite sleep audio. The narration is fantastic, and I love the storyline. The only bad thing about it is that I fall asleep before I get to the end! I actually listen to this audio any time I’m stressed or need to take a mental break. Love it! More like this please.

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It does work

This definitely helps me sleep when I’m struggling. Actually took me months before I actually heard the ending! I typically fall asleep well before….

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Really helps!

I have ADHD and settling down to sleep is a problem. This is a wonderful and soothing story that really helps. I just wish there were more of these.

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PLEASE MAKE MORE!!!

I LOVE ALL OF THE BEDTIME STORIES! THEY REALLY HELP ME FALL ASLEEP. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS I'VE LISTENED TO ALL OF THEM NUMEROUS TIMES. PLEASE MAKE MORE!!!! PLEASE AND THANK YOU!

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I have never reached the end of this story.

I have never managed to reach the end of this story, and that is a high compliment. This gets me to sleep just about every night. The story is mundane and calming in the loveliest way and takes my mind off of my life long enough for me to fall asleep. Highly, highly recommend.

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It works!

This is part of Audible’s sleep series, and it works! I put it on twice and didn’t get to the end before I was asleep. Finally listened to the ending out of curiosity today. It’s boring by design, but a sweet story. I can relate to the descriptions of cooking as meditation and appreciated the little reminders to notice my breath or parts of my body. A nice little piece for encouraging sleep.

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Listen.. fall asleep… repeat.

I didn’t know a short story about the normal steps of cooking a meal could be so relaxing. Well done!

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So Satisfying

I love this Narrator. Her voice and down-to-earth vocabulary are spot on to relax me immediately once she begins to speak. Something about the adjectives used describing he food being prepared is so satisfying to hear for me. I love watching cooking shows, so maybe that’s why I enjoy hearing a story about cooking so much? The story is a perfect length as well to cure me from my restless, wandering mind before bedtime. I’ve already listened to it a few times and keep thinking about listening yet again as I get ready for bed. Thank you for providing this wonderful sleep aid for me!

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Wonderful Story!!! I think!

Wonderful story that took me 5 night to finish. When they give the warning, “you probably won’t finish this story,” they were right. The way it describes everything is so interesting but yet so relaxing.

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