Little Bear's Big Sleep | Bedtime Stories for Kids

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Hello friends, are you getting ready for bed?
Let’s make sure we’ve brushed our teeth and washed our hands. Oh and don’t forget your comfy things. Now it’s time for the perfect bedtime story.

About Mr. Jim:

Hi! I'm Jim Jacob, a South Carolina based creator. I started as a podcaster by accident. Our first real episodes on the internet were me trying to find a solution to help tell my sons stories as I was traveling for work. I recorded some stories and hoped that by uploading them to a podcast app, my wife and kids could have easy access to listen. What started as a fix for our family’s bedtime routine interruption has grown into a worldwide audience with hundreds of thousands of listeners. My wife Jocelyn and I have 3 kids and love inspiring others towards greater imagination and curiosity.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hello, friends, and welcome to bedtime stories with mister jim O.
I was just getting ready for bed, are you as well?
Oh good, I hope you brushed your teeth and found
all of your comfy things like pillows and blankets and stuffies.

(00:27):
Oh yes, oh good. Well, as long as you have
all those things ready, then it's time for our story.
But first we must close our eyes so that we
can travel to an imaginary world. Little bear wandered through

(00:58):
the woods, soaking all he could of the fall weather
or it was time for his first hibernation. The trees
were festive shades of red, oranges and yellows, the leaves

(01:19):
taking their time lazily drifting and floating down to the ground.
As little Bear's feet crunched along through the woods, one
landed on his nose, tickling it. Good night, autumn leaves.

(01:40):
I will see you next year, he giggled in reply.
He knew by the time he woke they would be
replaced by tiny green buds blossoming from the branches. Then
he wandered down toward the river, watching the ripples from

(02:01):
the current float along where he knew they would eventually
make it out to see The fish were no hunker,
jumping and swimming upstream, They too had begun to settle
down for the winter. Little Bear waded into the water,

(02:25):
feeling its fall chill down to his bones. Shivering, he said,
good night, river. I'll see you when you are warm again.
He swam back to shore and shook off. Little Bear
was sitting on the hill admiring the colors around him

(02:50):
when his friend Squirrel jumped on by high. Squirrel, wait
for me, I wanted to say good night night, Little
Bear called after him. Okay, good night, I'll see you tomorrow.
Squirrel waved back, but little Bear shook his head. No, Squirrel,

(03:15):
I won't see you tomorrow. It's time for me to hibernate.
Now hibernate, Little Squirrel stood on his hind legs, looking
at his friend confused look on his face. Bear explained,
Bear sleeped through winter. I won't see you again until spring.

(03:37):
Squirrel had never heard of hibernation. He didn't realize his
friend wouldn't be around to play with this winter. He
ran up onto Bear's head, giving him a squeeze. Okay,
good night, Bear, I will miss you. As the friend

(03:58):
said good bye for now, the sun lowered behind the
branches of the forest, sending a deep golden glow across
the ground. Everything was washed in the autumn hue as

(04:18):
the trees held on to their remaining red leaves. Everything
in the forest was beginning to slow down for the winter,
even squirrel, whose family was collecting their final acorns to store.
Little Bear yawned, making his way back to his cave

(04:39):
where Mama Bear was waiting. She wrapped him up in
a big bear hug. Did you get to say good
night to every one? Mama Bear asked. Little Bear nodded,
and she smiled. Inside the cave, Mama had prepared a
bedtime snow of berries. Little Bear ate them slowly, one

(05:05):
by one until they were all gone. Then he curled
up in the den with his Mama Bear and settled
in for his long winter nap. Outside the cave, the
weather grew cold, The final leaves fell from the trees

(05:27):
and blanketed the frosty ground. Someday snow fell softly onto
the ground, making the world white and quiet. Other times
the wind blew ferociously, rattling the empty tree branches throughout
the forest. No matter what the weather was outside, little

(05:52):
Bear and his mama stayed warm and safe inside their cave.
Fast sleep. He dreamed of warm summer nights, fireflies that
flashed their little bulbs across the meadow like shooting stars.

(06:14):
His dream self lied in the green grass underneath the moon,
listening to the noisy hoots and chirps of the night.
He befriended the owls and raccoons, and they played together
in the moonlight. Outside the cave. It was now the

(06:34):
middle of winter. The forest was full of snow drifts.
The river slowed by layers of ice. The fish below
swam deeper, resting and saving their energy for spring. Squirrel
appeared above the snow banks and sniffed the air. Not

(07:01):
spring yet, still a few more weeks without my best friend.
Squirrel decided to pass by his friend's cave just in
case Little Bear was awake. He dashed over and stood outside, listening.

(07:22):
It was dark and cozy, very quiet. Squirrel scurried a
little closer and could hear the soft snores of little
Bear and Mama Bear. Sweet dreams little Bear. Squirrel whispered
into the dark, then he scurried back to his tree.

(07:47):
Little Bear dreamed on sleeping deeply through the middle of winter.
The air outside was cold, but the wind had begun
to warm up. Icicles drip dropped, creating pools of water
along the melting snow. The sleepy animals began to stir

(08:11):
and move around in the forest. Twigs snapped, and leaves
that were hidden under the snow began to crunch with
the movement of the animals. Ugh little bear grumbled and stretched.

(08:34):
He opened an eye and saw the sun reaching into
the cave toward him and Mama Bear. He smiled, happy
to have made it through his first hibernation. He was
excited to go fine squirrel and ask him all about
the winter, but for now he stayed there, cuddled up

(08:58):
with Mama Bear. Just one more nap, he decided, before
closing his eyes and drifting back to sleep. Well, my friends,
as it's time to close our eyes just like that

(09:19):
little bear, may you have very sweet and happy dreams.
Good night, my friends,