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Sleep Story 213 - The Day Before Yesterday

Bore You To Sleep - Sleep Stories for Adults

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The Little Billy in Thackeray's Ballad

i saw the earth leap up and invade the sky. I saw a rock float across the arching sky on sluggish winds. And my eyes were delighted with visions of deserts, mosques and palm trees that my fellow passengers would not raise their heads to behold these marvels. Then i felt as though my wings were broken. The sides of the carriage closed in and squeezed out the door like a pip out of an orange, until there was only three cornered gap left. A young man came and lifted me out through the hole, and seemed very surprised that i was not hurt. After that, i played with the blind, which worked with a spring, until one of the aunts told me

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