About this episode Join Shelly the Snail on a peaceful nighttime journey through the enchanting moonlit garden, where gentle adventures unfold amidst shimmering flowers and twinkling stars. This calming story, narrated in a warm, cozy voice, nurtures imagination and provides a soothing escape for bedtime, helping children feel safe and calm as they drift into peaceful sleep while discovering the magic that exists in every quiet corner of the night.
0:00 A snail can have up to fourteen thousand tiny teeth.0:06 Just like Luna followed the moonbeams on her midnight journey, a little snail named Shelly follows a silver trail of her own, searching for a single, perfect leaf.0:24 Shelly the snail woke up slowly, from a deep, round sleep.0:31 The moon was a soft lamp in the sky, and the garden was quiet and still.0:39 She poked her little eye-stalks out from her beautiful, swirly shell.0:47 Everything smelled of damp earth and night-blooming jasmine.0:54 A tiny rumble in her tummy told her it was time for a midnight snack.1:02 And so, her gentle adventure began.1:06 She slid from beneath her fern-frond blanket, leaving a shimmering trail of silver behind her.1:17 Her journey wasn't fast, oh no.1:21 It was a slow, careful, wonderful journey.1:26 First, she passed a spider's web, strung between two blades of grass.1:34 The night dew had turned it into a necklace of tiny, sparkling diamonds.1:42 Shelly paused, just to watch them glitter.1:47 Then, she glided past a sleeping poppy, its soft red petals all tucked in for the night, like a little velvet blanket.2:00 Shelly whispered a quiet hello as she went by.2:06 The whole world was peaceful, and Shelly felt very, very safe in her cozy shell-house.2:16 Then… she saw it.2:18 Right in the middle of her path.2:21 A pebble.2:22 To you or me, it would be just a little stone.2:28 But to Shelly, it was a GREAT gray mountain.2:33 What should she do?2:35 She could try to go all the way around, but that would take so long.2:43 For a moment, she felt a little bit stuck.2:48 But then she remembered how brave she was.2:53 She took a slow, deep snail-breath… and decided to CLIMB.2:59 Inch by inch, she moved up the smooth, cool side of the pebble-mountain.3:07 Her one, strong, sticky foot held on tight.3:12 Up, up, up she went… and then… down, down, down the other side.3:20 She had done it!3:22 And when she reached the bottom, she saw the most wonderful sight.3:29 There, waiting just for her, was the most perfect, green, three-leaf clover.3:38 It was fresh and crisp and covered in the sweetest dew.3:44 It was the best dinner a little snail could ever ask for.3:51 She took a tiny, happy bite… and then another.3:56 When her tummy was full and content, she crawled right into the center of the soft leaf, curled up tight, and pulled her shell in close.4:12 The stars twinkled goodnight, and Shelly the snail drifted off into sweet, peaceful dreams.
