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Apr 2022
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#170 - King Powell and Rhiannon

ERIK IRELAND
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A sleepy Welsh fairy tale about a king and a queen who outsmart a fairy prince. 

It's Spring here on the mountain, and this week I made a video of some of wildflowers that are blooming now. You can find it on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@listentosleep or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/listentosleep/

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You can read this story for free (along with other classics from the public domain) at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9368

Sleep well.💜 

Erik 


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