How to Sleep Well According to Much-Loved Children’s Fictional Characters
The best advice might come from the most unlikely places. Or it may not…
The Magic Roundabout
Brian the snail
“Be careful where you nap. My favorite place is under a rock, or in a flower pot. Don’t settle down on a pavement after it’s been raining.”
Zebedee the spring
“Squeeze yourself up tight and tie something around your coils before you snuggle under the covers. Otherwise, your spouse will awaken with a startle as you bounce into action when the lights go out.”
Ermentrude the cow
“My advice is to keep a few snacks handy on your bedside table. You never know when you’ll fancy a nibble. If there’s no clover close by, you might end up eating your pillowcase when your belly growls.”
Peter Pan
Tinker Bell
“I think you should find someone like Peter (only older) to cuddle. Make sure it’s not Peter. Because he’s mine. Find your own magic individual to embrace.”
Peter Pan
“Sleep is for woosies. I bed down in the afternoon mostly and catnap. If you do the same, you’ll need earplugs because the grown-ups are awake and noisy. At night I prefer to fly about. My advice is to take a torch with you unless it’s a full moon. Else you might bump into rooftops.”
Nana the dog
“Well, if you’re anything like me, you hardly get any sleep since you must wait until all members of the household are safely in bed before you snooze. So, have a nice bowl of chow and wait under the moon for your people to return.”
Snow White
The evil queen (Grimhilde)
“Before you go to bed, look at your reflection and check you are the most beautiful person alive. If your mirror doesn’t provide good news, murder anyone prettier than you and you’ll sleep wonderfully.”
Snow White
“I love sleeping. I sleep a lot. It’s my greatest wish that a passing amorous stranger lean over me for a kiss. It hasn’t happened to me yet. But all you can do is try. If I were you, I’d take naps in public to increase the odds someone sauntering by plants a smacker on your lips.”
Bashful the dwarf
“Cover your modesty with big pajamas. If an attractive woman comes to live in your house and wants to kiss you goodnight, hide under your blankets. Only, pop your head out so she can see you blush now and then. If you want her to read you a story, write your request in a letter. It’s difficult to ask outright.”
So now you know how to sleep. Do so in public during day while wearing big pajamas and looking beautiful. Also, keep snacks at your bedside, make sure you don’t bed down on a pavement in bad weather or spring about and frighten your magic sleeping partner.
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