Gildenmyth
The Sleeping Almanac
Cinderella · The Original Fairy Tale
The voice you hear is the creator's own. He cloned it from recordings of his own voice, so every story is told in his voice. If you enjoy falling asleep to it, follow the show so each new story arrives on its own, and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts so other people can find it.
A slow, calm 3 hour fairy tale sleep story to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Tonight the storyteller opens the old book to Cinderella, exactly as Charles Perrault first set it down in 1697. A pumpkin hollowed out by a godmother's hand, six mice turned to six grey horses, a whiskered rat for a coachman, six lizards for footmen, and not one ball but two. The slipper is glass, it fits in front of everyone, and the story ends not in punishment but in forgiveness, with places found at court for both sisters.
Settle in, close your eyes, and let it drift over you. The pacing is slow, the voice is soft, and the music never spikes. There are unkind sisters in it, but the unkindness stays quiet, and the ending forgives them, which is how Perrault himself chose to close it. There is nothing here to fear. You do not have to watch. You do not have to remember any of it in the morning.
Episode 4 of 12 · The Storybook Season
Where this sits: Part 4 of 12 in The Storybook Season, one storyteller, one lantern, and one complete famous tale each night, each told from its original source. Tonight, the slipper of glass and the kindness at the end. Every episode stands on its own, and any night is a fine night to begin.
Chapters
- 0:00Welcome
- 3:02The House with the Cold Hearths
- 8:43Cinders, and the Two Names
- 15:29An Invitation Sealed in Red Wax
- 23:16Dressing the Sisters
- 29:59The Godmother in the Garden
- 36:36Six Mice, Three Rats, and Six Lizards
- 46:22The First Ball
- 55:16The Day Between
- 1:04:30The Stroke of Twelve
- 1:11:42The Slipper Tried Through the City
- 1:16:58Forgiveness, and Two Places at Court
- 1:22:57Goodnight. And the Lamp at the Edge of Morning
This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.