# NEW PREMIUM TRAILER: The Sleeping Kingdom

An episode of [Animal Tales: The Kids' Story Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1644596989), 2 Jul 2026, 5:27.

Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72715832/subtrailer108_thesleepingkingdom_mixdown.mp3

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## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to a special taster of our new
[0:03] Speaker 1: premium only story. We hope you like it. Hey yo, Hello,
[0:23] Speaker 1: I'm Josephine and this is the Animal Tales podcast. There
[0:27] Speaker 1: are over one hundred extra stories on our premium service,
[0:31] Speaker 1: with a new one released every Friday, and this is
[0:35] Speaker 1: another one. Isabel is a premium member from England and
[0:40] Speaker 1: she would like a story with a cat, a unicorn
[0:44] Speaker 1: and a mermaid. Don't forget to listen to the animal
[0:47] Speaker 1: facts after the story to learn more about these creatures.
[0:52] Speaker 1: If you'd like to suggest an animal for a story,
[0:55] Speaker 1: then please do let us know at podcast at Animaltales
[0:58] Speaker 1: dot UK. As premium listeners, we guarantee to write one
[1:03] Speaker 1: for you. For now, it's time to sit back and
[1:07] Speaker 1: get comfy, because it's time to begin the Sleeping Kingdom.
[1:16] Speaker 1: Once upon a time, Princess Isabel woke up to a
[1:20] Speaker 1: very quiet castle. This was extremely odd. Usually mornings in
[1:27] Speaker 1: the castle would be loud and busy, but all Isabel
[1:31] Speaker 1: could hear was the faint whistle of the wind. She
[1:35] Speaker 1: couldn't hear any people bustling about in the hallways or
[1:39] Speaker 1: calling to each other in the courtyard. There were no
[1:42] Speaker 1: pattering feet. There was no humming or singing, nor the
[1:47] Speaker 1: sounds of carts trundling by. Everything was strangely, worryingly quiet.
[1:55] Speaker 1: Stranger still, her window was covered in leafy vines, blocking
[2:00] Speaker 1: the view. Pulling on her favorite dress, Princess Isabel decided
[2:07] Speaker 1: to leave her room to investigate. She soon found more
[2:11] Speaker 1: of the vines, looping through windows and curling around pillars
[2:15] Speaker 1: and door frames. Green tendril snaked down and around stairways,
[2:21] Speaker 1: across hallways, and over ceilings. Wherever the vine sat in
[2:27] Speaker 1: the shade, pink blooms flowered. But where were the people
[2:34] Speaker 1: creeping through the castle? Princess Isabel grew more and more concerned.
[2:39] Speaker 1: There wasn't a soul anywhere where had everyone gone? Stepping
[2:46] Speaker 1: over a particularly thick vine, Isabel entered the Great Hall
[2:51] Speaker 1: and was relieved to hear snoring That meant that someone
[2:55] Speaker 1: was here. It was one of the palace guards, Sir Gregor,
[3:00] Speaker 1: snoring softly beside the throne. He was surrounded by the
[3:05] Speaker 1: vines and their pink flowers. Sir Gregory, Princess Isabel said, gently,
[3:12] Speaker 1: rocking the guard's shoulder, but Sir Gregory only snored louder
[3:19] Speaker 1: At this point she was the closest she'd been to
[3:22] Speaker 1: the pink petals. Curious, she leaned closer to the nearest flower,
[3:28] Speaker 1: detecting a sickly sweet smell. The flower seemed to open further,
[3:34] Speaker 1: with pollen sparkling in the air as she bent over
[3:37] Speaker 1: to sniff the beautiful bloom. Don't do that, shouted a
[3:42] Speaker 1: warning voice. So surprised was Isabel that she jolted backwards,
[3:47] Speaker 1: her head clearing almost immediately. She hadn't realized quite how
[3:52] Speaker 1: sleepy she'd been feeling just the moment before. The voice,
[3:58] Speaker 1: she realized had come from Gracie, her black and white cat.
[4:03] Speaker 1: Whatever you do, don't sniff the flowers, warned Gracie firmly.
[4:09] Speaker 1: You didn't sniff them, did you, almost admitted Princess Isabel. Well,
[4:16] Speaker 1: it looks as if you didn't breathe too much in,
[4:19] Speaker 1: Gracee said, looking satisfied. I arrived just in time. What's
[4:26] Speaker 1: going on, Isabel asked? Where is every one sleeping? The
[4:33] Speaker 1: cat stated, They all sniffed the flowers then boom straight
[4:39] Speaker 1: to dreamland. But can't we wake them up? Isabel asked,
[4:46] Speaker 1: I've tried. The cat replied, nothing works. Clearly the vine
[4:52] Speaker 1: is the problem, suggested Isabel. Maybe we can learn more
[4:57] Speaker 1: by finding out where it's come from. That's a good idea,
[5:02] Speaker 1: said Gracie. We should go together. If you'd like to
[5:06] Speaker 1: hear more, please join our premium service. You can find
[5:09] Speaker 1: out how in the description. The premium service means you
[5:14] Speaker 1: can listen to all animal tales stories advert free, get
[5:18] Speaker 1: bonus stories, and we guarantee to turn your animal suggestion
[5:22] Speaker 1: into a future tale. I look forward to seeing you there.

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