The Island Fairies: Bedtime Story

Get swept away with a magical bedtime story for adults, "The Island Fairies." This cozy sleepy story offers ocean sounds to fully immerse you in a calming journey. Travel to the South Pacific to the secret island of Lumi, a magical oasis protected by fairies. Encounter mermaids on moonlit shores, dolphins, water nymphs, sea turtle hatchlings, and a waterfall as you unwind and take a nightly holiday. As you get sleepy, the fairies lead you to an overwater bungalow, where you fall into a deep slumber. It's time to dream away.

Transcript

Tonight's fantasy sleep story unveils its enchanting wonders as you venture into a realm where magic thrives and inspires your dreams.

You are listening to The Island Fairies.

Travel to the South Pacific to an enchanted secret island ruled and protected by fairies.

The sacred island is an experience reserved for souls invited by these ethereal beings.

And you happen to be one of the fortunate guests.

Spend the night under their guidance,

Traveling by sea with mermaids and dolphins.

Arriving to the island as sea turtles hatch on the sparkling shores and unicorns wade in a turquoise lagoon.

Moonbows and waterfalls offer a playground for luminous wisps and water nymphs as you recline in a hammock and take it all in.

You end the night in an over water villa beneath a starry sky as the trade winds whisper and sounds of the surf deliver you to slumber.

It's time to dream away.

Welcome to Michelle's Sanctuary.

I am Michelle,

A fellow dreamer and imaginative playmate on these nightly adventures meant to help you unwind and let go of the day.

Congratulate yourself for making it to this moment of total surrender and peace.

Indulge in the nightly gift of tranquility and deep rest by enjoying a mental holiday that you have more than earned.

For some,

Fantasy stories may feel a bit silly at first,

But I invite you to let go of any judgment or criticism.

Save your analytic thinking for another time because a sleep story unfolds like a dream in a land where anything is possible.

Every time you listen will be very different,

So allow yourself the freedom to go along with your whims and fancies.

Change anything along the way that you want.

And know I am merely a compassionate guide,

Helping you breathe life into your imagination.

Set sail on this voyage through time and space with an open heart and settled mind,

Inviting all the indulgences to be found.

The sanctuary of your room and mind become an active portal as you settle into the support of your bed.

Consider how everything in this moment aligns to support your path to sleep.

Wiggle and stretch and then let your body become heavy like a stone,

Drifting to the white sandy depths of the sea.

Feel the air in your room transform.

A salty breeze carries the essence of coconuts and tropical flowers as it brushes your face.

Open your mouth and let out a big sigh.

Sigh away everything that didn't go your way today,

As well as anything that gets in the way of your quest for bliss and serenity.

When you're ready,

Inhale the air slowly,

Sensing it is infused with a magic of fairies.

The oxygen molecules sparkle around you as your lungs take in their healing powers.

Expand to your utmost capacity so light you could float across a moonlit lagoon without a care.

You may yawn or sigh once more,

Giving in to the sonata of the sea,

The splashes of dolphins breaching the waves,

And the soft crunch of hatchlings making their way to the lacy white edge of the South Pacific.

Indulge once more in a conscious breath as you inhale,

Maybe yawn,

And sigh.

Give in to the rhythm of this moment and the natural flow of your breath.

No need to rush when there are pleasures to savor.

Let your breath slip into its natural rhythm as you sink deeper into your bed.

Feel the light coating of fairy dust over your body,

Covering you from crown to soles,

Inviting you to come along as the story begins.

In the vast southerly expanse of the Pacific Ocean,

One may encounter a collection of islands so enchanting,

So captivating,

That they seem plucked from the dreams of weary souls caught in the frenzy of modern routines.

Thousands of islands scattered like jewels include exotic places such as Tahiti,

Fiji,

And Samoa.

Isolated in a place that feels remote and far away for many,

These islands have become idealized as heavenly getaways where one may forget it all.

However,

Not all of these islands are accessible by adventure-seeking travelers on voyages.

The spiritual realm serves some of these ancient isles,

Sheltering them from intruders.

In an effort to keep the islands pristine,

They slip behind a veil of protection offered by the sacred energy aroused when volcanoes erupted and formed these gemstones of the South Pacific.

The island of Lumi has appeared in folklore for thousands of years when the first brave souls in modest hand-carved vessels made their way beyond the realm of protection.

Welcomed by the fairies who tended to the island,

Magical tales were retold around seaside bonfires and depicted on the walls of caves with shimmering paint in vibrant hues.

Yet the island of Lumi remained mysterious.

The more humans sought to conquer or explore this sacred place,

The less often they were able to find it.

It was the kind,

Unsuspecting souls who shined brightly with compassion and curiosity that would somehow wind up in this magical land without the slightest inkling to try and find it.

You find yourself in the center of the vast Pacific,

Nestled in a small boat amid the endless cerulean waves and powder blue skies.

Soothed by the blues as the last hours of sunlight reflect off the water like millions of mirrors,

You feel the wind on your face and inhale the smell of the aged wooden vessel and salty yet sweet tropical air.

The small boat is a masterpiece of craftsmanship.

Its knotty wood is polished to a lustrous sheen,

Magnified by the beauty of the rich golden sun.

Carved out of mature wood from a coconut tree with precision and care,

It bears the marks of skilled hands and time.

Smooth and sturdy,

The boat seems to have a life of its own.

Its curves and lines blending with the waves,

With mystical embellishments depicting mermaids,

Fairies,

And an army of animated coconuts.

As you run your hand along the polished wood,

You can feel the warmth of the sun waning.

You wonder how many sunrises and sunsets this boat has served.

You alternate between guiding the tiny yet mighty vessel through the vast expanse of blues with a paddle and simply going with the flow.

Waves lap against the boat as you surrender to their gentle rocking back and forth,

Left in a dreamy daze by their trance-inducing melodies.

The sun hangs low on the horizon,

Casting an iridescent tangerine glow across the ocean's surface,

Painting it in pastel hues of raspberry pink,

Peach,

And gold.

The sun's rays caress your face as the soft sea mist dances around you,

Leaving tiny droplets on your sun-touched arms and face.

The sea breeze creates a tingling cool sensation upon touching these droplets of salt water.

As you marvel at the saturated hues,

Blending in breathtakingly beautiful gradients from yellow topaz to amethyst,

Playful dolphins emerge from the ocean depths and surround the boat.

They breach the waves with grace,

Their inquisitive eyes assessing your character.

With a sense of wonder,

You lean over the side of the boat,

Reaching out as one of the dolphins approaches,

Eagerly allowing you to nuzzle against its smooth,

Glistening,

Elephant gray skin.

The dolphins squeal and emit messages below the water's surface,

Letting the beings of the South Pacific know that you are welcome.

With their encouragement,

Mermaids appear,

Swimming alongside the coconut wood vessel,

Playfully splashing at you as they giggle and speak in an unfamiliar language.

And while you cannot understand their words,

Their motivations are clear.

They simply wish to enjoy the last moments of daylight in their natural home by having fun.

The Sun hovers just above the horizon and you know once it disappears,

There truly is no plan on how you may navigate the night at sea.

Yet deep down,

Your intuition presents itself with a persistent sensation that begins at your heart and radiates throughout your person like an anchor of peace.

It instills a sense that everything will be okay,

Akin to the feeling a newborn has when entering the world as he or she depends on those around to help them thrive.

Just as now,

A world opens before you with a bounty of fantastical beings looking out for you with a sense of joy and adventure.

You watch the shimmering tails of mermaids diving beneath the sea and rising once more to clutch their arms around the dolphins that speed through the water.

Everything sparkles around you,

So much so that you can hardly take it in with mortal eyes.

This kind of beauty is something artists try to capture in paintings and photos.

Yet a piece of art may never fully replicate the tangible changes you feel right now.

You watch the wide bands of sunlight shrinking across the water as the Sun fades fast.

You inhale deeply,

Smiling without a care,

And a deep sigh is timed to match the final descent of the Sun.

Barely dipping your toe into the night,

You hear the joyous chorus of voices that you at first interpret to be sea sirens.

But these enchanting voices are innocuous,

Causing even the dolphins and mermaids to become still in reverence as they simply float in the gentle tide.

A shimmering presence surrounds you as bands of navy blue,

Purple,

Magenta,

And orange streak across the sky,

Tinting the turquoise sea with warm tones.

Fairies with their ethereal glow emerge from the fading light.

Although they were there all along,

They swoop around your vessel,

Stealing your paddle with mischievous glee before latching sparkling strands to the smooth edge of the boat.

These pearly white,

Lavender,

And pink strands are sturdy like fishing lines.

But in the hues of twilight,

They appear to be as delicate as a spiderweb.

The fairies wear ethereal dresses that waft just above the lacy,

Opal crests.

They make haste as they charge the small vessel through the sea.

Their attention is focused ahead and their jovial personalities become temporarily subdued in this dedicated pursuit.

The vessel soars over the waves with such speed.

The movement sends a tickle through your stomach.

The same sensation felt riding on country roads over unexpected hills.

As the sky transforms into a canvas of vibrant colors and the first stars twinkle into existence,

The island of Lumi appears on the horizon like a mirage beckoning you forward.

The silhouette of palm trees and the powdery white shores are made slightly blurry by what appears to be containment in the largest bubble you've ever seen.

With a sense of total surrender,

You allow yourself to be carried by the fairies,

Gripping your hands around the taut strands that connect the coconut wood boat to their mighty force.

As you approach the bouncy orb that protects the island,

A single touch of a slender fairy finger causes it to pop and reveal the glittering island of Lumi.

Powdery white sand like diamond dust offers a soft landing.

As the fairies lift your vessel above the water and drop it on the shore,

You steady yourself and rise,

Feeling the tropical trade winds dry the remnants of seawater on your soft skin.

Your summery linen attire billows,

Glowing in the light of the rising moon as stars light up the velvety indigo sky.

The mermaids bathe in the moonlight,

Stretching out and fanning themselves dry as they perch atop volcanic rock beds.

Your feet sink in wet sand that retains the heat of the afternoon sun as the tepid water forms lacy designs where the sand and sea form tiny ripples and massage your soles.

You hear a clatter,

A strange patter of small feet and turn to see an army of coconut sentinels emerging from the enchanted tropical forest beyond the beach.

These pint-sized beings march with a feisty spirit of a pack of protective chihuahuas surrounding you with a sense of purpose.

You stand in the heart of their circle and the fairies and mermaids laugh together.

The island is protected and everyone knows the coconut squad is more for show than practicality,

But anyone who's had a coconut fall on them from the top of a 20-foot tree is well aware that a coconut can be forceful and powerful.

The spirited coconuts peer up at you in the moonlit cast.

After some grunting and pretense,

They deem you a worthy guest,

Transforming from a militant lineup to a playful crowd that begins to rock and roll quite literally among the surf.

The fairies ignite tiki torches along the shores and you hear the melody of a ukulele coming from somewhere behind you.

Following the light of a lavender fairy,

You discover,

Seated within the lush white and yellow petals of a plumeria flower,

Is a sprite minstrel.

The boyish creature strums at the instrument,

Its sound defying expectations based on its size,

To join the croaking of tree frogs and gentle surf lapping against the shore.

His tiny clothes are spun from the finest spider silk,

Shining with a silvery sheen.

He pays no attention to the fairies or mermaids or coconut army or even you as his nimble fingers pluck away,

So lost in the music as he fills the air with a joyous song.

Each melodic note captures the magic of Lumi and its laid-back island spirit and each graceful move as he plays causes the plumeria to release its sweet peachy and creamy perfume into the salty night air.

Tonight is a long-awaited time for the fairies that hover above a nest concealed in the shadows on the beach.

Their sheer reflective wings flutter fast as they release fistfuls of fairy dust into the air.

It falls with grace as if in suspended animation before landing on the nest of sea turtle eggs in the process of hatching.

A glittering blessing,

It gives the tiny turtles the courage to leave the safety of the nest and travel across the silky wet sand into the Pacific.

Around the world,

Baby sea turtles may struggle to avoid predators on their precarious march to the vast sea,

But in Lumi,

The fairies are there to protect them as they trudge along the first time.

Their clumsy flippers shuffle along as siblings encourage one another to proceed.

Led by the glow of the moon and fairy light,

Their procession creates a crunchy patter as the sprite minstrel plays around their rhythmic sounds,

Fitting melodic strums between the silent pauses.

An extraordinary night to behold,

You stand in awe.

The mermaids to your right,

The coconut army and sprite minstrel behind you,

And the fairies to the left guiding the hatchlings into the sea.

Though it's a gentle low tide,

Some of the tiny turtles still struggle to find their way.

Some are flipped upside down,

But the fairies and siblings give nature a chance to correct their course,

And it does.

Such small,

Spunky beings on the island of Lumi have a presence that far exceeds their size.

They have a resilient spirit that stirs something within you,

Connecting you with your inner fortitude and adaptability.

You watch as the last of the hatchlings make it into the sea and walk to the water's edge to cheer them on,

Hoping one day to see them once more when they revisit the shores of Lumi.

But the night has much more in store as the fairies lead you southerly toward a mystical lagoon.

Following their light,

You hear the distant whispers of a waterfall.

Lush flora surround the pristine aquamarine water with vibrant pops of persimmon,

Red,

Yellow,

Fuchsia,

And purple tropical flowers.

As you get closer to the lagoon,

Formed by coral reefs that keep the fresh water separate from the Pacific,

You encounter a majestic narrow waterfall with moonbows in its mist.

A trio of unicorns sips from the sparkling water,

Lowering their sleek white manes into the cascade.

The fairies focus their attention on the sleeping water nymphs who rest during the daylight hours and come out to play when the island becomes cool.

The nocturnal beings are smaller than the fairies,

But just a bit larger than the sprite minstrel,

A fact they often use to tease him with.

Adorned in rich shades of green and earth tones,

They blend in with the tropical ferns and palm trees as they dream through the day.

But once awakened,

Long after sunset,

They come fully to life.

Skating across the silky lagoon water like dragonflies,

Nourished by the tonic of nightfall.

And in some strange way,

Their zestiness alerts you to your fading energy.

The intuitive fairies come to the rescue,

Leading you to a hammock stretched between two towering palm trees,

As aware of your needs as they are of all living creatures.

From flora to fauna on Lumi Island,

Luminous wisps dart around the rustling fronds overhead,

Connecting the physical world with the spiritual realm.

Within their light,

They carry the essence of the island and its tales of all the souls who've come to heal,

To frolic,

And to honor its sacred beauty.

The wide palm fronds cast a mesmerizing silhouette against the starry sky,

Backlit by the moon as it takes center stage up above.

Each fluttering leaf seems to dance to the enchanting sounds of the lagoon,

Casting shadows on the water where the nymphs now float on their backs.

Their tiny hands clasp behind their wild,

Curly tendrils of long hair.

Their legs crossed and propped with a some ease most of us may only find on solid ground.

Settling into the hammock,

You feel the embrace of timeless ease wash over you like a soothing wave.

The fairies,

With their ethereal glow,

Flit about with graceful movements,

Their delicate wings shimmering in the moonlight.

With a sprinkle of fairy dust,

A coconut lands on the earth,

Rolling towards them.

A fairy in pink pierces a hole into the outer layer with a slightest tap of her elbow,

While another flies over with a bamboo straw and inserts it.

They deliver the mature coconut to you.

Your hands wrap around the brown husk as you rest the tropical delight on your sternum and sip slowly.

The taste of the sweet,

Creamy milk floods your senses,

Transporting you to a state of blissful tranquility.

Its smooth texture moisturizes your lips,

Leaving a lingering sweetness that comforts you and encourages your sleepiness to grow.

The trade winds cause the hammock to sway to the rhythm of the palms,

Watching as the fairies busy themselves,

Tending to the lagoon,

Ensuring that all its inhabitants are well cared for and content.

You count the stars twinkling above,

Their radiant glow filling you with a sense of wonder and awe as you perceive the faint opal reflection of the protective orb that surrounds the secret island,

Keeping it invisible to most human eyes.

As sleep begins to weigh heavy upon your eyelids,

Fairies understand the importance of rest.

With a gentle call,

They summon a majestic unicorn to carry you back to the shore.

The unicorn bows before you as you hoist yourself up with the aid of the fairies with their unbelievable strength.

Their gentle glow leads you through the tropical flora on a different pathway back to the beach.

The sound of the surf crashing against the jetty of rocks fills the air as the fairies guide the unicorn to an over water villa on a wooden pier that extends into the South Pacific Sea.

The tiki-style dwelling has a thatched roof and open-air design as the tropical night breeze circulates through the lofty space.

The unicorn lowers once more,

Its horn twinkling as she blesses you with a night of enchanting dreams.

You step from the cool sand to the weathered wooden planks of the pier to feel the papery yet solid surface of aged wood beneath your feet.

Each step echoing in the stillness of the night.

With each stride,

You draw closer to the sanctuary of the overwater villa where the gentle lullaby of the ocean awaits and the susurrating breeze lures you.

The fairies stay along the shore,

Blowing out the tiki torches,

Giving you privacy as you luxuriate in an outdoor shower.

It is fed by rainwater as pure and pristine as the mountain-fed streams of Fiji.

As you step beneath the cascade,

The lukewarm water envelops you and cleanses you of salt and the remnants of the day's adventures.

The scent of coconut mango soap fills the air as your body is coated in its lush lather,

Moisturizing your skin to a level of softness that makes everything feel better.

With your head tilted back,

You peer up at the moon,

Its silvery glow casting a gentle radiance upon the surrounding landscape.

The moonlight dances upon the surface of the ocean beyond the bamboo enclosure,

Creating shimmering ripples that reflect the celestial beauty above.

Emerging from the shower,

You wrap yourself in a long flowing gown of white cotton,

Its soft fabric billowing in the tropical breeze.

The fairies meet you in the bedroom suite,

Peeling back the covers and ensuring you feel safe and at home.

You climb into the four-poster bed made of bamboo and sink into its plush embrace,

Cocooned in this tropical oasis.

The sprite minstrel settles in a swing made of seagrass that hangs in open windows overlooking Lumi Island.

His fingers pluck the melody of a comforting lullaby on his uke.

Above the tiki hut style roof reveals skylights through which the stars twinkle.

Scattered across the velvet expanse of the night sky,

Your heavy eyelids close as the fairies blow a pinch of sleepy dust over the bed and you inhale the smells of papaya,

Coconut,

Sweet seagrass and the sea.

So heavy,

So tired.

With a contented sigh,

You surrender to the gentle transition to sleep,

In your heart longing for your dreams to bring you back to Lumi.

Finding serenity,

Finding enchantment,

Finding healing,

Finding sleep.

It's time to dream away.

Good night.

Reviews

Michelle, another fabulous story that lulled me to sleep. I definitely have to listen again so I get to enjoy and remember it! Thank you for another creative bedtime story! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Lovely. Michelle, after waking at 5 am to go to the bathroom and returning to bed hoping for a little more sleep, I found your enchanting story. I don’t remember much as fell asleep quickly and woke 4 hours later feeling amazing! 🙏🏻🥰

Thank you,Michelle, for making this week’s nights so magical through this story, though I’ve only heard snippets throughout each of those nights. Very enchanting🙏🏻🧚‍♂️😴🧚‍♂️🌟🧚‍♂️🌟🙏🏻