Settle in for a soothing bedtime story to help you drift off to sleep: Rudyard Kipling's "The Cat That Walked by Himself," read in full as part of Coffee Break for the Soul, within our Books at Bedtime collection.

If you're looking for a calming audiobook to quiet a racing mind, ease insomnia, and fall asleep naturally, let this gentle classic wrap around you like a warm blanket. From Kipling's much-loved Just So Stories, this is a tale of the very beginning of things — when the tame animals were still wild — and of one wonderfully independent cat who strikes his own clever bargain to win a place by the fire, the warm white milk, and a corner of the cave… yet still walks by himself, for "all places are alike to him."

 Read slowly and warmly by Martin Hewlett of Calming Anxiety, the hypnotic rhythm and gentle repetition of Kipling's storytelling is made for winding down, relaxation, and letting the day fall away. Whether you keep it for bedtime, a quiet coffee-break moment for the soul, or simply a peaceful audiobook to relax to, this Books at Bedtime reading is here whenever you need to slow down and rest. Close your eyes, breathe slowly, and let the story carry you off. Sweet dreams… and be kind.

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