The Princess Bride – Part 1
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→ Sleepbound Nights — original cosy bedtime stories for grown-ups: Apple Podcasts
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Tonight we meet Buttercup — not yet the most beautiful woman in the world, not yet in love, just a girl on a horse named Horse, with a farm boy who answers every command with three quiet words.
This is where it all begins: the hills of Florin, the farm, a boy in a hovel who reads by candlelight. Part 1 opens gently — a comic history of beauty, a girl who couldn't care less, and a phrase repeated so often it begins to mean something else. A threshold reading, perfect for settling in.
This is a slow, wry fairy-tale reading for sleep — soft spoken. No drama. Just golden farmland, a patient boy, and three words that carry the whole story.
Thanks for being here with us tonight. Sweet dreams.
— Ian & Alex
💤 This audiobook is for you if
- You fall asleep better with a voice than with silence
- You love a story that knows exactly what it is — a fairy tale told with warmth and a wink
- You want something slow enough to actually let go
- Old kingdoms, dry wit, and a boy who says "As you wish" is your kind of bedtime
🌙 Best experienced
Headphones on. Lights off. Somewhere warm.
Let the quiet of the Florin farmlands do the rest.
Includes mentions of: Food and sweets, Animals, Illness, Romance, Mild violence.
