

The Crane Maiden | Japanese Folklore Sleep Story
Connect with the energy of the crane in tonight’s bedtime story, inspired by Japanese folklore. In tonight’s story, you are a poor woodcutter who discovers a wounded crane on your way home from the market. You care for the bird, nursing it back to health until it can fly again. Shortly after the crane departs, a woman…
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