Insomnia

Jolena has insomnia (in-SAWM-nee-ah),

Her eyes can never close.

This means the girl can’t sleep at night.

Not even can she doze.

Jolena can’t sleep. She’s very tired. She has tried everything she has heard for how a person can get to sleep at night.

Getting out in the fresh air every day.

Drinking a nice cup of warm milk at bedtime.

Turning off the TV and all other devices at least 30 minutes before going to bed.

Taking a nice, warm bath at bedtime.

Counting sheep.

Reading a very boring book in bed.

Nothing has worked.

Finally, Jolena asked Mandy why she seems so rested when she gets out of bed in the morning.

“It’s very important to get a good night’s sleep,” Mandy told her.

“But I can’t sleep at all!” Jolena cried. “I just stare at the ceiling all night.

Mandy looked puzzled. “How can you stare at the ceiling all night if you’re wearing your sleep mask?” she asked.

“Sleep mask?” Jolena asked. “What’s a sleep mask?”

Mandy looked around  in the girls’ clothes basket and pulled out a soft piece of blue fabric with lace all around the edges. “This,” she said, “is a sleep mask. We each have one.”

“Children can’t sleep if they don’t close their eyes,” Mandy went on. “Dolls can’t sleep if they can see,” she explained. “Many dolls have eyes that close when they lie down. That can be a problem if they want to read in bed…

…or watch the clouds up in the sky.”

“Our eyes are always open, so we can see to do those things,” Mandy went on. “It’s why you can do somersaults in the air on your skis and see where to land. You will need a sleep mask to sleep, though.” Mandy dug around again in the clothes basket. She found another sleep mask, so they each had one.

Jolena had insomnia,

Her eyes would never close.

This meant the girl could never sleep.

Not even could she doze.

But fashion has a cure for this!

A sleep mask for her eyes.

This means she now can sleep at night.

So rested she can rise.

Just a peek to say, “Thanks Mandy!”

Now Jolena can get a good night’s rest each night and wake up each morning ready for the day’s adventures.

Goodnight, Jolena! Sleep well!

Cast--

Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen

Mandy: Götz Happy Kidz Katie 2015

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