The Sleeping World: Seaside Grazing with a Sheep

Wind down by escaping into nature. Part soundscape and part bedtime story, The Sleeping World is an intimate journey through ecologies around the world.

North Ronaldsay sheep have been roaming the shores of a Scottish isle for centuries. They outnumber people there by more than twenty to one. While most sheep graze in fields, the North Ronaldsay are a breed apart: they forage seaweed on the rocky beach. In this episode, we follow a lamb as she crosses the island’s ancient stone dyke and sees the ocean for the first time.

This is the world in its natural state, defined by seasons, routines, and cycles. By the time this lamb is ready to let the waves lull her to sleep, you’ll be drifting off too.

Produced by Audible and Mumble Media
Written by Cara Ehlenfeldt
Narrated by Cynthia Kimola
Executive Producers for Mumble Media: Cara Ehlenfeldt and Jake Young
Executive Producer for Audible: Anna Stitt
Sound Design and Mix: Mumble Media
Additional Recordings: Nicholas Jourjine
The Mumble Media team is Jaymeson Catsouphes, Cara Ehlenfeldt, Liz Mak, Lee Mengistu, David Tatasciore, Renée Vargas, Jake Young, and Sharif Youssef
North Ronaldsay Sheep Consultant: Michael Scott
Fact-Checker: Andrea López-Cruzado
Head of Creative Development: Kate Navin
Head of Audible Originals, North America: Marshall Lewy
Chief Content Officer: Rachel Ghiazza