What is asleep?

What is asleep? is like when your favorite teddy bear stops moving and listening to you, it’s just taking a break.

Imagine you're playing outside on a sunny day, running around and laughing with your friends. Then, after a while, you feel tired. You sit down on the grass, close your eyes, and slowly drift away, that's asleep. Your body is resting, and your brain is dreaming about castles in the sky or flying with birds.

When you’re asleep, your body does some important work. It’s like when you finish a big puzzle, your brain needs time to put all the pieces back together. You might dream about things that happened during the day or imagine new adventures. Sometimes, you wake up and remember your dreams, and sometimes you don’t, just like how you might forget what you had for breakfast.

Even though you’re not moving or talking, your body is still working hard to help you grow and feel refreshed when you open your eyes again.