BEDTIME STORIES

We asked readers to share their craziest sleep-talking stories. Some of these might keep you up at night.

✦ I dreamed I was rocking a baby to sleep. In the morning, my husband, who is bald, told me I patted his head for 30 minutes while repeating, “Go to sleep, baby.” —Leighann Phillips shalimar, florida

✦ My husband sat up in bed and announced, “Eileen, I believe I can kill about 20 chickens.” He then went back to sleep, leaving me wide-awake. —E.S. via rd.com

✦ As a kid, I was at a sleepover, and I watched my friend stuff the bedsheet into her mouth, pull it out, and say, “That was good, Mom; what’s for dessert?” —Shirley Yanachik the villages, florida

✦ My husband was tossing and turning in bed, so I asked whether he was all right. He replied, “Yes, I talked with the horse, and he didn’t have any suggestions or answers for the project.” —Ann Anderson kenosha, Wisconsin

✦ Turning to me with some urgency, my sleeping husband stated, “I have to do the cat’s taxes!” —Candace R. Renard staunton, virginia

✦ Our eight-year-old daughter: “Are you saying that George Washington didn’t invent the toilet?” —Laura Miller catonsville, maryland