Bedtime stories for newborn babies

Jack and the Beanstalk

Fairy Tales

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Goldilocks

Harold's Fairy Tale

Little Red Riding Hood

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Three Little Pigs

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Once upon a time, a boy named Jack got himself into the biggest, most humongous heap of trouble ever. It all started when Jack’s mama asked him to milk the old cow. But Jack decided he was tired of milking cows. “No way, no how. I’m not milking this brown cow now,” said Jack, and he decided to sell the old cow, so he’d never have to milk it again! Jack was on his way to market to sell the cow when he came across a peddler. “Hi, Mr. Peddler,” said Jack. “Where are you headed?” asked the peddler. “I’m going to sell my cow at the market,” Jack answered. “Why sell your cow?” asked the peddler. “Trade her for beans!” “Beans?” asked Jack. “Not just any kind of beans,” said the peddler, “magic beans.” “What do they do?” asked Jack. “They do magic!” said the peddler. “Magic? Sold!” said Jack, and he traded the cow for three magic beans. Jack got home and told his mama he had sold the cow so he wouldn’t have to milk her anymore. “Oh dear, you did what?” Jack’s mama asked. “I sold her for magic beans,” said Jack. “You sold a cow for magic beans?” Jack’s mama couldn’t believe what Jack was telling her. “There’s no such thing as magic beans,” she said as she threw the beans out the window. “Well, I did make them disappear, but that still doesn’t make them magic!” Suddenly, the ground rumbled and began to shake. A magic beanstalk grew up right before their eyes! Jack saw it and immediately began to climb the tall beanstalk. “Get back here this instant!” called Jack’s mama, but Jack wasn’t listening. Jack climbed up and up and up and up the beanstalk. At the top of the beanstalk, Jack found a giant castle. He walked up to the giant door, cracked it open, and went inside. Inside the castle, Jack saw the most amazing thing he had ever seen. It was a goose. But it wasn’t just any old ordinary goose. This goose laid eggs made of gold! “That is so cool,” thought Jack. “Think of all the things you could do with golden eggs!” And then, Jack got the worst idea he’d ever had—he was going to take the goose! Jack lifted the goose off of its perch. Just then, the biggest, most fearsome, and only giant Jack had ever seen came into the room. The giant saw that his goose wasn’t in its usual spot! “Fee fi fo funch, if you took my goose, I’ll eat you for lunch!” “Oh no,” thought Jack. “That giant’s going to eat me! I’ve got to get out of here without him seeing me!” Quietly and carefully, Jack took the goose and made his way toward the door. He was almost out of the room when—honk! The goose cried out and the giant spotted Jack! “Fee fi fo fummy, give that back or I’ll call my mummy!” roared the giant. “Ahhh!” screamed Jack. He ran toward the beanstalk. Jack ran as quickly as he could down the beanstalk, but the giant was following close behind. Just as Jack put his feet back on the ground, the giant picked up Jack in his enormous hands. “Fee fi fo fummy, I bet you taste yum yum yummy!” said the giant. Just as the giant was about to eat Jack, the ground began to shake, and there, standing right behind the giant, was an even bigger, taller, more humongous lady giant! “Two giants!” thought Jack. “They’ll eat me now for sure!” “Put that boy down, Willifred,” the giant mama told her son. The giant put Jack back down on the ground. “Now what have I told you?” she asked. “Don’t eat other kids,” said the giant sheepishly. “That’s right, we don’t eat other kids,” said the mama giant. “But he took my goose!” cried the giant. Just then, Jack’s mama came out of the farmhouse. “What on earth is going on here?” she asked. “Well,” Jack began, “there was this castle, and inside was the coolest goose ever—it lays golden eggs! As I was taking it, this giant kid came in and was all ‘fee fi fo fum’ and then I—” “You mean you took this boy’s goose?” Jack’s mama interrupted. “Yeah, but it lays golden eggs!” Jack paused and thought about it. “Huh. Now that you mention it, I guess that wasn’t very nice,” said Jack. Jack looked at the giant. “I’m sorry I took your goose. I know I shouldn’t take things that don’t belong to me.” “That’s OK. I suppose I should’ve asked you to give me back the goose without trying to eat you. I’m sorry too,” said the giant. “Hey, do you want to play baseball?” Jack and the giant became good friends, using the beanstalk to visit each other whenever they wanted. “You know,” Jack said, “if it weren’t for those three magic beans, I never would have learned how to play giant baseball.” “You’re right,” said the giant. “I’d say the whole adventure was a giant success!”

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Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site

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Find your child's favorite bedtime stories. With a collection of animated stories, you are sure to find a story your child will love. From classics like Kitten's First Moon to new favorites like Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site.

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Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site

Kitten's First Full Moon

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Happy Birthday Moon

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Down in the big construction site, the tough trucks work with all their might to build a building, make a road, to get the job done—load by load! The sun has set; the work is done. It’s time for trucks to end their fun. So one by one they’ll go to bed to yawn and rest their sleepy heads, then wake up to another day of rough-and-tough construction play! Working hard to help his team, Crane Truck raises one last beam. Reaching, stretching, lifting high, he swings the beam into the sky. He’ll set it down right on its mark, then off to bed; it’s almost dark. He slowly folds his boom back in, and then with one last sleepy grin, he tucks himself in nice and tight . . .Sigh! . . . then cuddles up and says goodnight. Shh. Goodnight, Crane Truck, goodnight. Spinning, churning, all day long, Cement Mixer sings his whirly song. Now . . . yawn! He’s weary and so dizzy from the fun that keeps him busy. With one last spin, he pours the load. He’s ready now to leave the road. He takes a bath, gets shiny bright, pulls up his chute, turns off his light. He cuts his engine, slows his drum, and dreams sweet dreams of twirly fun. Shh. Goodnight, Cement Mixer, goodnight. Dump Truck loves to work and haul. He carries loads both big and small. He moves the dirt from place to place, then dumps it with a happy face. One final load spills on the heap. Crrrunch! Now Dump Truck’s tired and wants to sleep. He lowers his bed, locks his gate, rests his wheels; it’s getting late. He dims his lights, then shuts his doors, and soon his engine slows to snores. “Hey! Pipe down!” Shh. Goodnight, Dump Truck, goodnight. Pushing with his mighty blade, Bulldozer works to smooth the grade. He clears the way to level ground and fills the air with thunderous sound. Rooaaar! No one’s as tough and strong as he! But now he’s sleepy as can be. He puffs some smoke out of his stack, turns off his engine, stops his track. He curls into his soft dirt bed and dreams of busy days ahead. Shh. Goodnight, Bulldozer, goodnight. Scooping gravel, dirt, and sand, Excavator shapes the land. He digs and lifts throughout the day. Arr! But now it’s time to end his play. A few more holes to dig and soon, he’ll roll to bed beneath the moon. Yawn! He twirls upon his bumpy track, pulls up his boom, stretches his back. He sets his scoop down on the ground and snuggles up without a sound. Shh. Goodnight, Excavator, goodnight. These big, big trucks, so tough and loud, they work so hard, so rough and proud. Tomorrow is another day, another chance to work and play. Turn off your engines, stop your tracks, relax your wheels, your stacks, and backs. No more huffing and puffing, team. It’s time to rest your heads and dream. Construction site, all tucked in tight. The day is done; turn off the light. Great work today. Now, shh, goodnight.

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Fairy tales for kids - read fairy tales online

Kids just came into this world and began to learn it. It is easier to do this through a fairy tale. The most important thing is to choose short pieces with a lot of vowels and interjections. Let them get used to the voice, recitative, song. Parents prefer to read fairy tales online - and rightly so. The child hears the creaking of the door, the howling of the wind, the meowing of a cat, the exclamations of “Goal!” from TV. He enjoys the presence of his mother, her gentle, addressed to her "My dear, my glorious!" It is good if these or similar melodic sounds, phrases, lines appear on audio media, sound in a text that is pleasant to the ear.

- I can crow better than anyone! the rooster boasted. “But I can walk on the ceiling,” the fly buzzed proudly. “And I hear every rustle,” the cat boasted. “I can see everything at night,” the owl hooted. “But I… can’t… do anything…” the chicken whimpered, and large tears rolled down from his brown…

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One day after the rain I saw a ram that in in a wide puddle in the middle of the road the sun bathes. “Look you! he thought. - Probably, the water here is clean, since not a single dirty spot is visible near the sun ... ”The ram flopped into a muddy puddle - and got so dirty that all his white curls turned black. And then the surprised ram asked the passer-by ...

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None of the animals wanted to pass by the house where Eita's parrot lived. They didn’t call him otherwise, because the parrot’s favorite expression was “Hey, you!”. He sees a hippopotamus and shouts: - Hey, you! Hippopotamus! Your portrait is in a fashion magazine! He sees the Crocodile and taunts: - Hey, you! Crocodile! How did you get into a puddle? …

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In the world, the old woman lived quietly, Crackers ate and drank coffee. And the old woman had a thoroughbred dog, shaggy ears and a shorn nose. The old woman said: - I'll open the buffet And give the Poodle a bone for lunch. Approaches the sideboard, Looks at the shelf, And the poodle sits on a platter In the sideboard. One day the old woman went to the forest. Comes back, And the poodle is gone. …

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Yulia does not eat well, does not listen to anyone. - Eat an egg, Yulechka! - I don't want to, mommy! - Eat a sandwich with sausage! - Julia covers her mouth. — Soup? - No! — Cutlet? - No! - Yulechkin's dinner is getting cold. - What's the matter with you, Yulechka? - Nothing, mommy! - Take a sip, girl, Swallow another bite! Have pity on us, Yulechka! - I can't, mommy! Mom and grandmother in tears - Julia is melting before our eyes! A pediatrician appeared - Gleb Sergeevich . ..

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And our granddaughter has small hands, And fingers on her hands - Girls and boys. Fingers live together, They are called by name: Finger Zina, Finger Nina, Misha, Grisha, Nikolai, Finger Sasha, finger Masha, Vova, Lyova, Yermolai. Granddaughter counts fingers: ONCE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! And, counting, falls asleep, Because he wants to sleep.

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Who was sitting on the bench, Who was looking at the street, Tolya sang, Boris was silent, Nikolai shook his leg. It was evening, there was nothing. The jackdaw sat on the fence, the cat climbed into the attic. Then Borya said to the guys Just like this: - And I have a nail in my pocket! And you? - And we have a guest today! And you? - And today we have a cat. She gave birth to kittens yesterday. The kittens have grown a little, but they don't want to eat from the saucer! - And we have gas in the apartment! And you? …

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In the house eight fraction one At the outpost of Ilyich there lived a tall citizen, By the name of "Calancha", By the name of Stepanov And by the name of Stepan, Of the district giants The most important giant. They respected Uncle Styopa For such a height. Uncle Styopa was coming home from work - It was visible from a mile away. Famously measured steps Two huge feet: Forty-fifth size He bought boots. He was looking for the Greatest shoes in the market, He was looking for pants of Unbelievable width. Will buy with grief …

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Once upon a time there were two girls in the world. One girl was named Masha, and the other was Zoya. Masha loved to do everything herself. She eats her own soup. She drinks milk from a cup. She puts the toys in the box herself. But Zoya herself does not want to do anything and only says: - Oh, I don’t want to! Oh, I can't! Oh, I won't! All "oh" yes "oh"! …

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Once upon a time there was a baby elephant. That's what they called him Elephant. The Baby Elephant had a mother - a big smart and kind elephant. That's what they called her - Mother Elephant. Once a little Elephant decided to make the first independent trip and told his mother about it. - Well, well, - answered the Elephant-mother, - you made the right decision. The most important thing is to take the first step. And …

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Bedtime stories for children.

In this section we have collected interesting works from all over the world that are suitable for reading before bed. You can read bedtime stories online and completely free. These small instructive and kind stories will help children calm down after a stormy day and tune in to rest.
In bedtime stories you will not find cruelty and frightening characters. Only light plots and pleasant characters.
At the bottom of each fairy tale there is a hint for what age it is intended.

Children's fairy tales are that part of childhood that stays with us forever, even when childhood is gone. This is a magical world that is wide open in front of the baby, and acquaintance with it begins with a short and sweet bedtime story.

There is no strict age limit in reading fairy tales to a child. Reading for a child is primarily an opportunity for emotional intimacy with an adult. Even if not a word is clear yet, the familiar timbre of the voice, the measured rhythm soothe the baby and stimulate its development. That is why psychologists recommend reading bedtime stories even to babies. The main condition: the process should bring pleasure to both the adult and the baby.

A bedtime story read by a parent is a powerful stimulus for the child's development, the child's wide opportunities in the following areas: imagination; fantasy; creative thinking; speech skills; emotional development; the ability to find a way out of problem situations.

Unlike cartoons, a fairy tale does not present the child with ready-made images and the world invented by the artist, but invites him to think, think out and imagine what is not in the illustrations.

Simply put, we read to children at night and at the same time unleash their creativity. The next step is the first children's tests of themselves as an author and artist, but that will come later. And now such familiar and at the same time amazing short bedtime stories come to the aid of parents.

It often happens that every day a baby asks for the hundredth time to read a familiar fairy tale to him, not wanting to listen to any others.

It's not worth arguing and trying to read something new - a bedtime story exists just to lull and give pleasant dreams. So, it should be: short; calm; kind; without dynamic details in the plot, but with a happy ending.

The repeated repetition of the same situation (a familiar room, a favorite blanket and a soft toy, next to it is a mother reading a familiar fairy tale) turns for the baby into a kind of ritual that has a calming effect. It helps relieve the emotional stress that has accumulated over a long day.

The Short Bedtime Stories section presents famous works by Russian and foreign authors that have become favorites for children all over the world.

Magic little men created by Astrid Lindgren, Donald Bisset's kind tigers, Sergey Kozlov's inseparable Hedgehog and Bear cub - these and other characters are looking forward to meeting young readers.

Here you will also find folk tales and illustrated works by Vladimir Suteev.

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