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The Classic fairytale of Cinderella: a young girl, mistreated by her step-mother and step-sisters, who finds out that dreams really can come true.
The Classic Fairytale Story of Snow White with a Modern Twist: Who is the “fair”est of them all? Snow White of course!
A Bedtime Story of Honesty, Courage and Truth. If Pinocchio is to become a Real boy he needs to learn how to be honest, brave and true.
A Grimm’s Brother Tale: A miller tells a tale that his daughter can turn straw into gold. A strange little man is willing to help…for a price. Guess his name and he will be gone…but what is his name?
Goldilocks and the Three Bears ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids. Goldilocks finds the three bears cottage in the woods. Should she make herself comfortable?
Hansel and Gretel Bedtime Stories for Kids. When Hansel and Gretel go in search of food, they find a gingerbread house. But who is inside?
A Story of Friendship, Love and Courage. Rapunzel’s Story ~ A Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale. An evil witch has trapped Rapunzel in a tower. Can her long hair or love save her?
A Story of Courage, Justice and Self-Awareness. Merlin the Magician places a magic sword in a stone…whomever can pull it out is the rightful king.
A Bedtime Story of Acceptance and Self-Awareness. A Mama Duck is proud when her six ducklings hatch from their eggs. But one duckling does not look like the others? Is he truly an Ugly Duckling?
The classic Brother’s Grimm fairytale that sparked the Disney adaptation.
A Story of Courage, Learning and Love. The Classic fairy tale: The Little Mermaid falls in love with a prince on shore and she makes a deal with the Sea Witch to become human. But without her voice, how can the prince fall in love with her?
This Classic Folktale is adapted from the original story of “Aladdin” from The Arabian Nights. Aladdin, the Genie and the Magic Lamp work to impress the princess who wishes to be a commoner.
A Story of Courage, Kindness to Animals and Learning. The Classic Tale of a male deer, Bambi, his mother and his adventures learning in the woods.
A Story of Charity, Compassion and Justice, from England. Robin Hood takes part in an archery contest thrown by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Will he realize its a trap before it is too late? One of the many Tales of Robin Hood.
This is the Legend Tale of Maui the Demi-God from Moana. It is part of our Classic Bedtime Stories for Kids Collection. It has been adapted from the Tales of Maui as well as Disney’s version of Moana.
A Bedtime Story in Simple English for Kids. A toy rabbit learns that through a child’s love it can become real.
The Classic Tale of the Snow Queen: Gerda and Kai struggle to fight the Snow Queen and find the balance between Good and Evil.
The Classic Fairy Tale of Sleeping Beauty. Princess Aurora has been cursed by Maleficent. When she pricks herself on a spinning wheel on her 16th birthday, she is put into a deep sleep for 100 years. Who can save her?
Bedtime Story for Kids: The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Story. Della and Jim wish to give each other the perfect Christmas present, but how will they come up with the money?
A Bedtime Story of Friendship, Courage and Acceptance. . The story tells of the time Pocahontas saved the life of settler John Smith from her father, Powhatan.
A Cinderella Story ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids
The Classic fairytale of Cinderella: a young girl, mistreated by her step-mother and step-sisters, who finds out that dreams really can come true.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Story ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids
The Classic Fairytale Story of Snow White with a Modern Twist: Who is the “fair”est of them all? Snow White of course!
Pinocchio Story ~ Fairy Tale Bedtime Stories in English for Kids
A Bedtime Story of Honesty, Courage and Truth. If Pinocchio is to become a Real boy he needs to learn how to be honest, brave and true.
Beauty and the Beast Classic Tale ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
The classic fairy tale of a beautiful woman and the monstrous beast.
Rumpelstiltskin ~ A Fairy Tale Bedtime Story for Kids
A Grimm’s Brother Tale: A miller tells a tale that his daughter can turn straw into gold. A strange little man is willing to help…for a price. Guess his name and he will be gone…but what is his name?
Goldilocks and the Three Bears ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids
Goldilocks and the Three Bears ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids. Goldilocks finds the three bears cottage in the woods. Should she make herself comfortable?
Hansel and Gretel ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids
Hansel and Gretel Bedtime Stories for Kids. When Hansel and Gretel go in search of food, they find a gingerbread house. But who is inside?
Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm ~ Bedtime Stories
A Story of Friendship, Love and Courage. Rapunzel’s Story ~ A Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale. An evil witch has trapped Rapunzel in a tower. Can her long hair or love save her?
The Sword in the Stone: a King Arthur Legend of the Sword Story
A Story of Courage, Justice and Self-Awareness. Merlin the Magician places a magic sword in a stone…whomever can pull it out is the rightful king.
The Ugly Duckling Story ~ Fairy Tale Story for Kids in English
A Bedtime Story of Acceptance and Self-Awareness. A Mama Duck is proud when her six ducklings hatch from their eggs. But one duckling does not look like the others? Is he truly an Ugly Duckling?
The Frog Prince: The Story of the Princess and the Frog ~ Bedtime Stories
The classic Brother’s Grimm fairytale that sparked the Disney adaptation.
The Little Mermaid Story ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids in English
A Story of Courage, Learning and Love. The Classic fairy tale: The Little Mermaid falls in love with a prince on shore and she makes a deal with the Sea Witch to become human. But without her voice, how can the prince fall in love with her?
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp from The Arabian Nights ~ Bedtime Stories
This Classic Folktale is adapted from the original story of “Aladdin” from The Arabian Nights. Aladdin, the Genie and the Magic Lamp work to impress the princess who wishes to be a commoner.
Bambi Story: A Life in the Woods ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids in English
A Story of Courage, Kindness to Animals and Learning. The Classic Tale of a male deer, Bambi, his mother and his adventures learning in the woods.
Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow Story ~ Legend Stories for Kids
A Story of Charity, Compassion and Justice, from England. Robin Hood takes part in an archery contest thrown by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Will he realize its a trap before it is too late? One of the many Tales of Robin Hood.
Maui from Moana: Tales of the Demi-God ~ Legend Stories for Kids
This is the Legend Tale of Maui the Demi-God from Moana. It is part of our Classic Bedtime Stories for Kids Collection. It has been adapted from the Tales of Maui as well as Disney’s version of Moana.
The Velveteen Rabbit Story ~ Bedtime English Story for Kids
A Bedtime Story in Simple English for Kids. A toy rabbit learns that through a child’s love it can become real.
The Snow Queen Fairy Tale Story ~Bedtime Story for Kids
The Classic Tale of the Snow Queen: Gerda and Kai struggle to fight the Snow Queen and find the balance between Good and Evil.
Sleeping Beauty Fairy Tale Story ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids
The Classic Fairy Tale of Sleeping Beauty. Princess Aurora has been cursed by Maleficent. When she pricks herself on a spinning wheel on her 16th birthday, she is put into a deep sleep for 100 years. Who can save her?
The Gift of the Magi Story ~ A Holiday Story for Kids
Bedtime Story for Kids: The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Story. Della and Jim wish to give each other the perfect Christmas present, but how will they come up with the money?
Pocahontas and John Smith Story ~ Folktales Stories for Kids
A Bedtime Story of Friendship, Courage and Acceptance. . The story tells of the time Pocahontas saved the life of settler John Smith from her father, Powhatan.
The Emperor’s New Clothes Story ~ Bedtime Stories
A Bedtime Story in Simple English for Kids. The Emperor is fooled into believing he is wearing magic clothes which can’t be “seen”.
Mulan Story ~ Tale of Hua Mulan Bedtime Stories | English Story for Kids
A Bedtime Story in Simple English for Kids. Based on the “Ballad of Mulan” and Disney’s Mulan, this is a legend tale about a girl who goes in disguise as a boy and joins the army in her brother’s place.
Short Stories for Kids ~ Folk tales, Fairy Tales, Riddles, Legends, Poems
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Hansel and Gretel ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids
Thank you, Artist Nikogeyer
Once upon a time a brother and sister named Hansel and Gretel lived in a hut in the woods with their father. Their father was a poor woodcutter. His wife, their mother, had died when the two children were very young. Their father thought he would not be lonely anymore when he finally re-married. But the new stepmother made life very hard for Hansel and Gretel. The children were not allowed to eat until after the stepmother had taken everything she wanted off the plates. Most of the time, there was only a crust of bread left. And all day long were hard chores for them to do.
Hansel and Gretel tried to tell their father about this but he would not hear of it. It seemed the only one he would listen to was his wife. And all the stepmother talked about was how much trouble it was to have children in the hut, and how much she wished they would go away forever.
Thank you to Artist, DartGarry
Each day there was less and less food for the boy and girl to eat. Yet the stepmother gave them more and more hard work to do. One day Gretel begged her father, “Please, Father! All day long we work hard and we’re hungry!” But the stepmother slapped her face. “You ungrateful brats!" she yelled. "You will eat us out of house and home!”
That night the two children were not allowed to sleep in the hut. Outside in the cold, they shivered and tried to keep each other warm. Winter was coming, and the clothes they wore were so thin it felt almost as if they had no clothes on at all.
The next morning when the sun rose, Gretel turned to her little brother. “Hansel,” she said, “we cannot stay here. We must escape now, today, into the woods! Surely we will find more to eat when we are on our own than what we get here at home.”
“Do you think?” said Hansel. "But what if we get lost?”
“We won’t!” said Gretel. “I will take bread. We will drop breadcrumbs behind us. If we have to, we can follow the crumbs back home.”
And so the two of them went off into the woods and left their hard life behind.
They went deeper and deeper into the woods. Gretel was careful to drop one crumb and then after a bit, another.
Thanks to Artist, AlyssaTallent
But alas! They looked and looked for any sign of something to eat - an apple tree, pear tree, some nuts on the ground, or even dried-up berries. There was nothing to eat! They got hungrier and hungrier. At last, poor Hansel and Gretel knew they must return to their hut or they would surely starve. They would just need to find the breadcrumbs and that would lead them home. Yet when they looked for breadcrumbs, there were none to be found - all the breadcrumbs were gone!
A bird whooshed up into the air and in its beak was a large crumb. Hansel and Gretel were struck with grief – the birds must have taken all their breadcrumbs! A wolf howled in the distance. The sun was setting. Hansel and Gretel were lost and hungry. Now they were scared, too.
Thanks to Artist, Dariaazolina
“Gretel,” whispered Hansel in fear, “what will we do?” She did not know what to say. All she could do was to hug her little brother. Each minute it was getting darker and darker. Again, a wolf howled in the distance.
All of a sudden, Gretel saw a small light shining far away. Could it be someone's hut this deep in the woods? “We must find out!” cried Gretel. “Maybe whoever lives there is kind and will take us in.”
The two children sped as fast as they could to the light.
Thanks to Artist, Seethemagic
When they got closer, they could not believe their eyes! If you can imagine – from top to bottom the hut was made all of candy! From its gingerbread roof, with frosting all over the walls, and with candies tucked into the frosting, what a sight to see!
“Gretel!” Hansel cried out. Before Gretel could say: “I bet it will be okay if we have just a little taste,” both of them were already biting off small chunks and licking the sweet candy.
A sharp voice!– “WHO is nibbling on my house?” Hansel and Gretel spun around. An old witch!
Thanks to Artist, Kteacrumpet
Stunned, Gretel could only curtsy. "If you please, ma’am,” she said, as sweetly as she could. “There was so much candy on your house. And we are so hungry!”
“You have that right, MY house!" snapped the witch. Her voice dropped. "Well then,” said the witch in a gentler tone, “come inside. I'll get something for you to eat.”
Hansel and Gretel looked at each other in delight. They skipped into the witch’s hut.
A fine meal of soup and bread. As they licked the last crust of bread and looked around the hut, what the brother and sister saw made their hearts turn cold. Piles and piles of bones in the corners! Yet the two children were very tired, and so they slept.
The next morning when they woke, Hansel found himself locked in a cage. The witch roared, “That's where your brother will stay! Every day I will fatten him up. Soon he will make me a fine dinner!” She laughed and laughed, rubbing her hands with glee. “Till then,” she said sharply to Gretel, “you will work for me.”
Thanks to Artist, beckyholly
Indeed, Hansel was well fed and Gretel worked hard all day doing chores for the witch.
Each morning the witch said to the boy, “Show me your finger. I will feel how plump you are getting.” For the old witch could not see well. Hansel held out his finger as he was told. The witch smiled when she felt how plump he was getting.
“Gretel,” Hansel whispered in fear. “What are we to do? Soon I will be plump enough and the witch will want to eat me!” His sister wished she had a plan, but could not think of anything.
One night when the witch was sleeping, Gretel had an idea. She picked up a bone from one of the piles on the floor and woke her brother. “Hansel,” she said, “the next time the witch asks to see your finger, hold out this bone to her instead. ”
The next morning, he did just that. “Hmph!” said the witch, touching the bone and thinking it was the boy’s finger. “This is going to take longer than I thought!”
“At least I have more time,” Gretel thought. But still, she could not think of any way they could get out of there.
Each morning when the witch said, “Show me your finger,” Hansel held out the thin bone. One day the witch yelled, “I will not wait another day! The boy will be my dinner tonight, no matter how skinny he is!” The witch ordered Gretel to start the fire in the oven at once. She must get it very hot. Gretel worked as slowly as she could. Why was the witch looking at her with such a sly smile?
Thanks to Artist, yaelly
“Be a dear,” said the witch with a slow grim. “Go inside the oven, won’t you? Tell me if it is hot enough.”
Gretel’s heart skipped a beat. If she did that, the witch could push her inside and she would eat them both!
She looked down. “I am not sure how to tell.”
“Nonsense!” said the witch. “Nothing could be easier. Just go in!”
“Um,” said Gretel slowly, “please show me first?”
“Stupid girl!” snapped the witch. Mumbling and grumbling, she stepped in the oven. The moment the witch was inside Gretel quickly slammed the door.
Thanks to Artist, Teddy529
"Gretel!” Hansel cried out. “You saved us!”
The sister tried to think fast. “Where is that key to your cage?” She looked and looked. At last she found it at the bottom of a vase. She freed her brother from the cage right away. Then she went back to that vase. For what had she felt under the key? Why, the vase had precious jewels inside!
With their pockets filled with the jewels, they ran outside as fast as they could. In the daylight they soon found a small path and followed it. It led to a wider path and that path led to a road. They waited by the roadside hoping someone would ride by. When a horseman trotted up, Hansel and Gretel waved their hands. When the horseman stopped, the children offered one of the small jewels and the horseman was happy to give them a ride home.
When the brother and sister opened the door to their home, their father was wild with joy to see them. He had worried and looked for them night and day since they had vanished. They learned their stepmother died very soon after they left. For many years to come, Hansel and Gretel lived very happily with their father in the hut in the woods.
Thank you to Artist, DartGarry
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. nine0003 Short fairy tales, Tales for girls, Tales for children 3-6 years old, Tales for kids, Tales for boys, Tales about birds, Tales of Sladkov N.I. I am alone, a settled fool, I endure frosts and blizzards. Neither eat hearty, nor drink tasty, nor sleep sweetly. And in the winter, they say, a resort ... Palm trees, bananas, frying! And suddenly he hears a voice: - It depends on what wintering, Magpie! — On what, on what …
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Tales for girls, Tales for children 3-6 years old, Tales for children 7-11 years old, Tales for kids, Tales for boys, Tales about animalsIt was winter days, gloomy, dreary: it dawns late, it gets dark early, you can’t see white light . As if continuous, long twilight is stretching ... And suddenly the weather smiled: pure soft snow fell, the clouds left the sky, the sun peeped through. And so it became glorious in the forest! Sugar snow glitters and shimmers, all the trees have become colored: Christmas trees - with a brown skin, pines - with a yellow one, aspens ...
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Short fairy tales, Tales for girls, Tales for children 3-6 years old, Tales for toddlers, Tales for boys, Tales about the wolf, Tales about animalsThe wolf cub got out of the dark lair, sat down in the middle of the clearing, spread its paws. He squints. The birds saw him from the trees. - Oh, - they shout, - what a big-headed one! - Oh, funny and awkward! Why do you have a big head? It's hard to wear! "Brothers, don't interfere with the tadpole!" He thinks! “What are you thinking about, wolf?” Little Wolf scratched his hind paw. - What else, - ...
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Short fairy tales, Fairy tales for girls, Fairy tales for children 3-6 years old, Fairy tales for toddlers, Tales for boys, Tales about animalsTwo kids met in a clearing: Roe deer - a forest goat and Boar - a forest pig. They stood nose to nose and looked at each other. — Oh, how funny! - says Kosulenok. - All striped, striped, as if you were painted on purpose! - Oh, you are so funny! - says Kabanchik. - All in specks, in specks, as if you were on purpose ...
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Tales for girls, Tales for children aged 3-6, Tales for toddlers, Tales for boys, Tales about animalsOn the edge of a birch forest mothers boasted to each other about their children. “Oh, what a son I have! - said Deer's mother. - You can't look at him. The hooves are chiselled, the legs are straight, the neck is tall ... Light as a breeze! “Mmm, son, of course, is not bad,” said Badger’s mother. “But where does he care about my children!” They are so smart, ...
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Tales in verse, Tales for girls, Tales for children 3-6 years old, Tales for children 7-11 years old, Tales for kids, Tales for boys, Tales of Marshak S.Ya., Tales about animalsIn 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. … nine0003
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Fairy tales in verse, Fairy tales for kids, Tales of Mikhalkov S.A.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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Short fairy tales, Fairy tales in verse, Fairy tales for kids, Tales of Mikhalkov S. A.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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Fairy tales in verse, Fairy tales for girls, Fairy tales for children 11 years and older, Fairy tales for children 3-6 years old, Fairy tales for children 7-11 years old, Fairy tales for kids, Fairy tales for boys, Fairy tales by Mikhalkov S.A. nine0002 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? …Read more
Fairy tales in verse, Fairy tales for girls, Fairy tales for children 11 years and older, Fairy tales for children 3-6 years old, Fairy tales for children 7-11 years old, Fairy tales for kids, Fairy tales for boys, Fairy tales by Mikhalkov S.A. nine0002 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 …Read more
Fairy tales for newborns - Nochdobra.com
When should children start reading fairy tales? Immediately upon learning of her pregnancy. A fairy tale is a trusting contact between a parent and a child. The loving voice of mom or dad, telling an instructive story, has a positive effect on the development of the crumbs. Fairy tales are also needed for newborns. Although the baby may not yet understand the deep meaning, the voice of a loved one will help calm the child. You can read a fairy tale for a newborn in a calm, gentle voice in order to quickly lull, fill with love, send into a trance. We have collected several fairy tales for newborns. nine0003
The world lived its own life, but one day a little boy Styopa appeared in it. It was tiny but very important. Styopa himself did not yet understand where he had ended up. The only thing he knew how to do was to express emotions if something bothered him. Feeling hungry, the boy gave a sign in the form of crying. He wanted milk and got it quickly. And at the same time, he felt the warmth of his mother and heard the sound of her heart, which soothed. So Styopa was convinced that everything was in order.
One day a mother told her son that she needed to go to the gym. Styopa felt uncomfortable. He did not understand what a gym was, the kid just felt his mother's concern and began to worry too. Crying convinced the mother that it was better to postpone the trip to sports and stay at home with the child. nine0049 - Beloved son, I love you so much. But I have other desires and things that I got used to in my life before you. I really want to go to my favorite gym and start exercising, - my mother said, lying next to her son.
With these words, Styopa felt joy. Mom was very happy, remembering her classes, they filled her with happiness and confidence. The kid also smiled, and mom decided that this was a sign. The son lets go to the gym. So for the first time Styopa was left alone with his dad without his beloved mother, whom he was so used to. But during this time he saw a lot of interesting things. Dad showed him different rattles, cars and glowing lights. nine0049 - We love you so much, you are such an important person. How glad we are that you chose us as your parents. You will change this world for the better. I hope you will be a happy person. Daddy said to Styopa in a whisper and the baby smiled.
Tale of an owl
A wise owl lived in the forest, who knew everything in the world. Once a little turtle crawled up to her and asked:
- Why do I live on this planet? Hares run so fast. Whites are jumping. The wolves are hunting. And I just crawl slowly, I'm afraid of everything, I hide in my house. nine0049 - If you appeared in the forest, then you are very important, turtle. It doesn't matter what others do or can do. Someone runs, someone flies, someone crawls, but each is unique and necessary. Be yourself and you will be in your place, and if you look at others for a long time, you will lose yourself.
The turtle listened to the owl and crawled home. On the way home, everyone overtook her. Everyone was in a hurry. And only the turtle crawled slowly, studying everything in its path.