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A Bedtime Stories Classic: The fairytale of Cinderella, a young girl who finds out that dreams really can come true.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The fairytale of Snow White, who is the fairest of them all, with a modern twist.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The fairytale of Pinocchio. If he is to become a real boy, he has to learn to be honest.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A miller tells a tale that his daughter can turn straw into gold – adapted from Grimm’s Brothers.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Goldilocks finds the three bears cottage in the woods. Should she make herself comfortable?

A Bedtime Stories Classic: When Hansel and Gretel go in search of food, they find a gingerbread house. But who is inside?

A Bedtime Stories Classic: An evil witch has trapped Rapunzel in a tower. Can her long hair or love save her?

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Merlin the Magician places a magic sword in a stone, whoever pulls it out is the rightful king.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A Mama Duck is proud when her ducklings hatch, but one does not look like the others.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A new take on the Brother’s Grimm fairytale that sparked the Disney adaptation.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The Little Mermaid falls in love with a prince and makes a deal with the Sea Witch to become human.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Aladdin, the Genie, and the Magic Lamp work to impress the princess who wishes to be a commoner.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The tale of a male deer, Bambi, his mother and his adventures about learning in the woods.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Robin Hood takes part in an archery competition that is thrown by the Sheriff of Nottingham.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The tale of Maui, a Demi-God, adapted to Disney’s Moana and the Tales of Maui.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A story about a stuffed rabbit’s desire to become real through the love of his owner.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Gerda and Kai struggle to fight the Snow Queen and find the balance between Good and Evil.

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A Princess is cursed by Maleficent and put into a deep sleep for 100 years. Who can save her?

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Della and Jim wish to give each other the perfect Christmas present, how will they get the money?

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The story tells of the time Pocahontas saved the life of settler John Smith from her father.

A Cinderella Story | Bedtime Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The fairytale of Cinderella, a young girl who finds out that dreams really can come true.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Story | Bedtime Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The fairytale of Snow White, who is the fairest of them all, with a modern twist.

Pinocchio Story | Fairy Tale Bedtime Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The fairytale of Pinocchio. If he is to become a real boy, he has to learn to be honest.

Beauty and the Beast Classic Tale | Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The fairytale of a beautiful woman, a monstrous beast, and finding love.

Rumpelstiltskin | A Fairy Tale Bedtime Story for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A miller tells a tale that his daughter can turn straw into gold – adapted from Grimm’s Brothers.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Bedtime Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Goldilocks finds the three bears cottage in the woods. Should she make herself comfortable?

Hansel and Gretel | Bedtime Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: 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 Bedtime Stories Classic: 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 Bedtime Stories Classic: Merlin the Magician places a magic sword in a stone, whoever pulls it out is the rightful king.

The Ugly Duckling Story | Fairy Tale Story for Kids in English

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A Mama Duck is proud when her ducklings hatch, but one does not look like the others.

The Frog Prince: The Princess and the Frog | Bedtime Stories

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A new take on the Brother’s Grimm fairytale that sparked the Disney adaptation.

The Little Mermaid Story | Bedtime Stories for Kids in English

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The Little Mermaid falls in love with a prince and makes a deal with the Sea Witch to become human.

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp | Bedtime Stories

A Bedtime Stories Classic: 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

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The tale of a male deer, Bambi, his mother and his adventures about learning in the woods.

Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow Story | Legend Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Robin Hood takes part in an archery competition that is thrown by the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Maui & Moana: Tales of the Demi-God | Legend Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The tale of Maui, a Demi-God, adapted to Disney’s Moana and the Tales of Maui.

The Velveteen Rabbit | Bedtime Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A story about a stuffed rabbit’s desire to become real through the love of his owner.

The Snow Queen Fairy Tale Story | Bedtime Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: 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

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A Princess is cursed by Maleficent and put into a deep sleep for 100 years. Who can save her?

The Gift of the Magi Story | A Holiday Story for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Della and Jim wish to give each other the perfect Christmas present, how will they get the money?

Pocahontas and John Smith Story | Folktales Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The story tells of the time Pocahontas saved the life of settler John Smith from her father.

The Emperor’s New Clothes | Bedtime Stories For Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: An Emperor is fooled into believing he is wearing magic clothes which can’t actually be seen.

Mulan: The Tale of Hua Mulan | Bedtime Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A legend tale about a girl who goes in disguise as a boy and joins the army in her brother’s place.

The Girl Who Changed Her Fate | Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Poor Alena is cursed with an ill fate. Is there any way where she could change it?

The Girl with the Loveliest Hair in the World | A Fairy Tale

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A story of discovery, the girl with the loveliest hair in the world returns home.

The Girl Fish | Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A girl is transformed into a fish to seek the lost crown of a queen-fish…but how?

The Tale of El Capitan | Folktales For Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Overnight, a magic rock, El Capitan, raises a boy and girl who had fallen asleep on top of it.

The Girl and the Puma | Legends for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A frightened Spanish girl forges a powerful, impactful relationship with a puma.

The Maiden and the Boy who Vanished | Fairy Tales for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Three maidens try to rescue a nobleman’s son who had vanished, where did he go?

How to Turn Dirt Into Gold | Folktales for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: A young man learns the secret of how to turn dirt into gold from an alchemist.

A Caterpillar’s Voice ~ Bedtime English Story for Kids

Who is in the hare’s cave? A big voice!

A Donkey to Market ~ Learn to Read with English Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Story in Simple English for Kids. How to best take their donkey to market? Everyone weighs in.

The Painting & the Cat ~ Short Stories for Kids

Fable Short Stories for Kids: The fable is a fictional story meant to teach a moral lesson. See what lesson about the nature of perception Mark Twain is trying to show us.

Androcles and the Lion ~ Folktale Stories for Kids: Aesop’s Fables

Androcles, an escaped slave, meets a lion in the woods. An Aesop’s tale.

A Spider & Robert the Bruce ~ Learn to Read with English Stories for Kids

An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. A defeated Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is inspired by a spider. (from Scotland)

A Story from Confucius on Losing One’s Temper ~ Folktale Stories for Kids

Story from Confucius: Folktale story for kids from the philosopher Confucius which explains losing one’s temper and the art of self-control.

A Surprise in the Oven Story ~ Canadian Folktales for Kids

A story of creative thinking and working together from Canada.

Akbar and the Half-Reward ~ Akbar Birbal English Story for Kids

An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. Akbar gives a reward to Mahesh Das who saved him but someone else demands half. What will he do when he is bullied to split the reward?

All for a Paisa Story ~ Riddle Stories for Kids

A father challenges his son to solve an impossible riddle with only a paisa.

Birbal and the Mango Tree ~ Akbar Birbal English Story for Kids

An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. Who owns the Mango tree? Birbal helps two men decide and discover who is the proper owner.

Birbal Finds a Thief ~ Akbar Birbal English Story for Kids

An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. How can Birbal tell who the thief is? With a clever plan, of course!

The Stonecutter ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Haku yearns to be Emperor- if only!

Sima Guang Breaks the Vat ~ Chinese Stories in English for Kids

A Chinese Story in English for Kids Learning to Read. Sima Guang is tasked to save his friend who has fallen in a vat of water.

Swapping Places ~ Folktale Stories for Kids

A farmer and his wife swap places, and he finds her work is not so easy.

The Apple Dumpling Story ~ Learn to Read

A Bedtime Story in Simple English for Kids. An old woman’s search for an apple dumpling leads her to generous trades. A story of Gratitude and Kindness.

The Bear Feast Story ~ Folktales Stories for Kids

A Story of Friendship, Hospitality and Sharing, from the United States.

An old man invites the grizzly bear chief and his followers to a feast.

The Empty Pot ~ Learn to Read with English Stories for Kids

An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. The boy who grows the finest plant will be emperor, but Jun’s seed does not sprout.

The Enormous Turnip ~ Folktale Stories for Kids

An old man grows a giant turnip. A Russian folktale.

The Geese and the Fig Tree ~ The Wise Old Bird Panchatantra Stories

Panchatantra Stories: When a vine starts to grow, the wise geese says to get rid of it. What happens when something small becomes a big problem?

The Great Fire Story ~ Legends Stories for Kids

A great fire wipes out all peoples on earth except two.

The Man, the Hawk & the Dove ~ Folktales Stories for Kids

A man is torn between two warring animals, and their tempting pleas.

The Mice and the Elephants ~ Panchatantra Stories

Panchatantra Stories: A herd of elephants do a favor for the mice. How can a small thing repay a big thing? A story of Helping.

The Poor Farmer’s Wish: The Tale of the Silver on the Hearth ~ Folktales

A poor farmer finds a jar of coins and leaves them behind because they are not his.

The Story of the Aged Mother by Matsuo Basho ~ Folktale Stories for Kids

Folktale Stories for Kids: this Japanese folktale tells the story of an unkind ruler who issues cruel orders, including a demand that all old folks are to be abandoned and left to die. Basho tells a poignant story about a mother and her son and their love for one another.

The Tsar’s Daughter ~ Legend Stories for Kids

A Tsar’s daughter battles a monster to prove to her father she can rule.

The Wise Young Girl Becomes Head of the Household ~ Folktales Stories

To be allowed back home, three brides must find rare and impossible items. A young, wise girl is eager to help.

Two Brothers Story ~ Folktales Stories for Kids

A Folktale Story of Brotherly Love from Israel.

A rare folk tale about the love and generosity of two brothers. This tale has both Hebrew and Arab derivation.

Weighing the Elephant ~ Learn to Read with English Stories for Kids

A Chinese Riddle Tale in English for Kids Learning to Read. A Chinese king is amazed by the gift of an elephant- but how to weigh it?

White Wing: The Tale of the Doves and the Hunter ~ Panchatantra Stories

Panchatantra Stories: A Hunter puts a net on the banyan tree. Can the doves escape? A story of Teamwork.

Yuuki and the Tsunami ~ Legend Bedtime Stories for Kids

A boy saves 400 villagers from a sudden tsunami. True story.

The Beekeeper and the Bewitched Hare ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A beekeeper must protect an enchanted hare from an evil witch.

Boots and His Brothers ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Three brothers embark on a quest to serve their King.

The Enormous Nose ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Flatterers divert the Prince from the truth about his enormous nose. (from France)

The Fisherlad & the Mermaid’s Ring ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A fisherlad wins a mermaid’s ring to win the heart of his own true love.

The Frog & the Condor ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A girl kept as a slave by a condor is offered a hope of rescue.

Goblin’s Market, A Halloween Poem ~ Fairy Tales Poems for Kids

The goblins have captured Sarah. To save Sarah, what must her sister do?

The Golden Goose ~ A Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A parade of villagers get stuck to Simpleton and his golden goose.

Time Changes All Things: Greyfoot and the Princess of England ~ Fairytale

A haughty princess must marry a beggar, who is actually a prince in disguise.

Guleesh and the Princess of France ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

After Guleesh and his band kidnap a princess, he tries to make amends.

Janet and Thomalyn (Tamlane) ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Only Janet can save Thomalyn from being sacrificed by the Fairies.

Princess Kate Story ~ Fairy Tales Stories for Kids

Princess Kate and her sister flee the palace to try to break an evil spell.

The Lad and the Maiden in the Rose-Colored Clouds ~ Fairy Tale Stories

A Story of Courage, Friendship and Love, from Scotland.

A lad spends his life searching for a maiden who appeared in his dream.

The Lion’s Enchantment ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

To save a prince, a maiden must give up what is most valuable to her.

The Witch’s Magic Ball ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A Story of Cooperation and Perseverance, from Argentina.

An evil witch lures a girl with a magic ball, and her brother must free her.

The Magic Horse ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A prince jumps on a magic horse without first hearing how to run it.

The Magic Mirror ~ Fairy Tale Bedtime Stories for Kids

The King will marry only a maiden who will look into his magic mirror.

The Magic Tree Trunks ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A prince and princess exiled from the castle hide in two magic tree trunks.

The Native American Cinderella Story from Canada ~ Fairy Tale Stories

A scar-faced youngest of three daughters seeks a warrior’s heart.

Princess Amaradevi Story ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Princess Amaradevi engineers a scheme to free her exiled husband.

Prince Derek and the Ring ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Prince Derek throws off the magic ring designed to help him stay good.

Queen Anait ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Anait will marry the the prince only if he first learns a trade.

The Queen and the Mouse Fairy Tale ~ Stories for Kids

A queen locked up as prisoner has but one friend- a dancing mouse.

Rags and Tatters ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Whoever picks up a rose thrown into the street will marry the princess.

The Contest of the Fairies (Fairy) ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Two fairies bet on whether a womanizing prince will stay true. (from France)

The Six Friends ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

One of six friends is missing – where is he? The five friends go in search.

The Spellbook in the Forbidden Room ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A spellbook holds the key to rescue- but who can read the spells?

The Stolen Bairn (Baby) ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A Scottish folk tale of a mother’s fierce love for her baby (“bairn”).

Sunlight & Moonlight ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Two young princes escape danger at the palace, & find more in the desert.

Susu and the Magic Mirror ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Susu’s magic mirror reveals the truth about her stepmother.

The Talking Eggs ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

The talking eggs of a magical old woman can bring fortunes- or not.

The Golden Goats ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Three brothers catch runaway golden goats, but not for long.

The Troll in the Ditch ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A Story of Generosity, Helping, and Selflessness, from Sweden.

Pedar is rushing to get to Lisa’s house- why take time to help a little old troll in a ditch?

The Twelve Wild Ducks ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

A princess risks everything to free her 12 older brothers from a spell.

The Wild Man & the Prince ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Exiled, a prince is forced by his servant to switch clothes.

Baba Yaga The Witch

Baba Yaga: A classic Russian Fairytale in Early Reader version. Natasha is sent deep into the forest to face the witch, Baba Yaga.

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For the night

A distinctive feature of bedtime stories is their short duration and happy ending. A happy ending is very important in children's bedtime stories, because if, for example, a child listens to the story The Steadfast Tin Soldier, at the end of which the main characters burn in the fireplace, he will be very worried about them and will not sleep well. Therefore, this section contains only good bedtime stories for children, which you can listen to online for free in good quality MP3 without stopping.

For newborns instead of bedtime stories, listen to white noise.

Below are several playlists with thematically selected fairy tales.

1) Bedtime stories from Banilaska the clown

Below are bedtime stories from Banilaska, a funny clown who tells stories to children. It has many different stories, but here you can listen to tales from the "Before bed" section. Voiced by the beauty, athlete and Komsomol member Natalya Varley. Suitable for children 2-5 years old.

2) Russian folk tales

These time-tested Russian folk tales have been listened to before bed for many generations. They do not lose their relevance even now, because the topic of relationships has no statute of limitations. The stories are sorted by length from shortest to longest. Suitable for children from 2 to 7 years old.

3) Chukovsky's short bedtime stories

According to parents, children love certain Chukovsky's audio stories. They are ready to listen to them every day, for example Confusion or Aibolit. Suitable for children 2-4 years old.

4) "Deniska's stories" by Dragunsky for schoolchildren of grades 1-5

Surprisingly interesting stories from the life of the boy Denis Korablev will not only help you enjoy listening to, but also give an educational effect, it is for this that Dragunsky's works are valued. Only a part of the stories - the most popular ones - are presented here. All 60 stories can be heard in the audiobook "Deniska's Stories".

5) Children's songs for the night

Below you can listen to children's songs for the night. Suitable for children from 2 to 7 years old, as well as adults who are nostalgic for childhood;)

For more bedtime songs for babies, see Baby Lullabies.

6) Other fairy tales and bedtime stories

No need to explain what audio bedtime stories are for, because many modern parents in their childhood fell asleep to Russian folk audio fairy tales on Soviet records. By the way, now, despite the abundance of modern sleepy tales and cartoons, the most popular are still works of the 18th-20th centuries.

On this page you can listen to good sleep stories, short, long (but not too long), for the little ones - for toddlers, for preschool children up to 7 years old, for other ages 3,4,5 and 6 years old, as well as for older kids 8, 9and 10 years. As a rule, fairy tales are voiced by professional actors in order to completely immerse children in the atmosphere of a fairy tale. A little less often, the text is read by the authors themselves, for example, Korney Chukovsky, who voices his audiobooks very expressively and with soul. For those guys who will not have enough of one fairy tale - you can put several fairy tales at once without a break.

We wish you and your children a pleasant good sleep!)

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Good strong man
audio fairy tale by Ovsey Driz

A fairy tale about a good strong man who could lift a mountain and shake. Treasures spilled out of the mountain: gold, copper, silver. But someone's greedy hands grew out of the ground and took everything back. The text is read by Nadezhda Nikulina for the Mishkina project...
Mother and stepmother
audio fairy tale by Berestov V.D.

A story about a coltsfoot flower that blooms in early spring along with snowdrops. Yellow flowers are blooming, although the leaves have not yet been released. The text is read by Nadezhda Nikulina for the Mishka Books project.
How the first bagel appeared in the world
audio fairy tale by Ovsey Driz

Once upon a time there lived a wonderful baker. Once he baked a whole city: gingerbread spiers, towers, sweet bridges, gates. At the gate, he placed a dough stick to greet guests... The text is read by Nadezhda Nikulina for Mishkina's project...
Tale about the wife of Zmey Gorynych
Koval Yu.I.

Three brothers lived. Each of them had two dogs. One day they went for a walk around the world. The youngest came to the royal city, and there was panic in the city... The text is read by Nadezhda Nikulina for the Mishkina project...

Jane Eyre
audio novel by Charlotte Bronte

A story about the orphan Jane Eyre, who is sent by a rich aunt to an orphanage for girls. After spending eight years there in terrible conditions and miraculously surviving, the girl is looking for a place as a governess. And finds a job in the family estate of Edward Rochester, where she ...
Mr. Toomey's Christmas Miracle
audio story by Susan Wojciechowski

A Christmas story about love, redemption and, above all, hope. The boy gained confidence in himself after he started carving wood. Fleeting displays of care and love can create a real miracle.
Diary of Petya Vasin and Vasya Petin
audio story by T.N. Lombina

Vasya and Petya are tireless explorers, so they cannot even live one day without adventures. The guys dream of becoming scientists, which is why they decided to keep a diary ...
Colomba
audio novel by Prosper Mérimée

A short novel about the Corsican Colomba della Rebia. She dreams of avenging the death of her father, an army officer. No one knows for sure under what circumstances he died, returning after the war back to Corsica. She thinks she knows for sure...

On the Kulikov field
Vasily Terkin
audio poem by Tvardovsky A.T.

A poem about the life of soldiers in the war, where there is a place not only for terrible events, but also for humor and optimism.
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