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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

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

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

Maui from Moana: Tales of the Demi-God ~ Legend Stories for Kids

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 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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Andrey Prokofiev - Hare's foot: read a fairy tale, a story for children, text completely online

One morning, she brought a magpie on the tail for the Hare the news - “Like, your friend the Hedgehog brought you a huge carrot and is looking forward to visiting you.”

Bunny gave up everything, and quickly to the Hedgehog. “That’s great, carrots, and even huge ones, but I just didn’t have breakfast,” the hare licked his lips on the run.

And suddenly, while jumping over the ravine, he stepped on a sharp root. Yes, it came so unsuccessfully that a wound immediately formed. nine0003

Bunny got upset, his paw hurt, and the Hedgehog is still far to go. What if the Hedgehog does not wait for him, he will eat the carrot himself?

Bunny is sitting, crying, stroking his paw. It happened here that a crow flew by. She wondered why the hare was crying.

— Hey, oblique, why are you sitting here, letting go of your tears? the crow asked.

- Yes, I was in a hurry to go to the Hedgehog - says Bunny - Yes, I hurt my paw on the spine, it hurts to walk, ah ...

And tears flowed even more than before.

“Don’t cry,” the crow cheered up, “do as I do. When I hurt my wing on a branch, I fly higher up a tree, I expose the wound to the wind and the sun, everything goes away. nine0003

With that, the Crow flew away, and the Bunny looked at the trees - they are so huge, you can't climb them.

- No, - thought Bunny, - I'm not a squirrel to jump on branches, it's too high.

Bunny is walking slowly along the path, limping, shedding tears on the ground. Just then a green tussock stirred in front of him, swelled into a bubble and burst. A mole crawled out of there, and a hare tear fell right on his nose.

— Who is there? the mole snorted.

- It's me, Uncle Mole, Hare - sobbed Hare. nine0003

— Why are you crying, — the mole was surprised, — Who offended you?

— No, — Bunny answers, — I hurt my paw, it hurts a lot, but I need to get to the Hedgehog.

- Don't cry, - the mole waved his paw, - your wound is fixable. I heard a smart dog lives in one village, they say it has cured many animals.

The mole thought, “But I don’t remember which village. Yes, you have the Hedgehog and ask, he knows something.

He thanked the Mole Bunny, and hurried on. Soon the river appeared, and there the bridge was crossed, two clearings and there he was, the Hedgehog's house on a hillock. nine0003

Beaver completed the construction of the dam in the river. I saw a hare, screaming; - Hello buddy! What is so sad?

- Yes, I hurt my paw, - Bunny answered, and he chokes on tears, his paw hurts no strength.

The beaver swam to the shore, looked at the paw and said;

— Don't worry, do as I do, stick your paw into the water and everything will go away, all the sores go away in my water.

- Thank you, - thanked the Beaver Bunny, but he himself thinks;

“Let me try, maybe it will really help”

The hare put his paw into the water and sits and waits. After a while, the truth became easier, the pain subsided. But the sun is about to hide behind the tops of the trees, and you still have to go and go to the Hedgehog.

– We must hurry up, – Bunny sighed and walked on.

The sun has already set, the coolness has fallen, the Hedgehog is just about to have dinner with delicious mushrooms, like a knock on the door.

Who is there? asked the hedgehog.

“It's me, Bunny,” sobbed a familiar voice.

The hedgehog brought a friend into the house, poured hot tea, listened to his story and speaks; nine0003

— Yes….., the Mole said correctly, you need to see a doctor. I heard about this dog, I even know in which village she lives, it’s very close here, let’s go right now.

They came to a neighboring village, where a dog-doctor lived in a booth on the outskirts. She looked at the hare's paw and said;

- This is not a dangerous wound, do not cry, I am now.

And ran away into the bushes somewhere. A minute later she brought some kind of leaflet, and explains to Bunny;

- This is a plantain leaf, such a herb. Rinse the wound with water and apply the leaf. He will stop the blood and relieve the pain. You'll be as good as new in the morning. nine0003

— Thank you, — Zaika was delighted, — how many years I have been living in the forest, but I didn’t even know that we have plantain, a healing herb.

Already in the evening, in bed, wrapping himself in a warm blanket, half-asleep Bunny asked the Hedgehog,

— Hedgehog and Hedgehog. And how does a dog know about forest herbs and know how to heal ...

- They say she used to live in the city with a doctor, she probably learned there, - muttered Hedgehog falling asleep.

But Bunny didn't hear it anymore - he was sleeping. He had all sorts of beautiful dreams that you, baby, will probably have too. nine0003

Bedtime stories for children. ⭐😴Read online with pictures.

In this section we have collected interesting fairy tales from all over the world that are suitable for reading before bed. You can read them 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 which age it is intended. nine0003

An interesting fairy tale is 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.

At what age to read fairy tales to a child

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 fairy tales even to babies. The main condition: the process should bring pleasure to both the adult and the baby. nine0003

The benefits of reading fairy tales

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. nine0003

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.

Bedtime stories - what should they be?

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. nine0003

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.