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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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Teaching Resources from Stories to Grow By

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Free Bedtime Stories & Short Stories for Kids

This is the Thumbelina Story for kids. Once upon a time, a woman lived by herself in a faraway village. She was very lonely after her husband had died. She always wanted to have a child but alas, she didn’t have any. One day, she

Mar 05, 2018by Shreya Sharma

This is The Little Match Girl Story. That night was New Year’s Eve and it was terribly cold and snowy. There was a little girl who was bareheaded and with nothing on her feet, walking alone along the dark street. As she left home, she

Dec 26, 2017by Shreya Sharma

This is a short story with moral for kids. Once upon a time, in a farmland lived a happy family. A couple and their daughter ran the farm and took care of the animals. You may also like to read, The Ice Cream Cart And The Poor

Jul 15, 2017by Basab Ghosh

This is one of the great bedtime stories for girls. Long, long ago, there was a little girl named Luna. Luna lived in an attic far from the village. She liked sitting on the rooftop and watching the beautiful night sky. One day, Luna wanted

Jul 08, 2017by Shreya Sharma

This is one of the classic bedtime stories online for kids. Once upon a time, in a small house lived a little girl. She loved ice creams. Every day in her neighborhood, an ice cream cart came in the evenings. It was full of many

May 31, 2017by Basab Ghosh

This is the most amazing tooth fairy story for kids to read. One day, not too long ago, a little girl experienced the pain of milk teeth falling out for the very first time. As it was her first time, the little girl became scared at

May 25, 2017by Basab Ghosh

This is the wise little girl story for kids. Once upon a time, two brothers are riding their horses and are off to the market. The rich brother has a big, strong stallion. The poor brother has a young mare. The poor brother also brings

Jan 31, 2017by Shreya Sharma

This is one of the most amazing inspirational short stories for children. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Emily. She was born from a family of musicians. Her father was an exemplary pianist during his youth and then became a music professor

Aug 01, 2016by Shreya Sharma

This is the goose girl story for kids. Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom, the Queen told her beautiful daughter, “Your hand has been promised to the Prince of Shazaam. You must leave for your betrothed’s home at once. Take your maid and

May 11, 2016by Shreya Sharma

This is the Sleeping Beauty Short Story. Once upon a time in a faraway land, a beautiful girl was born to the king and queen. Fairies from all over were invited to the celebrations. They brought with them special gifts and blessed the little princess so

Oct 19, 2015by Shreya Sharma

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. 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 hint for what age it is intended, as well as other tags. Be sure to pay attention to them when choosing a product! You do not have to spend time reading a fairy tale to find out if it suits your child or not. We have already read everything, sorted and compiled short descriptions of fairy tales.
Enjoy reading and good dreams :)

bedtime stories for children read

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.

The benefits of reading fairy tales

A bedtime story read by a parent is a powerful stimulus for the development of the child, the child has ample opportunities in the following areas:

imagination;
fantasy;
creative thinking;
language 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.

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.

Do not argue and try to read something new - a bedtime story exists for this, to cradle and give pleasant dreams. So, it should be:

short;
calm;
kind;
without dynamic details in the plot, but with a happy ending.

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

Short stories on our website

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, kind tigers by Donald Bisset, inseparable Hedgehog and Bear cub by Sergey Kozlov - these and other characters are looking forward to meeting young readers.

Here you will also find folk tales and illustrated works by Vladimir Suteev. Kids will be delighted with simple instructive stories and colorful pictures created by a real Master.

Tips on the website

The free bedtime stories presented on our website are so diverse that sometimes it can be difficult to find the right one. To help parents, we have developed a convenient search engine that allows you to view the parameters of a fairy tale without opening it:

readers' age;
reading time;
short description;
popularity indicator;
illustration.

Secrets of reading bedtime stories

In order to replace the evening fairy tale with a sweet dream, it should be a short fairy tale, which should be read online in a calm and familiar environment.

Read in a low voice, without haste. Remember, we read to children at night not to give them new knowledge - there is daytime for this. In the evening, it is important to create a relaxing atmosphere and a sense of peace. For this, it is important to choose the right bedtime story, which is why our site is always open for you, dear parents!

A bedtime story for your girlfriend. Romantic tales about love

Love is a wonderful feeling that is usually accompanied by romance. If a young man wants to make his chosen one pleasant, then you can tell a fairy tale to your girlfriend before going to bed. After such an end of the day, her nightly dreams will only be pleasant and memorable.

"Who seeks will find"

Tell your loved one this story before going to bed. The girl will love it for sure.

Once upon a time there lived a laywoman, she had everything: food, shelter, and housekeeping. The only thing she lacked was communication with someone and intimacy.

And then one day she went around the world in search of her happiness. Every time the girl came across someone on the way, she thought that these were the ones she was looking for. But she quickly bothered the wanderers, or they stopped noticing her, since our heroine's disposition was quiet and modest.

Once, on a damp dank night, a lonely girl came across on her way home. She decided to try her luck and rang the bell. A pleasant young man opened the door, who surprised the wanderer with his polite manners, so she entered the dwelling without fear. She was so tired that she was immediately fed and put to bed.

But at night an evil spell fell on the house, and she woke up in the morning exhausted on the street. But stronger than fatigue was the fear that paralyzed the girl, and she rushed to run as fast as she could.

Since then, the poor wanderer did not trust anyone. But faith in love made her move on.

But then one day she sat down to rest on the bank of the river and saw the same wandering young man. They talked, and the girl found out that, it turns out, the traveler is also looking for salvation from loneliness. And they realized that this is fate and that the one who seeks will surely find his happiness.

Such a fairy tale for a beloved girl before going to bed touches the heart.

"Angel and shadow"

This tale about love, told to a girl before going to bed, will be remembered for a long time, as it says that a great feeling brings even opposites together.

Once an angel, beautiful with its light, kindness and beauty, fell in love with a shadow, terrible with its darkness, evil and ugliness. But his love did not reciprocate, saying that they were not destined to be together.

Later, the shadow decided to accept the angel's courtship, but this did not last long, as she was tired of the gifts brought. Then the poor angel began to suffer and cry.

And bright feelings awakened tears in her black soul. For the first time, the shadow felt the need to do good, and then she began to do small good deeds.

The dark forces foresaw this and decided to drive her off the earth. The unfortunate woman found herself not on earth, not in heaven, but in a gray abyss.

An angel found out about the trouble of his beloved and went on a long journey to her. She saw the shadow of a young man and realized that she loved him and that good conquered evil, and then reincarnated as an angel.

The lovers flew to the sky and began to live there happily ever after.

A funny short story for a girl before going to bed

There was a queen in one kingdom who lost everything. Every day she could not find the right clothes, shoes, jewelry, or books. The queen's forgetfulness did not please the king, but he could not do anything about it.

Once a feast was arranged in the neighboring kingdom, the king and queen were already going to address, as the bewildered realized that she could not find her crown. She examined the whole castle, searched all the rooms, but did not find the necessary thing. Then the ruler burst into tears, threw her into a fever, and she went to the kitchen to drink water and calm down. And then he sees on the table, next to the food, his loss. Then the wife laughed and remembered that she got up at night to eat and then took off the diadem, so as not to interfere, and forgot it here.

From that moment on, the ruler stopped forgetting anything.

This is a short and funny fairy tale. Before going to bed, she can be told to a girl to cheer up her beloved.

"Wish Fulfilled"

There was one bright star in the sky, which really wanted to fulfill good wishes. But she was so far away that no one thought anything of her. Our star was sad because of that and became dimmer.

A month laughed at our star, boasting that it is big and many people admire it every day, and it also illuminates the way for wanderers at night, which means that it brings a lot of benefits, unlike such a small star.

One day a little girl saw a sad girl on the ground, who yearned for her beloved. He once went to another kingdom and disappeared.

Then the little star began to ask her friends how to fulfill people's desires. “To do this, you need to fall into the abyss and die,” the other luminaries answered her.

And then one night our little star gathered and rushed into the abyss. And while she was falling, the girl made a cherished wish. An asterisk performed it and died, bringing great joy to man.

The next morning the girl's betrothed arrived, and there was no limit to her happiness.

"Love"

On one amazing island lived a tribe of Indians, among whom was one beautiful and cheerful girl. Her name was Ai. Once the woman stopped smiling, became sad and sad. And the reason for this was Avitira, a guy who came to the island of Paqueta to go fishing.

He did not pay attention to Ai, because she yearned and shed bitter tears for the young man. She stopped going out into the street, all sat at the window and sang sad songs about love.

The girl began to go out early in the morning to a high cliff to look at Avitira, who got into his boat and sailed away to his beloved island.

Aya's tears were so bitter that they burned through the drops of the cliff, and the songs were so sad that they echoed from the grotto all over the area.

Once a guy lay down in a rock grotto to rest and heard enchanting songs. They enchanted him, and he began to come to listen to them every day.

Once the young man wanted to drink, he pressed his lips to the water flowing down the walls, but it turned out to be Aya's bitter tears. Then his heart was filled with strong love for the girl, and they began to live together happily ever after.

Since then, there has been a rumor that the water flows down to this day and whoever drinks it will fall in love with Ai forever.

"The Enchanted Woman"

She lived on the same lake Swan. She did not communicate with other birds, but always swam by herself. And then one day a fisherman came to the lake. He was fishing and saw a beautiful white bird. Yes, he liked the feathered one so much that he married her.

A man built a house over the water, and they began to live there with the Swan for a long time and peacefully. But once the fisherman wanted to go to his native city, as he yearned for his relatives and friends. The bird felt a bad premonition and began to persuade the guy to stay at home. But he did not listen to her and left, but returned with his friends.

They drank and decided to hunt the poor Swan. And the fisherman was so drunk that he fell into oblivion. And when he woke up, he did not see his bird. There was only a girl with an arrow in her chest. The man then realized that his wife was bewitched. Since then, he began to yearn and live alone in the forest.

A short story for a beloved girl before going to bed

Once upon a time there was a girl named Fairy. Once she was picking strawberries in the forest and met the prince. They looked into each other's eyes and fell in love.

The king got angry when he found out about this and put Fairy in the highest tower of the kingdom. He said that he would release the girl only if the prince married the princess.

A young man stole his beloved and they ran away into the forest, but suddenly they heard a chase. Then they asked the nymphs for help. The nymphs told them to throw themselves off a high mountain - they did so. Horsemen galloped up, looked down from the cliff and saw only dead bodies, and then they left with nothing.

Suddenly the bodies disappeared, and two flowers appeared in their place, in the buds of which were two little men - the prince and the Fairy. Since then, they live in that forest and fulfill the wishes of the wanderers they meet.

"Celestial"

Once a peasant's daughter fell ill. He called the celestial to heal her. Since then, the guy became a frequent guest of the peasant, drank, ate with him and rested.

The celestial understood that it is good to have a lot of money, and now he began to sell his drugs and heal people for coins. They found out about this in heaven and scolded him, deprived him of magical powers and sent him to earth to live.

Then the celestial settled on the banks of the river and began to cultivate the land in order to feed himself. He took a peasant's daughter as his wife, and they began to live together, giving birth to many children.

Many people began to gather in that area, and a village grew up there. The land here was considered very happy, because a celestial settled here.

"Princess's Love"

This is another fairy tale. Before going to bed, you can tell your beloved girl so that she falls asleep faster.

Once upon a time there was a princess who dreamed of great love. One day the king summoned princes from neighboring states and held a feast. But the girl did not like any young man, because they thought only about power and money.

While dancing, the princess saw a handsome young man who turned out to be a servant and fell in love with him.

The next day the princess went out for a walk in the garden and met a guy she liked. They stood opposite each other and did not dare to utter a word. Finally, the lovers spoke and decided to run away into the forest and build a hut there.