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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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A Bee and a Rose fall in love, but when the Queen demands a bouquet, must find a way to stay together.
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The people of Hamelin are happy. Until one day, a horde of multicoloured butterflies descend upon the town.
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Koah Koala is having his first birthday! He's about to discover how fun it is to be One!
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Old Granny Bear is being a little suspicious one Halloween... will Baby Bear work out the mystery?
A spooky poem about Halloween's dreaded Jack o' Lantern!
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Uh-oh! There are holes in the galaxy! Black holes...
Ollie is being bullied online. What can he do?
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A clever and wise girl becomes - and stays - a Queen...
Rosco's family have gone back to school... but who's that arriving in the truck next door?
Flynn can't wait til he turns nine, because he'll be able fly. But what happens when the unexpected happens?
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Uh oh! A cat and a dog are on the loose, and they're making a GREAT BIG MESS!
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Senzo can do all sorts of things... can you?
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Little Red Hen wants to make some bread.
But will anybody help her?
Winter makes a little Fox feel sad... until a forest fairy reminds him about optimism.
A loving lullaby poem from a child to its mother.
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A mouse is told to fear white mice, until they have a scary encounter with a dog!
A monkey deceives a crab, but his greed catches up with him.
A foolish boy takes a chance on impressing a Princess and wins her love.
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A beautiful story of a much loved Grandmother who dies, by Hans Christian Andersen.
Goldilocks sneaks into the Three Bears' cottage... what could possibly go wrong!
A woman loves her husband, who is a pig, and follows him to the ends of the earth.
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Aubry has a BIG family, and a lot of big ideas for their Christmas presents!
Pepper makes preparations to win a potion competition, with a little help from her friend Carrot!
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A magical Christmas adventure about two sisters who discover a mystery in their toy room, and are led into a fantastic adventure!
Pinocchio is a marionette who learns to become a real boy.
A water rat and a badger help their friend Toad, when he becomes addicted to fast cars!
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Pepper and Carrot are relaxing on a desert island when they are swallowed by a big fish !
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I love sixpence, pretty little sixpence...
A child imagines all sorts of fantastical creatures who bring children to sleep!
Tom he was a piper's son, he learn'd to play when he was young...
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Have you ever found a coin! What did you spend it on?
A curious question about doctors and apples!
A collection of funny and sweet children's poems by beloved artist Sue Clancy.
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A girl creates an army, to fight a wicked man who started war.
A group of friends get LOST! coming home from a phone shop!
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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!
Short and kind bedtime stories for children. We read to children online Short and kind
Short bedtime stories for children
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9000 nose
The tale of the fairy who spoke bad words
The tale of the king, the prince and the forest fairy
The brave fairies
The cucumber fairy
The flower fairies
The fairy who cares for animals
The Ninelli fairy
The tale of the sparkle fairy
Fairy 900 Drew 900 Fairy 3 Tinker Bell Fairy
The Adventures of Tinker Bell Fairy
Tale of the Alphabet Fairy
Other short good bedtime stories
Big ball
Squirrel and wolf
Big stove
Wolf and mare
Roly-Poly
Giant's Hair
Inside Out Questions
Wizard Submoore
Magic for the Wolf
Valyushka's Room
Magic Pencils
Magic Wand
Where did Sparrow have lunch?
Blue traffic light
Ice cream palace
Day and Night
Wishes come true
Hare and man
Liar hare
Winter is on the doorstep
Why does a camel need a hump?
Bobo the Magician's Castle
Glutton Kingdom Story
Scooter Story
Cat and Mouse
Chicken Ryaba
How to fall asleep as soon as possible
Carousel
How Alice went to the sea
How one boy played with a stick
How a husband weaned his wife from fairy tales
A short fairy tale about a dragon
How a master bought a sheep
Who is stronger
The king of confusion was looking for a friend 900
Who is the chief in the forest
How the Bunny learned to jump
The Fox and the Crane
The Fox and the Horse
The Mouse and the Pencil
The Mouse that ate the Cats
The Man and the Bear
The Miller, the Boy and the Donkey
A little girl who could fly
Little Tommy and an apple tree
An unusual story
Legs… wings… The main thing is a tail
Masha and a mirror
An unnecessary doll
An unlucky hunter
Where did the hedgehog get its needles from?
About the grandfather who couldn't tell fairy tales
About Alice, with whom something always happened
About the wind and the flower
About the droplet
The Princess and the Pea
Snowdrop
Parsley
Turnip
Absent-minded boy
Sun and cloud
The Old Man
The Tale of the Clever Doctor
The Silver Wings and the Prince
The Tale of the Rainbow and the Bad Boy
The Centipede
Mario's Secret Place
The Tale of the Dream
The Tale of the Rhino Who Couldn't Sleep
The Tale of the Flying Cat03
The Tale of the Frog Zhemchuzhina
The Tale of Senya the Piglet
The Tale of the Sunbeam
The Tale of Kuzya the Fox and Gosha the Sparrow
The Tale of the Cockerel
The Tale of the Cat Nezhenka
Fairy tale about the bunny Temu
Eyes are great
Tale about the most greedy person
grouse and fox
cunning hare
Bread and gold
Tsar and shirt
Chocolate road
How Lera accustomed about
Tale
Tale of
Kolobok
Pencil Tale
The House on the Lake
Lenny the Inventor
Hidden Treasures
Capricious Princess
Sneedly the Troll from Under the Bridge
New Neighbors
Bun Goes to Bed
Three kittens and a lion
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