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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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The history of the song "Night Bird" by Konstantin Nikolsky

In this article we will talk about the history of the song "Night Bird" by Konstantin Nikolsky, which was first played by the group "Resurrection". Later, the composition entered the repertoire of the author, who began his solo career.

The history of creation and the meaning of the song "Night Bird"

It was written as a dedication to drummer Yuri Fokin, with whom Nikolsky played in Stas Namin's group. Konstantin composed it after Yuri immigrated to the United States. That's why the first title was Farewell to a Friend. nine0003

Nikolsky himself did not stay long in the team either. Later he recalled:

The song "Night Bird" appeared out of great longing. There was such a group "Flowers", then it became known as the group of Stas Namin. It was my first professional team. Before that there were all the toys, but here it was necessary to play seriously. Stas Namin invited me to be a guitarist in the first composition of "Flowers". There were two or four concerts a day. The Philharmonic Society realized that they could pump money from us, and charged us to the fullest. And so the first line-up fell apart. And with the collapse of the composition, I had a mental trauma and the collapse of all my hopes. And on this basis, I immediately got three sad songs - “I myself am one of those who hid”, “When you understand with your mind that you are alone in the world” and “Night Bird”. nine0003

Release and achievements

In 1979, the composition, along with five other songs by Nikolsky, was recorded by the newly formed band Voskresenye for their debut album Voskresenye (also known as 79 and Who is to blame?). Andrey Sapunov sang "Night Bird". Konstantin was categorically dissatisfied with the result and did not want the recording to be released, but it fell into the hands of pirates and glorified the group.

According to Nikolsky, Soviet censors saw sedition in the text of the song, which caused all sorts of problems:

"Nightbird" also caused trouble. Not everyone today remembers that it is called “Farewell to a Friend”. Indeed, at the end of the 70s, they already began to slowly move off ... In general, you can cling to anything, put you in jail for any nonsense.

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Starting his solo career, Konstantin Nikolsky included the song in his second solo album One Look Back (1996).

Clip "Night Bird"

Let's watch a music video with a concert recording of "Night Bird", which can be safely called one of the masterpieces of modern Russian music. nine0003

Lyrics and chords of the song "Night Bird"

Dm | Edim7 | fdim7 | C A/C# | Dm

Dm Edim7 A7
What does the night bird sing about
Dm C Bb C
Alone in the autumn silence?
DM EDIM7 A7
about what
DM C BB D7
will be separated soon and will only see in a dream

GM C7
that a short -closed,
AM DM C
, straighten the wings, fly
Bb Bb/A Gdim7 A7
That life is stupid without risk
Dm C Bb C
Truth will still win. C Bb D7
Fly, I'll finish the song

On a cold morning, the last cry
Just throw aside my
Night singer, I'm your heir,
Dm C Bb Bb/A Gdim7 A7 Dm
Fly, I'll finish the song

Quote about the song

- And what song do you like to perform most of all?

— Probably, “What the night bird sings about”, it is impossible for me. You understand what's the matter: there is a program, there is a concert, and I direct this concert, but there is a song that directs me. It is called "What the night bird sings about."

“Lenin's Change”, 1994

V. Levin. Night story

Mrs and Mr bockley

Woke up at night all of a sudden.

Mrs and Mr bockley

Opened the old box.

Mrs and Mr bockley

Taken from the chest

Large marine binoculars

And nuts

(Four bags).

Mrs and Mr bockley

Walked up the stairs sniffling,

Mrs and Mr got wet nine0003

The house was rocking, creaking,

But they raised getting higher

four bags and binoculars,

And here they were on the roof

Mrs and Mr Buckley.

Mrs. lay down bugs,

Mister sat on cornice.

And they began to prick nuts,

And they threw shells way down.

A. Barto. Juggler

Today at the circus complete assembly:

Chinese magician, juggler,

Participates in program -

Juggles balls.

He throws in the air,

And he catches immediately

Twelve balls

And a Chinese vase.

Colored glasses

He puts on a dish,

And with tray

Dishes fly.

He throws into the air

Any items:

Balls and rockets,

Flags and bouquets,

colored glasses and saucers.

And they all clap and laugh,

And looks from the box

Seryozha Petrov.

Serezha does not have

Glass balls,

But at home glasses

There will be.

Now he's a magician juggler.

He will say so mom.

He will run out tomorrow to the yard,

Juggling balls.

Here he wants

Drink tea,

The glass will toss

By chance,

Then he will catch

On the fly

And bring it up

To the mouth.

"Now you, please

Throw the teapot!" –

They will ask him

Delighted guests.

And they will ask

Chorus:

"How long has it been

Have you become a juggler?"

It's dark in the arena huge,

Dark and in the stalls and in the box,

The jugglers are gone and clowns,

returned home Seryozha.

And here to the table it fits,

The glass is throwing boldly...

Seryozha is very surprised –

Suddenly something rang!

Broken glass

And glass saucer,

Nobody knew,

That they will break!

Others throw

Twelve balls

and even Chinese vase,

But whatever throws

Serezha Petrov -

Everything is breaking straightaway.

“No,” he says. he, - decided:

I'm not a juggler I will! -

But mom hides from him

Glassware.

Ten Little Indians gathered to dine

One all of a sudden choked - and there were nine of them.

Nine Little Indians sit under a coconut,

One of them fell asleep And there are eight left.

Eight are quiet sailed to Nottingham,

One of them is missing And there are seven of them left.

Seven stupid blacks decided to climb on the oak,

One of them fell And there are six left.

Six Indians went to the apiary to play,

One was stung - and there are five left.

Five stupid blacks refereeing,

One went to jail – and there were four of them.

Four Negresses bathed until dawn,

One went down – and there are three left.

Three stupid blacks barely remembered

But then came bear - and there are two of them left.

Two stupid blacks undertook to heat the fireplace,

One of them is frozen - left to live alone.

The Last Negro didn't do anything

When did he get married there was no one!

Y.Tuvim. About pan Trulyalinsky

Who hasn't heard of artist

Tralislava Trulyalinsky!

And he lives in Pripevaisk,

In the alley Veselinsky.

With him and aunt - Trolleyletka,

And daughter - Trulyalyurka,

And son- Tweedledee,

And the doggy Tweedledee.

They have more kitten,

By nickname Tweedling,

Plus a parrot - nine0003

Cheerful Tweedledee!

At dawn they rise,

Tea hastily drunk,

And meets all company

ringing song early morning.

Trolley stick

Raise the conductor –

And immediately by order

Will flood friendly choir:

"Tru-la-la yes tr-la-la!

Tra-la-la yes tra-la-la!

Honor and glory Tralislava!

Trulyalinsky praise!"

Trulyalinsky slightly doesn't dance

Conductor's stick waving

And, moving his mustache,

Sings along:

"Tru-la-la!"

"Tru-la-la!" - sounds already

In the yard and in the garage,

And a passing pedestrian

He sings the same song.

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