A young man learns what is most important about love from two very different girls and a mermaid.
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Enjoy our collection of bedtime stories for kids below:
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.
Is There Anyone Like Me? ~ Bedtime English Story for Kids
A donkey wonders if there is anyone in the world just like him.
The Girl Who Changed Her Fate ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
Poor Alena is cursed with an ill fate. Is there a way for her to change it?
The Girl with the Loveliest Hair in the World ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
A Story of Love from Pakistan.
A prince sets out to discover why every night his bride, the girl with the loveliest hair in the world, returns home.
The Girl Fish ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
A girl is transformed into a fish to seek the lost crown of a queen-fish.
The Little Boy and Girl in the Clouds, The Tale of El Capitan ~ Folktales
Overnight, a magic rock, El Capitan, raises a boy and girl who had fallen asleep on top of it.
The Girl and the Puma ~ Legend Stories for Kids
A frightened Spanish girl forges a powerful relationship with a puma.
The Maiden and the Boy who Vanished ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
Three maidens try to rescue a nobleman’s son who had vanished.
How to Turn Dirt Into Gold ~ Folktale Stories for Kids
A young man learns the secret of how to turn dirt into gold.
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.
A Fable by Mark Twain ~ 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 Riddle Story of Creative Thinking and Working Together, from Canada.
Tante Adela finds an unusual creature in her baking oven: a skunk! How will she ever get it out?
The Mermaid, a Ring and a Wish for Love ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
A young man learns what is most important about love from two very different girls and a mermaid.
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.
Is There Anyone Like Me? ~ Bedtime English Story for Kids
A donkey wonders if there is anyone in the world just like him.
Short Stories for Kids ~ Folk tales, Fairy Tales, Riddles, Legends, Poems
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The Girl Who Changed Her Fate ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
Poor Alena is cursed with an ill fate. Is there a way for her to change it?
The Girl with the Loveliest Hair in the World ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
A Story of Love from Pakistan.
A prince sets out to discover why every night his bride, the girl with the loveliest hair in the world, returns home.
The Girl Fish ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
A girl is transformed into a fish to seek the lost crown of a queen-fish.
The Little Boy and Girl in the Clouds, The Tale of El Capitan ~ Folktales
Overnight, a magic rock, El Capitan, raises a boy and girl who had fallen asleep on top of it.
The Girl and the Puma ~ Legend Stories for Kids
A frightened Spanish girl forges a powerful relationship with a puma.
The Maiden and the Boy who Vanished ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
Three maidens try to rescue a nobleman’s son who had vanished.
How to Turn Dirt Into Gold ~ Folktale Stories for Kids
A young man learns the secret of how to turn dirt into gold.
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.
A Fable by Mark Twain ~ 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 Riddle Story of Creative Thinking and Working Together, from Canada.
Tante Adela finds an unusual creature in her baking oven: a skunk! How will she ever get it out?
Bedtime stories are a story told to a child after they have gotten into bed for the evening. Reading a bedtime story every night is beneficial for children and parents, too! Reading stories each night to your child has been proven to improve reading and vocabulary skills. Read a special story for children tonight!
Reading bedtime stories each evening to a child promotes positive sleep habits. It builds on reading skills, vocabulary size as well as the imagination. It calms a busy child and engages their mind into a world of magic and sweet dreams. The bedtime story is the best way to end the child's day and lead them into a night of wonderful rest.
Reading bedtime stories to kids is a wonderful way to spend the end of each day and create memories which will last forever. Reading bedtime stories can be the most magical moment of the day. Taking that child to a world of discovery through a story will surely leave a lasting impression. Read our collection of stories for kids to your children today and see the positive impact they have.
Stories to Grow by believes that these are the best stories that should be shared at bedtime. Each story has been hand selected from among hundreds of stories for kids from all over the world. We ensure that each bedtime story helps children ease into sleep and leaves them with a positive outlook on themselves and the world around them.
What better way to teach morals then through magical short stories for kids. Our bedtime stories have been kid-tested and kid-approved. Kids loves our stories and parents love the special time they spend reading with them each night. Our bedtime stories and all our stories for kids are read by children of different ages to ensure reading level as well as understanding are accurate.
Enjoy our entire collection of short stories for kids. Our children's stories come from folktales (or folk tales), stories that have been shared from generation to generation by word of mouth, from all over the world. Folktales have been shared for thousands of years and are the starting point for most of your favorite tales and Disney movies. This collection of stories for kids has stories which are 10+ min and are for a longer reading experience or for older children. All of our stories for kids have positive morals and teach important values such as friendship, kindness and gratitude.
Our children's folktale stories consist of fairy tales, animal tales, riddles stories, myths and legends,from all over the world! Our stories for kids are kid-tested to ensure read time, reading level, and kid-approval. They are multicultural and feature positive moral messages. Share our short stories for kids with those children in your life and share the joy and love we have for stories and storytelling.