An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. Akbar gives a reward to Mahesh Das who saved him but someone else demands half. What will he do when he is bullied to split the reward?
Read this StoryEnglish Story for Kids | Simple, Small, Short Moral Stories in English | Short Stories for Children Learning English
Read a Simple English Story for Kids with morals. Our Short English Stories for Kids are perfect for children learning English and learning to read! Our English Story for kids collection contains short moral stories in simple English with positive messages. Each English story will help with learning English. All our short moral stories in English contain positive values such as kindness, friendship and honesty.
Short Stories for Kids in English
Little Ant’s Big Plan by Book Dash ~ 5min Bedtime Stories for Kids
Little Ant loves to read but should be gathering food instead. Can a book help him do both?
Read this Story→White Wing: The Tale of the Doves and the Hunter ~ Panchatantra Stories
Panchatantra Stories: A Hunter puts a net on the banyan tree. Can the doves escape? A story of Teamwork.
Read this Story→The Mice and the Elephants ~ Panchatantra Stories
Panchatantra Stories: A herd of elephants do a favor for the mice. How can a small thing repay a big thing? A story of Helping.
Read this Story→The Gift of the Magi Story ~ A Christmas 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?
Read this Story→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.
Read this Story→The Frog Prince: The Story of the Princess and the Frog ~ Bedtime Stories
The Classic Tale based off the Grimm’s Brother Fairytale “The Frog Prince”. When the Princess is forced to marry, she wishes to be little again. Can the frog in the well help her?
Read this Story→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!
Read this Story→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.
Read this Story→The Bear Feast Story ~ Folktales Stories for Kids
A Story of Friendship, Hospitality and Sharing, from the United States.
An old man invites the grizzly bear chief and his followers to a feast.
Read this Story→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?
Read this Story→The Tiger’s Whisker or “How to Cure a Changed Man” ~ A Korean Folktale
NEW!!! A wife wants to know how to cure her changed husband. Will a tiger’s whisker help? A Korean Folktale
Read this Story→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.
Read this Story→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.
Read this Story→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?
Read this Story→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.
Read this Story→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.
Read this Story→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?
Read this Story→Beauty and the Beast Story Fairy Tale ~ Bedtime Story for Children
A Bedtime Story of Friendship and Love. The Classic fairy tale of the youngest daughter Beauty and a monstrous Beast.
Read this Story→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?
Read this Story→Short Stories for Kids in English
Akbar and the Half-Reward ~ Akbar Birbal English Story for Kids
An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. Akbar gives a reward to Mahesh Das who saved him but someone else demands half. What will he do when he is bullied to split the reward?
Read this StoryLittle Ant’s Big Plan by Book Dash ~ 5min Bedtime Stories for Kids
Little Ant loves to read but should be gathering food instead. Can a book help him do both?
Read this StoryWhite Wing: The Tale of the Doves and the Hunter ~ Panchatantra Stories
Panchatantra Stories: A Hunter puts a net on the banyan tree. Can the doves escape? A story of Teamwork.
Read this StoryThe Mice and the Elephants ~ Panchatantra Stories
Panchatantra Stories: A herd of elephants do a favor for the mice. How can a small thing repay a big thing? A story of Helping.
Read this StoryThe Gift of the Magi Story ~ A Christmas 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?
Read this StoryAladdin 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.
Read this StoryThe Frog Prince: The Story of the Princess and the Frog ~ Bedtime Stories
The Classic Tale based off the Grimm’s Brother Fairytale “The Frog Prince”. When the Princess is forced to marry, she wishes to be little again. Can the frog in the well help her?
Read this StorySnow 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!
Read this StoryThe 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.
Read this StoryThe Bear Feast Story ~ Folktales Stories for Kids
A Story of Friendship, Hospitality and Sharing, from the United States.
An old man invites the grizzly bear chief and his followers to a feast.
Read this StoryA 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?
Read this StoryThe Tiger’s Whisker or “How to Cure a Changed Man” ~ A Korean Folktale
NEW!!! A wife wants to know how to cure her changed husband. Will a tiger’s whisker help? A Korean Folktale
Read this StoryMaui 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.
Read this StoryPocahontas 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.
Read this StoryThe 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?
Read this StoryPinocchio 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.
Read this StoryThe 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.
Read this StoryRapunzel 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?
Read this StoryBeauty and the Beast Story Fairy Tale ~ Bedtime Story for Children
A Bedtime Story of Friendship and Love. The Classic fairy tale of the youngest daughter Beauty and a monstrous Beast.
Read this StoryRumpelstiltskin ~ 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?
Read this StoryOur English Story for Kids Collection: learn English than through our collection of free short stories for kids.
This collection of short stories for kids in English are kid-tested and come from all over the world! Our English Story for Kids have short read times and are in small, short, simple English language for students learning English (ESL) or beginner readers.
Our English story collection consists of classic folktales from all over the world. Folktales (or folk tales) are short stories that have been shared from generation to generation by word of mouth. They consist of Fairy Tales (or fairytales), Animal tales, Legends, Myths, Riddle stories and more. Stories here have been collection from all the world, including India, such as the popular collection of animal fables from the Panchatantra. These Panchatantra stories in English are some of the most popular moral stories for kids from the collection of tales.
All our short stories for kids make wonderful bedtime stories or the perfect moral stories in English for the classroom to build character and teach Language Arts skills! Our short stories for kids are multi-cultural, kid-tested and all contain positive moral messages. So share a story with a child today and create a lesson that will last a lifetime.
What does Kid-tested mean? Kid-tested and approved means our short stories for kids were edited until they were loved by our kid-testers. When kids love what they are reading, they will want reading to become a nightly ritual. Since all of our Stories and Reader’s Theater Play Scripts for kids have positive moral messages, that’s exactly the point! We guarantee that kids will love our short stories.