10 Bedtime Stories To Tell your Kids Before They Sleep

• Post Time - 2023-10-04 20:54:27

Here are 10 inspirational and didac bedtime stories for you to tell your kids and you can always adapt them to the messages you would like to deliver to them and tailor them in a way that would best enrich their personalities. And remember every single story can be told many times in many different ways.

1. The Little Red Hen

Once upon a time, long long ago, there was a little red hen who lived in a beautiful farm. One day, the hen found a grain of wheat. She asked neihbouring animals in the farm to help her plant it, but they all refused to help her.

The little red hen then decided to depend on herself and went to plant the wheat herself. And when it was time to harvest it, she asked the animals to help her again. But then again they all refused.

The little red hen harvested the wheat herself, and then ground it into flour. She went to the other animals and one more time asked them help her bake bread, but they all refused.

Then she decided to bake the bread herself, and when she invited the animals to share it with her. But they all said that they were too hungry to wait.

The little red hen ate the bread all by herself, and she was very happy.

2. The Ugly Duckling

Once upon a time, there was a mother duck who had laid some eggs. One of the eggs was different from the others. It was bigger and uglier.

When the eggs hatched, all the ducklings were beautiful, except for the ugly duckling. He was teased and bullied by the other ducklings, and he felt very sad.

One day, the ugly duckling ran away from the farm. He wandered alone for a long time, and he was very lonely.

One day, the ugly duckling saw a group of swans swimming in a pond. He thought they were the most beautiful creatures he had ever seen.

The ugly duckling swam up to the swans and asked if he could join them. The swans were very kind to him, and they told him that he was one of them.

The ugly duckling had finally found his home.

3. The Tortoise and the Hare

Once upon a time, there was a tortoise and a hare who were racing each other. The hare was very confident that he would win, because he was much faster than the tortoise.

The hare started out very quickly and soon left the tortoise far behind. He was so sure that he would win that he decided to take a nap under a tree.

But the tortoise kept walking, one step at a time. When the hare woke up, he saw the tortoise approaching the finish line. He started to run as fast as he could, but it was too late.

The tortoise crossed the finish line first and won the race.

The moral of the story is that slow and steady wins the race. It is important to persevere and never give up, even if you are not the fastest or the strongest.

4. The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. They were all brothers, but they were very different.

The first little pig was lazy. He built a house out of straw, because it was the quickest and easiest thing to do.

The second little pig was more hardworking. He built a house out of sticks, because it was stronger than a house made of straw.

The third little pig was the most hardworking of all. He built a house out of bricks, because it was the strongest and most secure.

One day, a big, bad wolf came to the forest. He was very hungry, and he wanted to eat the three little pigs.

The wolf went to the first little pig's house and knocked on the door.

"Little pig, little pig, let me in!" said the wolf.

"No, no, by the hair on my chinny chin chin," said the little pig. "I won't let you in."

The wolf blew down the house made of straw, and the little pig ran away.

The wolf went to the second little pig's house and knocked on the door.

"Little pig, little pig, let me in!" said the wolf.

"No, no, by the hair on my chinny chin chin," said the little pig. "I won't let you in."

The wolf blew down the house made of sticks, and the little pig ran away.

The wolf went to the third little pig's house and knocked on the door.

"Little pig, little pig, let me in!" said the wolf.

"No, no, by the hair on my chinny chin chin," said the little pig. "I won't let you in."

The wolf tried to blow down the house made of bricks, but he couldn't. He tried to climb up the chimney, but the little pig was waiting for him with a pot of boiling water.

The wolf ran away, and he was never seen again.

5- The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Once upon a time, there was a shepherd boy who was bored. He decided to play a trick on the villagers, so he cried out: "Wolf! Wolf! There's a wolf attacking the sheep!"

The villagers came running to help, but there was no wolf. The shepherd boy laughed and said, "I was just joking!"

The villagers were annoyed, but they forgave the shepherd boy.

A few days later, the shepherd boy played the same trick again. He cried out: "Wolf! Wolf! There's a wolf attacking the sheep!"

Once again, the villagers came running to help, but there was no wolf. The shepherd boy laughed and said, "I was just joking again!"

The villagers were very angry this time. They warned the shepherd boy that if he cried wolf again, they would not believe him.

A few days later, a real wolf did attack the sheep. The shepherd boy cried out: "Wolf! Wolf! Help! There's a real wolf attacking the sheep!"

But the villagers thought he was playing another trick on them, so they ignored him.

The wolf ate all of the sheep, and the shepherd boy learned his lesson.

6. The Gingerbread Man

Once upon a time, there was an old woman who baked a gingerbread man. She put him in the oven to bake, but he jumped out and ran away.

The gingerbread man ran down the road, singing:

Run, run, as fast as you can!

You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!

The old woman chased after him, but she couldn't catch him.

The gingerbread man met a farmer on the road.

"Stop, Gingerbread Man!" said the farmer. "I'm going to eat you!"

Run, run, as fast as you can!

You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!

The gingerbread man ran away, and the farmer couldn't catch him.

The gingerbread man met a cow on the road.

"Stop, Gingerbread Man!" said the cow. "I'm going to eat you!"

Run, run, as fast as you can!

You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!

The gingerbread man ran away, and the cow couldn't catch him.

The gingerbread man met a fox on the road.

"Hello, Gingerbread Man," said the fox. "You look very delicious. Would you like to sit down and rest for a while?"

The gingerbread man sat down on the fox's tongue.

"Thank you, fox," said the gingerbread man. "This is very kind of you."

The fox closed his eyes and licked his lips.

"Mmm," said the fox. "You taste delicious."

The fox swallowed the gingerbread man whole.

7. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Once upon a time, there were three billy goats gruff who wanted to cross a bridge. But the bridge was guarded by a big, mean troll.

"Who's that trip-trapping over my bridge?" roared the troll.

"It's me, Billy Goat Gruff!" said the smallest goat. "And I'm going to cross your bridge."

"Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin!" said the troll. "I'm going to eat you!"

The smallest goat was very scared. He turned around and ran away.

Next, the middle billy goat gruff tried to cross the bridge.

"Who's that trip-trapping over my bridge?" roared the troll.

"It's me, Billy Goat Gruff!" said the middle goat. "And I'm going to cross your bridge."

"Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin!" said the troll. "I'm going to eat you!"

The middle goat was also very scared. He turned around and ran away.

Finally, the biggest billy goat gruff tried to cross the bridge.

"Who's that trip-trapping over my bridge?" roared the troll.

"It's me, Billy Goat Gruff!" said the biggest goat. "And I'm going to cross your bridge."

"Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin!" said the troll.

8. Jungle Adventure

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Alex who loved to go on adventures. One day, Alex decided to go on a jungle adventure.

Alex packed his backpack and set off into the jungle. He saw all sorts of animals, including monkeys, snakes, and elephants.

Alex had a lot of fun on his jungle adventure. He climbed trees, swam in rivers, and ate delicious fruits. But at the end of the day, Alex was tired. He found a cave and curled up for a nap.

9. Story Champ

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Oliver who loved to read stories. He would read stories all day long, and he would even read stories in his sleep.

Oliver dreamed of becoming a story champ. He wanted to be the best storyteller in the world.

One day, Oliver decided to enter a storytelling contest. He practiced and practiced his story, and he was finally ready to compete.

Oliver won the storytelling contest! He was so happy. He had achieved his dream of becoming a story champ.

10. PlayKids

Once upon a time, there was a group of kids who loved to play games. They would play games all day long, and they would even play games in their sleep.

The kids dreamed of opening their own playroom. They wanted to have a place where kids could come to play all the games they wanted.

One day, the kids decided to open their own playroom. They called it PlayKids.

PlayKids was a huge success. Kids came from all over town to play games at PlayKids. The kids were so happy. They had achieved their dream.

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