A Bedtime Story

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Ignatius, a dragon of impressive size and even more impressive sneezes (they sometimes caused small, localized rain showers), lived in a cozy cave at the foot of Mount Sparkle. Unlike other dragons who hoarded gold and jewels, Ignatius had a passion for pastries. Specifically, doughnuts. Glazed, jelly-filled,...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Sir Alistair, the most valiant knight in the kingdom of Bathtubia, was renowned for his courage in the face of soap monsters and his unwavering dedication to cleanliness. His armor, a gleaming sponge, and his sword, a trusty toothbrush, were always at the ready. One particularly bubbly evening, as Sir Alistai...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Captain Puffy Beard, a pirate whose magnificent beard was indeed quite fluffy, and whose favorite possession was his impeccably plaid bandana, woke with a start. The sea shanty on his lips died. His bandana! His beautiful, red-and-green checkered bandana, was gone! "Shiver me timbers!" he roared, startling hi...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Twinkle, a small star in the vast, inky canvas of night, had a problem. She was perpetually sleepy. While all the other stars blinked brightly and danced across the sky, Twinkle just yawned, her light flickering lazily. She’d often fall asleep mid-twinkle, causing little dark spots in the night sky. “Oh, Twin...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Snizzlewick, a gnome of considerable beard length and an even more considerable frown, had a secret. He couldn't giggle. All the other gnomes in Whispering Woods giggled constantly—little musical trills, booming belly laughs, even silent, shoulder-shaking giggles. But Snizzlewick? Not a single giggle. He trie...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Professor Alistair Wiffle, a wizard whose beard often tangled with his spellbook and whose spectacles were perpetually steamed, lived in a tower that leaned a bit too much to the left. He was a kind wizard, but his greatest challenge wasn’t brewing potions or taming dragons; it was his wand. It had a mind of...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Reginald the squirrel was, by all accounts, a master of nut-burying. His tiny paws were swift, his memory for hiding spots legendary, and his winter hoard was always the envy of the forest. He could bury a thousand acorns in a day and remember every single one. Until one crisp autumn morning, when something p...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Sparky the dragon had a secret. While all the other dragons were busy breathing fire and guarding hoards of gold, Sparky had a passion for baking. His specialty? Fluffy, sky-high soufflés that tasted like sunshine and dreams. But his biggest challenge wasn’t finding dragon-sized ovens; it was keeping his culi...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Old Man Fitzwilliam, a farmer whose beard was as long and tangled as his prize-winning beanstalk, was having a rather ordinary Tuesday. He was weeding his turnip patch, humming a tuneless little ditty, when he heard a voice. “Psst! Over here, you lanky human!” Fitzwilliam paused, looking around. Only a scarec...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Sir Percival, a knight of considerable fluff and questionable bravery, had a dilemma. His armor, once gleaming silver, was now a rather uninspiring shade of rusty brown. It creaked when he walked, clanked when he breathed, and sometimes, if he stood still for too long, a small patch of moss would start to gro...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Luna, a tiny fairy with wings that shimmered like dewdrops, had a very important job: polishing the moonbeams. Every night, armed with a miniature polishing cloth and a sprinkle of stardust, she’d make sure each moonbeam was perfectly shiny for the sleepy world below. But tonight, there was a problem. A moonb...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Baxter B Badger, a badger of impeccable taste and even more impeccable snores, had a problem. His favorite pajamas, the ones with the little rocket ships that glowed in the dark, were missing! He’d searched under the bed (where he usually kept his collection of interesting pebbles), behind the curtains (where...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Gust was not like the other clouds. While his fluffy brethren drifted lazily, showering the earth with sensible rain, Gust scowled and grumbled, producing only glitter. He tried to be a proper raincloud, he really did. He’d puff himself up, gather his moisture, and then… poof! A shimmering cascade of iridesce...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Pipkin was a gnome with a penchant for pranks and a particular fondness for root vegetables. His favorite pastime? Swapping people’s socks with carrots, potatoes, or occasionally, a particularly lumpy turnip. He believed it added a certain “zest” to life, and nothing delighted him more than the surprised sque...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Ferdinand was a dragon of peculiar disposition. While his siblings gleefully practiced their fiery breaths, scorching marshmallows and charring oak trees, Ferdinand preferred to brew chamomile tea and knit tiny scarves for garden gnomes. He was, in short, terrified of fire. The mere sight of a flickering cand...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Percival Pondercup, a rather ordinary teacup, had a most extraordinary secret: he could talk! Not only that, but he only spoke in riddles. This made tea time at the Widdershins family’s rather… perplexing. The family’s grand old manor, nestled among rolling hills and surrounded by a riotous garden of blooms,...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Whiskers was a majestic fluffy Persian cat with a luxurious coat that shimmered like a silken cloud. However, it wasn’t his appearance that made him unforgettable—it was his purr. Unlike the soft, comforting vibrations typical of feline companions, Whiskers’ purr was an auditory spectacle, a full-blown opera...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Bartholomew Snorewood was a wizard of immense potential, but alas, also immense sleepiness. His spells, magnificent and powerful in theory, only worked when he let out a truly earth-shattering yawn. This made his magic rather unpredictable and often ill-timed. Bartholomew lived in the quaint village of Drowsy...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Nutmeg was not your average squirrel. While other squirrels were busy burying acorns for winter, Nutmeg was busy un-burying them, using them as clues to solve the most perplexing mysteries in Whispering Woods. He wore a tiny, well-worn deerstalker hat and carried a magnifying glass made from a dewdrop, which...

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Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! The cool breeze of late May rustled through the towering pines as Jake, Emily, and their golden retriever, Chandler, settled into their lakeside campsite. The scent of pine needles mixed with the smoky aroma of their crackling campfire, casting a cozy glow as dusk crept in. It was Memorial Day weekend, and th...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! For my little bear, always. Once upon a time, in the heart of a vast, sun-dappled forest, lived a little bear named Bella. Bella was not like other bears who loved to snooze and bask in the comfort of their cozy dens. Instead, Bella was always anxious about sleeping in. She worried that if she stayed in bed t...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! The old oak tree had stood proudly in the McAllister’s front lawn for nearly a century, its branches sprawling wide like open arms embracing the sky. Its thick trunk bore the scars of time, weathering storms, scorching summers, and the laughter of generations of children who climbed its sturdy limbs. But now,...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! High above the bustling world, nestled among its cottony cousins, floated Nimbus—a small, fluffy cloud with dreams as big as the sky. Unlike the others who delighted in drifting and showering rain, Nimbus was tired of his monotonous duty. "What if I could be something else? Something important... like a hat!"...

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! In the quaint town of Clary Hollow, thoughts weren’t private musings stored neatly away; they danced in the air like invisible fireflies, buzzing softly into the ears of everyone nearby. From grocery lists to daydreams of distant shores, the town pulsed with an endless hum of cognition. Neighbors knew each ot...