Popular Bedtime Stories

A princess travels to marry with a speaking horse and three red threads from her mother. A jealous maid steals her place, but Falada, the wind, and an old king keep the truth alive. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-goose-girl As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Each year, Mara returns to the crooked pear tree near Grandma's cottage. As Mara grows, caring for the old orchard changes—and so does what she finds beneath its branches. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/bedtime-stories-by-age/4-year-old/the-giving-tree As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Hare laughs at Hedgehog's short legs and accepts a race across the furrows. But Hedgehog has a wife who looks exactly like him—and a very patient plan. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-hare-and-the-hedgehog As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Mouse, Bird, and Sausage live comfortably by doing the jobs they know best. When Bird insists that they exchange work, one unfamiliar task leads to another until their household falls apart. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-mouse-the-bird-and-the-sausage As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Nia’s handcart must carry festival parcels up Bell Hill, but one wheel keeps slipping sideways. Reaching the top will take more than determination. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-little-engine-that-could As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

A stolen prince grows up with the power to make wishes. He returns carrying his loyal companion as a pink flower, determined to free his mother from a tower and expose the cook who deceived the king. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-pink As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Nora and Arun board the ordinary school bus on Monday morning, but six objects from the coming week pull route number 12 all the way to Sunday. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-magical-school-bus As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

The Fox says humans are stronger than any animal. Wolf refuses to believe him, so Fox shows him three travelers before the hunter arrives—and Wolf discovers that human tools are stranger than he imagined. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-wolf-and-the-man As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Omar listens from his bedroom as bicycles, buses, dishes, doors, and voices settle for the night. With Dad nearby, he waits for the courtyard's last small sound to fade. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/bedtime-stories-by-age/4-year-old/goodnight-moon As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

When a Golden Bird steals the king's apples, the youngest prince follows a helpful Fox through linked quests for a bird, a Golden Horse, and a princess—and repeatedly ignores the Fox's best advice. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-golden-bird As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

As Lucas grows from a wobbly cyclist into an adult with a home of his own, Lily always makes room beside her. Years later, Lucas returns and knows exactly where he belongs. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/love-you-forever As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Fox repeatedly finds enough food for Wolf, but Wolf always returns for more. At a farmhouse cellar, his greed finally leaves him stuck while Fox escapes. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-wolf-and-the-fox As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

When the pride's usual water path closes, young Zuri must help two stubborn lion groups share a narrow route before the dry season deepens. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-lion-king As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Every morning, twelve princesses' locked bedroom contains twelve pairs of worn-out shoes. A returning soldier follows them beneath the castle to discover where they dance each night. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-twelve-dancing-princesses As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Marlow, a huge draft horse who keeps apart from the other animals, begins listening to a barn swallow's small evening song. When the swallow's nest is damaged, their unlikely friendship finally has somewhere to go. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/charlottes-web As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

On a bitter winter night, Lina cannot sell her matches and is afraid to go home. Each small flame brings her a beautiful vision—until the vision of her grandmother carries her through the darkest hour. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-little-match-girl As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Daniel, Luna, and Benny begin mapping their backyard, only to uncover its greatest secret and a message left for future explorers. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-backyard-explorer-kids/the-backyard-map-day Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com As always, visit us at ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Nia’s handcart must carry festival parcels up Bell Hill, but one wheel keeps slipping sideways. Reaching the top will take more than determination. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-little-engine-that-could As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

A fisherman releases an enchanted fish, but his wife sends him back with larger and larger wishes. As their home grows grander, the sea grows darker. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-fisherman-and-his-wife As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Three dormice prepare lanterns for the woodland supper, but every light goes out before the guests arrive. The trouble is not the darkness—it is what they used for wicks. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/owl-babies As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Danny’s backpack begins complaining during maths—and it knows exactly which missing objects are buried inside. Emptying it reveals a problem neither of them expected. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/danny-and-the-talking-backpack As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

At midnight, a silver train appears inside Emily’s room with no destination on its sign. One passenger knows where he belongs—but the train refuses to stop there. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/bedtime-stories-by-age/6-year-old/the-midnight-train-to-nowhere As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

The Little Red Hen finds wheat and asks for help planting, cutting, grinding, and baking it. Her neighbors always have an excuse—until warm bread reaches the window. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-little-red-hen As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

A delayed bus leaves ten strangers waiting in the rain. When Milo starts an unofficial talent show, the quietest person at the stop may have the most useful performance of all. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/dont-let-the-pigeon-drive-the-bus As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Gus claims he can outjump anything in the meadow. When the summer games begin, he discovers that announcing a record and landing one are very different things. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-bragging-grasshopper As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.