151 Bedtime Stories

Old Charles loved his brown shoes. They were more than twenty years old. He found them so comfortable that he didn’t want to give them away and buy a new pair. “Why do I need new shoes? These are better than the best!” he always said. He would wear them for special occasions too. One […]

Tony was staying at his grandma’s house for the weekend. Grandma had many cats. Tony loved her and all her little cats. “Where is Mr Tin Tin, Grandma?” asked Tony while he searched for the furry white cat. Mr Tin Tin was his favourite cat. “Meow!” Tony suddenly saw Mr Tin Tin! Down the lane

There was a magician who lived in a town. He had a magic wand that he used to make things disappear. “Zoop!Zoop!” and things would disappear in the air. People of the town were very disturbed by his tricks. One day, they went to him and asked him to leave the town. The magician had

Mrs Timbaktoo baked delicious cakes everyday. A bubbly bee who lived near by longed for the cakes. But Mrs Timbaktoo disliked insects. If she ever spotted a spider weaving a web, she chased the spider out of her house with her broomstick. “How will I ever get to taste those delicious cakes?” wondered the bubbly

Peter was about to go to bed when he heard a loud noise. He opened his door and peered into the dining room. “What’s this?” he exclaimed. The salt and pepper shakers were talking! “Without me your food shall have no taste!” said the salt. “And if you don’t use me, your food will taste

Joy wanted to do something different on the first day of this new year but he didn’t know what to do. But he thought first to play baseball with his friends. He started to get ready but his socks were missing. He searched for it but he could not find them. He asked his mother.

Tommy had been sick for a few days. Every morning while lying in his bed, he would watch stream of vehicles from the window. One day he saw a wind swept across. Leaves fell from the trees and twirled down the road. He watched the leaves dancing and chasing one another with envy. He wished

A long time ago the king of China organized a race among the animals. The first twelve animals were to be selected for a place in the Chinese Zodiac signs. Each animal would have a year named after him. All the animals started practising for the race except the cat and the rat. They were

Simon and Sammy were best friends. Simon had more toys than Sammy and this annoyed Sammy a lot. “Mummy, look, I have two rabbits but Simon has four. I have three pencils but Simon has five. He always has more,” she complained. One evening, Simon and Sammy went to pick berries. Sammy picked ten but

A brown dog got trapped in a bush. Harry while coming back from school saw it. He took it out and brought it home. His father told him to take the dog to the vet. The vet said, “I think it has a broken leg and she was going to have puppies.” The vet put

On a farm there lived many animals and birds. One day, little Red hen found a grain of wheat in the farmyard. She asked the other birds, “Who wants to plant this wheat?” The duck and the goose were lazy and quickly refused to do any work. So, the little Red hen planted the grain

Ronny, the rhino was looking forward to the weekend. He could be what he loved best—play with his friends. Ronny, called up Hissy Snake. “Let’s take our bikes and go for a ride,” he said. “SSSorry, Ronny, I have got football practice today, a game tomorrow, and SSSSunday I have to go for a birthday

Harry and Andrew were two naughty boys who were always up to some mischief. One evening, they got together to create a magic spell. Harry added his dirty socks and six dead lizards, while Andrew poured a magic potion into the boiling water in the cauldron. Suddenly, a huge cloud of smoke bellowed towards Harry’s

One day Sandy went to Harry’s house to read some new scary stories. Before he left, his father said, “Sandy, you must return before dark.” But, Sandy sat reading all evening. Finally, he had to walk back in the dark. Sandy was scared. Suddenly, he heard someone right behind him saying, “Guess what I can

Mandy often dreamt of visiting the land of chocolates. One night, Mandy woke up and found herself standing beside a chocolate fountain. “Wow! It looks so creamy and delicious,” thought Mandy and licked her lips. Mandy looked around and saw chocolates hanging from trees, chocolate stones, chocolate house and chocolate rivers. She found it difficult