151 Bedtime Stories

It was a cold morning. Helen was playing in the garden in the sun. She saw there a Myna lying on the ground. It was squeaking in pain. One of its wings was broken. Helen carefully picked up the bird and took it to her mother. Her mother told her to take it to hospital. […]

Bunny, the buffalo was only two inches tall. None of the animals of the jungle liked Bunny. But nobody knew how courageous Bunny really was. One day, a group of woodcutters came to the jungle. Bunny saw them and said, “I must warn everybody against these woodcutters.” She rushed to climb up a tree. “How

Garry, the goose and his friends lived in a pen of a farmer. One day they sneaked out of their pen and went to the riverbank. Suddenly, they saw two huge dogs running after them. Fortunately they slipped on the dew-covered grass and fell into the river. The geese fled to their pens to save

It was the rainy night of thirty-first October, the time of Halloween, a festival of witches and ghosts. Ron and Harry were walking home. On their way, they entered a house and pushed open the main door. They saw colourful lights reflecting from the mirror. Suddenly big hands with long nails emerged from the mirror

Jerry and Jermy were in Switzerland with their parents. They were very excited, as they would be learning how to ski. There was a big, brown dog called Bravo in their hotel and they made friends with him. The next day, Jerry and Jermy put on their special skiing jackets, trousers and boots. In the

Cathy was very fond of reading stories about fairyland. She often prayed to God to take her to the fairyland. One day while Cathy was playing in her garden, a fairy appeared before her and asked her if she would like to go to the fairyland. Cathy was very excited to hear that. “I would

Mr Forgetful never knew why he kept forgetting his glasses. His cousin Miss All-knowing, like her name never forgot anything. One day, as usual Mr Forgetful lost his glasses. “Why can’t I remember where I have kept them?” said Mr Forgetful. Miss All-knowing gave him a stern look and said, “Not again!” Just then, Mr

Mrs Nelson loved wearing hats. One day, she made a brown hat. She decorated it with pink beads and green ribbons. Then she found some pretty feathers and put them on the crown. She also managed to find some fine lace and added it to her hat. When it was ready, she stood back and

Nancy was overjoyed to get her little baby brother, Alan in her family. Everyone thought he was very sweet. Everyone was busy for him. No one cared for Nancy. Nancy felt neglected. She was very upset and thought, “No one loves me anymore. Everyone loves Alan more than they love me.” Next morning, Nancy slipped

Nancy had no siblings or any friends. Every night, before going to bed, Nancy would gaze at the white wooly sheep on the wallpaper in her room and count them one by one. One day, Nancy’s mother changed the wallpaper in her room. It was jungle wallpaper and had pictures of all the animals. Nancy

During the annual feast held in the jungle, the seat of honour was reserved for the eldest animal. However, this year a severe argument began as to who is the eldest. The deer said, “I am the eldest for I created the sun and the moon.” The fox interrupted, “But I made the ladder which

It was Benny’s sixth birthday. She knew she would get a present from her Grandpa. He had promised to give her a pet on her sixth birthday. But she didn’t know what to ask for. Grandpa took her to a pet shop to choose her pet. “There is a duck with three little ducklings in

Pomy, the cat was excited to see a beautiful morning. “I shall go for a stroll and enjoy the lovely fresh air.” So off went Pomy merrily. She came across a tiny mole peering out of the earth. “Good morning, brother Mole,” hailed Pomy. “What a grand morning, sister. I’ve come up from my burrow

All the animals of the forest decided to go for the picnic on a pleasant spring day. Soon they gathered with their food and the picnic basket was full of eatables. They set off towards the meadow. They came across a stream. The fox suggested to climb the fallen log that had fallen across the

Once upon a time, a king was crossing the sultry desert. His pet hawk was perched on his shoulders as usual. The hot sun made him thirsty and he went to look for a stream. Luckily, he chanced upon a fountain not very far. He knelt down and was about to drink the water, when