151 Bedtime Stories

Harry was always busy. He never sat idle. He always did something or the other. He loved to invent new things. One day, he decided he would fly in the air. He started working in his workshop and after two weeks he had created the wings of wax for his flying machine. Paddy his friend […]

Alif was a shepherd boy who worked for his master. His master was very cruel. He often used to beat Alif. Alif was very fond of playing the flute. When he played, all the animals of the jungle gathered around him. He loved the animals and the animals also loved him. Alif’s master often scolded

Marry was a very pretty fairy who lived on a giant oak tree in a forest. She used to be a very happy fairy. People called her merry Marry. But she was suffering from a strange illness that no one had been able to cure. One day, a gardener was walking through the forest. He

There was a little fish named Jenny. She lived with her family in a big river. The river joined the sea. Jenny had a dream to swim in the vast sea. One day she thought to make her dream come true. She started swimming towards the sea without informing the members of her family. As

Once upon a time, there lived a just king. One day, the king placed a huge boulder in the middle of the road to judge his people. Many of the king’s courtiers and ministers passed by the road complaining how little the king did for his people. Even though the boulder was blocking the road

David often thought of the aliens of other planets. He wished he could meet them. One night when he was fast asleep, he saw three strange creatures in his dream. They looked like big brinjals with antennae bulging out of their heads. There were spots on their faces. They spoke in a strange shrill voice.

A hamster named Hamilton living in a butcher’s shop felt lonely and bored. He wished someone take him to his home. He would do odd things to draw attention of the visitors. One day, a kind looking customer came to the shop and saw Hamilton trying to catch his attention. The man was amused by

A beautiful baby-girl was born to a farmer and his wife. They were wonderstruck by her beauty and showered her with a lot of love and affection. The girl grew up to be vain and selfish. Often she went to the clear stream and admired her own reflection. She was always looking at herself and

Long ago, there lived a very lazy camel in the desert. If ever someone asked him to work, he would snort angrily and say, “Hump!” the other animals would get very annoyed at this. One day, they went to a wizard for help. “Why don’t you work?” asked the wizard. “Hump!” grunted the camel. Alas!

Gertie and her baby Freddie were the two giraffes of the zoo. Every day people woluld come to the zoo to see animals. They also loved to see these two giraffes. Gertie and Freddie also loved to see people. They would stand by their bars and people came to have a look at them. One

Nadira has been sick for a long time. Everyday the doctor came in the morning and examined Nadira. “You’ll soon be fine, dear,” he assured her. But Nadira showed no sign of recovery. From her bed, Nadira watched the old mango tree that her grandfather had planted years back. One evening, Nadira looked at the

My name is Fanny and I’m a fairy. I live inside a giant mushroom. But no one knows this except for Anny, my best friend. My tribe has three types of fairies. The purple fairies are the queen fairies and live in castles, the green fairies are just normal fairies and the yellow ones are

Ding-dong-ding! Rang the grandfather clock at midnight. Thump! Thump! Thump! Thundered Grisly Guy’s footsteps as he came to town. Bang-bang-bang! He opened the door! Ha-ha-ha, he laughed loudly. Slurp-slurp-slurp! He smacked his lips! Ding-dong-ding! Bellowed the clock again. “Oh Mom, the giant has come to eat me,” Daniel shrieked. “Wake up! Wake up, Daniel. It’s

Robby was a naughty small rabbit. He lived with his mother in a little burrow. His mother used to bring fresh sweet carrots for him. She always told him not to come out of the burrow as he was still a baby. One day, while her mother was away to bring carrots, he came out

Four blind men went to a zoo. The zoo elephants gave them a really tough time. The zookeeper had forgotten to lock the gate of the elephants’ cage. The elephants slipped out and decided to go for a walk. When the elephants crossed the four blind men, one of the men touched the side of