151 Good Night Stories

All goblins are not bad. Some goblins are good. Manfred was a nice goblin. Manfred wanted to make friends with everyone. But no one wanted to be friends with a goblin. The fairies were especially scared of goblins. So, they avoided Manfred. One day, Manfred went to meet the fairies and the imps. Jenna, the […]

Beckett was a nice girl. She lived in her own world of thoughts. She had many dolls and toys, she loved to play with. Now she longed for a pet. She imagined the fun she would have playing with her pet. She thought life would be wonderful in the company of a pet. One day,

Jenna loved to cook. She had learnt to cook a number of dishes. She delighted in cooking and loved to share with others the delicacies she prepared. She especially loved baking cookies and pizzas at home. One day, she visited her Aunt Nadia. Her aunt had also prepared pizza for the night. Jenna loved it.

Lucille was a naughty girl who troubled everyone. She loved wishing trouble on others. Her parents had warned her not to trouble others. Her class teacher was fed up with her. Her class friends always complained about her. But Lucille did not change. ‘Oh, I do wish Ms. Mary would fall down from the chair,’

Kaddish felt very lonely. He was a fire‑breathing dragon, so everyone would run away from him in alarm. Although Kaddish was a fire-breathing dragon yet he did not want to hurt anyone. He was a nice dragon. He was disappointed that no one came near to him. All the fairies, imps, goblins, gnomes and the

Hale loved to watch TV. He would be irritated when he could not see his favourite cartoon show. Once, there was no electricity in his house. Hale was crying because he could not watch TV. He kept on pestering his granny. It was a cold, dark morning without electricity while Hale was wailing aloud. Hale

Azarias was a young boy. He loved fun and frolic. He would run around here and there. His parents often warned him, “Azarias, be careful while crossing the road. Look at both the sides before crossing.” Once, Azarias was badly hurt in an accident. The doctors warned his parents, “He won’t be able to walk

Charles was a nursery student. He loved his nursery book. His nursery book was extremely colourful and contained wonderful illustrations and stories. He would keep turning one colourful page after the other. Charles’s babysitter Vanessa always narrated the stories to him. Charles loved reading along with her, tracing out the pictures. He would ask her

Marlene worked at a bookshop around the corner. She carried a red umbrella to work every day. Everyone else who worked in the shop owned a grey or black one. Marlene’s umbrella stood out and looked cheerful even on the dullest days. Also, Marlene never had any trouble identifying the umbrella in a shop rack.

Giovanni loved to swim in the blue sea and play on the sand at the beach. One afternoon, she was walking on the beach when she saw a huge crowd collected on the shoreline. She wondered why the crowd had gathered there. As she walked across, Giovanni moved closer to the crowd. She saw that

Mylie had many hobbies, interests and likes, but she was fascinated with water. She loved water sports. If she had nothing to do, she could keep watching the water fountain for hours. Mylie loved to play with water alone without the company of friends. At parks, she would often stare at water fountains for long

The Wilkinson family had two daughters and four sons. On Sundays, they would pile into a white wagon and go to the park, or museum, or to the lakeside. That would be a huge affair from morning to evening. Children are social by nature. They love to play with other children. They do not want

Grandpa Murphy was a grumpy old man. He hated children because he thought that children are mischievous. The children too disliked him. They avoided him because he was always yelling and chasing them around with his stout brown stick. One day, Allen entered Grandpa’s garden to smell the pink peonies and deep red roses. When

Ritzier and Joseph were good friends but their nature was not alike. In fact, their nature was quite opposite. If Ritzier was happy-go-lucky, Joseph was cautious. So, they thought and behaved in opposite ways. They were on a family hiking trip in Canada when both boys went out for a walk. Ritzier wanted to see

Jimmy was a good boy, but he had some bad habits. He was lazy and he lied. His parents told him many times to give up bad habits but he did not listen to them. “Jimmy!” yelled his mother, “You promised to help father mow the lawn.” Jimmy was too lazy to work in the