151 Good Night Stories

Helen enjoyed cooking. She loved to watch her momma make the varieties of dishes. She was a little girl. So, her mother admonished her to keep away from fire. But her elder brother, Patric, encouraged her to experiment with cooking. One day, Helen found a red pot in the attic of her new house. She […]

Charlie loved his garden. He wanted to learn about every plant in his garden. He would watch the gardener tending to plants every day. He wanted to work in the garden. One day, Charlie asked the gardener, “What are you planting?” “A rose plant,” replied the gardener. Soon, small shoots sprouted. Charlie was excited. He

Gregory was a curious boy. He would be filled with wonder looking at the blue sky. He wondered at the sparkling stars. He had too many questions. He knew only Uncle Anthony, an astronomer, would be able to answer his questions. “Why is the sky blue?” Gregory asked his Uncle Anthony. He explained, “Sunlight is

Isabelle was a little girl who loved to play with pets. Naomi was her best friend. Naomi shared all her secrets with Isabelle. Isabelle also had a secret. She did not share her secret with anyone in the beginning. She wanted to wait for the right time to share the secret. Finally, she decided to

Matthew and Mary played together in winters. They made snow houses and snowmen. One day, Matthew and Mary looked at their snowman admiringly. They could almost hear him breathing. They wished the snowman could talk to them. “Would you like to play with me?” the snowman said suddenly. Matthew and Mary almost dropped their jaws

Emma was a sweet little girl, who loved candies. No matter how many candies she ate, she always wanted to have some more. She had the bad habit of popping even thrown-away candies into her mouth. Her mother often warned her, “Emma! You’re going to spoil your health, if you keep popping candies from the

James never ventured alone in the forest. But today, he unfortunately entered into the forest having lost his way while coming home. He was feeling thirsty when he approached a river-bank. Just as he was about to drink some water, a voice called out, “Stop! Don’t drink that water!” The voice was that of a

Nicole loved her mother. She presented her mother flowers whenever she could. She was looking for a special flower to present to her mother. She was in the garden gathering flowers for her mother. ‘I wish there were golden flowers! They would shine in the sunlight and look so magical,’ she thought. Nicole looked for

Magdalene loved to cook. She learnt new recipes from anyone who could teach her. One day, Magdalene was thrilled to learn to bake a cake from her Aunt Alexia. She was now confident that she could bake a cake, all by herself. One day, Magdalene put together all the ingredients and placed the cake in

Maria had talent for music. She could play the piano like an accomplished musician. But she was not very confident about herself. Her parents owned a music store. Whenever she found time, she went to the store and played the piano. As she was under‑confident, she used to say, “I want to be a musician,

Lydia loved to write stories. She wrote wonderful stories about dragons, fairies and princes, and read them aloud in her garden. She would forget everything while writing. She only wished, if she could write in colourful letters. One day, she found a pen in the garden. To her amazement, the pen could write in seven

Charles loved boating. Every evening, he and his father would row across the river. Charles’s father never allowed him to go boating on his own. Every evening, he waited for his father to come. If he came late, Charles would want to run alone to the river for boating. One day, Charles’ father said that

Jessica did not keep well. Only a fortnight ago, she had fallen terribly ill. The doctor gave her medicines, but she had not completely recovered even now. She did not enjoy taking bed‑rest. She felt weak and upset. Every night before going to bed, she hoped she would completely recover tomorrow morning. She used to

Elizabeth was a brave girl, who enjoyed visiting the sea-side beach. She loved her pet dog Tom, who accompanied her wherever she went. One day, Elizabeth and Tom were together playing at the beach. She instructed her dog, “Tommy, please keep a watch over my things here. Meanwhile, I will go swimming in the sea.”

Once, two angels, one old and the other young, came down to the world. The angels actually wanted to test the character of human beings. First, they chose a wealthy man. The angels decided to spend a night in a wealthy man’s home. But he made them stay in the basement. There, the older angel