10 Inspirational Bedtime Stories for Adults to Fall Asleep

Short stories are a powerful way to relax, reflect, and connect. For adults, bedtime stories offer more than just entertainment as they inspire, teach valuable lessons, and simplify complex ideas in a soothing and engaging manner. These tales can guide you into a peaceful night's sleep while enriching your mind and soul.

Bedtime Stories for Adults

 

1- The President's Feelings Story

A small child stood asking for help from people, feeling embarrassed and confused because he was taking money from others. He had to do this for his mother, who was suffering from the pain of illness and hunger.

In the crowd, one of the rich people noticed signs of confusion on the child's face. He approached him and asked about the anxiety and tension visible on his features. The child replied, "It is the first time I have done this, and I feel ashamed and sad about what I am doing."

The man asked him, "Why are you doing this?" The boy replied, "My father died and did not leave us anything to live on. My mother hardly works to earn daily sustenance, and now she is sick and bedridden. I have no food or medicine to offer her."

The man hid the tears that crept out of his eyes and told the child that he was a doctor and would treat his mother. He asked the child to guide him to their house.

The two entered the house, and the man spoke to the woman for a while before apologizing, saying, "I am not the doctor who specializes in your illness, but I will write you a prescription that will help you."

He then wrote something on a piece of paper, left it with the woman, and departed.

The woman looked at the paper after the guest left and found a check for a large amount. She was very surprised to see that the man who signed the check was George Washington, the president of America!

 
{sleep stories for adults}
 

2- Gold Mines Story

A ship set off across the Atlantic Ocean carrying hundreds of people. Suddenly, a problem occurred, and water began to seep into the ship. The passengers boarded the lifeboats, took all the food with them, and headed to a nearby island. As for the ship, it sank into the depths of the ocean.

The passengers became isolated from the world and lived on an uninhabited island. They decided to cultivate the land with some grain so that they would not die of hunger.

After a week, one of them came screaming, saying, "We are on an island full of gold mines, and we will become very rich!" Everyone rejoiced, abandoned agriculture, and focused on extracting gold. They now had plenty of gold, but the food ran out, and the winter season arrived. They had no food to eat.

They began to fall ill from lack of food. What good was all the gold when they could not find food? The time for sowing and harvesting was lost, and they began to die one by one. In the end, they all perished in the midst of their gold!
 

 3- A Short Story About Compliment

There was a skinny girl standing on the beach. Everyone looked at her sarcastically because of her noticeable thinness, but she did not care about people's looks and tried to enjoy the beauty of the sea.

While the girl was relaxing by the sea, her friend came and said to her, "You don't have a paunch, and this is a very beautiful thing." The skinny girl felt joy because of this honest compliment about her appearance.

Dear Friend,
One of the best ways to facilitate your relationships with others is to master the art of praise. When you talk to someone, always begin with a topic that the other party likes, and throughout the conversation, use positive words and phrases. For example, the phrase "you did not say the truth" is better than "you are a liar." Similarly, "you're out of luck" is better than "you're a failure."

A wise man once said:
A talkative person is someone who talks to you about others.

A humorless person is someone who constantly talks to you about themselves.

A polite speaker is someone who talks to you about yourself and what you want to hear, not what they want to say.
 
{relaxing stories to fall asleep}
 

4- Christmas Cake: A Story About Giving

At one of the girls' high schools, a teacher asked all the students to make a cake on the occasion of Christmas. She said to the students, "There will be a certificate of appreciation and a large financial prize for the best cake."

All the students prepared and made the most beautiful kinds of cakes, and one of the students, named Mary, made a very beautiful cake containing fruits, chocolate, and vanilla and put it in a very luxurious box.

Mary went to school and found a poor woman sitting on the ground, asking for food. The poor woman said to Mary, "Please, I haven't tasted food for two days. Many girls with the same boxes passed by me, and none of them gave me a small piece of cake." The woman asked Mary to give her anything to eat.

Mary told her, "This cake is for a competition at the school, and if I cut any piece of it, I would lose the competition." The woman said, "Give me a small piece, and I will pray for you to win." After much thought, Mary decided to give the woman her allowance to buy the food she wanted. With this idea, she did not leave her hungry and did not waste her effort on the cake.

The woman was sick and could not move to buy food, especially since the nearest restaurant to the school was a great distance away. Mary was silent for a while and then said to the woman, "I will give you half of the cake, and I will go to school with the other half."

The woman looked at her and said, "Give me a small piece, even if it is less than a quarter." Indeed, Mary put the box on the sidewalk, opened it, and cut off a large part of the cake (about half of the cake) and gave it to the woman. The woman thanked her very much and said, "God will compensate you twice as much because you fed me." The woman began to eat with joy and prayed a lot for Mary to win the competition.

Mary thought about entering the school and apologizing to the headmaster, but she said, "What about the competition and my mother, who is eagerly waiting for the result?" After long thought, Mary decided to go to school and participate in the competition.

The competition started, and all the students were waiting for the evaluation committees. Each student put her cake in front of her and wrote her name on it, but Mary put her box without writing her name on it. The evaluation moment came, and Mary cried because she was sure that she wouldn't win. All the cakes were evaluated, and in the end, the headmaster opened Mary's box. All the attendees were surprised to find that the cake was incomplete.

The headmaster announced that the winner of today's prize was the student Mary, who owned the half cake. Everyone present was disappointed with the headmaster's decision and began to object. The headmaster asked everyone to calm down so he could explain why Mary had won.

The headmaster said,

"I was standing on the fourth floor waiting for my students to arrive, and I noticed an old woman asking for food from all the students who passed by her. No student stopped to help the poor woman. I waited a long time and was sad for the condition of the students and for the poor woman. After a while, Mary came and stopped to talk to the woman.

I did not hear the conversation that took place between them, but the conversation ended when Mary opened the cake box and gave half of it to the poor woman. Many students passed by the woman, but only Mary gave her food. Mary refused to win the competition at the expense of this poor woman's hunger and preferred to feed her regardless of the result."

In the end, the headmaster called Mary and gave her a certificate of appreciation and a financial reward. Mary cried because she had never expected to win the competition. The headmaster hugged her, and all the teachers and students congratulated Mary and took souvenir photos with her.

"I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you took me into your home."

 

5- A Bedtime Story For Adults About Courage

A violent officer slapped a young soldier because of his excessive courage and in order not to appear as a hero in front of the rest of the soldiers. The soldier was very sad because he was insulted, and the army law prevented him from defending himself and obtaining his right. One day, the soldier said to the officer, "I'll make you back off this habit!"

A few days later, a serious battle took place against the enemy. The officer was wounded and isolated from his soldiers, falling into the hands of the enemy. But the brave soldier rushed towards the enemy, broke through their ranks, and reached the wounded officer. The soldier recognized him as the officer who had insulted him several days ago, but he did not back down from saving him. He carried the officer on his shoulder with one arm and defended him with the other until he broke through the enemy ranks and brought him back to their position in the army.

The officer felt the love of the brave soldier, appreciated his great courage, and thanked him for his valor and determination to save him, as he was the only one who insisted on doing so. The officer said to the soldier, ashamed, "What can I do for you to forgive me for the offense that I did?"

The soldier said with a smile on his face, "I told you, I'll make you back off this habit." And indeed, the officer stopped his violence and cruelty and began treating the soldiers with tenderness and kindness. From that time on, the two became close friends.

 
{sleep stories for grown ups}
 

6- A Commander Returns to Prison, Short Story for Adults

This story is mentioned in Roman history, during a time of numerous battles between Rome and Carthage. In one such battle, the commander Marcus Atilius Regulus fell into the hands of his enemies in the third century BC. This leader was known for his courage and honesty, always keeping his word, even at the cost of his life.

Regulus was imprisoned, living alone in a cell. He fell ill and lost hope of seeing his wife and children again. Rome had lost the battle, but Regulus, with his military and political experience, was confident that Rome would eventually emerge victorious. The princes of Carthage met with the captive leader and agreed that he would try to convince his country to conclude a peace treaty. If he succeeded, he would be released; if he failed, he would return to prison.

The commander agreed and set out for Rome. The crowd greeted him with great enthusiasm, and his wife and children rejoiced at his return. Regulus spoke frankly with the great men of the state and the army, informing them that Carthage wanted to conclude a peace treaty.

The peace agreement did not succeed due to the Senate's insistence on continuing the war. Regulus then decided to return to Carthage, as he had promised. He said goodbye to his family and the statesmen, preparing himself to return to prison. The statesmen urged him to stay with them, but he replied, "I made a promise, and I must fulfill it." They suggested sending someone else in his place, but he retorted, "Is it appropriate for a Roman man not to keep his promise?"

Commander Marcus Regulus bravely returned to surrender himself to his enemies. He entered the prison willingly and endured extremely harsh conditions, which ultimately cost him his life.
 

7- The Story of The Cow Thief

Once upon a time, a soldier was on guard duty in the freezing cold. In the middle of the night, he noticed a man walking cautiously with a cow. The soldier approached him and asked why he was walking so late at night. The man, afraid and confused, took $100 from his pocket and offered it to the soldier, hoping he wouldn’t disclose him. The soldier, suspecting the man was a thief, refused the bribe and ordered him to walk ahead to the police station.

The man then took out another $100 and begged the soldier to let him go. The soldier pointed his weapon at the thief and threatened to shoot him unless he complied. He walked behind the thief cautiously until they reached the police station. Once there, the soldier grabbed the thief firmly, presented him to the officer, and explained everything that had happened.

To the soldier's surprise, the thief smiled, and the officer greeted him warmly, offering him a chair. The thief then turned to the soldier and said, "I am the new deputy director of security." The soldier was shocked and began to apologize, but the deputy thanked him for his honesty. "I disguised myself and walked around the villages to test the integrity of our security personnel," the deputy explained.

The next day, the deputy summoned the soldier to his office. He commended the soldier for his honor, promoted him, and rewarded him with the money he had refused to accept the night before.

{bedtime stories to fall asleep}

8- The Perfect Mother's Story

One day, the headmaster said to all the students, "We will hold a party next week on the occasion of Mother’s Day, and all students are required to bring their mothers with them. We will also give a great gift to the perfect mother." All the students were happy when they heard this news, except Joseph, who was very sad and did not want his mother to come to the party.

Joseph returned home feeling very sad, so his mother asked him why. Joseph said he was just tired. His mother left him alone and did not pressure him. A day passed, and Joseph remained sad. Seeing this, his mother insisted on knowing the reason for his deep sadness. Joseph started crying, so his mother hugged him. She imagined that Joseph might have lost something, or perhaps he was afraid of his father or worried about his grades that month.

The mother tried to reassure Joseph and asked him again why he was sad. Finally, Joseph told her about the party that the school intended to hold. The mother was surprised and asked him why that made him cry. Joseph said, "I am crying because I am embarrassed to tell you this." His mother was deeply hurt and, with tears in her eyes, asked, "Do I not deserve to be the ideal mother?" Joseph looked at his mother's tears but did not say a word.

After Joseph had calmed down, his mother said to him, "You don’t want me to go to the party so that your friends don’t see the burns on my face and hands. But you don’t even see the burns on my back, and you don’t know how much I’ve suffered from these burns for so many years." Joseph apologized to his mother and asked her about the cause of the burns, which he had wondered about his whole life but never dared to ask. His mother said calmly, "Do you want to know the cause of these burns? These burns are because of you, Joseph!"

Joseph exclaimed, "Me? How? Please, Mother, tell me everything."

His mother said, "Only today can I tell you what happened. When you were nine months old, you were screaming from hunger. That night, the electricity was out, and your father was at work. There were only two candles in the house. I put one candle in the bedroom and laid you on the bed. I took the other candle with me to the kitchen to prepare food for you. While I was preparing the food, the candle in your room fell, and the room caught fire.

"I could not smell the smoke because I had a bad cold that day, but I heard the neighbors shouting loudly, 'Fire! Fire!' I rushed to check on you and found fire and smoke coming from the bedroom. I tried to enter the room, but the fire almost devoured me. So, I backed off, covered my body with a blanket, and went into the middle of the fire to look for you.

"The blanket caught fire, so I threw it off. While searching for you, the fire burned my hands and hair, but I didn’t care about myself. I found you in the middle of the bed, picked you up before the fire could reach your body, and hugged you tightly as I moved quickly out of the room. The fire had already caught onto me.

"I came out of the room, and the neighbors rushed to help. One of the women took you from me while others tried to put out the fire on my body. A while later, your father came home from work and took me to the hospital. I was crying from the pain of the burns, but I was happy that you were safe. Now you know the cause of the burns on my body."

Joseph looked at his mother with tears in his eyes and said, "Forgive me, Mother. You are the greatest mother in the world. You sacrificed yourself for me. I’m so sorry, Mother."

The father, who had been listening from afar, then entered the room and embraced his son and his dear wife. From that moment on, Joseph changed his attitude and insisted that his mother attend the party.

The next day, Joseph went to school cheerful and proud. He asked to meet the headmaster, and when he did, he explained everything his mother had told him. Joseph asked the headmaster to let his mother sit in the last row so that she would not feel ashamed in front of the other women, who would be dressed in their finest clothes. The headmaster agreed and urged Joseph to convince his mother to attend.

The day of the party came, and the school hall was beautifully decorated. Mothers sat in the front rows. Joseph attended with his father and mother, and they sat in the last row. The headmaster began his speech, talking about the love, loyalty, and sacrifices mothers make for their children. Then, he said, "Today, we will honor the perfect mother. Let me tell you the story of a mother who saved her son from being burned and endured scars from the fire to protect her child."

The headmaster shared the story of Joseph's mother and her sacrifices. He then called on her to come forward and receive the award for the perfect mother. Joseph's mother, accompanied by her husband and son, walked to the stage.

The headmaster asked the audience, "Do you agree that this mother deserves to be the perfect mother of the year?" Everyone in the audience stood and applauded for Joseph's mother with one heart. All the children came forward to congratulate her.

The headmaster presented a very valuable gift to Joseph's mother. But the greatest gift was the honor of being celebrated in front of her young son and her devoted husband.
 

 9- The Story of A Lump of Clay

The famous Italian artist, Benvenuto Cellini, announced the arrival of a damaged piece of marble and placed it in Florence Square. Some artists came to sculpt it, but they all said that it was not suitable for anything. The Italian people were looking at this piece with disgust, and many asked to remove it from the square because it distorted the beauty of the area.

After several months, an artist came and built a wall and a canopy around the marble piece. This view remained for two years, and everyone did not know what was behind the wall.

After two years, the wall was removed, and the surprise was revealed: the statue of David the Prophet, sculpted by the great artist Michelangelo. This artist was able to transform the damaged piece of marble into a statue that is considered a rare masterpiece of international art.

{short stories with moral for adults}
 

10- The Story of The Foolish Hunter And The Wise Bird

One day, a hunter caught a strange bird, and the bird spoke to him. The hunter was surprised and asked: "Do you speak our language?" The bird replied: "I know many languages, and God has given me great wisdom. Do you want me to offer you three pieces of advice that will support you all the days of your life?"

The hunter said: "I will be grateful if you offer me these three tips."

The bird said: "I am ready to present the wisdom as long as you promise to grant me my freedom." So the hunter promised to release him if he gave him three pieces of advice.

The bird said: "These three pieces of advice, if you follow them, will help you survive any disaster in your life:
First, never regret any good you have done.
Second, do not believe what is not trustworthy.
Third, do not try to do the impossible."

Then the hunter released the bird as he had promised. The bird rejoiced, flew away, and perched on the top of a high tree. After that, the bird said: "Oh foolish hunter, you have lost the greatest wealth in the world. Inside me is a priceless jewel with magical power, thanks to which I became wise."

The hunter was very angry. How could he lose such a magical jewel? He decided to hunt the bird again and kill it to retrieve the jewel. The hunter started climbing the tree with great difficulty. When he reached halfway, he fell, broke his bones, and screamed in pain.

Then the bird looked at him and mockingly said: "You foolish hunter, I gave you wisdom, but you refused to learn anything. I advised you first not to regret the good you did, and now you regret setting me free. I advised you not to believe what is not trustworthy, yet you believe that I carry a magical jewel inside me, which is illogical. I also advised you not to try the impossible, but you climbed the tree to catch a free bird standing at its top!

I am saddened by your folly and by the human condition; many of them are fools!"

 
Here's the end of the stories.
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