Children’s stories are a powerful tool for helping kids distinguish between good and evil, and right from wrong. They are one of the best ways to nurture good manners and instill positive values. Short stories also enhance a child’s cognitive and cultural abilities. Here are 10 brand-new and delightful bedtime stories for kids that they will surely love!
In one of the forests, there was a small lake where a group of beautiful, colorful fish lived. There was also a group of ducks living by the lake. The ducks and the fish were close friends, and they loved each other very much.
The autumn season came, and there was a drought in the forest. There were no more vegetables or fruits in the forest. The ducks became hungry because they ate the vegetables that came from the trees, while the fish were not affected by the autumn season at all because they lived in the water.
All the fish decided to help the ducks so that they wouldn't die of hunger. The fish took out the grass under the water and gave it to the ducks. The ducks kept eating the grass that the fish brought until the spring season came and all the trees bore fruit again. The ducks returned to eating vegetables and fruits.
Days passed, and the lake's water level decreased dramatically. The fish were threatened because there was no deep water to protect them from crows. So the ducks decided to return the favor to the fish. They divided themselves into two groups: one group protected the fish from the crows, while the other group dug out worms from under the ground and gave them to the fish. In this way, the fish survived.
The drought in the forest ended, the winter season came, and the rain filled the lake again. The ducks lived with the fish by the lake in peace and love.
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A monkey lived in the forest and used to eat everything he wanted. However, he got bored of the bananas and fruits he ate every day. The monkey wanted to try new food that he had not eaten before. He searched the forest until he found seven eggs on top of a tree. The monkey took the seven eggs and went to his house.
Meanwhile, a pigeon came and saw the monkey walking in the forest, carrying her eggs. The pigeon felt scared for her children and said to the monkey, "Please, monkey, these eggs will hatch within a week. Give me the eggs, and I will bring you more edible chicken eggs."
The monkey laughed mockingly and said to her, "I want to taste the pigeon eggs." Then the monkey entered his house and locked the door in the face of the pigeon.
The pigeon, terrified for her children, sat thinking until she came up with a genius idea. She went to the crocodile's house, took an egg from his house, and placed it in the monkey's room. Then she returned to the crocodile and told him that the monkey had stolen an egg from him. The crocodile became angry and went quickly to the monkey's house.
The monkey found the large crocodile egg in his house and marveled at its size, wondering what was inside it. Meanwhile, the crocodile reached the monkey's house and broke down the door with his sharp fangs. The crocodile found the monkey holding his egg. Before the monkey could utter a single word, the crocodile devoured him immediately to set an example for any animal that dared to approach crocodile eggs.
The crocodile took the egg and went back to his house. The pigeon entered the monkey's house and was very happy to find her eggs unharmed. She took the eggs and placed them on a tall tree so that monkeys could not reach them again.
The eggs hatched after a short time, and the pigeon lived with her children in peace and safety.
Bedtime Short Stories for Kids
1- The Fish and Ducks Story, A Story About Cooperation
The autumn season came, and there was a drought in the forest. There were no more vegetables or fruits in the forest. The ducks became hungry because they ate the vegetables that came from the trees, while the fish were not affected by the autumn season at all because they lived in the water.
All the fish decided to help the ducks so that they wouldn't die of hunger. The fish took out the grass under the water and gave it to the ducks. The ducks kept eating the grass that the fish brought until the spring season came and all the trees bore fruit again. The ducks returned to eating vegetables and fruits.
Days passed, and the lake's water level decreased dramatically. The fish were threatened because there was no deep water to protect them from crows. So the ducks decided to return the favor to the fish. They divided themselves into two groups: one group protected the fish from the crows, while the other group dug out worms from under the ground and gave them to the fish. In this way, the fish survived.
The drought in the forest ended, the winter season came, and the rain filled the lake again. The ducks lived with the fish by the lake in peace and love.
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2- The Smart Pigeon Story
Meanwhile, a pigeon came and saw the monkey walking in the forest, carrying her eggs. The pigeon felt scared for her children and said to the monkey, "Please, monkey, these eggs will hatch within a week. Give me the eggs, and I will bring you more edible chicken eggs."
The monkey laughed mockingly and said to her, "I want to taste the pigeon eggs." Then the monkey entered his house and locked the door in the face of the pigeon.
The pigeon, terrified for her children, sat thinking until she came up with a genius idea. She went to the crocodile's house, took an egg from his house, and placed it in the monkey's room. Then she returned to the crocodile and told him that the monkey had stolen an egg from him. The crocodile became angry and went quickly to the monkey's house.
The monkey found the large crocodile egg in his house and marveled at its size, wondering what was inside it. Meanwhile, the crocodile reached the monkey's house and broke down the door with his sharp fangs. The crocodile found the monkey holding his egg. Before the monkey could utter a single word, the crocodile devoured him immediately to set an example for any animal that dared to approach crocodile eggs.
The crocodile took the egg and went back to his house. The pigeon entered the monkey's house and was very happy to find her eggs unharmed. She took the eggs and placed them on a tall tree so that monkeys could not reach them again.
The eggs hatched after a short time, and the pigeon lived with her children in peace and safety.
Enjoy watching the story come to life!
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3- Badr And The Donkey Story
One hot day, Badr loaded clover onto the donkey's back to sell it to the farmers. The donkey was exhausted because of the intense heat, but Badr showed no mercy and kept hitting him to make him run faster.
The donkey ran at full speed until he collided with a little girl. This girl was the daughter of the sheikh of the village where Badr lived. The little girl was seriously injured in her arms and legs because of the collision.
The sheikh of the village ordered his soldiers to bring Badr and the donkey. When the sheikh saw the wounds on the donkey's back, he realized that Badr had been beating the donkey harshly to make him run faster, which caused the accident with his daughter.
The sheikh ordered that Badr be flogged 50 lashes with the same whip he had used on the donkey, so it would serve as an example to anyone who mistreats animals.
Since that day, Badr stopped hitting the donkey completely because he had felt the pain the donkey had endured.
Animals feel sadness and happiness. They feel fear and calmness. They feel pain and pleasure. They feel hunger and thirst. All animals laugh, cry, and feel everything we feel.
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4- The Loyal Dog Story
The dog grew quickly and became Fouad's close friend. Every day, he would go with him to school, wait outside the school until Fouad finished his school day, and then return home with him.
One day, Fouad went out of the house to buy food from the market, and as usual, the dog went with him. The distance between the house and the market was great, but Fouad did not feel the long distance or boredom because he was walking with his best friend.
On the way, a wolf came out of the forest and attacked Fouad. Fouad was terrified and stood behind the dog to take shelter. The dog stood like a lion in the face of the wolf to protect his friend. When the wolf tried to approach Fouad, the dog attacked him. Although the wolf was stronger than the dog, the dog did not give up and kept fighting the wolf until the very last moment of his life to protect his friend.
The fight between the wolf and the dog was intense, and both of them were badly injured. At the end of the fight, the wolf withdrew and fled to the forest. Fouad was fine and unharmed, but the dog was fatally wounded and was between life and death.
Fouad carried the dog and ran home to treat him, but unfortunately, the dog died while looking into his friend's eyes, as if to say, "Don't be afraid, I am by your side ❤️"
Let’s watch the video of this tale.
5- The Good Giraffe Story
All the animals grew used to laziness. Every day, they waited for the giraffe to bring them food, and no animal sought its own source of livelihood.
One day, the giraffe fell ill and did not come out of her house. The short animals felt hungry, so they gathered and went to the giraffe's house. The sheep said to the giraffe: "Why didn't you bring us food today?" And the deer said: "I waited for you for a long time to bring us food, but you did not come. Don't you know that if you do not bring us food, we will die of hunger?"
All the animals blamed the giraffe for not bringing them food, and no animal thought to check on her or ask why she was staying at home that day.
The animals thought it was the giraffe's duty to bring them food daily!
The giraffe was sad because she had been waiting for the animals to stand by her during her illness, but they did not do so. So the giraffe decided not to help them anymore, and from that day onward, the giraffe never brought food to the animals again.
Now, the giraffe is the only one that eats fresh fruits from the tall trees, while the rest of the animals eat only the leaves that fall from the trees and never taste vegetables and fruits again.
Dive into the story with this video!
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6- A Children's Story About Greed
Shadi invented the spaceplane and prepared to fly to the planet that would make him the richest person on Earth. Shadi flew the spaceplane until he reached outer space. He passed by asteroid Psyche 16, located between Mars and Jupiter, which is full of gold.
Shadi landed on this asteroid and filled the spaceplane with gold, but he was not satisfied. He wanted to continue his journey to 55 Cancri e to collect diamonds. Although the planet is 40 light-years away from Earth, Shadi coveted the diamonds and decided to take the risk of traveling there.
Shadi left asteroid Psyche 16 and searched extensively for 55 Cancri e, but he got lost in outer space. He neither found 55 Cancri e nor returned to Earth!
Enjoy the video of the story!
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7- A Bedtime Story About Doing Good
One day, Youssef and Bilal went out to buy household supplies. Youssef went in one direction, and Bilal went in another direction, and they agreed to meet at home after they finished. Bilal bought some things and walked along a long street leading to the house. On the way, a poor man stopped Bilal and begged him to give him food. Bilal ignored the poor man and left without even replying to him.
After a while, Youssef walked along the same road and found the poor man sitting, looking tired and hungry. Youssef approached him and asked if he needed help. The poor man told him that he hadn’t eaten for two days. Youssef immediately gave the poor man food and a bottle of juice.
The man ate and thanked Youssef a lot for helping him. However, he was very surprised because he thought that Youssef and Bilal were the same person. He kept wondering why he was refused help the first time but received it the second time!
A week later, Bilal went out to buy things for the house, but Youssef did not leave the house that day because he was sick. Bilal was delayed outside due to the heavy rain that night. The rain was so heavy that it flooded the streets, making it impossible for Bilal to walk.
Bilal knocked on the door of a house to seek shelter until the rain stopped. It turned out to be the house of the poor man whom Bilal had refused to help. When the man opened the door and saw Bilal, he welcomed him into his simple home and gave him dry clothes to replace the wet ones Bilal was wearing.
Bilal felt embarrassed because he had refused to help the man a week ago. He said, "I'm really sorry, Father, for refusing to give you food last week, yet today you’ve helped me greatly by protecting me from the rain."
The poor man marveled and said, "My son, you came back to me on the same day and gave me a lot of food." Bilal realized that his brother Youssef had been the one to feed the poor man and understood that the man’s kindness was thanks to the good Youssef had done.
From that day on, Bilal changed for the better. He began feeding the poor and doing many good deeds.
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8- The Story of the Tortoise and the Cat
There was a cat that lived next to the tortoise's house. The cat hated the tortoise because she was loved by everyone, while the cat was disliked due to her arrogance. The cat often bragged about her great speed and bullied the tortoise because she was so slow.
One day, the tortoise and the cat were bringing food from the market. After they had finished, the cat said to the tortoise, "I will run and get home within 10 minutes, but you will reach your home within 10 days!" Then the cat laughed mockingly and ran to her house.
The cat ran quickly but soon fell into a deep hole. She could not get out because of the depth of the hole. She kept calling for help, but no animal came to her aid.
After an hour, the tortoise passed by the hole and did not fall in because she was walking slowly. The tortoise heard the cat’s cries and approached the hole. When the cat saw her, she said, "Many animals have passed by, and no one has helped me. If I don’t get out of here, I will die of hunger. Please help me."
The tortoise hurried to find a rope and threw it to the cat. The cat grabbed the rope, and the tortoise pulled her out of the hole safely.
The cat thanked the tortoise profusely for saving her life despite the way she had treated her. From that moment on, the cat’s behavior changed for the better. She began to treat the tortoise and all the animals with humility and respect, and the cat became loved by all the animals in the forest.
Watch the story come to life in this video!
9- The Story of The Lion and Hyenas
The lion cared for the animals of the forest a lot, but he was neglectful toward his only son. He did not care about him and did not ask about him, so the cub did whatever he wanted and went anywhere he wanted. The hyenas knew that the cub was always far from his father, so the hyenas decided to prey on the little cub in order to take revenge on the lion.
One day, the little cub went to hunt small animals, and after a while, the cub found a little rabbit. He ran after it until he got away from his father's house. The hyenas were watching the cub from afar, and when the cub moved away from his father's house, the hyenas surrounded him to kill him.
The cub felt scared when he found the hyenas around him, but he deceived them and said to them in a loud voice: “My father.” Then he pointed behind the hyenas. The hyenas felt terrified, and when they looked behind them, they found nothing. Meanwhile, the cub ran for his life, and the hyenas realized the cub's trick. They ran after him at full speed.
The cub kept running until he hid inside a small tree. The hyenas tried to enter the tree, but they failed to do so because of their large size. The hyenas waited outside and told the cub that if he did not come out, he would die of hunger and thirst. The cub ignored the words of the hyenas and remained sitting inside the tree for many hours, waiting for his father to come to rescue him.
The lion felt afraid for his son because of his absence for a long time, so he searched for him all over the forest until he reached the tree where the little cub was hiding. The lion found the hyenas surrounding the tree and heard one of them saying: “It is better for you to get out of the tree because your father will not come to save you!”
The lion got angry and roared loudly. All the hyenas were terrified when they heard the roar of the lion, and they hid inside a large tree that was located next to the small tree in which the cub was hiding.
The lion called on the elephant and ordered him to sit in front of the big tree so that the hyenas could not escape. After that, the lion called the cub to come out of the tree. The little cub came out and felt very reassured when he saw his father. From that moment, the lion never left his son.
As for the hyenas, they remained locked inside the tree all their lives, and all the animals of the forest lived in peace and safety.
Watch the video version of the story.
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10- Bedtime Short Story About Lying
Robert and William were working in the same company. One day, William told Robert that he was seriously ill and had no money to buy treatment. William asked Robert to give him $1,000 to buy the treatment and promised him that he would pay the amount by the end of the month.Robert agreed to lend him the amount and told him that he would bring him $1,000 the next day. At the end of the day, the company's employees advised Robert not to give any money to William. They told him that he was a fraud and had no diseases.
Robert did not heed the words of the employees and thought to himself that William might be sick, and any harm might happen to him if he did not give him the money. The next day, Robert brought $1,000 with him and gave it to William to buy treatment.
Days passed, and William did not pay back the amount he borrowed from Robert. After three months, Robert asked William to return the amount to him, but William denied that he had borrowed anything from him!
Several months later, William became seriously ill. William spent all his money to treat this disease, but he did not regain his health. William asked to borrow money from the company he worked for, but the company refused to give him any money.
William asked Robert to lend him a small amount, but Robert had learned his lesson and refused to give him money this time. The company's employees also refused to lend him money. Everyone refused to lend William any money because he was known for his dishonesty.
William's health condition worsened, and he became financially unable to buy treatment, so he lived sick and alone until he died.
Here's the end of the stories.
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