Does your child love bedtime stories? Who doesn’t? If you are as creative as Philip Pullman, you don’t need to go to a bookstore to buy new stories every other day. But if you’re like me, you may have to purchase or download stories for your kids now and then.
Reading stories to your children means a lot. It educates them, builds reading interest, boosts their imagination and creativity, and develops communication skills. Not to mention, reading can also lead to good writing skills.
That said, most parents’ primary purpose for reading bedtime stories to the young ones is a good night’s sleep. And we are helping you with that. We have shortlisted the five best bedtime stories for your kids.
Top 5 Bedtime Stories for Your Kids
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The story is about a little girl lost in the forest. She was worried, tired, and hungry but had nowhere to go. While she was roaming in the woods, trying to get out of it, she saw a cottage. She ran towards it and knocked at the door. No one answered.
The little girl entered the house silently and looked around for help. She found no one. However, she was glad to see three bowls of porridge – big, medium, and small. She ate all the porridge from the small one.
Then she found three comfy chairs – big, medium, and small. The small one was perfect for her. So she sat on it and relaxed for a while.
Now that she had the porridge and rested her legs, she wanted to relax a little more. So she went into the bedroom and slept on the smallest bed, perfect for her.
After a few hours of relaxing sleep, she finally got up. But she was surprised to see three…
The rest of the story is for you to tell to your children.
Download “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” in PDF.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The second story for your kids is the famous “The Pied Piper of Hamelin.” While it’s a favorite story, your kids will love it also.
The story is about a town with countless rats. The people were worried about the problem and wanted to get rid of the dirty rats. They tried everything they could to clean their town of the dirty rats but failed to do so.
While the town was busy finding a solution, they met a guy who promised to wipe out all the rats from the town. All he wanted was a good reward. The people agreed. He gathered all the rats with his magical pipe, took them to the river, and made them fall into it.
The piper returned to the town to claim his reward but was surprised to…
Download “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” here in PDF and read the full story to your kid at night.
The Little Match Girl
This story is about a poor girl who used to sell matchsticks on the streets. Her father was very cruel to her. One Christmas Eve, the little girl was out there, selling matchsticks. While everyone was busy enjoying the big night, she couldn’t sell a single matchstick. She feared her father would beat her for not selling even one stock.
It was pretty cold outside. She thought of liting a match to make herself warm. As she lit the first matchstick, she felt the warmth and enjoyed the heat coming from the matchstick. But that didn’t last long. Soon it went off.
Without thinking a second, she lit another matchstick and saw a dining room with lots of delicious food. She was amazed by that and enjoyed seeing the matchstick go off. She lit the third matchstick and was even more surprised to see a…
Want to know what happened next? Get “The Little Match Girl” in PDF and read it to your children.
King Midas and His Golden Touch
This story contains a great lesson. You must read it to your children.
The story is about King Midas. He had a vast kingdom, but he wanted more. One day he met a holy man and prayed for the golden touch. He wished he could turn anything into gold he touched.
His wish came true. He was thrilled. He touched his chair, and it turned into gold. He touched his table, and it also turned into gold. Then he felt his food, and it also turned into gold. He became a little worried. Now he couldn’t touch his food and drink.
One day King Midas was sitting when his daughter came to him. Joyfully he hugged his daughter, and then she…
Want to know what happened in the end? Download “King Midas and His Golden Touch” here.
Jack and the Beanstalk
You must have heard this story tons of times in your life. You might have watched its movie. Now it’s time to pass on this story to your kids.
The story is about a poor boy Jack. One day his mother asked him to sell the cow. Jack took the cow and went to the market to sell it when he met a traveler who offered t buy his cow for a bag of magical beans. Jack made the trade and went home happily. But his mother wasn’t happy at all.
Jack’s mother threw the beans out of the house and scolded him. He was agitated because he thought the trade would make them rich. Broken-heartedly, he went to bed and slept for the night. Something magical did happen that night.
The following day when he woke up, he was surprised to see a huge tree touching the…What magical thing happened next is a thing to know. Download “Jack and the Beanstalk” here and read the story to your kids.
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