Free Bedtime Stories for Kids
A growing library of short, screen-free bedtime stories for kids aged 3 to 8. Sort by age or theme, or read straight through — every story is completely free to enjoy.
Showing for 8 year olds — 5 stories
The Elephant's Child
In the High and Far-Off Times, an insatiably curious Elephant's Child journeyed to the great grey-green greasy Limpopo river to learn what the Crocodile has for dinner.
The Butterfly That Stamped
How the most wise King Solomon, with the help of his Queen Balkis and one very small Butterfly, brought a whole noisy palace to peaceful silence.
Sabrinetta and the Fiery Dragon
A bedtime story for ages 7-8: the kingdom is terrorised by a fiery dragon, and the princess discovers that the one thing a dragon cannot burn is a truly kind heart.
Commander Rosa and the Meteor Parade
When an uncharted meteor shower fills the sky, Commander Rosa wakes her crew for a night that none of them will ever log properly. For ages 7–8.
The Crow and the Pitcher
When the water is too low to reach, a crow refuses to give up and finds a way, one stone at a time. Aesop's fable retold for ages 7 to 8.
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