Tales, Bedtime Stories and Short Stories for Kids

Read "The little mermaid" fairy tale for childrens. "The little mermaid" story, a short bedtime Story written by H.C. Andersen.
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"The little mermaid" a story by Hans Christian Andersen A fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen
Far out in the ocean, where the water is as blue as the prettiest cornflower, and as clear as crystal, it is very, very deep; so deep, indeed, that no cable could fathom it: many church steeples, piled one upon another, would not reach from the ground beneath to the surface of the water above. There dwell the Sea King and his subjects. We must not imagine that there is nothing at the bottom of the sea but bare yellow sand. No, indeed; the most singular flowers and plants grow there; the leaves and stems of which are so pliant, that the slightest agitation of the water causes them to stir as if they had life.


Fishes, both large and small, glide between the branche…

Read "The Phoenix bird" fairy tale for childrens. "The Phoenix bird" story, a short bedtime Story written by H.C. Andersen.
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"The Phoenix bird" a story by Hans Christian Andersen A fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen
In the Garden of Paradise, beneath the Tree of Knowledge, bloomed a rose bush. Here, in the first rose, a bird was born. His flight was like the flashing of light, his plumage was beauteous, and his song ravishing. But when Eve plucked the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, when she and Adam were driven from Paradise, there fell from the flaming sword of the cherub a spark into the nest of the bird, which blazed up forthwith. The bird perished in the flames; but from the red egg in the nest there fluttered aloft a new one– the one solitary Phoenix bird. The fable tells that he dwells in Arabia, and that every hundred years, he burns himself to death in his …

Read "The Little Match Girl" fairy tale for childrens. The little match-seller story, a short bedtime Story written by Hans Christian Andersen.
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"The Little Match Girl" a story by Hans Christian Andersen A fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen
It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast. In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets. It is true she had on a pair of slippers when she left home, but they were not of much use.


They were very large, so large, indeed, that they had belonged to her mother, and the poor little creature had lost them in running across the street to avoid two carriages that were rolling along at a terrible rate. One of the slippers she could not find, and a boy seized upon the other and ran away with it, saying that he could use it as a cradle, when he had children of his own…

Read "Little Red Riding Hood" fairy tale for childrens. Little Red Riding Hood story, a short bedtime Story written by the Grimm Brothers.
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"Little Red Riding Hood" a story by Grimm Brothers
Once upon a time there was a sweet little girl. Everyone who saw her liked her, but most of all her grandmother, who did not know what to give the child next. Once she gave her a little cap made of red velvet. Because it suited her so well, and she wanted to wear it all the time, she came to be known as Little Red Riding Hood.


One day her mother said to her: "Come Little Red Riding Hood. Here is a piece of cake and a bottle of wine. Take them to your grandmother. She is sick and weak, and they will do her well. Mind your manners and give her my greetings. Behave yourself on the way, and do not leave the path, or you might fall down and break the glass, and then there will be nothing for your sick grandmother."

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Read "Little Ida's flowers" fairy tale for childrens. Little Ida's flowers story, a short bedtime Story written by the H.C. Andersen.
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"Little Ida's flowers" a story by Hans Christian Andersen
"My poor flowers are quite dead," said little Ida, "they were so pretty yesterday evening, and now all the leaves are hanging down quite withered. What do they do that for," she asked, of the student who sat on the sofa; she liked him very much, he could tell the most amusing stories, and cut out the prettiest pictures; hearts, and ladies dancing, castles with doors that opened, as well as flowers; he was a delightful student. "Why do the flowers look so faded to-day?" she asked again, and pointed to her nosegay, which was quite withered.


"Don't you know what is the matter with them?" said the student. "The flowers were at a ball last night, and therefore, it is no wonder th…

Read "The princess and the pea" fairy tale for childrens. The princess and the pea story, a short bedtime Story written by the H.C. Andersen.
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"The princess and the pea" a story by Hans Christian Andersen
Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she woul have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones. There was always something about them that was not as it should be. So he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much to have a real princess.


One evening a terrible storm came on; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate, and the old king went to open it.