The Mice and the Elephants

A herd of elephants do a favor for the mice. How can a small thing repay a big thing?

The Gift of the Magi

Della and Jim wish to give each other the perfect Christmas present, how will they get the money?

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

Aladdin, the Genie, and the Magic Lamp work to impress the princess who wishes to be a commoner.

The Princess and the Frog

A new take on the Brother’s Grimm fairytale that sparked the Disney adaptation.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

The fairytale of Snow White, who is the fairest of them all, with a modern twist.

The Bear Feast

A Bedtime Stories Classic: An old man invites a grizzly bear chief and his followers to a feast, they become friends.

A Surprise in the Oven

A story about creative thinking and having everyone work together from Canada.

The Tiger’s Whisker or “How to Cure a Changed Man” ~ A Korean Folktale

NEW!!! A wife wants to know how to cure her changed husband. Will a tiger’s whisker help? A Korean Folktale

Maui & Moana: Tales of the Demi-God

The tale of Maui, a Demi-God, adapted to Disney’s Moana and the Tales of Maui.

Pocahontas and John Smith

The story tells of the time Pocahontas saved the life of settler John Smith from her father.

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid falls in love with a prince and makes a deal with the Sea Witch to become human.

Pinocchio | Bedtime Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The fairytale of Pinocchio. If he is to become a real boy, he has to learn to be honest.

The Snow Queen

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Gerda and Kai struggle to fight the Snow Queen and find the balance between Good and Evil.

Rapunzel | Bedtime Stories For Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: An evil witch has trapped Rapunzel in a tower. Can her long hair or love save her?

Rumpelstiltskin

A miller tells a tale that his daughter can turn straw into gold – adapted from Grimm’s Brothers.

The Sword in the Stone

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Merlin the Magician places a magic sword in a stone, whoever pulls it out is the rightful king.

Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow

Robin Hood takes part in an archery competition that is thrown by the Sheriff of Nottingham.

The Ugly Duckling

A Mama Duck is proud when her ducklings hatch, but one does not look like the others.

Mulan: The Tale of Hua Mulan

A legend tale about a girl who goes in disguise as a boy and joins the army in her brother’s place.

The Emperor’s New Clothes

An Emperor is fooled into believing he is wearing magic clothes which can’t actually be seen.

The Mice and the Elephants

A herd of elephants do a favor for the mice. How can a small thing repay a big thing?

The Gift of the Magi

Della and Jim wish to give each other the perfect Christmas present, how will they get the money?

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

Aladdin, the Genie, and the Magic Lamp work to impress the princess who wishes to be a commoner.

The Princess and the Frog

A new take on the Brother’s Grimm fairytale that sparked the Disney adaptation.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

The fairytale of Snow White, who is the fairest of them all, with a modern twist.

The Bear Feast

A Bedtime Stories Classic: An old man invites a grizzly bear chief and his followers to a feast, they become friends.

A Surprise in the Oven

A story about creative thinking and having everyone work together from Canada.

The Tiger’s Whisker or “How to Cure a Changed Man” ~ A Korean Folktale

NEW!!! A wife wants to know how to cure her changed husband. Will a tiger’s whisker help? A Korean Folktale

Maui & Moana: Tales of the Demi-God

The tale of Maui, a Demi-God, adapted to Disney’s Moana and the Tales of Maui.

Pocahontas and John Smith

The story tells of the time Pocahontas saved the life of settler John Smith from her father.

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid falls in love with a prince and makes a deal with the Sea Witch to become human.

Pinocchio | Bedtime Stories for Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: The fairytale of Pinocchio. If he is to become a real boy, he has to learn to be honest.

The Snow Queen

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Gerda and Kai struggle to fight the Snow Queen and find the balance between Good and Evil.

Rapunzel | Bedtime Stories For Kids

A Bedtime Stories Classic: An evil witch has trapped Rapunzel in a tower. Can her long hair or love save her?

Rumpelstiltskin

A miller tells a tale that his daughter can turn straw into gold – adapted from Grimm’s Brothers.

The Sword in the Stone

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Merlin the Magician places a magic sword in a stone, whoever pulls it out is the rightful king.

Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow

Robin Hood takes part in an archery competition that is thrown by the Sheriff of Nottingham.

The Ugly Duckling

A Mama Duck is proud when her ducklings hatch, but one does not look like the others.

Mulan: The Tale of Hua Mulan

A legend tale about a girl who goes in disguise as a boy and joins the army in her brother’s place.

Bedtime Stories for Kids | Emperor’s New Clothes

The Emperor’s New Clothes

An Emperor is fooled into believing he is wearing magic clothes which can’t actually be seen.

Our English Story for Kids Collection: learn English than through our collection of free short stories for kids.

This collection of short stories for kids in English are kid-tested and come from all over the world! Our English Story for Kids have short read times and are in small, short, simple English language for students learning English (ESL) or beginner readers.

Our English story collection consists of classic folktales from all over the world. Folktales (or folk tales) are short stories that have been shared from generation to generation by word of mouth. They consist of Fairy Tales (or fairytales), Animal tales, Legends, Myths, Riddle stories and more. Stories here have been collection from all the world, including India, such as the popular collection of animal fables from the Panchatantra. These Panchatantra stories in English are some of the most popular moral stories for kids from the collection of tales.

All our short stories for kids make wonderful bedtime stories or the perfect moral stories in English for the classroom to build character and teach Language Arts skills! Our short stories for kids are multi-cultural, kid-tested and all contain positive moral messages. So share a story with a child today and create a lesson that will last a lifetime.

What does Kid-tested mean? Kid-tested and approved means our short stories for kids were edited until they were loved by our kid-testers. When kids love what they are reading, they will want reading to become a nightly ritual. Since all of our Stories and Reader’s Theater Play Scripts for kids have positive moral messages, that’s exactly the point! We guarantee that kids will love our short stories.