Bedtime Stories for Kids in English | Fun Animal Stories for Children

  Discover a delightful collection of bedtime stories for kids, featuring captivating animal stories and enchanting tales in English. Perfect for bedtime reading, these stories are designed to spark imagination and help children unwind.

The  Lion and the Clever Rabbit

Enjoy the classic bedtime story of "The Lion and the Clever Rabbit." This engaging animal tale teaches kids valuable lessons about wisdom and bravery. Perfect for bedtime reading and sparking imagination in children.

A lion was living in a forest. He was very powerful. Due to this everyone used to call him the king of the jungle. The lion was so powerful that he used to hunt many animals every day to eat his food. Due to the hunting of the lion, other wild animals of the forest were slowly becoming extinct. Other animals of the forest were very troubled by the lion and they always used to find ways to save their lives from the lion.  One day all the animals of the jungle make a plan and go towards the lion's cave in a group. On reaching the cave, they all appeal to the king lion. When the lion comes out of the cave, he is shocked to see everyone there and asks why have you all come here? They gathered courage and told their problem and suggested a solution that they would send an animal to him every day for food so that he would not have to work hard for hunting. The lion liked their suggestion and he agreed.

According to the plan, now every day one animal started going to the lion's cave, which the lion used to eat with great relish after killing it. One day all the animals sent a rabbit from among them. The rabbit was very scared and was thinking of a way to escape from the lion. Meanwhile, the lion was getting very angry as it was getting late.  The rabbit found a way to save his life and when he went near the cave, the lion looked at him angrily and said, "You took so long to come and you are the only one who has come! How will I satisfy my hunger by eating you?"

To this the Rabbit gave a smart reply, no my king actually six rabbits had come for you but on the way we met a lion who started calling himself the king of the jungle and ate all my five companions. I saved my life with great difficulty and came to you so that I could tell you about the other lion! 

Hearing this the lion got angry and said, "Who is this person who is calling himself the king of the jungle? Take me to him." The rabbit takes the lion to a well and tells him that another lion is inside the well. When the lion looks into the well, he sees another lion which is his reflection, but the lion is very furious and roars in the well, due to which his reflection also appeared to be roaring.

Thinking that the lion in the well is calling him for a fight, the lion jumps into the well. Thus the lion dies by drowning in the water of the well and the rabbit saves his life and the lives of other animals with his cleverness.

The Swans and the Turtle

Enjoy the timeless fable of "The Turtle and the Swans," a heartwarming bedtime story about friendship, patience, and wisdom. Perfect for kids, this classic tale teaches valuable life lessons through the adventures of a turtle and two swans.

A Turtle and two Swans lived in a pond. They used to swim in the pond eat food and spend their time in the pond. The Swans were very cheerful and sociable. It did not take long for the Turtle and them to become friends. The Swans liked the Turtle's slow walk and his innocence. The Swans were also very knowledgeable. They would tell the Turtle amazing things. They would tell the stories of people and other animals they saw while they travelled. The Swans used to travel far and wide, so they would tell the Turtle about unique things from other places. The Turtle would listen to them mesmerized. Everything else was fine, but the Turtle had a habit of interrupting. Due to their gentle nature, the Swans did not mind this habit of his. The closeness between the three of them increased. Days passed by.

Once there was a severe drought. Not a single drop of rain fell during the rainy season. The water of that pond started drying up. Animals and fishes that lived started dying, The water of the pond started drying up even faster. There came a time when only mud was left in the pond. The Turtle was in great trouble. The question of life and death arose. If he had remained there, the Turtle's end was certain. The Swans started thinking of a way to overcome the problem that had befallen their friend. They tried to console the Turtle and advised him not to lose courage. The Swans were not just giving false consolation. They flew far and wide to find a solution to the problem. One day, returning, the Swans said, "Friend, there is a lake fifty miles from here. There is a lot of water in it. You will live happily there." The Turtle said in a crying voice, "Fifty miles? It will take me months to go that far. By then I will die."

The Turtle was also right. The Swans used their brains and found a way. They brought a stick and said, "Friend, we both will fly together holding the ends of this stick in our beaks. You hold the middle of this stick in your mouth. This way we will take you to that lake and after that, you will not have any worries." The Swans warned, "But remember, do not open your mouth during the flight. Otherwise, you will fall."

The Turtle nodded in agreement. The Swans took hold of the stick and started flying. The Turtle was between them with the stick in his mouth. They were flying over a town when the people standing below saw a wonderful sight in the sky. Everybody started showing the view of the sky to each other. People came running out on their balconies. Some ran towards the roofs of their houses. Children, old people, women and young people all started looking up. There was a lot of noise. The Turtle's eyes fell on those people below.

He was surprised that so many people were watching them. He forgot his friends' warning and shouted "Look, how many people are watching us!" As soon as his mouth opened, he fell down and died

The Foolish Crane

Enjoy the timeless bedtime story of "The Foolish Crane," a tale that teaches kids valuable lessons about trust and wisdom. Perfect for children, this short story will captivate young minds and make bedtime fun and educational.

Many Cranes lived in the hollow of a big banyan tree in the forest. A snake also lived at the root of the same tree. It used to eat the eggs and the young ones of the Cranes, A Crane, feeling very sad and dejected after his children were repeatedly eaten by a snake, sat down on the bank of a river. 

His eyes were filled with tears. Seeing him so sad, a crab came out of the water and said to him:- "My Friend! What is the matter, why are you crying today?" The Crane said - "Friend! The thing is that the snake keeps eating my children again and again. I cannot think of any solution to kill the snake. You please suggest a solution."

The crab thought in his mind, 'This Crane is my sworn enemy, I will tell him such a solution that along with the destruction of the Snake harms his young ones.' Thinking this, The Crab said "Friend"! Do one thing, take some pieces of meat and put them in front of the mongoose's hole. After this, scatter many pieces starting from that hole till the snake's hole. The mongoose will come to the snake's hole while eating those pieces and on seeing the snake there, it will kill it."

The Crane did the same. The mongoose ate the snake but after eating the snake, The Mongoose also ate the Crane's eggs from his nest. The Crane thought of a solution but did not think of its other consequences. He got the result of his foolishness.

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