Kids

Sleeping stories

Children’s bedtime stories are a good idea for children to fall asleep more quickly and have a happy night. In addition, contact with literature from an early age helps to awaken imagination and creativity, allowing at the same time the learning of new words.

Many children are afraid of going to bed, since they can feel alone and unprotected. It is in these cases where reading bedtime stories is much more useful than letting them watch Las ratitas or other YouTube channels at night. For this reason, we have selected 10 children’s stories that are among the best toys for children 3 years and older. In addition, you can complement reading with relaxing music to sleep.

1. The birth of butterflies

Among the children’s favorite bedtime stories are fables. This is the story of some caterpillars that want to eat some lettuce, but farmer José decides to eliminate them from his garden. However, at that moment Romero appears, a very poor man who asks José to give him the caterpillars. Later, due to hunger, Romero cannot think straight and steals a piece of cloth to later exchange it for food. Tired of running from the owner of the fabric, Romero lies down in the middle of the forest and falls asleep. The caterpillars decide to cut the fabric into pieces so that the merchant does not see it, that is how they ask the wind for help, which gently blows and makes the caterpillars float and the pieces of fabric merge with them, turning them into beautiful butterflies.

2. The big toad

This is one of the short bedtime stories that the little ones in the house like. It all starts with a stone falling into the pond where the big toad is, who is filled with fear not seeing where the stone came from because there is no one around. This intrigue spreads from animal to animal and the result is that everyone in the forest is more and more scared. Also, when one animal passes the information to the other, it increases gravity, sowing greater terror. However, it had only been a cheerful cicada that wanted to teach the toad a lesson.

3. The Goblin of Tears

In this bedtime story we witness a parable very similar to the bible stories for children, but it falls into the category of magical elves. It is about Jorge, a 6-year-old boy who claims his mother one morning on vacation because she does not like what is for breakfast, screaming and crying on a whim. But from his tears a tiny elf emerges who teaches him how tears for good reasons turn into beautiful pearls, while those for silly reasons are gray and ugly. Thus, Jorge apologizes to his dear mother and tears flow from his eyes that turn into pearls.

4. Tongo Bango and Karambé 

This is a story for children that teaches not to trust others too much. The gorilla Tongo Bango considers the shark Karambé to be his friend, so he accepts his invitation to travel on his back to a wonderful island, however, in the middle of the sea Karambé confesses that he is actually taking him to the house of King Lirta, who needs the heart of Tongo Bango. The gorilla notices the situation in time and cunningly convinces the shark that he has left his heart on the shore, so he must return to land to look for it. In this way, Tongo Bango manages to save himself.

5. The story of the goose

This is one of the stories for children 5 years and older that does not have a happy ending, but a sobering one. It is about a goose who runs away from his farm bored with boredom. In the forest, she meets many interesting little animals and stays with them, but one day the fox comes and asks her to go to the lion’s den. Using cunning tricks, the fox convinces her that the lion is interested in her, even though he really wants the goose to be the lion’s dinner. The goose falls into the same trap twice, so in the end it cannot escape.

6. The song of the nightingale

It is one of the stories for babies that allows them to have beautiful dreams. It tells the story of a newly arrived nightingale in a forest, who is admired by all the animals for his beautiful song, except for the crow, who out of envy convinces the rest of the birds to make fun of the nightingale, so this decides to shut up forever. However, the eagle appears as queen of the birds and performs a singing test on both the nightingale and the crow. After all, it is the crow that sings badly, while the nightingale earns everyone’s respect.

7. The presumptuous bitch 

Among the best children’s stories is this fable in which a little fox falls into the clutches of arrogance. One day, walking through the jungle, the fox hears compliments from many animals, and although they are not directed at her, the fox thinks that it is so, therefore, she is more and more smug and conceited. This short bedtime story encourages reflection on the importance we give to physical beauty.

8. The Truth Fairies

It is one of the stories to read for children that require later discussion of the little ones with their parents. It is the story of a gazelle that gathers all the animals to go ask the lion king what is the best way to live. The only one who does not attend is the wise owl because he is already very old. Therefore, at the end of the assembly, everyone runs to tell him what the lion has said. However, to the owl’s concern, each animal tells him only the part that suits him.

9. The little dragon

This children’s bedtime story features a dragon that is very powerful but unsure of its own abilities. One day, the dragon meets a very cunning young man who promises to protect him in exchange for some favors. With fear, the dragon accepts and becomes an employee of the young man, who, thanks to the help of the animal, manages to marry a beautiful princess. However, the young man feeds the dragon’s insecurity so that it continues to do the heavy lifting for him.

10. The swaggering mole

This is the story of a little mole who one day is lucky enough to be very close to a lion without being noticed, so despite being very scared, he manages to save himself. However, when he tells what happened to his hare’s friend, he changes the story quite a bit, assuring that he has befriended an important lion. The boastful mole takes advantage of the impression that this story makes on his friend and begins to flaunt the lie that he himself has invented.

Bibliography : Mibebeyyo.es

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *