151 Good Night Stories

Andrew loved toys. He liked all kinds of toys but he liked guns and rockets more than any other toys. His father and uncle always gave Andrew new toys to play with. One day, his uncle Joseph gave him a rocket that looked like a real rocket. Andrew loved the new rocket because he thought […]

One day, Daniel found a carved, stone basin. Daniel wondered what the use of this stone basin was. He poured some water into it. Lo and behold! Daniel saw images forming on the surface of the water in the basin. Daniel wondered as he saw film-like moving images forming over the surface of the water

One day, Melissa was playing at the beach. Just then, she heard a voice. Melissa listened carefully; someone was calling for help, “Help me, get back to the sea!” Melissa looked towards the direction the voice was coming from. She saw a tiny lady inside a seashell. ‘A water fairy in distress!’ thought Melissa. She

Fairy Godmother cared for little children on earth. She called all fairies and sprites one day to announce her plan. “We will soon build two palaces – a palace of truth and a palace of lies,” Fairy Godmother said. “Why will we build two palaces?” the fairies and the sprites asked. “Because every time a child speaks

Amy and her grandmother lived together in a cottage. Their cottage was at the edge of the forest. She would go alone in the forest, while her grandma felt worried for her. One day, her grandma told her, “Amy, remember; never visit the old castle at the heart of the forest. It is not safe

When Jane’s mother placed a garden gnome near the row of daisies in the garden, Jane did not feel comfortable. “Mom, won’t the poor gnome feel hot standing out there all day in the sun?” she asked her mom. Jane’s mother didn’t reply. So, she took her own umbrella and covered the gnome with it.

Samuel’s class teacher announced in the class, “Children, you have to write on one act of kindness you have done. This is your project for which you will be awarded grades. Go and do your best.” Poor little Samuel did not know what to do. ‘What shall I write about? I don’t know anything,’ Samuel

Emma was very nervous. She had never been to school but now she will have to go to a school. Her parents were moving to a new town to settle there. The mother said, “Emma, our dear child! You will now go to a school. Be ready for the admission test.” “Mom! How will I

Once upon a time, there was a happy kingdom. In this kingdom, there was a magical harp. Its music spread happiness and joy everywhere. One day, the harp disappeared. “Where is the harp? Where is the harp?” everyone asked. No one had the answer. Then a brave knight went to see the wise old man

Sandra loved to make castles out of snow. Her mother often scolded her, “Sandra, you are so strange. Why do you waste your time playing in the snow? Why can’t you make snow men like other children? Why do you make only castles?” Sandra never listened to her. She continued to make castles because she

Jason, a brave young man, loved adventure. He was ready to help anyone. One day, he came to know about an evil magician. The evil magician had captured a young girl. Jason decided to save the girl. When Jason came near the evil magician’s castle, he was horrified to see the young girl chained to

Anthea enjoyed the monopoly game. She enjoyed it even more when younger children lost to her. “It feels wonderful to buy an entire city or hotel,” She would announce to younger children while playing with them. She enjoyed the game even more while she played with her younger brother Jay. She always won the game

Jasmine was dancing in joy as spring season was here. Jasmine loved flowers. She enjoyed playing with pink flowers. ‘I will collect pink flowers. Pink is my favourite colour,’ she thought. Jasmine went to the garden dancing in joy. In the garden, Aunt Marlene was weaving a garland of flowers. The blue, green, pink and

Sean had a new football. He was thrilled and excited as never before. His new football had the brightest red and blue with yellow stripes. No one had so colourful football as this one. ‘Is it not the best football ever? I will not give it to any one, not even to Brian,’ he thought.

Poor little David was picking berries in the woods. Soon, David got tired. He lay down to sleep. David got up a little later. He was feeling refreshed. Suddenly, he saw the basket. “Oh! My God!” David wondered. The basket was empty. “Where have all my berries gone?” David was almost crying. But then, suddenly