Bedtime stories for children

A child’s narrative on the planets in the solar system.

A classic Chinese story about how a young boy used his wit to save his friend.

A Chinese folk tale about a group of animals, upon hearing the sound ‘gudong’, of a papaya falling into the waters, started to run thinking that a monster approaching is approaching.

Narrated by 6 year old Leah!

A classic folktale from the Grimm Brothers.

There is a place in Singapore known as Bukit Merah, or Redhill. Listen to find out how the place got its name.   Transcript: Once upon a time, there was a king, who ruled the island of Singapura.  The king was very proud and evil-hearted, and could not stand anyone who is  cleverer than him.  One day, many swordfish came to the shores of Singapura and began leaping out from the sea attacking the villagers living near the shores.  The swordfish were strong and they had long hard mouths and razor sharp teeth, and they killed many villagers.  The king and his advisers were up to their wits end and does not know what to do.  Then one day, a boy came to see the king.    "Your majesty, why dont you line the shores with banana stems, so that the swordfish will be stuck and you can kill them?"  Upon hearing the boy's suggestion, the king said to his men: "Do as the boy has said."  And they lined the shores with banana stems.  When the swordfish jumped up, the men began to kill each and every swordfish.  Everybody soon heard about the boy and began to praise him for his cleverness.  The king began to feel angry and jealous.  That night, he ordered his man: "Look for the boy and kill him!"  The men went up to the hill where the boy lived and pulled out their daggers to stab the boy.  As the boy died, his blood began to flow down the hill and covered the hill in red.  As time passed, people began to call the hill "Bukit Merah", or Redhill, in memory of the boy.

Classic fairytale

Stories to read during bedtime