It was late in the evening, and Rania's family was driving home from her aunt's house in the countryside. Rania was s...
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Bedtime
Quiet stories for the end of the day.
Pumpkin the Dormouse Cannot Find a Cozy Bed
Deep in the hedge at the bottom of a quiet meadow, there lived a little dormouse called Pumpkin. She was round and golde...
Taym Hears the Desert Lullaby on His First Camping Night
Taym had never slept outside before. Not once in his whole six years. So when his father said, "This weekend, we are...
Hadi Says Thank You All Day
In the morning, Mum makes Hadi an egg. "Thank you, Mum!" says Hadi. Mum smiles. On the way to school, the bus driver...
Bilal's Toys Go Home
Bilal plays all day. Blocks on the rug. Cars on the bed. A ball under the chair. A teddy on the window. It is almost be...
Aya Counts the Thunder on a Stormy Night
It had been raining all afternoon. By bedtime, the rain was pattering on the roof and drumming on the windows. Aya lay i...
Ivo the Little Owl and the Morning Lullaby
Ivo was a little owl with fluffy grey feathers, round golden eyes, and two small tufts on his head that stood up like ti...
Connect the Dots: Leo's Sleepy Star
A dot-to-dot page from the story Leo and the Star Who Could Not Sleep. Print this page and join the dots from 1 to 20 to...
Amber, the Last Leaf on the Maple Tree
On top of a gentle hill stood a tall maple tree, and on the very highest branch of that tree lived a leaf named Amber....