Bedtime stories
Short stories to read before sleep: classic fairy tales, folk tales from many countries and new stories we write for Oror. In the app, your child’s name appears in every story.
Kolobok
4 min · 2+ years · Russia
Grandma baked a round golden bun and put it on the windowsill to cool. The bun was called Kolobok, and he was very curious.
The Sleepy Apricot
3 min · 0–4 years · Armenia
On the highest branch of an apricot tree lived a little apricot. All day he played with the sun, and he had rosy cheeks.
The Princess and the Pea
3 min · 3+ years · Denmark
One rainy night a soaking-wet girl knocked at the castle gate. “I am a princess,” she said.
The Ugly Duckling
5 min · 3+ years · Denmark
By a lake, a duck hatched her ducklings. The last one was big and grey and didn’t look like the others.
The Lion and the Mouse
3 min · 2+ years · Greece
A lion was sleeping when a little mouse ran across his nose by mistake. The lion woke and caught her in his paw.
Grandma’s Lavash
3 min · 2+ years · Armenia
On Sunday morning Grandma lit the tonir oven. “Today we’re baking lavash,” she said.
The Bremen Town Musicians
5 min · 3+ years · Germany
An old donkey decided to go to the town of Bremen and become a musician. On the way a dog, a cat and a rooster joined him: “We want to sing too!”
The Little Star
3 min · 0–5 years
High in the sky lived a little star who didn’t want to sleep. “I want to look down all night,” she said.
The Mitten
4 min · 1–6 years · Ukraine
In the winter forest, Grandpa lost his warm mitten. A little mouse found it and crept inside: “I’ll live here.”
Sweet Porridge
3 min · 2+ years · Germany
In the forest a girl met a kind old woman who gave her a little pot. “Say ‘Cook, little pot!’ and it will cook sweet porridge. Say ‘Stop, little pot!’ and it will stop.”
The Elves and the Shoemaker
4 min · 3+ years · Germany
A kind shoemaker had only one piece of leather left. In the evening he cut it out and left it on the table to sew in the morning.
The Liar
4 min · 4+ years · Armenia
A king announced: “Whoever tells me a lie so big that I say ‘that’s not true’ shall have a golden apple.”
The Turnip
3 min · 1–6 years · Russia
Grandpa planted a turnip. It grew and grew — very big and very sweet.
The Star Money
3 min · 3+ years · Germany
A kind girl had only a piece of bread and her warm clothes. She walked out into the fields, giving something to everyone in need along the way.
The Wind and the Sun
3 min · 3+ years · Greece
The North Wind and the Sun were arguing about who was stronger. Below, a traveller walked along in a warm coat.
The Tortoise and the Hare
3 min · 3+ years · Greece
The hare was always boasting: “I’m the fastest in the forest!” The tortoise calmly said, “Let’s have a race.”
The Dog and the Cat
4 min · 3+ years · Armenia
Long, long ago, when animals could still talk, the Cat was a hatmaker. Everyone in the village knew his hats were the warmest of all.
A Drop of Honey
5 min · 4+ years · Armenia
On a mountainside lived a hunter with his faithful dog. One morning he took a jug of honey and walked to the shop in the next village to sell it.
Brave Nazar
6 min · 5+ years · Armenia
In a village there lived a man called Nazar. He was so lazy that he lay about all day, and so timid that he never went out alone at night.
The Sleepy Moon
7 min · 0–6 years
High above Mount Aragats, the Moon was too tired to shine.