The story of Curious George

A Bedtimestory  -  The story of Curious George

Once upon a time there was a small cottage. In this wooden cottage at the end of the village lived a little curious boy named George. The boy was interested in everything. But his favourite place was the forest, where he could explore the beauty of nature. Every time his mother went to the market and his father to work in the fields, they would give George the task of cleaning the cottage and gathering herbs, raspberries or blackberries in the nearby forest. 

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Animal hockey match

Bedtime Fairy Tales  -  Animal hockey match

Behind the forest on a big frozen pond, a big event took place in winter. An important hockey game. Two interesting teams played against each other. On one side there were the foxes and on the other the bears. They were all training hard. They were learning to pass, skate fast and turn. When the big day came for the game, all the animals of the forest sat around the pond. Some had big signs that said “Foxes go”. Others wore bear T-shirts. Everyone was cheering for someone else.

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The story of the van driver

Short Fairy Tales for Children  -  The story of the van driver

Every morning a van drove through our town. It was always nice and clean, washed and followed the traffic rules. It didn’t make any noise. It drove quietly and orderly. It delivered goodies around town. Early in the morning, the van would go far out of town, where nobody knew it. It’d load up on fruit and vegetables and then go back to our town. Here, it would take the food to the different stalls where people went to shop. The van was driven by one driver… But he wasn’t just any driver.

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Rescue of the Forester

Tale at Night  -  Rescue of the Forester

Wild dogs were animals that lived far from humans. They lived in the woods where they had their dens. They lived in packs. That means there were always more of them, like a bigger dog family. They never paid any attention to people. They didn’t go anywhere near them. Until one day, when everything changed.

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A tale about sad Tessie

Tales for Reading  -  A tale about sad Tessie

Winter was over. The green grass started to grow everywhere, flowers bloomed in the meadows. The sun was getting warmer and warmer. In the kindergarten outside the window there sat Tessie, a little girl with fair hair, rosy cheeks and blue eyes that looked like wells. She always cheered up all the children in the kindergarten with her sweet smile. But she hasn’t been laughing much lately, and not at all today. She was looking sadly out of the window, her head leaning towards her hands and her eyes completely glassy, as if she wanted to cry.

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Skilled car mechanic Patrik

Goodnight story -  Skilled car mechanic Patrik

Patrik was a small-town boy. He lived in a cozy house with his dad. They had a big garage next to their house and sign hanging above the garage that said, “The best mechanic in town.” Patrick’s daddy used to fix cars in the garage. People from all over the neighborhood would come to him with their cars because he could fix just about anything. Patrik always watched his daddy at work. He learned from him. Even when he was just a little boy, he was very handy and could fix a lot of things on his own.

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Thief on the farm

Story for bedtime reading -  Thief on the farm

In a place very very far from here, beyond the deep woods, there was a farmhouse. Around it there were large fields. Potatoes and corn were grown on them. Several animals lived on this farm. There were sheep in the barn, a large dog kept watch by the shed, there were horses in the stables, and chickens and ducks ran around the yard.

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