NinniTales Bedtime Stories
By NinniTales
Categories: Kids & Family, Stories for Kids, Parenting, Fiction, Drama
One-minute openings of calming, human-crafted bedtime stories for kids aged 1 to 8, narrated by Ninni. Each episode links to the full story to read online; the NinniTales app narrates every story in a parent's own recorded voice with the screen off.
65 episodes indexed on PodSearch.
Recent episodes
- Sleeping Beauty
A king and queen finally welcome a baby daughter, Princess Rosebud, and invite the fairies of the kingdom to bless her. One old fairy is forgotten, and in her fury she curses the baby to prick her finger on a spinning wheel at sixteen and die. The youngest, kindest fairy cannot undo the curse but…
- Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood lives with her mother in a cottage beside a large forest. When a woodcutter brings news that Granny is ill, her mother packs a basket of cakes and juice and warns her to take the longer road around the woods and be home before dark. Tired and hot, she forgets the warning and…
- How Clouds Float?
How Clouds Float? is a short nonfiction science story told directly to the listener, with no invented characters. It starts with a puzzle: a single large cloud can hold hundreds of tons of water, as heavy as dozens of elephants, so why doesn't it fall? The story first explains how clouds form, as…
- How Do Trees Help Bring Rain?
Follow a drop of water from a tree's roots to its leaves, into a cloud, and back to Earth as rain. Trees add water vapour to the air as part of Earth's water cycle. Read the full story: https://ninnitales.com/en/stories/how-do-plants-help-bring-rain
- How Does a Mirror Show Your Reflection?
A curious child discovers how light bounces from a face to a smooth mirror and back to the eyes, creating a reflection. A mirror's smooth surface reflects light in an orderly way, making a clear image. Read the full story: https://ninnitales.com/en/stories/how-do-mirrors-work
- How Can Something So Heavy Fly?
A child looks up at a heavy passenger airplane and discovers how lift, weight, thrust, and drag work together to keep it flying. In steady flight, lift balances weight while thrust balances drag. Read the full story: https://ninnitales.com/en/stories/how-do-airplanes-fly
- Noah and the Forest Fairies
Noah is a farmer who loves his flowers so much that he can talk to them. One morning, beautiful white blossoms he never planted appear in his field, and he meets the forest fairy who put them there. She offers him a magical deal that keeps his field bright and blooming. This short, gentle fantasy…
- Leo and the Dragon Princess
Leo is a lonely golden dragon who dreams of marrying a kind princess, but every princess runs away from his huge wings, sharp horns, and fiery breath. One day beside a river he meets Clara, who shares her water without a hint of fear. When Leo breathes gently on her, Clara reveals a magical…
- Emma Forgives Lily
Emma and Lily climb into a giant's orchard to pick fruit. When the giant comes, Lily escapes over the wall and, frightened, tells him that Emma did it. Later Lily finds Emma safe at home, and instead of getting angry, Emma forgives her and asks for one promise: never blame someone else to save…
- Three Friends Together
Ella, Chloe, and Sophie love playing together in the park, until one day Ella plays only with Chloe and Sophie is left out. Chloe notices that Sophie is hurt and helps her tell Ella how she feels. Ella says sorry, and from then on the three friends make sure no one is ever left out. When someone…
- The Little Tree That Grew
A gardener plants a tiny sapling beside a huge tree, but the sapling is too scared to grow because it worries it will look silly next to its giant neighbor. A kind forest fairy named Lily tells it that every tree grows in its own way. Little by little the sapling reaches for the sunlight and…
- The Laughing Haunted House
Best friends Ava and Mia tiptoe into an old, cobweb-covered house beside the marshes to find out if a ghost really lives there. When a loud BOOM sends Mia racing outside, it turns out Ava has a secret that turns the scare into a joke. A short, gently spooky story with a funny twist about how scary…
- The King and Princess Bears
A witch turns a rude king and his daughter into bears, and the only way to become human again is to climb the blue mountain and chew the special plants that grow there. A hunter follows them with his bow, but the bears change back just in time. The king forgives the hunter and gives him a fresh…
- Sophie’s Special Gift
When Grandma gives Sophie birthday money, everyone in the family has an idea for how to use it. After thinking it over, Sophie buys flowers and chocolates for her mom to thank her for everything she does, and discovers that giving to someone you love feels wonderful. The most meaningful gifts come…
- Sophie and the Rainbow Bridge
Sophie's grandmother likes to tell her that fairies travel on a rainbow bridge between the earth and the sky, but Sophie thinks it is just a fairy tale. One spring morning after the rain, a bright rainbow appears over the garden. Sophie steps onto it and climbs until she feels she could touch the…
- Sophie and the Missing Spade
Sophie is working in the family garden when her older sister Emma calls her in for lunch, and Sophie shouts that she will hide the spade first. Emma points out that if you want to hide something, you should not tell the whole world. After lunch the spade is gone, and Sophie realizes someone may…
- Sophie and the Magical Cuckoo Clock
Sophie is sad when her pet cuckoo bird disappears, and she misses its cheerful song. Her father has a beautiful clock made to look just like the bird and secretly asks a magician to give it a little magic. When Sophie wakes, a tiny cuckoo pops out and sings her favourite song, and every hour after…
- Sophie and the Donkey’s Balance
Sophie and Mia set off on a journey with a donkey. Sophie’s vegetables go on one side of its load and Mia’s clay pots on the other. Each time the donkey leans toward the vegetables, it nibbles some of Sophie’s food, and Mia laughs that she got the better side. When they stop to rest, the pots are…
- Ryan the Brave
A cruel wizard named Victor traps the fairy queen, steals her magic wand, and forces everyone in fairyland to work for him. Ryan, a young worker, slips away while no one is looking, finds the dark dungeon, and breaks the lock to set the queen free. Her wand flies back into her hand, Victor…
- Ruby Learns to Fly
All of Ruby's brothers and sisters have learned to fly, but Ruby is still too scared to leave the nest. Mama Bird worries, and Papa Bird calmly says she will fly when the time is right. One day Ruby is alone in the nest when a big snake starts climbing the tree toward her. She is frightened, but…
- Ruby and the Wicked Wolf
On her way to Grandmother's cottage with a basket of food, Ruby meets a sly wolf who talks her into stopping to pick flowers. While she gathers a bouquet, the wolf races ahead, and it takes a passing hunter to save the day. A short, gentle retelling of Little Red Riding Hood about thinking twice…
- Olivia and the Brave Dog
While Olivia's parents are away at a wedding, a burglar sneaks into the house, but her loyal dog Bruno catches him in the act. Olivia comes home just in time, keeps Bruno calm, and calls the police. When her parents return, they hug her and praise both Olivia and Bruno for being so brave. Loyal…
- Oliver and the Greatest in the Forest
The birds, baboons, lion, and elephants of the forest argue about who is the greatest, and each one boasts about what it does best. Oliver, a quiet and wise owl, listens until the end. Then he asks one simple question that makes them think about the forest that gives them all food, shade, and…
- Mia Finds a New Friend
Mia rarely has time to play, because her father comes home very late from work and she helps with the housework and does her homework on her own. One evening she finishes early and goes to the park, where a kind girl named Lily walks over and offers to be her friend. From then on, whenever Mia has…
- Mia and the Tiny Dress
Mia, a little elf, finds a beautiful old purple dress for a birthday party, but it is much too small. When her mother's magic shrinks Mia to fit, the party goes wrong in ways she never expected. Mia ends up thankful to be her normal size again and learns to think before complaining about little…
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