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Free bedtime stories

Gentle public-domain stories for quiet time and bedtime — Aesop fables, Beatrix Potter, Just So Stories and soft fairy tales. Narrated by a free computer voice. Each story is under 10 minutes.

Child-safe selections from Project Gutenberg (public domain). Always supervise children. This is entertainment, not childcare or medical advice.

12 stories · one plays at a time

How The Whale Got His Throat · 7 min

Rudyard Kipling · Narrated by computer voice

How The Whale Got His Throat, by Rudyard Kipling, from Project Gutenberg, public domain, narrated by computer voice. · Gutenberg

The Emperor'S New Clothes · 8 min

Hans Christian Andersen · Narrated by computer voice

The Emperor'S New Clothes, by Hans Christian Andersen, from Project Gutenberg, public domain, narrated by computer voice. · Gutenberg

The Tale of Peter Rabbit · 8 min

Beatrix Potter · Narrated by computer voice

The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter, from Project Gutenberg, public domain, narrated by computer voice. · Gutenberg

The Travelling Musicians · 8 min

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm · Narrated by computer voice

The Travelling Musicians, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, from Project Gutenberg, public domain, narrated by computer voice. · Gutenberg

The Elves And The Shoemaker · 5 min

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm · Narrated by computer voice

The Elves And The Shoemaker, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, from Project Gutenberg, public domain, narrated by computer voice. · Gutenberg

How The Camel Got His Hump · 7 min

Rudyard Kipling · Narrated by computer voice

How The Camel Got His Hump, by Rudyard Kipling, from Project Gutenberg, public domain, narrated by computer voice. · Gutenberg