Russian folk tales are long to read. Short bedtime stories for children

Psychologists have long proved that a fairy tale is a special kind of communication and transmission of love from parents to a child. A book read by mom, dad, grandma or grandpa helps form basic values, develops fantasy, makes the child calm down and get ready for sleep. Fairy tales can be read not only classical, but also modern. The Night of Kindness website presents the best modern works that are popular with parents. Only here you will find short and instructive tales about Peppa Pig, Luntik, Paw Patrol, Nina Turtles, Vince and other cartoon characters. This will captivate the attention of the baby and allow him to spend even more time with his favorite characters. Parents happy baby will be incredibly grateful.

How to organize such a ritual as putting a child to bed?
It is not recommended to eat before bed. The last meal should be two hours before meals.
You can drink a glass of warm milk.
Remember to remind your child to go to the bathroom and brush their teeth.

All the needs have been met, the procedures have been carried out, now you can read the fairy tale for children with a clear conscience. The kid will not be distracted, nothing will bother him. You need to read a fairy tale before going to bed in a calm voice. Psychologists advise choosing not combat and adventure works, but calmer ones that would set you up for sleep, lull you to sleep. To attract attention, you can sit next to the child, show him pictures from the book. Or sit down at the feet, so that the baby fantasizes more and imagines the characters on his own.
Remember, a child's psyche is unable to concentrate for more than six minutes. Attention will be scattered if you drag out reading for a long time. The optimal duration of reading a fairy tale for children is 5-10 minutes.

It is important to read fairy tales every day. This is not just a habit, but a kind of tradition. It is she who helps the baby to create supports and know that his world is stable. At the same time, in a bad mental state, it is better not to read a fairy tale. Ask to replace you or explain to the child that you do not feel well. Otherwise, the baby can “get infected” with a bad mood without realizing it.

It is important to choose the right fairy tale for the child. After all, it carries morality. If the fairy tale is evil, cruel, then the child may form an incorrect vision of reality. For example, the fairy tale The Little Mermaid tells that true love is cruel and generally leads to death. Cinderella teaches you to wait for the prince. Very receptive children can get wrong attitudes into the subconscious, which then have to be treated with a psychiatrist. We invite you to find a fairy tale right now and read it for your beloved baby.

A huge role in the development of the child is played by instructive, the most interesting fairy tale stories for children with pictures. Fairy tales should be read to children from an early age. They should always interest the child, should attract him, both with their content and appearance. Initially, the book should be beautifully and brightly designed, and then contain any information that can intrigue the young reader. Children's short stories read online to a child at night will help him develop his imagination and analyze all the good and bad that can be taken out of the book.

Russian folk tales for kids are interesting adventures in which you can feel like a hero of events, a fairy-tale character, make your fantasies and dreams come true. A fairy tale in itself suggests some kind of magical and very unrealistic situation, but it is in a fairy tale that a child can be liberated and give free rein to his childish emotions. Parents will help to make sense and useful information further.

Childhood is one of the most wonderful and magical periods in the life of every child, and of course in the life of his parents. There are a lot of components to this happiness and you can list them for hours and give each one your own assessment, but we will talk now about the moral education and development of our children, about how you can put into the child and his consciousness, certain tendencies and principles of life in healthy society.

Reading fairy tales has a positive effect on the psyche of the child. It is Russian fairy tales that carry that positive note in teaching a child to read and listen. This is facilitated by the fact that only such a genre as a fairy tale can be re-read many times, exaggerate or diminish certain events described in the book, add and invent something of your own when retelling. This factor is very important for young listeners. Children learn to listen, fantasize, retell what they hear.
In psychology, for example, such a field of activity as “fairy tale therapy” occupies a separate place. Fairy tale therapy at night is able to reveal the hidden talents of the individual, through stories you can solve any personal problems and help find a solution for them in real life.

New Year's fairy tales should also be present in the life of every family with children. By reading and instilling in your children a love of books, you develop in them a love for beauty, teach them to take care of their neighbors, to do good deeds, to be honest and decent. After all, it is in fairy tales that the main lessons of life are given, which in the future will help your children become a full-fledged personality!

This section contains fairy tales for younger students. 7-8-9-10 years old. It seems to you that the child went to school and became quite big. However, he did not stop believing in miracles and magic! Reading the best fairy tales from all over the world, the child learns the world, learns to believe in himself, develops imagination and thinking.

At this age, it is very important to consolidate and increase love for the source of knowledge - books. Therefore, we have selected fairy tales that will be understandable and interesting to the child. And illustrations from the best artists will help you fall in love with books even more!

fairy tales for children 7-8-9-10 years old read

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In the sweet carrot forest

Kozlov S.G.


A fairy tale about what forest animals love most of all. And one day everything happened as they dreamed. In the sweet carrot forest, the Hare loved carrots most of all to read. He said: - I would like that in the forest ...

Magic herb St. John's wort

Kozlov S.G.


A fairy tale about how the Hedgehog and the Bear cub looked at the flowers in the meadow. Then they saw a flower they didn't know, and they got to know each other. It was St. John's wort. Magic weed St. John's wort read It was a sunny summer day. Do you want me to give you something...

green bird

Kozlov S.G.


A fairy tale about a Crocodile who really wanted to fly. And then one day he dreamed that he turned into a big green bird with wide wings. He flew over the land and over the sea and talked to different animals. Green …

How to catch a cloud

Kozlov S.G.


A fairy tale about how the Hedgehog and the Bear Cub went fishing in the fall, but instead of fish, the moon pecked at them, then the stars. And in the morning they pulled the sun out of the river. How to catch a cloud to read When the time has come ...

Prisoner of the Caucasus

Tolstoy L.N.


A story about two officers who served in the Caucasus and were captured by the Tatars. The Tatars told their relatives to write letters demanding a ransom. Zhilin was from a poor family, there was no one to pay the ransom for him. But he was strong...

How much land does a person need

Tolstoy L.N.


The story about the peasant Pakhom, who dreamed that he would have a lot of land, then the devil himself is not afraid of him. He had the opportunity to buy cheaply as much land as he could get around before sunset. Wanting to have more...

Jacob's dog

Tolstoy L.N.


A story about a brother and sister who lived near the forest. They had a shaggy dog. Once they went into the forest without permission and were attacked by a wolf. But the dog fought the wolf and saved the children. Dog …

Tolstoy L.N.


A story about an elephant who stepped on his master for mistreating him. The wife was in grief. The elephant put the eldest son on his back and began to work hard for him. Elephant read...

What is everyone's favorite holiday? Of course, New Year! On this magical night, a miracle descends to earth, everything sparkles with lights, laughter is heard, and Santa Claus brings long-awaited gifts. A huge number of poems are dedicated to the New Year. AT …



In this section of the site you will find a selection of poems about the main wizard and friend of all children - Santa Claus. Many poems have been written about the kind grandfather, but we have selected the most suitable for children aged 5,6,7. Poems about...



Winter has come, and with it fluffy snow, blizzards, patterns on the windows, frosty air. The guys rejoice at the white flakes of snow, get skates and sleds from the far corners. Work is in full swing in the yard: they are building a snow fortress, an ice hill, sculpting ...



A selection of short and memorable poems about winter and the New Year, Santa Claus, snowflakes, a Christmas tree for the younger group of kindergarten. Read and learn short poems with children 3-4 years old for matinees and New Year's holidays. Here …

1 - About the little bus that was afraid of the dark

Donald Bisset


A fairy tale about how a mother-bus taught her little bus not to be afraid of the dark ... About a little bus that was afraid of the dark to read There was a little bus in the world. He was bright red and lived with his mom and dad in a garage. Every morning …

Do you like to read short stories for children ? But this is very beneficial for those who do not really like to read or tell fairy tales. After all, a short fairy tale for children takes very little time, but conveys the plot of the fairy tale almost completely! Well, lovers of fairy tales, we invite you to our page Short fairy tales for children. This is especially for you!!!

When fairy-tale characters come to life, they become much more convincing than real prototypes.

We invite you to the World of Fairy Tales and Adventures. This castle is very tall. On the roof sat a beautiful princess. and at her feet the Serpent Gorynych wriggled and slithered down the wall.

Bluebeard hugged the horn of the castle, and wild grapes rose up its back. Koschey the Deathless supported the balcony with his head, on which mermaids hung. View of the castle windows. like the eyes of a fat-headed dragon. And near the entrance, bulging out, sat gray wolves, and the entrance itself gave the impression of an open pasture of some kind of huge monster. Everything looked so scary and funny at the same time.

Funny is never scary!

Short fairy tales for children are small, funny, scary, kind, instructive stories from a collection of fairy tales. This is a fairy tale, only abridged.

The Tale of Petya the Cockerel

Once upon a time there lived Petya the cockerel. Butter head, silk beard, spurs on legs. And what a voice he had! Clean, clear, loud! A cockerel woke up one morning. Earlier then others. I looked out the window, it was dark, everyone was sleeping. And the sun is still sleeping. "Not in order!" - thinks Petya the cockerel. Petya jumped onto the fence, and how he screamed: “Ku-ka-re-ku!”. Loud, loud! Loud, loud! The sun heard him, woke up, opened his eyes. “Thank you, Petya, for waking me up! - says the Sun, - I overslept something. The sun has risen to the sky. The day has begun. Everyone was slowly waking up. Thanks to Petya the rooster.

Tale of the hungry mouse

Once upon a time there was a mouse, his name was Peak. Once Peak looked out of a mink and said: “I want to eat. What would you like to enjoy?" The little mouse ran out of the mink to look for something to eat. He sees a doll lying on the floor. The girl played and left. “What a beautiful doll, probably tasty,” Peak thinks. Ran up to the doll. Grab it with your teeth and immediately spit it out. No, not a tasty doll. You can't eat it. He looked around and saw a pencil lying on the floor. Handsome, red. The boy drew and left. “A beautiful pencil, probably delicious,” Peak thinks. He ran up to the pencil, grabbed it with his teeth and immediately spat it out. Not a tasty pencil, you can gnaw it to sharpen your teeth, but it’s not good for food. He looked around, he sees a newspaper. Dad read and forgot. “Oh, what a newspaper! I’m definitely hired by her, ”Pick thinks. He ran to the newspaper, grab it with his teeth and let's chew. He chewed a little and spit it out. Not a tasty newspaper, I do not want to eat it. Suddenly, Peak felt that something smells delicious. Look, there is a piece of cheese on the floor. Someone dropped it. "That's what I'll eat," Peak thought. The mouse ran up to the cheese, grabbed it with his teeth, and did not notice how he ate the whole piece. “Delicious cheese, it’s a pity that it’s over,” Peak thought and ran to sleep in his mink.

tea sea

fairy tale for the little ones

There is a table. At the table - a cat and mice. The cat has a teapot in its paws.

Do you want some tea? he asked the mice.

Yes! the mice said. - Give us a whole bowl of tea!

This will be our sea.

We will float on tea in cups.

We will row with spoons.

We will have an island made of rolls, and on it - white grass from shavings from a coconut.

We'll have broccoli trees.

Our clouds will be made of cotton candy, and the rain will be made of juice.

Our houses will be made of cookies.

Will you have a beach? - asked the cat.

Yes! But all the sand will be made of sugar, the mice said.

Will you have sun? - asked the cat.

But how! the mice answered. - Our sun is CHEESE!

Magic word

short stories for young children

What should be done if the mother says to the boy: “Put away the toys”?

You have to run to your grandmother and shout: “Grandma! Save me! They're after me!"

What should be done if the mother says to the boy: "Go brush your teeth"?

You have to hide under the bed and shout: "I'm not at home!"

What to do if mom says: “Go eat. Dinner is getting cold?

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Tales online

In this section of the site you can read children's fairy tales online for free and without registration. It is enough to choose the author of the fairy tale you need in the right menu and you can immerse yourself in fascinating reading about the magical adventures of fairy-tale heroes. All the fairy tales on our website have colorful illustrations and a summary, so we recommend that you first read the summary of the fairy tale before reading it to your children at night. Fairy tales for children on our website are presented in the form of an alphabetical list, so that it would be more convenient for you to find the necessary fairy tale and read it online. Reading fairy tales online is not only interesting, but also very useful - this activity perfectly develops a child's imagination.

Children's fairy tales

Remember your childhood. Each of us in childhood loved bedtime stories. At first, when we still could not read, our parents and grandparents did it to us, showing colorful illustrations in the book. When we learned to read on our own, we already began to read interesting fairy tales ourselves. On our site, fairy tales are selected for children of any age: from 2 years old to the age until children stop believing in fairy tales)) Each author's or folk tale carries a certain meaning that the author or people put into this fairy tale under the influence of the appropriate time .Fairy tales contain the basic principles of morality. It is from fairy tales that the child begins to understand what is good and what is bad. He learns to empathize with the characters, tries to imitate them, so correctly selected children's fairy tales will play an important role in the upbringing of children.

Our site presents fairy tales of the best authors of all times and peoples. The list of author's fairy tales is constantly expanding and supplemented by new arrivals. In the right menu you can see a list of authors whose fairy tales are published on the site. If you don't see the author you're looking for, use the site search.

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The site for children collects and publishes folk tales with colorful illustrations and summaries. In the right menu you can see a list of folk tales that are presented on our website. This list is constantly updated with interesting folk tales.

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Heroes of fairy tales

Each character in a children's fairy tale can be attributed to one of two types: good or bad. In almost any fairy tale, there is a struggle between good and evil, and, most often, good wins.

In addition, the heroes of fairy tales can be divided into the following categories:

Magical heroes (Gingerbread Man, Thumbelina, Little Mermaid, Kashchei the Immortal, Baba Yaga, Vodyanoy, Monster,Serpent-Gorynych, Dragon, Chippolino, Gulliver...)

magical animals(Puss in Boots, Chicken Ryaba, Fox, Bear, Cheshire Cat, Ugly Duckling, Golden Cockerel,Gray Wolf, Crane, Traveling Frog...)

social heroes(princess, prince, king, queen, master, boyar, peasant, peasant...)

Professions(blacksmith, forester, swineherd, soldier, chimney sweep, priest, bishop...)

People of different ages(grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, Little Red Riding Hood, mother, father, brother, sister, groom, bride...)

Bogatyrs (Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya Nikitich, Nikita Kozhemyaka, Ilya Muromets...)

Each fairy tale has its own atmosphere, characteristic of a certain people and the era to which the author of the fairy tale belonged.

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