English Short Stories

bedtime stories

Blue bedtime train carrying sleeping children to Dreamland, kind woman driver with stars in hair. Story for kids to sleep. Soft watercolor.
Bedtime Stories
ESS Editorial

The Bedtime Train

Reading Time: < 1 minuteArjun could not sleep. His eyes were tired. His body was tired. But his mind kept running. “Amma,” he whispered. “I don’t want to be alone in the dark.” His mother kissed his forehead. “You are never alone at night, little one. Close your eyes. The Bedtime Train is coming.”

A baby elephant standing under a star-filled sky beside his mother — bedtime story for kids afraid of the dark
Bedtime Stories
ESS Editorial

The Baby Elephant Who Was Afraid of the Dark

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChotu was a baby elephant who was afraid of the dark. Every evening, when the sun dipped behind the mango trees, he pressed close to his mother and whispered, “Amma, the dark is too big.” His mother did not laugh. She lowered her great grey head and said, “Come. I