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Stories for Kids to Read and Listen To
Choose a story to read together on the web, or open TuneTales to hear the narration while the words highlight in time. The same story can work for a quiet read, a listening moment, or a read-along bedtime routine.
A flexible storytime
📖 Read the full story
Choose a tale and read it together on the web.
🎧 Listen in TuneTales
Pick a narrator and enjoy the same story as audio.
✨ Follow along
Keep the words visible as they highlight with narration.
One story, three ways to enjoy it
Children do not always want story time in exactly the same way. Some nights they want you to read aloud. Sometimes they want to listen. On other nights they enjoy following the printed words while a narrator reads.
Listen
Hear the narration
In the TuneTales app, choose a narrator and let your child settle in and listen.
Read along
Follow the words
Keep the text visible while narration plays so your child can follow the highlighted words at their own pace.
Bedtime stories to read now
Start with one of these child-friendly retellings. Each story page includes the full text; TuneTales adds narrated listening and word-by-word read-along in the app.
- Ages 4-95 min read aloud
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
A wolf borrows a woolly disguise, but an observant lamb and a watchful sheepdog notice the clues that do not belong.
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- Ages 4-95 min read aloud
The Bundle of Sticks
Three siblings who argue over every chore discover that a bundle is much harder to break than one stick alone.
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- Ages 4-95 min read aloud
The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
One golden egg each morning changes a farmer's life—until impatience makes him search for a treasure that was never hidden away.
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- Ages 4-95 min read aloud
The Fox and the Stork
Fox plays a supper-time trick with a flat dish. At Stork's table, he discovers how it feels to be the guest who cannot reach the food.
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- Ages 4-95 min read aloud
The North Wind and the Sun
The Wind can shake the trees, but can he make a traveler take off a cloak? The Sun has a quieter idea.
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- Ages 4-98 min read aloud
The Crow and the Pitcher
A thirsty crow cannot reach the water in a tall pitcher—until one small pebble leads to a wonderfully clever solution.
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What is a read-along story?
A read-along combines spoken narration with visible story text. In TuneTales, words highlight as the narrator speaks, so children can listen while keeping their place on the page. They can also simply listen when they are tired, or read the story without audio.
That flexibility is useful at bedtime because the goal does not have to be a reading lesson every night. A family can choose the version that fits the moment while keeping the story itself familiar.
Should children read or listen to bedtime stories?
You do not have to choose one format for every night. Reading aloud together gives you room to pause, talk and change the pace. Narrated audio can help when a parent needs a quieter routine or a child wants to hear a favourite story again. Read-along mode keeps the words present while the narration plays.
For early readers, treat audio as another way to enjoy language rather than a replacement for shared reading. Follow your child's interest: point to a word if they ask, pause for a question, or simply enjoy the story when they would rather listen.
If your child is still learning how to settle into books, our guide toreading with an active toddler offers practical ways to keep story time relaxed.
Read tonight. Listen when you want.
Start with the free stories on the web, then use TuneTales for narrated listening and word-by-word read-along.