Tonight's story is the well-known fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast. This version is taken from the Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, published in 1889. Warning* This story includes some unpleasant scenes.

Story of Beauty and the Beast from Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book (1889), including some unpleasant scenes.

Beauty And The Beast - Bedtime Story

Struggling to fall asleep? Distract your mind with the familiar fairytale Cinderella. Sweet Dreams...

Cinderella can help you fall asleep if you're struggling.

Fall Asleep to the story of Cinderella

Need help drifting off to sleep? Settle in with a familiar bedtime story - Hansel and Gretel. Sweet Dreams...

Sleep better tonight with a familiar bedtime story - Hansel and Gretel.

Hansel And Gretel

Drift off to sleep with a reading of the classic fairy tale, Thumbelina, from Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale collection.

Read Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, Thumbelina, to fall asleep.

Thumbelina: A Fairytale Sleep Story

Drift off to sleep with a reading of The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde.

Sleep with The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde.

The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

Need help drifting off to sleep? Listen to the classic fairytale of the Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen.

Listen to the Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen for a good night's sleep.

The Ugly Duckling

Tonight's snoozy tale is the fairytale Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault also known as The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods. There are a number of versions of this tale dating back to the 1300s. This version might be a little different from the one that you remember from your childhood.

The fairytale Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault has different versions dating back to the 1300s and tonight's tale might be a little different.

Sleeping Beauty - Fall Asleep Fast

Struggling to fall asleep? Distract your mind with The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar Wilde. Sweet Dreams...

Read The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar Wilde to help you fall asleep.

The Remarkable Rocket By Oscar Wilde

Listen to the familiar story of Snow White, an evil stepmother, and a chatty mirror.

Snow White, evil stepmother, and a talking mirror - a classic fairytale.

Snow White

Tonight's sleep story is A Cup of Tea by Katherine Mansfield. Published in May 1922, it is a poignant tale about greed, hypocrisy, and insecurity.

"Sleep story tonight: Katherine Mansfield's A Cup of Tea - a poignant tale of greed, hypocrisy, and insecurity published in 1922."

A Cup of Tea - Katherine Mansfield

Snuggle down tonight with The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. Sweet Dreams...

"Get cozy and read The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter before bed for sweet dreams."

The Tale Of Peter Rabbit

Quiet your mind with the snoozy tale of The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. This book was first published in 1922. It follows the tale of a stuffed rabbit and his desire to become real. Sweet Dreams...

"1922 book, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, follows a stuffed rabbit's journey to become real, making for a soothing bedtime story."

The Velveteen Rabbit

Tonight's bedtime story is The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen.

The bedtime story tonight is "The Wild Swans" by Hans Christian Andersen.

The Wild Swans: Fairytale Bedtime Story

Tonight's bedtime story is A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett. Published in 1886, it is the story of a young girl named Sylvia who moves to the countryside to live with her grandmother. She meets a young hunter searching for a rare bird and must decide whether to tell him she saw it while exploring the woods.

A young girl named Sylvia meets a hunter searching for a rare bird and must decide whether to tell him she saw it in A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett.

A White Heron - Sleep Story

Fall asleep fast to the Japanese fairytale - the Jellyfish and the Monkey.

Doze off quickly with the Japanese story of the Jellyfish and the Monkey.

The Jellyfish & the Monkey - Sleep Story

Need help falling asleep? Listen to a familiar fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen. Sweet Dreams...

Listen to a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale for a good night's sleep.

The Emperor's New Clothes - Sleep Story

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the opening chapters of the Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. Published in 1872, it is a fantasy novel that inspired authors like Tolkien and G.K Chesterton. In this episode, Princess Irene meets her very old grandmother who lives alone in a room. Spinning. Very strange.

In the fantasy novel "The Princess and the Goblin," Princess Irene encounters her peculiar grandmother who lives alone in a spinning room.

The Princess And The Goblin

A sleep story about Kintaro - The Golden Boy.

A concise sleep story about Kintaro, the Golden Boy, in 150 characters or less.

Kintaro - Sleep Story

Little Red Riding Hood visits her sick grandmother. A classic story with a happier ending.

Little Red Riding Hood visits and saves her sick grandmother, ending the classic tale on a happy note.

Little Red Riding Hood

Feeling stressed? Relax with tonight's bedtime story, To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.

De-stress before bed with Virginia Woolf's To The Lighthouse bedtime story.

To The Lighthouse - Bedtime Story

Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with the story of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. First published in 1881, this book is one of the best-selling books in the world. In this episode, Heidi, a five-year-old girl, travels up the mountainside with her aunt Dete on their way to her hermit grandfather. Along the way, Dete shares the story of Alm-Uncle with her friend Barbel.

Sleep better with the timeless classic 'Heidi' by Johanna Spyri - a heartwarming story of a young girl's journey to her hermit grandfather.

Heidi - A Classic Bedtime Story

This is the story of a poor boy's rise from rags to riches with the help of his cat.

Poor boy's rags to riches journey with the aid of his cat.

Dick Whittington And His Cat

The Fiery Dragon - a fairytale from the Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit.

"The Fiery Dragon" is a fairytale written by Edith Nesbit and is part of the Book of Dragons.

The Fiery Dragon - Bedtime Story

Fall asleep tonight to fairytales from the Green Fairy Book.

Drift off to sleep with tales from the Green Fairy Book tonight.

The Golden Lads - Sleepy Fairy Tale

Tonight's sleepy tale is The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim. Published in 1922, it is the story of four disparate women who travel to a medieval castle in Italy for a holiday. In this episode, Mrs. Wilkins sees the ad for the castle in the Times and meets Mrs. Arbuthnot for the first time.

Four women travel to Italy for a holiday in The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim; Mrs. Wilkins meets Mrs. Arbuthnot for the first time.

The Enchanted April

Taesha Glasgow

Sleep Story Narrator

AFGHANISTAN

ALAND ISLANDS

ALBANIA

ALGERIA

AMERICAN SAMOA

ANDORRA

ANGOLA

ANGUILLA

ANTARCTICA

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

ARGENTINA

ARMENIA

ARUBA

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA

AZERBAIJAN

BAHAMAS

BAHRAIN

BANGLADESH

BARBADOS

BELARUS

BELGIUM

BELIZE

BENIN

BERMUDA

BHUTAN

BOLIVIA

BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

BOTSWANA

BOUVET ISLAND

BRAZIL

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

BULGARIA

BURKINA FASO

BURUNDI

CAMBODIA

CAMEROON

CANADA

CAPE VERDE

CAYMAN ISLANDS

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

CHAD

CHILE

CHINA

CHRISTMAS ISLAND

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

COLOMBIA

COMOROS

CONGO

CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

COOK ISLANDS

COSTA RICA

COTE D'IVOIRE

CROATIA

CUBA

CURACAO

CYPRUS

CZECHIA

DENMARK

DJIBOUTI

DOMINICA

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ECUADOR

EGYPT

EL SALVADOR

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

ERITREA

ESTONIA

ETHIOPIA

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)

FAROE ISLANDS

FIJI

FINLAND

FRANCE

FRENCH GUIANA

FRENCH POLYNESIA

FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES

GABON

GAMBIA

GEORGIA

GERMANY

GHANA

GIBRALTAR

GREECE

GREENLAND

GRENADA

GUADELOUPE

GUAM

GUATEMALA

GUERNSEY

GUINEA

GUINEA-BISSAU

GUYANA

HAITI

HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS

HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)

HONDURAS

HONG KONG

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with Aladdin, a folk tale to help you fall asleep. You know this tale of a boy and his magic lamp. But this isn't quite like the Disney version.

Unwind with Aladdin, a calming bedtime story that diverges from its Disney adaptation.

Aladdin: A Story To Help You Sleep

Tonight's story to help you sleep is Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass. Alice in Wonderland, in this book, explores a new world through the mirror in her sitting room.

"Tonight's bedtime story is Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, where Alice in Wonderland discovers a new world through her sitting room mirror."

Through The Looking Glass: Bedtime Story

A short story to help you fall asleep by Katherine Mansfield.

"Katherine Mansfield's short story is a perfect bedtime read for relaxation and drifting off to sleep."

A Dill Pickle By Katherine Mansfield

Can't sleep? Drift off to tonight's sleep story, the Norwegian fairy tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon. This version of the story was collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. A white bear asks a poor man for his prettiest daughter in exchange for riches. Does he agree?

Listen to a Norwegian fairy tale about a father who trades his daughter to a white bear in exchange for riches, in a bedtime sleep story.