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A Bedtime Story

Matthew Mitchell

A Bedtime Story is a short-form nightly show featuring a unique tale generated by AI, then edited and performed by Matthew Mitchell.

fiction stories for kids

All Episodes

3:02

The Wobbly Wizard and the Whistlepig

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/21

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Barnaby Button, a wizard whose spells often veered off-course (he once turned his teacup into a tap-dancing toad), was having a particularly wobbly day. His latest attempt at a levitation charm had only succeeded in making his favorite armchair float exactly three inches off the ground, then rotate slowly counter-clockwise. “Blast and botheration!” he muttered, adjusting his crooked spectacles. He was supposed

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3:23

The Time-Traveling Teapot Tango

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/20

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Agatha Buttercup was a collector of peculiar antiques. Her little cottage was crammed with oddities: a music box that played only the sound of a grumpy badger, a chair that vibrated whenever someone told a joke, and her most prized possession, a tarnished silver teapot that had a curious habit of humming.One rainy afternoon, Agatha was dusting the teapot when it began to hum louder than usual, a strange,

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2:47

The Worrying Wombat's Whiskers

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/19

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Wallace, a wombat with whiskers so long they sometimes tripped him up, was a creature of constant worry. He worried about the sky falling, about running out of tasty roots, and most of all, he worried about his whiskers getting tangled. One particularly sunny Tuesday, Wallace woke up with a terrible feeling. He just knew, deep in his wombat bones, that today was the day his whiskers would become hopelessly

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2:35

The Great Marshmallow Mishap

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/18

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Pip, a squirrel with an insatiable sweet tooth and a bushy tail that often got in his way, lived in a cozy oak tree at the edge of Whispering Woods. One sunny morning, Pip overheard two campers discussing their secret stash of “super-fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth marshmallows.” Pip’s ears perked up, and a mischievous glint appeared in his beady eyes. Marshmallows! He’d never tasted one, but the description alone

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2:51

Cumulus the Canvas Cloud

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/17

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Cumulus was a cloud. A perfectly respectable, fluffy, white cloud. But he was also terribly bored. All the other clouds gossiped about rain, or complained about wind, or simply drifted aimlessly. Cumulus longed for more. "I wish," he puffed softly, "I could make something beautiful." He watched the sunset, the sky ablaze with oranges and purples, and an idea sparked within his misty heart. "I shall be an

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4:10

The Talking Top Hat and the Silent Squirrel

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/16

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Deep in the bustling city park, where pigeons strutted and children laughed, lived a squirrel named Nutmeg. Nutmeg was known for two things: her extraordinary ability to hoard acorns (she had a secret, acorn-only vault) and her absolute silence. While other squirrels chattered and chirped, Nutmeg communicated entirely through interpretive tail flicks and very expressive eyebrow wiggles.One blustery afternoon, a

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2:57

The Helpful Haunt and the Hoover

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/15

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Casper, though he was a ghost, was terribly shy. And even worse at scaring. He’d try a mournful moan, but it often came out sounding like a squeaky toy. His attempts at rattling chains usually ended with him tangling himself up. He was, in essence, a very sweet, very ineffective specter. One evening, attempting a truly terrifying "BOO!" (which sounded more like a muffled sneeze), he accidentally phased directly

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4:15

The Whispering Windmill and the Forgetful Farmer

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/14

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Old Farmer Giles was a kind man, with a laugh like a rusty tractor and a heart as big as his pumpkin patch. But Farmer Giles was also, famously, forgetful. He’d leave his spectacles on the sheep, his hat in the chicken coop, and once, he planted his boots instead of potatoes.Perched on the hill overlooking his farm was a grand, wooden windmill named Gusty. Gusty wasn’t just any windmill; he had a deep, rumbling

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3:27

The Giggle Garden's Grumbly Guardian

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/13

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!In the sunniest corner of the world lay the Giggle Garden, a place where flowers didn't just bloom, they giggled. Tiny bells on their petals chimed with soft chuckles, and the leaves rustled with whispery snickers. This was a problem for Finnegan, the garden's guardian gnome. He was extremely sensitive to noise."Far too much merriment!" Finnegan would grumble, sweeping leaves with a broom made of dandelion

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2:49

Puff the Magic Pastry Chef

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/12

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Puff, despite being a magnificent dragon with scales the color of molten gold, had absolutely no interest in hoarding treasure. Gold was boring. Jewels were too sparkly. Puff’s true passion was baking. He loved the smell of rising dough, the sizzle of sugar, and the comforting warmth of a roaring oven (which, being a dragon, he provided himself). One sunny morning, while kneading a particularly enthusiastic

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4:14

Agent Mittens and the Missing Muffin Mystery

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/11

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Agent Mittens was a cat of refined tastes, which mostly involved napping on sunbeams and demanding tuna. He was also, by his own estimation, a detective of the highest caliber, though his only case so far had been "The Case of the Missing Sardines” Which was eventually found to have been eaten by his human, a kindly old woman named Mrs. Higgins, who thought him to be quite lazy.One Tuesday morning, Mrs. Higgins,

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4:18

Clarence's Race Against the Rising Tide

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/10

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Clarence was a crab of meticulous habits. Every morning, he’d polish his shell with a damp piece of seaweed, count his ten legs (twice, just to be sure), and then meticulously arrange his collection of sea glass on his favorite rock. He was not, by any stretch of the imagination, adventurous.His friend, Shelly the shrimp, was the opposite. Shelly loved exploring rock pools, chasing curious jellyfish, and always

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4:02

The Cheesy Catastrophe of the Burrowing Badgers

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/09

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Deep beneath the Whispering Willows, lived the Badger family: Papa Benjamin, Mama Beatrice, and their three lively badgerlings, Basil, Bonnie, and Buster. They were excellent diggers, known for their elaborate tunnels and their love of juicy earthworms.One afternoon, while Basil was attempting to dig the deepest tunnel ever, he struck something oddly soft and strangely orange. “Papa! Mama! I think I’ve found

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3:55

The Perilous Journey of Odd & Even

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/08

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! In the cozy sock drawer of young Finn, lived a most unusual pair: Odd and Even. Odd was a vibrant, striped sock, perpetually optimistic, always chirping about new adventures. Even was a plain, grey sock, prone to worrying about lint, static cling, and the existential dread of being mismatched.“Oh, what a grand day for a spin!” Odd declared as Finn tossed them into the laundry basket.“A spin into oblivion, more

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3:56

Sheldon's Lunar Lettuce Leap

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/07

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Sheldon was not your average garden snail. While his fellow gastropods were content with a leisurely patrol of the petunias, Sheldon gazed at the night sky with ambitious, if slightly misguided, dreams. Specifically, he gazed at the moon, convinced it was a giant, perfectly spherical piece of the crispiest, freshest lettuce.“One day,” Sheldon would declare to his skeptical friend, Lila the ladybug, “I shall

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3:57

The Lighthouse That Hated Polka

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/06

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Old Silas Grumbles lived a solitary life in the ancient, craggy lighthouse on the edge of Wobbly Rock Point. He was a man of routine: polish the lens, trim the wick, and at precisely 7 PM, play his accordion, usually a lively polka. Silas loved a good polka.One stormy evening, as Silas squeezed out a particularly bouncy tune, the lighthouse itself creaked and groaned. Not the usual old-house creaks, but a

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3:20

The Great Nut-ella Bake-Off

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/05

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Deep in Whisperwood, lived a squirrel named Squeaky. But Squeaky wasn’t just any squirrel. While other squirrels buried nuts, Squeaky meticulously measured flour and kneaded dough. He was, unbeknownst to the woodland creatures, a culinary genius, especially with anything involving hazelnuts. His secret ambition? To win the annual Acornville Bake-Off, usually dominated by Mrs. Thistledown’s notoriously dry

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4:30

The Grumpy Gnome and the Missing Laughter

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/04

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Deep beneath the roots of the oldest oak in the Enchanted Glade lived Bartholomew, a gnome whose frown was so legendary it had its own tiny thundercloud hovering over it. Bartholomew was grumpy. He was grumpy about slugs, grumpy about sunshine, and especially grumpy about laughter. "Too much noise!" he'd grumble, stuffing his mushroom cap deeper over his ears.Now, in the Enchanted Glade, laughter was like

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3:16

Timmy the Teapot's Grand Adventure

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/03

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!In a cozy kitchen cabinet, nestled between a sensible casserole dish and a very opinionated whisk, lived Timmy, a small, blue teapot. While his cabinet-mates gossiped about pot roasts and soufflés, Timmy dreamed of adventure. He didn’t want to just hold Earl Grey; he wanted to sail the high seas, brave stormy waters, and discover uncharted islands."Nonsense, Timmy," clucked Mrs. Porcelain, the elegant teacup

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3:57

Drizzle's Rainy Day Riddle

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/07/02

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! High above the sleepy town of Puddlefoot lived Drizzle, a cloud who had one very important job: to make it rain. The problem was, Drizzle was terribly forgetful. He'd float around, feeling plump and full of moisture, but then he'd think, "Now, where did I put that rain? Was it over the farmer's fields? Or perhaps that peculiar little umbrella shop?"One particularly sunny day, the ground was cracking, and the

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