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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

3:08

The Giraffe Who Lost His Spots

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/09/09

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Gus was a giraffe with a problem. A big, spotty problem. One morning, he woke up and looked in the watering hole, and to his horror, he had lost all his spots! He was completely, utterly plain. He looked like a giant, beige banana on stilts. All the other giraffes stared at him. "Where are your spots, Gus?" they asked. "You look so… bare!"Gus felt terribly embarrassed. "I don't know!" he wailed. "They're just…

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2:44

The Great Snail Race

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/09/08

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Stanley the snail was tired of being slow. Every morning, the ladybug zoomed past him, and the ants marched in a hurry, not a care in the world. Even the earthworm, who didn't have any legs, seemed to get places faster. Stanley wanted to be a champion. He wanted to be fast. He decided to train for the Great Garden Race, a race that was held every year between the garden creatures, even though it was mostly a lot

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2:55

The Case of the Missing Cookies

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/09/07

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Penelope was the most organized person in the whole wide world, or at least the most organized person on Maple Street. Her pencils were color-coded, her books were alphabetized, and her cookie jar was always, always full of oatmeal raisin cookies. So when she went to get a cookie for her afternoon snack and found the jar completely empty, she knew something was horribly, hilariously wrong.She looked around her

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3:12

The Day the Mailbox Got a Mustache

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/09/06

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Old Mr. Pippin, a man whose eyebrows were so bushy they looked like two caterpillars napping on his forehead, was having a perfectly normal Tuesday. He was about to put a letter to his cousin Mildred into his mailbox when he saw it. The mailbox, a perfectly respectable, slightly rusty metal box, had grown a mustache. Not a regular mustache, mind you. This was a magnificent, curly, handlebar mustache made of what

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3:49

The Very Sleepy Bear

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/09/05

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Bernard was a bear who loved to sleep. He loved it more than honey, more than salmon, and definitely more than climbing a tree. Every year, when winter came, he would find a nice, cozy cave and settle down for a long, peaceful nap. But this year, he just couldn't fall asleep.He tried everything. He counted sheep, but they were so fluffy he just wanted to pet them. He sang a very low, rumbling lullaby to

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2:41

Percy the Penguin Finds His Groove

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/09/04

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Percy was a penguin who was not always good at being a penguin. He was clumsy on the ice, he waddled a little too fast, and worst of all, he could not, for the life of him, dive into the water with a smooth, elegant splash. He always flopped in with a loud, awkward kerplunk! The other penguins would turn their heads to pretend they didn't hear.He tried to be like the others. He practiced his waddle, his posture,

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3:14

The Mystery of the Missing Sparkles

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/09/03

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Esmeralda the firefly was in a pickle. A very dark, very un-sparkly pickle. Esmeralda was the sparkliest firefly in the entire meadow. Her light was so bright it could be seen from the far side of the river. But tonight, when she tried to shine, nothing happened. No light, no glow, not even a single little flicker. Her sparkles were gone!She went to see her friend, Oliver the beetle, who was known for his very

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2:33

The Stubborn Dust Bunny

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/09/02

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Librarian Lucy had a magical secret: she could talk to books. The books, in turn, told her stories of their lives on the shelves, their adventures, and their thoughts on the people who read them. One day, a new book appeared on her desk. It was called "The Grand Adventure of a Dust Bunny."Lucy opened it, eager to read. The words on the first page, however, began to squirm. "No, no, no," they rearranged

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2:17

The Snail-Mobile

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/09/01

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!The Shelldons were a family of snails with a revolutionary idea: why crawl when you can glide? Their invention was the Snail-Mobile, a series of interconnected, repurposed teacups they'd scavenged from a discarded tea party. The cups were linked with tiny ivy vines, and they glided beautifully down the dewy garden path. It was a snail's dream come true."Faster, Dad!" chirped Shelly, the youngest snail, from her

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2:24

The Snoozed-Out Adventure

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/08/31

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Tick, a little alarm clock, was tired of being snoozed. Every morning, his owner, Timmy, would hit the snooze button again and again, and Tick's exciting morning announcements would be cut short. Tick decided to take matters into his own hands. He had a new dream: to be an adventure guide.At 3 AM, Tick's little gears whirred into action. He buzzed softly, waking up Mr. Snuggles, a sleepy teddy bear, and Sergeant

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2:30

The Damp Wizard

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/08/30

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!The wizard, Malachi, was in a terrible mood. He was a master of a very specific type of magic: making things slightly damp. He could make a stone slightly dewy, a sock a little moist, or a biscuit just a little bit soggy. It wasn't very impressive magic, and he was quite grumpy about it. His new apprentice, a cheerful girl named Luna, had arrived. She could only conjure bubbles that smelled like blueberry

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2:14

The Shadow's Vacation

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/08/29

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Pip's shadow, named Shade, was absolutely exhausted. For years, he had been mimicking Pip's every move. When Pip jumped, Shade jumped. When Pip wiggled his toes, Shade wiggled. It was monotonous work. So, one Tuesday, Shade decided to take a vacation. He packed a tiny suitcase (full of darkness) and slipped away, leaving behind a glowing, slightly clumsy replacement named Flicker.Flicker was a nice guy, but he

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2:15

The Knight and the Giant's Button

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/08/28

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Sir Oliver, a knight no bigger than a thimble, stood at the foot of Mount Muffin, which was what he called the giant's kneecap. His quest was a noble one: to retrieve the giant's lost coat button. The giant, a kindly soul named Walter, was distraught. He was very chilly without his button, and his sneezes were becoming legendary—each one was like a tiny hurricane."Are you sure you're ready, Sir Oliver?" Walter

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2:19

The Dancing Frogs

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/08/27

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Gizmo was a little robot with a very important job. Every day, he sorted shiny pebbles into three piles: smooth ones, sparkly ones, and ones that looked like miniature potatoes. It was a very quiet job, and Gizmo loved quiet. One day, he accidentally pressed a hidden red button. A series of gears whirred, and a secret contraption whizzed to life.Suddenly, Gizmo's neatly sorted piles of pebbles began to glow

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2:42

The Apologetic Ghost

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/08/26

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!The old house on Willow Lane was known for its creaks and groans, but what nobody knew was that these sounds were made by a very polite ghost named Sylvain. Sylvain was a kind soul who was utterly terrified of his own spooky noises. When the newest family moved in, he felt a wave of panic. He was going to scare them! He had to apologize.The family, a mother, father, and a little girl named Lily, were all in the

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The Whistling Watermelon

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/08/25

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Wesley the Worm was a world-famous fruit connoisseur. He could tell the ripeness of an apple just by the way it wiggled on the branch and could identify a grape's country of origin by its tint. But there was one fruit that puzzled him above all others: the great, green watermelon that sat in the middle of the farmer's patch. For this was no ordinary watermelon; it whistled.It wasn't a sad whistle, or a happy

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2:35

The Dragon Who Lost His Sparkle

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/08/24

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Tinder was a young dragon with a very important job: he was the official fire-starter for all the village barbecues. His flames were legendary—a perfect mix of blue and orange that cooked marshmallows just right. But one morning, he woke up, took a deep breath, and... a tiny puff of smoke came out. He tried again. Another tiny puff. His sparkle was gone!The villagers were worried. No sparkle, no barbecues. The

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2:31

The Jellyfish Who Couldn't Jiggle

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/08/23

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Jillian was a jellyfish who lived in a very busy part of the sea, where all the other jellyfish spent their days jiggling. They jiggled when they were happy, they jiggled when they were sad, and they jiggled just for fun. But Jillian couldn't jiggle. No matter how hard she tried, she just floated there, perfectly still.The other jellyfish would giggle at her. "Look at Jillian!" they'd say. "She's so... still!"

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2:26

The Grumpy Cloud Who Wanted to Rain Confetti

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/08/22

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Periwinkle was a cloud, but not just any cloud. She was a grumpy cloud. All the other clouds floated around, happily making gentle rain that helped the flowers grow. Periwinkle, however, wanted to rain something special. She wanted to rain confetti. Shimmering, colorful, wonderful confetti.The other clouds would shake their fluffy heads at her. "You can't rain confetti, Periwinkle," they'd say. "It's not what

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2:31

The Great Sprout Rebellion

A Bedtime Story ·

2025/08/21

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode!Stanley was a very serious slug. He was the head gardener of the vegetable patch, and his favorite plant was the broccoli. He believed that broccoli was the most noble of all vegetables, a miniature tree of healthy goodness. But the sprouts, oh, the sprouts were a constant source of trouble. They were mischievous and giggly and always trying to escape.One sunny afternoon, Stanley was taking a nap on a cabbage

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