Bedtime stories with a lesson.
Six complete stories that each carry one small lesson: noticing others, sharing, waiting, saying sorry, trying again and working together. The lesson lives in what the characters do, not in a moral at the end, so there's nothing to preach. Each links to the full story, free and with no signup.
6 complete stories2 to 3 minutes eachfree to readages 3 to 8
Six lessons to choose from
kindness · about 3 minutes to read aloud
The Dry Seat
On a rainy evening bus, Hana gives the one dry seat to an old man getting on with wet shopping bags.
The lesson: noticing what someone else needs. Afterwards, wonder together who else on the bus might have needed help.
Read The Dry Seat
friendship · about 2 minutes to read aloud
The Last Blackberry
A hedgehog and a mouse both reach for the very last blackberry on the bush, and find a way to share it.
The lesson: sharing when there's only one of something.
Read The Last Blackberry
patience · about 2 minutes to read aloud
The Seed That Took Its Time
Two friends plant a bean seed, check it every day and find ways to enjoy the waiting until the first leaf appears.
The lesson: some good things take their time, and the waiting can be fun too.
Read The Seed That Took Its Time
friendship · about 2 minutes to read aloud
Sorry, Said the Little Bear
Two bear cubs quarrel when their stick tower falls, then say sorry and build it again together before bed.
The lesson: saying sorry, and how good it feels to be friends again afterwards.
Read Sorry, Said the Little Bear
trying again · about 3 minutes to read aloud
The Bridge That Kept Falling
Lucia's block bridge keeps falling down, so she takes a breath, asks her mom for help and tries a different way.
The lesson: when something goes wrong, take a breath, then try a new way.
Read The Bridge That Kept Falling
teamwork · about 3 minutes to read aloud
The Marsh Song
At dusk, the animals of the marsh each add their own sound, a croak, a chirp, a call, to make one quiet song together.
The lesson: everyone's part matters, and nobody's sound has to be the same.
Read The Marsh Song
Talking about the lesson
You don't need to explain the lesson. One question after the story is usually plenty, such as “Why do you think Hana moved?” or “What did Lucia do when the bridge fell?” If your child would rather just go to sleep, that's fine too: the story has already done its work.
Want more on one idea? Each lesson has its own page of stories: kindness, friendship, patience, trying again and teamwork.
Tomorrow, the story continues
A story can be written anywhere. Pimlo remembers the world.
Lessons sink in over many nights. In Pimlo, a kindness or a promise from one story can come back in the next.
Parents set the age band and what to avoid, and stories are checked before playback.
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