Doesn’t every little child like to hear a warm and funny little story before going to bed?Today we are going to tell a few little fairy tales that take place in the forest, with hard-working little animals and children who love to use their brains.These stories have happy laughter, but also a small lesson, let’s listen to it together.
Story 1: The Gopher Who Grows Vegetables
Once upon a time there was a little gopher who lived in a warm little nest underground.Last winter was especially cold, and the gopher didn’t save enough food, so his stomach rumbled with hunger and he almost couldn’t even walk.Since then, he has made up his mind that this year he must prepare food for the winter early.
When spring came and the weather slowly warmed up, the gopher decided to start planting vegetables.He liked radishes the most, so he turned the land over, bought a lot of radish seeds, sowed them one by one in the ground, and watered them every day, hoping that they would grow up quickly.
In a few days, tiny green shoots grew in the ground, and they looked lovely.But the gopher waited and waited, thinking that the radishes were growing too slowly and feeling a little anxious.He thought, “How long will it be until we can eat them?”
So he decided to go out and look around at other people’s vegetable gardens.As he walked and looked, he came to the rabbit’s door and found that the rabbit’s cabbages were growing big and green, with shiny, oily leaves.He asked the rabbit enviously, “Your cabbages grow so fast, do they grow up quickly?”
The rabbit smiled and said, “Yes, my cabbages grow so fast that one is enough for me to have a meal.”
When the gopher heard this, he thought he was too slow to grow radishes, so he might as well grow cabbages instead.When he got home, he pulled out all the little carrot seedlings that had just grown and replaced them with cabbage seeds.
After a few days, the cabbages sprouted as well, their tender little leaves just coming up.The gopher began to wait again, but still felt it was too slow.He couldn’t resist going out again.
This time he met the monkey and saw that the monkey’s cornstalks had grown taller than he was, and each one bore several cobs, which looked especially attractive.He hurriedly asked the monkey, “Your family’s corn grows really fast, will it be ready to eat soon?”
The monkey nodded, “Yes, one corn is enough for me to eat for a day.”
The gopher heard this and got even more anxious, thinking, “Cabbage is still too slow, why don’t we plant corn!”He dashed home and pulled out all the cabbage seedlings and planted corn instead.
But he didn’t realize that just as the corn sprouted a little, the weather suddenly turned cold, and the wind whistled and blew, and winter came early.The corn seedlings in the field were all frozen to death.
The gopher looked at the bare ground and felt very sad.He had to go hungry again this winter.
What does this story tell us?
Sometimes we always want the fastest result, but we neglect that everything needs time.Whether it is radish, cabbage or corn, as long as we wait patiently, we will grow slowly.If you keep changing things around, you may not get anything in the end.
Story 2: A Woodpecker Opens a Supermarket
When winter came, there was a woodpecker living in a tree in the forest.It usually loves to collect food and hoards lots and lots of nuts, dried fruit and worms.But he could not eat all the food by himself, and there was no one to share it with at home.
One day, the woodpecker had a bright idea: “I can open a supermarket and share the extra food with everyone, so that everyone can have enough to eat.”The more it thought about it, the more excited it got, so it immediately put on its thick cotton coat and flew out to look for a place.
It searched for a long time and finally found a big, strong piece of wood.The woodpecker beat the wood with his sharp beak, and in no time at all, he had carved out a small room full of food.
“My forest supermarket is now open!”Woodpecker shouted happily.
At that moment, the first little animal came – it was a little squirrel.The woodpecker said enthusiastically, “Hello, come and see my supermarket, there are all kinds of delicious food here!”
The little squirrel shook his head and said, “Thank you, I already have plenty of pine cones, I don’t need to buy anything.”
After saying that, the little squirrel hopped away.
After a while, the little monkey also came.The woodpecker greeted him warmly again, “Come, come, come, look at my supermarket, there are so many delicious things!”
The little monkey smiled and said, “No need, I have picked a lot of bananas, I am so full that I don’t want to buy anything.”
After that, the monkey went away.
The woodpecker was a bit lost and said to himself, “How come no one comes to buy anything? ……”
Just as it was thinking, a little gopher slowly walked over.It looked tired and its stomach was deflated.
The woodpecker rushed to meet it, “Hey, gopher friend, do you want to come to my supermarket to have a look?There are lots of delicious food here!”
The gopher’s eyes lit up, “Really?I’m worried that I can’t find anything to eat right now, so I’m just in time to come and buy something.”
With that, the gopher rushed into the supermarket like a gust of wind and picked out a lot of food.The woodpecker was happy too, because finally someone came to buy something.
From then on, the woodpecker was busy in the forest supermarket every day, helping the little animals who needed food.Everyone loved this warm and thoughtful little supermarket.
What does this story tell us?
Not everyone is in trouble and not everyone needs help.But we still have to be willing to lend a helping hand, because there is always someone who will need you.Just like Woody Woodpecker, although no one came to buy anything at first, he persisted and eventually helped the people who really needed it.
Story 3: The Little Elephant Washing Leaves
The little elephant lived in a beautiful forest where there was a big tree that he used to visit when he was a child.There was a swing hanging from the tree, and the little elephant loved to sit on it and swing around, singing children’s songs and playing.
One day, the little elephant had not been to see the tree for a long time, so he decided to go and see his old friend.But as it approached, the elephant froze: the leaves were full of dust, the swing was dirty, and the wind blew through a layer of dust.
“How can we play here?”The little elephant frowned.
It remembered how its mom washed the dishes and wiped the table every day before cooking.Mom cleaned the kitchen with steel wool and detergent.The little elephant had an idea: “I’ll do what mommy does and give the tree a bath!”
So he ran home, got a steel wire ball and detergent, and began to brush the leaves hard.But after a few strokes, the leaves were broken, and some of them fell off.
The little elephant was frightened and stopped to look at the fallen leaves, confused: “What’s going on here?Why is it okay for mom to brush the bowl, but bad for me to brush the leaves?”
He rushed home and asked his mom, “Mom, I want to help the tree to take a bath, but the leaves are all rotten, why is this?”
Mom laughed and said, “Silly boy, the leaves are very fragile, you can’t brush them with a steel ball.You have to rinse them gently with water to make it work.”
The little elephant nodded and understood.It ran to the river and sucked so much water through its trunk that its stomach bulged.
Then he went back to the big tree, stood under it, lifted his long trunk, and sprayed water as if the sky was raining heavily.The water droplets hit the leaves, making a “rustling” sound, and the leaves were washed clean and shiny.
The leaves were washed clean and sparkling. The swing was also cleaned and as beautiful as new.The little elephant was so happy that he sat on the swing and sang a song while swinging:
“Swing, swing, swing, swing to Grandma’s bridge~”
It felt like it had never been so happy.
What does this story tell us?
Don’t be afraid of problems, think of ways to solve them, or ask adults for advice.At the same time, you should do things in a good way, not everything can be copied from other people’s way.For example, you can use steel wire balls to wash dishes, but not to wash leaves.We have to learn to think flexibly and find suitable ways to solve problems.
These are the three bedtime stories I rewrote for you.I hope you like them!These stories are not only interesting, but also can learn some truths.Whether it is a gopher planting vegetables, a woodpecker opening a supermarket, or a baby elephant washing leaves, they are all small things that are common in life, but they hide deep truths.
If you are a parent, you can ask your child after the story, “Do you think they did the right thing?”, “What would you have done?”This will not only exercise your child’s thinking ability, but also enhance the communication between parents and children.
Good night, and may you have sweet dreams.
