Children's Short Stories
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Morg
by Clare Reddaway
A children's story set in the Iron Age. A girl, Morg, makes a wish to the goddess ...
- Length: 19 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 26 Comments
5 Stars
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Jodie's Daddy is a Garbageman!
by Matthew Licht
It’s a dirty job, but Jodie’s father does it well and happily. This story brings Take Your Daughter to Work Day to a different level, but it all ends up down in the dumps.
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 79 Comments
5 Stars
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End of the Line
by Alison L. Randall
There's a new gadget in town and Liza has to try it. But will the price be too high?
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 95 Comments
5 Stars
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Mr Sticky
by Mo McAuley
One day a tiny water snail appears in Abby's fish tank.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 491 Comments
5 Stars
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The Image Of The Lost Soul
by Saki
A sweet-voiced but lonely bird finds refuge with an isolated statue.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 98 Comments
5 Stars
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Marmalade
by Sonja Cheal
A very lazy cat who only eats baked beans learns a valuable lesson.
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 81 Comments
5 Stars
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
by Brothers Grimm
A soldier risks his life to uncover the secret of twelve beautiful princesses.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 235 Comments
5 Stars
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12 Again
by Matthew Licht
Bobby Osgood woke up one October morning and he was twelve years old again...
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 2 Comments
3 Stars
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The Hunter and the Bear
by Caitlin Timmerman
Snow fell steadily in the wild woods of Siberia...
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 6 Comments
5 Stars
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Welcome to the children short story section at east of the web. Find this month's featured stories above. You can browse the children library by subgenre or search it for a title, author or keyword. Clicking on an author's name lists all their stories along with further information and links. Stories can be read online, printed or downloaded for reading offline or on handheld devices.
Top Short Stories
The Hunter and the Bear
by Caitlin Timmerman
Snow fell steadily in the wild woods of Siberia...
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 6 Comments
5 Stars
A Crown of Kingfishers
by Kenneth Duffy
It being the last Thursday of the month, the greatest witch in Ireland had gone to the hairdressers and would not return for another hour
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: U
5 Stars
12 Again
by Matthew Licht
Bobby Osgood woke up one October morning and he was twelve years old again...
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 2 Comments
3 Stars
Jodie's Daddy is a Garbageman!
by Matthew Licht
It’s a dirty job, but Jodie’s father does it well and happily. This story brings Take Your Daughter to Work Day to a different level, but it all ends up down in the dumps.
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 79 Comments
5 Stars
Morg
by Clare Reddaway
A children's story set in the Iron Age. A girl, Morg, makes a wish to the goddess ...
- Length: 19 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 26 Comments
5 Stars
Mr Sticky
by Mo McAuley
One day a tiny water snail appears in Abby's fish tank.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 491 Comments
5 Stars
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
by Aesop
Classic fable. Moral: There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth.
- Length: 1 page
- Age Rating: U
- 566 Comments
5 Stars
End of the Line
by Alison L. Randall
There's a new gadget in town and Liza has to try it. But will the price be too high?
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 95 Comments
5 Stars
The Ant and the Grasshopper
by Aesop
Classic fable. Moral: It is best to prepare for days of need.
- Length: 1 page
- Age Rating: U
- 521 Comments
5 Stars
The Dragon Rock
by Ellena Ashley
Nobody knew for sure how the slumbering dragon got there, but one thing everybody agreed on was that one day it would wake.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- 427 Comments
5 Stars
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