Stories for 5+ years old

These stories should be understandable for five years olds. However, we believe they can be fun at any age above that as well. The age requirements are based on vocabulary, topics, and overall story length.

Abi and the Pudding

Abi and the Pudding

10
 min
5
+

Abi loves food – so much that some of the boys at her school make fun of her for it. Luckily, Abi’s mum gives her some good advice and as she finds out more about healthy eating, Abi also develops a totally new and rather useful hobby. Find out how successful Abi is at turning the boys’ mockery to her advantage in this story.

Seed Town

Seed Town

12
 min
5
+

Seed Town is a place where the inhabitants desire nothing more than to nestle into the ground and grow up. But they cannot achieve this on their own. When a schoolgirl called Anna visits Seed Town, she makes friends with the little seeds and eventually figures out a way to help them. Can she manage to achieve it? This story imparts a thing or two about plants and Nature.

Phaethon

Phaethon

6
 min
5
+

Don’t overestimate your abilities. When young Phaethon goes to see his father, the sun god, he persuades him to lend him his solar chariot. How does Phaethon’s ride end?

The Rat Boy

The Rat Boy

11
 min
5
+

This is a story about a boy named Timmy, who treats everyone nastily and rudely. However, he eventually crosses the path of an elf who punishes him for his bad behavior with a magical transformation - such that neither Timmy nor his own mother recognise him.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

12
 min
5
+

A story from a collection of fairy tales compiled by the famous storyteller Joseph Jacobs. The popular tale of a magic bean and a poor boy. He climbs the plant up to the sky, even defeats a giant, and eventually becomes rich.

The Heart that Wanted to Jump for Joy

The Heart that Wanted to Jump for Joy

13
 min
5
+

Sincere friendship is important at any age. An old man, who lives alone, finds that he doesn’t enjoy anything anymore. Even playing his favourite guitar. But in the end, someone fatefully appears in his life who cheers his heart up again. Although he resists at the beginning, we learn that no one truly wants to be alone.

Mount Trap

Mount Trap

13
 min
5
+

This is a story of the cursed Mount Trap, which for years has lured people inside with the promise of enormous wealth, only to trap them forever deep inside. However, everything changes when a modest traveller appears there. He seeks not wealth, but a different thing entirely.

The Little Birdie

The Little Birdie

9
 min
5
+

Envy can separate even the best of friends. The story is about two neighbors who always help each other, until envy separates them. When a beautifully singing bird nestles on an apple tree that has grown in one of their gardens, the other neighbor begins to envy him, and they start quarreling

Why Polar Bears Have Short Tails

Why Polar Bears Have Short Tails

5
 min
3
+

This legend tells that long ago, polar bears had long and fluffy tails. A bear was very hungry and had nothing to eat, until his friend the fox told him how to fish in the cold. But he never managed to catch one fish - and even ended up without a tail. The story describes the harsh environment of Scandinavia, and it explains why greed doesn’t pay off.

Bestie

Bestie

11
 min
5
+

“Don’t be so childish!” Vivi’s classmates push her away when she wants them to play a new game she invented. Unfortunately, in the age of mobile phones and tablets, there is somehow no room for your own imagination or classic children's games. However, thanks to a happy coincidence, Vivi found a friend. Not only the one she dreamed of, but a true one. We easily buy many things for money, but real values cannot be bought.

Cristiano’s First Tears of Joy

Cristiano’s First Tears of Joy

6
 min
5
+

Cristiano is a little boy who has just joined his first football club. But his teammates aren’t very welcoming and he becomes upset. He only has one friend he can talk to about his feelings and he discovers it’s okay to cry sometimes. The encouragement pushes him to become a better player. This story was written by Mel Candea. It contains true facts from the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano and a Mysterious Voice

Cristiano and a Mysterious Voice

7
 min
5
+

Cristiano is a little boy who is poor, but he has a dream: he wants to be the best football player ever. He practices as much as he can, with whatever he can. He even makes his own ball! Then one day, he hears a mysterious voice coaching him… Read the first story about Cristiano for free. This story was written by Mel Candea. It contains true facts from the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.