Bedtime Stories Ages 5-6 3 min read

Sleepy Seed Sleeps

A seed in the soil rests quietly before morning light.

Try the question at the end
Sleepy Seed Sleeps

Under the soil, a tiny seed curled up quietly.

It did not hurry. It did not worry.

It rested in the dark earth and waited for sun and rain.

When morning came, the seed was ready for a new day.

Story thought

Rest and waiting can be part of growing well.

Parent tip

Read slowly, point to key words, and ask one warm question at the end.

Try these story questions

Short follow-up prompts help with listening, memory, and simple inference.

Question 1

What was the seed waiting for?

The seed waited for sun and rain.

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