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NightLull: Bedtime Stories, Read Aloud
by NightLull
Gentle bedtime stories for grown-ups and children, told slowly and softly so you can drift off before the end.A lighthouse keeper's quiet night. A fox counting the stars. A night train going nowhere in particular. Nothing frightening, nothing loud, no cliffhangers: just calm, kind stories about small, warm things, most of them five to fifteen minutes long.NightLull began with one person reading a story to his girlfriend every night to help her sleep. Every story here is also on nightlull.com to read aloud yourself, because the voice of someone you love is the best narrator of all.The stories are read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised British voice.
Episodes
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The Tree House in the Rain
Daisy is reading in her tree house when the rain arrives, and so, unexpectedly, does an old grey cat who never climbs anything. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-tree-house-in-the-rain
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The Tortoise Who Crossed the Garden
A tortoise who has dozed off at the wrong end of the garden sets out at dusk to get home before the cold, at a tortoise’s pace. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-tortoise-who-crossed-the-garden
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The Tide Comes In
An old crab, a stranded blenny and a rock pool full of small creatures wait for the evening tide to come back and cover them. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-tide-comes-in
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The Snowplough at Midnight
While a small town sleeps under fresh snow, a plough driver called Ray clears the roads one quiet street at a time. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-snowplough-at-midnight
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The Snow Day
On the morning the snow closes the school, Molly is the first to step into the untouched garden, where a very round robin is waiting. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-snow-day
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The Signal Box in the Snow
When the snow closes the line, Ivy stays on in her signal box with the stove lit, and Frank walks a mile up the lane with soup and a blanket to keep her company till morning. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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The Shepherd’s Hut in Mist
A shepherd and his old dog settle into their hut on the hill for the night, with the stove lit and the mist all round and lambing still a week away. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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The Seal Who Kept the Harbour
On a night when the fog comes in, a seal who sleeps on the slipway keeps a harbour cat company while they wait for a boat that is late. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-seal-who-kept-the-harbour
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The Seagull with Opinions
A lighthouse cat keeps the lamp while a seagull tells her exactly what is wrong with the sea, the moon and the weather. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-seagull-with-opinions
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The Rock Pool
At the end of a beach afternoon, Rosie kneels by a rock pool the size of a bath and waits for a shy crab to come out of the shadows. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-rock-pool
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The Puddle That Held the Moon
Walking home from Gran's after the rain, Arlo finds the moon lying in a puddle and wants to know how it got there. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-puddle-that-held-the-moon
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The Projection Room
After the last Sunday showing, Grace rewinds the reels in the projection room while Leo brings up the tea and the popcorn that did not sell, and asks for the one film they never tell anyone about. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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The Otter Who Carried the Lantern
With the ferry rat laid up with a cold, an otter who would much rather swim has to carry a lit lantern the long way up the river bank so the small animals can find the crossing. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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The Night Nurse
Grace, a night nurse of twenty years, walks her quiet round of six beds while the rain falls and the ward sleeps. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-night-nurse
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The Night Desk
A night porter keeps watch over a small seaside hotel from ten until dawn, warming milk, making toast and writing down the tide. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-night-desk
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The Night Bakers
Rosa and Kit work the night shift at a small bakery, shaping sixty loaves and waiting for slow dough on a cold night, until the street lights go off and the first customer knocks. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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The Moth Who Loved the Moon
A young moth who flies towards the moon every night meets an old one at the top of a tree who tells him what the moon is actually for. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-moth-who-loved-the-moon
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The Mole’s Map
A mole called Digby walks the map of his tunnels each night, saying goodnight to every neighbour along the way. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-moles-map
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The Lost Welly
Poppy loses a welly to the mud at the bottom of the garden, and Bramble the dog has his own ideas about where it went. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-lost-welly
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The Lock Keeper at Dawn
A lock keeper on a misty canal empties and fills her lock for the first narrowboat of the day, then stands and watches the morning come. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-lock-keeper-at-dawn
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The Lido at Closing Time
Cora stacks the chairs and nets the leaves at the lido while Jude swims his last two lengths, and then they lock the gate together with the water holding the sky. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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The Last Ferry
Hugh takes the last ferry of the night across the dark water, carrying a handful of tired islanders and a dog who belongs to nobody. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-last-ferry
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The Last Bus Home
Priya gets on the last bus of the night after her shift, takes her shoes off, and lets Danny drive them both the long way home round the reservoir. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-last-bus-home
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The Kettle That Sang
Every night at half past nine an old brown kettle sings, and Ivy and Len sit with their tea while the house goes quiet. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-kettle-that-sang
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The Keeper’s Day Off
On his day off the lighthouse keeper goes nowhere, has a late breakfast with Bess, walks the beach, mends a gate that does not need mending, and tries not to watch the water. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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The Heron Who Stood Very Still
On the estuary, a young turnstone who cannot settle spends the night beside an old heron who does not move, and finds out what stillness is for. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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The Hedgehog and the Lost Acorn
A hedgehog who owns exactly one thing, an acorn, finds it missing from her nest and goes looking for it along the allotments in the dark. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-hedgehog-and-the-lost-acorn
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The Hall the Night Before
Four people spend a Friday evening setting out tables, chairs, bunting and jam jars in a village hall for the wedding tomorrow. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-hall-the-night-before
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The Greenhouse in October
An old woman and her grey cat spend an October morning in the greenhouse at the bottom of the garden, where there is nothing that needs doing. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-greenhouse-in-october
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The Flour Delivery
A baker and his cat take in twelve sacks of flour from the delivery van at four in the morning, and then the first loaves go into the oven. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-flour-delivery
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The Dragon Who Guarded the Bakery
Bess the badger hires a very sleepy dragon to guard her buns from the mice, and the night does not go quite as planned. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-dragon-who-guarded-the-bakery
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The Donkey Who Would Not Hurry
When rain is coming and everyone in the field is making for the shelter, one donkey sees no reason to change his pace. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-donkey-who-would-not-hurry
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The Barn Owl and the Late Train
A barn owl who sets her whole night by the last train finds that it has not come, and flies down the line to see why. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/the-barn-owl-and-the-late-train
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The Bakery Before Dawn
Now that he is six, Oscar is finally allowed to get up in the middle of the night and go to the bakery with his dad to see where the bread comes from. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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The Allotment at Dusk
June and Dev do the small jobs on their allotment as the light goes, then sit on the pallet bench with one flask of too-strong tea and watch the rooks come home. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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Stars over the Allotment
Stan takes his granddaughter Rosie down to the allotment after dark to name the stars above the beans. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/stars-over-the-allotment
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Restoring the Clock
In her workshop one evening, a clock restorer puts a farmhouse clock back together and waits to hear whether it will tick. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/restoring-the-clock
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Painting the Boat’s Name
On a still April morning a fisherman paints his boat’s name on her stern, one careful letter at a time, while his wife brings the tea. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/painting-the-boats-name
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Grandad's Shed
On a rainy Saturday in Grandad's shed, Jack is given a square of sandpaper, a rough wooden box, and a job that cannot be hurried. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/grandads-shed
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Feeding the Hens
On the first morning he is trusted with the bucket, Freddie discovers that four hens have four opinions about how breakfast should go. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/feeding-the-hens
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Counting the Bookshop
On the night the clocks go back, Hazel and Miles count every book in their narrow second-hand bookshop, find what people have left in them, and get a different number from last year. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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Badger Mends the Roof
A badger of settled habits is woken by a drip in his bedroom ceiling and goes out into the rain to find where it is coming from. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/badger-mends-the-roof
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A Tent in the Garden
Isla and her dad spend their first night in an orange tent on the lawn and discover that the garden is a different place after dark. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/a-tent-in-the-garden
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A Rainy Sunday in the Record Shop
A second-hand record shop stays open through a wet Sunday, and a customer goes through every rack from A to Z while the rain runs down the window. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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A Night at the Lighthouse
Ben stays one night with his aunt at the lighthouse, where a white cat with one grey ear decides whether to let him in. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/a-night-at-the-lighthouse
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A Long Slow Bath
At the end of a long cold day a woman runs herself a bath that is slightly too hot and stays in it until the water cools. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/a-long-slow-bath
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A Hedgehog Lullaby
A small hedgehog asks what every night sound is, and his mother names each one until the naming turns into a song. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/a-hedgehog-lullaby
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A Dormouse in December
A dormouse who should be asleep till spring wakes in the middle of the night to find the wood has gone white and very quiet. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/a-dormouse-in-december
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A Cloudy Night at the Observatory
Nadia and Rory open the little observatory dome on a night when nobody comes, and sit under the cloud with a flask and biscuits, waiting to see if it will give them anything at all. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at...
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A Boat Called Patience
Lena and Owen move their narrowboat three miles and two locks to its winter mooring, at four miles an hour, with the kettle on and a heron watching. Read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised voice. Read it aloud yourself, or follow along, at https://nightlull.com/stories/a-boat-called-patience
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Gentle bedtime stories for grown-ups and children, told slowly and softly so you can drift off before the end.A lighthouse keeper's quiet night. A fox counting the stars. A night train going nowhere in particular. Nothing frightening, nothing loud, no cliffhangers: just calm, kind stories about small, warm things, most of them five to fifteen minutes long.NightLull began with one person reading a story to his girlfriend every night to help her sleep. Every story here is also on nightlull.com to read aloud yourself, because the voice of someone you love is the best narrator of all.The stories are read by NightLull's AI narrator, a synthesised British voice.
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Gentle bedtime stories for grown-ups and children, told slowly and softly so you can drift off before the end.A lighthouse keeper's quiet night. A fox counting the stars. A night train going nowhere in particular. Nothing frightening, nothing loud, no cliffhangers: just calm, kind stories about...
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