Fabelia: Audio Bedtime Stories

Fabelia retells the fairy tales, folk tales and classic short stories that generations grew up with, in a warm voice. Each story takes 5 to 8 minutes and can be heard in seven languages.

As the narrator speaks, each word lights up on screen, so you can listen and follow along. If you would rather read quietly, turn the sound off and switch to Read It Yourself mode, where the text moves at your pace.

How it works
Pick a story. One credit unlocks it for good, in every language and every mode.
Listen or read. Press play and follow the words, or read silently and set the speed anywhere from 0.75x to 1.5x.
A few gentle questions wait at the end. There are no scores and no streaks.

What you get
• Word by word highlighting that follows the voice
• Read It Yourself mode with adjustable speed
• The same story in seven languages: Turkish, English, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and German. Switch language in the middle of a story and your place is kept
• Two reading levels: simpler retellings for younger readers, fuller text and questions that make you think for adults
• Separate progress tracking for each language
• Dark mode and adjustable text size
• Offline listening for subscribers

Pricing
Free to start. Adult accounts earn free credits every day. When you want more, buy a credit pack or subscribe for unlimited access and offline listening. Younger reader accounts get a fixed daily allowance, with no timers or energy systems.

Safe for children
At the younger reader level the retellings are simpler and the questions are concrete. These accounts never receive notifications, and there are no points or rewards. Every purchase attempt asks a freshly generated sum that a young child cannot answer.

Where the stories come from
The stories come from the public domain, the shared library of works whose copyright has expired, and are shortened to 5 to 8 minutes. The catalog has 200 stories across fairy tales, folk tales, classic short stories, suspense and motivational pieces.