Once Upon a Time Show: Bedtime Stories https://luongnv.com/podcast/stories/ Gentle bedtime stories for children, told slowly by a warm narrator. Each episode retells a classic, public-domain tale (Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, King Midas and more) in simple words, with soft music between the scenes and a calm goodnight at the end. The tales are adapted for bedtime, so nothing is too scary. Scripts and voices are made with AI, and every episode credits its source and its music. Also in French and Vietnamese. Gentle bedtime stories for children, told slowly by a warm narrator. Each episode retells a classic, public-domain tale (Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, King Midas and more) in simple words, with soft music between the scenes and a calm goodnight at the end. The tales are adapted for bedtime, so nothing is too scary. Scripts and voices are made with AI, and every episode credits its source and its music. Also in French and Vietnamese. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:39:33 +0000 Once Upon a Time Show Build Wiz AI buildwizai@gmail.com https://luongnv.com/podcast/stories/cover-en.jpg Once Upon a Time Show: Bedtime Stories https://luongnv.com/podcast/stories/ false episodic 2026-11-05_hansel-and-gretel Hansel and Gretel, a bedtime story https://luongnv.com/podcast/stories/#2026-11-05_hansel-and-gretel A gentle bedtime retelling of Hansel and Gretel, from the Brothers Grimm's tale as translated by D. L. Ashliman. Shining pebbles, a house made of bread and cake, and a clever sister who sets her brother free. A kind white duck carries them home to their father, and the story ends with a quiet goodnight. Source: Hansel and Gretel (https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm015.html) Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): "Music Box Theme", "Call to Adventure", "Dreamy Flashback", "Marty Gots a Plan", "Carefree", "Winner Winner!", "Sleep and Then". Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (excerpts, edited: trimmed, resampled, faded; the mood clips also loudness-normalised) Written and voiced with AI (OpenRouter · heygen/heygen-voice-1-turbo:free). A gentle bedtime retelling of Hansel and Gretel, from the Brothers Grimm's tale as translated by D. L. Ashliman.

Shining pebbles, a house made of bread and cake, and a clever sister who sets her brother free.

A kind white duck carries them home to their father, and the story ends with a quiet goodnight.

Source: Hansel and Gretel: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm015.html

Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): "Music Box Theme", "Call to Adventure", "Dreamy Flashback", "Marty Gots a Plan", "Carefree", "Winner Winner!", "Sleep and Then". Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (excerpts, edited: trimmed, resampled, faded; the mood clips also loudness-normalised)

Written and voiced with AI (OpenRouter · heygen/heygen-voice-1-turbo:free).

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:28:03 +0000 404 false full 2026-11-04_the-golden-touch-en King Midas and the Golden Touch https://luongnv.com/podcast/stories/#2026-11-04_the-golden-touch-en A gentle bedtime retelling of King Midas, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Golden Touch". A king who loved gold gets his wish: everything he touches turns to gold, even his little daughter Marygold. River water makes all right again, and he learns what is worth more than gold. Source: THE GOLDEN TOUCH. (https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/wb2b.html) Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): "Music Box Theme", "Carefree", "Dreamy Flashback", "Golly Gee", "Touching Moments Four - Melody", "Call to Adventure", "Sleep and Then". Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (excerpts, edited: trimmed, resampled, faded; the mood clips also loudness-normalised) Written and voiced with AI (OpenRouter · heygen/heygen-voice-1-turbo:free). A gentle bedtime retelling of King Midas, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Golden Touch".

A king who loved gold gets his wish: everything he touches turns to gold, even his little daughter Marygold.

River water makes all right again, and he learns what is worth more than gold.

Source: THE GOLDEN TOUCH.: https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/nh/wb2b.html

Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): "Music Box Theme", "Carefree", "Dreamy Flashback", "Golly Gee", "Touching Moments Four - Melody", "Call to Adventure", "Sleep and Then". Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (excerpts, edited: trimmed, resampled, faded; the mood clips also loudness-normalised)

Written and voiced with AI (OpenRouter · heygen/heygen-voice-1-turbo:free).

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:47:28 +0000 488 false full 2026-11-05_cinderella-or-the-little-glass-slipper Cinderella, a bedtime story https://luongnv.com/podcast/stories/#2026-11-05_cinderella-or-the-little-glass-slipper A gentle bedtime retelling of Cinderella, from Charles Perrault's tale as translated by Andrew Lang. A kind girl, a fairy godmother, a pumpkin coach and a glass slipper that fits just right. It ends with forgiveness and a quiet goodnight: being kind is the best magic of all. Source: Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper (https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/perrault06.html) Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): "Music Box Theme", "Carefree", "Dreamy Flashback", "Marty Gots a Plan", "Winner Winner!", "Sleep and Then". Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (excerpts, edited: trimmed, resampled, faded; the mood clips also loudness-normalised) Written and voiced with AI (OpenRouter · heygen/heygen-voice-1-turbo:free). A gentle bedtime retelling of Cinderella, from Charles Perrault's tale as translated by Andrew Lang.

A kind girl, a fairy godmother, a pumpkin coach and a glass slipper that fits just right.

It ends with forgiveness and a quiet goodnight: being kind is the best magic of all.

Source: Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/perrault06.html

Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): "Music Box Theme", "Carefree", "Dreamy Flashback", "Marty Gots a Plan", "Winner Winner!", "Sleep and Then". Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (excerpts, edited: trimmed, resampled, faded; the mood clips also loudness-normalised)

Written and voiced with AI (OpenRouter · heygen/heygen-voice-1-turbo:free).

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