✨Short Story✨ Katie and the Spider 🪴

Sleep Tight Stories - Bedtime Stories for Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Katie used to love school, especially English class where books took her anywhere she wanted to go. But ever since Kevin started teasing her about her glasses, school has felt awful. One afternoon, Katie meets a tiny spider named Fred who knows a lot about bullies. With Fred’s help, Katie learns she isn’t alone, and that being kind and true to herself is braver than trying to be like someone mean. ✔️ Perfect for ages 4+ ✔️ Themes: bullying • empathy • self-worth • seeking help from adults • friendship • confidence • kindness Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂📖 --- ✨ Want more stories and fewer interruptions? Join Sleep Tight Premium for ad-free listening, bonus bedtime stories every week, and personalized shout-outs for your little ones! Start your 7-day free trial now on Apple Podcasts or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sleeptightpremium.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- 💖 Support Sleep Tight Stories: If you’re enjoying the podcast, share it with your friends or leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review! It helps more families discover the magic of our bedtime stories. 👉 Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! Perfect for Spotify and Yoto. 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now available in Apple Podcasts! 🎉 👉 If you are enjoying the podcast and would like to show your support, visit our support page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sleeptightstories.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Connect with us: ❤️ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SleepTightStories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sleeptightstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sleeptightstoriespodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ABOUT Sleep Tight Stories When your kids Sleep Tight, you will too. Sleep Tight Stories brings joy and comfort to millions of families worldwide with new calming bedtime stories every single week. Each episode is relevant to children’s lived experiences, and sparks wonder (without overstimulation) so listeners can easily drift off to sleep. Make bedtime the sweetest part of everyone’s day with Sleep Tight Stories ---

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, and welcome to Sleep Tight Stories.
0:16.0	Katie loves school, and she loves to read.
0:23.6	One day a new student arrives and things become less fun for Katie.
0:30.6	Katie and the Spider
0:34.6	Katie used to ask and the Spider.
0:49.6	Katie used to absolutely love school, like love it, especially English class, where she got to read actual books, which was basically her favorite thing in the whole world. Books let her go places
0:57.6	she couldn't go yet. But ever since that meany Kevin showed up, school has been, well, awful.
1:08.3	He teased her constantly, made fun of her thick glasses, and called her a bad name really
1:15.1	loud so everyone could hear. And somehow, maybe because he was one of the cool kids, her friends
1:24.2	started hanging out with him instead of her.
1:34.2	Katie, with her crooked glasses that always slipped down her nose and socks that never stayed up no matter how hard she tried,
1:39.4	just couldn't compete with someone like Kevin.
1:45.0	After getting off the bus, Katie walked super slowly toward her house.
1:51.3	She was old enough to be home alone until mom and dad got back from work,
1:55.7	but today she really didn't want to be by herself.
2:06.2	She trudged into her room and flopped face-first onto her bed, staring up at the ceiling. She led out the biggest sigh ever. What's wrong, Katie? said a
2:17.0	tiny voice. Katie's head popped up? said a tiny voice.
2:19.0	Katie's head popped up.
2:21.2	She looked around her room.
2:23.9	Her parents definitely weren't home yet.
2:26.7	She could tell because the house was still quiet.
2:30.1	Over here, on your plant, the voice called again.
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