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Make up a bedtime story starring your child

They're stalling and you can't invent another plot. Get a short story with their name and interests woven in.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Make up a bedtime story.

Child's name and age: [details]
Favourite things: [animals, space, football]
Length: [3 minutes / 5 minutes]
Avoid: [scary themes, etc.]
Include a small lesson?: [optional, or none]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A short story ready to read aloud.
2. A one-line cliffhanger version if they want "one more bit".
3. Names of two follow-on stories for tomorrow.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. animals, space, football: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

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