One Grain of Rice
World Tales

One Grain of Rice

A Clever Promise That Keeps Growing
5 min🇮🇳 India5 languages
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The presentation

One grain of rice, doubled day after day, turns a quiet promise into a dazzling lesson in justice.

  • Best for ages5 to 10
  • Length5 min
  • OriginIndia
  • Read along5 languages
  • AdsNone, ever
  • OfflineYes, once downloaded
Where this story comes from

One Grain of Rice is a traditional folktale with roots in Asia. In Dreamtime Stories it is retold gently for bedtime, with unhurried narration, soft animated artwork and read along text, so children meet a story from another culture while they wind down for sleep.

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Scenes from the story

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Questions about One Grain of Rice

What age is One Grain of Rice for?

One Grain of Rice is a calm bedtime folktale for children aged 5 to 10, narrated gently so it works as part of a wind down routine before sleep.

How long is One Grain of Rice?

One Grain of Rice runs about 5 min, a comfortable length for a single bedtime listen.

What languages is it available in?

The narration and read along text are available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese (European and Brazilian), five languages in total, so families can listen and read in their own language.

Does Dreamtime Stories have ads?

No. Dreamtime Stories has no ads and no behavioral advertising. One Grain of Rice plays start to finish with nothing that interrupts a child at bedtime.

Can we listen offline?

Yes. Once a story is downloaded in the Dreamtime Stories app it plays offline, so bedtime works without Wi Fi, on a plane or in the car.

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