Bedtime story

Bedtime stories were the stories which were traditionally read by parents to their children at bedtime, before they fell asleep. (TV: Forest of the Dead)

The Eleventh Doctor recalled that when he was eight years old, a thousand years prior, he loved "classic" bedtime stories such as The Three Little Sontarans, The Emperor Dalek's New Clothes and Snow White and the Seven Keys to Doomsday. (TV: Night Terrors)