[header] How to write a bedtime story [title] Remember the goal of a bedtime story. [step] You want the story to capture the child's attention, but you also want to have the child drift into dreamland at the end of it. Consequently, you will want to avoid violence, death, blood, and gore. 
[substeps] The ending should be satisfying and leave the main character in a happy place. Many bedtime stories end with a main character hugging a caregiver or expressing, " i love you.