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The Tylwyth Teg: A Short Bilingual Fairy Story for Toddlers

Welsh Fairy Story for Toddlers

The Tylwyth Teg Night Bakers

Pobyddion Nos y Tylwyth Teg

A cosy bilingual Welsh fairy tale for toddlers, preschoolers, nursery children, and families learning Welsh together.

Age: 2–5 Theme: Helping & Kindness Read time: 5–7 minutes Learning: Welsh power words
Tylwyth Teg • Welsh Fairies
Parent note: Welsh words and Welsh chapter text stay on the page. The read-aloud voice uses English-safe spoken lines so it does not pronounce Welsh badly. Use the blue pronunciation guides to say the Welsh words together.

Welsh Words to Learn

Pobyddes Say it like: poh-BUTH-ess Female baker
Bara Say it like: BAH-rah Bread
Cysgu Say it like: KUS-gee Sleep
Cegin Say it like: KEG-in Kitchen
Sŵn Say it like: soon Sound
Tylwyth Teg Say it like: TUL-with teg Welsh fairies
Ffenestr Say it like: FEN-estr Window
Adenydd Say it like: ah-DEN-ith Wings
Hetiau Say it like: HET-yai Hats
Llawr Say it like: hloor Floor
Blasus Say it like: BLASS-iss Delicious
Diolch Say it like: DEE-olkh Thank you

Say Together

Tylwyth Teg
TUL-with teg Welsh fairies

Story Sounds

Stirring Bowl

Stir, stir, stir.

Tiny Footsteps

Tip-toe, patter-patter.

Fairy Magic

Twinkle, twinkle.

Fresh Bread

Wow!

Chapter 1: The Legend of the Tylwyth Teg for Kids

Pobyddes poh-BUTH-ess — Female baker

Bara BAH-rah — Bread

Cysgu KUS-gee — Sleep

Modlen was a very tired pobyddes poh-BUTH-ess — baker.

She worked all day making bara BAH-rah — bread.

Stir, stir, stir.

Her arms were so heavy, and she wanted to cysgu KUS-gee — sleep.

Welsh Version for Parents

Roedd Modlen yn bobyddes flinedig iawn.

Roedd hi’n gweithio drwy’r dydd yn gwneud bara.

Troi, troi, troi.

Roedd ei breichiau’n drwm iawn, ac roedd hi eisiau cysgu.

Chapter 2: Tiny Footsteps in the Kitchen

Noson NOS-on — Night

Cegin KEG-in — Kitchen

Sŵn soon — Sound

That night, Modlen went to bed.

Suddenly, the cegin KEG-in — kitchen — grew very quiet.

Then came a tiny sŵn soon — sound.

Tip-toe, tip-toe, patter-patter.

Who was there?

Welsh Version for Parents

Y noson honno, aeth Modlen i’r gwely.

Yn sydyn, aeth y gegin yn dawel iawn.

Yna daeth sŵn bach.

Tip-toe, tip-toe, patter-patter.

Pwy oedd yno?

Chapter 3: Magic Welsh Fairies

Tylwyth Teg TUL-with teg — Welsh fairies

Ffenestr FEN-estr — Window

Adenydd ah-DEN-ith — Wings

Little fairies flew through the ffenestr FEN-estr — window!

They were the Tylwyth Teg TUL-with teg.

They had shiny adenydd ah-DEN-ith and tiny blue hats.

They saw the messy kitchen.

Welsh Version for Parents

Hedfanodd tylwyth teg bach drwy’r ffenestr!

Nhw oedd y Tylwyth Teg.

Roedd ganddyn nhw adenydd sgleiniog a hetiau glas bach.

Gwnaethon nhw weld y gegin flêr.

Chapter 4: The Night Bakers

Helpu HEL-pee — Help

Llawr hloor — Floor

Cân kahn — Song

The fairies started to helpu HEL-pee — help.

Roll, roll, pat, pat!

They baked the bread.

They cleaned the llawr hloor — floor.

They sang a sweet, quiet song into the dark.

Welsh Version for Parents

Dechreuodd y Tylwyth Teg helpu.

Rholio, rholio, pat, pat!

Fe wnaethon nhw bobi’r bara.

Fe wnaethon nhw lanhau’r llawr.

Fe wnaethon nhw ganu cân felys, dawel yn y tywyllwch.

Chapter 5: A Sweet Surprise

Bore BOR-eh — Morning

Blasus BLASS-iss — Delicious

Diolch DEE-olkh — Thank you

In the morning, Modlen woke up.

She saw the blasus BLASS-iss — delicious — bread.

“Wow!” she laughed.

“Diolch DEE-olkh, Tylwyth Teg!”

She was very happy.

Welsh Version for Parents

Yn y bore, deffrodd Modlen.

Gwelodd hi’r bara blasus.

“Waw!” chwarddodd hi.

“Diolch, Tylwyth Teg!”

Roedd hi’n hapus iawn.

Mini Games

Stir the Dough

Fairies Fly In

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Bake the Bread

Diolch!

Parent FAQ

Who are the Tylwyth Teg?

The Tylwyth Teg are Welsh fairies from traditional Welsh folklore. This toddler-friendly version presents them as kind, magical helpers.

Is this story suitable for toddlers and preschoolers?

Yes. This version is gentle, short, bilingual, and designed for toddlers, preschoolers, nursery children, and parents learning simple Welsh words.

One-Page Printable Activity

Colour the Tylwyth Teg, trace the Welsh words, and draw fresh bread in the kitchen.

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