Funny Short Stories About Sleep
Like we mentioned on the Sleep Home Page, not all the content here was going to be dry and educational.
This section is to try to give you a bit of a laugh.
Maybe you got yourself some of those blue-light glasses we talked about in one of the other pages and you’re looking for light quirky, light-hearted reading material to wind-down for the night.
We’re happy to oblige.
Below you’ll find 5 short stories that are centered around Sleep.
Which one resonates the most with you?
Is there another sleep narrative that we should make a short story for?
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Once upon a time, a man named Dave discovered he had a knack for sleepwalking.
One night, while fast asleep, Dave wandered into his kitchen, opened the fridge, and made himself a sandwich.
The next morning, his wife found him asleep on the kitchen floor, a half-eaten sandwich next to him, and the fridge door wide open.
His wife laughed, knowing that Dave’s midnight snack was a bit of a sleepwalking specialty.
He'd been caught making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in his sleep more times than she could count!
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Professor Johnson was known for his long and intense lectures.
One day, he was so tired that he started nodding off in the middle of a lecture on quantum physics.
His students, trying to stifle their laughter, watched as he dozed off and began mumbling about "quantum particles dancing in space."
As he drifted further into sleep, he started doing a little snoring dance, which he continued to do for a good ten minutes before waking up with a jolt, completely unaware of his sleepy performance.
His students, now awake from their fits of giggles, gave him a standing ovation for his impromptu "lecture on sleep physics."
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Emily was a chef known for her delicious dishes and her habit of sleep-talking.
One night, her husband overheard her giving cooking instructions in her sleep:
"Add a pinch of salt, a dash of garlic, and don’t forget the secret ingredient!”
He decided to play along and began taking notes.
The next day, Emily woke up to find her husband proudly presenting a "new recipe" he'd supposedly created from her sleep-talking instructions.
When she tasted it, she realized it was her own famous recipe but with a touch of added humor from her sleep.
They laughed together about how even her dreams had a flair for gourmet cooking!
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Jenny was out shopping one day and, exhausted from running errands, decided to rest in the store’s furniture section.
She flopped onto a plush recliner and fell sound asleep.
When the store manager found her, they thought she was a “mystery shopper” trying out the furniture.
Jenny woke up to find herself surrounded by curious store staff and customers, who all believed she was there to test the comfort of the chair.
Sheepishly, she got up, thanked everyone, and made a quick exit, with the story becoming a running joke among her friends.
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Tom and his friends enjoyed pulling harmless pranks on each other, but one night, Tom took it a step too far.
After a night of partying, Tom fell asleep on the couch while his friends decided to play a prank.
They carefully wrapped him in a blanket and carried him outside to the garden, placing him gently on a lawn chair.
When Tom woke up to the morning sun and the sound of chirping birds, he thought he had magically been transported to a tropical paradise.
His friends were outside, barely containing their laughter as they watched Tom's sleepy confusion turn into a bright, amused smile when he realized he had been pranked.