The first night, Skeeter cynically tells them a bedtime story in which he casts himself as an underdog peasant in a medieval fantasy world, who is unfairly passed over for promotion.

The next night, at the hotel, Skeeter tells a wild west-style story in which he, as a cowboy, is freely given an expensive horse named Ferrari.

The night after that, Skeeter, with the children's help, tells a story about a chariot-riding stuntman in Ancient Greece who wins a date with the “fairest maiden in the land”.

The children, recalling how Skeeter told them on their first night that there are no happy endings in real life, add that someone kills him with a fireball.

Skeeter and Jill arrive just in time to stop Kendall from setting off the highly sensitive explosives, saving the kids and the school.

Nottingham overcomes his extreme germaphobia, quitting the hotel industry to become a school nurse, and newlywed Skeeter and Jill have a baby boy.

The site's consensus states, "Though it may earn some chuckles from pre-teens, this kid-friendly Adam Sandler comedy is uneven, poorly paced, and lacks the requisite whimsy to truly work.

[9] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B+ on scale of A to F.[10] Slashfilm predicted that Bedtime Stories would open #1 during the December 25–28, 2008 Christmas weekend due to its family appeal and the box office draw of Adam Sandler,[11] but it came at #3 grossing $38 million behind Marley & Me and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

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