The Baby Aleshenka

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

We would like to have done this in the video, but unfortunately, time didn't allow. We would just like to take this opportunity to welcome Red Fawcett to the team. Red is a very talented storyteller and this is the very first episode he has written for us with many more to come. We hope you enjoy his work! :-)

[@WildMorgan]

Bedtime Stories Always thought the writing on this channel was top notch. After watching this episode, glad to see nothing has changed!

[@ghostcityshelton9378]

Great storys!! Thank you folks for shareing your efforts & talents with us!!!

[@VetkinaOlga]

I was so surprised to see the term Great Patriotic War - I mean this is how we Russians call it, not the foreigners (which is completely logical), you did your research extremely well!

[@SigynRegn]

It was great and do heart-breaking...

[@GurtMcDirt]

Red, you son of a bitch!

[@geeker6350]

Poor little thing. Human or alien, I'm glad that they experienced some form of kindness in their brief life.

[@chickadeestevenson5440]

good mama

[@nurgles_be_saggy]

I know. Poor lil thing.

[@EddVCR]

I wholeheartedly agree with you. Whether Aleshenka was human or not, the little one was a baby in need of care, and the kind old woman gave him love and comfort when no one else would. I appreciate Bedtime Stories’ compassionate take on this story.

[@theflowerhead]

That's really sweet.

[@lilbubu4552]

Beautiful comment🤗

[@narthic]

Whatever poor Aleshenka was, I pity the poor creature. This was a terribly sad story, but brilliantly told.

[@AnimeShinigami13]

aleshenka follows a pattern of myths about malformed births, for example the jersey devil. such folktales are meant to be warnings about taking care of your family and self when pregnant. Remember before modern medicine any birth could potentially kill mother and infant, and they didn't understand birth defects as we do. They thought babies were born malformed or monsters because of the wrath of god or sin on the mother's part. And so miscarriages and malformed baby legends faded into myths as the science of obstetrics became prominent. The thing to keep in mind about these myths is that they almost always shame the mother or caregiver for some form of misbehavior towards the child. The story of aleshenka is an attempt to revive this tradition I believe, it follows a modern interpretation of the format very well.

[@tedstudt8550]

@dick tracy dude wtf

[@Sorrowdusk]

Actually I have heard of deformities like this. Seen strange pictures.

[@jonj6308]

@dick tracy some very strange people in the world... Scares me sometimes.

[@tedstudt8550]

@@jonj6308 me too man

[@year-roundkrampus2763]

really sad story. My grandma was found in a basket and was luckily taken in by her adoptive parents. At least there are a few people in the world that try to do good. Even if its for a potentially alien child. Rest in Peace Aleshenka, wherever you came from.

[@troubletime8684]

Your a sweetheart 💗

[@aintnobodyherebutuschicken1418]

The last words of the narrator shows what decent and respectful people the creators of these videos truly are. A kind and caring human being finding a poor helpless little baby left alone in the woods and giving it warmth, food and love for the few weeks of its short little life. Just what I was thinking from the beginning. RIP to the elderly lady and the baby🌷

[@kiwisweetheart71]

Whatever this poor baby was, Tamara showed incredible love and compassion. Alyoshenka deserved the respect and dignity of some sort of burial, irrespective of whether it was a human child, with severe deformities, or a star child .

[@CarnytheM-mv5uo]

The real question remains, why was Aleshenka left in the town refuse pile? What prompted a person or being to… what?! Leave the infant to die out in the cold?! At least Granny Tamara found the baby and gave it care and some loving warmth, kindness. Only because of her age and reputation she was dragged away and the poor, poor star-child was left alone… May your Soul and Spirit be at peace, Little Alexey; whatever you were, wherever you came from: You were not abandoned again. You were shown human love and kindness. Rest now, Little Star-Child…

[@borleyboo5613]

I found this incredibly sad. Poor, pitiful little thing and the poor old lady. Very good as usual. Thank you.

[@dragonflight2468]

Went in expecting a horror story, came out of it sad. The baby died ultimately because everyone assumed she was crazy and didn't believe a word she said for taking care of a 'in-human' baby.

[@TheWoollyFrog]

Would have died regardless. The deformities were too severe. That's if it wasn't dead already when found.

[@md79melissa]

what bothers me the most is that she was still locked up even after everyone found out she wasn't lying about the baby

[@Cuban20]

@@md79melissa Which is suspicious to say the least

[@Cuban20]

@@TheWoollyFrog The child was reported to have been able to consume food. And it lived for weeks. This probably wasn't a deformity. I don't think it was an alien, I think the child was some sort of mutation from the radiation. And perhaps the government over there wanted to wash their hands of anymore problems from the disaster that occurred nearby.

[@LlamaLlamaMamaJamaac]

The Woolly Frog but it could have died warm and held 😢

[@orul8249]

Poor old lady. She wasn't doing anything wrong. They were trying to shut her up.

[@Neku628]

There's probably more to the story that we aren't hearing. I mean she had a history of being mentally ill so she might have been violent towards authorities.

[@sylviaross5486]

O! RU, L82? Yep, chalk up another victim of the Men in Black.

[@nekipeh7373]

So they did at the end...

[@littletickedoff2640]

Your an alien

[@comfortouch]

"She wasn't doing anything wrong' -WRONG! She should have reported the abandoned baby to the authorities when she found it; instead of trying to keep it for herself.

[@rachi5359]

I must say, while all of these stories are beautifully told, I appreciate the amount of empathy and compassion contained within them. It reminds us that we should never forget the loss, despair, and tragedy one feels after something truly unexplained or horrifying happens. We must never lose sight of the value of human life, we must never forget to be kind to one another. Thank you for always including tasteful sympathy and empathy in these videos.

[@pamelameckley5040]

Well said, and beautifully put. 💯💗👍

[@stevenboardman7919]

I actually seen this story being reported on "Unexplained Mysteries " which aired on the Science channel and I have to say that your presentation held my interest a lot more and was far more intriguing. I'm glad I found this channel.

[@glennbrown4507]

I saved you from 199 likes So your welcome!

[@santiagodiablos3574]

Happy 2020 Glenn Weeks... Now shut the Fuck up!!!!

[@JogaBonitoCFTV]

@@santiagodiablos3574 😂😂😂

[@dredgenakira8571]

@Glenn Weeks but did you understand them tho? Now shut the hell up

[@karaamundson3964]

💯

[@androidpriest]

tamara senior sounds like a badass lady. takes in a (possibly alien) helpless child in the bitter winter and treasures him, decorates her house with cemetery flowers (i dont condone stealing offerings from graves but i respect the Goth Cred there), being tough enough to bust outta the institution at her age....i admire her, she seems like a cool person. really hope she and her adopted son are at peace

[@selinakyle_]

This is the saddest, most heart stabbing and gut wrenchingly emotional story, I've ever heard. Whatever Little Alexey was, I am happy he found some love with that beautiful old woman and if there is some sort of afterlife, I hope they've been reunited

[@NATOSAH2]

I appreciate that these videos have captions but I also appreciate that they don’t take up the entire screen..

[@lovepeoplehu9883]

Shut the fuck up wanker

[@iboeshak9128]

@@lovepeoplehu9883 yeah

[@littletickedoff2640]

Ur an alien

[@cia9315]

Yeah the subs would be nice for some people, but c'mon now, dont whine about the screen😂😂

[@TheActualMrLink]

R M agreed.

[@lauriemillington4204]

No matter what kind of a baby it was, I have NEVER heard of a miscarried baby crying! If that's the case, it is quite disturbing!

[@ralcogaming7674]

A miscarried baby alive enough to cry and eat. That sentence sounds off...

[@jasminecollins897]

That would just be a very premature baby, born too early. The line between a miscarriage and a premature birth is really just if the baby can survive for a while.

[@darrenlamb5640]

@@jasminecollins897 yes. A miscarriage by definition would not be alive at birth and a baby born alive but without viability would be premature... just too premature to survive. I know this because my ex wife and I lost a baby at 5 months gestation which was not a miscarriage as she was born alive and lived for 20 minutes. We later went on to have a daughter who was born at 29 weeks and although very premature she was viable and is today a 15 year old about to begin her final year at high school who averages brilliant grades.

[@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci]

@@darrenlamb5640 A friend of mine lost twins at about 5 months into her pregnancy. I heard from a mutual friend later that one of the twins, a set of identical girls, was born alive and actually cried for a short time before it died. So yes, there’s a thin line between a miscarriage and a premature birth. The baby in this case could have been disposed of by its mother’s family for any number of reasons, maybe just because of its unusual appearance and being so premature. Maybe they didn’t realize it was still alive, or just didn’t care, which is a horrible thought. So that’s why Tamara heard it crying. That of course doesn’t explain the younger Tamara’s side of the story. Re. the DNA testing, it’s possible that this child had some kind of very rare genetic birth defect, which would have explained both its appearance and its genes not seeming to be quite normal. Just because the doctor who had examined the body had never seen anything like this before doesn’t mean it wasn’t human. There are some people with what are known as “orphan” genetic syndromes, meaning they are literally the only person in the world who has it. Some human genetic abnormalities can be truly bizarre.

[@fernandosalvador369]

This story is so sad. Absolutely I would have been horrified by that baby but some one stronger then me held her own, and decided to keep and love a little being that only wanted to be fed and cared for.

[@gigi4266]

you don't mess with russians, especially old russian women. ;)

[@tanathos0414]

Fernando Salvador Same here. I'm genuinely terrified of greys and finding something like this would make my blood run cold. You have to admire that woman's courage and selflessness but I would've just run in horror, never looking back and probably having nightmares with that creature for the rest of my life.

[@peterbeadman9010]

@@tanathos0414 how ruthless of you. I pray you or your family never have the honour of caring for a special baby. May God bless the Russian lady who knew how to behave. Xx

[@clementine8186]

love and kisses it’s a normal reaction to the unknown

[@paulandreotti1639]

Caligula6 Shoshon Ooh, wow, that was as charismatic as a wet fart. How about we wish that every child is born healthy? Let's not pretend the parents are the real victims, shall we?

[@gabriellashimone6546]

This made me sad and yet also found that it holds a glimmer of hope for humanity. Whatever Aleshenka was and whatever the exact circumstances, even if it is fabricated, therein lies a story of, as you deftly stated, a tale of selfless love from an old woman with little to offer beyond love, affection and a genuine desire to care for one in greater need than herself. Thank you for this post! As I stated in another comment to you, this was smashingly brilliant, exceptionally narrated and both intriguing and heart wrenching.

[@danstiver9135]

They handed the body over to a ufologist, instead of to an acclaimed university. That was a TERRIBLE idea!

[@ObeyCamp]

Goo Lagoon That's probably not what actually happened to the baby's body, it's just one of the many stories. Actually, it sounds like a misinterpretation of one of the more common stories, that a UFOlogist _made the claim that the baby was taken away in a UFO full of adult aliens_ , not that the UFOlogist took the baby's body himself. Unlikely at best. "Very little is known about what happened to Aleshenka Erashov’s remains, and accounts of its death and appearance vary greatly. A local ufologist claimed that the corpse was taken away by a UFO inhabited by members of Aleshenka's species. Some sceptics hold that it was bought by a wealthy collector of curiosities. A doctor from the local hospital who had allegedly seen the corpse claimed that it corresponded to a normal 20-25 week human foetus, prematurely born. It could have lived for several hours, but not several weeks, contrary to Prosvirina's claims. According to genetic experts at the Moscow Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, DNA analysis of the clothes Aleshenka was wrapped in revealed no evidence that "he" was extraterrestrial. On April 15, 2004, the scientists made an official statement that the "Kyshtym creature" was a premature female human infant, with severe deformities. The Kyshtym disaster of 1957 (Level 6 on the International Nuclear Event Scale) seriously contaminated the area with radiation and greatly affected the health of local population. Strange deformities of a human foetus could possibly be caused by long-term effects of radiation."

[@GiordanDiodato]

@@ObeyCamp some think it was a botched abortion

[@louisasmiles]

@@GiordanDiodato i reckon it was the radiation

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

How bout both?

[@reactionx1041]

No it was a wonderful idea, if they had handed it over to "an acclaimed university" it would have "disappeared" right away and we would not even have the video showing the mummy

[@altarush]

She was a sweet old woman. Those people who killed her were the real monsters. Poor Baby. It starved because of those people thought the old woman was crazy.

[@sarahgray430]

The compassion of this old woman is touching, and it is sad how baby Aleshenka died. While he/she may have indeed been an alien, I would not rule out the possibility that Aleshenka was a severely deformed child. My husband's brother was found in a snowbank by Finnish soldiers near the end of World War II and taken to Canada by his adoptive parents, but he was actually fairly "normal" compared to their own son, who was born with a birthmark called the "murrati" on the back of his head which in his family is supposed to indicate the ability to communicate with spirits, and a few other odd traits including slightly webbed toes, delicately pointed ears, and strange, silvery-blue eyes that sometimes seemed to glow. Both our children were born with the birth mark, but my son had yet another genetic aberration that was much more problematic, as when he was born he had what the doctors called a "totally anomalous pulmonary inversion", which in layman's terms means that his heart was backwards and had a hole in it. He was operated on when he was a month old, and he is now a strong and healthy little boy with his father's wonderful silvery-blue eyes, and his sister (who aside from having flaming red hair is physically the "normal" one of the family but has many traits that suggest that she may have high-functioning Asperger's syndrome) teases her "mutant" brother, and he teases her right back about her hair!

[@littletickedoff2640]

your an alien

[@felafnirelek8987]

This comment and its first reply perfectly exemplifies the duality of man.

[@littletickedoff2640]

@@felafnirelek8987 😂😂😂

[@littletickedoff2640]

Yojr an alien

[@qaiser648]

Felafnir Elek cheez borgjër

[@wrathsin13]

This story is so sad aleshenka seems very similar to the mummy they found in atacama. It's definitely a thought provoking and heart touching tale.

[@boodahwompwomp4203]

I think it's the same species.

[@kodaskii5042]

@@boodahwompwomp4203 Obviously, since they're both human.

[@AwakeAtTheWheel]

Spot on bro, I said the same thing. It looks exactly the same. And it is not human according to Dr. Steven Greer, he had it DNA tested. He also did a great documentary. Two specimens on two distant continents... wow!!!

[@ricardobeytia2364]

Also looks like attaboy from Ripley's

[@generalhorse493]

Yeah, a freak occurence, in this cased caused by long term radiation poisoning of the land and water these people lived in.

[@brattymetalhead4040]

Such an interesting and sad story. Recently (I believe April 2018?) a team of genetic researchers found that an infant that looked similar to this baby was found in Mexico. That one was proven to have a rare form of dwarfism. In both of these cases, the babies were most likely abandoned (if they were really born alive at all) because their parents were terrified of their appearence and didn't understand what was going on with their child. All I can say is good for this woman for making an attempt to help. This is so, so sad.

[@craigoliver8712]

No offence but WOW!!!

[@Victor-056]

Quick question, could the baby in Mexico eat? Or did it just perish?

[@natbatlightwood5288]

The sound of the baby crying woke my dog up from her sleep...she was not happy about it...In fact she's just sat next to my bed and staring me down. On a more serious note, this was just plain heartbreaking I'm actually tearing up here.

[@EldritchTeacup]

What a sweet old lady. She was trying so hard to help.

[@hdwarrior8830]

A baby is a baby. How horrible. People on the whole just make my heart hurt.

[@Zeruel3]

Ata, the Atacama mummy has since been proven to have been an incredibly deformed miscarried female human fetus. It's possible Alesheka made it to term only for his mother to abandon him to die on a rubbish tip, an awful thing to have done. But the fact he was rescued and cared for by an old woman who immediately decided to raise him as her own speaks volumes for the goodness of humanity, if nothing else at least one person in his short life cared about him

[@quitcallinmebill1699]

Don't believe everything you hear on tv

[@Espartanica]

​@@quitcallinmebill1699-Person believing everything they're told by the people telling them TV is all a lie No matter which side you follow blindly, it's still blindly following. Don't discourage people from following their own paths just because sometimes it sides with another's views

[@SamuelBlack84]

It's far more realistic than a space alien In a country like Russia, with its atmosphere filled with all sorts of crap birth deformities are all too common

[@paulagwhyte1720]

Poor wee thing. It was a deformed, preterm baby. It's sad that he had to be abandoned. Nice that he was shown some love in his short life.

[@paulagwhyte1720]

I had a five-week preterm baby who weighed 7lbs. He was fine. But earlier babies have a definitely more difficult time of survival and need a lot of hospital care. They still put my boy in an incubator, even though he looked huge in there! So, I know that it must have been close to term if it was pre-term and it was definitely deformed and someone left it to die. Sad.

[@paulagwhyte1720]

It had to be older, just severely deformed. Hope your son made it and is OK! Wow, what a tiny size. I saw some infants in the Special Care Unit when my "big, healthy, pre-term boy" was born and they were so delicate and tiny, I felt guilty that mine was in there! Some of the ones that were in there, didn't make it. It was so upsetting for all of us mothers and the nurses. All though one idiot mother, left to go camping with her boyfriend after her less than one pound baby was born. She didn't care. They couldn't reach her to tell her the child was dead. Everyone on the maternity ward mourned and cried but her. We all knew the poor tiny thing was better off, sad as it was and all hoped she'd never become pregnant again. I'll never forget that, and it was 30 years ago.

[@paulagwhyte1720]

Awww, love to you!!

[@AnimeShinigami13]

it was probably just a story, but if it wasn't, according to the doctors in the story aleshenka probably didn't survive birth and so never would have felt a thing.

[@Redacted937]

It had teeth though??

[@wellthatwaswierd4570]

The closing words and the sentiment you guys expressed was truly beautiful. It struck me as simple (but elegant, in regards to vocabulary choices!), quite lovely, and very empathetic I have always admired the way you make sure to always express sympathy for anyone (or possibly, in this case, ANYTHING) who may have lost their lives or otherwise come to a tragic end, it makes me respect you and your channel a lot for how respectful YOU guys are and for your sympathy and empathy for your subjects, no matter how far 'out there' they may be (again, possibly especially far "out there" in this case! Alien worlds and outer space are definitely considered "out there", especially when you are talking distance!) *ooooh I think this is comment number 1000, what cool timing!

[@moriahm8888]

I admire the respect and humanity you exhibit with each and every story you tell. You truly bring these stories to life...I walk away emotional! Brilliant job!

[@FlyingFocs]

While I am almost entirely positive that this was a miscarried infant, I must also admit that the idea of an elderly woman caring for an alien infant makes for a really good story. Heartwarming and sad at the same time.

[@dredgenakira8571]

A miscarried infant never cries bud 😂

[@GooseGodGeb]

Might've made for an interesting Twilight Zone episode.

[@alexandracenuse9419]

Yeah, a very very premature baby with some sort of severe deformity was my first thought too

[@SpicyTexan64]

Miscarried? That means dead at birth. Genius 😂

[@sharonrigs7999]

​@@SpicyTexan64Try, Stillborn instead

[@chelonianmobile]

Almost certainly a badly deformed human baby, but I don't know what specific conditions could cause a child to look that way. Either way, poor thing deserved better.

[@NodDisciple1]

chelonianmobile Icthyosis?

[@snowwhitebeautyful]

One of nuclear olants exploded and the river was polluted.

[@william5658]

Brother Malachai more likely it was sucondis

[@peterbeadman9010]

@Ana Lou harlequin babies are said to look like aliens ( wrongly actually, they look like harlequin babies) but yes you are correct, the special babies born and who fight to survive are often given labels such as this story describes)

[@peterbeadman9010]

@@NodDisciple1 sounds possible.

[@PlantFoodChain]

So sad!!! 😭😭😭 But so touching and well written!!! I'm gonna go cry for an alien baby and a crazy lady now, don't mind me

[@kendenturd214]

PlantFoodChain weeeeaaaaboooo alerrrtttttt 🚨

[@ravinp371]

Awe come here weirdo I'll hug you Haha

[@janetcw9808]

PlantFoodChain, I appreciate your kindness Xxx

[@glennystt918]

There's nothing like listening to a good orator. Thanks so much for sharing I feel I have read this story before..

[@AlbanAwan]

You'd think after learning that the baby was found dead the orderlies would be in trouble, they should have at least checked and made an example of so others know to check.

[@RainbowRenegade]

Interesting video. I live in a Ural mountains region myself. Southern part of it. Been hiking a lot too. In the past there have been lots of strange happenings. Dyatlov's group, Alyoshenka and many-many other things. Local folklore is also very rich, dark and mysterious.

[@SomnusPhobos]

Tamara senior was truly a golden-heartex soul and I truly hope she earned her wings and is travelling the stars with baby Aleshenka. We need more people like her. Beautifully written, thank you.

[@johnfritz4096]

This story is very sad. For all parties involved. I do enjoy your channel very much. Keep on bringing us new stories. As an illustrator, story board artist I love the way your illustrator conveys the story. Great work.

[@carolyngair7051]

The art is exemplary. Minimal. Beautifully detailed. Poignant. Effective. This is the best channel on KZbin. I'm so proud to be a Patron!

[@thegoldenorder1240]

I was diagnosed with an auto immune disorder and this channel has been amazing. Thank you my friends.

[@cowsgrowontrees980]

Wonderfully told and a beautiful, sensitive ending. Thank you

[@DanielPerez-pj4yx]

How come nobody spoke to the lady daughter in law? she saw the baby.

[@eviken1982]

They did in another interview. The daughter in law was pretty scared of the creature. That's why it took so long that she went back to the appartment. The baby died from not getting food or drinking. It's so sad.

[@explodingtomahawks7589]

Oh God this was heartbreaking. It was very well written and narrated. Wow. I'm not ashamed to say I'm crying a little.

[@Pb-ij4ip]

I am reminded of a story I heard a while back. It also happened in the Soviet Union. There was a woman who was thought to be a Sasquatch being held by a local person or family. In this case,however, there was a grave and the body was exhumed. DNA tests revealed she was actually a human, apparently from sub-Saharan Africa. On the one hand, much ado about nothing, on the other, so much the worse because of the suffering of a human being inflicted by other human beings.

[@Zeruel3]

She was described as a 'wild woman', the term has a much more ominous meaning in that context The likely explanation for the woman (Zana) is that she was descended from slaves who'd escaped into the mountains after being brought north to the Caucuses by the Ottoman Empire (like the Maroons in the Deep South, South America and the Carribean). Another is that she was descended from a small group that had lived in Abkhazia for millennia after leaving Africa. Either way Zana was very likely one of the last of her people, akin to the Man of the Hole in Brazil and may well have spent almost all her life prior to capture alone, a very sad existence

[@elsakristina2689]

It actually happened in the late 19th century

[@margyb7469]

I am sure that if the DNA proved that it was indeed a sasquatch then the corrupt government would not tell the public the truth

[@kodaskii5042]

@@margyb7469 Why the fuck would the government NOT talk about something that literally proves evolution? Seriously, why does everyone think something weird would be covered up just because? It's stupid!

[@bartdrent4740]

@@kodaskii5042 because many people believe it would cause mass hysteria

[@thatdragonperson]

I just found this channel yesterday and have been binge watching all the episodes since and I gotta say, this story made me feel heartbroken. It didn't scare or unnerve me, like most of the others have done. I just felt horrible for that elderly woman and the child she had found and wanted to raise. I hope that the elderly woman was reunited with the child after passing and able to care for it as she had hoped to do in life. Be it in the afterlife or in a whole new life.

[@sandraschwartz8796]

I will become a patreon tomorrow when I get to my office, been listening to your stories for hours. Love the music, very x-files, love the stories, thanks for your time

[@galaxysurfer1122]

I love the narration and especially the art work. Please thank the artist for their excellent work!

[@tommulliner4397]

One of my favourites! Watched half last night and just finished the rest today!

[@WildMorgan]

Lacks the usual creepiness, but was still great. Never heard of this before, was really interesting and I found it quite sad. That poor little thing, whatever it was. Awesome job!

[@CenturianEagle]

WildMorgan keep your criticisms to yourself. Spoiled dork

[@robertheilmeier2671]

+CenturianEagle Did you even read his comment? Doesn´t appear to be so, given your unsubstantiated accusations and quick resorting to an ad hominem

[@LSD97123]

yes, the creepyness was clearly missing!

[@koffinkat666]

It would be a hell of alot more creepy to you if you knew what I do about the reality of alien abduction. My grandma had her Uterus removed in the middle of the night at 16. My family especially me and my dad have been followed by UFO's all our lives.......I know I am just a random person on the internet but I swear may God strike me dead at my keyboard right now If I am lying to you.

[@LSD97123]

If your grandma's Uterus was removed when she was 16, then how was your father born?

[@SiiriCressey]

It seems Alashenka was loved + cared for by at least one person before they died.

[@josephringling769]

I wish you would post a new story every day. This is by far the best story telling page on KZbin. I'm getting caught up on all of them so I'm going to need some new ones to satisfy my Bedtime Stories fix.

[@whitewing2]

faith in humanity almost restored only tobe taken away again

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Brian Javier Yep, pretty much

[@laeldestan1536]

My thoughts exactly

[@babalon7778]

Brian Javier I think any report of a baby in need, real or imaginary, should be investigated immediately, jeeez!

[@kaylamolino3223]

It's really sad.

[@bioLarzen]

The odds that a living organism evolved in a world completely alien from the earth could be fed with human food are rather low. Even if the reminiscences are correct, the sheer fact that this thing consumed and survived on, human food seems to corroborate the fact that it was, in fact, a human foetus.

[@callmewaves1160]

Except that the old woman looking after the baby went to the neighbors for help because the baby was sick. Which would say to me that maybe it wasn't surviving off human food.

[@Sorrowdusk]

So if we visited an alien planet in the distant future....there's ZERO chance of us being able to eat anything on it?

[@Baalur]

@@Sorrowdusk basically yes. Just look at how few plants and animals we can safely eat. And those are from the planet we evolved on. There are so many possible different paths of evolution. It is almost impossible extraterrestial life and thus food is compatible to us in any way.

[@craigoliver8712]

Just pop into your local McDonalds you'll see many alien looking lifeforms tucking into Mackie D's shite

[@tauronicodemus362]

Any alien that shows up here, is probably as much an artifact of their technological capacity as their spaceship.

[@rats2986]

this channel is so well produced and the illustration so beautifully done and consistent, hard to find channels like this!

[@SweetestSinEternity]

No good deed goes unpunished. This story made me so sad.

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

The ending made me cry. Maybe the baby and the old lady were reunited later. 😢

[@quantumzoflyne]

The way the stories are told is very objective and rational. I like that.

[@michax109]

The rationale of the storyteller makes this narrative all the more intriguing. Very entertaining.

[@noahdavis8559]

Rest in peace, little guy. Whatever it was that you were. I hope that lovely woman rests peacefully as well.

[@NATOSAH2]

Reminds me of an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (or maybe Alfred Hitchcock’s Hour) where a lady finds a “baby” and keeps it in her room and won’t let anyone see the baby. When she finally gets hauled off it’s found out the “baby” is actually a cat.

[@NATOSAH2]

Leiamilne 20 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 2- Toby..

[@dylantaylor8263]

Her baby was a cat??? The lady must have been a feminist...

[@NATOSAH2]

Dylan Taylor Close- she was mentally ill..

[@madscientistshusta]

Rachel McKenzie Well that is the #1 indentifier of an intersectional feminist!

[@madscientistshusta]

Dylan Taylor good call man!

[@bettyvanderhooven-schmaasc4235]

After looking up other vids on this subject, this video is the most comprehensive by far. I thank you for your thorough research!

[@InAshesOfDreams]

I really love your work! I can't believe that your not more popular, and hope people are lead to your talent soon* Please keep up the amazing work... I cannot wait for the next video to be posted

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Thank you so much. There will be another episode tomorrow night, as it's Halloween ;-)

[@martifoddrill9587]

I've heard this story before but you had alot more details. I felt sorry for Tamara senior. Bless her little heart and act of kindness, may she rest in peace.

[@LyraKeltica61]

I am glad that there is such awareness of baby Aleshenka these days I first heard this story long ago on some Mystery story on TV. I'm glad people didn't let this story die.

[@Sinvention]

It is our heartfelt hope that he found peace among the stars. I like that.

[@distane8376]

Amazing work as always. I am between jobs right now. When things straighten out I am going to donate to you guys for sure.

[@drawnseeker]

It's a poor baby with birth defects.

[@rudyfionatacticalparents6805]

Not at all have you ever seen it?? It is an alien I have 5 kids and just had a baby two days ago so I would never say that but the thing literally looks like a reptilian

[@rudyfionatacticalparents6805]

Look up the pictures on Google

[@magnusgreel275]

@@rudyfionatacticalparents6805 you have six kids? Gebus.

[@BAFFLED-u4o]

If you've seen the photos of actual children deformed from the radiation at Chernobyl when the reactor exploded, it is indeed a deformed child from a similar catastrophic event. I remember photos that were sad and horrifying back in the early 90s from that event. And the story embellishes with time on the baby's deformed appearance. Very sad.

[@PrimateProductions]

@@rudyfionatacticalparents6805 I have seen babies with severe birth defects that look as if it was not possible that they were born of human parents (of course they did not live for long if at all). I also grew up with a guy whose mom took thalidomide (will have to check spelling) while pregnant with him. When he was born he no kidding had a head/face that had characteristics of a fish!! They did not expect him to live but if course he did and went through numerous surgeries mainly for facial/cranial reconstruction. He bad no hair. He was born with no ears and his head was no kidding shapes like and had the characteristics of a fish..his head/face was elongated and his eyes were on the sides of his head like a fish...you would just have to see it to believe it..and to see early pics of him is quite shocking. I was also a nurse for over 20 years and have seen a few fetuses and newborns that had severe deformities so i say based on some of the ones I have seen this baby definitely could have been a deformed human.

[@timcase2494]

Keep it up with these stories. Love em.

[@NoArtisticLimitation]

Whatever the baby was, it breaks my heart that they didn’t even check the room the woman said he was in. Even if they hadn’t believed her, the least they could’ve done, if just to calm the mother, was to look. But no. No one looked, and - in my opinion - they killed that baby. They just left a baby (whatever his species) to die, scared, alone, and starving. That child didn’t deserve that; it literally did nothing wrong. My heart just breaks thinking about it.

[@michellereionodera]

The only smart and pragmatic person in this story is Tamara Sr., the old lady who took Aleshanka in. Instead of being disgusted by Aleshenka or trying to determine their origins or whatever, she was just like "oh look, a starving baby, I'll feed and name them and even bury them if they die". This story is heartbreaking in that it captures the heartlessness of human adults: the Russian government more interested in covering up their failure to take care of their citizens (Tamara Sr. and Aleshenka), Nuridinov who couldn't be fucked to bury the dead child, the scientists who were more interested in figuring out if Aleshenka was an alien or not, and Tamara Jr. who was too disgusted by the baby to bury him.

[@Vinsonah_luvsShandie1989]

Bless that poor sweet baby whatever type of baby it was all babies no matter deserve to be loved and cuddled and cherished and adored and I’m glad that Aleshenka knew what some of that was like but it still breaks my heart for that baby and for Tamara for I know she had to have been in pain

[@voraciousreader3341]

Beautifully written ending especially the last sentence! It looks as though you hired a really good writer in Red Fawcett!,

[@GizzyDJ]

That initial crying is such a creepy cursed sound. Sets the mood nicely.

[@babalon7778]

I've had a picture of this little guy in my phone and on my laptop for many years without knowing the story. Real or hoax there's just something about him that made me wanna keep him. Now I know his story and his name, thank you!

[@nickheel7096]

It was believed to be a female.

[@someguythatlookslikeme8306]

What picture? Id love a picture. Poor little baby.

[@shawncolarusso5516]

you seem to really dig for these cases. ive studied Forteana casually for a couple years now and ive heard very little of your material before!

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

"One dark and eerily quiet night..." The best stories always begin this way!

[@thomasalmond3311]

Paul Clifford.

[@Nativity1225]

This really hurt my heart. Sleep well sweet baby Aleshenka. Your little life mattered. 😢❤

[@shanephelan75]

wow, this is a great channel, I thought I heard all of these stories before, but I found many new stories on your channel, thanks bud

[@matthewpitre8159]

Also I have been a longtime fan if creepy and horror channels don't know why I have not come across this one till now but glad I did keep up the good work

[@MeltingBuddhaCandle]

This would be much more compelling had the fetus *not been found in an area that has been contaminated by nuclear radiation* - stated at the beginning of this video. It's cut-and-dry that it's a significantly deformed human fetus mutated by exposure to radiation.

[@barbarat5729]

PiecesofVinyl It was born. It's a baby, not a "fetus."

[@MeltingBuddhaCandle]

Thank you for that incredible insight.

[@sixchiensblancs]

How sad... for both Tamara senior and Aleshenka. And strange... why was Tamara hidden away against her will? There are so many strange twists to this story! Thank you, you guys are BRILLIANT!!!

[@andrewgault8076]

Just found out about your channel and love it, keep the good work!!

[@serenaholtsman5118]

I love that though the whole recount is very thorough and interesting, the warmness at the end had me almost in tears because of how sweet to the poor baby you were at the end. In all your videos you have very moving empathy and i appreciate it because i feel that way the whole time while watching the videos.

[@TehWhiteTiger]

So they came to take away a crazy lady for claiming she had a baby but didn't even bother to check if it was true and left it to die instead?

[@harrietlyall1991]

It's beautiful that you point out the ethical and humane values in this story, which otherwise could so easily be just another sensationalist lurid tale. Your stories aren't just great mysteries, they also are full of compassion and respect for the human beings at the centre of them.

[@trexenigma1043]

"A large metallic craft landed in the middle of the road" "Zolotov could not trace the location and refused to discuss the matter further" What a load of BS. This "ufologist" and his supposed assistant should have been investigated. "Noted and respected" my ass.

[@ghostlamps]

I love this channel and listen to it a lot to relax. There is some kind of high pitch sound in the background of the music that really stands out that I haven't noticed before

[@j.h-k6936]

If I'd be around a campfire, I'd like to hear things like this. Good, solid story, thank you!

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

No problem :-)

[@DDAWGY1]

I believe it happened just as the first story. What a great story and you even had a video! What a treat!

[@biggvshavtivsdickvsii8541]

I, too, have not heard of this story (until last night when I came across it at midnight).

[@MarkSamsel-of6qx]

It is my heartfelt hope that he found peace amongst the stars

[@MonkeyKex]

Well this was just sad I'm crying for the poor old lady, the grief and desperation she must have felt over no one listening to her.

[@shadowdawnl6930]

This is just sad anyway you look at it. A baby regardless it's actual origins, an good hearted elderly woman who tried to care for this life whatever it may have been. And then to be taken away knowing that baby was alone and helpless without her, and then to be run down. Just all of it....sad.

[@AK-uy3xn]

You forgot to mention that Tamara suffered from acute schizophrenia and all witnesses of the creature being alive were extremely heavy drinkers. As for the forensic analyst and clinical expert, in remote regions of Russia their competency leaves much to be desired. This case was simply beyond her level of expertise.

[@Sorrowdusk]

You ever heard of a alcoholic believing a dead baby was alive?

[@mateusmelo5147]

Now I've heard.

[@jagdishwarrao4287]

As always..... Just Fantastic.... Thank you soo much Bedtime Stories Team and especially the Narrator Richard, your voice is just Magical and soo Soothing :) Take care.... God Bless you and wish you all, a Wonderful Day ahead :):)

[@dotmatrix2699]

There's a movie in Russian about this story called Extraterrestrial.

[@Zeruel3]

Is it any good?

[@campfiresnlasguns]

Alien or not, if there indeed is an afterlife, I hope that both Alyoshenka and his adopted parent (the elderly woman) reside together still; forever in peace.

[@boodahwompwomp4203]

It looks like the atacama skeleton found in Chile. If it is, that means we have two skeletons of the same species found in two separate parts of the world, a bit harder to disprove.

[@eerielconstantine5051]

The Atacama baby was genetically confirmed as human if I remember right. They were just a tiny mutated human kid.

[@josi4251]

The one found in Chile was considered to be a human fetus with severe multiple birth defects. Such a fetus might well look like something otherwordly; GIS "harlequin baby" to see what I mean.

[@reneehernandez8214]

Well done. That was thought provoking and empathic. Thank you.

[@michelledavis3884]

Liked and subscribed first time listener new fan love it

[@kelliesmith2853]

What a sad but also heart warming story...if only human beings could show kindness more often and stop being afraid of what we don't understand.