1 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,599 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. Spark was a shark who was 16 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: tired of swimming. Oh man, I really want to walk, 17 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: said Spark to any sea creature that would listen. But 18 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: they didn't understand his dream. You're a shark, they would shout. 19 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: You swim in the seas for the ocean gobblefish in 20 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: the Gulf. Walking is not what a shark should want, 21 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 1: but Spark would not be deterred. Well, I am a 22 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: shark and I will walk. Just you wait, Spark. The 23 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 1: shark would practice his walk on the ocean floor. Left 24 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: tail fin forward, right tail fin forward, repeat. Look at me, 25 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: I'm doing it, He shouted to the sea snails. What 26 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: sharks don't walk? They would shout, come on, use your 27 00:01:56,080 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: fans and swim around. But no one could stop Spark. 28 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: He was determined. He had a dream and he would 29 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 1: achieve it. One day, as he was waltzing around a 30 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: sea bottom with his tail, something floated down from the surface. 31 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: A glass bowl slowly sank to the sand in front 32 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: of him. It was round, in the perfect size to 33 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: fit over his head. Huh, it's a sign from above, 34 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: a helmet for land living, and sparked. The shark stuck 35 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: the bowl to his head and swam up. As his 36 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: bowl broke the surface, he tested its effectiveness. A tight 37 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: fit to his face, no water leaked out, and the 38 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: glass was clear, nothing obstructing his view. It's perfect, said Spark. 39 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:58,679 Speaker 1: This allowed him to breathe water while he was up 40 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: above the water and air. He swam his way toward 41 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: the beach. The beach goers saw the sharkfin approaching and 42 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: ah shark in the water. They ran to safety on 43 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: the sand under the water. Spark couldn't hear them. He 44 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: approached the shallow end. Okay, just like I've practiced, he 45 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: coached himself. Then he popped up his tail fin, waddling 46 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 1: from the left to the right and repeated. He made 47 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: it to the sand and continued on to the shore. 48 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: The people were still screaming, ah shark out of the water. 49 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: This was very confusing and everyone was running to safety 50 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: into the water. Spark didn't notice, though, he was too 51 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: busy strutting on the sand. Loay me, I did it, 52 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: But no big deal. His helmet bowl was full of 53 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: water and holding on tight. It was working perfectly. He 54 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: strolled up the beach towards the snack bar. All of 55 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: this excitement was making him very very hungry. Uh hi 56 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: there when fish please? He requested at the counter. The 57 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: worker was wowed by this out of water shark. He 58 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: called back to the kitchen, Hey, brah, what are of 59 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: fish and chips? And uh, keep it going quick, don't 60 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: want to be me on the menu. Instead, the order 61 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: came speedily for Spark. The shark, and he flapped his 62 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:49,239 Speaker 1: fin with glee at the golden fried fish and fries 63 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: on his tray. He skipped over to a seat and 64 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: tried to eat. Lifting the fish up to his face, 65 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: he opened up wide and barked. Fish squished into the 66 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 1: glass barrier that was the bowl. He tried to squeeze 67 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: it under the bowl, but water dribbled dribbled out during his attempt. 68 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: Oh dear, that's not good, ah man, the shark side 69 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: no ledge on land for me, I guess. But not 70 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: to be deterred, he kept walking down the boardwalk. Shop 71 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: owners gave him a wide berth, meaning they got out 72 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: of his way. Unsure of what he could do even 73 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: if his jaws were stuck behind a glass bowl, Spark 74 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: spotted a store full of clothes human fashion. Wow, perfect 75 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: for a ladshad like May. But a last it was 76 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: not to be. Spark could not fit his fin through 77 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,679 Speaker 1: the shorts, and he looked ridiculous in a bikini top. 78 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: He tried to very very fancy hat, but he couldn't 79 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 1: find one large enough for his bowl shaped head. He 80 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: grabbed a beach towel instead. He tried to pay for 81 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: this beach towel, but the store clerk wouldn't even come 82 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: out from under the register. You just take it, please, 83 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: it just don't eat me. But Spark knew that didn't 84 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: feel right to just walk out with the towel without 85 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: paying for it. Uh, okay, I'll just leave it here. 86 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: I guess I'll be wearing my sharkskin suit. That's okay. 87 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: Still having the best day ever. Nothing was going to 88 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: get this shark down. He was on land, and he 89 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: was walking a true dream come true. What else could 90 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: he need? Spark walked himself further down the boardwalk. He 91 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: wondered so far that the board walk stopped where the 92 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: boardwalks go. He'd never seen the end of the boardwalk. 93 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: He didn't know it ended. Who was beyond the boardwalk? 94 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: Spark suddenly didn't want to know. He looked left and right, 95 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: back and forth, up and down. He'd actually never been 96 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: this far from the ocean. Uh, too far to lay 97 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: too firefresh eck. His feet felt dry, his body felt 98 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: like the grittiest sandpaper. He needed to get wet. Wock. 99 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: He gets no joke, Spark said to himself. He didn't 100 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: want to admit it, but he missed zigging and zagging 101 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: through the waves. What good we're having so many fins 102 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: here if he only used two of them. Spark was 103 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: deep in thought, remembering the good old days before he 104 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: was a land shark. When he was shocked back to 105 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: the present. What was this so cool on his fin? 106 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: Spark looked down and spotted his one full friend the water. 107 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: He was so deep in thought he didn't even realize 108 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: he was following his sharky heart back to the ocean. Well, 109 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: since I'm here, spoosh Spark. The shark pulled off the 110 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: bucket and dove back into the water. Who that was 111 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: one wild adventure for this shark friend, one that I'm 112 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: sure he'll never forget. The end, We'll be right back 113 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: after a brief word from our sponsor. Great job, you 114 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: listened all the way to the end, and you know 115 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: what time it is. It's time for kid shout out. 116 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 2: So I want to say hey to Hartley, Maya and 117 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 2: Ryan from Toronto, Canada, Tate from Denver, Beckham from North Carolina, 118 00:08:52,800 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 2: Ava from United Kingdom, Isaac from Indiana, Axon from Missourian. 119 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: Emma from Florida. I'm so glad that you're all on 120 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: the kid shorts or his family. We could not have 121 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 1: this much fun with imagination without you, my friends. Well 122 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: you have a super duper day and I'll see you 123 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: on your next adventure. Bye.