1 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kid 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 --> 00:00:32,440 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 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 2: Me too? 16 00:00:50,960 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: Let's go. Ezra, come quick. There's there's a bad dragon 17 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: over here, shouted Oliver, bursting into the door of Ezra's office. 18 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: You see, Ezra was the proud owner of Ezra's Dragon 19 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: Training School, where he worked as the lead dragon trainer, 20 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: and Oliver was his first dragon trainer in training. Wow, 21 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: wouldn't that be so cool to work at a dragon 22 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: training school. Okay, I'm coming, said Ezra. But remember there 23 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: are no bad dragons, just dragons in bad moods. Now, 24 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: tell me everything you know, Ezra said, while he grabbed 25 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: his flame proof jacket and pants, putting them on. Well, 26 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: I was walking on the trails in the forest, hoping 27 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: to find some wish bears because I heard they appear sometimes. 28 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: When the trees in front of me were burnt to 29 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: a crumbly crisp, then I heard loud stomping, so I 30 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: hid behind a tree trunk. Big angry dragon torched his 31 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: wail across the trail. He was roaring like raw, I'm 32 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: a big, bad dragon. I'm gonna splow the down. So 33 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: then I ran back here as fast as I could. 34 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: Oliver sat down in a chair to catch his breath. 35 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: Awesome job. Well, you stay here, I'll call if I 36 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: need backup. Then Ezra headed out the door and into 37 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:30,839 Speaker 1: the town. Everything looked fine so far, but Ezra still 38 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: had a couple blocks to go before he reached the woods. 39 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: He tried not to alarm anyone with his presence, but 40 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: that was hard to do when he was dressed like 41 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: something between a knight and a firefighter walking down main Street. Remember, 42 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: he had to protect himself for those fiery, angry outbursts 43 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: from a dragon in a bad mood. The grownups all 44 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: slowed down their pace and stared at him, while kids 45 00:02:56,320 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: in town had the opposite reaction. It's Ezra, the dragon damer, 46 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: whoa cool a sword. By the time Ezra had passed 47 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: through the middle of town, parents were pulling their children 48 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: home and shopowners had closed their doors. They knew that 49 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: if Ezra was in town, there must be a dragon 50 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:26,399 Speaker 1: in an angry mood. Ezra could see the woods now 51 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: up in the distance. The crunching and crashing of trees 52 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: was growing louder as the dragon stomped his very angry 53 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: way towards the town. Ezra lowered his fireproof face shield 54 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: and pulled out his sword. As he crept closer. A 55 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: blast of fire blew through the trees, burning the ones 56 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: in its path, and the dragon announced himself with a 57 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: ferocious raw that led any remaining shop owners to slam 58 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: their doors and lock them at once. The dragon boom 59 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: boom boom, trampoed through the remaining trees and spotted Ezra. 60 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: Smoke swirled from its nostril holes, and it growled, what 61 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: do you. 62 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 3: Think you're doing with that sword. I've come to explode 63 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 3: your town and you can't stop me. Ezra put the 64 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 3: sword and onder the ground carefully. 65 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: Why do you want to burn my town? I've never 66 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: even seen you before. Ah, I want to explode your 67 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: town because I can stop asking questions. But Ezra didn't stop. Dragon, 68 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: Are you sad? The dragons scowled, shooting flames out of 69 00:04:56,680 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: its nose holes along with more smoke. Sad dragons don't 70 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: get sad. Dragons don't get sad when they are sleepy 71 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: and their moms make them eat all their tree bark 72 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: for breakfast, and when no one wants to be their friend. 73 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 1: And the dragon trailed off as his words turned into 74 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: sobbing cries. I'm a big, angry dragon. He threw himself 75 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: down onto the ground in a tantrum, and it shook 76 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 1: the world like an earthquake. Ezra carefully inched forward with 77 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: his hands out in front of him until he got 78 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: to the dragon's side. It's okay, dragon, but this was 79 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: the wrong thing to say. The dragon stopped crying and 80 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: quickly flew into the air. No, you're just trying to 81 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: make me leave. No one can stop me. Then he 82 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:02,239 Speaker 1: took off running into the town. Oh dear, time for plan, 83 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: b said Ezra. He called Oliver and told him to 84 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: start the backup plan. What is the backup plan? Ezra 85 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: reached into his backpack and grabbed his launcher. Then he 86 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: flipped the switch on his boots. Then the boots began 87 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 1: to rumble and flames from the bottom, lifting him up 88 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: into the air. Ezra's sword after the dragon with his 89 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: jetpack boots whoa jetback boots and caught up to him 90 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:44,119 Speaker 1: in no time. Stop dragon, wait, stay away from my town. 91 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 2: Raw. 92 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: The dragon kept flying, whipping his tail at Ezra. Okay, dragon, 93 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: you leave me no choice. Ezra aimed his launcher at 94 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: the dragon's back. Blue watery bubble flew out and sucked 95 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: the dragon inside. He was trapped inside of the bubble. 96 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: The dragon tried to shoot flames out at the bubble, 97 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: but it was no match for the walls of soapy water. 98 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: The bubble floated down carefully to the ground and sat 99 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: there with the dragon inside. Shop owners began opening their 100 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: doors and kids ran up to the bubble dragon. The 101 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: grown ups were a little afraid, but they listened to 102 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: Oliver when he told them about the plan. Hi, Dragon, 103 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: it's nice to meet you. The toy store owner approached 104 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: the bubble and waved. A group of kids came up 105 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: next holding their dragon drawings. We love dragons. What's your name? 106 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: What's your favorite color? The people of the town kept 107 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: coming up to him, introducing themselves. The dragon was no 108 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: longer trying to escape. Instead, he sat inside the bubble, 109 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: very confused. Why is everyone being nice to me, the 110 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: dragon grumbled, Because dragon, we want to be your friend, 111 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: answered Ezra, my friend. Yes, be our friend, shouted the kids. Instantly, 112 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: the dragon's anger melted away. He didn't have to be 113 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: angry or explode the town anymore, because back then he 114 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: didn't have friends. He should be protecting this town because 115 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 1: they were all his friends now. The dragon apologized to 116 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: everyone and promised not to hurt their town. They let 117 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: him out of the bubble, and everyone immediately launched into 118 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: a celebration party. They had a barbecue, which you know, 119 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: it was helpful to have a fire breathing dragon to 120 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: cook up all the delicious food. Fode and danced and 121 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: played games until nighttime. The dragon left with the promise 122 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: he would be back tomorrow to play with this new 123 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: town full of friends. Wow. What an amazing day that 124 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: Ezra and Oliver were able to work together with their 125 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: town to help this very angry dragon feel accepted and 126 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: have friends, which it sounds like that's what this dragon 127 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: was looking for all the way in the first place. 128 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: And now this town can sleep soundly knowing that they're 129 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: protected by this very big and friendly dragon. The end. 130 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 2: We'll be right back after a brief work from our sponsor. Wow, 131 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 2: looks like we're already back to the show. 132 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: Great job, you listened all the way to the end, 133 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: and you know what time it is. It's time for 134 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: a kid shout out. So I want to say hey 135 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: to hel Seattle, Cody from China, Sawyer from Texas, Emily 136 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: and Jack from New Zealand, Benjamin and Samuel from New Hampshire, 137 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: Audrey from Canada, and Auvey from California. I'm so glad 138 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: that you're all in the Kids Short Story's family. We 139 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: could not have this much fun with imagination without you, 140 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: my friends. Well, you have a super duper day and 141 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 1: I'll see you on our next adventure. 142 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 2: Bye. We'll be right back after a brief word from 143 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 2: our sponsor.