1 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to kid 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time listening, welcome 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: to the family. My name is mister Jim like I 4 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: said earlier, and I live in South Carolina with my family, 5 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: and we love stories so much that we turn your 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: ideas into an awesome adventure every single day. So head 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: on over to kidshortstories dot com. Send me your awesome 8 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: idea and maybe it will actually turn it into a 9 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: real adventure. Well, today's story comes to us from Edwin. 10 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: Are you ready for Edwin's adventure? Me too, Let's go. 11 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: It was a beautiful day, and a perfect one at 12 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: that for a hike in the forest. Edwin was putting 13 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: on his hiking boots after having already packed his backpack 14 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: with granola bars, water bottles, and some bug spray. He 15 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: was gonna go on a hike through the four and 16 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: do some exploring, which he loved to do. Even though 17 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: he had been on like a hundred hikes before. This 18 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: one would be unlike any ever before. All right, Edwin, 19 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: just be home before dinner. Have fun out there, shouted 20 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: his mom. Okay, bye. Edwin waved goodbye and strapped on 21 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: his backpack. And off he began. All right, first things first, 22 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: I need to find a walking stick. Yeah, he can't 23 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: go hiking without a walking stick, said Edwin. He started 24 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: scanning the edge of the forest for, you know, a 25 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: nice straight branch that he could break into a perfect 26 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: walking stick. Oh, there's one right there, said Edwin. He 27 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: moved the leaves out of the way and picked it up. 28 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: It was perfect. A little too long, so he broke 29 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: off some of the end. There. That is a perfect 30 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: walking stick. Now we can start the hike. Edwin loved 31 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: going on hikes. He loved exploring this forest and learning 32 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: all the secrets that were inside of it, like what 33 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: critters lived there, what plants grow, and what kind of 34 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: secret hidden places might be discovered along the way. This 35 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: was a magical forest, one that he'd never actually seen 36 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: the magic. You'd only imagine that it was a magical forest. 37 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: But today he would find something that might have a 38 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: little bit of magic inside of it. Ah. What a 39 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: beautiful day. Wow, birds are chirping wind. Ah, it's a 40 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: nice cool breeze. Kind of want to sit up on 41 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: that rock there and take a drink and maybe you 42 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: have a little snack. He had been walking. Now for 43 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: about an hour, so that it was a good time 44 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: to take a little bit of a break. Climbed up 45 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: on this big boulder, sat down, opened up his pack, 46 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: pulled out a nice crunchy granola bar, and took a 47 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: drink of water. Ah, that's good. Wait, what is that 48 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: down there? You see? The rock that he was sitting 49 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: on was overlooking a very grassy field, a field that 50 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: had a nice creak of water flowing through it, and 51 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: it just ran all the way down the valley. But 52 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: there was something that caught his eye. It was glowing, 53 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: kind of sparkling even he wanted to get closer. He 54 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: put the top back on his water bottle, put everything 55 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 1: back in his backpack, and hopped down the boulder and 56 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: ran down to it. What do we have here, said Edwin. 57 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: He knelt down to the ground on the edge of 58 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: this creek. It was kind of like a sandy rocky 59 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: edge to the creek, and he got on his hands 60 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:50,119 Speaker 1: and knees and looked down. It was like a sparkly 61 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: golden egg. Is that an egg? He thought to himself. No, 62 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: it's not an egg. He carefully picked it up and 63 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: turned it over. Whoa, that is a very large seed, 64 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: I think, said Edwin. He was right. It was kind 65 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: of like an acorn, but not an acorn. It was 66 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: a golden seed. I don't know how else to describe it, 67 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 1: and Edwin didn't know either, so he put it in 68 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: his pocket. Huh, maybe when I get home, I can 69 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: plant it and see if it actually grows into something. 70 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: If it really is a seed, it just needs some 71 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: dirt and water. Edwin continued on his hiking journey, but 72 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: his mind couldn't stop thinking about that golden seed that 73 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: he had found. As it was bouncing around in his pocket, 74 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: he just kept imagining what it could be. Huh, I 75 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: wonder if it If it's gold like, he'll grow into 76 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: a gold coin tree. WHOA, that'd be awesome. Or maybe 77 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: it'll grow into some kind of creature. Wow. I have 78 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: got to get home and figure this out. Edwin turned around, 79 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: putting a shorter end to his hiking adventure. Since he'd 80 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: already found something mysterious, he headed on back home. Can't 81 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: wait to get home and inspect this some more, Edwin said, 82 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: as he was hiking and climbing back up the hill 83 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: that he had come down before he made it back 84 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: to his house and his parents were surprised to see 85 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: him back so soon. Edwin, are you okay? Did something 86 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: happen out there? Oh? I'm fine. Check out the seed 87 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: I found. He pulled it out of his pocket and 88 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: opened up his hand. His mom looked down and said, wow, 89 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: I've never seen a seed like that before. Where did 90 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:49,480 Speaker 1: you find that? It was down by the creek, down 91 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: the hill from us. He was in the middle of 92 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: the grassy field and I could see it sparkle from 93 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: really far away. I kind of want to plant it. 94 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: See what happens. I agree, he said his mom. I 95 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: think you should plant it now. I'm almost done with dinner, 96 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: and then maybe we can work on it together. Edwin 97 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: started to grab some things that he might need for it. 98 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: What do you think you would need if you wanted 99 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: to plant a seed in the ground. Maybe a shovel, 100 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: maybe a watering can. Yeah, So he ran into his 101 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: garage to look for those two things. By the time 102 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: he was done, his mom was already waiting for him 103 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: in the backyard. Edwin, did you find it? She shouted. 104 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: I think she was just as excited as Edwin was. Yep, 105 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: here it is. Edwin came running back to the backyard 106 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: holding a watering can and a shovel. Oh, I forgot 107 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: to put water in it. Oh, I'll do that job, 108 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: said his mom. I'll put some water in here, and 109 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: why don't you dig a little hole to put the 110 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: seed in. I'll be right back. Edwin took the shovel 111 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: and started digging a tiny little hole in the ground. 112 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: He needed to be deep enough to cover it, but 113 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: you know, not too deep, half a finger deep. He 114 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: plopped the seed inside of the hole and carefully covered 115 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 1: it back up with the dirt. His mom came with 116 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: the watering can, and together they watered that area to 117 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: make it a perfect home for whatever thing this seed 118 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: might grow into. All right, mama, how long do we 119 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: have to wait? Edwhen it's gonna take a little while. 120 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: It's not gonna be ready today or tomorrow. It's gonna 121 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: take many weeks, maybe even a couple months, before it 122 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: grows into something that we can understand what it is. 123 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:36,239 Speaker 1: But let's go have some dinner. Edwin followed his mom inside, 124 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: and his family sat down for a delicious dinner, followed 125 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: by I've got it tired. Edwin was pretty tired from 126 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: his long hiking day, got ready for bed and fell asleep. 127 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: Well you might think the story ends there, but it 128 00:07:55,800 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: does not. Overnight, something magical happened in their backyard. As 129 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: Edwin woke up the next morning, beyond and stretched his arms. 130 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: Wait a second, what is that? He looked out his 131 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: window and couldn't believe his eyes. Where did that tree 132 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: come from? He raced downstairs. Mom, Mom, come here. As 133 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: he ran out the back door, she was close behind Edwin. 134 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: What's wrong, she said? Look at that. Edwin pointed his 135 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: finger up towards this brand new tree that had grown 136 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: in their backyard. But it was not your ordinary tree. 137 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 1: What had grown was a tree with a treehouse inside 138 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: of it. What I didn't know they made trees with 139 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: treehouses grow out of seeds. I'd never heard of that before. 140 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: Edwin raced over to the tree, where a ladder was 141 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: waiting for him. He climbed all the way up to 142 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: the treehouse and looked out the window. Mom, can you 143 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: believe this? It really was a magical seed. His mom 144 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: couldn't believe it. What they had discovered was truly a 145 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: magical seed that grew so fast overnight. But even though 146 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: this is where our story now ends, it is only 147 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: just the beginning of their amazing magical adventures in this 148 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: new magic treehouse the End. 149 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 2: Hey, friends, I need your help celebrating a birthday. Drum 150 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:41,559 Speaker 2: roll please sh Happy birthday Lucas, who's turning nine years old. 151 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 2: Lucas loves facts about the Titanic ship, enjoys playing roadblocks 152 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 2: and learning about flags in their countries. Well, Lucas, that's 153 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 2: sober cool and I'm so glad we got to celebrated 154 00:09:55,080 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 2: you and your big day on the show. Happy ninth birthday. Well, friends, 155 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 2: I hope you will have a super opday and I 156 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 2: will see you on our next adventure. Bye.