1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: Cancil to paper sketching you art on this page. What 2 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: kind of journey will this drawing bring to life? 3 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 2: Today? 4 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:26,639 Speaker 3: Another adventure waits for you, a ro scout and Layla. 5 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 3: My comment wong to It's imagination time. 6 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: And Curiosity Cold Curiosity came. It's a magical place. Come Troup, 7 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: Welcome to Adventures of Curiosity cald. 8 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 4: Hello, and welcome back to season four of Adventures of 9 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 4: Curiosity Cove. 10 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 5: It's me Ella the. 11 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 4: Curious and whether you're joining us for the first time 12 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 4: or coming back for more adventures, I'm so thrilled to 13 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 4: have you here. 14 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 5: This season, we'll. 15 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 4: Dive into brand new adventures from my treehouse. Think cozy beanbags, 16 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 4: fluffy pillows, and of course my favorite stuffy row right 17 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 4: by my side. 18 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 5: It's peaceful, almost like. 19 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 4: My mom just used her relaxing dream spread, perfect for 20 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 4: story time. 21 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 5: So what are we waiting for? 22 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 4: Let's dive in Brandon's bunk Bed Part one. 23 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 6: Brandon wanted a bunk bed. Nope, scratch that Brandon needed 24 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 6: a bunk bed. It was the single greatest, most important, 25 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 6: most earth shattering mission of his eight year old life. 26 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 6: Jack had one, Hunter had one, even Mike, who still 27 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 6: picked his nose and wiped it on his jeans. Had one, 28 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 6: but Brandon, Nope, just a plane boring, one level bed, 29 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 6: the kind of bed that didn't have any secret hideout underneath, 30 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 6: or a dizzying ladder climb, or a top bunk that 31 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 6: felt like sleeping on the moon. Every chance he got, 32 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 6: Brandon pleaded his case. Now, can I have a bunk bed. 33 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 6: I'll brush my teeth without you asking, I'll do my 34 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 6: chores before video games. I'll even stop hiding green beans 35 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 6: under the napkins. 36 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 4: Brandon, this isn't like ordering pizza. We can't just snap 37 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 4: and have a bunk bed up here. 38 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 6: Well, just stamas on it. You get packages all the time. 39 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 6: Just order a bunk bed. Mom sighed, Dad snorted into 40 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 6: his coffee. But Brandon wasn't giving up. He was convinced 41 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 6: if he had a bunk bed, his whole life would change. 42 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 6: The funny thing about brand was this. He wasn't loud 43 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 6: like Jack. He wasn't sharp and focused like Hunter. He 44 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 6: wasn't even gross like Mike, Thank goodness. Brandon was quiet, 45 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 6: the kind of kid you might miss if you weren't 46 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 6: paying attention. Not because he wasn't there, but because he 47 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 6: was watching. He liked to take it all in school kids, parents, 48 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 6: even the way the dog across the street chased his tail. 49 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 6: Brandon was still figuring out who he was, but he 50 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 6: knew one thing for sure. He was a boy who 51 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 6: needed a bunk bed. Weeks later, Mom and Dad were 52 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 6: in the kitchen when they heard it. Mom looked up, 53 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 6: Dad shrugged. Probably just Brandon tinkering, he said. But the 54 00:03:55,520 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 6: pounding didn't stop. So Dad went to check, and there 55 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 6: was Brandon in the garage, hammer in hand, scrap wood everywhere, 56 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 6: sweat on his forehead. Brandon, what on earth are you 57 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 6: doing building my bunk bed? Dad blinked, then knelt beside him. Huh, okay, well, 58 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 6: I admired the effort, but this thing wouldn't hold a hamster, 59 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 6: let alone a human. Beds take time, money planning, not 60 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 6: to mention lumber these days is through the roof, No 61 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:47,239 Speaker 6: pun intended. Brandon's shoulder slumped, so no bunk bed. Dad 62 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 6: rubbed his chin. I'll tell you what, if you're serious, 63 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 6: here's the deal. For every dollar you save, Mom and 64 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 6: I will put in two, we'll save together. Brandon's face 65 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 6: lit up. He crossed his arms proudly. Wait that will 66 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 6: take like a gazillion years. I just I'll just build 67 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 6: it myself, like Hunter always says, if you build it, 68 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 6: they will come. Dad chuckled, thinking Brandon was being dramatic. 69 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 6: But Brandon wasn't joking, not one bit. He believed it. 70 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 6: All right, listen, Bud, this might be a great time 71 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 6: to teach you about saving for things that you want. 72 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 6: You'll be doing it the rest of your life, so 73 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 6: might as well start early. Keep doing your chores every 74 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 6: day this year, Mom, and I will double what you earn, 75 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 6: and before you know it, you'll have enough for a 76 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 6: bunk bit. Brandon's eyes lit up. He raced to his room, 77 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 6: grabbed a notebook and started scribbling numbers like a mad scientist. 78 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 6: Brandon grabbed a pencil and muttered to himself, bouncing on 79 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 6: the balls of his feet, I can do story problems. 80 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 6: This okay, this is a story problem. Yeah, yeaheah, it's easy. 81 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 6: So all right, so let's think. Oh I'm too excited 82 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 6: to think. He was so excited he started shaking and hyperventilating. 83 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 6: He took a deep breath, puffing out his cheeks like 84 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,239 Speaker 6: a balloon, trying to calm his nerves. Then he dove 85 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 6: into the numbers. Get together, Brandon, come on, deep deep breaths, 86 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 6: deep breaths, deep breas. Okay, if the bed costs two 87 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 6: thousand dollars, and I'm saving a dollar a day, five 88 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,799 Speaker 6: days a week, that's five dollars a week. There's four 89 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 6: weeks in a month. That's twenty bucks a month. Okay, 90 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 6: time's out by twelve months. He tapped his pencil against 91 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 6: his forehead. His eyes widened. Oh, I have one hundred 92 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 6: and forty in a year. Mom and dadd will put 93 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 6: in double. That's okay, to eighty plus my one forty. 94 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 6: That's four hundred dollars in a year. He froze, then gasped, 95 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 6: like the numbers had betrayed him. That's gonna take me 96 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 6: like five years to get a bunk bed. Oh in 97 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 6: five years, I may be a different man. I may 98 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 6: be living on my own, in my own apartment. Dad 99 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 6: from the kitchen. Dad called back, trying not to laugh. 100 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 6: You'll still be here, and so are your bunk bed dreams. Okay, 101 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 6: four twenty in a year, it's definitely not enough, not 102 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 6: even close. I'm not waiting five whole years to get 103 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 6: a bunk bed. I'll have lower back problems by then, 104 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 6: probably need a different bed. I need to find side hustles, 105 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 6: big ones, massive ones, he scribbled furiously in his notebook. Uh, 106 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 6: lemonade stand too slow? One cup is fifty cents, maybe 107 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 6: a dollar. If I try j extra for free refills, 108 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 6: that actually could work. And if mom and Dad matched that. 109 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 6: Now what else? Dog walking mom says our neighbor's poodle 110 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 6: bites not worth it. Selling old toys. Hmm, well my 111 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 6: monster truck might fetch twenty bucks. My half used science kid. Yeah, 112 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 6: too complicated. Garbage recycling bingo. If I collect bottles and 113 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 6: cans from the whole neighborhood, I could wait wait, That 114 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 6: would take all day, and I have a hard enough 115 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 6: time lifting the lid to our garbage can. Oh the stench. 116 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 6: Brandon's mom popped her head in. 117 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 4: I think a lemonade stand is a great idea. I 118 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 4: could help. 119 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,359 Speaker 5: We can make it really. 120 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 4: Cute with stringers, fresh lemons, a gove. 121 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 5: I can make a fresh lemon curd. 122 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 6: Dad popped his head in as well. Also paint fences, now, 123 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 6: I used to do that when I was your age. 124 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 6: I mowed lawns, painted fences, pulled weeds and I'll tell 125 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 6: you I bought all the comic books a boy could 126 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 6: ever ask for the next few weeks were a total whirlwind. 127 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 6: Brandon was on a mission, one dollar at a time. 128 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 6: He asked every neighbor within scooter riding distance if they 129 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 6: needed help with anything, and boy did they ever. Some 130 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 6: jobs were weird, like the time Missus Callahan hired him 131 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 6: to walk her cat. Turns out cats are not big 132 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 6: fans of leashes. Brandon ended up being dragged through a 133 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 6: hedge while the cat trotted proudly back home. Some jobs 134 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 6: were fun, like feeding mister Ortega's parrot. Brandon nearly fell 135 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 6: on the floor laughing when he taught it to say 136 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 6: ha poop and make fart noises every time someone bent 137 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 6: over to grab something low. Some jobs were just gross, 138 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 6: like scrubbing out his neighbor's slimy green bird bath. He 139 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 6: smelled like pond water for three days. And some jobs 140 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 6: just plain brutal, like digging a trench for a neighbor. 141 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 6: Four whole weekends of shoveling, sweating, and one blister the 142 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 6: size of Ohio, all for ten bucks in a stale 143 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 6: juice box. He even tried the classic lemonade stand. His 144 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 6: mom helped him set it up, but turns out Brandon 145 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 6: was his own best customer. By the time they packed up, 146 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 6: he'd guzzled half the picture himself. But the job that's stuck, 147 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 6: the one that actually made sense, was Dad's idea mowing 148 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 6: lawns and pulling weeds. Brandon didn't love it, but it 149 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:45,839 Speaker 6: wasn't terrible either. Don't get me wrong. I mean it's hot, 150 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 6: my knees and back are tired, but at least I 151 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 6: know exactly how much money I'm gonna make. No setting 152 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 6: up or tearing down, no cat trying to claw my 153 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 6: eyes out, just me a lawnmower and some weeds in 154 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 6: it out. Good for you, Bud. How much did you 155 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 6: make today? Brandon shrugged. I don't know. You don't know. 156 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 6: I thought this bunk bed mission meant a lot to you. 157 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 6: It definitely does, But right now I haven't eaten yet 158 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 6: and I'm starving. After dinner, Brandon counted up all of 159 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 6: his money. It was nowhere near close to what he 160 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 6: thought it was. He was so bummed that he didn't 161 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 6: want to play Uno before bed. He didn't want to 162 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 6: dance party before bed. He didn't even want to wrestle 163 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 6: his dad before bed. Brandon's mom felt all of his pain. Secretly, 164 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 6: his dad did too, but he knew that resilience is 165 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,839 Speaker 6: key to let Brandon feel his feelings and still get 166 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 6: up the next day and continue to push on. That 167 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 6: didn't stop his mom from making his favorite homemade TwixT 168 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 6: bars that cheered Brandon up and opened him up to 169 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 6: hearing some good news. So, so, what two more weeks 170 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 6: until what? 171 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 4: In one more week it will be August? What special 172 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 4: day is in August? 173 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 5: My birthday? 174 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 6: Oh? I didn't know it was this soon? And what 175 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 6: does your relatives get you for your birthday? Gift cards 176 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 6: to the arcade and ice cream? And that costs? What 177 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 6: time they have to pay for those gift cards, don't 178 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 6: they I've never actually bought a gift card, so I 179 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 6: don't know, but I guess if you have to buy one, 180 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 6: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, I guess. Yeah. So you can 181 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 6: tell Aunt Patty and uncle Ben and your grandparents that 182 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 6: you don't want toys or gift cards this year. If 183 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 6: I mean, if they are to be so generous to 184 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 6: get you a gift, could it'd be in the form 185 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 6: of money because you're saving up for a bunk bed. 186 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 6: Isn't that kind of awkward If I asked them that, 187 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 6: it seems like I'm assuming I'm getting a gift. 188 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 5: Very true. 189 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 4: How about I'll find a clever way of letting them 190 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 4: know when I send out invites. 191 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 6: Thanks, Mom, I'm still bombed. I don't have anywhere near 192 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 6: what I thought I would. Yep, I understand, b But 193 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 6: you're doing it the right way. And maybe we can 194 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 6: put our heads together to come up with other ways 195 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 6: of making money. And don't forget whatever you have at 196 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 6: the end, Mom, and I will double it. Brandon was 197 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 6: such a trooper in the weeks leading up to his birthday. 198 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 6: He didn't quit his jobs. He didn't whine about the 199 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 6: heat or the weeds or the endless clippings. He just 200 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 6: kept working and saving, saving, and working. His friends started 201 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 6: to notice. Jack asked, why do you run home so 202 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 6: fast after school every day you trained for the Olympics 203 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 6: or some hunter added, Yeah, you're acting like you got 204 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 6: stocks to manage or something. Brandon just shrugged. Nobody knew 205 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 6: why he was working so hard, and he wasn't about 206 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 6: to tell them, not yet. All they knew was Brandon 207 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 6: was on a mission. A bunk bed mission. The night 208 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 6: before his birthday, Dad caught him polishing the lawnmower handles 209 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 6: like it was a prized race car. Tomorrow's the big day. 210 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 6: Brandon looked up, puzzled. Don't tell me you forgot your birthday. 211 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 6: Oh no, yeah, yeah, I remembered, Brandon. Buddy, I know 212 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 6: you want this bunk bed really bad, but I'm getting 213 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 6: a little concerned. You're working as hard as an adult 214 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 6: and forgetting to be a kid. I feel like tomorrow 215 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 6: will make a huge difference. You mean, tomorrow, I'll be 216 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 6: a year older and wiser. Dad chuckled and ruffled his hair. 217 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 6: Birthdays are magical, kiddo, You just never know what will happen. 218 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 6: The next afternoon, Brandon and his friends were running wild 219 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 6: at the arcade, pizza grease on their fingers, root beer 220 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 6: foam on their lips, and piles of game tickets sticking 221 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 6: out of their pockets like ribbons. Brandon laughed until his 222 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 6: side's hurt. For the first time in weeks. He wasn't 223 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 6: thinking about chores, or money or even bunk beds. He 224 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 6: was just a kid, exactly what Dad had wanted. When 225 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 6: they got home, Mom said, a neat little stack of 226 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 6: birthday cards on the kitchen table. 227 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 5: Time to see what you got. 228 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 6: Brandon opened the first card, reading it out loud. You're 229 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 6: nine and I couldn't think of a word to rhyme, 230 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 6: so I got you a card that shines Happy birthday, 231 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 6: Aunt Cleo, Sweet dreams, honey, Thanks Aunt Cleo. No ice 232 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 6: cream gift card. That's unusual, and sweet dreams even more unusual. 233 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 6: No worries, we just pad our fare share of ice cream. 234 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 6: So let's go to the next one. Brandon opened the 235 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 6: next one, and the next one, and the next. He 236 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 6: started tearing through them like a kid on a sugar rush. 237 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 6: After opening all the cards and not seeing a single dime, 238 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 6: Brandon slumped like a wet noodle. His shoulders drooped, his 239 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 6: mouth twisted sideways. His whole body looked like someone had 240 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 6: unplugged him from the wall. His parents tried, Oh, they tried, 241 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 6: there's always Christmas, Hey, buddy, keep working hard, you'll have 242 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 6: it in no time. But Brandon stayed slumped. He didn't pout, 243 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 6: he didn't whine, he didn't stomp his feet. He just 244 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 6: stayed quietly sad. Then he looked at both of them 245 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 6: and said, very softly, thanks for such a great time 246 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 6: at the arcade, and thank you for planning it. Gathering 247 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 6: my friends. Having you as parents is even better than 248 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:05,400 Speaker 6: a bunk bed. His mom almost burst into tears right there. 249 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 6: His dad cleared his throat five times and looked at 250 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 6: the ceiling. 251 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 5: Should we just tell him? 252 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:14,639 Speaker 6: Tell me what I tell you, that you are the 253 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 6: greatest son in the world. Brandon tilted his head. Well, thanks, 254 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 6: but you guys are acting super weird. On the bright side, 255 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 6: I'm sure to have sweet dreams for all the birthday 256 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 6: sweet dream wishes. His dad forced to laugh. Well, speaking 257 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 6: of sweet dreams, it's getting late. Someone has school tomorrow. 258 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 6: Why don't you go up in the shower and start 259 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 6: getting ready for bed. That's when things got really strange. 260 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 6: Brandon got up went to walk down the hall to 261 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 6: the shower when he was pushed to the side. Suddenly 262 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 6: his parents were both blocking his bedroom door like bodyguards. 263 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 6: His mom discreetly slid into his room started picking up 264 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:03,640 Speaker 6: out his pajamas for him, which she hadn't done since 265 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 6: he was like four, then re emerged with his pjs. 266 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 6: Then his dad clapped his hands and said, all right, 267 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:15,719 Speaker 6: time to shower. Chop jump. Uh, why are you guys 268 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 6: standing in front of my door like secret agents. 269 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 4: We just cleaned your room and it's so nice and fresh, and. 270 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 5: You smell like an arcade and we don't want you 271 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:24,879 Speaker 5: ruining it. 272 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 6: I smell like arcade. It's not even a thing. Dad 273 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 6: tried to explain that it's like a pizza cheesy sweat 274 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 6: with soda in the carpet kind of smell. You know what, 275 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 6: Just get in the shower. I'm getting nauseous right now. 276 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 6: He rolled his eyes, but he was laughing inside. His 277 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:46,479 Speaker 6: parents were acting totally bonkers. When he finished his shower, 278 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 6: his parents bolted up from the living room and ran 279 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,640 Speaker 6: to the bathroom door. How was your shower fine? 280 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 5: Do you feel fresh and clean? 281 00:18:55,440 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 6: I guess Why are you guys being so weird? Oh Bob? 282 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 6: You know, Mom and I just feel bad that you 283 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 6: were disappointed on your birthday and we want to support you. 284 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 6: Bud Oh okay. They escorted him down the hall like 285 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 6: he was the president of showers. Dad reached for the 286 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,719 Speaker 6: door to his bedroom, but at the very last second, 287 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 6: Mom bent down, held his face in her hands and said, smile. 288 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 6: Brandon burst out laughing, what he is wrong with you too? 289 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 6: And then he turned his head, and there it was 290 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 6: the bunk bed, not in his store, not in a catalog, 291 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 6: not in his dreams, in his room. His mouth dropped open, 292 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 6: his brain short circuited. 293 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 5: What no way, hau? How did you? 294 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 6: How is it? Wa? Wait? What? He ran inside and 295 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 6: dove into the bottom bunk. 296 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 4: It's like a cave. 297 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 5: Oh, this is the coolest thing ever. 298 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 6: Then he scrambled up the ladder and flopped onto the 299 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 6: top bump. 300 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 5: Now it's a treehouse. 301 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 6: You guys are so far down there. I've never been 302 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 6: this toll in my life. 303 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 5: I could touch the ceiling. 304 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 6: Not the ceiling, buddy, no fingerprints. 305 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 5: Let him live. 306 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 6: They laughed and laughed until Brandon peeked his head over 307 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 6: the side, eyes glowing. How is this even here? So 308 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:32,959 Speaker 6: they explained how they asked relatives to give money instead 309 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 6: of toys, how they pulled everything together, how Mom and 310 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 6: Dad covered the rest. Brandon's heart felt so full it 311 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 6: could have burst. Brandon could barely stop grinning. So what 312 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:47,919 Speaker 6: are you gonna do with all that money you earned? 313 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 4: Well, first, we'll save some in a custodial investment account. 314 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 4: A what it's like when you forget to unpack your 315 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 4: lunch box? And your sandwich grows mold. Except this time 316 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 4: the money grows more, only in a good way. 317 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 6: Perfect explanation, honey, Brandon laughed, but his eyelids were heavy. 318 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 6: All right, not for tonight. You've got school tomorrow. As 319 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 6: they tucked him in, Brandon whispered to himself, I finally 320 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:21,440 Speaker 6: have a bunk bed. Now I should have a brother 321 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 6: in no time. If you build it, it will come. 322 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:27,360 Speaker 5: Wow. 323 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 4: Brandon did a lot of work to save up enough 324 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 4: money for a bunk bed. 325 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 5: I couldn't stop laughing about the parrot job. I was 326 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 5: shocked to hear it was all for a little brother. 327 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 5: I wonder what will happen next. 328 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 4: I hope you enjoyed our podcast story as much as 329 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 4: I did today. Boy was I comfy and cozy and 330 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 4: all tuned in. If you loved what you listened to, 331 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 4: please leave us a five star review, but only if 332 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 4: you really mean it. We love hearing your feedback. 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