1 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's Mr Jim and welcome back to Kids 2 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: the family. We have a ton of fun here. And 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: for all of my other awesome listeners, thank you for 5 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: listening every day. I know you have so many different 6 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: options to listen from, but parents, thank you for inviting 7 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: our stories into your home, into your cars, and into 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: sleepy time. Well, friends, are you ready for today's adventure? 9 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: Me too? Let's go. Hey Ben, don't forget the flippers, 10 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: shouted Valentine. Yep, I got them over here. Valentine and Ben, 11 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: we're getting all their scooba gear ready for an adventure. 12 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: You see, they lived on a very large ship in 13 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: the middle of the ocean, far are away from many 14 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 1: land nearby, and their job was to explore the deepest 15 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: of deepest places in the ocean. Wow, they are much 16 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: braver than me. I don't think I would want to 17 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: go into the very deep deep parts of the ocean 18 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: with scooba gear. What about you? Did you do that? Well? 19 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: As Valentine and Ben had, hold their scooba gear ready, 20 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: they're pulled up their ride down to the bottom. The 21 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,919 Speaker 1: deepest part of the ocean is called the Mariana Trench. 22 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: It is so very, very deep that let's say you 23 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: and I had the world's biggest shovel, that we could 24 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: scoop up the tallest mountain in the world. Do you 25 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: know what that mountain is called, Yes, Mount Everest. If 26 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: we were able to scoop up that big, dulge enormous 27 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,559 Speaker 1: mountain and put it in the deepest part of the ocean, 28 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: do you think it would be sticking out of the water. Actually, no, 29 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: the water there is so deep. It's six miles deep, 30 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: and so if we put Mount Everest all the way 31 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: to the bottom of that part of the ocean, it 32 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: would still be over a mile under water. It is 33 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: so incredibly deep it almost feels like a different planet 34 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: when you're all the way down there. And that's what 35 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben are going to as they enter into 36 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: their submarine on a first class ticket to the bottom 37 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: of the ocean. To go that deep, they needed to 38 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 1: wear some very special equipment because of the pressure down 39 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: at the bottom of the ocean. It's very dangerous and 40 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: so they're very special equipment would keep them safe. After 41 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:57,119 Speaker 1: a very long trip down to the bottom, they finally 42 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: arrived Ben Holy smokes. Look at that, Ben, Ben, wake up. 43 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: Valentine was shaking Ben, who had fallen asleep during this 44 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: long ride. Oh are we here? Are we? Oka? Ben 45 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: yond and stretched as Valentine's face was plastered to the 46 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: edge of the submarine window he was looking out. It 47 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: was a very small window, because I don't think in submarines, 48 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: I don't think you can have very large windows, only 49 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: small ones. The two friends put on the rest of 50 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: their gear, their scuba tank, flippers and goggles and everything else, 51 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: and out they swam into the very deep part of 52 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: the ocean. If you were swimming around in the deepest 53 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: part of the ocean, do you think it's very light 54 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: down there? Do you think there's the sunlight or is 55 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: it dark? Yes, it is very very dark. It's so 56 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: deep that the sunlight can't make it all the way 57 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: down to the bottom through all the water, so it's 58 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: pretty much like you closed your eyes. That's how dark 59 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: it is down there. These two explorers were going down 60 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: down there for a very specific reason. They were looking 61 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: for a giant squid. Have you ever heard of or 62 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: seen a picture of a giant squid? They're ginormous, Yes, 63 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: they're humongous. Squid, and they were going down there to 64 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: learn more about them and see if they could even 65 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 1: maybe take a picture of one. After swimming around for 66 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: a little while, it actually did not take them long 67 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: before they met a very surprising creature. S Hey, Valentine, 68 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: can you hear me? Sh I read you loud and clear? 69 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: Ben s. Their scuba suits had like some walkie talkies 70 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: built into them so that they could talk to each other. 71 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: That was a very important part. I don't think I 72 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: would want to go scuba diving if I was all 73 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: by myself. It's a lot better with friends. Hey, Ben, 74 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: do you see that thing over there? That cave looks 75 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: like something we should check out. I'm right behind you, 76 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: said Ben. As the two of them swam towards this cave, 77 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 1: they were immediately greeted by a ginormous eyeball. Oh wow, hello, 78 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben. We're both very surprised. This eyeball was 79 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: half as big as they were. It was very very large. 80 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: Why hello there, Oh ha ha, he can talk. Hi. 81 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: My name's Valentine. That's my friend Ben. And we were 82 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: just swimming down here to to actually kind of learn 83 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: more about creatures like you. You don't say, well, I 84 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 1: could use some help. I got stuck down ere a 85 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: long time ago. This giant squid went on to tell 86 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben about how his tentacles had gotten stuck 87 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 1: in this cave and that he was unable to reach 88 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 1: back and get it unstuck from the rocks, that it 89 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 1: was stuck on, and he had been stuck in this 90 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: cave for a very long time. Using their head lamps, 91 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben swam past the giant squid deeper into 92 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: the cave. We're a little nervous about it, but they 93 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: were there to help a new friend. Hey, Ben, help 94 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: me move that rock over there, said Valentine. The two 95 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: of them swam over to this big boulder that looked 96 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: like had fallen right on that giant squids tentacle. All right, 97 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: on the count of three, let's give it a big push. One, two, three. 98 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 1: With all their might, Ben and Valentine were able to 99 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: push that giant rock that had caught the squids tentacle, 100 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: and with one final push, the rock came tumbling down. 101 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: Boom ah ah, you did it. Reach uh, thank you 102 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: so much. Ben and Valentine swam back around to where 103 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: the squid's head was, and his eyeballs they were very large. Remember, 104 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: I'm glad we were able to help you out, said Ben. Yeah, 105 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: we do have one question to ask you, said Valentine. 106 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: It's for our research. You see, we're trying to learn 107 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: more about your species so that we can maybe do 108 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: more to help protect it. So we have one question 109 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: for you. Is that okay? Yish? How old are you? 110 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: Asked Valentine. The giant squid looked like he was thinking 111 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: really hard. Maybe he didn't know how old he was, 112 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: because he did look very large and very old, and 113 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: so maybe if you're that old, you lose track of 114 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: how old you really are. I am five hundred and 115 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: four d two years old, Valentine and Ben couldn't believe it. 116 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: Did he just say five forty two? Said Ben. That's 117 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: what I heard too, said Valentine. Well, I've gotta get going. 118 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: Thank you again for your help. Thank you so much 119 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: for your answer. Mr Giant squid waited Valentine. We'll see 120 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: you later, said Ben. As Valentine and Ben watched the 121 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: giant squid swim away, they couldn't believe it. Their mission 122 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: was a ginormous success. Not only did they learn all 123 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: a very important question about giant squids, but they were 124 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,839 Speaker 1: able to also help one along the way. This may 125 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: be the end of the story, it's just the beginning 126 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: of their amazing ocean adventures that lie ahead the end. 127 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: Great job, you listened all the way to the end, 128 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: and you know what time it is. It's time for 129 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: Kid showed. Oh so I want to say, hey, does 130 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: Xavier and Bear from Louisiana, Jacob from Australia, Marshall and 131 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: Patrick from Maryland, Diego from California, Hattie from British Columbia, 132 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:49,199 Speaker 1: Briella from California, and Alina and Laura from Toronto. I'm 133 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: so glad that you're all on the Kids Short Stories 134 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: family and on the spy team. We could not stop 135 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: Doctor Stinky Breath and his crew without you, my friend 136 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: as well. You have a super duper day and I 137 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: will see you on our next adventure. Bye MHM.