1 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: Hey, friends, it's Mr Jim and welcome back to Kids 2 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time hanging out 3 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: with us, welcome to the family. You see, we love 4 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: stories so much. We make him every single day so 5 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: that you can have something fun to listen to, either 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: in the car or maybe getting ready for bed or 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: sitting down for lunch and friends, today's adventure is gonna 8 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: be amazing. Are you ready for today's story? I definitely am. Well, 9 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: let's go. Hey guys, this is a pretty good idea. 10 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: This might be our best night. Hea, Ever, what do 11 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: you well? What exactly where we do wake this? I 12 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: don't understand. Is the boss gonna like it? Of course 13 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna like it. Look at all these fire trucks 14 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: that we have over here, you know, But what are 15 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: we gonna do with fire trucks? I haven't figured that 16 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: out quite yet. They're bo ningas Are you there? I 17 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: need update? Oh no, it's it's doctor. Do we tell 18 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: or what do we do? All on a second? Hey bus, Yeah, 19 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: we're here. We're working on a pretty cool project that 20 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: we're not quite ready to tell you about. Because it's 21 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: a surprise. Feel it better be a good surprise. I'm 22 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: tired of waiting to take over the world. Whatever you're 23 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 1: working on, it's better get this closer to our final plan. 24 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: I will be flying down to night. Be prepared to 25 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: show me what's this amazing plan of your disease and 26 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: how we can take over the world. Okay, bus over 27 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: and out? What are we gonna do? Who are we 28 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: gonna tell him? We have all these fire trunks. I 29 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: am still working on it, but I want us to 30 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: try this one thing. If we get some really stinky water, 31 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: maybe those fire trucks and those big, giant, normous hoses 32 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: can't spray the stinky water all over the place. Let's 33 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: get to work. Meanwhile, across town, Ben and his sister 34 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: Anna had been playing in their backyard together. They were 35 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 1: playing a really fun game of floors lava. That is 36 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: one of my favorite games to play. If you have, um, 37 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: you know, some sticks or rocks or I don't know anything, 38 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: that you can lay out a path on the ground 39 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: and then you have to travel across it to the 40 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: other side. That is That is a great way to 41 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: spend a day outside. All right, don't touch that lava, 42 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: shouted Ben. Anna was carefully hopping across us. This trail 43 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: of big rocks. Okay, I'm almost there, said Anna. What whoa, 44 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: I'm I'm gonna lava, Ben helly. Just then Ben reached 45 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: out and grabbed Anna's hand to steady her before she 46 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: felt right into the lava. Oh thanks Ben, he saved me, 47 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: said Anna. All right, we just have a little bit 48 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: more to go. Come on, we're running out of time, 49 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: said Ben. They hopped their way across the rest of 50 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: the course and right before the final jump, hold on freeze. 51 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: Did you hear that? Said Ben? Of course I did. 52 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: All right, we gotta do this last jump and then 53 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: check what message from HQ just came. All right, let 54 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: me go first, said Anna. One, two three, what I 55 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: made it. You can do it, Ben, Ben jumped with 56 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: all of his might to meet Anna on the other side. 57 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: All right, we did it. Now let's go check that 58 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: walkie talkie. Both of them ran over to the walkie 59 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: talkie to play the message from h Q, and it 60 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:15,839 Speaker 1: said Ben, Anna, we have an emergency. The forest near 61 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 1: your house is believed to be the location where the 62 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: Purple Ninjas have stolen and hidden several fire trucks in 63 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: your city. We're not sure what they're planning. To do 64 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: with all of those fire trucks. But it must be 65 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: something terrible. Oh no, that sounds really bad, said Anna. 66 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: Is it like all the fire trucks are they gone? Yes? 67 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: All the fire departments in your area have reported missing 68 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: fire trucks, which we've tracked down the Purple Ninjas bringing 69 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: them to somewhere inside of that forest. We need to 70 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: return them to the fire department before a fire erupts 71 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: in somebody's house and they don't have a fire truck, 72 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: that would be absolutely terrible. We do not have a 73 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: location of their last known spots, so it will be 74 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: up to you to investigate that forest and figure out 75 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: where they have hidden these fire trucks. Good luck, Ben 76 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: and Anna over and out. Ben and Anna froze and 77 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: looked at each other. It didn't know exactly what to 78 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: do next. What would you do if you were searching 79 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: for a whole bunch of fire trucks that went missing 80 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: in a forest. Hmm, that's so really tough one. Maybe, oh, 81 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: maybe check for tracks in the mud that could be something, 82 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: or maybe the sound of a fire truck that they're 83 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 1: pretty loud, or the lights. Well, either way, they're going 84 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 1: to have to start exploring because this is a really 85 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: big forest and they need to find those fire trucks 86 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: before it's too late. All right, Ben, let's grab our 87 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: gear and let's get started, said Anna, and she rushed inside. 88 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: I'm right behind you, said Ben. They both ran to 89 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: their rooms to grab their spy year, your jet packs, 90 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: net blasters, glue blasters, and more. They didn't know what 91 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: they would need. You see, on the spy team, you 92 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: always need to make sure that you have everything with 93 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: you just in case, because every adventure, uh, they're all different, 94 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: So you have to make sure that you have all 95 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: the resources and tools with you just in case you 96 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: need them. Ben and Anna started walking through the forest. 97 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 1: The first thing they were looking for was a trail 98 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 1: of tire tracks, because fire trucks driving through the forest. 99 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure, I'm pretty sure they would leave some 100 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: tracks in the mud. Do you see anything over there, 101 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: shouted Ben. Not yet, but let's keep looking, shouted Anna back. 102 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: They had now been walking through the forest for several hours. 103 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: The sun was starting to set and get closer down 104 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: to the horizon, which meant it was getting a little 105 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,799 Speaker 1: bit darker. They needed to turn on their head lamps 106 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: and their flashlights to provide had some light to look 107 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: for those tracks. Ben, I think I found some, shouted Anna. 108 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: She was holding her flashlight and off in the distance, 109 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: she could definitely see some giant tire tracks in the mud. 110 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: Come on, it's over here. Ben was racing to catch up. Okay, 111 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: I'll be right there. He was running as fast as 112 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: he could and quickly caught up to Anna. All right, 113 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 1: where are they look at these things? Anna was pointing 114 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: her flashlight down into the mud. There was definitely a 115 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: trail of tracks that was headed into deeper into the forest, 116 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: but they were really hard to follow. Look at this, 117 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: I can see the tracks here, but it's like they 118 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: just disappear when they start driving onto the grass, said Anna. 119 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: She was right. The only places where the tracks could 120 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: be followed was when there was like dirt or mud, 121 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: but whenever they entered into like a grassy field, it 122 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: was almost impossible to follow those tracks. All right, well, 123 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: it looks like they hitted this way. Let's just keep 124 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: going and see if we can find, you know, some 125 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: more tracks, said Ben. Ben and Anna continued on across 126 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: the field. It was now almost completely dark for nighttime, 127 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: But little did they know that that darkness was about 128 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: to be the best help in finding those fire trucks. Meanwhile, 129 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: up ahead in the forest, deeper and deeper in the forest, 130 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,199 Speaker 1: the Purple Ninjas were still trying to figure out how 131 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: all these buttons worked before Dr Stinky Breath got there. 132 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: All right, we just gotta figure out away how to 133 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: turn out the hoses to start testing the stinky juice spray. Ah, 134 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: there's so many buttets. You know what you wanted to push? No, 135 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: I've never been outside of a fire truck before. I 136 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:58,079 Speaker 1: don't know which put the push. Maybe this one, and 137 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: that's not the right button. Turn it off. The Purple 138 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: Ninjas were now scrambling to turn off that alarm, and 139 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: as they were pushing all the buttons to turn off 140 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: that obnoxious fire alarm sound, they accidentally hit the light button, 141 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: which started flashing bright blue and red lights all around 142 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:24,719 Speaker 1: the fire truck. Turnouse off, shouted the Purple Ninjas. It 143 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: was then that Bannon Anna saw all that flashing. Annah, 144 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: look at that Ben was pointing deeper into the forest, 145 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: and they could see all this obnoxious flashing and alarm sounding. 146 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: And I think that's got to be the fire trucks. 147 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: Come on, we gotta call it into h Q. HQ, 148 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: I think we found the fire trucks, will send you 149 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: the location. Great job in Anna, hurry, we'll send a 150 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:55,839 Speaker 1: team out right away. It wasn't long before HQ was 151 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: able to send out a whole team to help Ben 152 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: and Anna rescue all those stolen fire trucks. Unfortunately, those 153 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: Purple Ninjas were able to get away, but doctor Sinky 154 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: Breath was not happy about it. What do you mean 155 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 1: you you store all those fire trucks and then you 156 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: let them get away? Ah, Purple Ninjas, You were so 157 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: close to greatness, but your silly button pushing has ruined 158 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: it again. Purple Ninjas, Great job, Ben and Anna. You 159 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: saved us all from stinky juice sprayed out of all 160 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: the fire trucks. That would have been absolutely terrible. But 161 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: great job finding those lost fire trucks in the middle 162 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: of the dark forest. It's because of your bravery, Ah, 163 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: that I'm gonna be able to sleep soundly tonight. The end. Hey, friends, 164 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 1: I need your help. Celebrating a burn today. Drum roll please, 165 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: Happy birthday Jade, who's turning six years older. Little sisters 166 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: names Brooklyn, Hey, Brooklyn, and Jade loves gymnastics and creating 167 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: story books. WHOA, you're a story writer just like me. 168 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 1: That's so cool. Jade, Well, happy birthday. I'm so excited 169 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 1: for you to turn six and that we can celebrate 170 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: on the podcast. Friends. 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I'm so glad that 181 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: you're all on the kitch Or Stories family, and Don 182 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 1: the Spikey. We could not stop doctors thinky breath that 183 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: his crew without you, my friends, Well, you have a 184 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: super duper day and I will see you on our 185 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: next adventure. Bye.