1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kid 2 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. Ernie the Elephant woke up one 16 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: morning with a tickle in his nose. Uh ah, at you. 17 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: Ernie sneezed and his trunk blasted his blankets off his 18 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: bed and across the room. Don't feel so good, mumbled Ernie. 19 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: He wiped his trunk and trudged to the kitchen to 20 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: make himself some morning tea. Ernie opened the tin where 21 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: he kept his tea leaves. Oh lo, sniffled Ernie. He 22 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,479 Speaker 1: tipped the tin upside down, knocked a single tea leaf 23 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: came out. Okay, well, how about the hot water with 24 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: levetead honey. Ernie was trying to be positive, like he 25 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: always was. He opened his honey jar on the counter 26 00:01:53,840 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: and saw one drop left. That would be enough. I 27 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: guess I have to go to the store. Ernie dragged 28 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: himself out the door and headed into town. On the sidewalk, 29 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: Ernie smelled the blooming flowers. The pollen tickled his already 30 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: ticklish nose. Uh ah, show the flower petals blasted off 31 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: their stems and flew through the air. Oh there, muttered 32 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: to Ernie. He added flowers to his list of items 33 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: to buy at the store. His nose began to feel 34 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: stuffy and runny. As he reached downtown, Ernie the elephant 35 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: passed by busy shops on the busy streets on his 36 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: way to the grocery store. He sniffled and held his 37 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: trunk up, trying not to dribble on anyone else passing 38 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: by Ross Can you imagine having elephant Boogers dribbled on you. Oh, 39 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: no way, not for me. Ernie's friends Easton and Everson 40 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: were outside the grocery store and saw him walking their way. Oh, by, 41 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: Ernie doesn't look so good, said Easton. Everson nodded in agreement. Yes, 42 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: he looks like he has a cold or something. Whoy 43 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: Ernie Everson waved to the elephant. Ernie saw his friends 44 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: up ahead, but before he could wave back or say hi, 45 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: his friend Robbie the Robin, fluttered down onto his trunk. 46 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: Oh hello, Ernie, Oh you you look terrible today, Robbie commented. 47 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: Robbie fluttered his feathers and Ernie shuddered at the way 48 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: they tickled his trunk. Robbie, please, my trunk is so 49 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: tickle itch, But Robbie didn't hear him. What are you 50 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: doing in town today? Do you want to go to 51 00:03:55,720 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: the park, asked Robbie. A breeze blue and ruffled Rob's 52 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: feathers again, making them tickle Ernie's trunk even more. Hebby 53 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: bees the tickles. Ernie sniffled, what's that, Eddie, Your nose 54 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: has a tickle hare. Let me get that for you. 55 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: Robbie began to scratch Ernie's trunk with his feathers. No 56 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: ah Ah. Ernie tried his best to hold in his sneeze, 57 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: but it was no use. It was just growing larger 58 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: and more powerful the longer he tried shap, ernie stuffy 59 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: nose blasted out the most powerful sticky sneeze anyone had 60 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: ever seen. It sprayed all over the sidewalk, oh, the 61 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: nearby trees, the storefronts, and oh my covered his friends 62 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: Easton and Everson, who were still standing up ahead on 63 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: the sidewalk. Oh no, Ernie fredded, looking around at the sticky, 64 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: goopy mess. Hiss sneez had caused Robbie flew back down 65 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: from the tree he had been launched into. Head's okay, Ernie, 66 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 1: I'll go get help and off his bird friend flew 67 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: to get the rescue team. As Easton and Everson waited 68 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: for the rescue team, they tried to move. Ugh. Look 69 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 1: this stuff is like hot glue. I'm stuck, Easton said, 70 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: trying to pull his feet free from the snotty mess. 71 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: Ugh he too, said Everson. Then he looked at Ernie, 72 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: whose ears were dropping an embarrassment. Head's okay, Ernie, nothing 73 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: BATHCN fix Everson said, trying to make him feel better. 74 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: He looked up at the trees, where the leaves looked 75 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: like they were oh dear, frozen. Halfway through a powerful 76 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: wind gust. The siren of a fire truck grew louder 77 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: as it came into view. The people stuck to the 78 00:05:55,320 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: sidewalk cheered in response. Okay, everyone hold on tight, announced 79 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: the fire crew. Some were holding hoses while others loosened 80 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: the fire hydrants. Water sprayed from all around, washing away 81 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: the goopiness that was trapping their feet, the tree branches, 82 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 1: and the store front doors. After a few minutes, everyone 83 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: was soaked, but they were free and happy. Ernie apologized 84 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: and hurried off home without getting his tea. He didn't 85 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: want to accidentally sneeze on everyone again. Later that afternoon, 86 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: a knock sounded on Ernie's door. He answered it and 87 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: was surprised to see Easton and Everson standing there holding 88 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 1: a big box. It's a good will package, explained Easton. 89 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: We help you feel better, added Everson. Ernie opened it 90 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 1: and saw a new box of his face for tea, 91 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: a jar of honey, lemons, and tissues. He smiled and 92 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: then began to sniffle again, itching his nose. Oh well, 93 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: we'll see you later, kid, will soon, Easton shouted as 94 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: the two of them ran away from the splash zone. 95 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: Eh hey, cute egg. Yeah. Ernie released another giant sneeze 96 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: just as his friends disappeared down the street and out 97 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: of the splash zone. Wow. That is such a great 98 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: story to hear about some really great friends. I love 99 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: hearing that Easton and Everson. They were there for their 100 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: friend Ernie even though it was kind of gross when 101 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: he sneezed everywhere. They still chose to be good friends 102 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: and got him tea, honey, lemons, and tissues, all things 103 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: that would help Ernie feel better. That's what it means 104 00:07:56,360 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: to be a good friend, is helping even and it's hard. 105 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: So even though this is the end of our story, 106 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: I want you to think about a friend that you 107 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: could maybe help, even if it's hard. And I hope 108 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: Ernie gets better soon the end. Great job, you listened 109 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: all the way to the end, and you know what 110 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: time it is. It's time for could shout out. So 111 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: I want to say hey to Sarah from Ontario, Forrest 112 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: and Elouis from Michigan, Tamoya from Japan, Troy from Virginia, 113 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: and Lee Love from California. I'm so glad that you're 114 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: all on the Kitchen Stories family. We could not have 115 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: this much fun with imagination without you, my friends. Well, 116 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: you have a super or duper day and I'll see 117 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: you on our next adventure. Bye.