1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 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 --> 00:00:24,079 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 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. It was a beautiful day outside, 16 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: which meant it was a perfect day for Jack to 17 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: play at the beach. He loved walking over to the 18 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 1: beach in his neighborhood because he just never know what 19 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: he just might find over there. You know, there's all 20 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: kinds of mysteries at beaches, and beaches come in all 21 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: different shapes, and sizes. So there might be a beach 22 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: at a pond, a beach at a lake, or a 23 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: beach at the ocean, but all beaches I have some 24 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: kind of magical abilities to create some awesome adventures. But 25 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: Jack was not ready for what he was about to 26 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: find at the beach today. All right, I'll see you later, 27 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: Jack waved to his parents, and he walked out the door, 28 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: holding a bucket in one hand, with some shovels a 29 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: net in the other, Oh, and a backpack with some 30 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: water and snacks. I hope I find some really cool 31 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: shells today, said Jack as he was walking along the 32 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: sidewalk headed to the beach. Oh what's that smell? He said? Ah, Oh, 33 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: it sounds like some nasty, nasty coconuts that just went 34 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: really bad. Oh have you ever smelled rotten coconuts before? Oh, 35 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,119 Speaker 1: it's pretty atrocious if you get close enough. But it's 36 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: change because usually, yeah, you do have to get close 37 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: enough to a coconut to smell it if it's rotten. 38 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: How did Jack smell it from all the way back here? 39 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: Jack was pretty confused because he never smells such a 40 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: horrendous rotten coconut smell before, and as he walked on 41 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: to the beach, the smell just got worse and worse. 42 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: It must have been pretty bad because there was nobody 43 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,399 Speaker 1: else on the beach. I think that bad smell must 44 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: have kept everyone a way because it was like a 45 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: really nice, beautiful day outside, and I guess everyone just 46 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: thought it was way too stinky to be at the beach. 47 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 2: Huh. 48 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: I've never seen this many crab tracks in the sand 49 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: this way before. Jack noticed in the sand that there 50 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: was a path of like crab tracks that were made 51 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: on a trail in the beach, all the way down, 52 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: kind of headed towards some trees down there. Jack had 53 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: been to the beach a thousand times before, and he'd 54 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: never noticed such a strange trail of crab tracks, and 55 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: he thought about following them, so he did. The tracks 56 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: went all the way over some sand dunes on the 57 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: side of the beach, and all the way down and 58 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: all the way up, and finally all the smell was 59 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: so bad Jack had stumbled into a giant pile of stinky, 60 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: rotten coconuts. The smell was so overbearing. Jack almost couldn't breathe. 61 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: This is the worst spellervover What this Who would wire, 62 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: all these in a pile. Jack had so many questions, 63 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: but he could barely get any out. And then he 64 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: heard a voice. 65 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 2: Hey, are you a purple ninja? 66 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: Who said that? Wait? Purple ninja? Where Jack started looking 67 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: around in a panic, because you know, if there's a 68 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: purple engine nearby, you don't want him sneaking up on you. 69 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: As Jack spun around in a circle, he finally saw 70 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: what was talking to him was actually a crab. Not 71 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: your normal average crab. This was a giant crab. It 72 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: was very, very large, and it could talk. Was that you, 73 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: mister crab? Said Jack? Yes, I'll say it again. 74 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 3: Are you the purple ninja that's supposed to pick up 75 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 3: all these ratten coca nuts? 76 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: No, I'm not. But wait, are you working with purple ninjas? 77 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: Asked Jack. 78 00:04:58,760 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: Well, if you're. 79 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 3: Not a purp ja, that I have nothing more to 80 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 3: say to you. Good day, And the crab kept walking. 81 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: You know how what I said about like the craziest 82 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: things always happened at beaches, Well, this was definitely the 83 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: craziest thing that Jack had ever encountered at the beach. Wait, 84 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: hold on, hold on, uh, don't just walk away, mister crab. 85 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: I are you working with the purple Ninjas, Because if 86 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: you are, I don't think that's a good idea. The 87 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: crab froze and turned around. 88 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: What do you mean it's not a good idea? 89 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: Well, I just mean if they're tricking you into getting 90 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: them stinky things for them, they probably are gonna trick 91 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: you in some way. Did they promise you something? 92 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, they promised if I got them a whole bunch 93 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 3: of sticky coconut said, they'd give me some gold CODs. 94 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: They promised you gold coins, said Jack with big eyes. 95 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure they're tricking you. Pretty sure. After they 96 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: take the stinky coconuts from you, they're not gonna give 97 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: you any coins. 98 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 3: What I have been doing this whole thing for gold coins, 99 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 3: and they're gonna. 100 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: Us. 101 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 3: Crabs are loyal, and if a purple ninja is not loyal. 102 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 2: Then we will not work for him. 103 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: I'm really sorry to break the news to you, but yeah, 104 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: you just don't want to work for a purple ninja. 105 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 3: I had a bad feeling about this, but Sally over 106 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 3: there told me that we should do this for the 107 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 3: gold coins because as crabs, we really love shiny things. 108 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 2: Oh you you like shiny things. 109 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 3: Yes. 110 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 2: Uh, do you have any shindy things? Uh? 111 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: Yeah, I do have some coins in my pockets. They're 112 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 1: just pennies and nickels. 113 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 3: You have real pennies and nickels. Oh please please place plates. 114 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 3: Let me see it, Let me see it, Let me 115 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 3: see here. 116 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 2: How about this. You can have these pennies and nickels 117 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 2: if you. 118 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: Get rid of all those stinky coconuts. 119 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 2: Oh, sure things, sure things. They just let me see. 120 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: Jack showed the pennies and nickels that were in his pocket. 121 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 1: The crab was so excited to see those very shiny 122 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: things and immediately got to work. This giant crab and 123 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: all of his friends were able to move all those 124 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: very stinky, rotten coconuts far far away into the ocean 125 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: where nobody would ever smell them again. And it was 126 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: a pretty far enough away place from those purple ninjas 127 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: who are always looking for the stinkiest of things. And 128 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: by the end of the day Jack it was time 129 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: for him to head back home. Had made new friends 130 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: with these crabs. You see, those crabs they value two 131 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: things a lot in their friendships, trust and loyalty. You see, 132 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: being a good friend, especially to these crabs, it means 133 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: that if you say you're going to do something that 134 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: loyalty and trust it means that you're going to follow 135 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: through and doing what you said, which, as we know, 136 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: those Purple Ninjas are not good at that, so they're 137 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: not very trustworthy loyal friends. But I'm so glad that 138 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: this crab has made a new friend in Jack, because 139 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: Jack is the most loyal and trusting friends a crab 140 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: could have the end. Hey, friends, I need your help 141 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: celebrating a birthday. Drum roll please, Happy birthday, Ali, who's 142 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: turning seven years old. Ollie wants to be a scientist 143 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: when he grows up. He loves planting, and he just 144 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: learned to bike without training wheels. Wholer smokes. That's a 145 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 1: big deal, and I'm so glad we got to celebrate 146 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: you and your big day on the show. Happy seventh birthday, 147 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: Ally Well, friends, I hope you all have a superdu 148 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 1: berday and I'll see you on your next adventure. 149 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 2: Bye.