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 --> 00:00:23,959 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 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. It was a beautiful day and 16 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: Adrian was playing in his backyard. He had a really 17 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: cool backyard that he loved to do all kinds of 18 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: different things in. But today was hole digging day. Have 19 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 1: you ever tried to dig a super super deep hole? 20 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: What do you think you could find if you dug 21 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: a hole like really deep like that you could stand 22 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: in What do you think you would find in there? 23 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: Maybe you could find something from a long time ago, 24 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: maybe a fossil or maybe a treasure. Well, Adrian, while 25 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: he's digging, he is about to find something pretty incredible. Ah, 26 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: this is an awesome hole. I don't think I've ever 27 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: gone this deep before, said Adrian. He had a shovel 28 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: and was scooping out loads of dirt from this big hole. Oh, 29 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: this is gonna be the best fort ever. You see. 30 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: His plan was to make this big hole and then 31 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: to cover it with branches as kind of like the 32 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: secret roof, so that no one would know that he 33 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: was inside that deep hole. This was a pretty cool 34 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: idea for a fort. I've never made one of those before. 35 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: But Adrian was determined. Each scoop led him closer and 36 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: closer to his final goal. Clunk. What was that? His 37 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: shovel hit something pretty hard and as he brushed away 38 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:29,119 Speaker 1: the dirt, he noticed that there was something there. Look 39 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: at that there was It looks like a metal canister. 40 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: He pulled it out of the dirt and it was 41 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: really stuck in there. He had to like wiggle it 42 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: back and forth, and finally it popped right out of 43 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: the dirt. It was a small canister, uh maybe the 44 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: size of a can of soda, and he opened up 45 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,119 Speaker 1: the top. It was sealed on really tight. He had 46 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: to really pull on it, and finally he was able 47 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: to unscrew the top. In side was a rolled up 48 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: piece of paper. What is this That's gonna be like 49 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: a treasure map or something, But it's probably not, said 50 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: Adrian as he pulled out the piece of paper, and 51 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: it's pretty dusty. He unrolled it and it was very old. 52 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: As he opened it up, his eyes got very large. 53 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: He knew exactly what this was. Is this a real 54 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: treasure map? Are you kidding me? Am? I dreaming? Shouted Adrian. 55 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: I found a treasure map. Wait, I can't let anyone 56 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: else know about this, or else they might try and 57 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: take it from me. Oh dear, all right. As Adrian 58 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: started to examine the map, he realized that this was 59 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: a treasure map of his back yard. You mean to 60 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: tell me that this entire time there was treasures back 61 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: here in treasure map and I had no idea. WHOA, 62 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: I guess that's why it's really good to do exploring. 63 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: You just never know what you might find. As Adrian 64 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: started to follow the map around. He heard a sound 65 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: coming from the forest. M Hey, what was that? Shouted 66 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 1: Adrian as he looked up deep in the forest, there 67 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: was a monster. It was not very big, but it 68 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: was very strange looking. It was very furry. It had 69 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: two little horns, and it was kind of shortened round, 70 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: and it had a little tail, and it walked on 71 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: its back legs. Oh, it's running towards me. A You see, 72 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: that monster was a treasure monster. It wanted that treasure map. 73 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: It had been searching for hundreds of years for that map, 74 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: and finally he must have smelled it and Adrian pulled 75 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: it out of the ground. It was charging towards Adrian, 76 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: and Adrian did the only thing he could think of. 77 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: He grabbed a stick that looked kind of like a 78 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: sword and started waving it in the air. Stay away 79 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: from me. I know how to use this. This may 80 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: look like a stick, but it's actually a sword. Stay away. 81 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: As Adrian held his ground that little monster he started 82 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 1: crying and ran back to the forest. Ah, I'm a 83 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: pirate now. Adrian felt very brave and almost like a 84 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: pirate as he scared away that hairy monster that was 85 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: looking for the treasure. All right, I think I'm getting closer, 86 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: he said. You see, the map was leading him all 87 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: the way towards a certain part of his beck yon. Whoa. 88 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:04,679 Speaker 1: As he dove out of the way just in time, 89 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 1: there was some kind of trap that fell from high 90 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: up in the trees. It was like some kind of 91 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: booby trap. Yes, you see, every treasure is protected by traps. 92 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: Whoever hid that treasure, they don't want anyone to find it, 93 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: and so they always protect it and guard it with 94 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: some of the sneakiest of traps. Ever. WHOA, that was 95 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: a close one, said Adrian. As he brushed the dirt 96 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: off of his clothes. He realized that he must be 97 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: getting close if that trap was trying to get him. 98 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: Wait a second, what is this? As he stood up 99 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: and there was a tree right in front of him 100 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: that had an X etched into the bark of the tree. 101 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: This must be where it is. He had to remember 102 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: to stay quiet or else that treasure monster would come back. 103 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: All right, I gotta start digging carefully quietly. As he 104 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:01,359 Speaker 1: dug and dug and dug. Think his sh tinked on 105 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: something metal in the dirt. It's gotta be it. As 106 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: he pulled this big box out of the ground, it 107 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:12,239 Speaker 1: was locked, but don't worry. He had a very strong 108 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: metal shoveling ching chunk. He was able to break off 109 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: the lock with his shovel, and as he opened it up, 110 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: he couldn't believe his eyes. Those are real diamonds. He 111 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: had never seen real diamonds like these before. They had 112 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: almost like a greenish glow to them. They were amazing 113 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: and looked almost magical. This is amazing. I can't believe it. 114 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: What do we do with all this? Off in the 115 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: distance in the forest, he heard the sound of that 116 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: treasure monster. Oh, man, I gotta get something to protect 117 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: all this. Uh oh yeah, I got something inside all right. 118 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: I just gotta hide this. He buried it under some 119 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: leaves so that it was totally invisible and ran inside 120 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: to get something to protect it from that treasure monster. 121 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: While he was inside, there was a mole nearby. Do 122 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: you know what a mole is. It's kind of like 123 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: a mouse. Well, moles like to travel around underground. They're 124 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: very good diggers. Well, this mole was very sneaky and 125 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: had been spying on Adrian this entire time. He was 126 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: a treasure mole. As he walked over towards the pile 127 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: of the eaves, he scooped the leaves away. He found 128 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: all the diamonds and couldn't believe it. He started eating them. 129 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: What are you doing, moles? Stop that. As Adrian came 130 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: running outside, he saw the mole stuffing his face with 131 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: all these glowing green diamonds. Hey, what are you doing? 132 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: Shouted Adrian. The mole stopped and turned to look at him, 133 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: and instantly the mole started glowing green. Wait, what's happening? 134 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: A very strange sound and a bright light came out 135 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: of the mole, who had transformed into an alien. Dun, dundun. 136 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 2: Thank you, my friend. I have been stuck on this 137 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:33,319 Speaker 2: planet for a very long time as a mole, and 138 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 2: now you have found my diamonds, which I can now 139 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 2: finally return back to my planet. 140 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: Goodbye. Wait what? As Adrian stood there with his hands 141 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 1: on his head, he watched as this mole that had 142 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: transformed into an alien now blasted off to space. What 143 00:09:55,640 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: in the world is going on here? Said Adrian. Ran 144 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: over to the treasure box and all the diamonds were gone. 145 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: Wait a second, they're all gone? And wait was that 146 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:11,559 Speaker 1: even real. Adrian had a hard time imagining that this 147 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: was real. He found a treasure with glowing green diamonds, 148 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: and then a mole ate them and blasted off as 149 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 1: an alien. Oh dear, I gotta sit down and have 150 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: a glass of water. Oh man, Wow, what a silly 151 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: day that Adrian has had. And I think it's actually 152 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,439 Speaker 1: pretty cool what he found. And I'm glad it was 153 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: the mole that turned back into an alien and not Adrian. 154 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: Well that is the end of the story, but I 155 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: think just the beginning of Adrian's exploring his backyard the end. Hey, 156 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 1: friend z, I need your help celebrating some birthdays. Drum 157 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 1: roll please Heavy Birthday Stuart, Who's turning six years old? 158 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: Who Stuart loves crafting at kids club, playing with his 159 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: sister Maggie, and sneaking down stairs four a bedtime snack. Wow, Studard, 160 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: I'm so glad we got celebrated you and your big 161 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: day on the show. Happy sixth birthday. And next up 162 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: we have Jayvon and Raiden. Javon is turning nine, Raydon 163 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: is turning six. Jaden's favorite aircraft is a SR seventy 164 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 1: one Blackbird Jet and loves playing rollblocks and spending time 165 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:46,479 Speaker 1: with his family and three dogs, cat and bearded dragons. 166 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: Raydon's favorite the animal is at Orca whale. Enjoys drawing 167 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: and also loves spending time with his family. Wow, I'm 168 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: so glad we got celebrated you both and your big 169 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: days on the show. Hop favorite Javon and Raydon. And 170 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: next up we have Lenia who's turning seven years old. 171 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: Lenia loved science, singing, and playing with her friends. Wow, Lenya, 172 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: I'm so glad we got to celebrated you and your 173 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:19,319 Speaker 1: big day on the show. Happy seventh birthday. Well friends, 174 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: I hope you all have a super du berday and 175 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: I'll see you on our next adventure. 176 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 2: Bye.