1 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: Hey, friends. If this is your first time listening to 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: kid short stories, welcome to the family. My name is 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: mister Jim and I live in South Carolina with my 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: family and my three kids, and we love turning your 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: ideas into awesome adventures. And that's why we write a 6 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: news story every single day for you to listen in 7 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: the car or maybe getting ready for bet or during 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: quiet time. Either way, it's an awesome place for imagination 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: to grow. Well, friends, are you ready for today's amazing adventure? 10 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. It was a beautiful day as Owen, 11 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: Sadian Calvin all woke up early in the morning. Their 12 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: alarm clock was sounding new. It's time to get up. 13 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: It's time. It's time. Everybody wake up, shouted Calvin. So early, 14 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: said Owen. Yeah, but we gotta get ready to come on, Sadie. 15 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: Calvin and Sadie rushed down the stairs as fast as 16 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: they could. Owen was a little slower behind. Do you 17 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: know why they were so excited about today? Yes? Today 18 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: was go to work with your parents' day. Holy smokes, 19 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: that is an exciting day. Do you know what your 20 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: parents do for work? Well, Owen and Sadie and Calvin 21 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: had been looking forward to this day for a very 22 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: long time. You see, their dad works at a construction. 23 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 2: Site with a ton of amazing tractors and machines that 24 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 2: they really wanted to not only learn about, but maybe 25 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: even get a chance to ride inside. After everyone had 26 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 2: eaten their breakfast and brushed their teeth and got dressed, 27 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: their dad said, all right, kids, make sure that you 28 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: grab all your lunches that we packed last night, because 29 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 2: it's about time that we head out the door. 30 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: As the three kids and their dad all grabbed their things, 31 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: they walked out the door and climbed into their dad's truck. So, Dad, 32 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: what are like, what are we doing at work today? 33 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: Said Sadie. Well, today's job we are clearing out this 34 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: piece of land so that it can be built on. 35 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: And so we got to make sure that the dirt 36 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: is all flat and the rocks are all moved out 37 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 1: of the way. And yeah, the tractors will do all 38 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: the heavy work. But I could use you for some 39 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 1: very special jobs. But what are we gonna do. Are 40 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: we gonna be able to like drive the tractors? Said Calvin, Well, 41 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: you'll need some help from me. We'll do it together, 42 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: and we'll take turn, so all three of you get 43 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: your own turn driving the Yes, I can't wait for 44 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: that one, said Owen. As the truck drove onto the 45 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: construction site, they saw that it was very muddy. It's 46 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: a good thing their truck had four wheel drive and 47 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: very big, strong tires that could get them all the 48 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: way where they needed to be. All right, everybody out 49 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: and it's time to get to work. Here. Put on 50 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:30,399 Speaker 1: these helmets. Their dad handed Owen, Sadie and Calvin their 51 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: own bright yellow helmet. Whoa are these real? Said Owen. 52 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, they're real, and they're really important, said their dad. 53 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: They'll protect your head just in case there's something hard 54 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: and heavy flying through the air. They thought it was 55 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: pretty cool to be able to wear some real construction helmets. 56 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: Have you ever seen those bright yellow construction helmets. Yeah, 57 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: they're made of this really strong platick that it protects 58 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: your head from something that might fall. Like on a 59 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: construction site, there's lots of tools and tractors moving around, 60 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: so sometimes a rock might bounce off something and go flying, 61 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:16,039 Speaker 1: and you want to make sure that you have your 62 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: helmet on just in case, so you don't get clunked 63 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: on the head with a rock. That morning, the three 64 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: kids watched all the tractors pushing the dirt around and 65 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: flattening it out. They were amazed at how powerful those 66 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: tractors were and how strong they were. WHOA, look at 67 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: that one digging over there, said Calvin, pointing off to 68 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,239 Speaker 1: the side. I know, but look at that one moving 69 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: all that big pile of rocks. That thing's got a 70 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: weigh a million pounds, said Owen. I know, but I 71 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 1: can't wait to get inside of those with dad. That's 72 00:04:54,480 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: gonna be so fun, said Sadie. Sadi, you're a come 73 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 1: on over here, shouted their dad. It's my turn. Oh, 74 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: I'm so excited. Sadie ran over to her dad, who 75 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: was climbing inside of this very big digger tractor. She 76 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: hopped on his lap and they closed the door. The 77 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: loud engine in this tractor was very noisy. Owen and 78 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 1: Calvin stepped off to the side to watch as Sadie 79 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: drove it with her dad. WHOA, wow, look at it go. 80 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: She's pretty good at digging that thing, said Calvin. She 81 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: was scooping the tractor's bucket into the dirt and scooping 82 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: out a lot of dirt. When all of a sudden, 83 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: something terrible happened. As the tractor took a big bucket 84 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: of dirt from the ground, it also pulled with it 85 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: looked like roots or something that was underground, some very big, heavy, 86 00:05:56,200 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: strong roots. All right, Sadie, hold on here, I'm gonna 87 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: need to give it some extra muscle, said her dad. 88 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: He was manning the controls of the tractor and was 89 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: trying to break through and be able to pick it up. 90 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: Come on, you can do it, he said, Pop pop pop. 91 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 1: The roots underground of what they were digging, all of 92 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: a sudden cracked and all this purple gooey stuff squirted 93 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 1: all over the tractor. What in the world is that, 94 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,799 Speaker 1: said their dad. Off to the side, in a safe place, 95 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 1: Owen and Calvin saw exactly what was happening. Holy smugs, 96 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: shouted Owen. That looks like those purple vine things that 97 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: the Purple Ninjas did a while ago. Remember that they 98 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: were right, Do you remember those purple vines that somehow 99 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: like controlled the trees. Well, I think there were some 100 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: accidentally left behind, And now it just sprayed its purple 101 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: stuff all over that tractor. Oh dear Sadie, let me 102 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: climb on out and take a look and see what's 103 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: going on, said her dad. He reached for the door 104 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: to open up the tractor, but it was locked and 105 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: even the button to unlock it wouldn't work. They were 106 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: locked inside the tractor dun dundum. Owen and Calvin started shouting, 107 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: get out of the tractor. It's I think it's being 108 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: taken over by doctor Sineybred's purple weird juice thing. They 109 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: were right. As soon as that purple juice stuff started 110 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: spraying out of the roots, which were actually those purple vines, 111 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: the tractor took on a mind of its own. Just 112 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: like those trees had been controlled by the purple vines, 113 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: now this tractor was being controlled by something else. Sadie 114 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: and her dad didn't know what to do except for 115 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: buckle up and a hold time. This was gonna be 116 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: a bumpy ride. The tractor started moving around and looked 117 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: like it was trying to grab one of the other 118 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: tractors nearby. Owen and Galvin had to act fast. Not 119 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: only do they need to save their sister, Sadie and 120 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: their dad, but they also need to stop this tractor 121 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: from infecting the entire fleet of tractors. Because what if 122 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: they take over the world. What if that purple juice 123 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: spreads to all of the tractors. We are in a 124 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: huge world of trouble and we're gonna have to wait 125 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: and see what happens on the next episode of Kids 126 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Great job, you listened all the way to 127 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: the end, and I need your help. Celebrating a birthday. 128 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 1: Drum roll please, Happy birthday Declan, who's starting seven years old. 129 00:08:54,720 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: Declan loves horseback riding on his favorite horse named thunder Thunder. 130 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: He enjoys coming up with new breakdancing moves, and enjoys soccer. Wow, Necklan, 131 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: I'm so glad we gotta celebrate you and your big 132 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: day on the show. Happy birthday, Necklin. Well, friends, I 133 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: hope you all have a super duper day and I'll 134 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: see you next time. Bye.