1 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to kid 2 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Today's story is brought to us by Micah. Hey, Micah, 3 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: he sent me an awesome idea first story, and you 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: can't too. Just head up to kidshort stories dot com. 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 1: Send me your idea and maybe we'll turn it into 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: an awesome adventure. And do you know what would make 7 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: today's story ten times more fun? Yeah, sharing it with 8 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: a friends. So right now, think of two friends that 9 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: you can text this episode two and then you guys 10 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: can listen to it together. Are you guys ready for 11 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,480 Speaker 1: an amazing story about two earthworms? Me too, Let's go. 12 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: It was a beautiful day underground as Micah and Mackenzie, 13 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: the two earthworms, were wanting to play a game. Hey Micah, 14 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: what do you wanna do? Hmm, well, wanna play Hide 15 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: and Seek? I love I didn't seek, said Mackenzie. All right, 16 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: well one, two, three, not at said Micah as loud 17 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: and fast as he can. Oh you got me again, 18 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: said Mackenzie. All right, I'll start counting. You go hide 19 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: one two. As Micah crawled off through the tunnels, he 20 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: had to find a good spot. You see, they lived underground, well, 21 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: they spent a lot of time underground. Sometimes they would 22 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: come up, but most of the day they were crawling 23 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,839 Speaker 1: through the tunnels underneath in the dirt. Yeah, that's what earthworms. 24 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 1: They love to spend all their time in the nice, 25 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: moist dirt and crawl around. They like it nice and dark. Well, 26 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: as Mackenzie was looking for a great place to hide, 27 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: she wanted to try some new tunnels. You see, underground, 28 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: there's just like hundreds and hundreds of tunnels, some made 29 00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: by worms, some made by moles and vole and sum 30 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: made by other creatures. There's just a big tangly mess 31 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: of all the different tunnels and highways that they can 32 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: take while underground. And Mackenzie wanted to pick a new one. 33 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: She knew she was running out of time. Micah was 34 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: almost gonna get to ten this one. No one's been 35 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 1: in this tunnel for forever. It's even got like cobwebs 36 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: and whoa, it's kind of pokey in there. Yeah, no 37 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: one's ever been in here for a very long time. 38 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: She was right. That tunnel was a magical tunnel that 39 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: no one had been in for a very very long 40 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: time for a very big reason. Eight nine, ten ready 41 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: or not here, I come, shouted Micah as he started 42 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: slithering around. He was looking for the slime trail to follow. Yeah, 43 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: that's the way. When worms are slithering around in the dirt, 44 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: they usually leave a trail of slime behind, and it's 45 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: a easy giveaway if you're playing hide and seek. So 46 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: if you're ever playing hide and seek with an earthworm, 47 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: just look for their slime trail. Well, Mackenzie had done 48 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: a very good job in hiding her slime trail. Micah 49 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: couldn't find it anywhere. Holy smokes, where did she go? Mackenzie, 50 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna find you, he shouted. He was hoping that 51 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: would maybe make her make a sound that he was 52 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: listening for, but it was completely quiet. Micah was running 53 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: out of options. He'd gone down all the normal trails 54 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: and tunnels that they usually went in. He's never gonna 55 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: find me in here, said Mackenzie as she giggled to herself. 56 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: She had crawled all the way back down this tunnel 57 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: that no one had been in a very long time. 58 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: What's this over here? She said? You see at the 59 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: back she thought it was the end of the tunnel. 60 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: It was actually like a door or something, and she 61 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: pushed it open and then Wow, she couldn't believe her eyes. 62 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: It was so sparkly. It looked like there had been 63 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: an explosion of glitter everywhere. Wow, this is the most 64 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: beautiful thing I've ever seen. As Mackenzie slid into the room, 65 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: the glitter started to stick to her side. Wow, I 66 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: love it. It's making me sparkly too. And wait, feel 67 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: kind of funny? What is what's happening? Whoa? And just 68 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: then Mackenzie started to grow like super super big. Woo. 69 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: Mackenzie was shouting as she popped up out of the 70 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: ground from the soil. She had gotten so ginormously big. 71 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: Back over where Mike it was He thought it was 72 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: an earthquake. Oh, he was shouting for his life. Mackenzie, 73 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: are you okay? Micah shouted as he looked up and 74 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: the whole dirt had been moved, so he was now 75 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: not underground. He was looking at the sky and McKenzie, 76 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: is that you? Shouted tiny little Micah the worm as 77 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: he was staring at this ginormous worm monster that looked 78 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: like McKenzie. Micah, is that you down there? How did 79 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: you get so small? Mackenzie shouted? Micah said, oh, no, Mackenzie, 80 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: you got really big. Uh you're as big as a tree. Look. 81 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: As Mackenzie then looked up, she realized that she was 82 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: eye level with the tops of the trees. Holy smugs, 83 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: have you ever seen, you know, worm that big before? Uh? Me, 84 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: definitely not, definitely, definitely not Mackenzie, How did this happen? 85 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: What did you do? Shouted Micah. Mackenzie then looked back 86 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: down at Micah. She said, well, I went down this old, 87 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: old tunnel that was full of sparkly stuff and then 88 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: I touched it. Wait a second, Mackenzie, you didn't go 89 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: down the forbidden tunnel, did you? Shouted Micah. What's the 90 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: forbidden tunnel? Said Mackenzie. The forbidden tunnel is Oh, it's forbidden. 91 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: You're not supposed to go down there. I've always heard 92 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: that there was like magic down that tunnel that was uncontrollable, 93 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:47,559 Speaker 1: and it turns out it's true. As Mackenzie turned around, 94 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: she realized that there was a whole bunch of animals 95 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: standing and staring at her. Right then there were deer 96 00:06:54,480 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: and horses and pigs and one very large cow. Hi, 97 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: said Mackenzie, And as she opened her mouth and said hello, 98 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: all the creatures ran off in terror. They had never 99 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: seen a worm that big before. Oh no, my life 100 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: is over, said Mackenzie. Everyone's gonna be afraid of me 101 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: because I'm now a giant monster. Mackenzie. It's okay, said Micah. 102 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: I'm always gonna be your friend. I'm never gonna leave 103 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: your side. Me and you we will face the world together, 104 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: shouted Micah. Okay, Well, thanks for always being my great 105 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: best friend, and I couldn't do this without you. And 106 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: that is the day that Micah and Mackenzie started this 107 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: new journey. Mackenzie was now the world's largest worm and 108 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: Micah was her best friend, so they were able to 109 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: work together and have many more adventures ahead. Holy smokes, 110 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: what would you do if you saw a giant worm 111 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: like how big Mackenzie is. That would be very strange. 112 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: I think I would scream and run for my life, 113 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: thinking it was like an alien monster worm. Well, I 114 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: know this is the end of the story, but just 115 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: the beginning of Mackenzie's new adventure. The end. Hey friend 116 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: ZIONI your help. Celebrating a birthday. Drum roll please, Happy birthday. 117 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: George was turning seven years old. George's favorite food is sushi. 118 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: He has little brothers named Freddy and Tummy. He loves 119 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: spy stores, lives in New Zealand, and holy smokes, I'm 120 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: so glad we got to celebrate you and your big 121 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: day on the show. Happy seventh birthday, George. Well, friends, 122 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 1: I hope you all have a super day and I'll 123 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: see you on our next adventure. Bye.