1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to Kid 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Did you know that we have a whole 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: bunch of activities that we make for you every single day. Yes. 4 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: Down in the show notes below your parents can click 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: on those links for activities for kids, which is where 6 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: we turn our podcast Kids Animal Stories into amazing activities 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: that you can do at home and then share with 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: me your creations. And yes, there is many fun things 9 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: that wait for you. But are you, my friends, ready 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: for today's story? Me too? Let's go. Hey, Ben, don't 11 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: forget the flippers, shouted Valentine. Yep, I got them over here. 12 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben, we're getting all their scuba gear ready 13 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: for an adventure. You see, they lived on a very 14 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: large ship in the middle of the ocean, far far 15 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: away from many land nearby, and their job was to 16 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: explore the deepest of deepest places in the ocean. Wow, 17 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: they are much braver than me. I don't think I 18 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: would want to go into the very deep deep parts 19 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: of the ocean with scuba gear. What about you? Do 20 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 1: you do that? Well? As Valentine and Ben head hold 21 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: their scuba gear ready, they're pulled up their rye down 22 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: to the bottom. The deepest part of the ocean is 23 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:41,279 Speaker 1: called the Mariana Trench. It is so very very deep 24 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: that let's say you and I had the world's biggest shovel, 25 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: that we could scoop up the tallest mountain in the world. 26 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: Do you know what that mountain is called? Yes, Mount Everest. 27 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: If we were able to scoop up that big, tall, 28 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: ginormous mountain and put it in the deepest part of 29 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: the ocean, do you think think it would be sticking 30 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: out of the water. Actually, no, The water there is 31 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: so deep. It's six miles deep, and so if we 32 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: put Mount Everest all the way to the bottom of 33 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: that part of the ocean, it would still be over 34 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: a mile under water. It is so incredibly deep it 35 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: almost feels like a different planet when you're all the 36 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: way down there. And that's what Valentine and Ben are 37 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: going to as they enter into their submarine on a 38 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: first class ticket to the bottom of the ocean. To 39 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: go that deep, they needed to wear some very special 40 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: equipment because of the pressure down at the bottom of 41 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: the ocean, it's very dangerous, and so their very special 42 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: equipment would keep them safe. After a very long trip 43 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: down to the bottom. They finally arrived. Ben. Holy smokes, 44 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: look at that, Ben, Ben, wake up. Valentine was shaking Ben, 45 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: who had fallen asleep during this long ride. Oh are 46 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:21,519 Speaker 1: we here? Are we? Oh? Okay? Ben yawned and stretched 47 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: as Valentine's face was plastered to the edge of the 48 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: submarine window he was looking out. It was a very 49 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: small window, because I don't think in submarines, I don't 50 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: think you can have very large windows, only small ones. 51 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: The two friends put on the rest of their gear, 52 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: their scuba tank, flippers and goggles and everything else, and 53 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: out they swam into the very deep part of the ocean. 54 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: If you are swimming around in the deepest part of 55 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:56,839 Speaker 1: the ocean, do you think it's very light down there? 56 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: Do you think there's the sunlight? Or is it dark? Yes, 57 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: it is very very dark. It's so deep that the 58 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: sunlight can't make it all the way down to the 59 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: bottom through all the water, So it's pretty much like 60 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: you closed your eyes. That's how dark it is down there. 61 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: These two explorers were going down there for a very 62 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: specific reason. They were looking for a giant squid. Have 63 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: you ever heard of or seen a picture of a 64 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 1: giant squid. They're giant ormus. Yes, they're humongous squid, and 65 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: they were going down there to learn more about them 66 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: and see if they could even maybe take a picture 67 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: of one. After swimming around for a little while, it 68 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: actually did not take them long before they met a 69 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: very surprising creature. Sh Hey, Valentine, can you hear me? 70 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: Sh I read you loud and clear. Ben sh Their 71 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 1: scuba suits had like some walkie TALKI he's built into 72 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 1: them so that they could talk to each other. That 73 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: was a very important part. I don't think I would 74 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: want to go scuba diving if I was all by myself. 75 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: It's a lot better with friends. Hey, Ben, do you 76 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: see that thing over there? That cave looks like something 77 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 1: we should check out. I'm right behind you, said Ben. 78 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: As the two of them swam towards this cave, they 79 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: were immediately greeted by a ginormous eyeball. H wow. Hello. 80 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben were both very surprised. This eyeball was 81 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: half as big as they were. It was very very large. 82 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: Why hellover? Oh he could talk? Huh Hi. My name's Valentine. 83 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: That's my friend Ben, and we were just swimming down 84 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: here to actually kind of learn more about creatures like you. 85 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: You don't say, well, I could use some help. I 86 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: got stuck down here a long time ago. This giant 87 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: squid went on to tell Valentine and Ben about how 88 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: his tentacles had gotten stuck in this cave and then 89 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: he was unable to reach back and get it unstuck 90 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: from the rocks that it was stuck on, and he 91 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,239 Speaker 1: had been stuck in this cave for a very long time. 92 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: Using their headlamps, Valentine and Ben swam past the giant 93 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: squid deeper into the cave. We're a little nervous about it, 94 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,119 Speaker 1: but they were there to help a new friend. Hey, Ben, 95 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: help me move that rock over there, said Valentine. The 96 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: two of them swam over to this big boulder that 97 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: looked like had fallen right on that giant squid's tentacle. 98 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: All right, on the count of three, let's give it 99 00:06:53,640 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: a big push. One, two, three. With all their might, 100 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: Ben and Valentine were able to push that giant rock 101 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: that had caught the squids tentacle, and with one final push, 102 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: the rock came tumbling down boom. You did it right, 103 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, Ben and Valentine swam back around 104 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: to where the squid's head was and his eyeballs, they 105 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: were very large. Remember, I'm glad we were able to 106 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: help you out, said Ben. Yeah, we do have one 107 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: question to ask you, said Valentine. It's for our research, 108 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: you see, you. We're trying to learn more about your 109 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: species so that we can maybe do more to help 110 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: protect it. So we have one question for you. Is 111 00:07:53,600 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: that okay? Yesh? How old are you? Asked Valentine. The 112 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: giant squid looked like he was thinking really hard. Maybe 113 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: he didn't know how old he was because he did 114 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: look very large and very old, and so maybe if 115 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: you're that old, you lose track of how old you 116 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: really are. I am five hundred and forty two years old, 117 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben couldn't believe it. Did he just say 118 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: five hundred and forty two? Said Ben? That's what I 119 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: heard too, said Valentine. Well, I've gotta get going. Thank 120 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: you again for your help. Thank you so much for 121 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: your answer, mister giant squid. Wage Valentine, We'll see you later, 122 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:56,439 Speaker 1: said Ben. As Valentine and Ben watched the giant squid 123 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: swim away, they couldn't believe it. Their mission was. It's 124 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: a ginormous success. Not only did they learn all a 125 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: very important question about giant squids, but they were able 126 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: to also help one along the way. This may be 127 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: the end of the story, it's just the beginning of 128 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: their amazing ocean adventures that lie ahead the end. Great job, 129 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: you listened all the way to the end, and you 130 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: know what time of day is. It's time for kid 131 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: shout out SI. I want to say hey to Xavier 132 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: and Bear from Louisiana, Jacob from Australia, Marshall and Patrick 133 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: from Maryland, Diego from California, Hattie from British Columbia, Briella 134 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: from California, and uh Lena and Laura from Toronto. I'm 135 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: so glad that you're all in the Kids Short Stories, 136 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: family and on the spy team. We could not stop 137 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: Doctor Stinky Breath and his crew without you, my friends. Well, 138 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: you have a super duper day and I will see 139 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: you on our next adventure. Bye.