1 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to kid 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Today's story is brought to us by Micah. Hey, Micah, 3 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: he sent me an awesome idea first story, and you 4 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: can't too. Just head up to kidshort stories dot com. 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: Send me your idea and maybe we'll turn it into 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: an awesome adventure. And do you know what would make 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: today's story ten times more fun? Yeah, sharing it with 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: a friends. So right now, think of two friends that 9 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: you can text this episode two and then you guys 10 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: can listen to it together. Are you guys ready for 11 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: an amazing story about two earthworms? Me too, Let's go. 12 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: It was a beautiful day underground as Micah and Mackenzie, 13 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: the two earthworms, were wanting to play a game. Hey Micah, 14 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: what do you wanna do? Hmm? Well, want to play 15 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: hide and Seek? I love high and Seek, said Mackenzie. 16 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: All right, well one, two, three, not at said Micah 17 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: as loud and fast as he can. Oh you got 18 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: me again, said Mackenzie. All right, I'll start counting. You 19 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:20,839 Speaker 1: go hide one two. As Micah crawled off through the tunnels, 20 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: he had to find a good spot. You see, they 21 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: lived underground, well, they spent a lot of time underground. 22 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: Sometimes they would come up, but most of the day 23 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: they were crawling through the tunnels underneath in the dirt. Yeah, 24 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: that's what earthworms. They love to spend all their time 25 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: in the nice, moist dirt and crawl around. They like 26 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: it nice and dark. Well, as Mackenzie was looking for 27 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: a great place to hide, she wanted to try some 28 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: new tunnels. You see, underground, there's just like hundreds and 29 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: hundreds of tunnels, some made by worms, some made by 30 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: moles and voles, and some made by other creatures. There's 31 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: just a big tangly mess of all the different tunnels 32 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 1: and highways that they can take while underground. And Mackenzie 33 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,679 Speaker 1: wanted to pick a new one. She knew she was 34 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: running out of time. Micah was almost gonna get to 35 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: ten this one. No one's been in this tunnel for forever. 36 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: It's even got like cobwebs and whoa, it's kind of 37 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: pokey in there. Yeah, no one's ever been in here 38 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: for a very long time. She was right. That tunnel 39 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: was a magical tunnel that no one had been in 40 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: for a very very long time for a very big reason. 41 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: Eight nine, ten ready or not here, I come, shouted 42 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: Micah as he started slithering around. He was looking for 43 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 1: the slime trail to follow. Yeah, that's the way. When 44 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,959 Speaker 1: worms are slithering around in the dirt, they usually leave 45 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: a trail of slime behind. It's a easy giveaway if 46 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: you're playing hide and seek. So if you're ever playing 47 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: hide and seek with an earthworm, just look for their 48 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: slime trail. Well, Mackenzie had done a very good job 49 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 1: in hiding her slime trail. Micah couldn't find it anywhere. 50 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:22,839 Speaker 1: Holy smokes, where did she go? Mackenzie, I'm gonna find you, 51 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: he shouted. He was hoping that would maybe make her 52 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: make a sound that he was listening for, but it 53 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: was completely quiet. Micah was running out of options. He'd 54 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: gone down all the normal trails and tunnels that they 55 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: usually went in. He's never gonna find me in here, 56 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: said Mackenzie as she giggled to herself. She had crawled 57 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: all the way back down this tunnel that no one 58 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: had been in a very long time. What's this over here? 59 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: She said? You see at the back she thought it 60 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: was the end of the tunnel. It was actually like 61 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: a door or something, and she pushed it open and 62 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: then Wow, she couldn't believe her eyes. It was so sparkly. 63 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: It looked like there had been an explosion of glitter everywhere. Wow, 64 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: this is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. As 65 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: Mackenzie slid into the room, the glitter started to stick 66 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: to her side. Wow, I love it. It's making me 67 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: sparkly too. And wait, feel kind of funny? What is 68 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: what's happening? Whoa? And just then Mackenzie started to grow 69 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: like super super big. Woo. Mackenzie was shouting as she 70 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: popped up out of the ground from the soil. She 71 00:04:55,360 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 1: had gotten so ginormously big. Back over where Mike was, 72 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: he thought it was an earthquake. Oh. He was shouting 73 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: for his life. Mackenzie, are you okay? Micah shouted as 74 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: he looked up and the whole dirt had been moved, 75 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: so he was now not underground. He was looking at 76 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: the sky and McKenzie, is that you? Shouted tiny little 77 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: Micah the worm as he was staring at this ginormous 78 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 1: worm monster that looked like McKenzie. Micah, is that you 79 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: down there? How did you get so small? Mackenzie shouted? 80 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: Micah said, Oh no, Mackenzie, you got really big. Uh 81 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: you're as big as a tree. Look. As Mackenzie then 82 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: looked up, she realized that she was eye level with 83 00:05:55,920 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: the tops of the trees. Holy smugs, have you ever seen, 84 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: you know, worm that big before? Uh? Me definitely not, definitely, 85 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: definitely not. Mackenzie, How did this happen? What did you do? 86 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: Shouted Micah. Mackenzie then looked back down at Micah. She said, well, 87 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: I went down this old, old tunnel that was full 88 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: of sparkly stuff and then I touched it. Wait a second, Mackenzie, 89 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: you didn't go down the forbidden tunnel, did you? Shouted Micah. 90 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: What's the forbidden tunnel? Said Mackenzie. The forbidden tunnel is Oh, 91 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: it's forbidden. You're not supposed to go down there. I've 92 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: always heard that there was like magic down that tunnel 93 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: that was uncontrollable, and it turns out it's true. As 94 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: Mackenzie turned around, she realized that there was a whole 95 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: bunch of animals standing and staring at her. Right then 96 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: there were deer and horses and pigs and one very 97 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 1: large cow. Hi, said Mackenzie, And as she opened her 98 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: mouth and said hello, all the creatures ran off into ror. 99 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: They had never seen a worm that big before. Oh no, 100 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: my life is over, said Mackenzie. Everyone's gonna be afraid 101 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: of me because I'm now a giant monster Mackenzie. It's okay, 102 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: said Micah. I'm always gonna be your friend. I'm never 103 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: gonna leave your side. Me and you, we will face 104 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:43,119 Speaker 1: the world together, shouted Micah. Okay, Well, thanks for always 105 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: being my great best friend, and I couldn't do this 106 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: without you. And that is the day that Micah and 107 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: Mackenzie started this new journey. Mackenzie was now the world's 108 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: largest worm and Micah was her best friend, so they 109 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: were able to work together and have many more adventures ahead. 110 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: Holy smokes, what would you do if you saw a 111 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: giant worm like how big Mackenzie is. That would be 112 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: very strange. I think I would scream and run for 113 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:24,119 Speaker 1: my life, thinking it was like an alien monster worm. Well, 114 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: I know this is the end of the story, but 115 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 1: just the beginning of Mackenzie's new adventure, the end. Great job, 116 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: you listened all the way to the end, and you 117 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: know what time it is. It's time for kured shout out. 118 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: I want to say hey to Evan and Annabelle from Virginia, 119 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: Olivian Petra from Wisconsin, Nicole from Bulgaria, Sawyer and Wyatt 120 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: from Ontario, Abigail from Israel, Max and Matthew from California, 121 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: and Cora from Boston. I'm so glad that you're all 122 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: in the Kitchen Stories family and on our spy team. 123 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: We could not stop Doctor Stinkybreath and his crew without you, 124 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: my friends. Will you have a super duper day and 125 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 1: I will see you on our next adventure. Bye.