1 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kid 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,639 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 2: Me too? Let's go. 16 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: Wah, yelled Willow the ant as he lifted and pushed 17 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: the car tire off of his ant hill. His aunt 18 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: family thanked him as they made their way out of 19 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: the hole. Yourselved this herd afternoon, didn't the new mentionance, 20 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: one of the ants said, gratefully as they passed out 21 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: of the hole and into the parking lot. Moving cars 22 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: off of his ant hill was no big deal for Willow. 23 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: He was the strongest ant in the universe, well, at 24 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: least the strongest ant on on Earth. Willow hadn't met 25 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: any space ants yet. Willow the ant usually spent his 26 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: days helping out the creatures of the park, saving them 27 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: from peril and all shapes and sizes like giant circle 28 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: shaped car tires that were parked on top of their homes. 29 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: But at night, Willow became. 30 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: The unbeatable ant and. 31 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: The most famous professional wrestler in the world. People came 32 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: from miles around to see him wrestle all sorts of 33 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 1: creatures into submission, human, platypus, tiger. Willow had wrestled them 34 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: all so far he was undefeated. Willow's trophies wouldn't fit 35 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: inside his ant hill, so he had to repurpose them 36 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: as bird bats around the park. He called home, Hey, Willow, 37 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: you ready for the big match? Tonight? Willow's best friend, 38 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: Matteo the Mouse, scampered up beside him. Make surial, Willow said, 39 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 1: as he hopped up between Mateo's fuzzy brown ears. Tonight, 40 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: Willow had a wrestling match against his sworn nemesis, the 41 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: ant eater Dundun Dun. Although he wasn't allowed to actually 42 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: eat Willow during the match, his long, vacuum like snout 43 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: made him a ferocious opponent or anyone, even. 44 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:14,279 Speaker 2: The unbeatable And and and. 45 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: Let's go get some lunch, squeaked Mateo. I'm starving, so 46 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: with Willow on his head, Matteo took off towards the 47 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 1: picnic area of the park. A group of kids had 48 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: just arrived to the park for a field trip, and 49 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: we're sitting down to eat. Mateo and Willow sniffed the air, 50 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: catching the scent of all types of delicious goodies like 51 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Oh and even apple slices. 52 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: Mm hmm cheese, said Matteo dreamily. Then he asked Willow, 53 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: what crumbs are you going for today? Willow use his 54 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: antennas to scan the air. I'm going for the beef jerky. 55 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: I need some protein to keep up my muscle for 56 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: the match. The two friends separated, each on their own 57 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: mission to feast on the fallen crumbs beneath the children's 58 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: feet and out of their sight. Willow had located the 59 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: beef jerky with the super ant senses and waited below, 60 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: waiting for a few crumbs to fall. As Willow waited, 61 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: he heard the children's voices above. What are those cookies? Yeah, 62 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: my mom made them for me. Oh, I want some, 63 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: so give them a me. No, hey, give those back. 64 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: There was movement around the bench as the kids dropped 65 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: a piece of beef jerky that Willow had been waiting for. 66 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: It finally fell, but after hearing the voices, his plans changed. 67 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: Sounded like a child was bowllying another one. 68 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 2: And the Unbeatable and and. 69 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: And did not like bullies. There was no time for eating. 70 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 1: Willow needed to do something. Willow the Ant pulled on 71 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: his professional wrestling mask, which was made out of a 72 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: blade of grass tied around his face. He munched out 73 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: a spot for his eyes before tying it on. Now 74 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: that he had his mask on, everyone would recognize him 75 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: as the. 76 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 2: Unbeatable and and And. 77 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: He scurried up the table leg and squeezed up through 78 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: the wooden table boards. You there, drop those cookies. The 79 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: kid who had stolen the cookies looked stunned. Um, it's 80 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: it's it's you, the Unbeatable land. Yes, it's me. I 81 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,239 Speaker 1: heard there was a cookie thief up here. 82 00:05:55,279 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 3: It sounded like bullying, and the unbeatable Land does not 83 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 3: like bullies. Now, give the cookies back where I will 84 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 3: have to use my most famous move, the munching mandibles 85 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 3: I've madehem. 86 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: He snapped his mandibles for effect. The cookie thief's eyes 87 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: grew wide. 88 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 3: He knew all about the unbeatable and. 89 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: And powerful wrestling moves, and he didn't want any part 90 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: of it. He handed the cookies back to the classmate 91 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: that had taken them earlier. After they had their cookies 92 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: back and thanked Willow, Willow thought his mission was done. 93 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: He was about to head back under the table to 94 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 1: see about that piece of beef jerkey when he heard 95 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: a sad sniffle. Looking over, will saw the kid he 96 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: had called a bully cookie thief? 97 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 2: Are you crying? 98 00:06:55,839 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: The kid sniffled again. I'm not a thief and I'm 99 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: not a bully. I just wanted some cookies. I don't 100 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: ever get cookies for lunch. Willow was shocked. He didn't 101 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: mean to call anyone names like that, but suddenly his 102 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:20,679 Speaker 1: appearance didn't feel as heroic anymore. He spoke to the kid, 103 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I didn't want to hurt your feelings. But 104 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: if you wanted cookies, why didn't you just ask? Ask? 105 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: The kid sniffled, confused, Yes, ask, you could have asked 106 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: if you could have a cookie, you could have shared. 107 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: I didn't think of that, responded the kid. So Willow 108 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: taught the kid how to ask nicely for things that 109 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: they might want, while the kid with the cookie was 110 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: more than happy to share a cookie with their new friend. 111 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: Now Willow felt helpful and heroic. Again. It was important 112 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: to stand up for people, but it was also important 113 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: to know when to be kind and teach others how 114 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: to get along. He had learned that. Today. Willow headed 115 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: back down and finally got to eat that beef turkey 116 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: he had been waiting for. He picked up the table 117 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: and moved it so the birds could come down and 118 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: join him for some leftovers too. He had enjoyed his 119 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: day with Matteo, helping others and preparing for his big 120 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 1: wrestling match. That anteater doesn't have a clue what's coming 121 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 1: for him with. 122 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 2: The unbeatable and and. 123 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: The end. Hey friend, ZIONI your help. Celebrating four birthdays. 124 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: Drum roll, please sh Happy birthday, Aloeo, who's turning seven 125 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: years old. Aloada. I love jiu jitsu. Jaguars are her 126 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: favorite animal and she can make anything with paper and tape. 127 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: Holy smoke, Salawen. I'm so glad we got to celebrate 128 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: you and your big day Haul the Show, Appy seventh birthday, 129 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: and next up we have sh Happy Birthday, Hudson, who 130 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: is turning seven years old. Hudson is super super funny 131 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 1: and loves his dog Luna, playing sports and listening to 132 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: mister Jim Whoa, Hudson, I'm so glad we got celebrated 133 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: you and your big day Haul the Show, Appy seventh Birthday, 134 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: and next up we have Happy Birthday Lachlan who is 135 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: turning five years old. Lochlann loves cars more than anything. 136 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: Is favorite colors are blue and yellow, and he loves 137 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: to hike. Awesome, Lachlan, I'm so glad we got celebrated 138 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: you your big day on the show. Happy fifth birthday, 139 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: and last but not laced, Happy Birthday, Magnolia, who's durning 140 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: six years old. Magnolia is great at catching butterflies, loves 141 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: art and dance, and loves to explore the farm with 142 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: her brother Sully. Wow, Magnolia, I'm so glad we gotta 143 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:31,679 Speaker 1: celebrate you and your big day on the show. Happy 144 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: sixth birthday. Who well today, there's a lot of birthdays 145 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: out there, and as we all party, may we party awesomely. 146 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: Have a super duperday, and I will see you on 147 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: her next adventure. Bye.