1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kid 2 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. 5 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 2: You know, we. 6 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: Couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 9 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 10 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 12 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 13 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 14 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're. 15 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 3: Gonna have a lot of fun along the way. 16 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 17 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: Me too? 18 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 3: Let's go. 19 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: A wah, yelled Willow the ant as he lifted and 20 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: pushed the car tire off of his ant hill. His 21 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: aunt family thanked him as they made their way out 22 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: of the hole. 23 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 4: Your solved this her afternoon did in the new entrance, 24 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 4: one of the ants said gratefully as they passed out 25 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 4: of the hole and into the parking lot. 26 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: Moving cars off of his ant hill was no big 27 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: deal for Willow. He was the strongest ant in the universe, well, 28 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,479 Speaker 1: at least the strongest ant on on Earth. Willow hadn't 29 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: met any space ants yet. 30 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 3: Willow the ant usually. 31 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: Spent his days helping out the creatures of the park, 32 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: saving them from peril and all shapes and sizes like 33 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: giant circle shaped car tires that were parked on top 34 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: of their homes. 35 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 3: But at night, Willow became. 36 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: The unbeatable ant and. 37 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: The most famous professional wrestler in the world. People came 38 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: from miles around to see him wrestle all sorts of 39 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: creatures into submission, human, platypus, tiger. Willow had wrestled them 40 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 1: all so far he was undefeated. Willow's trophies wouldn't fit 41 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: inside his ant hill, so he had to repurpose them 42 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: as bird bats around the park. He called home, Hey, Willow, 43 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: you ready for the big match? 44 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 2: Tonight? 45 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: Willow's best friend, Matteo the Mouse, scampered up beside him. Machurim, 46 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: Willow said, as he hopped up between Mateo's fuzzy brown ears. Tonight, 47 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: Willow had a wrestling match against his sworn nemesis, the 48 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: ant eater Dundun Dun. Although he wasn't allowed to actually 49 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: eat Willow during the match, his long, vacuum like snout 50 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: made him a ferocious opponent or anyone. 51 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 5: Even the unbeatable and and and. 52 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 2: Um. 53 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: Let's go get some lunch, squeaked Mateo. I'm starving, so 54 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: with Willow on his head, Matteo took off towards the 55 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: picnic area of the park. A group of kids had 56 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: just arrived to the park for a field trip, and 57 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: we're sitting down to eat. Mateo and Willow sniffed the air, 58 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: catching the scent of all types of delicious goodies like 59 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Oh and even apple slices. 60 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: Mm hmm cheeze, said Mateo dreamily. Then he asked Willow, 61 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: what crumbs are you going for today? Willow use his 62 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: antennas to scan the air. 63 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: I'm going for the beef jerky. I need some protein 64 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 2: to keep up my muscle for the match. 65 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: The two friends separated, each on their own mission to 66 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: feast on the fallen crumbs beneath the children's feet and 67 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: out of their sight. Willow had located the beef jerky 68 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: with the super ant senses and waited below, waiting for 69 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: a few crumbs to fall. As Willow waited, he heard 70 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: the children's voices above. 71 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 3: What are those cookies? Yeah, my mom made them for me. Oh, 72 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 3: I want some, so give them to me. 73 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: No, hey, give those back. 74 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: There was movement around the bench as the kids dropped 75 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: a piece of beef jerky that Willow had been waiting for. 76 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: It finally fell, but after hearing the voices, his plans changed. 77 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: Sounded like a child was bowllying another one. 78 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 2: And the Unbeatable. 79 00:04:55,600 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: And and and did not like bullies. There was no 80 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: time for eating. Willow needed to do something. Willow the 81 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: Ant pulled on his professional wrestling mask, which was made 82 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: out of a blade of grass tied around his face. 83 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: He munched out a spot for his eyes before tying 84 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: it on. Now that he had his mask on, everyone 85 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: would recognize him. 86 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 6: As the Unbeatable and and And. 87 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: He scurried up the table leg and squeezed up through 88 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: the wooden table boards. 89 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 2: You there, drop those cookies. 90 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: The kid who had stolen the cookies looked stunned. 91 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 2: Um, it's it's it's you, the Unbeatable Land. Yes, it's me. 92 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 2: I heard there was a cookie thief up here. 93 00:05:55,240 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 6: It sounded like bullying, and the unbeatable Land does not 94 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 6: like bullies. 95 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 2: Now, give the. 96 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,119 Speaker 6: Cookies back, or I will have to use my most 97 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 6: famous move, the munching mandibles I've madehem. 98 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: He snapped his mandibles for effect. The cookie thief's. 99 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 3: Eyes grew wide. 100 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 5: He knew all about the unbeatable and. 101 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: And powerful wrestling moves, and he didn't want any part 102 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: of it. He handed the cookies back to the classmate 103 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: that had taken them earlier. After they had their cookies 104 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,559 Speaker 1: back and thanked Willow, Willow thought his mission was done. 105 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: He was about to head back under the table to 106 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: see about that piece of beef jerkey when he heard 107 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 1: a sad sniffle. Looking over WILLI saw the kid he 108 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: had called a bully cookie thief. 109 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 2: Are you crying? 110 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 3: The kid sniffled again. 111 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: I'm not a thief and I'm not a bully. I 112 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: just wanted some cookies. I don't ever get cookies for lunch. 113 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 3: Willow was shocked. 114 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: He didn't mean to call anyone names like that, but 115 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: suddenly his appearance didn't feel as heroic anymore. He spoke 116 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: to the kid, I'm sorry, I didn't want to hurt 117 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: your feelings. But if you wanted cookies, why didn't you 118 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: just ask? 119 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 3: Ask? The kid sniffled, confused. 120 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: Yes, ask you could have asked if you could have 121 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: a cookie, you. 122 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 3: Could have shared. 123 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: I didn't think of that, responded the kid. So Willow 124 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: taught the kid how to ask nicely for things that 125 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: they might want, while the kid with the cookie was 126 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: more than happy to share a cookie with their new friend. 127 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: Now Willow felt helpful and heroic again. It was important 128 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: to stand up for people, but it was also important 129 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: to know when to be kind and teach others how 130 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: to get along. 131 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 3: He had learned that. Today. 132 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: Willow headed back down and finally got to eat that 133 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: beef turkey he had been waiting for. He picked up 134 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: the table and moved it so the birds could come 135 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: down and join him for some leftovers too. He had 136 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: enjoyed his day with Matteo, helping others and preparing for 137 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: his big wrestling match. That anteater doesn't have a clue 138 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: what's coming for him with. 139 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 6: The unbeat double and and and. 140 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 3: The end. 141 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 5: Great job, you listened all the way to the end, 142 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 5: and you know what, tumm it is. 143 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 2: It's time for kid shout out z. 144 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 3: I want to say to Sophia. 145 00:08:55,600 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 5: And James from Michigan, Liam from wis Guns, Jackson from Vancouver, 146 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 5: Collin from Pennsylvania, and Tyler and Evelyn from Utah. 147 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: I'm so glad that you're all on the Kid Short 148 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: Stories family. We could not have this much fun with 149 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: imagination without you, my friends. You have a super duper 150 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: day and I'll see you on our next adventure. 151 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 5: Bye.