1 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,599 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,440 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. It's so hot today, I think 16 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: I'm melting, Charlie said to his twin brother Henry. Henry nodded, Oh, 17 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: I'm baking like a chocolate chip cookie in the oven. 18 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:16,759 Speaker 1: Two boys were in their treehouse on a sweltering hot 19 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: summer day, lying down on the floor and trying to 20 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: hide from the sun. I wish we had a pool, 21 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: Charlie wind to Henry, hmmm, uh, do you think we 22 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: could buy one? Yeah, let's buy one, said Henry. What 23 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: are you talking about, Henry? We don't have that kind 24 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: of money. We're kids. Charlie threw his hands out over 25 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: his head, hopeless. But how do kids earn money? He wondered. 26 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: We could rake leaves shovel snow, No, no, it's summer. 27 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: Hmm oh, we could put on fake mustaches and apply 28 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: for jobs. Just when the two boys thought they were 29 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: doomed become melty cookies in their treehouse all day, an 30 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: idea came to Henry. He sat up so fast. Charlie jumped, ooh, 31 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: hold on, do you know what kind of idea he 32 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: might have? What might you do in the summertime to 33 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: earn some money? Can you think of something that someone 34 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: might like that's nice and refreshing and cold and delicious? Yep, 35 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: I think I know what it is too. Lemonade, Henry yelled. 36 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: Their twin tuition as they were both twins, kicked in 37 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: and Charlie understood lemonade. Stan, Yeah, we could sell lemonade. 38 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: Awesome idea, Henry, you totally nailed it. The two boys 39 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: high fived, unsticking themselves from the treehouse floor, ran through 40 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: the arden into the kitchen. A rummage through all the cabinets, 41 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: collecting their ingredients. All right, sugar pitchers, big spoon, and wait, 42 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: where are the lemons? Asked Henry. Charlie opened the fridge. Uh, 43 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,399 Speaker 1: nothing in here. The two boys spun around, scanning the 44 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: entire kitchen. Wait, uh, what's that, asked Charlie. He was 45 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: pointing to a bowl on the corner of the counter. 46 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: The boys peered inside and it was full of lemons. 47 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: We found them. Toss me when, Charlie, I'll start squeezing 48 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: them into the pitcher. Charlie reached his hand in. He 49 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: tried to grab the first lemon, but it slipped down 50 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: to the bottom of the bowl. He shrugged and grabbed 51 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: another one, tossing it to Henry. Henry got to work 52 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: slicing and squeezing the lemon. Okay, I'm done with this one. 53 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: Toss me another one, shouted Henry. Charlie reached into the 54 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: bowl again. He grabbed that a lemon and it grabbed Ah. 55 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: Charlie yanked his hand out of the bowl. There wrapped 56 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: around his fingers were two vines coming out of the lemon. 57 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: What in the world, said Henry with big eyes as 58 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: he began to try and unwrap the vines. The lemon 59 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: looked like an ordinary lemon. But what are these vines 60 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 1: coming from? He chuckled to himself, realizing that he just 61 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:32,559 Speaker 1: got scared by a lemon. Though, Hey, Henry, ketch Charlie 62 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: wound up and threw the lemon to his brother. Then 63 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: Charlie heard the unmistakable sound of growling as the lemon 64 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: soared through the air. Henry caught the lemon, then dropped 65 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: it just as fast. Ouch, he yelled, shaking his hand. 66 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 1: How I don't know if the lemon poked me or 67 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: bit me, but ouch, Charlie would have laughed if he 68 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: didn't just witness. It's the vines and the growling. He 69 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: ran over to Henry and looked at his red finger, 70 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: and he looked on the floor for that lemon. Hey, wait, 71 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: where'd it go? The twins looked around the kitchen floor together, 72 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: but there was nothing there. Maybe it rolled away, said Henry. 73 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: He was very confused. He continued to search for this 74 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: strange lemon when another lemon came flying out of the bowl, 75 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: smack ow, yelled Charlie as the lemon smacked him right 76 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,919 Speaker 1: in the head. He saw yet another sailing towards Henry. 77 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: Doug Henry, he shouted. Henry ducked just in time to 78 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: avoid that lemon as it landed and splattered on the 79 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,480 Speaker 1: counter behind him, but he wasn't quick enough for the 80 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: next one. Splat smack ow. A lemon flew and bounced 81 00:05:54,760 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: off his shoulder. Vines had wound their way up the 82 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: cabinet and were launching the remaining lemons at them. The 83 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: missing lemon was laughing as lemons sailed through the air. 84 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: The two boys took cover and tried to escape out 85 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: the back door. What was in there, Henry panted to Charlie, 86 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: trying to catch his breath from the escape and excitement. 87 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: Before Charlie could say anything, another voice interrupted, It was me, 88 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: the lemon monster. How dare you try to squeeze me? 89 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: The lemon had abandoned the bowl and rolled out of 90 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: the house after them. It was now towering over them, 91 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: standing on two very tall vines, while other vines waved 92 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: menacingly out to its sides. It out a face formed 93 00:06:54,839 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: into an angry, very angry, frown lemon continued, daring at 94 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: the boys. Now I must squeeze you. The two boys 95 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: looked away from the lemon monster at each other. Run 96 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: they yelled in unison. They took off through the backyard 97 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:19,239 Speaker 1: as quick as they could. Lemon followed closely behind, rolling 98 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: fast as its long vines waving wildly. Henry and Charlie 99 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: zipped around the sandbox and swing set. The lemon did 100 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: the same, not slowing down at all. They kept running, 101 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: but were running out of places to hide. Should we 102 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: go to the treehouse? Charlie shouted, what if it wraps 103 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: us up there? Henry replied, I said we go get 104 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: the juicer, try and scare it off. Charlie agreed. The 105 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: juicer was a great idea. The lemon was following them 106 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: along the fence line, now leaving the path back to 107 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: the kitchen wide open. The boys started to the side 108 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: quickly and headed towards the kitchen. The lemon began spitting 109 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,679 Speaker 1: seeds at them as they ran. Henry and Charlie sped 110 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: into the kitchen and grabbed weapons fit for a lemon monster. 111 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,559 Speaker 1: Charlie grabbed the juicer and aimed it at the door. 112 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: Henry grabbed a fork, ready to poke at the lemon. 113 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: The lemon rolled into the kitchen, spraying lemon juice and 114 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: seeds as it's fine swirled around searching for them. The 115 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: twins had to now back up, slowly, trying their best 116 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: not to make a sound. They almost made it out 117 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 1: of the kitchen when their backs bumped into something where 118 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: the doorway should have been. They froze in fear. Was 119 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: it another citrus monster or could it be something worse. 120 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: One hand clasped down on Charlie's shoulder and another on Henry's. 121 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: What are you two boys doing? The boys looked from 122 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: the hands to the person they belonged to and let 123 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: out a hue huge sigh of relief. Mom, they shouted 124 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: their mom continued asking questions, why is it such a 125 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: mess in here? Are you two making lemonade? She stepped 126 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: past them and into the kitchen, looking around. There are 127 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: lemons everywhere and seeds and is this lemon juice all 128 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 1: over the floor. She was looking at all the lemons 129 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: the lemon monster had tossed at them and the seeds 130 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: and juice it had squirted. She continued walking towards the 131 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: open door. She saw something on the floor over there. 132 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: What is this, she bent over to pick it up. Mom, 133 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: don't it's a lemon monster. But it was too late. 134 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: Mom was holding the lemon monster dirty from rolling after 135 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: them in the yard. Its vines from earlier had shrunk 136 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: and were no longer waving around, ready to squeeze them. 137 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: Mom walked to the sink with the lemon monster in 138 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: her hand. Oh it's filthy. Here, let me help. She 139 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: began scrubbing the dirt off the lemon monster. Charlie and 140 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: Henry could swear they heard it gurgling angry under the 141 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: stream of water, but their mom didn't even notice anything 142 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: strange about it. She dried it off, walked over to Henry, 143 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: taking the juicer out of his hands while she continued 144 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: to hold the lemon monster in the other Here, let 145 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 1: me help you. She tilted her head for the boys 146 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: to follow her into the kitchen. Timidly they complied, trailing 147 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: slowly after their mom. They were just waiting for that 148 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 1: lemon monster to wake up in rabbit's vines around her 149 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: hand like it did to Charlie, or bite her like 150 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: it did to Henry. But Mom placed the lemon on 151 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: the cutting board next to the pitcher, and it stayed 152 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: no rolling or moving at all. Oh, are you too 153 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 1: trying to make a lemonade? Stand? I love that idea, 154 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 1: but you're still a little bit too young to make 155 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: this all on your own. Let me help collick lemons 156 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: and let's get started. Before the boys could speak, Mom 157 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: slice the lemon monster in half and juiced it. The 158 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: boys couldn't believe it. Mom chuckled, mistaking their shock for awe. Huh, 159 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: would you like to help juice the next one. The 160 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: boys looked to the lemon mons. They're now cut in 161 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: half and juiceless. It looked just like an old lemon. 162 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: Still the kind of lost their appetite for lemonade. Oh 163 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: no thanks, mom, said Henry. Charlie added, yeah, actually we 164 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: changed our minds. We don't really want lemonade after all. 165 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: Let's clean up this mess. And that was the day 166 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: that Charlie and Henry tried to make a lemonade stand 167 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,199 Speaker 1: the end. 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Well, 177 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 1: you have a super duper day and I will see 178 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: you on our next adventure. Bye.