1 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Hey Friends, it's Mr Jim and welcome back to kids 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: short stories. Did you know that we have a whole 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: bunch of activities that we make for you every single day? Yes, 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: down in the show notes below, your parents can click 5 00:00:16,840 --> 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 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,920 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 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: forget the flippers, shouted Valentine. Yep, I got them over here. 12 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben, we're getting all their SCOOBA gear ready 13 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: for an adventure. You see, they lived on a very 14 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: large ship in the middle of the ocean, far, far 15 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: away from many land nearby, and their job was to 16 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: explore the deepest of deepest places in the ocean. Wow, 17 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: they are much braver than me. I don't think I 18 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: would want to go into the very deep, deep parts 19 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: of the ocean with Scooba gear. What about you? Did 20 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,919 Speaker 1: you do that? Well, as Valentine and Ben had hold 21 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: their SCOOBA gear ready. They're pulled up their ride 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 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: called the Mariana Trench. It is so very, very deep that, 24 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: let's say you and I had the world's biggest shovel, 25 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: that we could scoop up the tallest mountain in the world. 26 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: Do you know what that mountain is called? Yes, Mount Everest. 27 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: If we were able to scoop up that big, dullge 28 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: enormous mountain and put it in the deepest part of 29 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: the ocean, do you you would be sticking out of 30 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: the water. Actually, no, the water there is so deep 31 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: it's six miles deep, and so if we put Mount 32 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: Everest all the way to the bottom of that part 33 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: of the ocean, it would still be over a mile 34 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 1: under water. It is so incredibly deep it almost feels 35 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: like a different planet when you're all the way down there. 36 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: And that's what Valentine and Ben are going to as 37 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: they enter into their submarine on a first class ticket 38 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: to the bottom of the ocean. To go that deep, 39 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: they needed to wear some very special equipment because of 40 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,839 Speaker 1: the pressure down at the bottom of the ocean. It's 41 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: very dangerous, and so they're very special equipment would keep 42 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: them safe after a very long trip down to the bottom. 43 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: They finally arid. Have Ben, holy smokes, look at that, Ben, Ben, 44 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: wake up. Valentine was shaking Ben, who had fallen asleep 45 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: during this long ride. Oh Are we here? Are We okay? 46 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: Ben Yond and stretched as Valentine's face was plastered to 47 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: the edge of the submarine window. He was looking out. 48 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: It was a very small window, because I don't think 49 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: in submarines, I don't think you can have very large windows, 50 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: only small ones. The two friends put on the rest 51 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: of their gear, there scuba tank, flippers and goggles and 52 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: everything else, and now they swam into the very deep 53 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: part of the ocean. If you were swimming around in 54 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: the deepest part of the ocean, do you think it's 55 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: very light down there? Do you think there's the sunlight 56 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: or is it dark? Yes, it is very, very dark. 57 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: It's so deep that the sunlight can't make it all 58 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: the way down to the bottom through all the water, 59 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: so it's pretty much like you closed your eyes. That's 60 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: how dark it is down there. These two explorers were 61 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: going down down there for a very specific reason. They 62 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 1: were looking for a giant squid. Have you ever heard of, 63 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: or seen a picture of a giant squid. They're ginormous. Yes, 64 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: they're humongous squid, and they were going down there to 65 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: learn more about them and see if they could even 66 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 1: maybe take a picture of one. After swimming around for 67 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: a little while, it actually did not take them long 68 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: before they met a very surprising creature. Hey, Valentine, can 69 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: you hear me? I read you loud and clear. Ben S. 70 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 1: Their scuba suits had like some walkie talkie, he's, built 71 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: into them so that they could talk to each other. 72 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: That was a very important part. I don't think I 73 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: would want to go scuba diving if I was all 74 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: by myself. It's a lot better with friends. Hey, Ben, 75 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: do you see that thing over there? That cave looks 76 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: like something we should check out. I'm right behind you. 77 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 1: Said Ben. As the two of them swam towards this cave, 78 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: they were immediately greeted by a ginormous eyeball. Oh Wow, hello, 79 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben, we're both very surprised. This eyeball was 80 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: half as big as they were. It was very, very large. Why? 81 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 1: Hello there? Oh Ha ha, he could talk. Huh? Hi, 82 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: my name's Valentine. That's my friend Ben, and we were 83 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: just swimming down here to to actually kind of learn 84 00:05:54,960 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: more about creatures like you. You don't say? Well, I 85 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: could use some help. I got stuck down ere a 86 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: long time ago. This giant squid went on to tell 87 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben about how his tentacles had gotten stuck 88 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: in this cave and then he was unable to reach 89 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: back and get it unstuck from the rocks that it 90 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: was stuck on, and he had been stuck in this 91 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: cave for a very long time. Using their head lamps, 92 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben swam past the giant squid deeper into 93 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: the cave. We're a little nervous about it, but they 94 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: were there to help a new friend. Hey, Ben, help 95 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: me move that rock over there, said Valentine. The two 96 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: of them swam over to this big boulder that looked 97 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: like had fallen right on that giant squids tentacle. All Right, 98 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: on the count of three, let's give it a big push. One, two, three. 99 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: With all their might, Ben and Valentine were able to 100 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: push that giant rock that had caught the squids tentacle 101 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,679 Speaker 1: and with one final push the rock came tumbling down. 102 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: Boom Ah, you did it great. Thank you so much, 103 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: Ben and Valentine swam back around to where the squid's 104 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: head was and his eyeballs. They were very large. Remember. 105 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: I'm glad we were able to help you out, said Ben. Yeah, 106 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: we do have one question to ask you, said Valentine. 107 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: It's for our research. You see, we're trying to learn 108 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: more about your species so that we can maybe do 109 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: more to help protect it. So we have one question 110 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: for you. Is that okay? Yish? How old are you? 111 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: Ask Valentine. The giant squid looked like he was thinking 112 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: really hard. Maybe he didn't know how old he was, 113 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: because he did look very large and very old, and 114 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: so maybe if you're that old you lose track of 115 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: how old you really are. I am five hundred and 116 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: forty two years old, Valentine and Ben couldn't believe it. 117 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: Did he just say five hundred forty two? Said Ben. 118 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: That's what I heard too, said Valentine. Well, I've gotta 119 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: get going. Thank you again for your help. Thank you 120 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: so much for your answer. Mr Giant squid waved. Valentine. 121 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: We'll see you later, said Ben. As Valentine and Ben 122 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: watched the giant squid swim away, they couldn't believe it. 123 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 1: Their mission is a ginormous success. Not only did they 124 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: learn all a very important question about giant squids, but 125 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: they were able to also help one along the way. 126 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: This may be the end of the story. It's just 127 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: the beginning of their amazing ocean adventures that lie ahead 128 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: the end. Great job. You listened all the way to 129 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: the end and you know what time it is. It's 130 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: time for kid showed. Oh, so I want to say hey, 131 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: does Xavier and bear from Louisiana, Jacob from Australia, Marshall 132 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: and Patrick from Maryland, Diego from California, Hattie from British Columbia, 133 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: Briella from California and Lena and Laura from Toronto. I'm 134 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: so glad that you're all on the kid short stories 135 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: family and on the spy team. We could not stop 136 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: doctor stinky breath and his crew without you, my friends. 137 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: Will you have a super duper day and I will 138 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: see you on our next adventure. Bye.