1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 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 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. One day, Derek was sitting in 16 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: our backyard. Derek, my son loves to sit outside and 17 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: look at the stars and the moon. And one day 18 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: something pretty crazy happened. He was laying out on the 19 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: trampoline and looking at the stars and this giant moon 20 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: in the sky. Have you ever seen like when the 21 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: moon gets super duper big yeah, it looks almost like 22 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: a street light in the sky. It's amazing. Well, that 23 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: is what he was looking at, and as he was, oh, 24 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: just starting to calm down for the evening, all of 25 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: a sudden he blinked his eyes and the moon it 26 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: got a bite taken out of it. It just happened 27 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: like right there in front of his eyes. The moon 28 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: went from being one bright circle into looking like someone 29 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: had chomped a bite right out of it. Derek sat 30 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: up from the trampoline. He rubbed his eyes because he 31 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: wasn't sure if what he saw was real, but it 32 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: was very real. What in the world did I just see? 33 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 1: Said Derek. Was that the moon eater the dad always 34 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: talks about. I thought that was just a joke, but 35 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: holy smokes, Derek couldn't believe it. He hopped down from 36 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: the trampoline and was walking towards the house when all 37 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: of a sudden, he heard a giant splash. He turned 38 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: around and it definitely came from the river. Are you 39 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: kidding me? Derek thought to himself. I've got to check 40 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: this out for myself. He started walking towards the river 41 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: and it was getting dark at night. It wasn't totally 42 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: pitch black dark, but the sun was setting and he 43 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: could barely see the river up ahead. As he got 44 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: closer and closer, his feet crunched through the leaves and 45 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: the sticks. Would you be as brave as Derek is? 46 00:02:55,840 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: I don't know if I would. Holy smoked, he's very brave. 47 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: Hello back there, Hello, I heard a splash? What was that? 48 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: Shouted Derek. He waited and waited and waited, but nothing 49 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: made a peep. Pretty soon a long time that had passed, 50 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,119 Speaker 1: and it was time for Derek to go to bed. 51 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: He yawned and went back to the house, and everybody 52 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: went to sleep. The next morning, when he woke up, 53 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: he decided that he was going to figure out if 54 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: that was real or not. All right, tonight, when it 55 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: gets dark, I'm totally gonna see if it takes another 56 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: bite of the moon, and then maybe I can take 57 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: a picture of it as it jumps back into the river, 58 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: said Derek. The day seemed to crawl by as he 59 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: anxiously awaited the evening when the moon would come out. 60 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: Have you ever felt like when you're waiting for something 61 00:03:55,800 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: to happen, time just goes by? Soie? Well, that is 62 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: exactly what Derek was feeling after what felt like an attorney. 63 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: It was the evening, and Derek grabbed a bag of popcorn, 64 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: which is his favorite snack, and went out to the 65 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: trampoline to stare at the moon. All Right, I wonder 66 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: if he's going to take another bite of the moon tonight, 67 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,239 Speaker 1: Derek thought to himself. He was waiting there for about 68 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: ten minutes when all of a sudden, another piece of 69 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: the moon's missing. Derek dropped the bag of popcorn and 70 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: grabbed his camera and ran towards the river. He had 71 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: to catch it in the act of splashing back into 72 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,919 Speaker 1: the river, or else maybe he wouldn't be able to 73 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: see if the moon eater was real or not. As 74 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: he knelt at the edge of the river waiting for 75 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: the creature, he turned on the camera and waited and waited, 76 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, splash, Hi, hold there, I 77 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: got it. I got it on camera. Derek was so excited. Hey, 78 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 1: mister moon eater, are you in there? Is that really you? 79 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: He shouted towards the river, and just then he saw 80 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: eight green glowing eyes staring at him from underneath the water. 81 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: Blink blink, Oh dear, he is real. Bah Derek shouted 82 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: as loud as he could as the creature started to 83 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: appear from the water. 84 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:39,239 Speaker 2: What seems to make you scream so much? 85 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: It is very loud. Please don't eat me, shouted Derek. Ah, 86 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: I'm only a kid, Please don't eat me. 87 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 2: Oh what are you talking about? 88 00:05:56,240 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: I only eat the moon, not little boy. As Derek 89 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: watched the creature step up out of the river, he 90 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 1: couldn't believe it. It had, like I said, eight glowing 91 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: green eyes, five legs, and really big ears, kind of 92 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: like an elephant's ears. And at the bottom of its 93 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 1: feet it had something that I don't know how to 94 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: explain it. It looked like rocket booster plaster on his feet. Oh, 95 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: that's probably how he flies up to the moon. Okay, okay, okay, 96 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: mister mister monster. 97 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 2: Oh oh, mister monster is my dad's name. 98 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: You can just call me Mooneater. Okay, uh a moon eater, 99 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: mister Mooneater. So my name's Derek. And can I take 100 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: your picture? Oh? I'd rather not. I don't like the 101 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: publicity and attention that pictures bring. Okay, well, I just 102 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: have one question. Are you really taking a bite of 103 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: the moon? Like, why are you eating the moon. Well, 104 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: I just took a little bit of a bite, but 105 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: it is. 106 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 2: Very tasty and huh, I don't know why, It's just 107 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 2: something I do. 108 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: But then, how does the moon come back? Said Derek. 109 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 2: Well, that part I'm not sure about. But I've heard 110 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 2: a legend of somebody that plants a moon seed in 111 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 2: the sky, but that is not a. 112 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:54,119 Speaker 1: Part of my job. I just eat the yummy moon. 113 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: Derek couldn't believe it. He had really met the real 114 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: moon eater. He was actually a lot nicer than he 115 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: thought he might be. Okay, mister mooneater, it's been super 116 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: great meeting you, but it's actually time. I need to 117 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: get to bed, but maybe we can hang out again sometime. 118 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: Okk oh, so you later. And that is the day 119 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: that Derek met the mooneater. And wait, what was he 120 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: talking about somebody with moon seeds that plants them in 121 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: the sky. I think that is another legend for another 122 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: day the end. Hey, friends, I need your help celebrating 123 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: a birthday. Drum roll please, Happy birthday? Shut up? Who's 124 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 1: turning seven years old? Shut? I liked making videos where 125 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: they're toys, loves drawing and can speak three languages. Paul 126 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: I smoke shut. I'm so glad you got Selby you 127 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: and your big day on the show. Happy seventh birthday. 128 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,719 Speaker 1: Well friends, I hope you all have a super day 129 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: and I'll see you next time. Bye.