1 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,479 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. Harry love to dance every day. Yeah, 16 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: every day. He would put on some music and dance 17 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: all around his house, backyard, neighborhood, and everywhere he went. 18 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: He loved the sound of the guitar strumming and jamming 19 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: along with the bass, guitar and the drums. He could 20 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: dance to any beat, move his feet with any rhythm 21 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: of the band Holy Smokes. Do you do you like 22 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: to dance too? Oh? Yeah, me too. One day, Harry 23 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: popped in his headphones and scrolled through his music selection. 24 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: The guitar began a powerful melody brand as he danced 25 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: around his backyard. I love this song, shouted Harry. He 26 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: was so into dancing, Oh dere, He wasn't paying any 27 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: attention to where he was going. Harry hadn't even realized 28 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: that he had left his backyard until he packed ran 29 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: into ouch the head Harry shouted, rubbing his forehead. His 30 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: headphones fell out of his ears, and Harry noticed for 31 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: the first time that he was waiting no longer in 32 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: his backyard. In fact, he wasn't even outside any more. 33 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: Harry looked around at his new surroundings. He was in 34 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: a house much different than his own. It was dark, quiet, 35 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: with gadgets and gears all around him. It looked like 36 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: a laboratory of a mad scientist, you know, was placed 37 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: in the living room of a cozy home. Very confusing. 38 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: There were beakers and batteries on a side table. Han 39 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: He walked over to examine their bubbling contents. As he did, 40 00:02:55,960 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: Harry noticed his limbs felt stiff, his legs did not 41 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: bend as they normally did. Then his arms felt stuck. 42 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: I must have been dancing pretty hard, Harry thought, as 43 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: he shuffled over towards the side table. There was something 44 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: hanging above it, and Harry took a look. Harry thought 45 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: it was a picture of a robot. But uh, what 46 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: was strange was that the robot in the picture was 47 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: painted in the same room he was in, and the 48 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: robot was also wearing his clothes. Weird, said Harry, and 49 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: the robot's mouth said the same. Aw Harry screamed, Then 50 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: the robot did too. He reached up to touch his 51 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: own face and surprised. Only then did Harry realize that 52 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: he wasn't looking at a painting at all, but a mirror. Harry, 53 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: he had been turned into a robot. No, no, I'm 54 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: a robot, shouted Harry. He didn't want to be a robot. 55 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: Robots can't dance. They only had, you know, one move 56 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 1: the robot. Harry tried bending his arms at the elbows 57 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: and waving them, but even that was hard to do. 58 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: Robots were very stiff. Harry shuffled his feet across the floor, 59 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: looking for something to change him back into a regular kid. 60 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: He read the beakers and test tubes along the tables, 61 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: Growth potion, invisibility serum, oh flying powder. Cool but not helpful. 62 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: Harry was tempted to test them all, but he needed 63 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: to turn back into a boy first. He didn't want 64 00:04:55,600 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: to be a giant, invisible flying robot. He looked through 65 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: the gadgets on the table. He found a super magnet 66 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: and lean closer to get a better look. The magnet 67 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: zipped through the air, immediately sticking itself to Harry's robot head. 68 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: He tried to yank it off, but it wouldn't budge. 69 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: Come on, magnet, get off my ear. With one final pull, 70 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: the magnet flew off, flying across the room. It stuck 71 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: itself to an old radio, clicking it on, music began 72 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 1: blasting through the room. I love this song, Harry shouted. 73 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: He just had to dance. His robot foot began tapping. 74 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: His robot legs creaked and groaned as his knees bent 75 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: creakily and squeakily. Harry began to move and groove despite 76 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: his stiff robot body. The music flowed through Harry. He 77 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: danced through the room of the house, around the tables 78 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: of inventions and concoctions. He danced with his eyes closed, 79 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: feeling the music. Harry danced all over the place until 80 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: bock ouch. Harry cried, rubbing his head. There was already 81 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: a bump forming on the top of his head, and 82 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: his hair was warm from rubbing it. Hair way not metal, 83 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: Harry thought and looked at his very now human arms. 84 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: I'm not a robot anymore. He wiggled and jumped in excitement. 85 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: Then he looked around and noticed he was no longer 86 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 1: in the house either. How did I get back here? 87 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: He wondered as he looked around in his backyard. He 88 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: was relieved to be back and so happy he was 89 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: no longer a robot. But you lies with disappointment. Ah. 90 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: He had left his headphones at the strange scientist's house. 91 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: Harry started walking toward the back door of his helm, 92 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: hoping he could find another pair of headphones inside. He 93 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: reached the steps and noticed a box sitting on them. 94 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: He picked it up and examined the plane cardboard box 95 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: Harry was written across the top. There was no return 96 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:33,239 Speaker 1: shipping label. He opened it up and looked inside my headphones. 97 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: He heard something else roll across the bottom of the 98 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: box and he felt around, pulling out a small vial. 99 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: He read the label aloud, Flying powder Cool. Harry smiled 100 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: and popped his headphones back into his ears. The music 101 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: began playing, and as he danced, he pulled the stopper 102 00:07:55,480 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: out of the bottle. Whoa, Oh, that may be the 103 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: end of the story. But what do you think is 104 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: gonna happen next? Do you think he's gonna pour the 105 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: flying powder all over himself? Oh? Boy, how did that 106 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: even happen with him turning into a robot? That's pretty wild? 107 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: What would you do if you turned into a robot? 108 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: Never better? Yet, would you rather turn into a robot 109 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: or have flying powers? I think I'd rather have flying powers. Well, friends, 110 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: that is the end of our story, but only just 111 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: the beginning of some amazing adventures that lie ahead for 112 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: our friend Harry. The end. Great job, you listened all 113 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: the way to the end, and you know what time 114 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: it is. It's time for cured shout out. I want 115 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: to say, hey two Raga from Austin, Texas, Oki from 116 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: New Zealand and evan Ian and Blake from Washington, Maya 117 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: from Arkansas, Andy from Regina, and Tomo from Japan. I'm 118 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: so glad that you're all on the Kid Short Stories family. 119 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: We could not have this much fun with imagination without you, 120 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: my friends. Will you have a super duper day and 121 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: I'll see you on our next adventure. Bye.