1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's Mr Jim and welcome back to Kids 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Have you followed our Instagram page? Because I 3 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,239 Speaker 1: love hanging out there with you. I love to go 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: live on Instagram on our Kids Short Stories accounts to 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: make sure you head on over there and hang out 6 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: with me. Well, friends, today story comes to us from 7 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: Mala el Lucia. Do you like hot chocolate? Well, me too, 8 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: And there's gonna be a thief that steals all the 9 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,959 Speaker 1: hot chocolate, which sounds terrible. Are you ready for this one? 10 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: Me too? Let's go. It was a cold and snowy 11 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: night as Mila and Lucia were waiting at home. One 12 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 1: of their grown ups had gone to the grocery store 13 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: to see if the hot coco was back in stock. 14 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: You see, the hot chocolate had been missing from all 15 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: the stores for many, many weeks. No one had ever 16 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: seen a time like this where there was no hot 17 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: chocolate available. And if you like hot chocolate as much 18 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: as me, that would be a very very sad time, 19 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: a time of no hot chocolate. As the door opened 20 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: and they saw no hot chocolate. Was the grocery store 21 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: out of it? Again, asked Lucia. Yes, they said, they 22 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: still haven't gotten any for weeks, and they still don't 23 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: know when any more will come next. I'm so sorry. 24 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: Mila and Lucia were very sad, but Mala had been 25 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: working on a plan, an idea, maybe, just maybe there's 26 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: a way they could solve this mystery. Hey, Lucia, let's 27 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: run back to our room. I think I have a plan, 28 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: mylon Lucia ran back to their room, close the door. 29 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: Got to work. See, I have this old package of 30 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: the last hot chocolate box that we had, and look 31 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: on the back of it has the address of where 32 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: this hot chocolate happens to be made. And do you 33 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: see what I see? Lucia looked closely. That says it's 34 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: made in our town. It's not even that far away exactly. 35 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: So I was thinking, grabber jet packs and head on 36 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: over to that hot chocolate factory to see what in 37 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: the world is going on. Why are stores not able 38 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: to keep it in stock? There must be something going on. 39 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: The two girls grabbed their jet packs, threw them on 40 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:44,239 Speaker 1: over their back, and off they zoomed. If you had 41 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: a real jet pack, just imagine all the kinds of 42 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: amazing adventures and mysteries that you could do. Now, oh, 43 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: I wish, I wish I had a jet pack. Sometimes 44 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: it's so cool that Lucia and Mile actually have one. 45 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: They barely even may eat it up to the clouds 46 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: because the hot chocolate manufacturing factory was very close by. 47 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: All right, let's zoom around a little bit up here 48 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: and see what we can see, said Mila. They were 49 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: looking for something suspicious, some kind of clue that would 50 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: lead them towards solving this mystery. It didn't take long 51 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: before Lucia saw something very suspicious. Mala, look at that 52 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: over there, she was pointing at the back of the factory. 53 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,839 Speaker 1: There was it looked like a whole trail of powder 54 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: that was going out the back door. Holy smokes, is 55 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: that hot chocolate powder? Said Mela. I'm pretty sure it is, 56 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: said Lucia. But let's get a little closer and test it. 57 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: The two girls zoomed down and landed on the ground. 58 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: They turned off their jet packs to keep silent. Remember 59 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: when you're trying to solve a mystery or on a 60 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: spy adventure, you have to be really good at stay quiet. 61 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: Mila and Lucia both knelt down to the ground and 62 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: it was definitely hot chocolate powder. Oh, I think that's 63 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: even the mint kind, said Lucia. All right, well, I 64 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: guess we gotta follow this trail, said Mila. They reached 65 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 1: into their bags and grabbed some headlamps and and put 66 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: those lights on top of their heads. It was getting 67 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: pretty dark. Remember it was the evening and it was 68 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: very cold. It's a good thing that they both dressed 69 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: warm for this, because they were going to need it. Crunch, crunch, crunch. 70 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: As they walked their way, following this trail of hot 71 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: chocolate into the forest, it was really hard for them 72 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 1: to avoid all the sticks and leaves along the way. 73 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 1: That we're pretty noisy. This forest is so noisy, all 74 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: this stuff on the ground, whispered Lucia. No way that 75 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: we're going to sneak up on anybody in here. You've 76 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: got to find a different way, Mila, And see a 77 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: scanned the forest for a quieter trail. Look at that. 78 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: That one's kind of like a rocky trail. Maybe walking 79 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: on rocks would be quieter than these noisy sticks, said Mila. 80 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: They carefully crept on over to that rocky trail and 81 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: it was a lot quieter. But up ahead they saw 82 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: something very strange Lucia, shine your light over there. What 83 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: are those things in the trees, said Mala. They both 84 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: couldn't believe their eyes. Up ahead, there was a tree 85 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: that had all these white things hanging from the branches 86 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: like they were growing on there. But are those marshmallows? 87 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: Said Mala. It was a real marshmallow tree. I've never 88 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: seen one before, and neither had Mila and Lucia. Wait 89 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: a second, do marshmallows grow on trees? I I really 90 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,359 Speaker 1: don't think so. But they were standing right underneath a 91 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: giant marshmallow tree. They could reach up and pick a 92 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: marshmallow right off the branches. Lucy, it was the first 93 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: one to try it, and boy was it delicious. Oh, 94 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: doubt's the best marshmallow I've ever tasted. You should try one, 95 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: to Mila. Mila reached up, grabbed one, ate it up, 96 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: and she confirmed that is one delicious marshmallow. Hell rud 97 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: alerts or Duran over there, shuttle world from my marshmallow troll, 98 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: shouted a voice from deep in the forest. Hey who's 99 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: back there? Shouted Lucia. Are you stealing all the hot chocolate? 100 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: Ah wsasting we are. My name's Lucia, and this is Mila. 101 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 1: We're both on the spy team, and we are investigating 102 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: all the hot chocolate that seems to have been missing. 103 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: We followed a trail all the way. Here are you 104 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: the guilty one that's stealing all this stuff? It was 105 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,159 Speaker 1: then that they finally saw what creature was talking to 106 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: them as he walked out from the shadows. It was 107 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: a small, green and pink little troll. Well, I run 108 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: on so still, I'll it's on clothing. What's right for 109 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: a little man, said the little troll. Wait, what are 110 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: you talking about? What's yours? Said Mayla. So I'll um 111 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: the marshmallow troll, and it's my job to grow all 112 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: the marshmallows for La La. But my marshmallows turning the 113 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: thunranted hot chocolate, and I'll have to look after them. 114 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: They're they're like my bubbles. The marshmallows are your baby's, 115 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,559 Speaker 1: asked Lucia, who was very confused. The little troll, whose 116 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: name is Latte, went on to explain to Mala and 117 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: Lucia what in the world is going on. But it 118 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: turns out yes, his job is actually to take care 119 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: of the marshmallows. Like the marshmallows that we eat, and 120 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: I guess the marshmallows really like to take their baths 121 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: in hot chocolate. Well, Mr Latte, we have an idea. 122 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: How about instead of taking all of the hot chocolate, 123 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: we will make sure that you get what you need 124 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: for your marshmallow bath time and the rest of the 125 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: hot chocolate will let all the people drink. How does 126 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: that sound? A rub floor? Not hop on a glow? Wow. 127 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: I didn't know it's gonna be that easy, But Mila 128 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: and Lucia ended up saving the hot chocolate not only 129 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 1: for everybody else, but they also found out that marshmallows 130 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: like to take baths in hot chocolate. Who to new? 131 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: It actually kind of does make a lot of sense. Well, 132 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: the next time I have a nice cup of hot chocolate, 133 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: I'm going to make sure that those marshmallows are well 134 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: taken care for in their nice, warm bath. The end. 135 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: Great job, you listened all the way to the end, 136 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: and you know what, tub days, it's time for kid 137 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: shout out. So I want to say hey to Eloise 138 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Knox and Griffin from Washington 139 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 1: Caroline and Jackson from Ithaca, New York. You and from 140 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: New York, Goldie from Ben to Oregon, Caroline from New York, 141 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 1: Invada from Pennsylvania. I'm so glad that you're all in 142 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: the Kids Short Stories, family, and on our spy team. 143 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: We could not stop Dr Stinky Breath and his crew 144 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: without you, my friends. Will you have a super duper 145 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: day and I will see you on our next adventure. Bye.