1 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: Hey friends, welcome back to kids short stories. If this 2 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: is your first time, welcome to the family. My name 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: is Mr Jim and I love telling stories that come 4 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: from you. Yeah, all these stories that we do every 5 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: single day come from kids just like you. They send 6 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: me their ideas and an adventure that they want to 7 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: go on, and then I choose the best ones to 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: turn into a real story on the podcast. Well, friends, 9 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: today's story comes to us from Cooper and Charlie. Are 10 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: you guys ready to hear this amazing new adventure? I 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: definitely am. Let's go. Cooper and Charlie were just finishing 12 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: up their dinner that night. It was late in the evening, 13 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: but they were scarfing down their dinner because something truly amazing, 14 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: truly adventurous was happening tonight. They were going to camp 15 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: in their backyard, inside of it, to sleep outside. Oh, 16 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: that sounds like fun. Well, Cooper and Charlie had spent 17 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: all afternoon setting up their tent, getting their sleeping bags 18 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: and pillows and everything ready, even a nice little fan 19 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: to blow on them inside the tent to keep them 20 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: cool and in case it stayed hot that night. Charlie, 21 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: come on, are you almost done? Yet, said Cooper. How 22 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: did you eat your dinner so fast? Said Charlie. I'm 23 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: only halfway done. Sorry, I was really excited and and hungry, 24 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,919 Speaker 1: said Cooper. Okay, we'll just give me a couple more minutes, 25 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: said Charlie. Okay, I'll clean off the table and get 26 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: everything else ready. Then let's grab our flashlights and head 27 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: out to the tent, said Cooper. Cooper ran to their 28 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: room to grab a couple of flashlights. He turned them 29 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: on and one of the flashlights didn't turn on, so 30 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: he needed to get some new batteries. He raced around 31 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: and checked all the drawers until finally he found the 32 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: night hair he needed two double a batteries to turn 33 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 1: on that flashlight. He put him in and Click, perfect. 34 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: Now we have enough flashlights, said Cooper. Hey, Charlie, are 35 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,119 Speaker 1: you done? Yeah, I'm just putting my stuff in the dishwasher. 36 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: Are The flashlights ready? Yep, already even put some fresh 37 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: batteries in this one. Here. Charlie raced over and put 38 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: his hand out to grab onto the flashlight. Here you go, 39 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: you have this one, said Cooper. All right, you tube 40 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 1: go out to the tent and please stay safe out 41 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: there and if you have any bad dreams or if 42 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,839 Speaker 1: he gets scared, just come right on back inside, said 43 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: their parents. Oh, don't worry about that, we are staying 44 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: in the tent all night long, said Cooper. Yeah, this 45 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: is gonna be the best night ever, said Charlie. As 46 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: they rushed out the back door, Cooper and Charlie both 47 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: jumped into the tent at the same time. One, two, three, 48 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: whoa this is. This is awesome, said Charlie. It turned 49 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: out really well. This looks cool and Oh, there's like 50 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: a skylight up there. They laid on their backs and 51 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: looked straight up. They could see the stars shining through 52 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: the top of the tent. It was protected with like 53 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: a bug netting to keep the bugs out, but they 54 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: could still see all the stars and the moon glowing 55 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: through it. WHOO, Whoa, Whoa, was that? Said Charlie. UH, 56 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: kind of sound like an owl, but who? I don't know. 57 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: But I just got tired all of a sudden, said Cooper. 58 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: It is getting kind of late, said Charlie. I guess 59 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: we can lay down and maybe if we fall asleep 60 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: then we'll just roll with it. As soon as they 61 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: laid their heads down on their pillows, they heard a 62 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: scratching sound on the tent. Charlie, please tell me that 63 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: it was you just scratching on the tent just now. 64 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: Said Cooper. What that wasn't me. I thought it was you, 65 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: said Charlie. There's an animal outside here'son a monster, said Cooper. 66 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: Grab the flashlight. They reached all around and only found one. 67 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: Turn it on, quick, quick, quick, said Charlie. Cooper flipped 68 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: on the one flashlight and shined it around. What was that, 69 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: said Cooper. Didn't sound very scary here. Let me take 70 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: a look outside. Cooper unzipped the door and poked his 71 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: head out, and he was met with four little beady eyes, 72 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: high brows. There's a girl. START, lamps around. Are Those 73 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: baby raccoons? Said Charlie, and not another second passed by 74 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: before both of those dude baby raccoons jumped right into 75 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: their tent. Ha, Whoa, Whoa, what's going on? and Get 76 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: out of here, said Cooper. BARLER'S A girl. Start, Darren's 77 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: tround US close Durn, send us back out there. Why 78 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: do you keep talking about a ghost? You too, said Charlie. 79 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: There's a girl. Start there. What else wouldes? We're talking 80 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: about a little herd a little girlst yeah, I guess 81 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: that does make sense, said Cooper. If I heard a 82 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 1: real ghost, that's all I would be talking about, but 83 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:30,799 Speaker 1: I don't feel like there's real ghosts here. Charlie grabbed 84 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: the flashlight. Let's go outside and take a look around. 85 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: A tattler at begged the baby raccoons. Oh, it'll be fine, 86 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: just stay right here, said Cooper. Cooper and Charlie stepped 87 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: out of the tent with the flashlight and started to 88 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:53,799 Speaker 1: look around. Why do you think they're so convinced about 89 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: a ghost being around here? I've never heard of that. 90 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: I don't know, but let's take a look around. Cooper 91 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: and Charlie waved the flashlight around their backyard. They were 92 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: looking for any movements or listening very close to hear 93 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 1: any creepy sounds, but all they saw were two little 94 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: beady eyes up in the tree. WHOA is that that 95 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: owl we heard earlier? Look at that thing, it's so 96 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: cool again, said Charlie. Wow, I don't know if I've 97 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: ever seen a real owl before, said Cooper. It does 98 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: look really cool, a little creepy. And then they heard 99 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: that sound again. WHO, who? That's the gust yelled the 100 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: two baby raccoons from inside the tent, and that is 101 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: when it all made sense to cooper and Charlie. Oh 102 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: they think the owl is a ghost. Oh Dear, how 103 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: do we explain this to them? Said Charlie. I'll give 104 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: it a try. Cooper walked back to the tent poked 105 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: his head inside to see those two baby raccoons cuddled 106 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: up in the corner. They were hugging each other. They 107 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: were so scared. It's gonna be okay you two here. Um, 108 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: so it's good news. It's actually not a ghost. It's 109 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: an owl. A Little Duff, a little Hurd of Ghost, 110 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: I promise. Or all right, look at its start now 111 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: where the ghost sound is loud. Well, why don't she 112 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: just come on over to the door of the tent 113 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: right here. Just take a look outside and we'll shine 114 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: the flashlight right on the owl. You can watch him 115 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: make that sound. The two raccoons cautiously crept over to 116 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: the door of the tent. Charlie waved the flashlight over 117 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: to the OWL. They waited and waited until just around 118 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: said one of the raccoons. Oh, that's a little embarrass song. 119 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: Oh you don't need to be embarrassed. It's okay, we 120 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: all get scared sometimes. Said Cooper Bro Oka. I just 121 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: probable harm. Well, yeah, you guys at home, but maybe 122 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: we can play again sometime. This is kind of fun, 123 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: said Charlie. Wow, that's sounds from shirt, this big t shirt. No, 124 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: it's actually called a tent at so it looks like 125 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: a tool shirt. Okay, yeah, whatever, a t shirt, tent. Yes, 126 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: we are sleeping here tonight, our court, where a little 127 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: in the MARNAL. Come on. The two raccoons waved their 128 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: little paws and rain off into the forest, feeling a 129 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: lot better that it wasn't a real ghost in the forest. 130 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:50,439 Speaker 1: Cooper and Charlie couldn't believe what had just happened, but 131 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: they were still pretty tired and ready for sleep. Even 132 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: though this is the end of our story, it's definitely 133 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: only just the beginning. Charlie and Cooper's great adventures with 134 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: their new raccoon friends the end. Great Job, you listened 135 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: all the way to the end and you know what 136 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 1: time it is. It's time for good shout out. So 137 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: I want to say hey to Carlin and Mabel from 138 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: BC Canada, Yosh from Mumbai, audre from New York, Charlie 139 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: from New Hampshire, Henry from Washington, Alexandra from Romania, Hal 140 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: from Minnesota and Mason from Los Angeles. I'm so glad 141 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: that you're all in the kids short stories, family and 142 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: down the spy team. We could not stop doctor stinky 143 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: breath and his crew without you, my friends. Well, you 144 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 1: have a super duper day and I'll see you next time. Bye.