1 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's Mr jim Man. Welcome back to Kids 2 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time listening, welcome 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: to the family. My name is Mr Jim like I 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: said earlier, and I live in South Carolina with my family, 5 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 1: and we love stories so much that we turned your 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: ideas into an awesome adventure every single day. So heading 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: over to kid short stories dot com, send me your 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: awesome idea and maybe it will actually turn into a 9 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: real adventure. Well, today's story comes to us from Edwin. 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: Are you ready for Edwin's adventure? Me too, Let's go. 11 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,639 Speaker 1: It was a beautiful day, and a perfect one at 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: that for a hike in the forest. Edwin was putting 13 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: on his hiking boots after having already packed his backpack 14 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: with granola bars, water bottles, and some bug spray. He 15 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: was gonna go on a hike through the fourst and 16 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: do some exploring, which he loved to do. Even though 17 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: he had been on like a hundred hikes before. This 18 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: one would be unlike any ever before. All, right, Edwin, 19 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: just be home before dinner. Have fun out there, shouted 20 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: his mom. Okay, bye. Edwin waved goodbye and strapped on 21 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: his backpack and off he began, all right, first things first, 22 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: I need to find a walking stick. Yeah, you can't 23 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: go hiking without a walking stick, said Edwin. He started 24 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: scanning the edge of the forest for, you know, a 25 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: nice straight branch that he could break into a perfect 26 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: walking stick. Oh, there's one right there, said Edwin. He 27 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: moved the leaves out of the way and picked it up. 28 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: It was perfect. A little too long, so he broke 29 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: off some of the end. There. That is a perfect 30 00:01:56,240 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: walking stick. Now we can start the hike. Edwin loved 31 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: going on hikes. He loved exploring this forest and learning 32 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: all the secrets that were inside of it, like what 33 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: critters lived there, what plants grow, and what kind of 34 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: secret hidden places might be discovered along the way. This 35 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: was a magical forest, one that he had never actually 36 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: seen the magic. You know, he'd only imagine that it 37 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: was a magical force. But today he would find something 38 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: that might have a little bit of magic inside of it. Ah, 39 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: what a beautiful day. Wow, birds are chirping, wind, it's 40 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: a nice cool breeze. I kind of want to sit 41 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: up on that rock there and take a drink, and 42 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: maybe you have a little snack. He had been walking 43 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: now for about an hour so that it was a 44 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: good time to take a little bit of a break. 45 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: Climbed up on this big boulder, sat down, opened up 46 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 1: his pack, pulled out a nice crunchy granola bar, and 47 00:02:55,960 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: took a drink of water. Ah, that's good, wit. What 48 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: is that down there? You see? The rock that he 49 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: was sitting on was overlooking a very grassy field, a 50 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: field that had a nice creak of water flowing through it, 51 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: and it just ran all the way down the valley. 52 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: But there was something that caught his eye, was glowing, 53 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: kind of sparkling even he wanted to get closer. He 54 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 1: put the top back on his water bottle, put everything 55 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: back in his backpack, and hopped down the boulder and 56 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: ran down to it. What do we have here, said Edwin. 57 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: He knelt down to the ground on the edge of 58 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: this creek. It's kind of like a sandy rocky edge 59 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: to the creek, and he got on his hands and 60 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: knees and looked down. It was like a sparkly golden egg. 61 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: Is that an egg? He thought to himself. No, it's 62 00:03:56,240 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: not an egg. He carefully picked it up and turned over. WHOA, 63 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: that is a very large seed. I think said Edwin. 64 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: He was right. It was kind of like an acorn, 65 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: but not an acorn. It was a golden seed. I 66 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: don't know how else to describe it, and Edwin didn't 67 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: know either, so he put it in his pocket. Huh, 68 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: maybe when I get home, I can plant it and 69 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: see if it actually grows into something. If it really 70 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: is a seed, it just needs some dirt and water. 71 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: Edwin continued on his hiking journey, but his mind couldn't 72 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 1: stop thinking about that golden seed that he had found. 73 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: As it was bouncing around in his pocket, he just 74 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: kept imagining what it could be. Hi, I wonder if 75 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: it If it's gold like, he'll grow into a gold 76 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: coin tree. WHOA, that'd be awesome. Or maybe it'll grow 77 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: into some kind of creature. I have got to get 78 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: home and figure this out. Edwin turned around, putting a 79 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: shorter end to his hiking adventure. Since he'd already found 80 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: something mysterious, he headed on back home. You can't wait 81 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: to get home and inspect this some more, Edwin said, 82 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: as he was hiking and climbing back up the hill 83 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 1: that he had come down before He made it back 84 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: to his house and his parents were surprised to see 85 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: him back so soon. Edwin, are you okay? Did something 86 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,799 Speaker 1: happen out there? Oh? I'm fine. Check out the seed 87 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: I found. He pulled it out of his pocket and 88 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: opened up his hand. His mom looked down and said, wow, 89 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: I've never seen a seed like that before. Where did 90 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 1: you find that? It was down by the creek, down 91 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: the hill from us. It's in the middle of the 92 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: grassy field, and I could see it sparkle from really 93 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: far away. I kind of want to plant it. See 94 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: what happens, I agree, said his mom. I think you 95 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 1: should plant it now. I'm almost done with dinner, and 96 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: then maybe we can work on it together. Edwin started 97 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: to grab some things that he might need for it. 98 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: What do you think you would need if you wanted 99 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,799 Speaker 1: to plant a seed in the ground. Maybe a shovel, 100 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: maybe a watering can. Yeah, So he ran into his 101 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: garage to look for those two things. By the time 102 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: he was done, his mom was already waiting for him 103 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: in the backyard. Ed when did you find it? She shouted. 104 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: I think she was just as excited as Edwin was. Yep, 105 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: here it is. Edwin came running back to the backyard 106 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: holding a watering can and a shovel. Oh, I forgot 107 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: to put water in it. Oh, I'll do that job, 108 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: said his mom. I'll put some water in here, And 109 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: why don't you dig a little hole to put the 110 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: seed in. I'll be right back. Edwin took the shovel 111 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: and started digging a tiny little hole in the ground. 112 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: Needed to be deep enough to cover it, but you know, 113 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: not too deep, maybe about out half a finger deep. 114 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: He plopped the seed inside of the hole and carefully 115 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: covered it back up with the dirt. His mom came 116 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: with the watering can, and together they watered that area 117 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: to make it a perfect home for whatever thing this 118 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: seed might grow into. All right, mama, how long do 119 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: you have to wait? Ed When it's gonna take a 120 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: little while. It's not going to be ready today or tomorrow. 121 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: It's gonna take many weeks, maybe even a couple of 122 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: months before it grows into something that we can understand 123 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: what it is. But let's go have some dinner. Edwin 124 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: followed his mom in'side, and his family sat down for 125 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: a delicious dinner, followed by could tire. Edwin was pretty 126 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: tired from his long hiking day, got ready for bed 127 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: and fell asleep. Well you might think the story ends there, 128 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: but it does not. Overnight, something magical happened in their backyard. 129 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: As Edwin woke up the next morning, yawned stretched his arms. 130 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: Wait a second, what is that? He looked out his 131 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: window and couldn't believe his eyes. Where did that tree 132 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: come from? He raced downstairs. Mom, Mom, come here. As 133 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: he ran out the back door, she was close behind Edwin. 134 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: What's wrong, she said? Look at that. Edwin pointed his 135 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: finger up towards this brand new tree that had grown 136 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: in their backyard. But it was not your ordinary tree. 137 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: What had grown was a tree with a tree house 138 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: inside of it. What I didn't know they made trees 139 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: with treehouses grow out of seeds. I've never heard of 140 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: that before. Edwin raced over to the tree, where a 141 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: ladder was waiting for him. He climbed all the way 142 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: up to the treehouse and looked out the window. Mom, 143 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: can you believe this? It really wants a magical seed? 144 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: His mom couldn't believe it. What they had discovered was 145 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: truly a magical seed that grew so fast overnight. But 146 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: even though this is where our story now ends, it 147 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: is only just the beginning of their amazing magical adventures 148 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: in this new magic Treehouse the end. Great job, you 149 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: listened all the way to the end, and you know 150 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: what time it is. It's time for good shout out. 151 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,199 Speaker 1: I want to say hey to Caitlin from Indiana, Maya 152 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 1: from Boston, Zeven from Vancouver, Oscar from British Columbia, Elena 153 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: from England, Violet, Isaac Asher and Iris from Ontario, Canada. 154 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 1: I'm so glad that you're all in the Kids Stories, 155 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: family and on the spy team. We could not stop 156 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: Doctor Stinky Breath and his crew without you, my friends. 157 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: Well you have a super duper day and I will 158 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: see you on our next adventure. Bye. M m h.