1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,160 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 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,720 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 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,720 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 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: Me too? Let's go Ready or not? Here I come. 16 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: Stella and Eden were playing hide and seek in their 17 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: backyard and Stella was it do you love playing hide 18 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: and seek? Oh, that is such a fun game to 19 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: play in the backyard. And Stella took her hands off 20 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: her eyes and started to scan her surroundings. Hmmm, treehouse, slide, garden, hmmm, 21 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: Sella was listening off the things that she could see 22 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: in the yard interesting places to hide, but none of 23 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: them being Eden. A bush started to wiggle in the distance, 24 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: and that is an awfully important clue if you're playing 25 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: hide and seek, because bushes don't wiggle. Stella ran at 26 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: the bush, pouncing around the other side, saying, gotcha, squeaked 27 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: the startled squirrel on the other side. Well sorry, squirrel, 28 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: laughed Stella. It swished its tail at her before sprinting 29 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: up a tree. Uh yeah, I forgot about squirrels. They 30 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: can wiggle bushes too, so okay, keep looking. Stella walked 31 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: further into the trees in the backyard, peeking around bushes 32 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: and tree trunks. She walked through the taller patches of grass, 33 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: not seeing any sight of Eden. The long grass tickled 34 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: her ankles, but her giggles turned into a screech when 35 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 1: the grass stopped brushing up against her and something grabbed 36 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: her ankle instead. A Stella heard Eden burst into laughter, 37 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: but she didn't see her. Stella down here. Eden's head 38 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: popped up again from under the tall grass, this time 39 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: to wave at Stella. What in the world who? Stella 40 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: was very scared after her foot got grabbed and started 41 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: to part the grass and saw Eden had found the 42 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: best hiding spot. She was standing inside of a giant 43 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: tunnel hidden beneath the long, tall grass. Aiden, how did 44 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: you find this place? Stella gasped as she jumped in. Well, 45 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: I think it actually found me, replied Eden. I was 46 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: vack here in the grass looking for a hiding spot 47 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: when I saw this patch of grass that was glowing 48 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: like really, it was bright green, so obviously I went 49 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: to look at it, and this all appeared cool, said Stella. 50 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: But Eden, this isn't just a hole. It's a tunnel. Uh. 51 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: Have you seen where it goes yet? Eden smiled at her. No, 52 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: I was waiting for you to find me so we 53 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: could find out together. Come on, let's go. He didn't 54 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: grab Stella's hand, and the two girls headed through. Stella 55 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: thought it would have gotten darker as they left the 56 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: entrance to the hole, because the sunlight wouldn't be able 57 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: to reach them, but it didn't get dark at all. Instead, 58 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: it became more colorful. The dirt walls were lined with 59 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: glittering stones of blues and purples that glowed softly wow, 60 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 1: while the ground beneath them became fluffier like yeah, you 61 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: heard me right, fluffier with every step. It wasn't squishy 62 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:40,239 Speaker 1: like mud. It actually felt kind of like cotton balls. 63 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: In fact, the farther they went along the tunnel, it 64 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: actually began to look like they were being surrounded by clouds. 65 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: The dirt walls and ceiling above them were no longer brown. 66 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: The fluffy material all around them began to part where 67 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: the glowing stones were and were laced by sunbeams shining through. Oh, Stella, 68 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: I don't think we're underground anymore. Stella nodded in agreement. 69 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:17,119 Speaker 1: It looked like they were in the sky. Babe boop blue. 70 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: Stella and Eden swiveled their head in the direction of 71 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: that sound. Floating ahead on one of the clouds was 72 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: an alien. It was a yellow creature with a fluffy 73 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: cloud face and a very thin body. It made it 74 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 1: look like cotton candy on a stick. Stella and Eden 75 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: both waved slowly at the alien, unsure of what it 76 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: had said and if it was nice or not. It 77 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: zipped right over to them, floating around them, right in 78 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:57,239 Speaker 1: front of them, Bloop sweep blue peep. It tried again, 79 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: Bippity buppity boo, responded Eden. The alien looked confused. Uh sorry, 80 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: said Stella. Oh, we don't understand what you're saying. The 81 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: aliens swirled around in a circle and three clouds raced 82 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: up to them. The alien jumped in and the cloud 83 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: formed around it like a seat. It looked at Stella 84 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: and Eden, waiting for them to do the same. Stella 85 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: and Eden held hands as they each stepped one foot 86 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: very carefully into their own clouds. I would be pretty 87 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: afraid to step on a cloud, would you. I feel 88 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: like my would fall right through it. But they didn't 89 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: fall through, and they let go and stepped in with 90 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: both feet. Maybe baby boolp shouted the alien as it 91 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: bounced up and down. I think it wants us to 92 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: sit down, said Eden. She looked at Stella and they 93 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 1: both sat down at the same time. The cloud formed 94 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: around them like a seat, just as it had for 95 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: the alien, and a fluffy steering wheel popped out in front. WHOA, 96 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: is this like a cloud car? The alien rev its 97 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: cloud engine and shouted back at them bloo blop before 98 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: it sped off. I think it wants to play with us, 99 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: maybe race our cloud cars, said Stella. So her and 100 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: Eden rev their cloud cars and darted after the alien. 101 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: The three of them raced all throughout the cloud world. 102 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: They soared over blue cloud mountains and under green cloud trees. 103 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: What this wasn't even their same world? This was a 104 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: totally different world. Everything was made of clouds. The game 105 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: of chase turned into a game of hide and seek 106 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: tag whoa, with Stella, Eden and the alien taking turns 107 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: being it. They hid behind clouds until someone popped up 108 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: through them and tagged them. They played until the girls 109 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: grew tired. Oh wow, oh, I think this is why 110 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: I found their tunnel. Oh, yawned Eden. I think the 111 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: alien saw us and wanted to play too, me blue 112 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: boop peep, said the alien, sounding like it agreed. The 113 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: girls thanked the alien for inviting them to their cloud 114 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: world and explain the best they could that they were 115 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:48,839 Speaker 1: sleepy and had a head home. It took a lot 116 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: of yawning and fake snoringsh, but the alien finally understood it. 117 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 1: That's pretty funny if if you were trying to talk 118 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: to an alien that didn't understand you, and you're trying 119 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: to tell it that you needed to go to sleep, 120 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: how would you do? Would you act it out? Or 121 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:09,959 Speaker 1: make Oh yeah, you could put your hands over your 122 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: next to your cheek like you're laying down. Yeah, make 123 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: snoring sounds. And finally the alien understood them. It showed 124 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: them back to the tunnel and waved goodbye. Wow that 125 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 1: was so fun, said Stella as the girls pop back 126 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: through their side of the tunnel, back into their world. Yeah, 127 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: Eden agreed. I can't wait to find out where the 128 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 1: other tunnels go, other tunnels, said Stella. She chased after Eden. Hey, 129 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: wait for me, I want to see the other tunnels. Wow, 130 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: this may be the end of our story, but what 131 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: about those other tunnels? Huh well, I think our imaginations 132 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: are going to have to continue the story of what 133 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: happened in the next tunnel. Vincetella and Eden crawl inside. 134 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,439 Speaker 1: Where do you think they'll wind up next? I'm not sure, 135 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: but I can't wait to see what your imaginations come 136 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: up with the end. Hey, friends, I need your help 137 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: celebrating a birthday. Drum roll please, Happy birthday Finley, who's 138 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: turning five years old. Finley loves his little sister and 139 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: Liz love you, mister Giraffe and being a ninja of course, 140 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: Oh but not an evil purple one. Wow, Finley, I'm 141 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: so glad we get to celebrate you and your big 142 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: day on the show. Happy fifth birthday. Well friends, I 143 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: hope you all have a super do Berday and I 144 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: will see you on our next adventure. Bye.