1 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's Mr Jim and welcome back to Kids 2 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Did you know that we make some awesome 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: activities for you that after listening to our Kids Animal 4 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: Stories podcast, you can then learn more about that critter 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 1: and do a really fun activity at home well parents. 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: Down in the show notes below, there's a link there 7 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: for you to check out those activities that we make 8 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: for you after every single episode. All right, friends, are 9 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: you ready for today's amazing dragon adventure? Dragons? Oh? I am. 10 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: Let's go. A long time ago in a far away 11 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: place lived a dragon named Darnell. And this dragon was 12 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: an amazingly powerful dragon. He could start rain storms and 13 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: make thunder and lightning the most amazing ways just by 14 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: thinking about it. He was the one that controlled all 15 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: of the rain in the area. It was not only 16 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: in a very important job, but he also just loved 17 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 1: showing off how strong and powerful he was. But the 18 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: one thing that made Darnell feel very sad and lonely 19 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: was that whenever he used his strong, strong powers of 20 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: making thunderstorms, everyone else would run away and hide. They 21 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: were afraid of the thunderstorms and never wanted to be 22 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: outside in the rain. And so this dragon was very confused. 23 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: He he was so proud of being powerful, but didn't 24 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: like feeling all alone, and so as time passed he 25 00:01:54,640 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: started to lean into being mean and grouchy he has. 26 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: He said to himself, Well, if everyone's going to be 27 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: as afraid of my thunder storms, there's no sense in 28 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: trying to be friends with them. I will be the 29 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: best thunderstormmaker. That's scariest one of them all. That'll show him. 30 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: And that is exactly what Darnell the Dragon would go 31 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: on to do. He would make the craziest, biggest thunderstorms 32 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: you can ever imagine. And everyone was very worried about 33 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: the weather, always talking about it, until one day a 34 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: small furry creature started to ask questions. So you mean 35 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: to tell me that the weather is controlled by an 36 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: angry dragon, he asked the neighbor. Oh, yes, he's the 37 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: meanest dragon in the whole worlds. You see, he uses 38 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: his powers for free evil. He is not a good dragon. Hum. 39 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: I don't think he's mean. I think he's just doing 40 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: what he's supposed to do in making it rain. The 41 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: old grouchy neighbor shook his head and said, don't even 42 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:26,959 Speaker 1: think about it. That dragon hasn't done a nice thing 43 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: in his entire life, and he never will. The small 44 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: furry creature walked away and said, I don't think so. 45 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: I think everybody should be given a chance. I'm gonna 46 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: go try and find this dragon, and I'm gonna bring 47 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: him some cookies. That always cheers me up when I'm 48 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:51,119 Speaker 1: having a bad day. So the small furry creature went 49 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: home and baked the most delicious swampberry cookies. I never 50 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: had a swampberry cookie, have you. I don't know if 51 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: that sounds good or disgusting, I'm not sure. After the 52 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: small furry creature filled the basket with the swampberry cookies, 53 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: he went off on a journey. He had been told 54 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: that that dragon lived up on a mountain, and he 55 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: was going to go figure it out for himself and 56 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: see if, maybe, just maybe there was a little bit 57 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: of nice inside of that dragon. He began the hike 58 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: up the mountain and who it was quite the hike 59 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: for the little furry critter that he was. He had 60 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: to jump over big logs, and climb over ginormous boulders, 61 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: and even swim across a very fast moving river, but 62 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: nothing was going to stop him. Ah this this mounted is. 63 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: It's a lot taller here that from what I saw 64 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: down there. Ha, I wonder how much further at the 65 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: gallop Bay. The furry little critter continue his climb up 66 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: the mountain until he rounded a corner. I saw a 67 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: very big cave. Well, if I was a dragon, this 68 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 1: seems like the kind of place that I would live. Helloa, there, there, 69 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: there there. As he called into the cave, his voice echoed, 70 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: our dragon friend was at home inside of his cave. 71 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: He was very confused. He was in the middle of 72 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: making a snack and had never heard someone at the 73 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: door to his cave. He was a little scared. Who's there? 74 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: I didn't ask you for any visitors. Go away and 75 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: never returned. Helloa, there. I just brought a fresh patch 76 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: of cookies. You should totally dry them. They're They're called 77 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: swampberry cookies. It's my secret recipe, called out the furry 78 00:05:55,680 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: little critter. Darnell the dragon didn't understand that. Why would 79 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: someone bring him cookies. He did really like cookies, though, 80 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: and swamp berry cookies sounded delicious to him. Okay, I'm coming. 81 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: As the little furry critter stood waiting at the entrance 82 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 1: to the cave. He could hear the giant stepping forward 83 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 1: closer to him, and it sounded a little scary. Oh, dear, 84 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: I hope I didn't make a big mistake. Um, please 85 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: dad at me, Please please that at me. The dragon 86 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 1: stepped forward, his ginormous head with very large nostrils, knelt 87 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: down all the way to the ground. Oh, those smells 88 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 1: like good cookies. What on earth would you be bringing 89 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: cookies up here for? Oh? Well, I just heard a 90 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 1: lot about you, and you know, people talk, But I 91 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: I thought you would like cookies today. What's the catch? 92 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: No catch? I thought maybe you would want to be 93 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: want a friend or something. I don't know if you 94 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: have any of those these days, But friends are fun. 95 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: The dragon paused and thought for a minute. He had 96 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: never had a friend before. He almost forgot that he 97 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: used to want friends. It had been so long ago 98 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: since he gave up on that. Wait, wait, could this 99 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: be real? All right? Well, what's your name? My name's Finn. Well, 100 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: it's great to meet you, Finn. My name's Darnell. The 101 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: rest of the afternoon, Finn in Dornell shared all those cookies, 102 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: and the two of them would actually go on to 103 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: be really great friends. And even though this is the 104 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: end of our story, I think it's just the beginning 105 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: of some amazing things that lie ahead for our dragon 106 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: friend Darnell. Making a new friend can be magical and 107 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: can lead to some amazing things. I'm pretty sure Finn 108 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: and Darnell have some amazing adventures that lie ahead, but 109 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: that is a story for another day. The end. Hey, friends, 110 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: it's time for another birthday and I need your help celebrating. 111 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: Drumroll please, Happy birthday. Hunter hunters turning eight years old 112 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: and loves kids, short stories, oh and hockey and baseball 113 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 1: and his family. WHOA, I love those things too. I 114 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: grew up playing hockey in baseball. I love that. I 115 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: bet your superstar out there well under. I hope you 116 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: not only have a really great day, but I hope 117 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: you have the best birthday ever. I'm glad we got 118 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: to celebrate it with you. If you want to celebrate 119 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: your birthday, have your parents heading over to Hey Mr 120 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: Jim dot com to learn more. And you know what 121 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 1: time it is now, it's time for kid shout out. 122 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: So I want to say hey to Ella and Mason 123 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: from Texas, Oliver from Ontario, Graham from California, William and 124 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: Henry from Australia, Elliott from South Korea, Nora from Switzerland, 125 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: Diyon from Dubai, Connor and Mikhaela from Sydney, Australia and 126 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: Titus from Sydney, Australia as well. I'm so glad that 127 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,599 Speaker 1: you're all in the Kids Short Stories family and on 128 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: the spy team. We could not stop Doctor Stinky Breath 129 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: and his crew without you, my friends. Will you have 130 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: a super duper day and I will see you on 131 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: our next adventure. Bye.