1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 2 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. 5 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 2: You know, we. 6 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: Couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 9 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 10 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 12 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 13 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 14 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 15 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 16 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 2: Me too. Let's go deep in the forest. A spruce tree. 17 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: Among a clump of other evergreen trees. The early morning 18 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: sun was rising and its first rays touched the spruce, 19 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: warming its needles. The spruce tree yawned. 20 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 2: Oh, good morning sun, Good morning birds. 21 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,759 Speaker 1: He shook his branches and the birds tweeted, flying out 22 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: of them. Good morning, bruce curs louder. Then the birds 23 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: disappeared into the forest to find berries and worms. 24 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: Dined to go on my morning walk, said Bruce. The spruce. 25 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: The ground beneath him rumbled a bit, giving way to 26 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: two large roots. He shook the dirt off of them 27 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: and stepped forward. Holyes, a walking tree headed right towards 28 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: the stream. Good morning, schoirls, Bruce called out. 29 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 2: They chittered back to him. Get good morning. 30 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: We will come laying your branches later, Bruce by. He 31 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: made it to the river and dipped his root feet 32 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: into the cool running water. By my thirsty, he shouted 33 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: as he slurped up water through his roots. First to 34 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: join him at the river was the Bear family. Good morning, Bruce, 35 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: Papa Bear called out. Bruce waved his branches. Hullo, oh, 36 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: you have a bunch of pine cones. 37 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 2: For you this morning. Right here. 38 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 1: Baby Bear ran over excitedly and climbed into Bruce's branches, 39 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: munching on crunchy pine cones. Before the rest of his 40 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: family could join him. They talked to Bruce about their 41 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: plans for the day and the things going on in 42 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: the forest. Then their tone turned serious. Be careful, Bruce, 43 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: We saw a person walking through the forest. He was 44 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 1: wearing a red plaid shirt. He looked like a lumberjack. Shouted, 45 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: Papa Bear. 46 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 2: A person this deepened the woods. 47 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: Asked Bruce skeptically. 48 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: Will I will keep an eye out, thinks bears. 49 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: The bears waved goodbye to Bruce, and Bruce left the 50 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: river headed towards the wild flower field. There he met 51 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: the Deer family, who were waiting for him. Good morning, 52 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: Bruce called out, Mamma Dear. Her and her fawn headed 53 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: over to Bruce's lower branches to eat some pine cones. 54 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: Baby Deer was crunching and munching her first pine cone 55 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: when she shouted a person tot all. Mama Bear suddenly 56 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: looked very serious and added, be careful, Bruce. He had 57 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: a big beard and suspenders on. He looked like a lumberjack. 58 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: Bruce was still surprised to hear this. 59 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 2: The person is deep in the woods. Are you sure? 60 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: Mama Dear nodded she was very sure. Bruce shrugged. He 61 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: wasn't worried. The forest was massive and he had never 62 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: seen a human this far out here. Dear family finished 63 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: eating their pine cones and waved goodbye to Bruce. Bruce 64 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: continued on his walk, stopping to drop some pine cones 65 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: off for the bunnies and the birds he saw along 66 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 1: the way. 67 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:49,239 Speaker 2: Each time they. 68 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: Warned him about the lumberjack in the woods, Bruce started 69 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: to get a bit worried, but he still hadn't seen 70 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: anyone by mid afternoon Une. He admitted it to his 71 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: favorite patch of sunlight and wiggled his roots back into 72 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: the dirt for a quick napoo. Bruce awoke to the 73 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:21,119 Speaker 1: sound of stomping boom, boom boom. I still haven't found 74 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: the perfect tree, said a man's voice. Bruce couldn't believe it. 75 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: There really was a human to step in the forest. 76 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: What was he doing, Bruce wondered, Wow, would you look 77 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: at that one? The man exclaimed. He walked towards Bruce. 78 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: He had a big, bushy beard, a red plaid shirt 79 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: and suspenders. He was also holding an axe ready to 80 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: chop down trees. Bruce gulped as the man approached him. Wow, 81 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: this tree is part fagked It's so tall and strong. 82 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,239 Speaker 1: I could make so many things out of this wood. 83 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: The man got ready to chop down Bruce's trunk. Before 84 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 1: he could take his first swing, Bruce pulled up his 85 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: roots and began to run. The man froze in shock 86 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: for a moment. Wait, hey, wait, come back here. He 87 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: began running after Bruce. The birds saw the man chasing 88 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: Bruce first and started tweeting loudly, Burls pursonals are up. 89 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: They flew after the man, diving at him and even 90 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: dropping some stinky presence on his head. The man waved 91 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: them off and kept chasing Bruce. Bruce ran through the 92 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 1: field where the deer were. The deer chased after the 93 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: man that was chasing Bruce, but he still didn't stop. 94 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: Bruce ran towards the stream. The Bear family had not 95 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: gotten far from where they were this morning and saw 96 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: Bruce run past them. Then they saw the lumberjack chasing him. 97 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: Who've got to solve Bruce. 98 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: Let's go, called out baby Bear. He began chasing after 99 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: the man, with Mama Bear and Papa Bear chasing after him. 100 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: When Bruce got to the river, he had to slow 101 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: down to climb into the water. The lumberjack caught up 102 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,559 Speaker 1: to him just as he was stepping his second long 103 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: root foot in. He grabbed Bruce's branches, but then he froze. 104 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: A loud growl sounded behind him. 105 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 2: A nice little bear. 106 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: The lumberjack said, putting his hands up. He was nervous, 107 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: but still standing next to the river where Bruce was. 108 00:07:54,000 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: Then two louder growls came from just behind baby bearer. 109 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: Mama Bear and Papa Bears stood up on their hind legs, 110 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: growling even louder. Now the man was really nervous. The 111 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: bears prowed closer to him, and the birds came back, 112 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: swarming above the lumberjack. He started to back away from 113 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: Bruce and they followed. He picked up speed and sewed 114 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: at the forest animals until the lumberjack was running and 115 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: the animals were. 116 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 2: Chasing him at full speed. 117 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: They chased the lumberjack until he was out of the forest. 118 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: When the animals came back, everyone cheered. Bruce thanked all 119 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: of his friends for saving him, and no lumberjacks dared 120 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: to ever enter the deep forest again. 121 00:08:56,280 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 2: The end. Great job. 122 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: You listened all the way to the end, and you 123 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: know what time it is. 124 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 2: It's time for some kid shout out. 125 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: So I want to say hey to THEO from New Hampshire, 126 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 1: Louis from Taiwan, Heat from Tennessee, Isabella from Maryland, and 127 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 1: sale from Victoria, BC. I'm so glad that you're all 128 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: on the kid Schirts or his family. We could not 129 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: have this much fun with imagination without you, my friends. 130 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: Well you have a super duberday and I'll see you 131 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: on the next adventure. 132 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 2: Bye.