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 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids. 6 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 2: 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 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. It was a hot summer day, 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: the perfect kind of day for swimming in the pool. 18 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: Julius and Angelo finished their lunch and then inflated their 19 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: pool toys. Excited for a day of swimming cannonball contest, 20 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: shouted Julius before jumping in and splashing water all over 21 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: the pool deck and all over Angelo. Angelo laughed and 22 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: threw all the pool floats in the water. Once the 23 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: floats were bobbing all around Julius in the pool, Angelo 24 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: jumped in between them and made an even bigger splash 25 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: with his cannon ball. Hi call the pizza float, shouted Angelo. 26 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: He swam toward it and climbed on top. You always 27 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: call the pizza float, responded Julius. I want uh hmm, 28 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: I want the octopus one? Octopus one, repeated Angelo. He 29 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: hadn't thrown an octopus us float into the pool, oh, 30 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,639 Speaker 1: shouted Julius. He scrambled on top of the pizza float 31 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: with Angelo. That octopus wasn't a float? 32 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 2: What what was it? 33 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: Where to go? Julius pointed toward the bottom of the pool, 34 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: where something blue was hiding toward the bottom in octopus 35 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: in our pool? Annoyed, It can't be, said Angelo. Julius 36 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: looked at Angelo, annoyed. He didn't believe him. Okay, then 37 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: you go go down there and see for yourself. Angelo 38 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: wanted to be brave, and besides. 39 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:46,839 Speaker 2: There was no way it was a real octopus, right. 40 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: Maybe he had thrown an octopus float in the pool 41 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: and it just deflated and sank to the bottom or something. Yeah, 42 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: that must have been it. So Angelo took a deep 43 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: breath and dove down into the pool splash. It wasn't 44 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: until he was under the water that he realized, uh, 45 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: he had forgotten to put his goggles on. Angelo squinted 46 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: through the water the best he could, which was not 47 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: very great visibility. He saw a blurry blue blob in 48 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: front of him and reached his hands out. 49 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 2: He felt something. 50 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: Squishy in a bit slimy, like a fish. He pulled 51 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: his hands back in alarm. Then he felt something wrap 52 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:43,839 Speaker 1: around his waist. Angelo broke the surface of the water, screaming. 53 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: He was swimming as fast as he could, but he 54 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: wasn't going anywhere. That's when he realized that the thing 55 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: was still wrapped around his waist. He looked down and 56 00:03:55,400 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: saw what could only be an octopus tentacle. An octopus, 57 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: shouted Julius, and Angelo turned his head to look at 58 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: what was holding him. There staring at him were two 59 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: ginormous eyes below a giant bulging blue head. Holloo, said 60 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: the octopus. It waved a few of the tentacles that 61 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: were not holding Angelo. Angelo tried to swim away again, 62 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: and this time the octopus let him go. He leaped 63 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 1: onto the unicorn float nearest him when the octopus began 64 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 1: to speak again. 65 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 2: Oh you balthada. I didn't mean to scary you. You 66 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 2: look like you were having a hard time down there 67 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 2: without your goggles on your eyeballs, so I thought i'd 68 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 2: help you get back to the surface of the water. 69 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: You're they're an octopus. Oh, real octopus, and are buland 70 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: and you talk, shouted Julius. The octopus waved all eight 71 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: of his tentacles above the water. 72 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 2: Yep, last, I checked. I'm a real octopus. My name's Otto. 73 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 2: You have a very nice pool. I've been living in 74 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 2: it for a few days now. I think, yeah, I 75 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 2: like it here. I think i'll stay a while. 76 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: You live in our pool, asked Julius. The octopus nodded 77 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: its gigantic head. Yep, I really like it here. The 78 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: octopus dove back under the water and disappeared, just as 79 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: their mom came outside to check on them. Uh, you boys, 80 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: all right, I heard quite a bit of screaming, Their 81 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: mom asked, because there's an octopus in the ball. 82 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 2: Oh that it's fun? All right. 83 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 1: Well, I'm glad you two are having fun. Just let 84 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: me know if you need anything. Their mom did not 85 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: believe them. As soon as the door closed, the octopus 86 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 1: popped back up. 87 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 2: I have some diving rings. Does does anybody want to play? 88 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 2: The boys were a little hesitant, but decided to give 89 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 2: Auto a chance. Yeah, okay. The octopus spun the rings 90 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 2: around on its tentacles and launched them each in separate directions. 91 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: The boys raced to see who could get the rings 92 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 2: back faster. Once they were all collected, Otto announced that 93 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 2: to win, they would have to throw the most rings 94 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 2: onto his outstretched tentacles. Oh, that sounds like a fun game. 95 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,239 Speaker 2: Would you like to throw rings onto an octopus's legs 96 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 2: or arms? Wait? Are they arms or legs? 97 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: Hm? 98 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 2: I think arms? 99 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: Yeah. The boys ended up playing games with Auto all 100 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: day and having a great time. They couldn't imagine playing 101 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: in the pool without an octopus in there anymore. At 102 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: the end of the day, the boy's mom walked back outside. 103 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:17,559 Speaker 1: Ah Inoctobus screamed the mom. Oh, mom, it's okay, it's okay. 104 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 2: This is is. 105 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: Our friend Otto. 106 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 2: Hullo. Oh we've been having Bundy. You want to play 107 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 2: our ring game? 108 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: And he talks, shouted the mom she almost passed out, 109 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: but after the boys explained that Otto is actually a kind, 110 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: playful octopus, she took off running inside the house. The 111 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: boys thought that she had panicked and lost her mind, 112 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: but soon after she reappeared in her swimsuit. Cannon Bull 113 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: looks like their mom didn't want to miss out on 114 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: a fun time in the pool. 115 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 2: The end. 116 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: Great job, you listened all the way to the end, 117 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: and it's time for kid shout out. I want to 118 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: say hey to Deisi from Portland, Oregon, Zion and Elias 119 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: from Charlotte, North Carolina, Ian from New Hampshire, Avelin from 120 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Declan from Virginia, and Ohing from Ontario, Canada. 121 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: I'm so glad that you're all in a kid short 122 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: story's family. We could not have this much fun with 123 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: imagination without you, my friends. Well, you have a super 124 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: duber day and I'll see you on our next adventure. 125 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 2: Bye.