1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to kid 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Today's story is brought to us by Micah. Hey, Micah, 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: he sent me an awesome idea first story, and you 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: can't too. Just head up to kidshortstories dot com. Send 5 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: me your idea and maybe we'll turn it into an 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: awesome adventure. And do you know what would make today's 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: story ten times more fun? Yeah, sharing it with a friends. 8 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: So right now, think of two friends that you can 9 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: text this episode two and then you guys can listen 10 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: to it together. Are you guys ready for an amazing 11 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: story about two earthworms? Me too, Let's go. It was 12 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: a beautiful day underground as Micah and Mackenzie, the two earthworms, 13 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: were wanting to play a game. Hey Micah, what do 14 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: you want to do? Hmm, well want to play hide 15 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: and Seek? I love high and Seek, said Mackenzie. All right, 16 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: well one, two, three, not at said Micah as loud 17 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: and fast as he can. Oh you got me again, 18 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: said Mackenzie. All right, I'll start counting. You go hide 19 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: one two. As Micah crawled off through the tunnels, he 20 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: had to find a good spot. You see, they lived underground, well, 21 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: they spent a lot of time underground. Sometimes they would 22 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: come up, but most of the day they were crawling 23 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: through the tunnels underneath in the dirt. Yeah, that's what earthworms. 24 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: They love to spend all their time in the nice, 25 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: moist dirt and crawl around. They like it nice and dark. Well, 26 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: as Mackenzie was looking for a great place to hide, 27 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: she wanted to try some new tunnels. You see, underground, 28 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: there's just like hundreds and hundreds of tunnels, some made 29 00:01:55,920 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: by worms, some made by moles and voles, and some 30 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: made by other creatures. There's just a big tangly mess 31 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: of all the different tunnels and highways that they can 32 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: take while underground. And Mackenzie wanted to pick a new one. 33 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: She knew she was running out of time. Micah was 34 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: almost gonna get to ten this one. No one's been 35 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,839 Speaker 1: in this tunnel for forever. It's even got like cobwebs 36 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: and whoa, it's kind of pokey in there. Yeah, no 37 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: one's ever been in here for a very long time. 38 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: She was right. That tunnel was a magical tunnel that 39 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: no one had been in for a very very long 40 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: time for a very big reason. Eight nine, ten ready 41 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: or not here I come, shouted Micah as he started 42 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: slithering around. He was looking for the slime trail to follow. Yeah, 43 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: that's the way. When worms are slithering around in the dirt, 44 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: they usually leave a trail of slime behind. It's a 45 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: easy giveaway if you're playing hide and seek. So if 46 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: you're ever playing hide and seek with an earthworm, just 47 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: look for their slime trail. Well, Mackenzie had done a 48 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: very good job in hiding her slime trail. Micah couldn't 49 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:21,399 Speaker 1: find it anywhere. Holy smokes, where did she go? Mackenzie, 50 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna find you, he shouted. He was hoping that 51 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: would maybe make her make a sound that he was 52 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: listening for, but it was completely quiet. Micah was running 53 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: out of options. He'd gone down all the normal trails 54 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: and tunnels that they usually went in. He's never gonna 55 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: find me in here, said Mackenzie as she giggled to herself. 56 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: She had crawled all the way back down this tunnel 57 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: that no one had been in a very long time. 58 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: What's this over here? She said? You see at the back, 59 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: she thought it was the end of the tunnel, was 60 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: actually like a door or something, and she pushed it 61 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: open and then Wow, she couldn't believe her eyes. It 62 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: was so sparkly. It looked like there had been an 63 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: explosion of glitter everywhere. Wow, this is the most beautiful 64 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: thing I've ever seen. As Mackenzie slid into the room, 65 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: the glitter started to stick to her side. Wow, I 66 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: love it. It's making me sparkly too. And wait, feel kind 67 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: of funny? What is what's happening? Whoa? And just then 68 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: Mackenzie started to grow like super super big. Woo. Mackenzie 69 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,239 Speaker 1: was shouting as she popped up out of the ground 70 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:59,119 Speaker 1: from the soil. She had gotten so ginormously big. Back 71 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: over where mic it was he thought it was an earthquake. Oh, 72 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: he was shouting for his life. Mackenzie, are you okay? 73 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: Micah shouted as he looked up and the whole dirt 74 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: had been moved, so he was now not underground. He 75 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 1: was looking at the sky and McKenzie, is that you? 76 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: Shouted tiny little Micah the worm as he was staring 77 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: at this ginormous worm monster that looked like McKenzie. Micah, 78 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: is that you down there? How did you get so small? 79 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: Mackenzie shouted? Micah said, Oh no, Mackenzie you got really big. 80 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: Uh you're as big as a tree. Look. As Mackenzie 81 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: then looked up, she realized that she was eye level 82 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: with the tops of the trees. Holy smugs, have you 83 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: ever seen worm that big before? Uh? Me, definitely not, definitely, 84 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: definitely not. Mackenzie, how did this happen? What did you do? 85 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: Shouted Micah. Mackenzie then looked back down at Micah. She said, well, 86 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: I went down this old, old tunnel that was full 87 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: of sparkly stuff and then I touched it. Wait a second, Mackenzie, 88 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: you didn't go down the forbidden tunnel, did you? Shouted Micah. 89 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 1: What's the forbidden tunnel? Said Mackenzie. The forbidden tunnel is Oh, 90 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: it's forbidden. You're not supposed to go down there. I've 91 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: always heard that there was like magic down that tunnel 92 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: that was uncontrollable, and it turns out it's true. As 93 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: Mackenzie turned around, she realized that there was a whole 94 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: bunch of animals standing and staring at her. Right then 95 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: there were deer and horses and pigs and one very 96 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: long large cow. Hi, said Mackenzie, And as she opened 97 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: her mouth and said hello, all the creatures ran off. 98 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: In terror. They had never seen a worm that big before. 99 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: Oh no, my life is over, said Mackenzie. Everyone's gonna 100 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: be afraid of me because I'm now a giant monster Mackenzie. 101 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: It's okay, said Micah. I'm always gonna be your friend. 102 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: I'm never gonna leave your side. Me and you we 103 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: will face the world together, shouted Micah. Okay, well, thanks 104 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: for always being my great best friend, and I couldn't 105 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: do this without you. And that is the day that 106 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: Micah and Mackenzie started this new journey. Mackenzie was now 107 00:07:54,960 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: the world's largest worm and Micah's her best friend, so 108 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: they were able to work together and have many more 109 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: adventures ahead. Holy smokes, what would you do if you 110 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: saw a giant worm like how big Mackenzie is. That 111 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: would be very strange. I think I would scream and 112 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: run for my life, thinking it was like an alien 113 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: monster worm. Well, I know this is the end of 114 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: the story, but just the beginning of Mackenzie's new adventure, 115 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: the end. Great job, you listened all the way to 116 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: the end, and you know what time it is. It's 117 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: time for kured shout out. I want to say hey 118 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: to Evan and Annabelle from Virginia, Olivan Petra from Wisconsin, 119 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: Nicole from Bulgaria, Sawyer and Wyatt from Ontario, Abigail from Israel, 120 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: Max and Matthew from California, and Cora from Boston. I'm 121 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: so glad that you're all in the Kitchen Stories family 122 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: and on our spy team. We could not stop Doctor 123 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: Stinkybreath and his crew without you, my friends. Will you 124 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: have a super duper day and I will see you 125 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: on our next adventure. Bye.