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 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: Me too? Let's go. Ezra, come quick. There's a bad 16 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: dragon over here, shouted Oliver, bursting into the door of 17 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: Ezra's office. You see, Ezra was the proud owner of 18 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: Ezra's Dragon Training School, where he worked as the lead 19 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:21,199 Speaker 1: dragon trainer, and Oliver was his first dragon trainer in training. Wow, 20 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: wouldn't that be so cool to work at a dragon 21 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: training school. Okay, I'm coming, said Ezra. But remember there 22 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: are no bad dragons, just dragons in bad moods. Now, 23 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: tell me everything you know, Ezra said, while he grabbed 24 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: his flameproof jacket and pants, putting them on. Well, I 25 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: was walking on the trails in the forest, hoping to 26 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: find some wish bears because I heard they appear sometimes. 27 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: When the trees in front of me were burnt to 28 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: a crumbly crisp, then I heard loud stomping, so I 29 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: hid behind a tree trunk. Big angry dragon torched his 30 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: whale across the trail. He was roaring like raw, I'm 31 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: a big, bad dragon. I'm gonna splow the town. So 32 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: then I ran back here as fast as I could. 33 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: Oliver sat down in a chair to catch his breath. 34 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: Awesome job. Well you stay here, I'll call if I 35 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: need backup. Then Ezra headed out the door and into 36 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: the town. Everything looked fine so far, but Ezra still 37 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: had a couple blocks to go before he reached the woods. 38 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: He tried not to alarm anyone with his presence, but 39 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: that was hard to do when he was dressed like 40 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: something between a knight and a firefighter. Walking down main Street. Remember, 41 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: he had to protect himself for those fiery, angry outfursts 42 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: from a dragon in a bad mood. The grown ups 43 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: all slowed down their pace and stared at him, while 44 00:02:56,120 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: kids in town had the opposite reaction. It's Ezra, the 45 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: dragon Damer, whoa cool a sword. By the time Ezra 46 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: had passed through the middle of town, parents were pulling 47 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: their children home and shopowners had closed their doors. They 48 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: knew that if Ezra was in town, there must be 49 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: a dragon in an angry mood. Ezra could see the 50 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: woods now up in the distance. The crunching and crashing 51 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: of trees was growing louder as the dragon stomped his 52 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: very angry way towards the town. Ezra lowered his fireproof 53 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: face shield and pulled out his sword. As he crept closer. 54 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: A blast of fire blew through the trees, burning the 55 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: ones in its path, and the dragon announced himself with 56 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: a ferocious raw that led any remaining shopowners to slam 57 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: their doors and lock them at once. 58 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 2: The dragon, boom boom boom. 59 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: Trampled through the remaining trees and spotted Ezra. Smoke swirled 60 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: from its nostril holes, and it growled, what do you 61 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: think you're doing with that sword. 62 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 2: I've come to explode your town and you can't stop me. 63 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: Ezra put the sword and onder the ground carefully. Why 64 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: do you want to burn my town? I've never even 65 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: seen you before. Ah, I want to explode your town 66 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:50,679 Speaker 1: because I can stop asking questions. But Ezra didn't stop. Dragon, 67 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: are you sad? The dragons scowled, shooting flames out of 68 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: its noseholes along with more smoke. 69 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 2: Sad dragons don't get sad. Dragons don't get sad when 70 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 2: they are sleepy and their moms make them eat all 71 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 2: their tree bark for breakfast, and. 72 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: When no one wants to be their friend. And the 73 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: dragon trailed off as his words turned into sobbing cries. 74 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: I'm a big, angry dragon. He threw himself down onto 75 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: the ground in a tantrum, and it shook the world 76 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: like an earthquake. Ezra carefully inched forward with his hands 77 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: out in front of him until he got to the 78 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: dragon's side. It's okay, dragon, but this was the wrong 79 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: thing to say. The dragon stopped crying and quickly flew 80 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: into the air. No, you're just trying to make me leave. No, 81 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: one can stop me. Then he took off running into 82 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: the town. Oh dear, time for plan b said Ezra. 83 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: He called Oliver and told him to start the backup plan. 84 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: What is the backup plan? Ezra reached into his backpack 85 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: and grabbed his launcher. Then he flipped the switch on 86 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: his boots. Then the boots began to rumble and flames 87 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: from the bottom, lifting him up into the air. Ezra's 88 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: sword after the dragon with his jetpack boots whoa jetback 89 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: boots and caught up to him in no time. Stop dragon, wait, 90 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: stay away from my town. Raw. The dragon kept flying, 91 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: whipping his tail at Ezra. Okay, dragon, you leave me 92 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: no choice. Ezra aimed his launcher at the dragon's back. 93 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: Blue watery bubble flew out and suck the dragon inside. 94 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: He was trapped inside of the bubble. The dragon tried 95 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: to shoot flames out at the bubble, but it was 96 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: no match for the walls of soapy water. The bubble 97 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: floated down carefully to the ground and sat there with 98 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: the dragon inside. Shop owners began opening their doors and 99 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: kids ran up to the bubble dragon. The grown ups 100 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: were a little afraid, but they listened to Oliver when 101 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:37,559 Speaker 1: he told them about the plan. Hi, Dragon, it's nice 102 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: to meet you. The toy store owner approached the bubble 103 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: and waved. A group of kids came up next, holding 104 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: their dragon drawings. We love dragons. What's your name? What's 105 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: your favorite color? The people of the town kept coming 106 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: up to him and introducing themselves. The dragon was no 107 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: longer trying to escape. Instead, he sat inside the bubble, 108 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: very confused. Why is everyone being nice to me, the 109 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: dragon grumbled, Because Dragon, we want to be your friend, 110 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: answered Ezra, my friend. Yes, be our friend, shouted the kids. Instantly, 111 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: the dragon's anger melted away. He didn't have to be 112 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: angry or explode the town anymore, because back then he 113 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: didn't have friends. He should be protecting this town because 114 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: they were all his friends now. The dragon apologized to 115 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: everyone and promised not to hurt their town. They let 116 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: him out of the bubble, and everyone immediately launched into 117 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: a celebration party. They had a barbecue, which you know, 118 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: it was helpful to have a fire breathing dragon to 119 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: cook up all the delicious food, and danced and played 120 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: games until nighttime. The dragon left with the promise he 121 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: would be back tomorrow to play with this new town 122 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: full of friends. Wow, what an amazing day that Ezra 123 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: and Oliver were able to work together with their town 124 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: to help this very angry dragon feel accepted and have friends, 125 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: which it sounds like that's what this dragon was looking 126 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: for all the way in the first place. And now 127 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: this town can sleep soundly knowing that they're protected by 128 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: this very big and friendly dragon. The end. Hey, friends, 129 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: I need your help celebrating some birthdays. Drum roll please 130 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: sh Happy birthday Jackson Stone, who's s turning six years old. 131 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: Jackson is a rock climber. He sings in our local 132 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: children's choir and loves dinosaurs, especially tri Sarah toops. Wow, Jackson, 133 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: I'm so glad we got to celebrate you and your 134 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: big day on the show. Habby sixth birthday, and next 135 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: up we have sh Happy birthday, Melia who's turning six 136 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: years old. Malia's favorite three things in the world are unicorns, marraids, 137 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: and the color pink. Oh and her granny of course. 138 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 1: Woll Malia, I'm so glad we got to celebrate you 139 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:39,479 Speaker 1: and your big day on the show. Happy sixth birthday, 140 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: and next up we have sh Happy birthday, Quinn, who's 141 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 1: turning six years old. Quinn loves swimming, taekwondo, popsicles, and 142 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: her brother Julian. Holy smokes, I'm so glad we got 143 00:10:57,360 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: to celebrate you and your big day on the show. 144 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: Oh happy sixth birthday, Quinn. Oh well, I hope you 145 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: all have a superdo berday and I will see you 146 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: on our next adventure. Bye.