1 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: Hello friends, It's mister Jim and welcome back to kid 2 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Today's story comes to us from Grayson and mya. Hey, guys, 3 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: they sent me an awesome idea for a story, and 4 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: you can too. Just head over to kidshort stories dot com. 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: Send me your idea and maybe we'll turn it into 6 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: an awesome adventure. Are you guys ready for a game 7 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: of baseball that is saved by an underwater mermaid. I 8 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: don't know how in the world that's gonna go, but 9 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 1: me too. 10 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: Let's go. 11 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: It was a beautiful day on a Saturday afternoon, and 12 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: Grayson's team was in the championship baseball game. Have you 13 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: ever played baseball before? 14 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: Oh? 15 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: It is super, super fun. And Grayson's team was really, 16 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: really good. They had played an entire season of games. 17 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: That whole season led up to this very game. Since 18 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: this was a championship game, they were playing on a 19 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: very special field. It was in a beautiful location, just 20 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: on the edge of the ocean, and so if you 21 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: hit the ball over the fence for a home run, 22 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: the ball would sail right into the water. Every kid 23 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: dreamed of not only playing in this field, but smashing 24 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: the ball over the fence. Gray Sin, gray Sin, gray Sin. 25 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: The crowd was cheering his name as he stepped up 26 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: to the plate. It was the end of the game, 27 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,919 Speaker 1: the bottom of the ninth, and their team was down 28 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: by two runs. The score was five to three. It 29 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: was up to Grayson to get on base so that 30 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: another one of his teammates could hit a big hit 31 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: and drive him home. But they needed to score two 32 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: runs to tie or three runs to win. Grayson's feet 33 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: dug into the dirt to get a better grip. As 34 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 1: he held onto the bat with all of his might, 35 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: he twisted it in his fingers to get a better grip. 36 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: He rested the bat on his shoulder, and here comes 37 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: the first pitch. Stew right one, screamed the umpire as 38 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: the ball went right down the middle into the catcher's mint. 39 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: But Grayson was not afraid. He knew how to take 40 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: a deep breath, calm down, and get ready for the 41 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: next pitch. As the pitcher held the ball in his hand, 42 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: he got ready to throw it, so strike two, yelled 43 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 1: the umpire. Grayson was waiting for his pitch. He knew 44 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: that he wasn't going to swing at something that was 45 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: going to trick him and That is an important part 46 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: of baseball. You have to be patient. You have to 47 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: wait for a really good pitch that you can swing 48 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: hard at and crush the ball. Grayson knew that he 49 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: was down to his last strike. That means if he 50 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: gets another strike, he's out. Well, that did not face him, 51 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: so the pitcher gripped the ball. Grayson was ready. He 52 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: squinted his eyes and locked in on the pitcher's fingers. 53 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: He knew the grip on the pitcher's hand and he 54 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: knew what pitch was going to come. As the pitcher 55 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: threw the ball, Grayson turned and swung the bat as 56 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: hard as he could. The sound of the ball hitting 57 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: the bat was a cracking sound that could be heard 58 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: from miles away. As the ball lifted off his bat, 59 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: it took off like a rocket ship. 60 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 2: Whoah. 61 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: The crowd began shouting as Grayson started running for first base. 62 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: Before he even made it to first base, the ball 63 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:08,119 Speaker 1: had splashed into the ocean. The score was now five 64 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: to four. Their team was getting so close to tying 65 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: or even maybe winning the game. Grayson rounded the bases 66 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 1: and stepped on home plate as his team was waiting 67 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: for him there, and jumped all over him. That is 68 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: a really good feeling. When you're on a team and 69 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: you do something awesome and your team is able to 70 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: celebrate with you, or if someone else on your team 71 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: does something awesome and you can celebrate with them, that 72 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: is a really special feeling. That's what I love about 73 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: being on a team. Like, whether that's soccer or football, 74 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: basketball or baseball, being on a team is something pretty special. 75 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: After the team sat back down on their bench, the 76 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: umpire walked over to the coach to ask for a 77 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: new ball, because remember that old ball is now floating 78 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: somewhere in the ocean. Grayson's coach turned around to look 79 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: for their bucket of balls. You see, every team, they 80 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: always carry a big bucket full of baseballs that can 81 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: they can use during the game, and as he turned around, 82 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: the bucket was missing. Where did the bucket go, cried 83 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 1: the coach. Everybody started looking around, but nobody could find 84 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: any more baseballs. They are all missing. The umpire walked 85 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: onto the field and made an announcement to everyone. 86 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 2: If you're unable to find another baseball for the game, 87 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: the game will be forfeited and the other team will win. 88 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: Grayson and his whole team was completely crushed. 89 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: What are we gonna do? 90 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: Where did all those baseballs go? Said one of his teammates. 91 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: I don't know, but that ball I hit into the 92 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 1: ocean's probably still floating out there. Maybe I could go 93 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: get it. Grayson took off running as his team continued 94 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: to look for any baseballs. Without a baseball, the game 95 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: would be forfeited and they would lose. Grayson hopped over 96 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: the fence to the field. On the other side was 97 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: a steep, pretty steep drop of rocks all the way 98 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: down to the ocean. He carefully hopped down one by 99 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: one by one and was met by a big, crashing, 100 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: wet wave. pH As the water sprayed in his face, 101 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: he looked around and couldn't see the ball anywhere. To 102 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: continue the story, we actually have to go back in time. Eh, 103 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 1: back in time about ten minutes ago, you know, right 104 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: when Grayson hit that big home run. As the ball 105 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: was sailing through the air and came curs splashing into 106 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: the ocean, it actually knocked onto Maya's tail. 107 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 2: Oh who is that is that? Like? 108 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: A Oh my goodness. As Maya the Mermaid turned around, 109 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: she saw something she'd never seen before. She picked it 110 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: up in her hand and swam down deeper into the ocean. 111 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:06,799 Speaker 1: She couldn't wait to show all of her friends. Girls, 112 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: look at this, Look at this, said Maya. I think 113 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: i my tail was just hit by an asteroid from space. 114 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: Look at this crazy thing. The mermaids began passing this 115 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: baseball around, which they thought was some kind of asteroid 116 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: from space, and they were completely in awe of this 117 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: white ball. Oh my goodness, Maya, is your tail Okay, 118 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: didn't catch on fire when that thing from space hit it. 119 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: They all turned around and looked at Maya's tail, inspecting 120 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: for any burn damages or maybe alien juice. No, no, 121 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: no alien juice and no burn marks. Huh Wait a second, 122 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: maybe it's not from outer space. Maybe it came from 123 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: somewhere else. Then Maya had a great idea. We should 124 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: go as that old turtle. He knows everything, and I 125 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: bet he would know what this thing is. As they 126 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: swam together as a flock of mermaids. Wait, what do 127 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: you call a group of mermaids? Is it a flock 128 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: or a gang or a club? No, I'm gonna go 129 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: with flock. It kind of feels like flock. As they're 130 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: gliding through the air, it's kind of like birds. As 131 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: Maya and her friends were swimming through the ocean looking 132 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: for this very, very old turtle, they found him swimming 133 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: through some a kelp forest. Hello, mister sea turtle. 134 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 2: It's Maya. Ooh, hello Maya. I haven't seen you in years. Wow, 135 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 2: you look so big now. Oh how are you doing today? Oh? 136 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: I'm doing great, said Maya, except I got hit on 137 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: my tail with some kind of I don't know, either 138 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: an alien egg or an asteroid. I'm not sure what 139 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: it is, and I thought maybe you would know. Here 140 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: she handed the sea turtle the baseball. Oh my, that 141 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: is not an alien eggand not an asteroid. That, my friend, 142 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: is a baseball. What is a baseball? Is it like 143 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: made of gold or diamonds? Or is it rare? 144 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 2: And what is it? Oh? 145 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: No, no, no, a base bowl is what humans? 146 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 2: Uh? 147 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: They hit with sticks made of wood. Oh my, was 148 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: this baseball mean to the humans? She asked. Ugh. 149 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,559 Speaker 2: I'm not sure, but it seems to be some sort 150 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 2: of game that they play, throwing this ball around and 151 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 2: whacking it with sticks. Wow, humans are strange, said Maya. 152 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 2: You should probably swim up to the surface and throw 153 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 2: it back to where it came from, and be done 154 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 2: with it. 155 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:09,199 Speaker 1: Uh okay. Maya and her friends swam away and waved 156 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: goodbye to the sea turtle. They swam back up to 157 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: the surface where Maya had been hit by that baseball. 158 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: She popped her head out of water, and there was Grayson. Remember, 159 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: Grayson had come down to the shore. He was looking 160 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: for the baseball, and now he's staring at a mermaid. 161 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: Maya had never seen a person before, and Grayson had 162 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: never seen a mermaid before. They were just in shock. 163 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,079 Speaker 1: And then Maya took the ball and threw it back 164 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: towards Grayson, who caught it in his hand. Grayson shook 165 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: the water off the baseball and then looked back up 166 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: and Maya the mermaid had vanished. He wasn't exactly sure 167 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: if he was seeing things or if that was real, 168 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: but all that mattered was he had the baseball. He 169 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: ran back to the field and his team screamed in 170 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: triumph as they saw Grace and holding the ball above 171 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: his head. Playball, shouted the umpire. What an amazing adventure. 172 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: This may be the end of today's story, but I 173 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: think it's just the beginning of something amazing, something maybe 174 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: even magical that is about to happen the end. Great job, 175 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: you listened all the way to the end, and you 176 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: know what time it is. It's time for kid shout out. 177 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give a very special hello to the Little 178 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 1: Seeds pre K in Michigan. 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