1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Hey, friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to Kid 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time or you're 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: still newer to our family, I want to encourage you 4 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: to try five. That's our challenge, where for five days 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: in a row, your kids listen to some awesome stories 6 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: to use their imagination and watch their creativity come to life. 7 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: You see, we make stories every single day for you, 8 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: and you just never know what kind of story you're 9 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: gonna find on any given day. So hang with me 10 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: for five days, whether maybe driving in the car or 11 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 1: maybe during lunchtime, and I think you're gonna find something 12 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:49,639 Speaker 1: pretty amazing happens. Well, friends, are you ready for today's adventure? 13 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. It was a beautiful evening in 14 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: the middle of the forest as Jude and his dad 15 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: were out camping. A monster. Jude yelled, pointing excitedly at 16 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: the ground. It's some kind of I don't know. Jude's 17 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: dad hurried over with a smile on his face as 18 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: his hiking boots shuffled across the dirt. Jude had been 19 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: looking for kindling or you know, some small sticks when 20 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: he found a small mound of mud with a hole 21 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: in the center. Jude didn't look away as his dad approached. 22 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: He kept his eyes glued to the muddy hole. Two 23 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: intenna and an alien looking body peeked out. Do you 24 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: know what this is? Jude had never seen anything like 25 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: this strange life form before, but this is exactly why 26 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: he loved camping. You never know what kind of crazy, 27 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: interesting things you might find. Oh, Jude, that's a crayfish. 28 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: They have an exoskeleton. I mean, their skeleton is on 29 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: the outside of their body, on. 30 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 2: The outside of their body. No, wonder they look like monsters. 31 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: Why does their body look like that? Asked Jude, with wonder. 32 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 2: Their exoskeleton protects and support their bodies. All right, come 33 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: on back to the fire now, it's almost time to 34 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 2: get ready for bed, said Jude's dad. Jude followed his 35 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 2: father back to the fire. Here in the forest with 36 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: his dad, Jude was pretty sure anything could happen. Jude 37 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: looked around curiously. It was so dark, nothing like the 38 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 2: street lights are glowing homes near their house. What other 39 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 2: wonderers waited for him out here? The campfire cracked and 40 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 2: snapped as it's warm and cozy glow shined in the darkness. 41 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 2: As Jude and his dad approached. They looked up at 42 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 2: the twinkling stars above. Jude rested his chin on his hand. 43 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: I bet they feel tingly, Jude said, what are you 44 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: talking about, Jude? The stars? No, I bet they feel tingly, 45 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: like when you touch that electric spear at the Science Center, 46 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: the one that makes her hair stand up. Yeah, I 47 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: bet stars feel like that. Sounds like you're getting a 48 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: little sleepy there, Jude, said Jude's dad. Just then, a 49 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: white light streaked across the sky. Dad, Jude yelled, do 50 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: you see that it's coming this way? Suddenly Jude and 51 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: his dad were swept up, as if there was some 52 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: invisible rope pulling them. 53 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 2: Up and up and up. 54 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 3: What's happening? 55 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm at the carnival, yelled Jude. Jude's 56 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: stomach somersaulted as they zoomed with the bright white light 57 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: higher into the night sky. Star star flew by Jude 58 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: a his dad. They couldn't believe what they were seeing. 59 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 3: Hey, there, you look like the kind of adventurer who 60 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 3: needed a night flight. Who are you? 61 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: Asked Jude, as his stomach was still doing cartwheels. They 62 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: slowed and Jude looked from light to light, amaze at 63 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: the number of stars that had already surrounded him. 64 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 3: My name is Pullox. You can find me up here 65 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 3: any time. And hey, there's my twin brother Castore. Together 66 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,559 Speaker 3: we form. 67 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: Gemini, Jude's dad interrupted, Together you form Gemini. 68 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 3: Ha ha ha, that's right. Together we form Gemini. 69 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 2: Hi. 70 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 3: Say you want to say hello to my brother? 71 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: Sure, Jude said, wide eyed. They coasted through the night 72 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: sky for a moment before stopping. Hello, shouted Jude into 73 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: the glowing light nearby. Everything felt magical. Ju didn't want 74 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: to miss a single second. It should have been scary 75 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 1: soaring up into the sky. Yeah, that definitely would have 76 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: been scary for me, what about you? But Jude wasn't 77 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: scared at all. In fact, Jude felt safer than he 78 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: had ever felt before. He knew that these stars meant 79 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: no harm. Had an overwhelming sense of protection, like he 80 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: was wrapped up in his grandmother's quilt. Oh, hi, there, 81 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: it's nice to meet you, said Castor. Castor had a soft, 82 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: gentle voice. It made Jude feel warm and cozy. 83 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 4: Like see, you've met my brother pollax h and he 84 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 4: took you on a night flight. Wow, you must be fantastic. 85 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 4: If He's doing that for you. Only those with hearts 86 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 4: full of wonder and joy join us on night flights. 87 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: Jude smiled shyly. He liked to learn about everything he could. 88 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: Maybe that was why Pollux had chosen him for this adventure. 89 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: I'd just been asking my dad about the stars about 90 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 1: I guess about you. I mean, I thought maybe if 91 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 1: I touched you it would feel tingly, But being with you, 92 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: it doesn't tingly at all. It feels safe. We're very 93 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: glad that you and your father were able to come 94 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: on this adventure with us. There have not been many 95 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: humans that have gone on such a journey before. Just then, 96 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: a glowing stone about the size of a marble floated 97 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: towards Jude. The stone was blue, with golden swirls dancing 98 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: across its surface. Jude watched it come closer until it 99 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: was just inches away from his nose. 100 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 3: This is for you. Keep it with you. 101 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: It will fill you with warmth and light. 102 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 3: It will keep you safe. 103 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: Jude wrapped his hand around the rock, clutching it closely 104 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: and smiling wide. He couldn't believe it. As soon as 105 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: his hand closed around the rock, he felt a magical feeling, 106 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: one that he had never felt before. Although it did 107 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: remind him of being wrapped in his grandmother's quilt, it 108 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: was nothing like the tingly electric feeling he had imagined 109 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: down at the campfire. This was a million times better. 110 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: It's time to go, Pollock said, still, and the sun 111 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: will rise. Although Jude was sad to leave, he understood. 112 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: Thank you, he said, his heart almost bursting. Jude closed 113 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was 114 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: in his tent. Crickets chirped and his father snored beside him. 115 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,119 Speaker 1: Had the night flight with those two stars been real? 116 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: Must have been a dream. Rolling over in his sleeping 117 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: bag sadly, Jude slipped his hand under his pillow and wait, 118 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: he felt something small and round. Grabbing it, he pulled 119 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: it out from under his pillow and opened his hand. 120 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:36,319 Speaker 1: There in his palm was a blue stone. He squeezed 121 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: it tightly, feeling that warm, safe feeling flood him all 122 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 1: over again. Jude smiled and closed his eyes as he 123 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: drifted off to sleep, knowing that that adventure was in 124 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: fact not a dream. It was real. The end will 125 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: be right back after a brief word from our sponsor. 126 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: Great job, you listened all the way to the end, 127 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 1: and you know what time it is. It's time for 128 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: kid shout out. So I want to say hey to 129 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: Clay and Nola from California, Lucy from Texas, Kevin from 130 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 1: Rhode Island, Gwen from Canada, don Vie from North Carolina, 131 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: Oliver from New Zealand, Chants from Colorado Springs, and Quinn 132 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: from Connecticut. I'm so glad that you're all a part 133 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: of the Kit Short Stories family. We definitely could not 134 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: have this much fun with imagination without you, my friends. Well, 135 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: you have a super duper day and I will see 136 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: you on our next adventure. Bye.