1 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: Hello Friends, it's Mr Jim and welcome back to kids 2 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: short stories. If you haven't already, and do you need 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: to make sure that you have smashed the follow button 4 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: and left your five star rating or review on either 5 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: spotify or apple podcast. That helps spread these stories out 6 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: for the whole world to hear. And today's story comes 7 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: was from Luca. Hey, Luca, your story is about to 8 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: head out across the entire world. Are you ready for 9 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: today's adventure? Me Too. Let's go to day. was supposed 10 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 1: to be a very normal day. As Luca was getting 11 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: home from school. He was supposed to have a very 12 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: normal day with friends playing soccer in the field nearby 13 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: and laughing and making some really fun memories. That was 14 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: all supposed to happen today, but something very unusual happened 15 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: that changed everybody's plans forever. But before we get to 16 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: the part where Luca enters the story, we must go 17 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: back uh to this morning. Earlier this morning, far, far away, 18 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: lived a ginormous creature. We would call him bigfoot, but 19 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: he just likes to be called biggie. Is just call 20 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 1: me Biggie, and Biggie lives in the middle of a forest, 21 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: far away from people. He does not like to be 22 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: seen or heard or even known about his whole life. 23 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: He just wants to live in secret. Every morning he 24 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: would cook up a delicious breakfast and then go up 25 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: on a high up a mountain to his favorite place 26 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: to look out over the hills, right next to a beautiful, 27 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: crystal clear river, where he could drink his morning tea. Yes, 28 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 1: biggie love to drink a pine needle tea. He would 29 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: gather a whole bunch of pine needles and somehow he 30 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: had a cup that he had made from a branch, 31 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: and so biggie would make that Delicious Cup of tea 32 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: and dangle his feet off the edge of another branch, 33 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: a branch that was big enough for him to sit on. 34 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: He had tested many branches before and came crashing down 35 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: many times before, because biggie is very Harry. Yes, he 36 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: is big, but he's also very hairy and all that 37 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: hair makes him very heavy. But this morning his plans 38 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: got all messed up. You see, he loved to do 39 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: the same routine over and over it. It's something that 40 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: made him, I think, feel safe and feel good. Do 41 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: you like to do the same thing over and over 42 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: like a routine, like maybe when you wake up, you 43 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:15,119 Speaker 1: walk over to the bathroom, brush your teeth, you come 44 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: downstairs and eat breakfast, get ready for school and then 45 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: you go to school. Like having a routine is is 46 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,839 Speaker 1: pretty nice because you know exactly what needs to do 47 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: when it needs to be done. But unfortunately for Biggie, 48 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 1: something happened last night. It messed up his entire day. 49 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: Where did my tree go? Somebody ate my sitting tree 50 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: with my sitting branch. Who did it? As biggie, you 51 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: looked around back and forth. There was nobody there, but 52 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: the evidence around made it pretty clear who was responsible 53 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: for this. I think it was a beaver that ate 54 00:03:55,920 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: his tree. But biggie did not like change, did not 55 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: know what to do, and so he needed to find 56 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: a new place to sit and drink his pine needle 57 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: tea as fast as possible. Okay, looks like I'm hitting 58 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: up a new mountain. We gotta find the perfect branch 59 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: on the perfect tree so I can drink my morning tea. 60 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: Biggie started hiking up this new place, somewhere he had 61 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: never been before. Squish, squash, squish, squash. BIGGY's ginormous feet 62 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: squashed through the mud and all of a sudden he 63 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: slid down the side of a hill. Whoa his giant 64 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: feet had accidentally stepped into some very slippery mud, which 65 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: led him sliding all the way down the side of 66 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: a mountain into a valley below. This valley was completely 67 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: surrounded by very steep hills, almost like cliffs, so it 68 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: was going be very hard, maybe impossible, for biggie to 69 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: get out. Oh what, no more doronation. Where where am I? 70 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: As biggie looked around, he was a little scared. Even 71 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: though he was very big, new places did not make 72 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: him feel safe. But off in the distance he saw 73 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: a cave, a cave with a bright light on the 74 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: other side, which meant it looks like that cave is 75 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: the only way in or out of this valley, and 76 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: if biggie wants to get back to his home, he's 77 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: gonna need to go through that cave. Squish, squash, squish squash. 78 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 1: As he huffed and puffed his way to the cave, 79 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: his footprints left a muddy trail behind. as he approached 80 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: the cave, he was met with a ginormous roar. What 81 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: do you think you're doing coming into my cave, said 82 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: the big, big voice from in the cave. Biggie did 83 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: not know what to do, and so all the only 84 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: thing he could. He thought of what to do, was 85 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: he ran away as fast as he could. Squish, squash, squish, squash, 86 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: his feet squashed his way through the mud and he 87 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 1: finally jumped behind a pile of rocks. He would be 88 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: safe here. He reached inside his pocket and called for 89 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: help to H Q, who, wait a sicken what he 90 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: didn't he knows HQ. Yes, in fact, Biggie used to 91 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: be on the spy team a long, long time ago, 92 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: and still as a spy beeper. Uh, he was on 93 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: the spy team a long time ago and now he's retired. 94 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 1: So that's why he just lives out in the mountains, 95 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: but in case of an emergency, H Q will be 96 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: there to help. Meanwhile, back on Luca's side of the world, 97 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: he was playing soccer with his friends. I'm open, I'm open. 98 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: Pass it here, shouted Luca. Oh wait, I'm not open. 99 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: Hold on you guys, keep playing, I'll be right back. 100 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: He had gotten the alert from H Q, and so 101 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: he ran off to the side to listen to this message, 102 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: and it said, Luca, we need your help. One of 103 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: our spies has fallen into a place where he needs help. 104 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: There seems to be a dinosaur stopping him from escaping, 105 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: and we'll send you the coordinates to go help him. 106 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: Over and now, a dinosaur, Lucas shouted. He did not 107 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: understand what in the world could be going on. HQ, 108 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: hold on a second, did you say a dinosaur? Yes, Luca, 109 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: a dinosaur has trapped one of our old big foot 110 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: spies inside of a valley surrounded by mountains. He's unable 111 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: to get out and our big foot, who goes by 112 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: the name Biggie, he has requested back up, and so 113 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: we need you to go rescue him. Over and out, 114 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: sh as, Lucas stood there on the soccer field. His 115 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: eyes were very large and his mouth was hanging opened. 116 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: Somehow he had just slipped into a mission to save 117 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: a big foot from a dinosaur. He didn't even know 118 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: those things were still around. And, Oh dear, this is 119 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: gonna be quite the adventure for Luca, and it's only 120 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: just begun. He has no idea what is in store 121 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 1: for him and waiting on that mysterious forest. We'll have 122 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: to wait and see what happens on the next episode 123 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: of kids short stories. Great job. You listened all the 124 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 1: way to the end and you know what time it is. 125 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: It's time for kid show. Old Odes. I want to 126 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: say to Sammy and rocky from Winston Salem, North Carolina, 127 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: Ryker from Wheaton Illinois, are not from Denver Colorado, Jack 128 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: and carly, Ashley and Evelyn from Wesley Sietta, and Chloe 129 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: from Royal Oak, Michigan, and I have from India, Charlie 130 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,719 Speaker 1: and Eddie from British Columbian Ruggo from Seattle. I'm so 131 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: glad that you're all in the kids short stories. Family 132 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: and Don, the spy team. We could not stop Doctor 133 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: Stinky Brat than his crew without you, my friends, while 134 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: you who have a super duper day, I will see 135 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: you next time. Bye.