1 00:00:04,280 --> 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 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: he sent me an awesome idea first story, and you 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: can't too. Just head up to kidshort stories dot com. 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: Send me your idea and maybe we'll turn it into 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: an awesome adventure. And do you know what would make 7 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: today's story ten times more fun? Yeah, sharing it with 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,159 Speaker 1: a friend. So right now, think of two friends that 9 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: you can text this episode two and then you guys 10 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: can listen to it together. Are you guys ready for 11 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: an amazing story about two earthworms? Me too, Let's go. 12 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: It was a beautiful day underground as Micah and Mackenzie, 13 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: the two earthworms, were wanting to play a game. Hey Micah, 14 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: what do you want to do? Hmm, well want to 15 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: play hide and Seek? I love high and Seek, said Mackenzie. 16 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,839 Speaker 1: All right, well one, two, three, not at said Micah 17 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: as loud and fast as he can. Oh you got 18 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: me again, said Mackenzie. All right, I'll start counting. You 19 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: go hide one two. As Micah crawled off through the tunnels, 20 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: he had to find a good spot. You see, they 21 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: lived underground, Well, they spent a lot of time underground. 22 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: Sometimes they would come up, but most of the day 23 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: they were crawling through the tunnels underneath in the dirt. Yeah, 24 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: that's what earthworms. They love to spend all their time 25 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: in the nice, moist dirt and crawl around. They like 26 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: it nice and dark. Well, as Mackenzie was looking for 27 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: a great place to hide, she wanted to try some 28 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: new tunnels. You see, underground, there's just like hundreds and 29 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: hundreds of tunnels, some made by worms, some made by 30 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: moles and voles, and some made by other creatures. There's 31 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: just a big tangly mess of all the different tunnels 32 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 1: and highways that they can take while underground. And Mackenzie 33 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: wanted to pick a new one. She knew she was 34 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: running out of time. Micah was almost gonna get to 35 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 1: ten this one. No one's been in this tunnel for forever. 36 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: It's even got like cobwebs and whoa, it's kind of 37 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: pokey in there. Yeah, no one's ever been in here 38 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 1: for a very long time. She was right. That tunnel 39 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: was a magical tunnel that no one had been in 40 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: for a very very long time for a very big reason. 41 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: Eight nine, ten ready or not here I come, shouted 42 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: Micah as he started slithering around. He was looking for 43 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: the slime trail to follow. Yeah, that's the way. When 44 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: worms are slithering around in the dirt, they usually leave 45 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: a trail of slime behind. It's a easy giveaway if 46 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: you're playing hide and seek. So if you're ever playing 47 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: hide and seek with an earthworm, just look for their 48 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: slime trail. Well, Mackenzie had done a very good job 49 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: in hiding her slime trail. Micah couldn't find it anywhere. 50 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: Holy smokes, where did she go? Mackenzie, I'm gonna find you, 51 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: he shouted. He was hoping that would maybe make her 52 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: make a sound that he was listening for, but it 53 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: was completely quiet. Micah was running out of options. He'd 54 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: gone down all the normal trails and tunnels that they 55 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: usually went in. He's never gonna find me in here, 56 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: said Mackenzie as she giggled to herself. She had crawled 57 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: all the way back down this tunnel that no one 58 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: had been in a very long time. What's this over here? 59 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: She said? You see at the back, she thought it 60 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: was the end of the tunnel, was actually like a 61 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: door or something, and she pushed it open and then Wow, 62 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: she couldn't believe her eyes. It was so sparkly. It 63 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: looked like there had been an explosion of glitter everywhere. Wow, 64 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: this is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. As 65 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: Mackenzie slid into the room, the glitter started to stick 66 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: to her side. Wow, I love it. It's making me 67 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: sparkly too. And wait, feel kind of funny? What is 68 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: what's happening? Whoa? And just then Mackenzie started to grow 69 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: like super super big. Woo. Mackenzie was shouting as she 70 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 1: popped up out of the ground from the soil. She 71 00:04:55,320 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 1: had gotten so ginormously big. Back over where Mike it 72 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: was He thought it was an earthquake. Oh, he was 73 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: shouting for his life. Mackenzie, are you okay? Micah shouted 74 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: as he looked up and the whole dirt had been moved, 75 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: so he was now not underground. He was looking at 76 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: the sky and McKenzie, is that you? Shouted tiny little 77 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: Micah the worm as he was staring at this ginormous 78 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: worm monster that looked like McKenzie. Micah, is that you 79 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: down there? How did you get so small? Mackenzie shouted? 80 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 1: Micah said, Oh no, Mackenzie, you got really big. Uh 81 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: you're as big as a tree. Look. As Mackenzie then 82 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: looked up, she realized that she was eye level with 83 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: the tops of the trees. Holy smugs, have you ever 84 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: seen worm that big before? Uh? Me definitely not, definitely, 85 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:11,119 Speaker 1: definitely not. Mackenzie, how did this happen? What did you do? 86 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: Shouted Micah. Mackenzie then looked back down at Micah. She said, well, 87 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 1: I went down this old, old tunnel that was full 88 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: of sparkly stuff and then I touched it. Wait a second, Mackenzie, 89 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: you didn't go down the forbidden tunnel, did you? Shouted Micah. 90 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: What's the forbidden tunnel? Said Mackenzie. The forbidden tunnel is Oh, 91 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: it's forbidden. You're not supposed to go down there. I've 92 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: always heard that there was like magic down that tunnel 93 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 1: that was uncontrollable, and it turns out it's true. As 94 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: Mackenzie turned around, she realized that there was a whole 95 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: bunch of animals standing and staring at her. Right then 96 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: there were deer and horses and pigs and one very 97 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: long large cow. Hi, said Mackenzie, And as she opened 98 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: her mouth and said hello, all the creatures ran off 99 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: in ror. They had never seen a worm that big before. 100 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: Oh no, my life is over, said Mackenzie. Everyone's gonna 101 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: be afraid of me because I'm now a giant monster Mackenzie. 102 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: It's okay, said Micah. I'm always gonna be your friend. 103 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: I'm never gonna leave your side. Me and you, we 104 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: will face the world together, shouted Micah. Okay, Well, thanks 105 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: for always being my great best friend, and I couldn't 106 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: do this without you. And that is the day that 107 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: Micah and Mackenzie started this new journey. Mackenzie was now 108 00:07:55,000 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: the world's largest worm and Micah is her best friend, 109 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: so they were able to work together and have many 110 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: more adventures ahead. Holy smokes, what would you do if 111 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: you saw a giant worm like how big McKenzie is. 112 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: That would be very strange. I think I would scream 113 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: and run for my life, thinking it was like an 114 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: alien monster worm. Well, I know this is the end 115 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: of the story, but just the beginning of Mackenzie's new adventure, 116 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: the end. Great job, you listened all the way to 117 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: the end, and you know what time it is. It's 118 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: time for kured shout out. I want to say hey 119 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: to Evan and Annabelle from Virginia, Olivian Petra from Wisconsin, 120 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: Nicole from Bulgaria, Sawyer and Wyatt from Ontario, Abigail from Israel, 121 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: Max and Matthew from California, and Cora from Boston. I'm 122 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 1: so glad that you're all in the Kitchen Stories family 123 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: and on our spy team. We could not stop Doctor 124 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: Stinkybreath and his crew without you, my friends. Will you 125 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: have a super duper day and I will see you 126 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: on our next adventure. Bye.