1 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to kid 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Today's story comes to us from Layla. Hey, Layla, 3 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,239 Speaker 1: she sent me an awesome idea for a story, and 4 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: you can too. Just head over to kids short stories 5 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: dot Com with your parents and fill out the form 6 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: with your story idea and maybe we'll turn it into 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: an awesome adventure. Well, my friends, are you ready for 8 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: this imaginative, crazy adventure? Oh? I definitely am. Let's go. 9 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: It was a beautiful day deep down in the ocean. 10 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 1: The water was crystal clear, and there was a mermaid 11 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: named Layla swimming around looking for a new adventure. Today's 12 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: just gonna be the best day ever. I'm gonna find 13 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: something new to do. And hmm, maybe it's that way 14 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: or this way, or maybe I'll go over to the 15 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: rocky cliff. Yeah, that's where some awesome adventures. Lie She 16 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: loved swimming over to that rocky cliff off the coral reef. 17 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: You see that rocky cliff went all the way up 18 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: to the surface of the water. Yeah, you know, on 19 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: the other side where there was air and birds. Oh, 20 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: birds were the worst of them all. Oftentimes, when mermaids 21 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: would swim up to the surface of the water. Birds 22 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: might drop something right on their head that was really stinky, 23 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: if you know what I mean. But also at the 24 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: surface of the water that just light. So many, so 25 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: many mysteries were there that mermaids loved to investigate and 26 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: just imagine what might be out there. Well, as Laylah 27 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: swam over to this rocky cliff, she climbed up her 28 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: way all the way to the surface of the water. 29 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 2: Ah ah, The seagulls flew overhead, and she was very 30 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 2: nervous that they might pull one of their stinky tricks. 31 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: But then something caught her eye. You see the cliff 32 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: that went all the way down into the water. It 33 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: went all the way up to the sky, almost to 34 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: the clouds even but something looked like it had just 35 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: fallen off the cliff. It was very, very shiny. Laylah 36 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: watched as it splashed down into the ocean. I've got 37 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: to see what that is. That was the shiniest rock 38 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: I've ever seen, said Layla. She dove back into the 39 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: water and swam with her tail as fast as she could. 40 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: Have you ever seen a mermaid tails swim in the water. 41 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: Who they are some mighty fast swimmers. And her tail 42 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: was bright pink and with teal spots on it. It 43 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: was also very sparkly in the sunlight of the water. 44 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: Up ahead, she could see that very shiny and sparkly 45 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: thing that had fallen off from the cliff up above. 46 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: She watched as it splashed down into the sand on 47 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: the ocean floor. As it landed on the bottom, there 48 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: was a big spooche of sand that was all around it. 49 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: As she swam her way down there, she couldn't believe it. 50 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: This was the most sparkly, shiny thing she had ever seen. 51 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: Laylah reached down to pick it up, and oh dear, 52 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: something horrible was about to happen. Wow, this is beautiful. 53 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: I've gotta show everybody. Oh, I'm gonna put it in 54 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: my hocket and swim back to town. Everyone has got to 55 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: see this amazing thing I've just found. As she swam 56 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: back to her town with all of her friends that 57 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: were all swimming around the coral reef having lunch, she 58 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: shouted out to them, Hey, friends, guess what I balanced 59 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: the shiniest rock I've ever seen? But nobody heard her. Hello, 60 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: look at this. She held it up over her head, 61 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: but nobody saw her. It was at that moment that 62 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: she happened to look down in her hand. Where did 63 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: my hand go? Said, Leyla, I can't see anything. It's 64 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: it's like my hand is Oh dear, my whole body. 65 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: What's going on? Layla began to panic. But it was 66 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: at that moment that she remembered that shiny stone. It 67 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: must be that shiny stone that this to me. I 68 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: gotta get rid of it. She swam back to this 69 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: place where she had picked up that shiny stone that 70 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 1: had fallen down from the cliff. She laid it back 71 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: in the sand. Okay, har my color's gonna come back. 72 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 1: It's my everything gonna come back. It's not coming back, 73 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: she shouted. Did I just turn invisible forever? Oh dear. 74 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, Layla passed out, and as she 75 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: passed out, she floated up all the way to the 76 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: top of the surface of the water. As she woke 77 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,679 Speaker 1: up and found herself floating at the top of the ocean, 78 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: she heard a voice, Oh, nor her, I'm gonna blown up. 79 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 3: On this trouble whatever rattled mound magic or colorstone. 80 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: Girl, magical colorstone. Lailah thought to herself, huh, hello, who's there? 81 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 3: N And narrown Laurel and girls hurdler. This is the 82 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 3: worst lover. 83 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: Layla looked around and saw a small unicorn sitting on 84 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: the edge of the cliff looking over the water. I'm 85 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: not a ghost, I'm a mermaid and I somehow turned 86 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: invisible when I touched this rock. Here there rat normal, Those. 87 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 3: Are fro my wrong bar crystal storm. 88 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: Yes, I have it in my pocket. Here. Is there 89 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: any way that it can put me back to normal? 90 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: Or am I stuck this way forever? Well? 91 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 3: Water culture or out or little slur? There's a rustot 92 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 3: button on the stone less and a fungle storm touches 93 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 3: a touch or color because it's a round barrow storm. 94 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 3: But after a personal rest button that works the colors back. 95 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: Layla looked at the bottom of the stone for some 96 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: kind of recent button that the unicorn had talked about, 97 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 1: and I found it. She pushed the button and instantly 98 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: all of her colors came back. You were right, Oh 99 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: wow a lurah marmal. Yes I am, and here is 100 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,239 Speaker 1: your rainbowstone. Wow, I'll love her mouth of mermal. 101 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 3: Before that's wow, they'll smuth the brustle of rom there uncler. 102 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: The unicorn reached down and grabbed the rainbowstone out of 103 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: the Mermaid's hand, and then the unicorn went on to 104 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: explain that this was a magical stone that helped the 105 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: unicorns create rainbows in the sky. You have to be 106 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: very careful with what it touches, because it absorbs any 107 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: and all colors that it touches. These two new friends 108 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: waved goodbye to each other as the unicorn climbed back 109 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: up the mountain and Layla the Mermaid swam back down 110 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: to all of her friends. Wow, does she have an 111 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: amazing story to tell them about what she found on 112 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: her adventure today. I'm not sure if anyone's gonna believe her. 113 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,679 Speaker 1: Which if someone told you that they found a magical 114 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: rainbowstone that took away all their color, would you believe them? Hmmm? 115 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: Well maybe now I will, because it did just happen 116 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: to Layla. And even though this is the end of 117 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: our story, it's definitely only just the beginning of all 118 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: the amazing adventures that Layla the Mermaid has waiting for 119 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: her in the days to come. The end or right, job, 120 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: You listened all the way to the end, and you 121 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: know what, tomadas Aunt's time for? Kid shout out, so 122 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: I want to say hey to Emila and Felix from Newcastle, Australia, 123 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: Riley from Florida, Sarah and Adnin from Turkey, Hayes from 124 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: New York, Henry and Belle from New Jersey, James from 125 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: British Columbia, and Lily, Abby, Elliott and Evelyn from Bristol 126 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,719 Speaker 1: Road Island. I'm so glad that you're all on the 127 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: Kids Short Stories family and on the spy team. We 128 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,599 Speaker 1: could not stop Doctor Sticky Breath and his crew without you, 129 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,559 Speaker 1: my friends. Will you have a super duper day and 130 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: I will see you on our next adventure. 131 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:23,199 Speaker 2: Bye.