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Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kid

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Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to

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Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas

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Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we

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Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you.

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Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd

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Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes

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Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea

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Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents,

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Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you

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Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row

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Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease

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Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun

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Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure?

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Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. It was a beautiful winter day

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Speaker 1: and Logan and Gavin we're getting ready to go on

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Speaker 1: a very fun road trip up to the mountains. They

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Speaker 1: were gonna go cut down a Christmas tree. Have you

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Speaker 1: ever cut down a Christmas tree? Like in the outside coldness? Yes,

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Speaker 1: in the snow, real trees when you come down is

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Speaker 1: so cool. And they oh, they smell so good. Well,

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Speaker 1: Logan and Gavin, we're getting ready for this very special

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Speaker 1: holiday tradition of driving out to the mountains and finding

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Speaker 1: the perfect Christmas tree. Logan Gavin shouted their dad, it's

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Speaker 1: time to go. Let's go. Come on. They all piled

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Speaker 1: into the car and off they drove. It was only

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Speaker 1: a few hours drive, but it felt like a long

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Speaker 1: time because they were so excited to get there. There

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Speaker 1: was a very special place, a tree farm, where they

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Speaker 1: had hot chocolate, marshmallows, and peppermints. I love peppermints, and

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Speaker 1: so did Logan and Gavin. As they finally arrived, they

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Speaker 1: opened the door and were instantly hit with freezing cold air. Hokevin,

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Speaker 1: I need a jacket, hurry, Logan said, as he braced

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Speaker 1: himself against this freezing cold air that was blowing on

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Speaker 1: his face. Here. Gavin handed him a jacket and Logan

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Speaker 1: put it on. This is not warm enough. I need

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Speaker 1: something more. Uh, how about some hat and gloves that

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Speaker 1: would be great. Gavin handed Logan all the things that

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Speaker 1: he should put on. Gavin was already wearing all this nice, warm,

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Speaker 1: cozy stuff, so he didn't even notice the cold air

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Speaker 1: outside As They all stepped outside. Now with their jackets

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Speaker 1: and hats and gloves on, they had to pick a

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Speaker 1: direction of which to travel. All right, guys, we gotta

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Speaker 1: find a good tree. Which way do you want to head?

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Speaker 1: Said their mom.

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Speaker 2: Hmm.

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Speaker 1: Logan and Gavin both surveyed the hillside. It was full

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Speaker 1: of trees, tons of different options, and they were gonna

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Speaker 1: find the best one. I think we should head this way,

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Speaker 1: said Logan as he started leading the way. As they

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Speaker 1: walked through the forest of trees, they passed many good ones.

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Speaker 1: Hey what about this one, said Gavin. I don't know

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Speaker 1: that one's not tall enough, said Logan. As they kept hiking,

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Speaker 1: even their parents found ones that they liked, but Logan

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Speaker 1: kept walking. They stopped to take a drink of water,

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Speaker 1: and then Gavin saw the tree. Logan, look at that one.

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Speaker 1: They all turned and there was It was the most

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Speaker 1: beautifully perfect Christmas tree all of them had ever seen. Kevin,

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Speaker 1: you found it, That is the one, said Logan. They

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Speaker 1: then had to drag this tree all the way through

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Speaker 1: the snow into their car, but boy, was that the

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Speaker 1: perfect Christmas tree. Meanwhile, up at the Stinky Lab Blimp,

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Speaker 1: Doctor Stinky Breath and the Purple Ninjas were plotting an

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Speaker 1: evil plan. Purple Ninjas, come over here, look down there?

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Speaker 1: What are they doing? The Purple Ninjas ran over to

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Speaker 1: the window that doctor Stinky Breath was looking out fires,

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Speaker 1: the hanging lights on houses and't and having all kinds

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Speaker 1: of fun. It looks like lots of happiness there. What

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Speaker 1: is that?

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Speaker 2: Well, Boss, it looks like they're decorating for the holidays

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Speaker 2: again this year.

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Speaker 1: What they still do that? I thought that we got

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Speaker 1: rid of that forever last year.

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Speaker 2: Uh now, just because it ended it, it still comes

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Speaker 2: back every year. And yeah, I remember our planned at

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Speaker 2: work last year.

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Speaker 1: Rot are you talking about? We do not like when

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Speaker 1: you talk about my fears? You know there's many of them.

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Speaker 1: But we must come up with a new plan. All right, purplees,

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Speaker 1: get to work on ruining all this holidays.

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Speaker 2: Right away, Buss. We will figure it out, don't you worry.

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Speaker 1: Gavin Logan and their family had just finished tying the

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Speaker 1: you don't want the Christmas tree to come flying off

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Speaker 1: your car. That would make a that would be a disaster.

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Speaker 1: Not only would you lose the most perfect tree that

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Speaker 1: Logan and Gavin have just discovered, but it would also

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Speaker 1: create quite the mess on the road. Hey, Gavin, could

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Speaker 1: you run over and see if they have some more twine?

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Speaker 1: Said their dad. I just want to make sure this

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Speaker 1: tree isn't going anywhere. Gavin ran over back to the

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Speaker 1: and asked for some twine. Twine is another word for

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Speaker 1: like string or small rope, but that's perfect for tying

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Speaker 1: a tree onto the top of a car. Oh, I

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Speaker 1: certainly we have more twine. Here you go.

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Speaker 3: And oh, don't forget the tree food. This will be

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Speaker 3: really important when you put the tree at home. Make

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Speaker 3: sure you put it in some water. Your tree stand

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Speaker 3: should have a little bucket in it that you fill

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Speaker 3: with water, and then add this tree food in this.

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Speaker 3: We'll keep your tree nice, bright and green for a

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Speaker 3: long time. He handed Gavin a packet of tree food,

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Speaker 3: and Gavin ran back to the car with the twine

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Speaker 3: and tree food in hand. Here you go, dad, He

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Speaker 3: flipped it up to his dad, and his dad finished

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Speaker 3: tying off the tree.

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Speaker 2: What is this?

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Speaker 1: What's this packet? Said his dad? Oh, that's the tree food.

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Speaker 1: The guy over there said something about we need to

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Speaker 1: pour that into the water that we like water the

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Speaker 1: Christmas tree with, said Gavin, and that'll keep it nice

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Speaker 1: and green for a long time. Oh that's awesome. Well,

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna need you two to take good care of

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Speaker 1: that Christmas tree and so watering it and adding this

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Speaker 1: All right, yes, sir, they both shouted. They were excited

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Speaker 1: because that was a really important job, keeping the tree

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Speaker 1: healthy and watering it. And oh I hope nothing goes

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Speaker 1: wrong with that. The rest of the day, they drove

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Speaker 1: up their Christmas tree and a whole bunch of decorations.

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Speaker 1: But up at the stinky blimp amidst all that the

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Speaker 1: Purple Ninjas had figured out a plan.

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Speaker 2: All right, bus, we need you to sit down because

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Speaker 2: we have a very special presentation for you. H Are

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Speaker 2: you ready?

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Speaker 1: Of course, I'm ready for it to hear you plan.

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Speaker 1: I've been waiting all day. What is it? How are

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Speaker 1: we going to ruin all this holiday spirit? Well?

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Speaker 2: I guess we could do a lot of talking, but

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Speaker 2: in the end, I think you went best if you

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Speaker 2: just actually saw what it is that we've done.

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Speaker 1: Come over here, as the Purple Ninjas led doctor stinky

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Speaker 1: breath around the corner. What is it? Dreadfully awful beautiful smell?

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Speaker 1: It smells very stinky. Where's that coming from?

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Speaker 2: Well, boss, if you come over here and you'll see

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Speaker 2: our very beautiful Christmas tree.

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Speaker 1: Christmas tree, what are you doing? That's not a wait

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Speaker 1: a second, that does not look like a Christmas tree.

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Speaker 1: When did you get that? The Purple Ninjas were very

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Speaker 1: proudly standing next to a purple tree and it was

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Speaker 1: very stinky.

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Speaker 2: Well, boss, uh, I wouldn't worry about the details, but

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Speaker 2: I'm pretty sure that we've figured out a way to

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Speaker 2: ruin this whole happiness. What do you think.

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Speaker 1: Well, if you can do that and make it that stinky,

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Speaker 1: well I wish you a very stinky Christmas. Oh no,

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Speaker 1: what have the Purple Ninjas come up with? That it

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Speaker 1: might ruin Christmas in the holidays for us all. We'll

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Speaker 1: have to wait and see what happens on the next

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Speaker 1: episode of Kids' Short Stories. Hey friends, I need your

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Speaker 1: help celebrating a birthday. Drum roll please, Happy birthday Emma,

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Speaker 1: who's starting seven years old. When Emma grows up, she

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Speaker 1: wants to be a police officer and babysitter to support

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Speaker 1: herself while becoming a world famous singer. I love it.

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Speaker 1: She is very artistic and a talented design of doll clothing.

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Speaker 1: For her seventh year, she's most excited to go to

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Speaker 1: a tailor. Holy smokes. You got Tey Swift concert Tucats.

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Speaker 1: Holy smokes, that's amazing. Happy Birthday, Emma. I'm so glad

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Speaker 1: we've got to celebrate you and your big day on

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Speaker 1: the show. Happy Birthday, Emma,