1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go flash. The cat was about six 16 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: months old and she had spent her entire life indoors. 17 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: She'd always dreamed ab of going outside and love to 18 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: look out the windows, especially when they were open. She 19 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 1: would push her face up against the windows screen so 20 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: that she could feel the warm breeze blowing against her whiskers, 21 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: and every day she dreamed about what it would be 22 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: like to run on grass and dirt. She thought, Wow, 23 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: maybe the grass will make me even faster. You see, 24 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: Flash was a very fast cat. She had been born 25 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: with a lightning bolt in her fur, right on the 26 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: top of her head. She earned that bolt mark on 27 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: her head by when she was born, a real lightning 28 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: bolt crashed and made her the fastest cat in the world. 29 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: Flash always dreamed of running and playing outside in the sun, 30 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: playing the leaves and chasing other critters. She always loved 31 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: the squirrels because they had big fluffy tails just like her, 32 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 1: and she wondered, Oh, well, I wonder if it could 33 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: be my best friend. But she was never able to 34 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: play with him because she was an indoor cat. One day, 35 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: her owner left to go on in adventure and as 36 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: they left the door, Oh dear, they left, the door 37 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: cracked open. Flash looked at the door and looked around. 38 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: Nobody was there. Should she go outside? Oh? She was 39 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: a little scared because she'd never been there before, but 40 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: she'd always dreamed of it, so this was her moment. 41 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: Flush be careful. She crept closer to the door. 42 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 2: Hm. 43 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: The air outside smelled so nice. As she closed her 44 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: eyes so that she could focus on how amazing that 45 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: smell was. This might be my only jeds. I gotta 46 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: do it. She carefully crept outside, stepped down the stairs, 47 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,839 Speaker 1: and looked around, and dashed right into the bushes. Woooooo. 48 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: She was so happy this is awesome that she stopped 49 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: in her tracks. Wait a second, I'm outside. I think 50 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: they're scary animals out here. What if a bear gets me, 51 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: or a lion or a cheater or a crocodile. You see, 52 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: Flash had watched a lot of videos about other animals, 53 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: lots of scary animals out there, but they were a 54 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: lot more fun to look at when she was safe 55 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: and they were behind a screen. But now she's outside, 56 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: in the real outdoors. Are they real? Holy smokes? Do 57 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: they live in her backyard? She instantly was very scared 58 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: and crouched very low to the ground. She looked back 59 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: and the wind closed the front door. Her eyes got 60 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: very big. Huh, I'm stuck out here forever hoo to here. 61 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: She was now a little scared, But then she saw 62 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: a squirrel and wanted to go say hi to that squirrel. 63 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: She ran over to the squirrel as fast as she could. 64 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: But I think the squirrel thought she was chasing her 65 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: ah turtle mole. The squirrel ran up a tree as 66 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: fast as it could, and Flash called out and said, wait, 67 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: I want to be friends. Come down and play, and 68 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: the squirrel answered Laura's snirl, I'm coming down there, and 69 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: Flash replied, what, I'm not gonna eat you. I just 70 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 1: want to be friends. Can we play? What do you do? 71 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: What do you do outside? We playing the laser? Do 72 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: we play in the dirtor her? Do we go? Wait? 73 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: What bad things are gonna happen? Is someone gonna bite 74 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: me or e me? And Lord Arm said the squirrel. 75 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: We're number blon outsalde before. No, this this is my 76 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: first time. I'm excited and scared at the same time. 77 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what to do or what not to do. 78 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: You help me a little. Promise We're not gonna Oh yeah, 79 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: I promise I'm not gonna eat you. As the squirrel 80 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: slowly crept down the tree, the squirrel said, well, rull 81 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: number rum, blowing out salt lots of frum. When the 82 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: squirrel said he likes to have fun, he meant it 83 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: pretty soon. Flash and the squirrel, whose name was Nettie 84 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: started to have so much fun. In the backyard. They 85 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: made a big pile of leaves and jumped in them, 86 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: and then found some long grasses to play hide and seek, 87 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: and they were having the time of their lives together. 88 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 1: But then all of a sudden, Flash felt something on 89 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 1: her body and said, what is what's happening? Arlott's still rolling? 90 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: Wait away. I don't like getting wet. Cats don't like 91 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: water like this, little rut rout, I can't get wet. 92 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: What do we do? What do we do? 93 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 2: And the squirrel said, come up tomorrow, true naust, he'll 94 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 2: throw it up thor But little still drawl. Oh, I 95 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 2: think that's too high for me. I think if I 96 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 2: go it up there, I'll never be able to get 97 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 2: back down. Sot smells the lover plum squirrel. 98 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: And Flash looked around hat under law. There was a 99 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: trampoline in the backyard, and they both dashed underneath. Flash's 100 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: imagination started to go crazy as she thought, Holy smokes, 101 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: this is my first dime in the rain. What if 102 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: it floods. What if it ever stops raining and the 103 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: sun never comes back and the leaves aren't crunching anymore. 104 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: They're so grossed right now because they're wet, and Flash 105 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: was very worried, but Nutty the squirrel did a good 106 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: job of trying to help her feel better, played some 107 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: games under the trampoline and actually did end up having 108 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. And then the rain stopped. Oh shoot, 109 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: I think I'm ready to go back inside my house. 110 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: And then something terrible happened. Flash, dirt, move a russer. 111 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 2: There's a child harker flow. 112 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: Oh no, a giant hawk. Do you know what a 113 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: hawk is. It's a big bird with big claws and 114 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: it might be the scariest thing in the world to 115 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: a squirrel. 116 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: What do we do? 117 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: What do we do? What do we do? Nunny the 118 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: squirrel calm flashed down and said, I'll have them out fulor. 119 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 3: Hall on a lot faster, will not hark I'll run 120 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 3: out multiple stratchson and run up the troll on blue 121 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 3: moss and solf on the lord and run harm little Okay. 122 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: On the count of three, Nutty the squirrel took off 123 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: running towards the tree to distract the hawk, and it 124 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: worked perfectly. So the squirrels started running circles around in 125 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: the yard to get the hawk's attention. The hawks saw 126 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: him and took off right to the squirrel. Run, Nutty, 127 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: Run Nutty. The squirrel did have plenty of time to 128 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: get to his hiding spot in his tree nice and safely, 129 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: which allowed Flashed the cat enough time to race back 130 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: inside through their back door. It was cracked open just 131 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: a little bit as Flashed the cat found a nice, 132 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: warm blanket to curl up in. She was happy to 133 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:58,439 Speaker 1: be safe inside of her home. Olly spoke, that was crazy. 134 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: I can't believe I went outside, but that was amazing. 135 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: But it is good to be back inside my warm blankie. 136 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if I'll ever go back fat again, 137 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:16,079 Speaker 1: but let's see maybe tomorrow. And Flash went to sleep 138 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: the end, We'll be right back. After a brief word 139 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: from our sponsor, Hey, friend Ziety your help celebrating a birthday. 140 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: Drum roll please, Happy birthday Estella, who's turning eight years old. 141 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: Astella loves her best friend Iver in diving for rings 142 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: in the pool, Oh super fun, and lives in Grand Junction, Colorado. Wow, Estella, 143 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: I'm so glad we got to celebrate you and your 144 00:09:54,200 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: big day on the show. Happy eighth birthday. Well friends, 145 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: I hope you all have a super luberde and I 146 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: will see you on our next adventure. Bye.