1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 2 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,560 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: Me too? Let's go. Cooper, Sebastian, and Julia. We're at 16 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: school one day when they noticed something strange, very strange. 17 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: What's going on? Students were walking the hallways in a daze, 18 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: as if they were all tired and very distracted. Um, 19 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: is there like a big test today? Why is everyone 20 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: so out of it? Cooper asked as a classmate bumped 21 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: into him and then walked away without saying a word. 22 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, responded Sebastian. Everyone's acting really weird. Julia 23 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: cupped her hand around her ear. Shh, I think they're 24 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: saying something. They all listen closely and could hear the 25 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: other students mumbling. What are they saying? Whispered Sebastian. Um 26 00:01:55,040 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: something about pancakes, guessed Cooper. The three shrugged and headed 27 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: into the lunch room together. While they were waiting in 28 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: the lunch line, they saw students trying to get into 29 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: the kitchen. Hey, get back in line. No students in 30 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:18,119 Speaker 1: the kitchen, one of the lunch monitors scolded. The other 31 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: kids rejoined the line, looking still pretty distracted. Cooper squinted 32 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: and noticed their eyes looked funny. Did you see their eyes? 33 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: They looked like they had swirls in their pupils. That's crazy, 34 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: said Julia. You must not have seen them properly. No 35 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: one has swirly eyeballs unless unless they're hypnotized. Dun, dundun, Sebastian, 36 00:02:55,600 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: not so loud, but okay, but hypnotized for what reason? 37 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: And by ooh? The three friends had no idea, but 38 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: as they neared the front of the lunch line, they 39 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,959 Speaker 1: saw the burgers being served and the students ahead of 40 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: them refusing to eat them. No, must have pancakes, one 41 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: student said, pan cakes. Another one said. The lunch lay 42 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: shook her head. No pancakes today, we only have burgers. Besides, 43 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: it's lunchtime, not breakfast. But the students in line did 44 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:42,119 Speaker 1: not seem to like her answer. A chant rose up 45 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: from all of the students in line, aside from Cooper, 46 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: Sebastian and Julia. Pan cakes, pan cakes, pancakes. The three 47 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: friends grabbed their burgers and ran out of the line. 48 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: What has gotten into them? Said Julia as they sat down. 49 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: We told you hypnosis, responded Cooper. Someone has hypnotized them 50 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: all into wanting pancakes. That doesn't make sense. Why Just 51 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: then their friend Jonah stood next to them, pancakes. I 52 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: have pancakes. Must find Bubba. Jonah held up a pancake 53 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: in the air, then went running out of the cafeteria. 54 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: That's it, that too hypnotized them, shouted Sebastian. But who 55 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: is Bubba, wondered Julia. I haven't heard of anyone in 56 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: our school named Bubba. Sebastian frowned. I've only met like 57 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: one Bubba before at the Oh it was at the 58 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: aquarium in the octopus exhibit. Yep, there's an octopus named Bubba. Ha. 59 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: Julia laughed, but Cooper gasped, are you saying everyone has 60 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 1: been hypnotized by an octopus named Bubba? Julia was still laughing. Guys, 61 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: no way, there is no way on earth that there's 62 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: a hypnotizing octopus at our holy canole. What is that? 63 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: Julie was pointing out of the lunch ryom window something 64 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: that looked exactly like an octopus running around on eight 65 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: wobbly legs. Without a word, the three friends abandoned their 66 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: burgers and ran toward the cafeteria doors. They were about 67 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: to open them when Sebastian threw his arm out to 68 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:57,600 Speaker 1: stop his friends. Wait, wait, we can't just go rushing 69 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 1: out after hypnotizing octopus without safety gear. Oh oh, yeah, 70 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: good point. He searched the lost and found table beside 71 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: the door and presented them each with sunglasses. Here, put 72 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 1: these on. The friends all put on their sunglasses and 73 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: then raced out the cafeteria door. The octopus was heading 74 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: toward the playground, shooting colorful beams out of its funnel 75 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: as the kids played. Each time a beam hit a student, 76 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:34,239 Speaker 1: they stopped playing and began wandering around on the hunt 77 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: for the pancakes. Hey Buba shout at Julia. The octopus 78 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: turned and ran towards them on its eight legs like 79 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: a very wobbly spider. It stopped in front of them 80 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 1: and asked, pancakes. No, we don't have any pancakes for you. 81 00:06:56,360 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: Stop hypnotizing. Our friends shouted at Cooper. Bubba looked angry. 82 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: He aimed his funnel at them and shouted, Bubba, what pancakes. 83 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: The friends dove out of the way inductus the octopus's 84 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: hypno rays were launched at them. They scattered in different directions, 85 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: trying to confuse the octopus. Hypno rays flew all over 86 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: the field, bouncing off of playground equipment and the grass. 87 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: Pancakes for Buba, pancakes, Oh, shouted the octopus. What now? 88 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: Cooper yelled to his friends. Julia had an idea. Pancakes 89 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: for Bubba, She asked loudly, Bubba. The octopus stopped shooting 90 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: his hypno rays. Yes, pancakes, we can get you all 91 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: the pancakes. A pancake buffet. Even you just need to 92 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: fix all of our classmates, unhypnotize them now, and we 93 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: will get you all the pancakes you could ever want. 94 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: I promise. Bubba brought a tentacle to his face in thought. 95 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: All the pancakes for Baba. Yes, Sebastian nodded. Bubba aimed 96 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: his funnel at the hypnotized kids on the playground. The 97 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: hypno rays seemed to go in reverse now as colorful 98 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:31,239 Speaker 1: light raced from the students and back into the octopus's funnel. Yes, 99 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: thank you, Baba. Fix everyone else and we will get 100 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: you those pancakes. Bubba made his way around the school 101 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 1: on his wobbly legs, unhypnotizing all the students. Cooper, Sebastian, 102 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: and Julia set up a trail of pancakes leading to 103 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: a buffet inside the aquarium. When the last student was 104 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: back to normal, the friends led Bubba to their path. 105 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: He gobbled up the pancakes and was so happy he 106 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 1: didn't even notice that they were leading him to the 107 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: aquarium until he was back at the octopus exhibit. Inside 108 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: the exhibit, the friends had set up in all you 109 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 1: can eat pancake buffet. There were stacks of blueberry, strawberry, banana, 110 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: and chocolate chip pancakes covering the tables all around. There 111 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: was even a chef set up with an electric griddle 112 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: in case Bubba decided he needed more. The aquariust ran 113 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: into the room and saw Bubba feasting on pancakes. There 114 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: you are, he exclaimed, while trying to catch his breath. Oh, 115 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: I have been looking everywhere for you. Then he looked 116 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: around the room. Pancakes. You escaped for pancakes. Bubba looked 117 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 1: at his caretaker, Bubba love pancake. Then he ate a 118 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 1: stack of chocolate chip pancakes in one bite. The kids 119 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:07,559 Speaker 1: explained how Buba hypnotized their school and how they lured 120 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: him back. The aquarius looked at Bubba sternly. Okay, Buba, 121 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: if you promise not to hypnotize anything else, then you 122 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: can eat pancakes once a week. Bubba frowned. The aquarius 123 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: to a pancake days, okay, whis a week? The octopus 124 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: waved its tentacles happily deal Then it jumped back into 125 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: its tank and curled up for a nap. Even though 126 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 1: this is the end of our story, I really hope 127 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: this is the end of the hypnotizing Adventures from this 128 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: very pancake loving octopus the end. Great job, you listened 129 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 1: all the way to the end, and you know what, 130 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: tim it has HiT's time for some curd. So I 131 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: want to say y to Whalan from Vancouver Island, Jovian 132 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: Goldie from Australia, Jude from Illinois, Deep Tea from Pennsylvania, 133 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: Gabe from Richmond, Virginia, and Ramona from Calgary, Canada. I'm 134 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: so glad that you're all on our kit Shirt Stories family. 135 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 1: We could not have this much fun with imagination without you, 136 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: my friends. Well, you have a superb duper day and 137 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: I will see you on our next adventure. Bye.