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 --> 00:00:24,040 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 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. Today was the day that Teddy 16 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: and Mabel We're gonna go see the Colorado Rocky mountains. 17 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: Have you ever seen very big mountains before? Mountains are 18 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: so cool and sometimes very very big. And at the 19 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: very top of big big mountains, do you know that 20 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 1: white stuff up there? Yeah? Snow. Where I live there 21 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: is not very much snow. And so when we go 22 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: visit the mountains and see snow at the top, that 23 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: is really cool. Well, Teddy and maybe we're very excited 24 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: to go see the Colorado Rocky Mountains. They packed all 25 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: their hiking gear, put on their hiking boots, and we're 26 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: ready for an amazing adventure. Mabel, are you ready, said Teddy. Yep, 27 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: I got all my stuff. Uh, could you grab the 28 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: water bottles for us? Yeah, Teddy went to grab two 29 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: water bottles. That's really important when you're going on a 30 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: hiking adventure. You gotta stay hydrated and drink plinty of water. Well, 31 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: Teddy and Mabel had all their things ready, and them 32 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: and their family, they were ready for an amazing adventure. 33 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: They drove out way far into the mountains where the 34 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 1: trail had began. Do you know what a trail head means? Yeah, 35 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: trail head means it's like the beginning of a trail, 36 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: like the head of if the trail was a body 37 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: and the trail head was the top that is the 38 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: starting point. Teddy and Mabel had planned out this adventure 39 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: for a very long time. They even had maps of 40 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: this trail, and they knew that this trail would lead 41 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: them all the way to some snow, which would be 42 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: really cool to see in the summertime when it's not snowing. 43 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: That's snow. It melts and it turns to what is 44 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: what happens when snow melts? Does it turn to lava 45 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: or candy or water? Water? Yes? Yes, yes, of course 46 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: snow melts and turns to water, which starts flowing into 47 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: rivers or waterfalls. And it's really really cold water. If 48 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: you touch it, it would make you shiver and maybe 49 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: turn you instantly to ice. And no, it won't turn 50 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: you ice, but it's very cold. And Teddy and Mabel 51 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: really wanted to see the beginning of where these rivers 52 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:32,679 Speaker 1: started from the melting snow. They had a long hike 53 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: ahead of them. It was going to take several hours 54 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: to get there, but it was worth it. Oh, Teddy, 55 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: could you check the map? Teddy pulled out the map, 56 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: and hey, it looks like we're getting closer. They had 57 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: already been hiking for several hours. Teddy, Mabel and their 58 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: parents were working really hard to get up this very 59 00:03:55,920 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: tall mountain up ahead. They heard a strange sound, right, 60 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: what was that? 61 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 2: Was that? 62 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: A mountain lion? Huh? Everybody, hold still, don't run, don't 63 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: move a muscle. Teddy, Mabel and their family all stood still. 64 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 1: It's not good to run away from a bear or 65 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: something scary. You gotta stand your ground and make you 66 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: look really big and brave. All right, I don't hear 67 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: it anymore. Let's keep walking. They kept walking, and it's 68 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: a good thing that sound didn't come from the direction 69 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: that they were headed. That wouldn't be smart if you 70 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: were to walk towards that scary sound. But it was 71 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: off to the side. Then they saw some trees start 72 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: to shake, and all of a sudden, there it was. 73 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: Teddy and Mabel both started to scream, and so did 74 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: the big monster. 75 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 2: Sturt it ma. 76 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: It yelled, wait a second, what are you? It looked 77 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: like a ginormous white bear, but not like a bowler bear. 78 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: But I don't know. 79 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: I am Timy, the abominable snow man, And what are 80 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 2: you doing up here? 81 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: Who are you? Well, my name's Mabel, and this is 82 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: Teddy and my parents, and we were coming on a 83 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: hiking adventure and we're really sorry that we scared you. 84 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: Well you kind of scared us too. Well, I'm sorry 85 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: for scaring you, but you see, there's this evil man here. 86 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: He's trying to steal all the water to clean snow melt, 87 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: and I'm I have to stop him. Wait who is 88 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:53,679 Speaker 1: trying to steal the water? I don't know, but he's 89 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: very stinky and I don't know why he wants all 90 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: this water. Teddy and Mabel looked at each other. Did 91 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:06,559 Speaker 1: he just say stinky? Said Teddy. Mabel turned and looked 92 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: at the abominable Snowman and said, does he look like this? 93 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: They pulled out a picture and the abominable Snowman shook 94 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: his head. Yes, yes, that's exactly what he looks. How 95 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: do you have a picture of him? It's doctor Stinky Breath. 96 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: Don Don don. Teddy and Mabel were on the spy team, 97 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: and we're always on the lookout for doctor Stinky Breath, 98 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 1: and they never imagined that he would be way up 99 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: here in the mountains. Okay, well, we gotta figure out 100 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:46,119 Speaker 1: a way to help this abominable snowman stop doctor Stinky Breath. 101 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: I don't know why he wants this water, but it's 102 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: probably for something evil. Teddy and Mabel and their whole 103 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: family put on their spy gear and got to work, 104 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: all right, mister Abominable Snowman, said Teddy. We're gonna need 105 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: you to hide, and then when that doctor Stinky Breath 106 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: comes out again, you're gonna need to scare him as 107 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: with the biggest roar that you possibly can. Can you 108 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: do that? 109 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 2: I don't know if I can. He's very scary looking. 110 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 2: You're the Abominable Snowman, said Mabel. Everyone's afraid of you. 111 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: You can do this? Are you sure? I guess The 112 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: Abominable Snowman was not very confident. Do you know what 113 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: it means to be confident? Being confident means that you're 114 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: sure of yourself and your abilities. So this Abominable Snowman, 115 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: who I know, we can all agree that he is 116 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: very scary looking and shouldn't have any problems scaring off 117 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: doctor Stinky Breath, he needs to believe that for himself. 118 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 3: Yeah. 119 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: Confidence, it's not about being you know, I'm better than you, 120 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: but it's just about believing what's true. The Abominable Snowman 121 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: to believe and be confident that he can scare off 122 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: doctor Stinky Breath. 123 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 2: All right, well I guess I can try. 124 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: We know that you can, said Teddy. Okay, how do 125 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: you do this? Well, sometimes wech like we choose to 126 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: be brave, as on the spy team, when we count 127 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: to three, then it helps us be brave. Okay, I 128 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: guess I can try that. The Abominable Snowman took to 129 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: his secret position where he was gonna hide and then 130 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: jump out and scare off doctor Stinky Breath. He hid 131 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: in some bushes, and to himself he counted a three, 132 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: one two, Oh dear, a three. Ah. You should have 133 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: seen doctor Stinkybread's face. He was so afraid of that 134 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: scary abominable Snowman he ran for the and was never 135 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: seen there again. He had given up in his pursuit 136 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:10,559 Speaker 1: of collecting this very special cold water. Great job, mister 137 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: abominable Snowman, shouted Mabel. 138 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 3: Yes, I guess I did do a good job. Thanks 139 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 3: for helping with me believing in myself. The Abominable Snowman 140 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 3: who knew that he even needed to believe in himself 141 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 3: and have some confidence. Great job, Teddy and Mabel, you 142 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 3: save the day the end. 143 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: Hey, friends, you know what, tumm it is, it's time 144 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: for some kid shout outs. I want to say, Hey, 145 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 1: A wilder from California, Ember from Australia, Luke from Georgia, 146 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: Arlene from Florida, and Maclin and Tucker from Kentucky. I'm 147 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: so glad that you're all on our kitcherts Roy's family. 148 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: We could not have this much fun with the imagination 149 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: without you, my friends. Well, you have a superduperdey and 150 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: I will see you on our next adventure. 151 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 2: Bye.