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It 11 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 1: was a cloudy but pretty Nice Day as Theo was 12 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: playing with his friends outside. They were at the playground 13 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: in their neighborhood and having a ton of fun racing 14 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: around and playing all kinds of different playground games. Seven, eight, nine, ten, 15 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: ready or not? I come, shouted Theo as he uncovered 16 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: his eyes with his hands and started to look around. 17 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: I don't see anybody. Where did they go? He started 18 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: looking around the playground and pretty soon he found that 19 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: everybody had crawled inside of one of those slides that's 20 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: like a tube. Yeah, they were all squeezed inside and 21 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: had nowhere to go but down. I got you all 22 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: shouted Theo as one by one, they slid down the 23 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: slide right into his hand. I guess that wasn't a 24 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 1: good idea for us all to get in that slide, 25 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: said one of his friends. And then all of a sudden, 26 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: drip drop, drip drop. Oh No, it's starting to rain, 27 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: shouted Theo. Alright, guys, well, I guess we'll play more tomorrow, 28 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: said one of his friends. By Theo, they all waved 29 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: and ran their different directions to head home. You was 30 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: pretty bummed because they were having a ton of fun 31 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: and then it just had to end all of a 32 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: sudden and unexpectedly. Change can be hard, right. Yeah, sometimes 33 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: when we're playing or doing something that we really want 34 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: to do, all of a sudden something happens that changes 35 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 1: our plans, just like what happened to Theo. They're having 36 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: a ton of fun, then that rain came out of nowhere. 37 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: Theo grabbed his things and started running home. He didn't 38 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: want to get completely soaked, so he ran as fast 39 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: as he could. His parents were waiting for him at 40 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: the door. As he ran up the driveway, Theo, holy smokes, 41 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: that rain came out of nowhere, they said. Yeah, and 42 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: it totally ruined this awesome game we were playing at 43 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: the park. I'm super bummed. Oh, come here, said his parents, 44 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: and they gave him a big hug and a big 45 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: squeeze and said, you know, that can be really frustrating 46 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: to all of a sudden just change your plans, but 47 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: maybe we can play something better inside. Come on. His 48 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: parents wrapped a towel around theo and helped him dry 49 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: off and let him inside. The rest of the day 50 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: did end up being really fun. They did some cool 51 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: indoor art projects, but later than in the afternoon something 52 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: amazing was about to happen to change Theo's life forever. Hey, Thea, 53 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: why don't you run upstairs and see if there's any 54 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: games in your closet that we could play together? That's 55 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: a great idea, said Theo. He raced over to his 56 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: room as fast as he could. He really liked playing 57 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: games and had a pun in his closet, many of 58 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: which that he had never played before, but he was 59 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: wanting to try something new. Do you like playing games 60 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:59,119 Speaker 1: like Board Games or card games? Yes, those are Super 61 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: Fun to do with your friends and family. I have 62 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: many that I love to play. What's your favorite? Well, 63 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: as Theo got to his room and opened up his 64 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: closet door. He looked at the shelf of all the 65 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: games to choose from. There were many and it was 66 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: hard to pick just one. Mm Hmmm, which one have 67 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: I not played yet? Theo said to himself. Um, Oh, 68 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: this one all the way back here. I don't think 69 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: we've ever played this one. He reached to the back 70 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: on the side of his shelf. There was a game 71 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: that was it looked like it had fallen off the 72 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: shelf and he had to reach all the way back 73 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: to grab it. As he pulled it out, he saw 74 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: that there was something stuck even further back behind there. 75 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: What is that? Must be an old instructions manual to 76 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: one of these games. So he got down on his 77 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: hands and knees and stuck his arm back way back 78 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: there behind the shelf. He pulled it out and it 79 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: was very dusty. Wait a second, I've never seen something 80 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: like this before, said Theo. It was a very old looking, 81 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: kind of like piece of paper, but it was thicker 82 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: than paper, almost like leather. He grabbed it and that 83 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: other game and brought it back down to the table 84 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: where his parents were. So this is the game that 85 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: I wanted to play, said Theo, as he set it 86 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: down on the table. But check out this thing. He 87 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: started to open it up on the table and then 88 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: it unrolled kind of like a scroll and as it 89 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: unrolled across the table at spewed a whole bunch of 90 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 1: dust in all of their faces. Whoa Theo, where did 91 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: you find this? It was back behind all of my games. 92 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: I've never seen this thing before. It was wedged all 93 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 1: the way back behind the dresser. All three of them 94 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: leaned closer to the table to get a closer look 95 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: at what in the world he had found. It didn't 96 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: take long before they all came to the same conclusion. Theo, 97 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: this looks like a treasure map, but it's not real. Right, 98 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: like this has got just gotta be a pretend one, right, 99 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: asked Theo. I don't know if it was behind that 100 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: old dresser in your closet. We didn't bring that dresser 101 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: here when we moved into the house. That dresser was 102 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: was already there, and so if you found something back 103 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: behind there, do you think this is actually real? Shouted Theo. 104 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: His eyes were very big, his hands were on the 105 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: side of his head and all three of them were speechless. Well, 106 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: let's see if we can figure out, like where this 107 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: map is located, said one of his parents. You see 108 00:06:55,960 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: every single treasure map. Uh, it will tell you little 109 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: bit of like where it is. Like maybe there's a 110 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 1: big mountain nearby and that so then the treasure map 111 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: there will be a big mountain there or maybe an 112 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: old tree or a lake. There's all kinds of different things. 113 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: Those are called landmarks that someone would put on a 114 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: treasure map to help you guide you to where the 115 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: treasure is. Are Those three stones right there? Theo's finger 116 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: was pointing to the edge of the map and there 117 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: were three big, like kind of wobbly circles that looked 118 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: like stones. Right by the park. There's there's those three 119 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: really big rocks. Do you think that's where the treasure 120 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: map is talking about? Asked Theo. That's actually a probably true. 121 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: You're right right next to the park. Are Those three 122 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: big rocks and they look just like these here on 123 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: the map? said one of his parents. I want to 124 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: go check it out. Can I put on some boots 125 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: in a rain jacket and go to the park and 126 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: see if there's really those three rocks that look just 127 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: like that's both his parents looked at each other and 128 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: nodded and said, yeah, you can do that. Just make 129 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: sure now you put on your boots and rain jacket 130 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: and maybe an umbrella too. Just stay dry and don't 131 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: get too muddy. They barely finished their sentence before theo 132 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: ran off to go get his stuff to stay dry 133 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: in the rain. What started off, as you know, it's 134 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: kind of a hard day because of the changing of 135 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: the plans, has turned into possibly one of Theo's greatest 136 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: days ever. Will he discover a treasure? Is this map 137 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: real or is it just an old piece of paper? 138 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: I'm not sure, but we're gonna have to wait and 139 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: see what happens on the next episode of kids short stories. 140 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: Who Ray, you listened all the way to the end 141 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 1: and you know what time it is. It's time for 142 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: kid show. Oh so I want to say hey to 143 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: Aspen and valor from Missouri, Anna from Finland, hole come 144 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:18,599 Speaker 1: from Idaho, Archie from Australia, Sienna and Elliott from Toronto, 145 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: Felicia from Massachusetts, Luca from Qatar and Hannah and Morgan 146 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: from California. I'm so glad that you're all in the 147 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: kitchen stories family and don the spy team. We could 148 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: not stop doctor stickybreath and his crew without you, my friends. 149 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: Will you have a super duper day and I'll see 150 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: you next time. Bye.