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

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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 2: Me too?

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Speaker 1: Let's go. Lenny the links have been chasing around the

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Speaker 1: forest all morning. Her tummy was rumbling, and she was

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Speaker 1: tired of chasing her food. It flew out of the

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Speaker 1: forest and towards somewhere Lenny had never seen before. Trees

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Speaker 1: were replaced with tall buildings and cars or people zoomed

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Speaker 1: down all of the paths. Oh no, Where am I?

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Speaker 1: Lenny exclaimed as she got stuck between crowds of people

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Speaker 1: going this way and that way, Her pointy ears lowered.

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Speaker 1: She was worried. The bird was definitely long gone by now,

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Speaker 1: and Lenny didn't know how she would ever escape this

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Speaker 1: sea of humans. Ah, you poor thing, came a voice

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Speaker 1: from behind her. Lenny turned to see a young girl

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Speaker 1: standing still among the swarms of people. She was smiling

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Speaker 1: down at Lenny. How did you get out here? Lenny

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Speaker 1: looked at the girl with sad eyes and asked, can

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Speaker 1: you help me? The girl put her arm on Lenny's

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Speaker 1: back and nodded, follow me. They made it off the

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Speaker 1: busy sidewalk and onto a restaurant patio. I'm Sarah, the

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Speaker 1: little human said. What's your name? I'm Letty.

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Speaker 3: I was chasing a bird I got lost.

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Speaker 1: Lenny's tummy rumbled, reminding her that she still hadn't eaten,

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Speaker 1: and it was so loud that even Sarah heard it.

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Speaker 1: Are you hungry? Sarah pointed to the restaurant and added,

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Speaker 1: I don't have any birds to give you, but I'll

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Speaker 1: get us something. Sarah left Lenny on the patio since

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Speaker 1: she wasn't sure of the restaurant's policy on lynxes inside.

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Speaker 1: I don't know if anyone had ever tried to bring

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Speaker 1: a lynx inside that restaurant before. She reappeared with a

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Speaker 1: tray stuffed with food and placed it on the table.

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Speaker 1: Lenny had never seen food like this before. It was

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Speaker 1: warm and smelled delicious, and it just sat there on

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Speaker 1: the tray, no chasing involved. There were sausage, egg and cheese, bagels,

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Speaker 1: hash browns, and two big strawberry frosted donuts. Lenny jumped

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Speaker 1: up onto the chair, then licked her lips before gobbling

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Speaker 1: it all up. Lenny was full and happy, and now

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Speaker 1: she wanted to see what else there was in this city,

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Speaker 1: so Sarah took her to the dog park. Maybe you

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Speaker 1: can make some friends there, Sarah suggested. Lenny bounded in

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Speaker 1: as soon as Sarah opened the gate. Wow, look at

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Speaker 1: that and this and that over there, Lenny. The Lynx

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Speaker 1: sprinted back and forth between the tunnels and ramps at

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Speaker 1: the dog park while the dogs watched her. They were

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Speaker 1: not so sure what to make of this large cat

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Speaker 1: on their doggy playground. Lenny ran around, climbing everything to

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Speaker 1: a loud growl once again came from her tummy.

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Speaker 3: Oh, Sarah, I'm hungry. I don't see any birds or squirrels.

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Speaker 3: I'm way too tired to chase them. Anyway, you find

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Speaker 3: me more food. Sarah laughed and said, yeah, let's get lunch.

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Speaker 3: I know a place you'll love.

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Speaker 1: So Sarah and Lenny went and got fried chicken sandwiches.

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Speaker 1: It was the most delicious and only sandwich Lenny had

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Speaker 1: ever tasted. I have to stop home before I bring

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Speaker 1: you back to the forest. Oh, we'll take the subway.

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Speaker 1: It'll be faster, Sarah said. Lenny followed Sarah down a

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Speaker 1: strange underground cave. It sounded like something was roaring. A

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Speaker 1: subway train car stopped in front of them and opened

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Speaker 1: its doors. Sarah and Lenny entered, and everyone inside did

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Speaker 1: one large step backwards when they saw the Lynx. Lenny

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Speaker 1: sat on the seat next to Sarah and looked out

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Speaker 1: the window at the walls zipping by. She had never

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Speaker 1: gone this fast before. Lenny didn't feel thrilled about going

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Speaker 1: Sarah's home. Was it a cave, a tangle of brush

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Speaker 1: like hers, or a nest? It was in none of

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Speaker 1: those things. Lenny discovered as they walked up to a

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Speaker 1: she went to talk to her mom.

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Speaker 3: You'dn't sleep on the dirt or leaf piles.

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Speaker 1: Lenny shouted. When Sarah returned, Lenny was curled up on

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Speaker 1: Sarah's cozy yellow bed. She had never lied in anything

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Speaker 1: so soft before. Sarah giggled, no, ready to head back

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Speaker 1: Sarah asked, no, thank you, I'm not going. Lenny responded

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Speaker 1: without even opening her eyes. But Lenny, you you have

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Speaker 1: Lenny thought for a moment, I'm gonna play at the park,

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Speaker 1: have to chase. Sarah couldn't deny that those things sounded

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Speaker 1: good to her as well. But Lenny, where will you live?

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Speaker 3: Well? Uh, I was the gig I could live here.

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Speaker 1: So that is how Lenny the Lynx ended up living

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Speaker 1: with Sarah and her family. Now, Lenny spend her days

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Speaker 1: playing with the neighborhood dogs, sleeping in Sarah's bed and

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Speaker 1: eats food that comes to her. She has become a

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Speaker 1: regular on the subway and now instead of taking a

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Speaker 1: step away, everyone greets her the big smile the end.

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Speaker 1: Hey friends, I need.

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Speaker 2: Your help celebrating a birthday. Drum roll, please sh Happy

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Speaker 2: birthday Ethan, who's turning seven years old. Ethan loves building

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Speaker 2: marble tracks, riding his bike, and playing with trains. Wow, Ethan,

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Speaker 2: I'm so glad we got to celebrate you and your

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Speaker 2: big day on the show. Happy seventh birthday. Well friends,

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Speaker 2: I hope you all have a superduper day and I

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Speaker 2: will see you on our next adventure.

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Speaker 1: Bye.