1 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,599 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. Hudson the liger was a very 16 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: special animal. He was both a lion and a tiger. 17 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: He lived in the jungle with his mama tiger and 18 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: his daddy lion. Hudson was so proud of his tiger 19 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: and lion's sides. Louck, Mama, I have stripes just like you, 20 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: Hudson would say, to his mama tiger. Yes, you do, 21 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: my little liger. Mama would say, and you have a 22 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: long tail like me too. Then Hudson would say to 23 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: his daddy Lion, our fur is goold, Dad, I'm big 24 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:40,479 Speaker 1: just like you. Yes. Hudson loved being a liger. He 25 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: loved being part of both his mama's family called a 26 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: streak and his daddy's family, called a pride. Hudson thought 27 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: he was lucky to be part of such a big family. 28 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: One day, Hudson was chasing birds through the jungle, leaping 29 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: and pawing playfully as they fluttered ahead. What what can't 30 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: catch me? Called the Tucan. Hudson laughed and growled back. 31 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: He ran faster after the Tucan passed the watering hole 32 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: and deeper into the jungle than he had ever gone. 33 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: After a while, though, this Tucan took off into the trees, 34 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: too far for Hudson to reach him. He roared at 35 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: the bottom, trying to get it to come down, but 36 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: eventually he gave up. He looked around and realized it 37 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: was getting dark. Where alm I, wondered Hudson. He saw 38 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: a light shining through the trees. Up ahead. He prowled 39 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: towards it, wanting to know what was shining so brightly. 40 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: As he approached, the light grew bigger and spread out 41 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: in front of him. It even got noisier too. What 42 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: is this thing? Hudson could smell yummy and sweet things, 43 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 1: but I couldn't quite figure it out. They definitely weren't 44 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: from the jungle. There was a break in the trees 45 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: up ahead, and he poked his head through to see. 46 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:18,519 Speaker 1: Step right up, Come see tiny the tiger, the oly 47 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: crator of its kind, Hudson froze. It was a human. 48 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: He was dressed in a red jacket with a tall 49 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: black hat in his hand. Was along with what Hudson 50 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: had learned about those at school. It was the dreaded 51 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: lion Tamer. He was about to get his way ont 52 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: of there, and then he heard a sound. Behind the 53 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: lion Tamer was a large tent, a bright red tent, 54 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: and the roaring was coming from inside of it. The 55 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: lion Tamer spoke loudly again, but Hudson wasn't sure who 56 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: he was speaking to. He didn't notice other people walking 57 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: all around the big tent. Come watch me, boris the 58 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: brave tame this wild beast at our eight o'clock show. 59 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: What does he have in that tent? Wondered Hudson the lager. 60 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: The roaring continued, and Hudson needed to figure out who 61 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: it was coming from. Do you know who might be 62 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: roaring inside of that tent? Well? Hudson slunk back into 63 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: the forest in the jungle and headed away from the 64 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: lion tamer. He didn't want to get caught and become 65 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: the newest part of that lion tamer's show, So Hudson 66 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 1: found a spot that was a safe distance from the 67 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:59,119 Speaker 1: lion tamer's tent. The deliciously sweet smell was much stronger here. 68 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: Popped out and walked closer to it, trying to figure 69 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:08,679 Speaker 1: out what on earth could possibly smell that delicious? People 70 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: gasped do you know how to gasp? And backed away. 71 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: As Hudson strolled up to the candy cart, the man 72 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,479 Speaker 1: who was working just stared his eyes as big as 73 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: two full moons. Holy smokes, those are some large eyeballs. Hmm, 74 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: said Hudson, what is this? Can I have some? He 75 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: waved his paws at the pink cotton candy. Oh, that's 76 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: what he was smelling. Oh, and there's bright red candy apples, 77 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: but the person could not speak lion, tiger, or lager. 78 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: All they heard was raw raw, and all he saw 79 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: was a giant lger waving his claws at the cart. 80 00:05:56,120 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: He was very scared. Here go, big kiddy, No take 81 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: it all, I please, just don't need me. He's greened 82 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: before running away. Hudson wasn't quite sure where the man 83 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: was going. He seemed to be in an awful hurry. 84 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: But it must mean that he could have some, so 85 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: he gobbled up the cotton, candy and candy apples as 86 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: the people around him just took pictures. Mmmm, big, this 87 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: that's the lesious thing. Go, Hudson shouted after the man, 88 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,239 Speaker 1: who was still running away as fast as he could. 89 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: Now happy and full, Hudson continued on his plan to 90 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: find out who was roaring in that tent. He passed 91 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 1: many tents of all colored shapes and sizes along the way, 92 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: listening for roars and sniffing for any signs of another animal. 93 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: Some tents were dark and quiet, while others were bright 94 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: and full of loud sounds made by people laughing. A 95 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: roar or a giant roar came from the big tent ahead. 96 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 1: It was dark, as if no one was inside of 97 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: it yet. Oh good, thought Hudson. That meant the show 98 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: hadn't started. Hudson crept closer and could hear the lion 99 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: tamer still calling out to the passing crowd on the 100 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: other side of the tent. Hello, whispered Hudson, who's in there? 101 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: He squeezed under the bottom of the tent and crawled inside. 102 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: He could see a big cage in the middle with 103 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: something inside pacing back and forth. They looked just like him. 104 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: It had stripes, but they were too small to be 105 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: a tiger. He small to be a liger either. He 106 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: tried to remember what the lion tamer had called it. 107 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: Was it a tie on or a lire? The animal 108 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: name Tiny noticed him and growled, What are you doing? 109 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: You shouldn't be here, lion Tamer will be back any 110 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: minute for the show. I'm here to save you, said Hudson. 111 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: Now that he had seen the animal, he couldn't just 112 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: leave him. They are all alone. Save me, why, asked Tiny. 113 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: Hudson explained how he had heard him growling when he 114 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:26,559 Speaker 1: was in the jungle and came across all the people 115 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: in the tents, and I just can't leave now, said Hudson. 116 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: Hudson began looking around for something to try and open 117 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: the cage with. He spoke to Tiny as he did, 118 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,319 Speaker 1: I'm a liger. You look like me, but I heard 119 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,199 Speaker 1: the Lion Tamer call you something else. I was that 120 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: a tire. I'm a Tigon, Tiny explained, I'm half tiger 121 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: from my dad and half lion from my mom. The 122 00:08:55,280 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: Tigon seems sad now. They were part of another circuit though, 123 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: so it's it's just me now. Hudson felt very sad 124 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: for Tigon. Don't worry. I'll get you out. Then you 125 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: could go live with me at the Juggle. Just then, 126 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: Hudson found a key lying on a table by the stage. Aha, 127 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: got it. He used his lagger teeth to put the 128 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: key into the lock and turn it. Then Hudson and 129 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: Tiny snuck back out of the tent and took off 130 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: into the trees together. Just before eight o'clock, people were 131 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: starting to fill the seats in the Lion Tamer's tent. 132 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 1: The Lion Tamer marched into the back behind the stage 133 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:44,079 Speaker 1: to get the tyg on ready for the show. The 134 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: crowd had now grown so loud he didn't even realize 135 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: there hadn't been any roaring in quite some time, until 136 00:09:53,640 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: he approached the cage and found it empty. No ooh, 137 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: shouted the lion tamer, shaking his fists at the sky. 138 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: By that time, Hudson and his new friend to Andy 139 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: had made their way back into the jungle, safe and 140 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: sound and happy to have found each other. This may 141 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: be the end of the story, but it's only just 142 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: the beginning of the amazing adventures at lie ahead for 143 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: Hudson the Liger and Tiny the Tiguon the end, we'll 144 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: be right back after a brief word from our sponsor. Wow, 145 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: looks like we're already back to the show. Great job, 146 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: you listened all the way to the end, and you 147 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: know what, Timm, it is. It's time for Kurd shout out. 148 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: So I want to say hey to Grayson from California, 149 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: Elliott from Prince Edward Island, Ruth from Michigan, Sloan from 150 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 1: British Columbia, Cult from Idaho, Levi from California, River and 151 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: Ocean from Ido, and Adam from Canada. I'm glad that 152 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: you're all on the Kids Short Stories Family. We could 153 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: not have this much fun with imagination without you my friends. 154 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: You have a super duper day, and I'll see you 155 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 1: on our next adventure. Bye.