1 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kid 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,639 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 2: Me too? 16 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: Let's go. Archer and his dog Peanut loved to hi 17 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: through the woods. They would pick a trail and follow 18 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: it for hours, exploring the wilderness, seeing all kinds of 19 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: plants and critters along the way. Do you like to 20 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:16,559 Speaker 1: go on hiking trails? Oh? I love it so much 21 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: to be underneath those ginormous trees and to be in 22 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,759 Speaker 1: the peace and quiet where you can hear the wind 23 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: and the birds talking. Oh yes, that is a very 24 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 1: special place. But the trail that these two friends walked down, 25 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: it's holding something pretty magical down there. One day is 26 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: Archer and Peanut headed towards their favorite trail, something was different. Huh, 27 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: that's odd. What happened to the entrance to our trail? Peanut? 28 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: Peanut the dog was sniffing around, just as confused as Archer. 29 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: Where there was normally one trail head, there where now two. 30 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: Archer peered down each one, but he couldn't tell the difference. 31 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: Peanut went back and forth between the two, sniffing his 32 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: little nose. I don't know, Peanut, can you tell? Archer 33 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: asked his trustee canine companion, Roof. Peanut responded in front 34 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: of the trail on the left. Archer took that as 35 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: an answer that Peanut must know what he's doing. The 36 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 1: two headed off down the trail together. The trail looked 37 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: much like their normal one, but it's hard to tell 38 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: one dirt path from another. But the two strolled along happily, 39 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: enjoying the peaceful sounds of the forest. They listened to 40 00:02:52,400 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: the wind blow between the trees, the animal chittering in 41 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: the branches, the singing of the black bear sitting on 42 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: the log ahead. Wait what shouted a startled Archer. When 43 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: he realized that he was witnessing a singing bear, he 44 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: grabbed Peanut's collar and say stop him. When the bear 45 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: saw them too. 46 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:30,839 Speaker 2: How there, How lovely is it to see you today? 47 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 2: I am the wish bear, here to grant you and 48 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: snack your heart or tummy desires. 49 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: Said the bear, with a big grin on his face. 50 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: Oh wishes snacks, repeated Archer. He didn't know what to say, 51 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: but Peanut did. 52 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 2: Rough rough, rough, rough, barked. 53 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: Peanut, wagging his tail. The bear beamed dead, Peanut, that 54 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: is a great request, and then with a great poof 55 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: the bear disappeared, leaving a pile of bacon. 56 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 2: On the log in his place. 57 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: Ow Peanut howled happily. He trotted over and slurped all 58 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: the bacon in one bite. Home. Let's keep walking, Archer 59 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: said to Peanut, still trying to process what just happened. 60 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 1: Archer and Peanut continued to walk on the trail, passing 61 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: through thick trees and walking beside a river. Um, there's 62 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: no river on our normal path, Archer said to Peanut 63 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: or wish bears, this is strange, but the two pals 64 00:04:55,200 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: continued walking. I'm curious what else they might find. Have 65 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: you ever seen a wish bear before? In the in 66 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: the middle of a forest. I definitely have not met 67 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: the wish bear before. Archer was on the lookout for 68 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: more bears on logs, you know the kind that can 69 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: make bacon magically appear. When he heard a voice squeak 70 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: from the ground below. 71 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 2: How Rachraler stoppel. 72 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 1: Archer and Peanuts froze and looked down. There was a 73 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: worm wiggling in the dirt below them. Not really believing 74 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: what he was hearing, Archer picked up the worm and asked, 75 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 1: are you gonna grant us a wish to The worm 76 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: wiggled but didn't say anything. Above them, a bird swooped down. 77 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:52,119 Speaker 1: It landed right on peanuts head. Now, but I will 78 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: if you give me my lunch back. I'm the wish 79 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: warbler here to grant you any the ability your heart desires. Abilities, 80 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: replied Archer, like being able to breathe underwater. Exactly two 81 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: sets of gills coming up, said the bird. Archer tried 82 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: to stop the wish warbler. He hadn't had more time 83 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 1: to think it through, yet it was too late. The 84 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: bird warble that his magic song, and gales sprouted out 85 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: of their necks. I don't normally grant two wishes, but 86 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: you'll need these two, the bird added. As long fins 87 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: appeared on their backs, and the bird poofed away just 88 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: like the bearded an. Archer and Peanut were lifted by 89 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: a magical breeze that plopped them into the river. They 90 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: both landed with a splash. Peanut dove underwater immediately and 91 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: disappeared from Archer's site peynut way. Archer stuck his head 92 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: underwater and saw Peanut swimming around using his gills and 93 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: fins like he'd been a dogfish his whole life. That's incredible. 94 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: Archer dove under and followed Peanut. His gills and fins 95 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: knew exactly what to do. Woooo, Archer shouted, but it 96 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: came out as a bubble, bubble, bubble. Peanut had the 97 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: underwater zoomies and zipped all around Archer. Seeing his puffs 98 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: so happy made Archer happy too. He began swimming after 99 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: Peanut up and down the river. They had swam really 100 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: far from where they first plopped in and were getting tired. 101 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: Who swimming is hard work. I don't know how fish 102 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: do it all day long, Archer said to his dog Peanut. 103 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: They were done being a boyfish and a dogfish. They 104 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: were ready to breathe air and have only legs again. 105 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: They watched the fish go by. Schools of gray fish 106 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: and long green fish swam back and forth. They all 107 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: started to look the same to Archer until he spotted 108 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: something big and shiny headed their way. It had gold 109 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: shimmering scales all over, with rainbow stripes down its side. 110 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: It was the biggest and prettiest fish they had ever 111 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:37,079 Speaker 1: seen hither. I thought I'd find you here, bubbled the fish. 112 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 2: I'm the wishfish, and I'm here to grunt your final 113 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 2: wish bloo. 114 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: Archer didn't even need to think. We wished to stop 115 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:51,959 Speaker 1: being fish. The fish nodded the best of fish could. 116 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: The water around them began to swirl and moved Archer 117 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,719 Speaker 1: and Peanut up and out of the river as they 118 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: splashed onto the grass the shore, no longer with fins 119 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,559 Speaker 1: on their back or gills on their necks. Oh where 120 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: where are we? Archer asked Peanut. This was not where 121 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: they had entered the river roof was Peanut's response as 122 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: he ran ahead of Archer, wagging his tail. What you 123 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: got there, Peanut? Archer walked over to see what had 124 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: Peanut all excited? Was it another wish animal? Archer hoped not. 125 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: He was pretty wished out. He padded Peanut on the 126 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: head and looked around for a trail, but he didn't 127 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: see any. He did see what Peanut was barking at, though. 128 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: A trail of Eminem's went from their spot by the 129 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: river to the trees. Archer and Peanut followed it through 130 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: the forest until it led back to a trail where 131 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,559 Speaker 1: the wish bear was waiting for them. 132 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 2: Hello again, I thought you might need some snacks to 133 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 2: help you find your way back. 134 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: The wish bear winked and then poofed again, leaving a 135 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: bag of candy for Archer and a pile of bones 136 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: for Peanut. 137 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 2: Wow. 138 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,319 Speaker 1: The two pals happily munched their snacks on their way 139 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: back to the trailhead and eventually back home. 140 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 2: Wow. 141 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: What an amazing adventure. I need to figure out where 142 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: that trail is. How about you? What would you wish 143 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: for if you met the wish bear or the wishfish 144 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: or the wish warbler. I'm gonna keep thinking about it, 145 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: and you should too. That is the end of today's adventure. 146 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: We'll be right back after a brief word from our sponsor. 147 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,719 Speaker 1: Great job, you listened all the way to the end, 148 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: and you know what time it is. It's time for 149 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: kid shout out. So I want to say to Avelin 150 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: from Michigan, Emily and Ethan from New York, Gauge from Nashville, Tennessee, 151 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: Heather from Tennessee, Levi I from Connecticut, Caleb from Japan, 152 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:11,959 Speaker 1: and cruz in Axel from Pennsylvania. Oh, and hey Hudson 153 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: from Australia. I'm so glad that you're all on the 154 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: Kid Short Stories family. We could not have this much 155 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: fun with imagination without you, my friends. Well, you have 156 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 1: a super duper day and I will see you on 157 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: our next adventure. Bye.