1 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: Hello friends, It's mister Jim and welcome back to kid 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Today's story comes to us from Frankie. Hey Frankie, 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: he sent me an awesome idea for a story, and 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: you can too. Just head over to kidshortstories dot com. 5 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: Send me your idea and maybe you will turn it 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: into an awesome adventure. I love receiving your messages on 7 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: Instagram and I always love responding to them. So find 8 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: me on kids Short Stories Instagram today and send me 9 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: a hello, and I would love to say hello to you. 10 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 1: Are you guys all ready for today's adventure? Me two, 11 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: let's go. Wow Frankie, you're doing a great job, shouted 12 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: his dad. Frankie and his dad, we're in the backyard 13 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: raking up leaves and doing a bunch of really fun 14 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: yard work together. They love to work on their yard 15 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: together and make the grass look nice and no weeds 16 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: and leaves. The two of them were a great team. Dad. 17 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,639 Speaker 1: Do you think I could try the leaf blower this time? 18 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: Said Frankie. Oh, of course. It is a little heavy, 19 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: but you are definitely getting strong enough. It was the 20 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: kind of it was like a backpack with a hose 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: that came out of it and blew the air very fast. 22 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: Frankie's dad helped him put on the big backpack. All right, 23 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: and then you hold on here and then pull the trigger. Whoa, 24 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: Frankie was really good at it. It was really hard 25 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: to hold on, but Frankie was actually pretty good at it. 26 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: He held on with both hands for dear life. He 27 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: started screaming and laughing, and his dad was bent over 28 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: laughing hysterically. As Frankie finished the job of blowing all 29 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: the leaves into one big pile, they couldn't wait to 30 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: jump in it. Isn't that like the best part of 31 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: raking leaves. Yeah, it's making a huge pile and jumping 32 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: in it. Well, that is what they were most excited for. 33 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: They turned off the leaf blower and knew it was 34 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: time to jump. One, two, three whom. The two of 35 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: them jumped into the leaf pile and then boom, the 36 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: ground shook. What was that, Frankie said. His dad looked around. WHOA, 37 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: I don't think we jumped that big, not big enough 38 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: to shake the ground. But I definitely felt that something 39 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: strange had happened. When they jumped into the leaf pile, 40 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: the ground actually shook. Hold on Frankie, let me go 41 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: call my friend and see if he knows anything, because 42 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 1: that was something's not right. Frankie's dad got out of 43 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: the leaf pile and brushed off all the leaves and 44 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: walked inside. Frankie followed close behind. He was eager to 45 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: hear if something really was going on. They had barely 46 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: walked inside when they heard the news on the TV 47 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: talk about a volcano erupting. Holy smokes, said his dad. 48 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: That was a volcano that we just felt. Wait, Dad, 49 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: that's not the volcano by Calcal's house, is it, said Frankie. Indeed, 50 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: I think it is, said his dad. Cal Cow or Callen. 51 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: That was Frankie's cousin who lived over by that big mountain. 52 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: That was a really old volcano that hadn't exploded in 53 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: a very long time. Frankie's dad grabbed the phone to 54 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: call them to see if they were safe. Nobody answered 55 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: the phone. Frankie, get in the truck. We gotta go. 56 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: The two of them got in the pickup truck and 57 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: started driving as fast as they could towards cal Cow's house. 58 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: The closer they drove, the more of that volcano smell 59 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: that they could smell, and see. They could see this 60 00:03:54,920 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: smoke pouring out over the mountains, but no lava. Just ugh, 61 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: it smelled really stinky. Ah, Dad, that smells terrible. But 62 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: do you think they're okay? I'm not sure. That's why 63 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: we got to get there as fast as possible, just 64 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: to make sure. As their truck rounded a corner in 65 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: the street up ahead, they could actually see real lava 66 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: starting to pour down the side of the hill. There 67 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: was a whole bunch of rocks and debris that had 68 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: spilled out onto the road. Frankie, hold on, it's about 69 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: to get a little bumpy, said his dad, whoaf As 70 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: the truck drove over all the rocks and debris that 71 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,679 Speaker 1: had fallen onto the road. Frankie and his dad held 72 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 1: on tight. Whoa. They finally made it to the other side, 73 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: and just up ahead was Calcow's house. Their family was 74 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: out on the front porch and the lava was in 75 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: their way. They're stuck, Frankie. I'm gonna pull the truck 76 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: up as close as we can, but I'm going to 77 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: need you to climb over to the back. In the 78 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: bed of the pickup truck. There's a net shooter back there. 79 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 1: I'm going to need you to rescue all of them 80 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: as fast as possible. I'll try and keep the truck 81 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: out of the lava, said his dad. Frankie climbed through 82 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: to the back of the truck the bed of the truck, 83 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: and in a compartment was a net shooter, and that 84 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: was going to be the only way that they were 85 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: going to be able to save this whole family in 86 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: cal Cow. Cal Cow, I'm coming for you, Bud, shouted Frankie. 87 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: He lined up the net shooter and blasted it off 88 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: towards cal Coal. It caught on to him and he 89 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: was able to pull him into the truck over the 90 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: lava safely. Oh thank you, Frankie said, cal Cow, Now 91 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: save my family, he said. Frankie shot the net shooter 92 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: back out over the family one by one, pulling them 93 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: into the truck bed. All right, is that all of them? 94 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: Shouted his dad. Yup, I got them all, said Frankie. 95 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 1: The whole family was now in the back of the truck. 96 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: Everybody hold on, we gotta get out of here, Frankie's 97 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: dad shouted. They were able to drive the truck back 98 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: safely to Frankie's house. Thankfully, the lava went all the 99 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: way around cal Cow's house but didn't destroy it, but 100 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: a lot of trees got damaged along the way. Wow. 101 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: Great job Frankie and your dad. You guys saved the day. 102 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: You really saved calcal and his family. Whooo wow. I 103 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: cannot believe that a real volcano really launched out all 104 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: that lava, but I'm so glad that everyone was nice 105 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: and safe, even their houses the end. Hey, friends, I 106 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: need your help celebrating a birthday. Drum roll please, Happy 107 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: birthday Abbe, who's turning seven years old. Abbe Is favorite 108 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: color is red, love, sushi and French classes. Wow, Abbi, 109 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: I'm so glad we got to celebrate you and your 110 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: big day on the show. Abby seventh birthday. Well, friends, 111 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: I hope you all have a super super day and 112 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:32,239 Speaker 1: I will see you on our next adventure. Bye.