1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Hello, Critter Protectors. 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:08,960 Speaker 2: Mister Jim here and welcome to Kids Animal Stories, a 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 2: place where there's always a mystery and adventure around every 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 2: single corner. If you love critters of all shapes and sizes, 5 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 2: I need you on our Critter Protector team. Join our 6 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: adventure as we learn about critters from around the world and. 7 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: In our back yards. Well, my friends, are you ready 8 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: for today's adventure? Me too, Let's go on the last 9 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,319 Speaker 1: episode we learned how Anna the silver Arijuana was a 10 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: beautiful fish living in a river in South America. She 11 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: loved being a water monkey, as she called it, jumping 12 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: and splashing like no other fish could. She could jump 13 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: five feet out of the water, and she especially loves 14 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: slithering through the water and jumping high to grab her 15 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: food and spending time with her siblings. But it was 16 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: almost flood season, which meant it was time for her 17 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 1: to grow up and head out to start a family 18 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: of her own. Anna was scared to lead the comfort 19 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: of her home and her family. I just wish I 20 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: had more time, she thought. After a rough night and 21 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: a scary dream about the impending flood season, she tried 22 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: to spend her last bit of time before adulthood as 23 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: care free as she could. She filled her days with 24 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: everything she loved and nothing to do with anything grown up. 25 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: She just wanted to stay a kid forever. For two weeks, 26 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: Anna ignored the flood season countdown, and she went on 27 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: her normal daily swims and daily hunts for food. She 28 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: talked about silly things with her brothers and sisters and 29 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: quietly swam away if they were talking about, you know, 30 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: becoming a grown up. Arijuana, do you think that's a 31 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: smart idea for Anna to just run away from what 32 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: she was afraid of and to pretend like it didn't 33 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: exist anymore. I I don't know about that. I don't 34 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: know if that's a good idea. Anna. But then, like 35 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: with all countdowns, the day of the flood finally came. 36 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: Trip drop, trip drop. The rain began. Shsh it's today, 37 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: It's today, shouted Jake. Oh wow, I'm so excited, called 38 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: sister Sarah. Oh no, cried Anna. She could not believe 39 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: the terrible day I'd finally come, and she didn't feel ready. 40 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 3: I can't do this. I don't know to be a 41 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 3: grown up or by a family or young, Anna went 42 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 3: on in a panic. Anna, Anna, take a deep breath first, 43 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 3: said her sister Sarah. Jake and Sarah tried to calm 44 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 3: Anna down, and after much coaxing and helping, they got 45 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 3: her to listen. Anna needed to remember to take things 46 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 3: just one bit at a time, so with that, she 47 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:31,119 Speaker 3: left her home and started her grown up journey. Anna 48 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 3: traveled and traveled until she came to a group of 49 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 3: familiar faces. 50 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: John, is that you? She asked that she swam closer 51 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: to another silver arijuana. Anna, holy smokes, you made it, 52 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: John called back, very excitedly. Anna and John had known 53 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: each other a long time ago, when they were just 54 00:03:54,640 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: new little babyfish. They had become great friends during that time, 55 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: but hadn't seen each other in ages. John, it's so 56 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: nice to see him, believed to finally see someone I know. 57 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: As time went on, John and Anna became quite fond 58 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: of each other, and they decided they were perfect and 59 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: got married. Yeah. Anna knew she was supposed to find someone, 60 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: but she was still having a hard time remembering what 61 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: to do. Once she laid her eggs, she couldn't recall 62 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: anything about raising her young John. I know this sounds silly, 63 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: but I really don't remember anything about where my eggs 64 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: should go. For safety or how to care for the babies. 65 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 3: It's almost like I wasn't even at school that day 66 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 3: when we learned those things. 67 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: Anna was very upset. Oh Anna, you weren't a class 68 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: what I missed? I knew I missed that day, said Anna. 69 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: Oh no, no, no, that day was only meant for 70 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: the males. You don't need to be there, John said. 71 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 1: As John explained, it all started to make more sense. 72 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: Silver Arijuana fathers are the main caretaker from the moment 73 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: the eggs are laid until the babies are on their own. 74 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: When a mother lays the eggs, father then stores them 75 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: in his mouth for safety. What they put the eggs 76 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: in their mouth all the smokes? What in the world? 77 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: Even when they hatch, the father uses his mouth as 78 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: a small home to protect the babies until they are 79 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: a few weeks old. Anna and John both laughs more 80 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: and it felt a little silly to have forgotten such 81 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: a simple, yet very important part of raising baby silver 82 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: Arijuanas a deep down, she felt a lot of relief. 83 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: What a great eddic. That's such a big worry of mine, 84 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: she thought, John, I'm glad you'll be protecting the babies. 85 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: You'll be a great dad. Anna thought back to her 86 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: scary Dura about the flood season, all her worry about 87 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: how lonely she'd feel or what she wouldn't be able 88 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: to do very well, and really she ended up not 89 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: having anything to worry about. In the end, she felt 90 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: confident and ready for the next surprise the river had 91 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: for her. The end, We'll be right back after a 92 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 1: brief word from our sponsor. Hey, great job, Gritter Protectors. 93 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: You listened all the way to the end. Friends. If 94 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: you want to join our Critter Protector team, have your 95 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: parents check down in the show notes below and you 96 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: can figure out and learn what the next steps are 97 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: and becoming a critter protector, which really just means we 98 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: want to protect the critters of all sheeps and sizes 99 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: in our backyards and around the world, and we need 100 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: your help. Providing food, shelter, and water for all critters 101 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: is very important. Well, friends, I hope you all have 102 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: a super duper day and I will see you on 103 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: our next adventure. Bye.