1 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kid 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 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. Today was the last day to 16 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: try out for the Olympic Freestyle skiing team. WHOA. The 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: air was buzzing with chatter from all the hopeful athletes 18 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: waiting for their shot to try out. The group of 19 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: participants became smaller and smaller as one by when they 20 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: were called to show off their best ski jumps. When 21 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: the air grew quiet, and the only people left on 22 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: the mountain were the Olympic coaches. They began to pack 23 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: up for the day. Wait, a voice echoed from down 24 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: the slope. The coaches pause they're packing and looked around. 25 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 2: Wait for me, I I've come to try out for 26 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 2: the team. 27 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: They noticed a giant figure riding the chairlift towards them, 28 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: waving its enormous pause. The coaches backed up as the 29 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: chairlift got closer to the top and the figure came 30 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: into view. The enormous pause had glinting claws and were 31 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: covered in white fur. The rest of the creature was 32 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: also coated in a thick white fur coat that was 33 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: spelling over the sides of the chair lift. Whoh that 34 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: struggled to hold it all in wobbling and creaking. The 35 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: chair lift reached the top of the mountain and dropped 36 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: off a polar bear Cooper. The polar bear hopped off 37 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 1: the chair lift. He was wearing pink skis, green goggles, 38 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: and a yellow helmet with a mohawk. He waved his 39 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 1: ski poles in the air excitedly. 40 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: Sorry, I'm late, I had trouble fighting a taxi. A 41 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: few screamed and drove away when I tried to get in, 42 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 2: But I'm here now. 43 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: The coaches froze and stared at the giant, fuzzy beast 44 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: before them, Polar bear and skis couldn't be. One of 45 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: the coaches even pinched himself on the cheek, thinking they 46 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: might be dreaming. The bravest of the coaches cleared her 47 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: throat and spoke up. Hello there, mister cub. Cooper Cub, 48 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: but you can call me Cooper. Cooper grinned at the coaches, 49 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: his sharp teeth glistened. Oh hello, Cooper, what are you 50 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: here for exactly? Cooper frown. 51 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 2: Isn't this where the Olympic tryouts are? 52 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: Well, yes, yes they are, but you're uh your Cooper 53 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: cut off the coach, thinking he knew what the coach 54 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: was saying. 55 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 2: Oh, bitch, late, yes, I know, my apologies, but please, 56 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 2: oh please, let me try. I have always wanted to 57 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: compete in the Olympics. 58 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: But the coach continued, I was going to say, Bear, 59 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: you're a polar bear. Yes, can polar bears join the Olympics. 60 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: The coach looked confused and asked the other coaches. Another 61 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: coach shrugged, there aren't any rules against it. The brave 62 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: coach sighed, Okay, then, we've never had a polar bear 63 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: on the team before, but uh well, show us what 64 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: you got. Cooper leaped up and down, sending puffs of 65 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: snow everywhere. 66 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 2: Oh thank you think. 67 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: Then he scooped up all the coaches, wrapping them in 68 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 1: a big bear hug. Placing the coaches back down on 69 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: the snow, Cooper skied over to the starting line. He 70 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: gazed down the mountain with determination, taking a deep breath. 71 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: Then he dug in his ski poles and pushed off. 72 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: There he goes, Cooper, the polar Bear soared through the air. 73 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 3: Wow, holy smokes what he did back somersaults and from 74 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 3: somer Salt he crossed his skis and sailed upside down. 75 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: He grabbed his skis and even did a barrel roll. 76 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 1: The coaches couldn't believe it, oohing and eyeing in delight surprise. 77 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: He was the best freestyle ski jumper they had ever seen. 78 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 1: Hooper landed and took a bow. The coaches were so 79 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 1: excited they yelled to him from the top of the mountain. 80 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 3: Congratulations, Covert, you made the Olympic team. 81 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: In the months leading up to the Olympics. There were 82 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: whispers of someone special on the Olympic team, but no 83 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: one quite knew. Who Have you heard? Is there an 84 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: animal one of our ski teams? I heard it was 85 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 1: a hippo. Really, I heard it was a snake. A snake? 86 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: How would he wear skis? Snakes don't have any toes. 87 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: The rumors continued like this all throughout Cooper's training. His 88 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: coaches and teammates did their best to keep Cooper's polar 89 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: bear identity a secret. They wanted everyone to see him 90 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: for his skillful skiing, not just being a big, burly 91 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: polar bear, and Cooper himself was very proud he would 92 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: be the first polar bear in the Olympics Ever. He 93 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: took his training very seriously and gave it his best 94 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: every single day. Sure at first, his Olympic teammates were 95 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: a wee bit worried about having a polar bear on 96 00:06:55,560 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: their team, but soon they were all best of us. 97 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: Before they knew it, it was time for the first 98 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:08,799 Speaker 1: Olympic Games. Cooper watched from the top of the mountain 99 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: as all of his teammates went sir. He roared loudly 100 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: for them until his coaches asked that he please stop 101 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: so he didn't cause an avalanche. Cooper was the last 102 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: of his team to go. He was so worried about 103 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: the crowd would think. Would they be scared of him? 104 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: Would they make fun of him? What if? What if 105 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: they were expecting something way cooler and better than him 106 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: they be disappointed that he was just a friendly, fuzzy 107 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: polar bear. WHOA, that's a lot of big feelings he's feeling. 108 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: Have you ever felt big feelings like that before? Yeah, Cooper, 109 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:54,239 Speaker 1: even though he's a big polar bear, he still gets 110 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: worried and feels scared sometimes. He slowly slid his way 111 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: up to the starting gate. He took a deep breath 112 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: and waved to the crowd below. As soon as the 113 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: crowd saw Cooper, they erupted into cheers. Woo, I was right, 114 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: it's a polar bear. I thought you thought it was 115 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: a snake. Go deep, polar Bear. Cooper's face broke into 116 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: a big, broad bear grin. They like me, They really 117 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: like me. Cooper felt even more confident from the support 118 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: of the crowd. He waved again and then took off. 119 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: Zom Cooper looped and swooped. He flipped in one eighties 120 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: and three sixties. He pivoted and popped and piked. When 121 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,479 Speaker 1: Cooper landed at the end of his routine, the crowd 122 00:08:52,840 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: went wild. Chance erupted all around of superdu. 123 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 3: Super Cooper, Super Cooper Cooper. 124 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,599 Speaker 1: Cooper the Polar Bear bowed in double paw wave to 125 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: the crowd. Then he turned to the judges table. All 126 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: six judges needed to cast a vote to give him 127 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: his score. The judges leaned in, whispering to each other, 128 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: and looked at Cooper. They announced hop perfect score. Cooper 129 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: roared with excitement. His teammates and coaches took off, running 130 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: towards him, cheering. Now it was Cooper's turn to be 131 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: wrapped in a big bear hug. He had done it. 132 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: He had won first place. Wow. That was amazing and 133 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: holy smokes, wow, I think Cooper is now the world's 134 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: greatest skier of all time. This may be the end 135 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: of our story, but I think it's only just the 136 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 1: beginning of the amazing adventures that lie ahead for su 137 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: super Duper Cooper the Polar Bear. The end, We'll be 138 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: right back after a brief word from our sponsors. Great job, 139 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: you listened all the way to the end, and you 140 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: know where Tom it is. It's time for kids shout out, 141 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: so I wanna say hey to Annie and CC from Pennsylvania, 142 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: Cadron from Alaska, Alen from Washington, Loa from Brazil, Hudson 143 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: from Canada, Wesson from Ontario, Yash from India, Ethan from England, 144 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: and Stephen from Michigan. I'm so glad that you're all 145 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: on the Kit Short Stories family. We could not have 146 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: this much fun with imagination without you, my friends. Well 147 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: you have a super DUPERDA and I will see you 148 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: on our next adventure. Bye.