1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: Hello friends, it's Mr Jim and welcome back to Kids 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Today's story is brought to us by Mica. Hey, Micah, 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: he sent me an awesome idea first story, and you 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: can't do just head of a kid short stories dot com. 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: Send me your idea and maybe we'll turn it into 6 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: an awesome adventure. And do you know what would make 7 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: today's story ten times more fun? Yeah, sharing it with 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: the friends. So right now, think of two friends that 9 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: you can text this episode two and then you guys 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: can listen to it together. Are you guys ready for 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: an amazing story about two earthworms? Me too, Let's go. 12 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: It was a beautiful day underground as Micah and Mackenzie, 13 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: the two earthworms, were wanting to play a game. Hey Micah, 14 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: what do you want to do? Hmm, well want to 15 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: play Hide and Seek? I love Hi didn't seek? Said Mackenzie. 16 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: All right, well one to three, not at said Mica, 17 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: as loud and fast as he can. Oh you got 18 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: me again, said Mackenzie. All right, I'll start counting. You 19 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: go hide one two. As Mica crawled off through the tunnels, 20 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: he had to find a good spot. You see, they 21 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: lived underground, well they spent a lot of time underground. 22 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: Sometimes they would come up, but most of the day 23 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: they were crawling through the tunnels underneath in the dirt. Yeah, 24 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: that's what earthworms. They love to spend all their time 25 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: in the nice moist dirt and and crawl around. They 26 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 1: like it nice and dark. Well. As Mackenzie was looking 27 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: for a great place to hide, she wanted to try 28 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: some new tunnels. You see, underground, there's just like hundreds 29 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: and hundreds of tunnels, some made by worms, some made 30 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: by moles and foal, and some made by other creatures. 31 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: There's just a big tangly mess of all the different 32 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: tunnels and highways that they can take while underground. And 33 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: Mackenzie wanted to pick a new one. She knew she 34 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: was running out of time. Micah was almost gonna get 35 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: to ten. Uh this one. No one's been in this 36 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: tunnel for forever. It's even got like cobwebs in whoa, 37 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: it's kind of pokey in there. Yeah, no one's ever 38 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: been in here for a very long time. She was right. 39 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: That tunnel was a magical tunnel that no one had 40 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: been in for a very very long time for a 41 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: very big reason. Eight nine, ten ready or not, here 42 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: I come, shouted Micah as he started slithering around. He 43 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: was looking for the slime trail to follow. Yeah, that's 44 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: the way. When worms are slithering around in the dirt, 45 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,239 Speaker 1: they usually leave a trail of slime behind, and it's 46 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: an easy giveaway if you're playing hide and seek. So 47 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: if you're ever playing hide and seek with an earthworm, 48 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,519 Speaker 1: just look for their slime trail. Well, Mackenzie had done 49 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 1: a very good job in hiding her slime trail. Mica 50 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: couldn't find it anywhere. Holy smokes, where did she go? Mackenzie, 51 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna find you, he shouted. He was hoping that 52 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: would maybe make her make a sound that he was 53 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: listening for, but it was completely quiet. Mica was running 54 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: out of options. He'd gone down all the normal trails 55 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: and tunnels that they usually went in. He's never gonna 56 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: find me in here, said Mackenzie as she giggled to herself. 57 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: She had crawled all the way back down this tunnel 58 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: that no one had been in a very long time. 59 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: What's this over here? She said? You see at the back. 60 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: She thought it was the end of the tunnel, but 61 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: it is actually like a door or something. And she 62 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: pushed it open and then Wow, she couldn't believe her eyes. 63 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: It was so sparkly. It looked like there had been 64 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: an explosion of glitter everywhere. Wow, this is the most 65 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: beautiful thing I've ever seen. As Mackenzie slid into the room, 66 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: the glitter started to stick to her side. Wow, I 67 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: love it. It's making me sparkly too. And wait, I 68 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: feel kind of funny. What is what's happening? Whoa? And 69 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 1: just then Mackenzie started to grow like super super big. Whoa. 70 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: Mackenzie was shouting as she popped up out of the 71 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: ground from the soil. She had gotten so ginormously big. 72 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: Back over where Mike was, he thought it was an earthquake. 73 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: He was shouting for his life. Mackenzie, are you okay? 74 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: Mica shouted as he looked up and the whole dirt 75 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 1: had been moved, so he was now not underground. He 76 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: was looking at the sky and McKenzie, is that you? 77 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: Shouted tiny little Micah the worm as he was staring 78 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: at this ginormous worm monster that looked like Mackenzie. Mica, 79 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: is that you down there? How did you get so small? 80 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: Mackenzie shouted? Mica said Oh, no, Mackenzie, you got really big. 81 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: You're as big as a tree. Look. As Mackenzie then 82 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: looked up, she realized that she was eye level with 83 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: the tops of the trees. Holy smokes, have you ever 84 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: seen know worm that big before? Uh? Me? Definitely not, definitely, 85 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: definitely not. Mackenzie, how did this happen? What did you do? 86 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: Shouted Micah. Mackenzie then looked back down at Mica. She said, well, 87 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: I went down this old, old tunnel that was full 88 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: of sparkly stuff and then I touched it. Wait a second, Mackenzie, 89 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: you didn't go down the forbidden tunnel, did you? Shouted Micah. 90 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: What's the forbidden tunnel? Said Mackenzie. The forbidden tunnel is Oh, 91 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: it's forbidden. You're not supposed to go down there. I've 92 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: always heard that there was like magic down that tunnel 93 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: that was uncontrollable, and it turns out it's true. As 94 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: Mackenzie turned around, she realized that there was a whole 95 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: bunch of animals standing and staring at her. Right then 96 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: there were deer and horses and pigs and one very 97 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: large cow. Hi, said Mackenzie, And as she opened her 98 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: mouth and said hello, all the creatures ran off into terror. 99 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: They had never seen a worm that bang before. Oh no, 100 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: my life is over, said Mackenzie. Everyone's gonna be afraid 101 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: of me because I'm now a giant monster. Mackenzie. It's okay, 102 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: said Micah. I'm always going to be a friend. I'm 103 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: never gonna leave your side. Me and you we will 104 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: face the world together, shouted Micah. Okay, Well, thanks for 105 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: always being my great best friend, and I couldn't do 106 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: this without you. And that is the day that Mica 107 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: and Mackenzie started this new journey. Mackenzie was now the 108 00:07:55,200 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: world's largest worm and Mica was her best friend, so 109 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: they were able to work together and have many more 110 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: adventures ahead. Holy smokes, what would you do if you 111 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: saw a giant worm like how big Mackenzie is. That 112 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: would be very strange. I think I would scream and 113 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: run for my life, thinking it was like an alien 114 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: monster worm. Well, I know this is the end of 115 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: the story, but just the beginning of Mackenzie's new adventure. 116 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: The end. Great job. You listen to all the way 117 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: to the end, and you know what time it is. 118 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: It's time for kid shout out. I want to say 119 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: hey to Evan and Annabelle from Virginia, Olive and Petya 120 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: from Wisconsin, Nicole from Bulgaria, Sawyer and Wyatt from Ontario, 121 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: Abigail from Israel, Max and Matthew from California, and Cora 122 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: from Boston. I'm so glad that you're all in the 123 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: Keature Stories family and on our spy team. We could 124 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: not stop Doctor Stinky Breath and his crew without you, 125 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: my friends. Will you have a super duper day and 126 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: I will see you on our next adventure. Bye.