1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Hello friends, welcome back to Kitdshort Stories that this is 2 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,159 Speaker 1: your first time listening. My name is mister Jim and 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: me my wife and my kids. We live in South 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: Carolina and we love stories so much that we create 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: and write stories every single day based on your ideas. 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: So when you send your ideas to me at kidshort 7 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: stories dot Com, I take that little idea and I 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: write a story every day for you. It's helped so 9 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: much with cutting down our screen time and getting ready 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: for bed as well. Well, are you ready for part 11 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: two of today's story? Me too, Let's go. As Aj 12 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: was still laying in the grass looking at this tiny 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: alien reveal his master plan to destroy or take over 14 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: planet Earth. He didn't know what to do. I gotta 15 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: get out of here, but I can't leave Joey behind, 16 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: all right. I gotta wait till the alien's not looking, 17 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: then grab Joey and get out of here. You see, 18 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: the alien was pretty small himself. It was just a 19 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: couple inches tall, but standing next to the size of Joey, 20 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: Joey was like a small bug. So if the alien 21 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: was able to change everyone into be the same size 22 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: as Joey, that would be absolutely terrible. A few minutes later, 23 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: the alien went back into a spaceship, and AJ knew 24 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: this was the moment that he had to move. He 25 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: ran over to Joey and carefully put his hands down 26 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: in between the grass. Joey hopped up onto his right hand, 27 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: and AJ cupped its clothes to keep him safe as 28 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: he took off running. It's gonna be okay, Joey. We'll 29 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: figure this out. But are you okay? Like? Does it 30 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: hurt to be small? Tell me what's going on in 31 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: your mind? Wow? Uh, Laura doesn't hurt. Let's just let's 32 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: just uh la flows far as strange little smaller than 33 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: a blood of cross? Does my sound? 34 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: Lord? 35 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: AJ didn't know what to say. Uh No, it sounds 36 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: totally normal to me. Don't worry. I'm sure we'll get 37 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: this figured out any second. As AJ was running up 38 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: the hill, so many thoughts were racing through his mind. 39 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: What would you do if one of your best friends 40 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: got shrunk down to the size as small as Joey? 41 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: That would be that would be pretty terrifying. If I'm honest, 42 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: if my best friend shrunk down to that little I 43 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 1: would not know what to do, but I would have 44 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: to look out for them. AJ made it up to 45 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: where their bikes were and their walkie talkies, and he 46 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: called into HQ sh HQ, HQ, this is AJ. I 47 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: have an emergency coming over sh This is HQAJ. What 48 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: is your emergency? Sh? I don't know how to explain this, 49 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: but I think we just watched some kind of alien 50 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: spaceship crash land into the grass down there, and then 51 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: he shot some kind of laser at Joey and now 52 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 1: Joey is the size of a cricket. Over shit, there 53 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: was a long pause. I don't think HQ knew what 54 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: to say. 55 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 2: Sh. 56 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: Come again, AJ, can you clarify exactly what you just said? 57 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: Did you say that Special Agent Joey is the size 58 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: of a cricket? Sh? Yes, HQ, yes, confirm that is 59 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: what I said. Joey is the size of a cricket 60 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: because this alien, who's also pretty small, blasted some kind 61 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: of laser at him. I need help now, sh All right, AJ, 62 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: take a deep breath. We'll send a team there right now. 63 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: Just hang tight. Sh AJ's mind was still racing with 64 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: all these different emotions and ideas, and one idea stuck 65 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: out to him. Huh, I wonder if there's a wave 66 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: like that alien is so small. I bet I could 67 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: make him make Joey back to its normal size. But 68 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: how am I gonna defend myself against that laser? AJ 69 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: thought to himself, do you guys have any ideas of 70 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: how you could defend yourself against a laser? Like? Is 71 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: there anything that a laser might bounce off of, like 72 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: reflect off of? Hmmm? Because if if he could hold 73 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: up like a shield, maybe there is a way that 74 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: he could get closer to the alien and AJ wouldn't 75 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: get shrunk down. Filmly he could find a way to 76 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: block that laser. All of a sudden, AJ had an idea. Joey, 77 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: all right, I'm gonna put you down next to your bike. 78 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: Just stay here, don't move. I'm gonna ride my bike home. 79 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go grab something. I'll be right back or 80 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: call so hurl up, I'll floor l vlner wor dwn 81 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: slur very small hurl shouted Joey. Yeah, I'll go fast. 82 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: AJ took off riding his bike towards home. As he 83 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: got to his home, he dropped his bike in the 84 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: front yard and raced in the front door. Mom Ma, ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, ma, 85 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 1: mom are you here, mom, Yes, I'm I'm over here. 86 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: What's wrong, said his mom. I need a mirror. I 87 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: need I need a big mirror. Now hurry. What do 88 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: you need a mirror for. It's really complicated. I don't 89 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: know if I have time to explain. Please tell me, 90 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: said his mom. Oh, you're probably not gonna leave me, 91 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: but I'll give it a try. There's an alien spaceship 92 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: that crashed down in the grass, and then this alien 93 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: came out and blasted Joey with a lasers, shrank Joey 94 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: down to the size of a cricket, and now I 95 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: need to find out a way to save him. His 96 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: mom giggled, because Aj and Joey they always have the 97 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: best of fun with their imaginations. Wow, you guys sound 98 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: like you're having fun. Yeah, here's a mirror you can use. 99 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: Just be careful with it. Okay, thanks, by bye, Aj 100 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: shouted as he grabbed the mirror and out the door 101 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: he raced. Aj hopped on his bike and carefully was 102 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: holding the mirror and riding as fast as he could. 103 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: He had to get back to where Joey was. Was 104 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: not safe to leave Joey alone. Joey, I'm here, where 105 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: are you. I'm there, I'm hoddling a little about. Oh good, 106 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: that was smart, Joey. Okay, um uh here, hop in 107 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: my pocket and then we'll go down and see if 108 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: I can talk to that alien. Come on, He picked 109 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: up Joey and placed him in his pocket. That was 110 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: a pretty safe place for Joey to be, at least 111 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: for a little while. Aj carefully crept down the hillside, 112 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: holding the mirror in front of him like a giant shield. 113 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: He had to be careful to not drop it because 114 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: then it would shatter everywhere. He'd be totally exposed to 115 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: the laser and his mom would not be happy about that. 116 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: Up ahead, he could see where that alien spaceship was 117 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: still sitting there. Its lights were blinking beep beep, beep, 118 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: beep beep, and he could see the alien standing on 119 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: top of the ship. Looked like he was talking to 120 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: somebody on like some kind of walky talky thing. 121 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 2: Oh so lurks like those. Plus, that was a fantastic 122 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 2: pluz for our whteln to love. But it'll just half 123 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 2: to anil all the pup flore I got rid of 124 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 2: run a little swrunk down to a tunnel styles and 125 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 2: now it's. 126 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: A floor girl to the root of the earth of 127 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: all its pulp ball. Hey you, shouted AJ. I want 128 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:42,239 Speaker 1: to talk to you. Come on out. The alien turned 129 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: around and looked at AJ and immediately blasted a laser 130 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: right at AJ. It bounced off the mirror, and the 131 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: alien was very confused. Le suck on howls or or 132 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: that come on closer. Yeah, well, I have this mirror. 133 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: It's a magical mirror, and your laser can't get through it. 134 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: And I need you to transform my friend Joey back 135 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: to normal size right now, or all strut our lord 136 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: under about it. Well to you, I'm a monster size 137 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: and I will destroy your spaceship. No no, no, no 138 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: don okay, Well, then transform Joey back to normal size 139 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:40,079 Speaker 1: right now. Hark hark har hart does hang on, hung on. 140 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,719 Speaker 1: The aliens pushed a button that switched the color of 141 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: the laser. He pointed it at Joey through. Oh Joey, 142 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: you're back, said AJ. WHOA, that was weird, said Joey 143 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: as he looked around and looked down at his clothes. 144 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: Everything was back to normal. Okay, little alien, as he 145 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: was still hiding behind that mirror. We need you to 146 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: get out of here, like, there's no way that you're 147 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:16,119 Speaker 1: going to transform all of humanity into the size of crickets. 148 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: That's just not gonna happen. Carlselas, Little Sulu and all 149 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: of my olans Na Plust, Love and Anta Fraud Laura Planet, 150 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: I love Bust plus to bull. Yes, it is a 151 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: very good place, but I don't understand why you need 152 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: us to be tiny childs will don't want ruin our Well, 153 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: how many of you are there? Allur's a lot of us, 154 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: like how many? Like couldn't you just live in the 155 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: forest over here? Oh no, we'll We'll have seventh all 156 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: of us. Did you say seventeen, said Joey LUs seven Soon, 157 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: that's not very much, said Joey. I think you could 158 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: actually just live over here in the in the forest 159 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: and no one would ever know. You're pretty small. The 160 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: alien scrunched up his face a little bit like he 161 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: was surprised and started to think, well, that's not hurd 162 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 1: on both this is I'll fun. We could actually just 163 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: love on the forest, sir, the room and the stable nuts. 164 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: So I don't think that the shrunk no more over 165 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: sh ra Van Lutsur Havler safe there. We're not shrunk 166 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: all of surrounds. Really, We'll just love on the forest. Yes, 167 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: and that's actually kind of cool. Then uh, maybe we 168 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: could have alien friends, said Joey. Well, as long as 169 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: we have some mirrors close by, then we'll be safe. Wow. 170 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: Great job, a j and Joey. You saved this whole 171 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: mystery before or HQ even showed up. When HQ arrived, 172 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:07,079 Speaker 1: they awarded AJ and Joey with a very special medal, 173 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: congratulating them on saving the world from aliens the end. 174 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: Great job, you listened all the way to the end. 175 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 1: And you know what, Tabb it is. It's time for 176 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: kid shout out. I want to say hey to Oliver 177 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:34,079 Speaker 1: and Gracie from Australia, Wyatt from Oregon, Charlie from Oregon, 178 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: Chloe and Owen from California, Teddy and Sully from Indiana, 179 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: Ally and call Him from Mississippi, Ryan from Tokyo, and 180 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: Thomas from North Carolina. I am so glad that you're 181 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: all on the Kids Short Story's family and on our 182 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:51,559 Speaker 1: spy team. We could not stop doctor Stinkybreath and his 183 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 1: crew without you, my friends. Well, it would mean so 184 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: much to me if you left a review of Telling 185 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: Me how much you love get short stories. 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