1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. It was dinosaur week at the library. 16 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: Missless had been preparing all weekend with dinosaur signs and 17 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: banners placed around town. She hoped everyone would see the 18 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: signs and come in for dinosaur stories. But what she 19 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:23,639 Speaker 1: didn't plan on was lex Lex is a Tyrannosaurus rex. 20 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: You know, a t rex who lived out in the 21 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: fields beyond the town. He liked to stop around and 22 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: do dinosaur things, and he was always hungry. One day, 23 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: as Lex was looking for something to eat, he spotted 24 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: a strange square sticking out of the grass by the 25 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: edge of his field. What's this, wondered Lex. He couldn't read, 26 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: but if he could, he would see that it was 27 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: a sign for dinosaur Week at the library. Instead, he 28 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: just took a bite out of it. Hmmm, interesting flavor, 29 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: Lex wants. More so he followed along in the direction 30 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: the sign had been pointing. On the hunt for more 31 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: of this new tasty treat. Lex had found two more signs, 32 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: which he had eaten as well, before finding his way 33 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: to the sidewalk. What strange caves, Lex commented as he 34 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: stomped past the shops in town. He continued following the signs, 35 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: only stopping every once in a while to samples the 36 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: local food. You know, like a wooden bench and a 37 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: delicious bicycle. He liked the bicycle tire, but thought the 38 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: bench he needed some barbecue sauce. All the way down 39 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:59,239 Speaker 1: the street, Lex gobbled up every sign he found until 40 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: he was standing in front of the library. The banner 41 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: on the front read Dinosaur Week. Stomp in for a 42 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 1: good book, but of course, being a dinosaur, Lex only 43 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: recognized the pictures of dinos painted on it. A place 44 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: for dinosaurs here, Lex asked, I hope they have snacks. 45 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,359 Speaker 1: Lex made his way to the front door. The windows 46 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: rattled with each stomp of his feet. Boom boom boom. Uh. 47 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: The automatic doors let Lex in as he ducked his 48 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: large t rex head to enter inside. He was greeted 49 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: with aisles and aisles of books, or to Lex, aisles 50 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: and aisles of Oh deer snacks, m exclaimed Lex as 51 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: he made his way down the cookbook section, munch on 52 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: pages and crunching on spines. These are delicious. Lex sample 53 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: titles like Barbecue Pitmasters and super Salads. But his favorites 54 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 1: were the dessert section. He satisfied his sweet tooth with 55 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: all the copies of Oh Dear, the ked to crumbie cupcakes, 56 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: and a recipe called Cookies, Cookies, Cookies. As Lex looked 57 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: around for more, he spotted the children's room. Oh dear, 58 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: please don't go in there. Of course, since Lex had 59 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: never been in a library before, he only noticed the 60 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: pictures of dinosaurs all over it. Uh. Here we go 61 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: the dinosaur cave, Lex said excitedly. I wonder what kind 62 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: of snacks they have in there. He bounded over, shaking 63 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: all the shelves as he went inside the room, where 64 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: more pictures of dinosaurs and books or to him, snacks 65 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: of all different sizes. Many of them had dinosaur pictures 66 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: on the front. Oh dear. He was pretty full, but 67 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: decided to taste the book about compies, his favorite dino 68 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: to eat. Compies were very small, so he could pop 69 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 1: them in his mouth like popcorn. Gross. Mmm, let's yes. 70 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: Now he was stuffed. Lex the t Rex needed a 71 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: dino nap after all those snacks. Wait a second, there's 72 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: all the people in here. I thought people were in libraries. 73 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: And why is nobody terrified that there's a dinosaur in there? 74 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. Well, he found his way to the 75 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: cozy corner and curled up, falling fast asleep. The librarian 76 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: returned after a lunch to a terrible noise thundering through 77 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:08,239 Speaker 1: the children's room. I knew it, this is not gonna 78 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: end well. The shelves were rattling and swaying, but miss 79 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: Less was a brave librarian, so she covered her ears 80 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:21,359 Speaker 1: with her hands and walked toward the sound. It boomed 81 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: like thunder, stopping and then beginning again. As she got closer, 82 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: she could feel the air moving through the aisles. What 83 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: a warm wind blew toward her, sending her hair flying 84 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: behind her, and then it reversed, sucking the shelves toward 85 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 1: it and her air. What in the world, Whatever the 86 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: source of the wind and the sound was, it was 87 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: coming from the cozy corner. She was sure of it. 88 00:06:55,920 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: Missless the librarian turned the corner saw ginormous t Rex 89 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: snoring on top of every bean bag and pillow chair. 90 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: Some stuffing was floating around the air from a half 91 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: eaten pillow, moving on the wind from all of his snoring. 92 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: Oh all that wind, it's his. Oh shosh is snoring. Ahem, 93 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: Miss Liz shouted at Lex, excuse me. Lex snorted and 94 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: rolled over towards the person who had interrupted his sleep. 95 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: He opened one eye and swinted at Miss liss. 96 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 2: Ah, Yes, you are being much too noisy for the library. 97 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 2: Please stop snoring in the cozy corner. This is for reading. 98 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: Lex opened his other eye and sat up, squashing a 99 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: couple chairs. A library, is that the name of this 100 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: snack cave. Miss Lists gasped snacks. Have you been eating 101 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:11,559 Speaker 1: our books? Lex nodded yes, and they yes, Lex want more, 102 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: But the librarian frowned and shook her head. Oh my, this, no, no, 103 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: this will not do. We do not eat books. Let 104 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: me show you how to use books properly. And with this, 105 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: Missless disappeared down the aisle. When she returned, she was 106 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: holding stacks of books. Lex lipped his lips, but the 107 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: librarian just waved her finger at him. 108 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 2: Oh no, no, you will not be eating anymore. 109 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: I will show you the right way to use a book. 110 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 1: So Missless sat down next to the giant t rex 111 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: and began reading. How is she not afraid of this 112 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: t rex? Would you want to read a t rex book? 113 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if I would. Well, she read him 114 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: stories of brave dinosaurs, unlikely heroes, and great friends. She 115 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: continued reading book after book, and Lex was hooked. When 116 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: Missless closed the last page, Lex frowned. Oh please, just 117 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: one more book, he whined. She shook her head. That 118 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: is enough for today, but come back tomorrow for another 119 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: story time. If you can prove you won't eat any 120 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: more books, maybe you can even get your own library 121 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 1: cards someday. Lex left the library without eating any more books. 122 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: His mouth watered though as he walked past the fishing 123 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: book section, but he stayed strong for the librarian and 124 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: her promise of story time tomorrow the end. Hey, friends, 125 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: it's time for someome kids shout out, so I want 126 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 1: to say hello du Johanna from Florida, Colton from Indiana, 127 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: Lea from California, Robbie and Antonio from Chicago, and Sloan 128 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: and Cole from Saint George. I'm so glad that you're 129 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: all on their kid short Story's family. We could not 130 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: have this much fun with imagination without you, my friends. Well, 131 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 1: you have a super do per day and I will 132 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 1: see you on our next adventure. Bye.