1 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: Hello friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to kid 2 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Today's story is brought to us by Mila. 3 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: Hey Mala, she sent me an awesome idea for a story, 4 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: and you can too. Just head over to kidshort stories 5 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: dot com. Send me your idea and maybe you will 6 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: turn it into an awesome adventure. And right now, I 7 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: need you to make sure that you smash the follow 8 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: buttons so you don't miss out on any of our 9 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: awesome story. It is well friends, are you guys ready 10 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: for a Unicorn mermaid adventure? Me too? Let's go. It 11 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: was a beautiful morning and Mila was getting ready for 12 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: the big day. Do you know what was happening today? Today? 13 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: She was going on a camping Tripoo? Who else loves 14 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: to go on a camping trip? I love going camping. 15 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: It is so much fun and this was gonna be 16 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: her first time doing it all by herself. Holice smokes, 17 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: that sounds a little scary and super exciting. Let's see 18 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: what happens. As Mila was stretching and getting out of bed, 19 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: she looked out the window and realized, wait, today is 20 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: the day. Today is the day of an awesome camping adventure. 21 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: And she had to get packing. What are some important 22 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: things that you think you should bring if you were 23 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: going camping. We definitely need a tent, right, yes, definitely, 24 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: a tint, maybe a sleeping bag, maybe a pillow. What 25 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: about food? Do you think she should bring food? Yeah? 26 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: Or maybe catch it out in the wild. I think 27 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: she's gonna bring food and light. Well. Yeah, there's lots 28 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: of great things to bring on a camping trip, and 29 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: she was packing for them all. As she finished filling 30 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: her bag with all of the things she needed, she 31 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: raced downstairs to eat a delicious breakfast. She ate her 32 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: breakfast so quickly she forgot to sit down. Have you 33 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: ever forgot to sit down? You're eating so quickly. Mala 34 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 1: is very excited to go camping. Well, it was time 35 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: to leave, and there she ran off into the backyard forest. 36 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: This was going to be amazing. She'd been looking forward 37 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: to this for a very long time. She had practiced 38 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: with her parents camping, and finally they said it was 39 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: okay for her to camp in the backyard forest. This 40 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: looks like a perfect spot, as Mala found a nice 41 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: flat area with some opening in the forest. The trees 42 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: weren't right there and it was a great spot to 43 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: put her tent. As she pulled the tent out from 44 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: the bag and rolled it out flat, she realized, holy smokes, 45 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: this is gonna take a while. Yeah, sometimes the tents 46 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: can be a little a little complicated to put together. 47 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: But don't worry, Mala is very smart there. That wasn't 48 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: so bad. As she finished putting on the rain fly 49 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: all the way on the top. The rainfly is a 50 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: very important part. That's what keeps your tent and the 51 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 1: inside of the tent dry in case it rains. All right, 52 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: now that she's done setting up her campsite, what do 53 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: you do when you're camping? You just sit in your 54 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: tent all day? No, the best part of camping is exploring. 55 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: There were many trails that went throughout the forest in 56 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: her backyard, and there was one in particular that Mala 57 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: had been looking forward to exploring. All right, got all 58 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: my stuff, my hiking boots, my bag, my walking stick, 59 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: let's do this. As Mala began hiking down the trail 60 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: that she'd never been down, she was excited to find 61 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: some new things. She knew that there was like a 62 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: lake back there, way way back in the forest, and 63 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,679 Speaker 1: so she was hoping to get all the way back there. Well, 64 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: it was gonna be a long hike, but it was 65 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: a beautiful day. Ah. I love when the leaves change colors, 66 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: she said, Just so pretty out here, and the weather's perfect. Oh. Look, 67 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: there's some squirrels playing tag in the trees. I love 68 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: watching those guys. They're so crazy, said Mala. Pretty soon 69 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,119 Speaker 1: she made it all the way down to the lake. 70 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: It was a beautiful lake. The water was crystal clear. 71 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: You could see all the way to the bottom. You 72 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: could even see the fish swimming around. The fall leaves 73 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: were reflecting off the lake. It was absolutely beautiful. She 74 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: just wanted to sit there and stare at it for 75 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: a little while. A splash all of a sudden, She 76 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: sat up real quick. What was that. She looked over 77 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: and saw all the ripples on the other side of 78 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: the lake. That must have been a huge fish, said Mala. 79 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: She is in for a big surprise when she realizes 80 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: it's actually not a fish. What do you think made 81 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: that big splash in the water? Splash, there it goes again, 82 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: said Mala. It was too far away for her to 83 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: tell exactly what was going on, but she knew what 84 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: she had to do. I've gotta go hike on over 85 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: to that side of the lake and see what in 86 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: the world it is splashing. She took off, running as 87 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: fast as she could. There was a nice trail that 88 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: went all the way around the shore of the lake. 89 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: It was pretty bumpy and windy turney, and so she 90 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: had to jump over logs and sticks and holes in 91 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: the ground. It was a pretty cool trail to go 92 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: running on. You just never knew what you were going 93 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: to find, but it was one big adventure. She arrived 94 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: at the other side of the lake. Okay, what in 95 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: the world was all that splashing? She looked around. The 96 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: water was very clear. There weren't any fish around. Hello, Mala, 97 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: spun around, and there stood another little girl in front 98 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: of her. Oh hi, my name's Mila, And where'd you 99 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: come from? What's your name? My name is Sparkles And 100 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,359 Speaker 1: how where did you come from? Well, I'm actually camping 101 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: on the other side of the lake tonight, and I 102 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: heard a whole bunch of splashing on the side of 103 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: the lake, and so I had to see what kind 104 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: of big giant fish must have been making all that splashing. 105 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 1: Did you see the fish Sparkle's eyes got very big 106 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: and looked like she knew exactly what she was talking about, 107 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: but didn't want to say anything. No, I didn't see anything. 108 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: I was just here the whole time. I never wanted 109 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: in the water. And I, uh, are you okay? Said Mala. 110 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I'm totally fine. Can we talk about something else? Uh? Yeah, sure, 111 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: said Mala. So like, what are you doing out here? 112 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: Are you camping with your family or do you live nearby? 113 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: I've never seen you here before. Oh yeah, well, uh yeah, 114 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: my family, we can't we come here all the time. 115 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: And and it was at that moment Sparkles realized she 116 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: couldn't keep lying. Okay, I have to tell you I 117 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: actually live in the lake and my family is down there. 118 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: This is the first time that I've ever come out 119 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: of the water, and it's really cool up here. Can 120 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: you show me around? Wait? What do you mean this 121 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: is your first time out of the water. I'm not 122 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: exactly how I'm supposed to tell you this. I'll just 123 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: show you. Sparkles started walking into the water, and as 124 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: soon as she stepped into the water, she got these 125 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: bright green scales all over her skin. Mala screamed, ah, 126 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: what's happening? Are you okay? And Sparkles turned around and said, yes, 127 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: I'm I'm a mermaid. I've never met a human before, 128 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: but it's really awesome to meet you. You seem super cool. 129 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 1: Could we please don't be mad at me? Please don't 130 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: be mad at me. I'm I'm not I'm not gonna 131 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: hurt anybody. I'm totally normal, I promise, said Sparkles. She 132 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: was very afraid to know what Mala was gonna say 133 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: about her if she knew her deep dark secret. This 134 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: is so cool, said Mala. I've always treamt of meeting 135 00:08:56,160 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: a mermaid like you. You have, said Sparkles. Yes, and 136 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: now we can be friends. Wow. The day that started 137 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: out for Mala as like a super awesome day because 138 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: she was going on a camping adventure that has turned 139 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: into one of her greatest days of all time. Her 140 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: and Sparkles would go on to become best friends all 141 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: because they met that one random day. That's pretty cool 142 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: how friendships can start all of a sudden, right, Yeah, 143 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: one day you're just living your life and then the 144 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: next you make the best friend ever. Well, I want 145 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: you to be like Mala and go out and find 146 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: a new friend. Maybe it won't be a mermaid, but 147 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: maybe it'll be your newest best friend. The end. Great job, 148 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: you listened all the way to the end, and you 149 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: know what, tew days, It's time for good shall I 150 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: want to say hey to Louis and Adell from Michigan, 151 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: Hazel from Virginia, Brandon from Alberta, Lev from Wisconsin, Kya 152 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: from California, and Vera and Ryan from Minnesota. I'm so 153 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: glad that you're all in the Kit Short Stories family 154 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: and on the spy team. We could not stop Doctor 155 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: Stinky Breath and his crew without you, my friends. Will 156 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: you have a superduper day and go make a new friend. 157 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 1: I'll see you on the next adventure. Bye.