1 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister Jim. If this is your first time, 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: welcome to Kids Short Stories. Like I said, my name 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: is mister Jim and parents. I'm a parent as well 4 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: of three boys. Me and my wife. We live in 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: South Carolina and we love stories. We know that today 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 1: it's really hard to battle with screen time, and so 7 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: we're really committed to bringing you stories every day that 8 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: are completely screenless. Families all over the world love listening 9 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: to these during bedtime or quiet time or in the car. 10 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: And today's story comes to us from Ellie, Lucy and Ali. Hey, guys, 11 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: they sent me an awesome idea first story, and you 12 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: can too. Just head over to Kids Short Stories dot com. 13 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: Send me your idea and maybe you will turn it 14 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: into an awesome adventure. Are you guys ready for an 15 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: amazing story about meeting the Gruffalo? Me too? Let's go 16 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: all right, everyone, are you all packed up? Ellie, Lucy 17 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: and Ali were going on a really fun trip to 18 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: their grandparents farm and they had to pack for a 19 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: really fun adventure. Their grandparents lived in England and they 20 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: hadn't been there in a very long time. Yeah, I 21 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: have all of my stuff ready, shouted Lucy. She was 22 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: holding two bags that were filled all the way to 23 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: the top. Ellie and Ali were getting all their things ready. 24 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: Almost I just needed like a couple more minutes, shouted Ali. 25 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: Ellie was putting on her shoes and was about ready 26 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: to get in the car. You see, their grandparents lived 27 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: on an amazing farm with all kinds of really cool 28 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: animals and just a ton of space to explore. Do 29 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: you like to explore outside? Oh? Do too. I love 30 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: to explore all new places that I go to. And 31 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: Ellie and Lucy and Ali, boy were they excited. Okay, 32 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: I'm ready, let's go, shouted Ali. The three of them 33 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: and their parents loaded up in the car and started 34 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: to drive. They had to drive to the airport, and 35 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: in the airport they would get on an airplane and 36 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: fly all the way to England. This was gonna be 37 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: an amazing adventure. After several hours, their plane had finally 38 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: arrived in England. They collected their bags and were walking 39 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: through the airport. There's grandma and grandpa, shouted Ellie. The 40 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: three kids ran as fast as they could and jumped 41 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: into their grandparents' arms, knocking them over. Oh we're so 42 00:02:55,760 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: happy to see you, said their grandma. Oh, come here, guy, guys, 43 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: said their grandpa. All three of them jumped into their 44 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: grandpa's lap and he started to tickle them a All right, guys, 45 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: let's get to the car and let's get to the farm, 46 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: he shouted. The three kids, their parents and grandparents all 47 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: jumped into this big car and off they drove, up 48 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: and over the rolling hills. They drove all the way 49 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: to the farm. As they arrived, Ellie, Lucy and Ali 50 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: jumped out of the car. They couldn't wait to start exploring. 51 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: Ali helped bring all the bags inside, and Ellie and 52 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: Lucy couldn't stop talking to their grandma. It was so 53 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: good to see them, and it had been a very 54 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: long time. It was dinner time and their grandparents had 55 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: their favorite meal ready for them. What's your favorite dinner? 56 00:03:53,600 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: I really like spaghetti or maybe some hamburgers. I love 57 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: all kinds of foods. Well, Ellie, Lucy, and Ali gobble 58 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: down their dinner and quickly ran outside to go explore. 59 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: Their grandparents shouted, Hey, guys, in the far back of 60 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: the property, there's an old shack you should probably stay 61 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: away from there. There's an old gruffalo that lives there, 62 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: and he's not very nice an old gruffalo. Ellie laughed, 63 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 1: thinking it was a joke. But it was not a joke. Ellie, 64 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 1: Lucy and Ali started their adventure together. They only had 65 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: about an hour left before the sun was going to set, 66 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: so they had to take advantage of the sunlight. All right, Ali, Uh, 67 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: which way should we go? Said Lucy. Hmm. Ali looked 68 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 1: around back and forth. Well, let's go check out the 69 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: cows first, and then we should probably go check out 70 00:04:55,800 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: that scary gruffalo in the back. Right. You don't think 71 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:06,679 Speaker 1: they're serious, do you, said Lucy. Ah, No way, Olli. 72 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 1: Lucy and Ellie ran over to the cows. Wow, Alli, 73 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: you sound like a real cow, said Ellie. Ali was 74 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: impressing the cows with his very good mooing. What do 75 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,119 Speaker 1: you sound like if you were to sound like a cow? 76 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:32,119 Speaker 1: Is it pretty good? Let me hear? Oh yeah, moo. 77 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: I love mooing like a cow. All right, Well this 78 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:39,919 Speaker 1: was pretty cool, but I really want to see if 79 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: there's actually a gruffalo back there, said Lucy. Okay, let's go. 80 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: The three kids started on their adventure. To the back 81 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: of the property. They could see in the distance this 82 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: old shed like it. I think it used to have 83 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: some like farm tools in it, but it was so 84 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: old it was starting to fall apart. Ellie, Lucy and 85 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: Ali ran as fast as they could toward it, but 86 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: slowed down when they got close. Wait, it does look 87 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: kind of creepy, said Ali. Uh yeah, let me go. 88 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: Let me go take a peek. Ellie started walking closer 89 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: to the that shed, and all of a sudden they 90 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: heard a sound. There's a real gruffalo in there. Run. 91 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: Ellie and Lucy took off, running as fast as they could, 92 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: and Ali watched them run by, but he was too 93 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: curious to run away. He walked closer to the shed 94 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: and said, hello, in there, My name's Ali. Who's inside? Oo? 95 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: I don't I don't want any friends? Go away? Oh hi, 96 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: are you the gruffalo that my grandparents? And just then 97 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: the door to the shed opened and out stepped a 98 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: real gruffalo. Holy smokes. Ali couldn't believe it. He had 99 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: never seen one in real life, only in storybooks. Oh my, hello, 100 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: h Ellie, Lucy, guys come here. Ellie and Lucy timidly 101 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: came back. Oh my goodness, it's a real gruffalo. What 102 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: do you want? Just leave me alone. Well, I uh, 103 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: Alli didn't know exactly what to say. Well, have you 104 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: ever had dinner over my grandparents house? No, I haven't. 105 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: What are you talking about. No one's ever invited me 106 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: over for dinner, m said the Gruffalo. Oh well why don't, Yeah, 107 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: why don't you come on over for dinner. I think 108 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: it'd be fun. Tomorrow We're gonna have some lasagna and 109 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: it'll be delicious lasagna. I had never had that before. 110 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: I've never been over anywhere. Ellie, Lucy and Ali started 111 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: to realize that this old Gruffalo might actually be a 112 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: lot nicer than people thought. It's just that people were 113 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: very afraid of him, So maybe inviting him over for 114 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: dinner with their family would be a fun way to 115 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: make a new friend. And the next day, that's exactly 116 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: what happened. The Gruffalo came over for dinner at their grandparents' house, 117 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:37,359 Speaker 1: and it was the beginning of an amazing new friendship. 118 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: The grandparents were so happy to finally meet the Gruffalo 119 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: because he wasn't as scary as they once thought. This 120 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: is just the beginning of that special new friendship. The end. 121 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 1: Great job, you listened all the way to the end 122 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: and you know what time it is. It's time for 123 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,959 Speaker 1: good shout out. I want to say hey to Christine 124 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: from Charlotte, North Carolina, Lenox and Collette from Oregon, Pranav 125 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 1: from the USA, Emmett and Ben from Irvington, New York, 126 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: oscar Tobias Ignacious Annie from Australia, and Maggie and Stewart 127 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 1: from Ontario. I'm so glad that you're all on the 128 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: Kid short Story's Family and Honor Spy team. We could 129 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: not stop Doctor Stinky Breath then his team without you, 130 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: my friends. Well you have a super duper day and 131 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: I will see you on our next adventure. Bye.