1 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: Hello friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to Kids 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Guess what it's Soder time, which means there's 3 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: another episode of Kids Animal Stories are really fun podcast 4 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 1: about animals. So right after this story, I will see 5 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 1: you over on Kids Animal Stories the podcast. Well, today's 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: story comes to us from Connor and Michayla. This one 7 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: is going to be an amazing adventure. Are you guys 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: ready to hear a story about a forest fire and 9 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: bees and flowers and me too? Let's go. Connor and 10 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: MICHAELA were playing upstairs in their playroom. They were building 11 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: some amazing things with legos. What do you like to 12 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: build with legos or magnetiles or any kind of building toy? 13 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: I really like to build mazes or buildings, and with 14 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: garages that I can put cars inside. And oh, there's 15 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: so many amazing things that you can do with building blocks. Connor, 16 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: do you smell that? It wasn't me? Said Connor. No, no, no, no, no, 17 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: I mean smells almost like smoke, shouted Mikayla. Oh you're right, 18 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: I do smell that, said Connor. They looked out their 19 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: window and sure enough, there was a forest fire. It 20 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: was up on a hill way back behind their house, 21 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: but it looked like it was getting closer. They shouted 22 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: for their parents, and their parents came and said, guys, 23 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: we need to get out of here. We need to 24 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: drive to safety. They all loaded up in their car 25 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: and drove to a safe place. Thankfully, all the firefighters 26 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: in the area were able to put out the fire 27 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: before it damaged any of the homes. It was only 28 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: a few hours that they were gone, but it felt 29 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: like forever to Connor and Michayla. They were really nervous 30 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: about their home and their stuff, and their backyard and 31 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: all the trees and creatures, and they needed to get 32 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: back home as soon as possible. When it was safe 33 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: to return back home, Connor and Michaela and their parents 34 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: drove back home. They were so thankful that nothing had 35 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: been damaged, but unfortunately, the entire forest in their backyard 36 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: was now destroyed. It had been burned down to the ground. Mikayla, 37 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: look at this, it's all just destroyed, said Connor. So 38 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: they were walking around in their backyard and crunching their 39 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: feet through the burnt sticks and leaves. It was a 40 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: really big mess. This is terrible, said Michayla. This used 41 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: to be like the most beautiful forest. Ever, how did 42 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: this happen? Yeah, forest fires can be really dangerous, and 43 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: that's why we have to be super super careful with 44 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 1: fire or sparks or anything like that, because one spark 45 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: could ignite an entire force on fire if it's dry enough. 46 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 1: As Connor and Michaela were walking back to their house, 47 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: they heard a sound. What was that, said Connor. I 48 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: don't know, but it sounded kind of like a bee 49 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 1: in slow motion, said Mikayla. As they looked at the 50 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: ground on their patio, that's what they saw. They saw 51 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: several bees that were just walking around on the ground, 52 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: looking like they were in slow motion or very lost. 53 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: I'm not sure which, Michaela. They look like they're heard 54 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: or something. Wait, I have a bee talker. I'll be 55 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: right back. Michaela ran inside to go get her bee talker. 56 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: This was a device that you could It could help 57 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: you understand and what a bee was saying, and then 58 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: you could talk back to a bee. Holy smokes, that 59 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: is cool. Hi, I've never seen one of those before. 60 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: I wish I had one. Mikayla hurried back as soon 61 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: as she could. She knelt to the ground and held 62 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: up the device and said, hello, mister bees, I'm I'm sure, 63 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if you can understand what I'm saying, 64 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: but do you need help? The bees stopped and looked 65 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: very confused. They looked right up at Mikayla and said, handel. 66 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 2: Looked, I've a person talk before. Little possible star. 67 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: Smart, said one of the bees. Mikayla was so happy 68 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: that it was actually working. She said, ha, that's so great. 69 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: It works. Yeah, I have this special device that helps 70 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: me be able to understand you and you be able 71 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: to understand me. But it looks like you guys are 72 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: walking in slow motion? Are you guys? Okay, No, we're not. 73 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 2: A little all of our flowers destray. 74 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 3: All them, I'm not but forest fire and now. 75 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 2: We're harndrel Well, don't have a fordom. We're not sure 76 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 2: up to lure. 77 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: Wait, MICHAELA, what about the other side of the neighborhood? 78 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: I heard over there didn't get burned, said Connor. That's right. 79 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: I wonder if there's flowers over there, said MICHAELA. 80 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 2: Oh no, the concher over there, there's aunts there that 81 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 2: they're very protect over. Their flowers will not a lot 82 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 2: to sorrow. The bees began to tell Connor and Michaela 83 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 2: about the flowers on the other side of the neighborhood 84 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 2: were guarded by some very mean ants. These ants, I guess, 85 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 2: were very protective over their flowers and did not like 86 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 2: to share with any other creatures, and they would bite 87 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 2: as soon as anyone got close enough. Oh that's terrible, 88 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 2: said Michaela. But I wonder if maybe maybe Connor and 89 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 2: I we can go talk to the ants. Considering the 90 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 2: circumstances of a forest fire destroying all these flowers. 91 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: Maybe we can help change their mind. Connor and Michaela 92 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: hopped on their scooters and zoomed off to the other 93 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: side of the neighborhood. There was a beautiful field over 94 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: there that was full of wild flowers, white ones and 95 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: yellow ones, and purple ones and blue ones. This was 96 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: a beautiful place to be. Mikayla brought her bee talker 97 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: over because there was a little dial on it that 98 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: if you switched it it could change what insect you 99 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,119 Speaker 1: wanted to talk to. She switched it over to ant 100 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: and knelt down and said, hello, ants, my name is Mikayla, 101 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: and I really need your help. There's a whole family 102 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: of bees that are really hungry could really use some flowers. 103 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: Would you mind sharing with them? One of the ants 104 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: ran over and said. 105 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 3: Those nora that we're gonna sire are flowers with those. 106 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: Moon bulls blulls are our flowers. Well, nar a sire 107 00:06:55,839 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: with omron gral, said the ant. But it's actually an emergency, 108 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: said Connor. You see, there was a huge forest fire 109 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: that destroyed almost every plant over there, even all the flowers, 110 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: and these bees, I think they're going to die unless 111 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: they get some flowers. Very soon as Connor was talking, 112 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: the expression on the ant's face started very angry, and 113 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, his eyebrows lifted up and his 114 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: face lightened. 115 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 3: Oh lormand all that terrible stuff happened to Ardoro's bulls. 116 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 3: Oh ah, that was a ver bad plus I slunk 117 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 3: some emergencies I slung. Don't help them, let them come over. 118 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: And just like that, Connor and Mikayla were able to 119 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: change the ant's mind. Because the ants understood that this 120 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: was serious and they did not want the bees to die. 121 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: Connor and Michayla brought the bees over and the ants 122 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: welcomed them in. They actually learned that they could work 123 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: together and be friends. Wow, what happened is such a 124 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: terrible day with the forest fire ended with a new 125 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: friendship between the ants and the bees, all thanks to 126 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: Connor and Michayla and they're awesome bee talker the end. 127 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 4: Great job, you listened all the way to the end 128 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 4: and you know what, Tom, Today's it's. 129 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 2: Time for KUD. 130 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: Shout outs Hones, sa Heya, Zoe from Washington, the Teal 131 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: Room from Ellenel Academy, Lakeview, East, Alex from Vancouver, Lena 132 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: and Live from Roseville, California, Brooks from Montana Osha, and 133 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: Cedar from Tennessee. I'm so glad that you're all in 134 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: the kids, short stories, family, and on our spy team. 135 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: We could not stop Doctor Stinky Breth and Crew without you, 136 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: my friends. Will you have a super duper day and 137 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: I will see you on our next adventure. 138 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 3: Bye.