1 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Kids Short Stories Today. Stories brought to 2 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: us by Carmela. Hey, Carmella, shea send us an awesome 3 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: idea for a story, and you can too. Just head 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: over to kids Short Stories dot com. Send me your 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: idea and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. 6 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: And you know what time it is. HiT's time for 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: a kid shout out. 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Well, don't forget to 17 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: smash that follow button. But let's hop into today's story. 18 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: Are you ready for today's adventure? Me too? Let's go. 19 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: One day, Carmela was eating her delicious pancake breakfast she 20 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: loved to eat pancakes. It was one of her favorite 21 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: breakfast foods. Do you have a favorite breakfast food? Yeah, 22 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: mine might be bagels and cream cheese, or maybe strawberries 23 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:35,759 Speaker 1: and grapes. Oh, I love breakfast, it is so delicious. Well, 24 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: Carmela had just finished her breakfast and she needed to 25 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: run upstairs. So she ran up the stairs all the 26 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: way to her room. And because every time after breakfast, 27 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: she goes upstairs to a room and cleans her bedroom 28 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: so that it looks nice and neat and organized. Well, 29 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: when she ran up to her room, some thing was missing. 30 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: She couldn't figure it out right away, but something wasn't 31 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: right as she looked around. Yeah, her pillow, blanket, toys 32 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: like all that she put away, but there was something. 33 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: Oh no, her stuffed dog Houston was missing. Done done done. 34 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: Oh no, she's had this stuff dog since she was 35 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: a little baby. What is she gonna do now if 36 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: it's missing? How will she ever fall asleep? Do you 37 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: have something like really special that you always need to 38 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: go to bed with? Yeah, maybe a special pillow or 39 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: a special blanket, or it could be you know, maybe 40 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 1: you have a really special pajamas you love your pajamas 41 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: and if they went missing, that would be terrible. Well, Carmela, 42 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: for her it was this stuff dog named Houston, and 43 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: she had to find him or else she might never 44 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: be able to fall asleep ever again. She ran downstairs 45 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: and called out to her parents, Houston is gone. And 46 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 1: they came running over and helped Carmela feel a little 47 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: better and said, I'm sure Houston is, you know, just missing. 48 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: We'll find him. Don't worry. Make sure you look under 49 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: your bed and in your closet. I already did all that. 50 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: She said, all right, well, we'll keep an eye out 51 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: for it, and uh, we'll never give up. Don't worry. Well, 52 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: Carmela was. He's not very happy with that answer. She 53 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: needed to find Houston. Now. In the background on the TV, 54 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: there was a special news report that said, attention all, 55 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: there has been a release of monkeys out of the 56 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: neighborhood Zoo. Keep an eye out. These monkeys have been 57 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: known to steal things and they're very clever. If you 58 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: see any of the monkeys, called the spy kid HQ hotline. Oh. 59 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 1: Carmela couldn't believe it. What if the monkeys because the 60 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: zoo was really close by what if the monkeys were 61 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: the ones that stole my dog? He was dead. He 62 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 1: was super comfy and fluffy. Oh no, m She was 63 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: kind of nervous, but a little excited because she did 64 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: love monkeys, and then this could be like a really 65 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: cool chance to see a real monkey for the first time. Well, 66 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: she ran upstairs and started to look around for clues, 67 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: because that's what spy kids do. She always wanted to 68 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: be on the spy Kid team, and maybe this was 69 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: her chance. If she solved this mystery, I bet the 70 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:03,799 Speaker 1: spy Kid team invite her to join. As she looked 71 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: all around, she didn't see anything, but something was strange. 72 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: The window was cracked open and that window was never opened, 73 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: like she almost didn't even never use it. So someone 74 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: must have cracked that window open. Hmm, very suspicious. As 75 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: she looked around, she found what There was a banana 76 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: peel underneath her pillow. How did she miss that? Oh boy, 77 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: Carmela scratched her head. No, she definitely didn't have a 78 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: banana for breakfast. Where did that come from? Wait a second, 79 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: who likes bananas? Monkeys? Monkeys? They were here totally. This 80 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: is the first clue. Carmela reached out and grabbed her 81 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: camera off her shelf and took a picture of the 82 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 1: first piece of evidence. Well, I guess it was the 83 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: second piece since it the window was open. But she 84 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 1: took a picture of the window and the banana. And 85 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: so she needed to find some more clues or get 86 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: some kind of answers, and so she called spy Kid 87 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: HQ to let them know about this evidence that she 88 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: just found. That spike at HQ. Hello, Hi, this is Carmela. 89 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: My name Well, my name is Carmela. I'm five, and 90 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: I think I just found the first clue of the monkeys. 91 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: Oh that's terrific. What did you find? Uh? Send your location? Okay, Yeah, 92 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: I found a banana and yeah, I'll send you the 93 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: location now so that you know where the monkeys must be. Uh. 94 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: I'll keep looking and I'll let you know if I 95 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: see anything else. That would be great, Carmela, We're very 96 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: impressed with what you found. Already, keep an eye out, 97 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: over and out. Okay. Great is a perfect start. Carmela 98 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: is well on her way to solving her first mystery 99 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: and saving Houston the fluffy dog and seeing monkeys. She 100 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: never seen a monkey before. This would be the best 101 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: day ever, or it's the worst day. She's a little 102 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: confused because it's a little bit of the worst day 103 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: and the best day, all right. As she ran downstairs 104 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: and went to the backyard, she but maybe, oh maybe 105 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: we put bananas out in the backyard. It would make 106 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: the monkeys come perfect. She ran back inside of the 107 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: kitchen and grabbed two bananas. They were the most delicious, 108 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: bright yellow bananas she's ever seen. And she knew that 109 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: a monkey would not be able to resist these delicious things, 110 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: and so she put them in her backyard and hid 111 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: behind a bush. Now she needed to wait for the 112 00:07:51,240 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: monkeys to arrive. What was that sound? Just then she 113 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: saw two monkeys run down the tree right for the bananas. 114 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: She was totally onto something. I think the monkeys were 115 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: living in her backyard. Now, they must have made like 116 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: a nest or a home in that tree. There was 117 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: a big tree in her backyard that would be a 118 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: perfect place for monkeys to live. And as they grabbed 119 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: the monkeys and ran up the tree, she saw where 120 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: they ran to. And there's Houston. Houston, her stuffed fluffy 121 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: dog was sitting up with a whole bunch of other things. 122 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: It looks like the monkeys had taken a whole bunch 123 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: of things from people's houses. This is really strange, but 124 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: she's getting closer to solving the mystery. And then she 125 00:08:55,760 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: had an idea. I wonder if if I can climb 126 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 1: that tree and reach for Houston, then the monkeys might 127 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: let me have it. Oh, I'll bring a banana and 128 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 1: trade them. Perfect. She ran back inside and got one 129 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: more delicious looking banana, and she had this really these 130 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,439 Speaker 1: really cool shoes that were really good at climbing things, 131 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: and so she put on her climbing shoes and started 132 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: to climb up the tree. High up the tree, you 133 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: could tell that the monkeys were getting nervous. They were 134 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: being very noisy, and the closer she got, the louder 135 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: they got. And then she reached out and held out 136 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: the banana that she was holding and said, monkeys, Hello, hello, 137 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: I come in peace. Don't worry, I have a monkey. 138 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: I have a banana for you. I want to trade 139 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: for that fuffy stuffed dog. He's mine. The monkeys definitely 140 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: understood what she was saying, but they couldn't talk back, 141 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: and so one of the monkeys grabbed onto the stuffed 142 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: dog and reached for Carmela's banana, and on the count 143 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: of three, one, two, three, they switched Banana for Houston 144 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: and Houston was saved. Carmela carefully slid down the tree 145 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: because she now had what she came for, her stuffed 146 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: dog named Houston, and the monkeys now had a ton 147 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: of bananas. They were very happy. Well. Later that day, 148 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: Carmela met with Spy Kid HQ, who came and brought 149 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,959 Speaker 1: the monkeys back to their their homes at the zoo 150 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: and they were very impressed. Spy Kid HQ was very 151 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: impressed with Carmela's spy solving, clue finding, tricking the monkey 152 00:10:56,559 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: story that they welcomed her into the secretives. Spy Kid 153 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 1: h Q, Wow, Carmela, that is such a big deal. 154 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: I'm so glad that you are now on the spy 155 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: Kid team. And if you want to be a spy 156 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: kid too, we need kids who are super smart and 157 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: brave and solve mysteries and that can be you. So 158 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: whenever you see a mystery that needs solving, put on 159 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: your spike yid hat and get to work. We'll see 160 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: you next time on the next story. By who you 161 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: listened all the way to the end of the story, 162 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: which means you're a super duper fan. Well, I have 163 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:49,559 Speaker 1: some more kid shout out. I want to say it 164 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: to Kinsley from Oregon, Finn from Australia, Tinsley from New Hampshire, 165 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: Elsie from San Antonio, Ivan from St. Paul, Minnesota, Ryan 166 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 1: from Ontario, and Charis and Audrey from Reading California. Sola, 167 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: the Drawl and the Spiking team and a part of 168 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 1: the Kid Short Stories family. And don't forget to smash 169 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: that follow button so you don't miss a single episode. 170 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: Our stories are best listen to either in the car 171 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: during plague time or maybe getting ready for bed. I 172 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: hope you have a super duper day and I will 173 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: see you on the next adventure. 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