1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 2 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. It was the night before Saint 16 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: Patrick Day, and Mason and Mabel were putting the finishing 17 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: touches on their leprechaun trap. Don't forget to put the 18 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: gold coins under the box, Mason reminded Mabel. That's what 19 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: the leprechauns will be after. Mabel nodded as she painted 20 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: the last color of the rainbow. Then she placed the 21 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: chocolate gold coins and admired their work. Ah, there's no 22 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: way any leprechaun it's going to be able to resist this. 23 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: The trap was brilliant. It looked like a large rainbow 24 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: over a field of shamrocks. There was a box disguised 25 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: as a cloud with the gold coins place underneath it. 26 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: When the leprechaun grabs the coins, the box will fall, 27 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: and then we will have them. Mason and Mabel left 28 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: the trap on the front porch so the leprechauns wouldn't 29 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: sprinkle glitter all over their house. They were known to 30 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: be messy and mischievous, but if you could catch one, 31 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: they'd offer you a wish before disappearing. The two kids 32 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: ran back inside and watched the trap through the living 33 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: room window, whispering about what they would wish for. I 34 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: want a mac and cheese fountain, whispered Mason. Definitely a unicorn, 35 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: Mabel whispered back. The view outside was dark aside from 36 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: the porch light illuminating the leprechaun trap. It remained that 37 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:47,399 Speaker 1: way for a while as Mason and Mabel grew sleepier 38 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: and sleepier. Then a green light began glowing out in 39 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 1: the grass. It moved across the yard, slowly making its 40 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: way toward the trap. Mason bolted upright and grass tapping 41 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: his sister Mabel. Mabel, do you see that? Yes, she squeaked, 42 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: trying to stay quiet. Do you think it's a leprecaun? 43 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: But Mason didn't have time to answer. Just then, flames 44 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: flashed across the ground, chasing after the glowing light. Without 45 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: saying a word, Mason and Mabel both ran out the 46 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: door to see what was happening. The flames shot out again, 47 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: and they saw they were coming from something crawling on 48 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: the ground. Squinting into the dark, Mabel announced, that's a 49 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: that's an iguana, a fire breathing iguana. The iguana heard 50 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: her approaching and turned toward them. Oh hi, there, now, 51 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: don't be alarmed. My name's Lizzie, and yes, I'm a 52 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: fire breathing iguana. I'm also a detective. I've been trackingsies 53 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: glowing grien lights underground for quite some time. Cool, can 54 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: we help, asked Mabel. We think it's a leprechaun, added Mason. 55 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: Oh a leprechaun. Oh dear, well, I better keep a 56 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: close eye on this. They are known to be quite 57 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: the tricksters. I suppose I will need all's help I 58 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: can get come along now, Lizzie sighed, smoke spiraling out 59 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 1: of her mouth. She quickly waddled her short iguana legs away, 60 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: chasing the underground glow. Mason and Mabel grinned at each 61 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: other with excitement and followed after her. Scanning the yard, 62 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: a green light zipped underneath the dirt up ahead. Who 63 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: were there, Mason called. The three of them began chasing 64 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: after the light. It zipped under the sandbox and then 65 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: the swing set, Then turning sharply, it started moving in 66 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: circle underneath the garden. Lizzie began breathing fire and tried 67 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: to follow it. No, not mom's broccolie, Mabel shouted. Lizzie 68 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: stopped breathing fire at once, but not before a couple 69 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 1: of bruccoly heads were fire roasted. Whoops, Sorry, I told 70 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: you they were tricksters, Lizzie apologized. The glowing green light 71 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: then took off into the trees behind the yard. Follow 72 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: that light, the iguana yelled. Mason, Mabel, and Lizzie ran 73 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: into the woods, following the green light underneath their feet 74 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: as it looped and swooped in circles. They had to 75 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: be careful because if they followed too closely, a light 76 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: would disappear under trees. More than once they had to 77 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 1: stop themselves from running into tree trunks. Once the light 78 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: realized they were onto its tricks, it it back toward 79 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: Mason and Mabel's house, making sure to dart under every 80 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: puddle on the way despite her little legs. Lizzie, the 81 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: fire breathing iguana was the first to enter their yard. 82 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: Oh no, look, she cried, there was no longer just 83 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:23,919 Speaker 1: one green light darting about. Now there were dozens lights 84 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: of all different shades of green, darted around underneath the grass, 85 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 1: lighting up the ground. What do we do, asked Mason. 86 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: We can't catch them all. Mabel agreed, but I hope 87 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: we do. Think of all the wishes. Lizzie exhaled a 88 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: mouth of flames. Your leprechaun trap is much too small 89 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: to catch them all. But I have an idea. A 90 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: few minutes later, Mason and Mabel had collected the supplies. 91 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 1: They put their crafts to the test, creating a giant 92 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: box to look like the biggest shamrock any of them 93 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: had ever seen. They hung it from a rope on 94 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: the porch and scattered the chocolate gold coins in a 95 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: path leading up to it. Lizzie gave them a toothy 96 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: lizard grin and said, okay a hide. Lizzie, Mason, and 97 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: Maple ducked behind the porch bench and flower pots, waiting. 98 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: One by one, the glowing light seemed to notice the 99 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: chocolate gold coins above ground. They began moving towards them, 100 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: and every once in a while a small hand what 101 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: would pop right out of the grass to swipe a coin. 102 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: As they took more coins, leprechauns moved closer and closer 103 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: to the porch. Being chocolate and gold lovers, they couldn't resist, 104 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: and leprechauns began popping out of the ground and hopping 105 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: up the porch steps, making their way right over to 106 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: the huge pile of coins under the shamrock. Mason, Mabel, 107 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: and Lizzie waited until all the leprechauns had gathered and 108 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: were stuffing coins into what seemed to be their bottomless pockets. Now, 109 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: Mabel shouted and Lizzie shot flames at the rope holding 110 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: up the shamrock. A rope burnt to a crisp and snapped, 111 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: landing with a loud boom on the porch. All of 112 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: the leprechauns were trapped underneath. It Yes wish time. Mabel 113 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: and Mason high fived. The next morning, Mason and Mabel's 114 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: parents entered the kitchen greeted by stacks of every flavor 115 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: pancake imaginable and a mac and cheese fountain on the counter. 116 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: In the living room, Mason and Mabel were finishing their 117 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: breakfasts in a fort made of books, while a pink 118 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:05,199 Speaker 1: unicorn and bathing of Wanna napped on the rug. Can 119 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: you imagine what their parents were thinking? Wow, if you 120 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: called a leprechaun, what would you wish for? Wow? Friends, Well, 121 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: that may be the end of our story, but it's 122 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: only just the beginning of their amazing adventures that lie 123 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: ahead the end. Great job, you listened all the way 124 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: to the end, and you know what time it is. 125 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: It's time for Kurd shout out sound and say Heyden. 126 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 1: Nathan from California, Lily from England, Rue and Yakov from Chicago, 127 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: Langston from Florida, Henry and Gretel from Illinois, and Ever 128 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: from Florida. I'm so glad that you're all on the 129 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: Kitchen Stories family. We could not have this much fun 130 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 1: with imagination without you, my friends. Well, you have a 131 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: super duper day and I'll see you on our next adventure. Bye. 132 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: Two