1 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kit 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time, welcome to 3 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: the family. We are the podcast that turns your ideas 4 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 2: Me too? Let's go. 16 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: A wah, yelled Willow the ant as he lifted and 17 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: pushed the car tire off of his ant hill. His 18 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: aunt family thanked him as they made their way out 19 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: of the hole. 20 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 3: Yourselve this a herd afternoon, didn't the new. 21 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: Nance, one of the ants said gratefully as they passed 22 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: out of the hole and into the parking lot. Moving 23 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: cars off of his ant hill was no big deal 24 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: for Willow. He was the strongest ant in the universe, well, 25 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: at least the strongest ant on on Earth. Willow hadn't 26 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: met any space ants yet. Willow the ant usually spent 27 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: his days helping out the creatures of the park, saving 28 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: them from peril and all shapes and sizes like giant 29 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: circle shaped car tires that were parked on top of 30 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: their homes. But at night, Willow became. 31 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: The unbeatable ant and. 32 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: The most famous professional wrestler in the world. People came 33 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: from miles around to see him wrestle all sorts of 34 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: creatures into submission, human, platypus, tiger. Willow had wrestled them 35 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: all so far he was undefeated. Willow's trophies wouldn't fit 36 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: inside his ant hill, so he had to repurpose them 37 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: as bird baths around the park. He called home, Hey, Willow, 38 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: you ready for the big match? 39 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 2: Tonight? 40 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 1: Willow's best friend, Matteo the Mouse, scampered up beside him. 41 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: Make surial, Willow said, as he hopped up between Mateo's 42 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: fuzzy brown ears. Tonight, Willow had a wrestling match against 43 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: his sworn nemesis, the ant eater Dundun Dun. Although he 44 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 1: wasn't allowed to actually eat Willow during the match, his long, 45 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: vacuum like snout made him a ferocious opponent or anyone. 46 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 3: Even the unbeatable And and. 47 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 1: And let's go get some lunch, squeaked Mateo. I'm starving, 48 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: so with will on his head, Matteo took off towards 49 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: the picnic area of the park. A group of kids 50 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: had just arrived to the park for a field trip, 51 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: and we're sitting down to eat. Mateo and Willow sniffed 52 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: the air, catching the scent of all types of delicious 53 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: goodies like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Oh and even 54 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: apple slices. Mm hmm cheese, said Matteo dreamily. Then he 55 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: asked Willow, what crumbs are you going for today? Willow 56 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: use his antennas to scan the air. I'm going for. 57 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: The beef jerky. I need some protein to keep up 58 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 2: my muscle for the match. 59 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: The two friends separated, each on their own mission to 60 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: feast on the fallen crumbs beneath the children's feet and 61 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: out of their sight. Willow had located the beef jerky 62 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: with the super ant senses and waited below, waiting for 63 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: a few crumbs to fall. As Willow waited, he heard 64 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: the children's voices above. What are those cookies? Yeah, my 65 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 1: mom made them for me. Oh, I want some, so 66 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: give them a me. No, hey, give those back. There 67 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 1: was movement around the bench as the kids dropped a 68 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 1: piece of beef jerky that Willow had been waiting for. 69 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: It finally fell, but after hearing the voices, his plans changed. 70 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: Sounded like a child was bowling another one. 71 00:04:53,360 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 3: And the Unbeatable and and and did not like bullies. 72 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: There was no time for eating. Willow needed to do something. 73 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: Willow the Ant pulled on his professional wrestling mask, which 74 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: was made out of a blade of grass tied around 75 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: his face. He munched out a spot for his eyes 76 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: before tying it on. Now that he had his mask on, 77 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: everyone would recognize him as the Unbeatable and and And. 78 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: He scurried up the table leg and squeezed up through 79 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: the wooden table boards. 80 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 2: You there, drop those cookies. 81 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: The kid who had stolen the cookies looked stunned. Umm, 82 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: it's it's it's you, the Unbeatable land. 83 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: Yes, it's me. I heard there was a cookie thief 84 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 2: up here. 85 00:05:55,160 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 4: It sounded like bullying, and the unbeatable Land does not 86 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 4: like bullies. Now, give the cookies back, or I will 87 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 4: have to use my most famous move, the munching mandibles 88 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 4: I've madehem. 89 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: He snapped his mandibles for effect. The cookie thief's eyes 90 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: grew wide. 91 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 4: He knew all about the unbeatable and. 92 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: And powerful wrestling moves, and he didn't want any part 93 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: of it. He handed the cookies back to the classmate 94 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: that had taken them earlier. After they had their cookies 95 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: back and thanked Willow, Willow thought his mission was done. 96 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: He was about to head back under the table to 97 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: see about that piece of beef jerkey when he heard 98 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: a sad sniffle. Looking over, will saw the kid he 99 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: had called a bully cookie thief? 100 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 2: Are you crying? 101 00:06:55,720 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: The kid sniffled again. I'm not a thief and I'm 102 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: not a bully. I just wanted some cookies. I don't 103 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: ever get cookies for lunch. Willow was shocked. He didn't 104 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: mean to call anyone names like that, but suddenly his 105 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:20,559 Speaker 1: appearance didn't feel as heroic anymore. He spoke to the kid, 106 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I didn't want to hurt your feelings. But 107 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: if you wanted cookies, why didn't you just ask? Ask? 108 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: The kid sniffled, confused, Yes, ask, you could have asked 109 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: if you could have a cookie, you could have shared. 110 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: I didn't think of that, responded the kid. So Willow 111 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: taught the kid how to ask nicely for things that 112 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: they might want, while the kid with the cookie was 113 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: more than happy to share a cookie with their new friend. 114 00:07:56,880 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: Now Willow felt helpful and heroic again. It was important 115 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: to stand up for people, but it was also important 116 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: to know when to be kind and teach others how 117 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: to get along. He had learned that. Today. Willow headed 118 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: back down and finally got to eat that beef turkey 119 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: he had been waiting for. He picked up the table 120 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: and moved it so the birds could come down and 121 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: join him for some leftovers too. He had enjoyed his 122 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: day with Matteo, helping others and preparing for his big 123 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 1: wrestling match. That anteater doesn't have a clue what's coming 124 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: for him with the. 125 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 3: Unbeatable and and and. 126 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: The end. 127 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 5: Great job, you listened all the way to the end, 128 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 5: and you know what, tumm it is. It's time for 129 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 5: kid shout out. I want to say to Sophia and 130 00:08:55,720 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 5: James from Michigan, Liam from wis Guns Jackson from Vancouver, 131 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 5: calling from Pennsylvania, and Tyler and Evelyn from Utah. 132 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: I'm so glad that you're all on the kid short 133 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: story his family. We could not have this much fun 134 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: with imagination without you, my friends. You have a super 135 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: duber day, and I'll see you on our next adventure. 136 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 3: Bye.