1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,320 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 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. One day, Derek was sitting in 16 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: our backyard. Derek, my son loves to sit outside and 17 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 1: look at the stars and the moon. And one day 18 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: something pretty crazy happened. He was laying out on the 19 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: trampoline and looking at the stars and this giant moon 20 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: in the sky. Have you ever seen like when the 21 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: moon gets super duper big yeah, it looks almost like 22 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: a street light in the sky. It's amazing. Well, that 23 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: is what he was looking at, and as he was, oh, 24 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: just starting to calm down for the evening, all of 25 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: a sudden he blinked his eyes and the moon it 26 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: got a bite. 27 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 2: Taken out of it. It just happened like right there 28 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: in front of his eyes. The moon went from being 29 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: one bright circle into looking like someone had chomped a 30 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 2: bite right out of it. Derek sat up from the trampoline. 31 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 2: He rubbed his eyes because he wasn't sure if what 32 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,559 Speaker 2: he saw was real, but it was very real. 33 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: What in the world did I just see? Said Derek. 34 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: Was that the moon eater the dad always talks about. 35 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: I thought that was just a joke, but holy smokes, 36 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: Derek couldn't believe it. He hopped down from the trampoline 37 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: and was walking towards the house when all of a sudden, 38 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: he heard a giant splash. He turned around and it 39 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: definitely came from the river. Are you kidding me? Derek 40 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 1: thought to himself. I've got to check this out for myself. 41 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 1: He started walking towards the river and it was getting 42 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: dark at night. It wasn't totally pitch black dark, but 43 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: the sun was setting and he could barely see the 44 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: river up ahead. As he got closer and closer, his 45 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: feet crunched through the leaves and the sticks. Would you 46 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 1: be as brave as Derek is? I don't know if 47 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: I would? Holy smoked, He's very Hello back there, Hello, 48 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: I heard a splash? What was that? Shouted Derek. He 49 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: waited and waited and waited, but nothing made a peep. 50 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: Pretty soon a long time that had passed, and it 51 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: was time for Derek to go to bed. He yawned 52 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: and went back to the house, and everybody went to sleep. 53 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: The next morning, when he woke up, he decided that 54 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: he was going to figure out if that was real 55 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: or not. All right, tonight, when it gets dark, I'm 56 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: totally gonna see if it takes another bite of the moon, 57 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: and then maybe I can take a picture of it 58 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: as it jumps back into the river, said Derek. The 59 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: day seemed to crawl by as he anxiously awaited the 60 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,119 Speaker 1: evening when the moon would come out. Have you ever 61 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: felt like when you're waiting for something to happen, time 62 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: just goes by? So whowie, Well, that is exactly what 63 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: Derek was feeling after what felt like an attorney. It 64 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: was the evening, and Derek grabbed a bag of popcorn, 65 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: which is his favorite snack, and went out to the 66 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: trampoline to stare at the moon. All Right, I wonder 67 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: if he's going to take another bite of the moon tonight, 68 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: Derek thought to himself. He was waiting there for about 69 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: ten minutes when all of a sudden, another piece of 70 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: the moon was missing. Derek dropped the bag of popcorn 71 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: and grabbed his camera and ran towards the river. He 72 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: had to catch it in the act of splashing back 73 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: into the river, or else maybe he wouldn't be able 74 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: to see if the moon eater was real or not. 75 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: As he knelt at the edge of the river waiting 76 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: for the creature, he turned on the camera and waited 77 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: and waited, and all of a sudden, splash, Hi, hold there, 78 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 1: I got it. I got it on camera, Derek. I 79 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: was so excited. Hey, mister moon eater, are you in there? 80 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: Is that really you? He shouted towards the river, and 81 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: just then he saw eight green, glowing eyes staring at 82 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: him from underneath the water. Blink blink, Oh dear, he 83 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: is real. Bah, Derek shouted as loud as he could 84 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 1: as the creature started to appear from the water. 85 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 3: There what seems to make you scream so much? 86 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: It is very loud. Please don't eat me, shouted Derek. 87 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 3: Ah, I'm only a kid, Please don't eat me. Oh 88 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 3: what are you talking about? 89 00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: I only eat the moon, not boar. As Derek watched 90 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: the creature step up out of the river, he couldn't 91 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: believe it. It had, like I said, eight glowing green eyes, 92 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: five legs, and really big ears, kind of like an 93 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 1: elephant's ears. And at the bottom of its feet it 94 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: had something that I don't know how to explain it. 95 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: It looked like rocket booster plaster on his feet. Oh, 96 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: that's probably how he flies up to the moon. Okay, okay, okay, 97 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: mister mister monster. 98 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 2: Oh oh, mister monster is my dad's name. 99 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: You can just call me Mooneater. Okay, uh a moon eater, 100 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: mister Mooneater. So my name's Derek. And can I take 101 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 1: your picture? Oh? I'd rather not. I don't like the 102 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: publicity and attention that pictures bring. Okay, well, I just 103 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 1: have one question. Are you really taking a bite of 104 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:13,119 Speaker 1: the moon? Like, why are you eating the moon. Well, 105 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: I just took a little bit of a bite, but 106 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: it is very tasty and huh, I don't know why, 107 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: It's just something I do. But then, how does the 108 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: moon come back? Said Derek. 109 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 3: Well, that part I'm not sure about. But I've heard 110 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 3: a legend of somebody that plants a moon seed in 111 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 3: the sky, but. 112 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: That is not a part of my job. I just 113 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: eat the yummy moon. Derek couldn't believe it. He had 114 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: really met the real moon eater and he was actually 115 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: a lot nicer than he thought he might be. Okay, 116 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: mister mooneater, it's been super great meeting you, but it's 117 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: actually time. I need to get to bed, but maybe 118 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: we can hang out again sometime. Ok ok, oh, see 119 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: you later. And that is the day that Derek met 120 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: the mooneater. And wait, what was he talking about somebody 121 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: with moon seeds that plants them in the sky. I 122 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: think that is another legend for another day the end. Hey, friends, 123 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: I need your help celebrating a birthday. Drum roll please, 124 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: Happy birthday Drake, who's turning five years old. Drake loves 125 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: the flash. He loves all creatures, but especially frogs and butterflies. 126 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:58,319 Speaker 1: Oh and I hear he's super duper fast. Wow, Drake, 127 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: I'm so glad we got to celebrated you and your 128 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: big day on the show. Happy fifth birthday. Well friends, 129 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: I hope you all have a superdu ber day and 130 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: I will see you on our next adventure. Bye.