1 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Hello friends, It's mister Jim and welcome back to kid 2 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Today's story comes to us from Grayson and mya. Hey, guys, 3 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: they sent me an awesome idea for a story, and 4 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: you can too. Just head over to kidshort stories dot com. 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: Send me your idea and maybe we'll turn it into 6 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: an awesome adventure. Are you guys ready for a game 7 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: of baseball that is saved by an underwater mermaid. I 8 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: don't know how in the world that's gonna go, but 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: me too. Let's go. It was a beautiful day on 10 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: a Saturday afternoon, and Grayson's team was in the championship 11 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: baseball game. Have you ever played baseball before? Oh? It 12 00:00:55,400 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: is super, super fun. And Grayson's team was really, really good. 13 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 1: They had played an entire season of games. That whole 14 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: season led up to this very game. Since this was 15 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: a championship game, they were playing on a very special field. 16 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: It was in a beautiful location, just on the edge 17 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: of the ocean, and so if you hit the ball 18 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,559 Speaker 1: over the fence for a home run, the ball would 19 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: sail right into the water. Every kid dreamed of not 20 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 1: only playing in this field, but smashing the ball over 21 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: the fence. Gray Sin, gray Sin, gray Sin. The crowd 22 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: was cheering his name as he stepped up to the plate. 23 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 1: It was the end of the game, the bottom of 24 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: the ninth, and their team was down by two runs. 25 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: The score was five to three. It was up to 26 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: Grayson to get on base so that another one of 27 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: his teammates could hit a bit hit and drive him home. 28 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: But they needed to score two runs to tie or 29 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: three runs to win. Grayson's feet dug into the dirt 30 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: to get a better grip. As he held onto the 31 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: bat with all of his might, he twisted it in 32 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: his fingers to get a better grip. He rested the 33 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: bat on his shoulder, and here comes the first pitch. 34 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: Stew right one, screamed the umpire as the ball went 35 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: right down the middle into the catcher's mint. But Grayson 36 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: was not afraid. He knew how to take a deep breath, 37 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 1: calm down, and get ready for the next pitch. As 38 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: the pitcher held the ball in his hand, he got 39 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: ready to throw it, so strike two, yelled the umpire. 40 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: Grayson was waiting for his pitch. He knew that he 41 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: wasn't going to swing at something that was going to 42 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: trick him and That is an important part of baseball. 43 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: You have to be patient. You have to wait for 44 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: a really good pitch that you can swing hard at 45 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: and crush the ball. Grayson knew that he was down 46 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 1: to his last strike. That means if he gets another strike, 47 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: he's out. Well, that did not face him, so the 48 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: pitcher gripped the ball. Grayson was ready. He squinted his 49 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: eyes and locked in on the pitcher's fingers. He knew 50 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: the grip on the pitcher's hand and he knew what 51 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: pitch was going to come. As the pitcher threw the ball, 52 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: Grayson turned and swung the bat as hard as he could. 53 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: The sound of the ball hitting the bat was a 54 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:48,119 Speaker 1: cracking sound that could be heard from miles away. As 55 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: the ball lifted off his bat, it took off like 56 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: a rocket ship. Whoah. The crowd began shouting as Grayson 57 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: started running for first base. Before he even made it 58 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: to first base, the ball had splashed into the ocean. 59 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: The score was now five to four. Their team was 60 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: getting so close to tying or even maybe winning the game. 61 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: Grayson rounded the bases and stepped on home plate as 62 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: his team was waiting for him there, and jumped all 63 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: over him. That is a really good feeling. When you're 64 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: on a team and you do something awesome and your 65 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 1: team is able to celebrate with you, or if someone 66 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: else on your team does something awesome and you can 67 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: celebrate with them, that is a really special feeling. That's 68 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: what I love about being on a team. Like, whether 69 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: that's soccer or football, basketball or baseball, being on a 70 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: team is something pretty special. After the team sat back 71 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: down on their bench, the umpire walked over to the 72 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: coach to ask for a new ball, because remember that 73 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: old ball is now floating somewhere in the ocean. Grayson's 74 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: coach turned around to look for their bucket balls. You see, 75 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: every team, they always carry a big bucket full of 76 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: baseballs that can they can use during the game, and 77 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: as he turned around, the bucket was missing. Where did 78 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: the bucket go? Cried the coach. Everybody started looking around, 79 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: but nobody could find any more baseballs. They are all missing. 80 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: The umpire walked onto the field and made an announcement 81 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: to everyone. If you're unable to find another baseball for 82 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: the game, the game will be forfeited and the other 83 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: team will win. Grayson and his whole team was completely crushed. 84 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: What are we gonna do? Where did all those baseballs go? 85 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: Said one of his teammates. I don't know, but that 86 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: ball I hit into the ocean's probably still floating out there. 87 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: Maybe I could go get it. Grayson took off running 88 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: as his team continued to look for any baseballs. Without 89 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:00,799 Speaker 1: a baseball, the game would be forfeited and they would lose. 90 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: Grayson hopped over the fence to the field. On the 91 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,679 Speaker 1: other side was a steep, pretty steep drop of rocks 92 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: all the way down to the ocean. He carefully hopped 93 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 1: down one by one by one and was met by 94 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: a big, crashing, wet wave. pH As the water sprayed 95 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: in his face, he looked around and couldn't see the 96 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: ball anywhere. To continue the story, we actually have to 97 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: go back in time. Eh, back in time about ten 98 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: minutes ago, you know, right when Grayson hit that big 99 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: home run. As the ball was sailing through the air 100 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 1: and came curs splashing into the ocean, it actually knocked 101 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: onto Maya's tail. Oh who is that is that? Like? 102 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: A Oh my goodness. As Maya the Mermaid turned around, 103 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: she saw something she'd never seen before. She picked it 104 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 1: up in her hand and swam down deeper into the ocean. 105 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: She couldn't wait to show all of her friends. Girls, 106 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: look at this, Look at this, said Maya. I think 107 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: i my tail was just hit by an asteroid from space. 108 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: Look at this crazy thing. The mermaids began passing this 109 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: baseball around, which they thought was some kind of asteroid 110 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: from space, and they were completely in awe of this 111 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: white ball. Oh my goodness, Maya, is your tail? Okay? 112 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: Did it catch on fire when that thing from space 113 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: hit it? They all turned around and looked at Maya's tail, 114 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: inspecting for any burn damages or maybe alien juice. No, no, 115 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: no alien juice and no burn marks. Huh Wait a second, 116 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: maybe it's not from outer space. Maybe it came from 117 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: somewhere else. Then Maya had a great idea, we should 118 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: go ask that old turtle. He knows everything, and I 119 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: bet he would know what this thing is. As they 120 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: swam together as a flock of mermaids, Wait, what do 121 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: you call a group of mermaids? Is it a flock 122 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: or a gang or a club? No, I'm gonna go 123 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: with flock. It kind of feels like flock. As they're 124 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: gliding through the air, it's kind of like birds. As 125 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: Maya and her friends were swimming through the ocean looking 126 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: for this very, very old turtle, they found him swimming 127 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: through some a kelp forest. Hello, mister sea turtle, it's Maya. Ooh, 128 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: hello Maya. I haven't seen you in years. Wow, you 129 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: look so big now. Oh how are you doing today? Oh? 130 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: I'm doing great, said Maya, except I got hit on 131 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: my tail with some kind of I don't know, either 132 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: an alien or an asteroid. I'm not sure what it is, 133 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: and I thought maybe you would know. Here, she handed 134 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: the sea turtle the baseball. Oh my, that is not 135 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: an alien eggand not an asteroid. That, my friend is 136 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: is a baseball? What is a baseball? Is it like 137 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: made of gold or diamonds? Or is it rare? And 138 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: what is it? Oh? No, no, no, a base bowl 139 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: is what humans? Uh? They hit with sticks made of wood. 140 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: Oh my, was this baseball mean to the humans? She asked. Ugh. 141 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: I'm not sure, but it seems to be some sort 142 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: of game that they play, throwing this ball around and 143 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: whacking it with sticks. Wow, humans are strange, said Maya. 144 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: You should probably swim up to the surface and just 145 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: throw it back to where it came from, and be 146 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: done with it. Uh okay. Maya and her friends swam 147 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: away and waved goodbye to the sea turtle. They swam 148 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: back up to the surface where Maya had been hit 149 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: by that baseball. She popped her head out of water, 150 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: and there was Grayson. Remember, Grayson had come down to 151 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: the shore. He was looking for the baseball, and now 152 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: he's staring at a mermaid. Maya had never seen a 153 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: person before, and Grayson had never seen a mermaid before. 154 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 1: They were just in shock. And then Maya took the 155 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:42,079 Speaker 1: ball and threw it back towards Grayson, who caught it 156 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 1: in his hand. Grayson shook the water off the baseball 157 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: and then looked back up and Maya the mermaid had vanished. 158 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 1: He wasn't exactly sure if he was seeing things or 159 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: if that was real, but all that mattered was he 160 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: had the baseball. He ran back to the field and 161 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: his team screamed in triumph as they saw Grace and 162 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: holding the ball above his head. Playball, shouted the umpire. 163 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: What an amazing adventure. This may be the end of 164 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: today's story, but I think it's just the beginning of 165 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 1: something amazing, something maybe even magical that is about to 166 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: happen the end. Great job, you listened all the way 167 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: to the end, and you know what time it is. 168 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: It's time for kid shout out. I'm gonna give a 169 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: very special hello to the Little Seeds pre K in Michigan. Hey, guys, 170 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: and I want to say hello to Annsley from South Carolina, 171 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: Beckett and Foster from Canada, Mokeshi from New Jersey, Spire 172 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 1: from British Columbia, Breadon from Ontario, and Boppy and Levi 173 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: from Massachusetts. I'm so glad that you're all in the 174 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: Kitschortsery's family and on our spy team. 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