1 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Hello friends. If this is your first time, welcome to 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: the family. My name is mister Jim and I love 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: telling stories. We love listening to these stories in the car, 4 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: or getting ready for bed, or maybe during quiet time. 5 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: And this has been a really great way to help 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: reduce our screen time in our household, and I hope 7 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: it does for you as well. Well. Yesterday I was 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: getting my haircut and I heard a crazy story about 9 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: raccoon sneaking into someone's house. Are you guys ready for 10 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: today's adventure? Me too, Let's go. It was getting very 11 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: late this Thursday evening and it was time for a 12 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: Veya to get ready for bed. Well, but I'm not 13 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: even tired, she said, as she tried to hide her 14 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: yawn behind her hands. A Veya, it is very late 15 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: and it's time for bed, okay mom. She raced over 16 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: to the bathroom and brushed her teeth, combed her hair, 17 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: and got ready for bed. And she curled up in 18 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: bed under some nice, warm, comfy blankets and her special pillow. 19 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: Holy smokes. I don't know about you, but I love 20 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: comfy blankets and pillows. What is your favorite comfy thing 21 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: to curl up within bed? I think I need. I 22 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: have this special blanket that's nice and heavy, and I 23 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: just oh, I love getting underneath that heavy blanket in 24 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: it gives me a big hug. Well, as she was 25 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: curled up in bed about to fall asleep, she all 26 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: of a sudden heard a sound. She sat right up. 27 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: What was that sound, she said, sounded like something crap 28 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: in my closet. She jumped out of bed and wait 29 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: a second. Could that be a monster, she thought to herself. 30 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: She jumped back in bed and dove underneath her covers. Mom, Mom, 31 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: She shouted, what well, what what's wrong? Avea? Her mom 32 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: came rushing into the room. There's a monster in my closet, Avea. 33 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: Have you been watching those scary movies again? No? No, no, 34 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: I promise, I promise, But I really heard something in there. 35 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 2: Please look. 36 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: Her mom opened the closet door and look, Avea, there's 37 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: nothing here. Avea didn't believe her mom and looked inside 38 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: and sure enough, the only thing was a jacket was 39 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: laying on the floor. Look under the jacket, baby, it's 40 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: under there, she said. Her mom lifted up the jacket 41 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: and said, see, no, monsters. Monsters are not real, Avea. 42 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: It's time to go to bed. You need to lay down, 43 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: close your eyes. I love you, good night, okay. Avea 44 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: closed her eyes and fell asleep. Over the next two nights, 45 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: it happened each time she would get ready for bed, 46 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: lay down, crawl under her covers in her bed, and 47 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: then she would hear that same sound again. She would 48 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: call her mom up, and her mom would check the 49 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: closet and still nothing, an empty closet. But the other 50 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: strange thing that was going on is that over the 51 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: past couple days in the mornings, something was strange in 52 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: the kitchen, like the next morning there was a box 53 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: of cereal that had fallen over onto the floor, or 54 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: there were a few apples on the counter that had 55 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: a bite taken out of it, and nobody knew who 56 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: took the bite. Aveya thought she was losing her mind 57 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: because she was really hearing this sound in her closet, 58 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: and she thought that it must be connected. She thought 59 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: to herself, I'm gonna stay up all night tonight because 60 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: I'm positive that there really is really some kind of 61 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: monster in the closet and then he must come out 62 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: and go over to the kitchen and eat her food. 63 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 1: And I have got to do this I have to 64 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: choose to be brave. Let's go. As she brushed her 65 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: teeth and got ready for bed, Avea was ready and 66 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 1: prepared to not fall asleep. She had to stay awake 67 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: as long as she could, just to make sure that 68 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: her family was safe. She laid her head down. She 69 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: waited and waited to hear the sound. And there it was. 70 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: It was a sound that sounded like something was scratching 71 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: at something. But she wasn't going to scream for her 72 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: mom because it seemed to scare the creature away. And 73 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: she sat there and waited and waited. Pretty soon several 74 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 1: minutes had passed and she I can't fall asleep. She 75 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: couldn't help but yawn. Her eyes were getting very heavy. 76 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: Pretty soon she fell ASLEEPH. 77 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 2: Waited, what did I fall asleep? 78 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: She sat back up. I don't know how much time 79 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: has passed, but she did fall asleep for a little bit. 80 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:39,799 Speaker 1: And her closet door was now open. She reached underneath 81 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: her pillow where her flashlight was hiding that she had 82 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: hid there earlier. She turned it on and shone the 83 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: light in the closet and it was empty. Oh no, 84 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: it must be in the kitchen and just then she 85 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: heard a sound in the kitchen. Posh, oh, no, it 86 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:02,799 Speaker 1: sounds like this real box fell over again. It's gotta 87 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: be in there. Avea carefully and quietly tiptoed over to 88 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: the kitchen. She held her flashlight out strongly in her hand, 89 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: almost like a sword, but unfortunately it was not a sword. 90 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: It was only a flashlight. But hopefully the light would 91 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 1: scare that creature away. She rounded the corner and looked 92 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 1: in the kitchen. She didn't see anything, but she scanned 93 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: her kitchen with a flashlight and all of a sudden, 94 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: it reflected on something. What was that hau two eyeballs. 95 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 1: She moved the flashlight back over to where the eyeballs 96 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: were glaring. 97 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 2: And Ah, a raccoon screamed out of terror. Ah, and 98 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 2: then Avea screamed too, there was a real raccoon in 99 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 2: their kitchen. All of a sudden, the raccoons started scurring 100 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 2: around the kitchen. He was so scared that he had 101 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 2: been caught stealing cereal. He didn't know what to do 102 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 2: or where to go. Avea's mom came racing out of 103 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 2: the bedroom and AH, a raccoon. 104 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: She shouted and instantly jumped on top of the counter 105 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: in the kitchen. She was too afraid to stand on 106 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: the floor where the raccoon was racing around. A Veya 107 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,239 Speaker 1: ran as fast as she could towards the front door, 108 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: and she opened the front door, and the raccoon saw 109 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: it and ran as fast as he could out the door. 110 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 1: Avea took a big sigh of relief and turned around 111 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: and looked at her mom. I told you I was 112 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: hearing something, she said. Her mom laughed as she hopped 113 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: down from the counter in the kitchen, gave Avea a 114 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: big hug and said, I'm so sorry. I didn't believe you. 115 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: I really didn't know that there was a real creature 116 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: somehow sneaking through your closet. As they went back to 117 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: her room and walked in the clock, there was a 118 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: small hole in the corner that led to the attic. 119 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: I think that was the door that the raccoon was 120 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: using to sneak through. They covered up the hole to 121 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: stop their serial thief from ever coming back. Oh my goodness, 122 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: that was a crazy story. Have you ever heard a 123 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: sound like that and wonder what it was? Well, it's 124 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: probably not a raccoon. I've never heard of that happening before. 125 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: But I heard that story while I was getting my haircut, 126 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,959 Speaker 1: and I knew I had to share it with you, 127 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: my friends. Well, that is the end of our story 128 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: and also the end of all those noises in a 129 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: Veya's closet. The end. Great job, you listened all the 130 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: way to the end, and you know what time it is. 131 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: It's time for kid shout out, I would to say, 132 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: he to Leo from Michigan, Bentley from Utah, Sammy from Maryland, 133 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: Palmer and Bennett from California, Hunt from Franklin, Tennessee, and 134 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:14,079 Speaker 1: Graham and Walker from Clemson, South Carolina. I'm so glad 135 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: that you're all in the Kid Short Stories family and 136 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: on our spy team. We could not stop Doctor Stinky 137 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: Breath and his crew without you, my friends. Will you 138 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: have a super duper day and I will see you 139 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: on our next adventure. 140 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 2: Bye.