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 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 2: Me too. 16 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: Let's go. 17 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 2: Crash a number. 18 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: Five the size of a cow landed outside august classroom window. Okay, class, 19 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: the number of the day is five. Start counting out 20 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: five blocks at your table, please, announced the teacher. Every 21 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: day they practice a new number. They never knew what 22 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: number it would be until the volcano spit it out. Yes, 23 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: you heard me right. Their town had always used the 24 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: volcano to help them out with numbers. That crash you 25 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: heard earlier was the big number five blasting out of 26 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: the volcano and crashing into the grass next to their classroom. 27 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: Whatever they had to count numbers in gym class, volcano 28 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: spit them out. When they crossed the finish line. For races, 29 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: the volcano spit out the numbers. The racers had placed 30 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: billboards that showed the price of snacks or gas were 31 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:02,559 Speaker 1: made up of numbers. Spit out you know who that number, volcano. 32 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: The volcano numbers didn't last forever, though. You were made 33 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: of crumbly rock that could easily be broken. That night, 34 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: while August was sleeping, the garbage men would come around 35 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: and break any old numbers they didn't need anymore, and 36 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: vacuum up the crumbs. After school, August helped the rest 37 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: of the town prepare for the big race tomorrow. The 38 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: whole town would be there to cheer on the runners 39 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: as they crossed the finish line, and there were a 40 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: lot of signs to make. He went to bed early 41 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: that night, excited for the day ahead. August and his 42 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: family woke up bright and early and headed towards the race. 43 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: They met up with friends and waved their signs as 44 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: the runners passed by, and as the runners near the 45 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: finish line, everyone circled around it, leaving a spot for 46 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: the volcano numbers to fall. The first runner crossed the 47 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: finish line to loud cheers from the crowd. Yeah, the 48 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: volcano spit out the number one. The runner stood next 49 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: to it proudly. Then the next runner crossed the finish line. 50 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: The volcano rumbled and spit out the next number two. Wait, 51 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: the crowd stopped cheering when it saw it. Another number one? 52 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: But how can that be? The crowd murmured. The announcer 53 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,119 Speaker 1: for the race was confused two and set it into 54 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: the microphone. 55 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 2: I guess we have two first place winners in this race. 56 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: The first runner, who had crossed the finish line looked 57 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: a little confused, but didn't say anything. Then the next 58 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: runner crossed and stood waiting for their number. The volcano 59 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: groaned and out flew the number five. The runner who 60 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: finished immediately after them received the number three. Hey, I 61 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: finished before them, Why am I number five? The townspeople 62 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: started to murmur loudly, where's the number two? Why are 63 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: there two number ones? That person clearly came in first place. 64 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: The more runners crossed, the announcer called out the numbers 65 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: as the volcano spit. 66 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:30,119 Speaker 2: Them one seven fifteen, number one again, one hundred and five. 67 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: The noise from the crowd had grown really loud. Now 68 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: what is wrong with our volcano, August wondered. The runners 69 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: from the race all looked unhappy. Now trophies were being 70 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: handed out, but there weren't enough first place trophies for 71 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: everyone in, and no one had actually won the second 72 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: place trophy. The real first place winner had had enough. 73 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: Why are we listening to the numbers from all volcano? 74 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: I was ofvious the first one. The townspeople didn't know 75 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: the answer. But we've always used the volcano to help 76 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: us with numbers. How else can we count? August suggested, 77 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 1: on our fingers, we're using blocks. There was a loud 78 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: murmur from the crowd as his neighbors and friends held 79 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: out their hands. They wiggled their fingers as if trying 80 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: to count on them themselves for their very first time. 81 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: But how will we know what the number of the 82 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: day is, or or how much things cost? August thought 83 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: about this. I I don't know, Uh make them up? 84 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: The people gasped. Then they whispered, whisper, whisper, whisper. Then 85 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: they began shaking their heads in agreement. The announcer watched 86 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: over the crowd and observed, all right, folks, I guess 87 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: it is decided. We will count on our own. We 88 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 1: don't need the volcano anymore. As if in response, the 89 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: volcano spouted and growled. It began spitting out numbers rapidly, 90 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: without any rhyme or reason. Strings of seven landed on 91 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: the road, blocking traffic. Threes became caught in trees and birdness, 92 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 1: and the largest two anyone had ever seen fell where 93 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: the announcer had been standing only moments before boom. The 94 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: townspeople began to panic, trying to dodge the falling numbers. 95 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: They landed all around them in any order. They pleased, 96 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: trying to calm this angry number volcano. August shouted, we 97 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 1: can still use you, volcano, just please, no more numbers. 98 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: The volcano stopped spitting out numbers, and everything quieted down. 99 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 1: Everyone stopped running and looked towards the volcano to see 100 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: what it would do next. Now that it had everyone's attention, 101 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: the volcano rumbled again. It spit something else out, something new, 102 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: something they'd never seen before, And it sailed through the 103 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: air and landed next to August. It was small enough 104 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: to pick up. August held it in his hand and 105 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: presented it to the crowd. It was a letter A 106 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: for August. I guess this number volcano has now turned 107 00:07:47,520 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: into the alphabet volcano the end. Great job, you listened 108 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: all the way to the end, and you know what 109 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: time it is. It's time for Kurd shout out. So 110 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: I want to say hello to Charlie from British Columbia, 111 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: Rlow from Michigan, Lincoln from Delaware, Abbey from South Carolina, 112 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: Finley from Virginia and from Calgary, and Gabriel and Adrian 113 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: from Saint Charles, Missouri. I'm so glad that you're all 114 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: on our kit Shirt Stories family. We could not have 115 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: this much fun with imagination without you, my friends will whew. 116 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: You have a super duper day and I'll see you 117 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: on our next adventure. 118 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 2: Bye.