1 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to Kid 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:11,639 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 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: into an amazing adventure every single day. You know, we 5 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: couldn't even exist without imaginations from kids just like you. 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: So if you have an idea for a story, I'd 7 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: love to see it. Check down in the show notes 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: below for how you can submit your own story idea 9 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll turn it into an awesome adventure. And parents, 10 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,639 Speaker 1: if you're new to kids podcasting, I'm gonna challenge you 11 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: to listen to podcasting for five days in a row 12 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: with your kids. It's going to increase their imagination, decrease 13 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: screen time, and we're gonna have a lot of fun 14 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: along the way. Are you guys ready for today's adventure? 15 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. Spark was a shark who was 16 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: tired of swimming. Ah man, I really want to walk, 17 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: said Spark to any sea creature that would listen. But 18 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: they didn't understand his dream. You're a shark, they would shout. 19 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 2: You swim in the seas for the ocean gobblefish in 20 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: the Gulf. Walking is not what a shark should want, 21 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 2: but Spark would not be deterred. 22 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: Well, I am a shark and I will walk. Just 23 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: you wait, Spark. The shark would practice his walk on 24 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: the ocean floor. Left tail fin forward, right tail fin forward, repeat. 25 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: Look at me, I'm doing it, He shouted to the 26 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: sea snails. What sharks don't walk? They would shout, come on, 27 00:01:55,280 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: use your fans and swim around. But no one could 28 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: stop Spark. He was determined. He had a dream and 29 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: he would achieve it. One day, as he was waltzing 30 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: around a sea bottom with his tail, something floated down 31 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: from the surface. A glass bowl slowly sank to the 32 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: sand in front of him. It was round, in the 33 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: perfect size to fit over his head. Huh, HiT's a 34 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:32,679 Speaker 1: sign from above a helmet for land living, and sparked. 35 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: The shark stuck the bowl to his head and swam up. 36 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: As his bowl broke the surface, he tested its effectiveness. 37 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: A tight fit to his face, no water leaked out, 38 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: and the glass was clear, nothing obstructing his view. It's perfect, 39 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: said Spark. This allowed him to breathe water while he 40 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: was up above the water the air. He swam his 41 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: way toward the beach. The beach goers saw the sharkfin 42 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: approaching and ah shark in the water. They ran to 43 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: safety on the sand under the water. Spark couldn't hear them. 44 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: He approached the shallow end hungay, just like I've practiced, 45 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: he coached himself. Then he popped up his tail fin, 46 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: waddling from the left to the right and repeated. He 47 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: made it to the sand and continued on to the shore. 48 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: The people were still screaming, ah shark out of the water. 49 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: This was very confusing and everyone was running to safety 50 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: into the water. Spark didn't notice, though, he was too 51 00:03:52,560 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: busy strutting on the sand layby. I did it, butesome, 52 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: No big deal. His helmet bowl was full of water 53 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: and holding on tight. It was working perfectly. He strolled 54 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: up the beach towards the snack bar. All of this 55 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: excitement was making him very very hungry. Uh hi there 56 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:22,679 Speaker 1: when fish plays? He requested at the counter. The worker 57 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: was wowed by this out of water shark. He called 58 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: back to the kitchen. 59 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 2: Hey, brah, what are of fish and chips? And uh, 60 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 2: keep it going quick, don't want to be me on 61 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 2: the menu. 62 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: Instead, the order came speedily for Spark. The shark, and 63 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: he flapped his fin with glee at the golden fried 64 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: fish and fries on his tray. He skipped over to 65 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 1: a seat and tried to eat. Lifting the fish up 66 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: to his face. He opened up wide and bark fish 67 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: squished into the glass barrier that was the bowl. He 68 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: tried to squeeze it under the bowl, but water dribbled 69 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: dribbled out during his attempt. Oh dear, that's not good, 70 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: ah man, the shark sighed no ledge on land for me, 71 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: I guess. But not to be deterred, he kept walking 72 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: down the boardwalk. Shop owners gave him a wide berth, 73 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: meaning they got out of his way. Unsure of what 74 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: he could do even if his jaws were stuck behind 75 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: a glass bowl, Spark spotted a store full of clothes 76 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: human fashion. Wow, perfect for a ladshad like May. But 77 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: last it was not to be. Spark could not fit 78 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: his fin through the shorts, and he looked ridiculous in 79 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: a bikini top. He tried to very very fancy hat, 80 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: but he couldn't find one large enough for his bowl 81 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: shaped head. He grabbed a beach towel instead. He tried 82 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: to pay for this beach towel but the store clerk 83 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: wouldn't even come out from under the register. You just 84 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: take it, please, it just don't eat me. But Spark 85 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: knew that didn't feel right to just walk out with 86 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: the towel without paying for it. Uh, okay, I'll just 87 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: leave it here. I guess I'll be wearing my sharkskin suit. 88 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: That's okay. Still having the best day ever. Nothing was 89 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: going to get this shark down. He was on land, 90 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: and he was walking a true dream come true. What 91 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: else could he need? Spark walked himself further down the boardwalk. 92 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: He wandered so far that the board walk stopped where 93 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: the boardwalk girl. He'd never seen the end of the boardwalk. 94 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: He didn't know it ended. Who was beyond the boardwalk? 95 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: Spark suddenly didn't want to know. He looked left and right, 96 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: back and forth, up and down. He'd actually never been 97 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: this far from the ocean. Uh, too far to way, 98 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: too firefresh eck. His feet felt dry, his body felt 99 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: like the grittiest sandpaper. He needed to get wet. 100 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 2: Wock. 101 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: He guess, no joke, Spark said to himself. He didn't 102 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: want to admit it, but he missed zigging and zagging 103 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: through the waves. What good we're having so many fins 104 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: here if he only used two of them. Spark was 105 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: deep in thought, remembering the good old days before he 106 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: was a land shark. When he was shocked back to 107 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: the present. What was this so cool? 108 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 2: On his fin? 109 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: Spark looked down and spotted his one full friend the water. 110 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: He was so deep in thought he didn't even realize 111 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: he was following his sharky heart back to the ocean. Well, 112 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: since I'm here, spoosh, Spark. The shark pulled off the 113 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: bucket and dove back into the water. Who that was 114 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: one wild adventure for this shark friend, one that I'm 115 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: sure he'll never forget the end. We'll be right back 116 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: after a brief word from our sponsor. Hey, friend, Ziony, 117 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 1: your help celebrating two birthdays? 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So I want to say hey to Hartley, 126 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: Maya and Ryan from Toronto, Canada, Tate from Denver, Beckham 127 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: from North Carolina, Avera from United Kingdom, Isaac from Indiana, 128 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: Axon from Missourian, Emma from Florida. I'm so glad that 129 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: you're all on the kids, Chorts or his family. We 130 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: could not have this much fun with imagination without you, 131 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: my friends. Well you have a super duper day and 132 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: I'll see you on our next adventure. Bye.