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 --> 00:00:27,120 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 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: Me too, Let's go. It's so hot today. Yeah, I 16 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: think I'm melting, Charlie said to his twin brother Henry. 17 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: Henry nodded, Oh, I'm baking like a chocolate chip cookie 18 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: in the oven. Two boys were in their treehouse on 19 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: a sweltering hot summer day, lying down on the floor 20 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: and trying to hide from the sun. I wish we 21 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: had a pool, Charlie whined to Henry. Hmmm, uh, do 22 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: you think we could buy one? Yeah, let's buy one, 23 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: said Henry. What are you talking about, Henry? We don't 24 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: have that kind of money or kids. Charlie threw his 25 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: hands out over his head, hopeless. But how do kids 26 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: earn money? He wondered. We could rake leaves shovel snow, No, no, 27 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: it's summer. 28 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: Hm. 29 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: Oh, we could put on fake mustaches and apply for jobs. 30 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: Just when the two boys thought they were doomed to 31 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: become melty cookies in their treehouse all day, an idea 32 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: came to Henry. He sat up so fast. Charlie jumped, ooh, 33 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: hold on, do you know what kind of idea he 34 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: might have? 35 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 2: What might you do in the. 36 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: Summertime to earn some money? Can you think of something 37 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: that someone might like that's nice and refreshing and cold 38 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 1: and delicious? Yep, I think I know what it is too. Lemonade, 39 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: Henry yelled. Their twin tuition as they were both twins, 40 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: kicked in and Charlie understood lemonade. Stan, Yeah, we could 41 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: sell lemonade. Awesome idea, Henry, You totally nailed it. The 42 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: two boys high fived, unsticking themselves from the treehouse floor, 43 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: ran through the arden into the kitchen. A rummage through 44 00:02:55,919 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: all the cabinets, collecting their ingredients. All right, sugar pitchers, 45 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: big spoon, and wait, where are the lemons? Asked Henry. 46 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: Charlie opened the fridge. Uh, nothing in here. The two 47 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: boys spun around, scanning the entire kitchen. Wait, uh, what's that, 48 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: asked Charlie. He was pointing to a bowl on the 49 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: corner of the counter. The boys peered inside and it was. 50 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 2: Full of lemons. We found them. 51 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: Toss me when, Charlie, I'll start squeezing them into the pitcher. 52 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: Charlie reached his hand in. He tried to grab the 53 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: first lemon, but it slipped down to the bottom of 54 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: the bowl. He shrugged and grabbed another one, tossing it 55 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: to Henry. Henry got to work slicing and squeezing the lemon. Okay, 56 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: I'm done with this one. Toss me another one, shouted Henry. 57 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: Charlie reached into the bowl again. He grabbed that a 58 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: lemon and it grabbed Ah. Charlie yanked his hand out 59 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: of the bowl. There wrapped around his fingers were two 60 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: vines coming out of lemon. What in the world, said 61 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: Henry with big eyes as he began to try and 62 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: unwrap the vines. The lemon looked like an ordinary lemon. 63 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: But what are these vines coming from? He chuckled to himself, 64 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: realizing that he just got scared by a lemon. Though, hey, 65 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: Henry catch, Charlie wound up and threw the lemon to 66 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: his brother. Then Charlie heard the unmistakable sound of growling 67 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: as the lemon soared through the air. Henry caught the lemon, 68 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 1: then dropped it just as fast. Ouch, he yelled, shaking 69 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 1: his hand. How I don't know if the lemon poked 70 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: me or bit me, but ouch, Charlie would have laughed if. 71 00:04:59,160 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 2: He didn't just win. 72 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: And it's the vines and the growling. He ran over 73 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: to Henry and looked at his red finger. And he 74 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: looked on the floor for that lemon. Hey, wait, where'd 75 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: it go? The twins looked around the kitchen floor together, 76 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: but there was nothing there. Maybe it rolled away, said Henry. 77 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: He was very confused. He continued to search for this 78 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: strange lemon when another lemon came flying out of the 79 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: bowl smack ow yelled Charlie as the lemon smacked him 80 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: right in the head. He saw yet another sailing towards Henry. 81 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: Doug Henry, he shouted. Henry ducked just in time to 82 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: avoid that lemon as it landed and splattered on the 83 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: counter behind him, but he wasn't quick enough for the 84 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: next one. Splat smack ow. A lemon flew and bounced 85 00:05:54,800 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 1: off his shoulder. Vines had wound their way up the 86 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: cabinet and were launching the remaining lemons at them. The 87 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: missing lemon was laughing as lemons sailed through the air. 88 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 2: The two boys took cover and. 89 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: Tried to escape out the back door. What was in there, 90 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: Henry panted to Charlie, trying to catch his breath from 91 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: the escape and excitement. Before Charlie could say anything, another 92 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: voice interrupted, It was me, the lemon monster. How dare 93 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: you try to squeeze me? The lemon had abandoned the 94 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: bowl and rolled out of the house after them. It 95 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: was now towering over them, standing on two very tall vines, 96 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: while other vines waved menacingly out to its sides. It 97 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: had a face formed into an angry, very angry frown. 98 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: The lemon continued, staring at the boys. 99 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 2: Now I must squeeze you. 100 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: The two boys looked away from the lemon monster at 101 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: each other. Run They yelled in unison. They took off 102 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: through the backyard as quick as they could. Lemon followed 103 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: closely behind, rolling fast as its long vines waving wildly. 104 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: Henry and Charlie zipped around the sandbox and swing set. 105 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: The lemon did the same, not slowing down at all. 106 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: They kept running, but were running out of places to hide. 107 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: Should we go to the treehouse? Charlie shouted, what if 108 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: it traps us up there? Henry replied, I said. 109 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,119 Speaker 2: We go get the juicer, try and scare it off. 110 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: Charlie agreed. The juicer was a great idea. The lemon 111 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: was following them along the fence line, now leaving the 112 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: path back to the kitchen wide open. The boys started 113 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: to the side quickly and headed towards the kitchen. The 114 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: lemon began spitting seeds at them as they ran. Henry 115 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: and Charlie sped into the kitchen and grabbed weapons fit 116 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: for a lemon monster. Charlie grabbed the juicer and aimed 117 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: it at the door. Henry grabbed a fork, ready to 118 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: poke at the lemon. The lemon rolled into the kitchen, 119 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: spraying lemon juice and seeds as it's fine swirled around 120 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: searching for them. The twins had to now back up, slowly, 121 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: trying their best not to make a sound. They almost 122 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: made it out of the kitchen when their backs bumped 123 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: into something where the doorway should have been. They froze 124 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: in fear. 125 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 2: Was it another citrus monster. 126 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: Or coulna be something worse. One hand clasped down on 127 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: Charlie's shoulder and another on Henry's. What are you two 128 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: boys doing? The boys looked from the hands to the 129 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: person they belonged to and let out a huge, huge 130 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 1: sigh of relief. Mom, they shouted their mom continued asking questions, 131 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: why is it such a mess in here? Are you 132 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: two making lemonade? She stepped past them and into the kitchen, 133 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: looking around. There are lemons everywhere and seeds and is 134 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: this lemon juice all over the floor. She was looking 135 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: at all the lemons the lemon monster had tossed at 136 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: them and the seeds and juice it had squirted. She 137 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: continued walking towards the open door. She saw something on 138 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 1: the floor over there. What is this, she bent over 139 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: to pick it up. Mom, don't it's a lemon monster. 140 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: But it was too late. Mom was holding the lemon 141 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: monster dirty from rolling after them in the yard. Its 142 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: vines from earlier had shrunk and were no longer waving around, 143 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: ready to squeeze them. Mom walked to the sink with 144 00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: the lemon monster in her hand. Oh it's filthy. Here, 145 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: let me help. She began scrubbing the dirt off the 146 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: lemon monster. Charlie and Henry could swear they heard it 147 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: gurgling angry under the stream of water, but their mom 148 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: didn't even notice anything strange about it. She dried it off, 149 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: walked over to Henry, taking the juicer out of his 150 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: hands while she continued to hold the lemon monster in 151 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: the other Here, let me help you. She tilted her 152 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 1: head for the boys to follow her into the kitchen. 153 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: Timidly they complied, trailing slowly after their mom. They were 154 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: just waiting for that lemon monster to wake up in 155 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: rabbits vines around her hand like it did to Charlie, 156 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: or bite her like it did to Henry. But Mom 157 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: placed the lemon on the cutting board next to the pitcher, 158 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: and it stayed no rolling or moving at all. 159 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 2: Oh, are you too trying to make a lemonade? 160 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 1: Stand? I love that idea, but you're still a little 161 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: bit too young to make this all on your own. 162 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: Let me help collick lemons and let's get started. Before 163 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: the boys could speak, Mom slice the lemon monster in 164 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: half and juiced it. The boys couldn't believe it. Mom chuckled, 165 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: mistaking their shock for awe. Huh, would you like to 166 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: help juice the next one? The boys look to the 167 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: lemon monster're now cut in half and juiceless. 168 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 2: It looked just like an old lemon. 169 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: Still, they kind of lost their appetite for lemonade. 170 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 2: Oh no thanks, mom, said Henry. 171 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: Charlie added, yeah, actually we changed our minds. We don't 172 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: really want lemonade after all. Let's clean up this mess. 173 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: And that was the day that Charlie and Henry tried 174 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: to make a lemonade stand. The end, We'll be right 175 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: back after a brief word from our sponsor. Great job, 176 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: you listened all the way to the ending. You know what, 177 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 1: Tomina is, AT's time for kurd shout out. So I 178 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: want to say hey to Olivia from California, Eleanor from Australia, 179 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: Harrison from Alberta, Canada, Violet from Chicago, Lynden and Riley 180 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: from Vancouver, Island Rider from Montana, Maddie and Miles from 181 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: New York, and Ryella. 182 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 2: And Lila from New Zealand. 183 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: I'm so glad that you're all on the Kid Short 184 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: Stories and we could not have this much fun with 185 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 1: imagination without you, my friends. Well, you have a super 186 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: duper day and I will see you on our next adventure. 187 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 2: Bye.