1 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister jim Man. Welcome back to kid 2 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: Short Stories. If this is your first time listening, welcome 3 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: to the family. My name is mister Jim like I 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: said earlier, and I live in South Carolina with my family, 5 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: and we love stories so much that we turn your 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: ideas into an awesome adventure every single day. So head 7 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: on over to kidshortstories dot com. Send me your awesome 8 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: idea and maybe it will actually turn it into a 9 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: real adventure. Well, today's story comes to us from Edwin. 10 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: Are you ready for Edwin's adventure? Me too, Let's go. 11 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: It was a beautiful day, and a perfect one at 12 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: that for a hike in the forest. Edwin was putting 13 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 1: on his hiking boots after having already packed his backpack 14 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: with granola bars, water bottles, and some bug spray. He 15 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: was gonna go on a hike through the forest and 16 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: do some exploring, which he loved to do. Even though 17 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: he had been on like a hundred hikes before. This 18 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: one would be unlike any ever before. All right, Edwin, 19 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: just be home before dinner. Have fun out there, shouted 20 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: his mom. Okay, bye. Edwin waved goodbye and strapped on 21 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: his backpack. And off he began. All right, first things first, 22 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: I need to find a walking stick. Yeah, he can't 23 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: go hiking without a walking stick, said Edwin. He started 24 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: scanning the edge of the forest for you know, a 25 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: nice straight branch that he could break into a perfect 26 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: walking stick. Oh, there's one right there, said Edwin. He 27 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: moved the leaves out of the way and picked it up. 28 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: It was perfect, little too long, so he broke off 29 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: some of the end. There. That is a perfect walking stick. 30 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,279 Speaker 1: Now we can start the hike. Edwin loved going on hikes. 31 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: He loved exploring this forest and learning all the secrets 32 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: that were inside of it, like what critters lived there, 33 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: what plants grow, and what kind of secret hidden places 34 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: might be discovered along the way. This was a magical forest, 35 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: one that he'd never actually seen the magic. You'd only 36 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: imagine that it was a magical forest. But today he 37 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: would find something that might have a little bit of 38 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: magic inside of it. Ah. What a beautiful day. Wow, 39 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: birds are chirping wind. Ah, it's a nice cool breeze. 40 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: Kind of want to sit up on that rock there 41 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: and take a drink and maybe you have a little snack. 42 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: He had been walking now for about an hour so 43 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: that it was a good time to take a little 44 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: bit of a break. Climbed up on this big boulder, 45 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: sat down, opened up his pack, pulled out a nice 46 00:02:54,160 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: crunchy granola bar, and took a drink of water. Ah, 47 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: that's good. Wait, what is that down there? You see? 48 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: The rock that he was sitting on was overlooking a 49 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: very grassy field, a field that had a nice creak 50 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: of water flowing through it, and it just ran all 51 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: the way down the valley. But there was something that 52 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: caught his eye was glowing, kind of sparkling even he 53 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: wanted to get closer. He put the top back on 54 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: his water bottle, put everything back in his backpack, and 55 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: hopped down the boulder and ran down to it. What 56 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: do we have here? Said Edwin. He knelt down to 57 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: the ground on the edge of this creek. It was 58 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: kind of like a sandy rocky edge to the creek, 59 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: and he got on his hands and knees and looked down. 60 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: It was like a sparkly golden egg. Is that an egg? 61 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: He thought to himself. No, it's not an egg. He 62 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: carefully picked it up and turned it over. WHOA, that 63 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: is a very large seed. I think, said Edwin. He 64 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: was right. It was kind of like an acorn, but 65 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: not an acorn. It was a golden seed. I don't 66 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 1: know how else to describe it, and Edwin didn't know either, 67 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: so he put it in his pocket. Huh, maybe when 68 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: I get home, I can plant it and see if 69 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: it actually grows into something. If it really is a seed, 70 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: it just needs some dirt and water. Edwin continued on 71 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: his hiking journey, but his mind couldn't stop thinking about 72 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: that golden seed that he had found. As it was 73 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: bouncing around in his pocket, he just kept imagining what 74 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: it could be. Huh, I wonder if it. If it's 75 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: gold like, he'll grow into a gold coin tree. WHOA, 76 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: that'd be awesome. Or maybe it'll grow into some kind 77 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: of creature. Wow, I have got to get home and 78 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: figure this out. Edwin turned around, putting a shorter end 79 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: to his hiking adventure. Since he'd already found something mysterious, 80 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 1: he headed on back home. Can't wait to get home 81 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: and inspect this some more, Edwin said, as he was 82 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: hiking and climbing back up the hill that he had 83 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,559 Speaker 1: come down before. He made it back to his house 84 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: and his parents were surprised to see him back so soon. Edwin, 85 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 1: are you okay? Did something happen out there? Oh? I'm fine. 86 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 1: Check out the seed I found. He pulled it out 87 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: of his pocket and opened up his hand. His mom 88 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: looked down and said, wow, I've never seen a seed 89 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: like that before. Where did you find that? It was 90 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: down by the creek, down the hill from us. He 91 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: was in the middle of the grassy field and I 92 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: could see it sparkle from really far away. I kind 93 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: of want to plant it. See what happens. I agree, 94 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: he said his mom. I think you should plant it now. 95 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: I'm almost done with dinner, and then maybe we can 96 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: work on it together. Edwin started to grab some things 97 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: that he might need for it. What do you think 98 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: you would need if you wanted to plant a seed 99 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: in the ground. Maybe a shovel, maybe a watering can. Yeah, 100 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 1: So he ran into his garage to look for those 101 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: two things. By the time he was done, his mom 102 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: was already waiting for him in the backyard. Edwin, did 103 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: you find it? She shouted. I think she was just 104 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: as excited as Edwin was. Yep, here it is. Edwin 105 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: came running back to the backyard holding a watering can 106 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: and a shovel. Oh, I forgot to put water in it. Oh, 107 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,359 Speaker 1: I'll do that job, said his mom. I'll put some 108 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: water in here, And why don't you dig a little 109 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: hole to put the seed in. I'll be right back. 110 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,119 Speaker 1: Edwin took the shovel and started digging a tiny little 111 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: hole in the ground. Needed to be deep enough to 112 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 1: cover it, but you know, not too deep, maybe about 113 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 1: out half a finger deep. He plopped the seed inside 114 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: of the hole and carefully covered it back up with 115 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: the dirt. His mom came with the watering can, and 116 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: together they watered that area to make it a perfect 117 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: home for whatever thing this seed might grow into. All right, mama, 118 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: how long do you have to wait? Edwhen it's gonna 119 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: take a little while. It's not gonna be ready today 120 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: or tomorrow. It's gonna take many weeks, maybe even a 121 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: couple months before it grows into something that we can 122 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: understand what it is. But let's go have some dinner. 123 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: Edwin followed his mom inside, and his family sat down 124 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: for a delicious dinner, followed by I've got it tired. 125 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: Edwin was pretty tired from his long hiking day, got 126 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: ready for bed and fell asleep. Well you might think 127 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: the story ends there, but it does not. Overnight, something 128 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: magical happened in their backyard. As Edwin woke up the 129 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: next morning, he yawned and stretched his arms. Wait a second, 130 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: what is that? He looked out his window and couldn't 131 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: believe his eyes. Where did that tree come from? He 132 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: raced downstairs. Mom, Mom, come here. As he ran out 133 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: the back door, she was close behind Edwin. What's wrong, 134 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: she said, Look at that. Edwin pointed his finger up 135 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,599 Speaker 1: towards this brand new tree that had grown in their backyard. 136 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: But it was not your ordinary tree. What had grown 137 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 1: was a tree with a treehouse inside of it. What 138 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: I didn't know they made trees with treehouses grow out 139 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: of seeds. I've never heard of that before. Edwin raced 140 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: over to the tree, where a ladder was waiting for him. 141 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: He climbed all the way up to the treehouse and 142 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: looked out the window. Mom, can you believe this? It 143 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: really was a magical seed. His mom couldn't believe it. 144 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: What they had discovered was truly a magical seed that 145 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: grew so fast overnight. But even though this is where 146 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: our story now ends, it is only just the beginning 147 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:23,199 Speaker 1: of their amazing magical adventures in this new magic treehouse. 148 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: The end. Great job, you listened all the way to 149 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: the end, and you know what tem it is. It's 150 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: time for good shout outs. I want to say hey 151 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: to Caitlin from Indiana, Maya from Boston's Even from Vancouver, 152 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: Oscar from British Columbia, Elena from England, Violet, Isaac Asher 153 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: and Iris from Ontario, Canada. I'm so glad that you're 154 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: all in the Kits Short Stories family and on the 155 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: spy team. We could not stop Doctor Stinkybreath and his 156 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: crew without you, my friends. Well you have a super 157 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: duper day and I will see you on our next adventure. Bye.