1 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to Kid 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: Short Stories. Did you know that we have a whole 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: bunch of activities that we make for you every single day. Yes. 4 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: Down in the show notes below your parents can click 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: on those links for activities for kids, which is where 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 1: we turn our podcast Kids Animal Stories into amazing activities 7 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: that you can do at home and then share with 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: me your creations. And yes, there is many fun things 9 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: that wait for you. But are you, my friends, ready 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: for today's story? Me too? Let's go. Hey, Ben, don't 11 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: forget the flippers, shouted Valentine. Yep, I got them over here. 12 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben, we're getting all their scuba gear ready 13 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: for an adventure. You see, they lived on a very 14 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: large ship in the middle of the ocean, far far 15 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: away from many land nearby, and their job was to 16 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: explore the deepest of deepest places in the ocean. Wow, 17 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: they are much braver than me. I don't think I 18 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: would want to go into the very deep deep parts 19 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: of the ocean with scuba gear. What about you? Do 20 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: you do that? Well? As Valentine and Ben head hold 21 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: their scuba gear ready, they're pulled up their rye down 22 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: to the bottom. The deepest part of the ocean is 23 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: called the Mariana Trench. It is so very very deep 24 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: that let's say you and I had the world's biggest shovel, 25 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: that we could scoop up the tallest mountain in the world. 26 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: Do you know what that mountain is called? Yes, Mount Everest. 27 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: If we were able to scoop up that big, tall, 28 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: ginormous mountain and put it in the deepest part of 29 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: the ocean, do you think think you would be sticking 30 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: out of the water? Uh? Actually no, The water there 31 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: is so deep. It's six miles deep. And so if 32 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: we put Mount Everest all the way to the bottom 33 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: of that part of the ocean, it would still be 34 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: over a mile under water. It is so incredibly deep 35 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: it almost feels like a different planet when you're all 36 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: the way down there. And that's what Valentine and Ben 37 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: are going to as they enter into their submarine on 38 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: a first class ticket to the bottom of the ocean. 39 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: To go that deep, they needed to wear some very 40 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: special equipment because of the pressure down at the bottom 41 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: of the ocean, it's very dangerous, and so their very 42 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: special equipment would keep them safe. After a very long 43 00:02:55,760 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: trip down to the bottom. They finally arived. Ben. Holy smokes, 44 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: look at that, Ben, Ben, wake up. Valentine was shaking Ben, 45 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: who had fallen asleep during this long ride. Oh are 46 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: we here? 47 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 2: Are we? 48 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: Oh? Okay? Ben yawned and stretched as Valentine's face was 49 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: plastered to the edge of the submarine window he was 50 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: looking out. It was a very small window, because I 51 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: don't think in submarines, I don't think you can have 52 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: very large windows, only small ones. The two friends put 53 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: on the rest of their gear, their scuba tank, flippers 54 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: and goggles and everything else, and out they swam into 55 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: the very deep part of the ocean. If you are 56 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: swimming around in the deepest part of the ocean, do 57 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: you think it's very light down there? Do you think 58 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: there's the sunlight? Or is it dark? Yes, it is 59 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: very very dark. It's so deep that the sunlight can't 60 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: make it all the way down to the bottom through 61 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: all the water, so it's pretty much like you closed 62 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: your eyes. That's how dark it is down there. These 63 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: two explorers were going down there for a very specific reason. 64 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: They were looking for a giant squid. Have you ever 65 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: heard of or seen a picture of a giant squid. 66 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: They're giant ormous. Yes, they're humongous squid. And they were 67 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: going down there to learn more about them and see 68 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: if they could even maybe take a picture of one. 69 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: After swimming around for a little while, it actually did 70 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: not take them long before they met a very surprising creature. 71 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: Sh Hey, Valentine, can you hear me? Sh I read 72 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: you loud and clear, Ben sh Their scuba suits had 73 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: like some walkie talking He's built into them so that 74 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 1: they could talk to each other. That was a very 75 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: important part. I don't think I would want to go 76 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: scuba diving if I was all by myself. It's a 77 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: lot better with friends. Hey, Ben, do you see that 78 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: thing over there? That cave looks like something we should 79 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: check out. I'm right behind you, said Ben. As the 80 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: two of them swam towards this cave, they were immediately 81 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: greeted by a ginormous eyeball. H wow. 82 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 2: Hello. 83 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: Valentine and Ben were both very surprised. This eyeball was 84 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: half as big as they were. It was very very large. 85 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: Why hello there, Oh he could talk? Huh Hi. My 86 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: name's Valentine. That's my friend Ben. And we were just 87 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: swimming down here to actually kind of learn more about 88 00:05:55,600 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: creatures like you. You don't say, well, I could use 89 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 1: some help. I got stuck down here a long time ago. 90 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: This giant squid went on to tell Valentine and Ben 91 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: about how his tentacles had gotten stuck in this cave 92 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 1: and then he was unable to reach back and get 93 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 1: it unstuck from the rocks that it was stuck on, 94 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,919 Speaker 1: and he had been stuck in this cave for a 95 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: very long time. Using their headlamps, Valentine and Ben swam 96 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: past the giant squid deeper into the cave. We're a 97 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:39,239 Speaker 1: little nervous about it, but they were there to help 98 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: a new friend. Hey, Ben, help me move that rock 99 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 1: over there, said Valentine. The two of them swam over 100 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: to this big boulder that looked like had fallen right 101 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: on that giant squid's tentacle. All right, on the count 102 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: of three, let's give it a big push. One, two, three. 103 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: With all their might, Ben and Valentine were able to 104 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: push that giant rock that had caught the squids tentacle, 105 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: and with one final push, the rock came tumbling down boom. 106 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 2: You did it right, Thank. 107 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: You so much, Ben and Valentine swam back around to 108 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: where the squid's head was and his eyeballs, they were 109 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: very large. Remember, I'm glad we were able to help 110 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: you out, said Ben. Yeah, we do have one question 111 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: to ask you, said Valentine. It's for our research. You see, 112 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: we're trying to learn more about your species so that 113 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: we can maybe do more to help protect it. So 114 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: we have one question for you. Is that okay? 115 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 2: Yesh? 116 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: How old are you? Asked Valentine. The giant squid looked 117 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: like he was thinking really hard. Maybe he didn't know 118 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: how old he was because he did look very large 119 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: and very old, and so maybe if you're that old, 120 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: you lose track of how old you really are. 121 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 2: I am five hundred and forty two years. 122 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: Old, Valentine and Ben couldn't believe it. Did he just 123 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: say five hundred and forty two? Said Ben? That's what 124 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: I heard too, said Valentine. 125 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:43,719 Speaker 2: Well, I've gotta get going. Thank you again for your help. 126 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your answer, mister giant squid. 127 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:54,599 Speaker 1: Wave Valentine. We'll see you later, said Ben. As Valentine 128 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 1: and Ben watched the giant squid swim away, they couldn't 129 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: believe it their mission. That's a ginormous success. Not only 130 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: did they learn all a very important question about giants quids, 131 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,559 Speaker 1: but they were able to also help one along the way. 132 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: This may be the end of the story, it's just 133 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: the beginning of their amazing ocean adventures that lie ahead 134 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: the end. Great job, you listened all the way to 135 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: the end, and you know what timea day is. It's 136 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: time for kid shout out. 137 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 2: Sion. 138 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: Want to say hey to Xavier and Bear from Louisiana, 139 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 1: Jacob from Australia, Marshall and Patrick from Maryland, Diego from California, 140 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: Hattie from British Columbia, Briella from California, and uh Lena 141 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: and Laura from Toronto. I'm so glad that you're all 142 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: in the Kid Short Stories family and on the spy team. 143 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: We could not stop Doctor Stinky Breath and his crew 144 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:04,199 Speaker 1: without you, my friends. Well, you have a super duper 145 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: day and I will see you on our next adventure. Bye.