November 17, 2025 • 15 mins
Billy, a silly boy with a wild imagination, discovers there’s more than just a brain in his
noggin. When he slips on Principal Poligrip’s magical goggles, he’s transported into a mega
playroom—home to a curious little sneazle living in his head! Join Billy as he learns to
wrangle this quizzical critter and unlock what it really means to be Billy the Brilliant.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Concil to paper, sketching you art on this page. What
kind of journey will this drawing bring to life?
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Today?
Speaker 1 (00:21):
Another adventure waits for you a ro scout and Layla.
My comment wong to It's imagination time and curiosity cold.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Curiosity came. It's a magical place come true. Welcome to
Adventures of Curiosity.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Cald Hello, and welcome back to season three of Adventures
of Curiosity Cove. It's me Ella the Curious and whether
you're joining us for the first time or coming back
for more adventures, I'm so thrilled to have you here.
(01:14):
This season, we'll dive into brand new adventures from my treehouse.
Speaker 4 (01:18):
Think cozy beanbags, fluffy.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Pillows, and of course my favorite stuffy row right by
my side. It's peaceful, almost like my mom just used
her relaxing dream spread, perfect for story time. So what
are we waiting for? Let's dive in Billy the Brilliant Part.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
One picture the absolutely positively coolest kids room you could
ever imagine. Nope, cooler than that, way cooler. This room
had everything a kid could dream up. There was a
spiral staircase to a bunk bed, levers, buttons, a climbing
(01:58):
wall that dinged when you reach the every musical instrument imaginable,
a light up control board with switches labeled things like math, escape,
giggle mode, and emergency nap. There was a DJ kit,
a detective lab in one corner and a treasure hunter's
headquarters in the other. A disco ball spun from the ceiling,
(02:19):
while jump mats and sticky walls that you could run
at full speed, jump and smack. You'd stick to it
like a human pancake. There were ropes to climb, ziplines
to ride, karaoke battles, lava lamps for ambiance, and even
a periscope that peeked out through Billy's eyeballs. And right
in the middle of it all was a Sneezle, a tiny,
(02:44):
strange looking, wildly cool little creature with fuzzy eyebrows, a
lab coat, and a tool belt full of snacks and
mood buttons. Let me back up a bit. You see,
this story is about Billy, the kid with more jokes
than a joke book, more energy than a bouncy ball factory,
(03:04):
and a heart as bright as a birthday candle. He
was the class clown, the friend everybody adored, the kid
who could make even the grumpiest lunch lady chuckle the
only issue he was hilarious that the worst possible times,
Missus Wattsguard, his teacher, could hardly get through a quarter
of her lesson without Billy cracking a perfectly timed, slightly
(03:28):
too clever joke that sent the whole class into giggle chaos.
Then it took her five full minutes seven if Marcus
joined in to restore order, and even then she sometimes
forgot what she was teaching in the first place. Billy
didn't mean to derail the day. He just had a
lot going on upstairs, literally because inside his head, his
(03:52):
Sneezle was running the show, throwing brain parties, filing memories
in the wrong folders, Why do I remember every word
of Baby Shark but not fractions? And launching dance breaks
every time Billy ate blueberries. The Sneezele was part disco DJ,
part detective, part emotional traffic controller, and the two of
them were a team, a messy, joyful, snack powered team,
(04:16):
and his Sneezele was loud. Billy Sneezele lived in that
outrageous kids room I described earlier, deep in the folds
of Billy's imagination somewhere between the left and the right brain,
directly above his appetite and slightly below his common sense.
That room was where the Sneezel planned every brilliant thought,
(04:38):
clever quip, and ill timed outburst Billy ever had. The
Sneezele loved dancing to thoughts like they were songs. It
pressed buttons just to see what would happen. It built
contraptions out of half memories and wild ideas. It hosted
talent shows for neurons. It even ran laps on the
running track made of rainbow licorice that around the bunk bed.
(05:01):
But the Sneezle's energy, it Sparkle, as Billy liked to
call it, was completely fueled by well, you'll find out
in this story. Some days billy Sneezele was brilliant. Another
days it wore underwear on its head and accidentally sent
Billy's tongue into overdrive. More on that later, because all
(05:23):
of that was about to change, and it all happened
when one day Missus Wattsguard had had enough. I've had enough,
and she sent Billy to the principal's office.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Go to the principal's office.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
Billy had to get one more joke in before he
left the post office. But Missus Wattsguard, I mailed all
my Christmas cards last week. The classroom erupted in laughter
until Missus Wattsguard told them all to quiet down.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
You all quiet down now, Billy, go now, and you
tell him just what you did.
Speaker 4 (06:00):
Uh nailed my Christmas cards early. The classroom belled it
out and laughter again. This was getting good.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Billy Breadcrumb. You go to the office this instant, mister
funny man, and you tell Principal Polygrip that you're a jokester.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
So Billy slowly and quietly packed up his belongings into
his backpack. Then he picked up his head, looking up
in a dramatic effort to think if he had forgotten anything.
Then he lifted a finger, saying to himself, ah, and
he walked over to the project Ben grabbed his artwork,
(06:40):
slowly walked back to his desk and placed it gently
into his book bag. Then he lifted his head up
once more, staring into space dramatically, looking like he was
thinking if he's forgotten anything else?
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Ah?
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Uh wait no, no.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
Billy barn Breadcrumb, go this instant. If you've forgotten anything,
I will make sure your parents get it. Now go.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
Billy picked up his bag and walked to the front
of the room, where he knew he had an audience. Goodbye,
my fellow classmates, auur va that's by in French al
feeders ain farewell and German tuto bane that means everything's
gonna be fine and it tian. That's quite enough. Billy, Nana, Nana, Nana, Nana, Hey, hey, hey,
(07:38):
good bye, And with that Billy shuts the door. A
silence settled over the classroom. They waited, then abruptly, the
door shoots open, Billy pops his head in steam. Billy
pops his head back out and shuts the door, followed
by the door swinging open once more and Billy's head
(07:58):
popping in famous band for in the late sixties check
him out out. And this time Billy popped his head out,
shut the door, and was off to the principal's office.
Now Principal Polygrip was actually a pretty cool guy, mostly
because he knew exactly what he signed up For sure,
he had to keep order and make sure no one
(08:20):
was swinging from the hallway lights, but he took his
job seriously. His mission to make sure every kid walked
out of that school believing that they were one of
a kind magic and to help them love every bit
of what made them weird, wonderful and wildly themselves. Plus,
(08:41):
this is my story I'm gonna write about the world
I'd prefer to live in. Billy made it to Principal
Polygrip's office and gave the door a secret rap that
only him and Principal Polygrip knew when Billy was in trouble.
Come in. Billy opened the door and peeked inside. Principal
(09:04):
Polygrip was at his desk with an awfully wretched scowl
on his face. Get in here and sit down. Billy
walked in slowly, but before he could get a few
steps in, Principal Polygrip blurted out, do you live in
a barn? Shut the door. Nobody needs to hear me yelling.
How many times must I tell you to get your
(09:25):
act together? You've disrupted this class too many times. Now
we're gonna talk repercussions. Everyone near the office could hear
the principal yelling at poor Billy Breadcrumb. Billy turned around,
shut the door, and when he turned back to Principal Polygrip.
He didn't look mad at all. Instead, he had a
(09:48):
little smirk on his face. Theatrics, you know, I have
to look like I'm yelling at you a little bit.
All right, let's hear it, Bob, what'd you do this time?
Principal Polygrip motioned to the bean bag chair across from
his desk and said, please, please have a seat.
Speaker 3 (10:04):
Billy.
Speaker 4 (10:05):
Billy flopped into the bean bag, arms cross, trying to
look unfazed. Oh well, it wasn't really a big wait.
Let me guess you interrupted class again to say something witty.
You nailed it, all right, let's hear it. Well, the
(10:25):
teacher said we were gonna do Singapore math, and I
asked if American math was too complicated for her to teach.
That's a good one, Billy up top. Billy gave Principal
p and air high five. But seriously, why are we
learning Singapore math. We're here to talk about you, Billy.
(10:47):
Tell me what happens leading up to your tomfoolery. Tom hoolery,
Come on, Billy, you know what I'm talking about. Why
do you feel they need to joke about? Well, sometimes
I just get so bored in school. It's the same
thing every day. And who's to say we can't joke
around a bit while we're learning. You know, Billy paused
(11:09):
to see what Principal P would say, Oh, go on,
tell me more. Well, mister grabber Taber always makes science
so fun. But when I'm in missus Wattsguard's class, I
feel like I'm not that smart. I don't like that feeling.
So so you tell a few jokes so nobody can
see what's going on deeper. Yeah, I have a pall
(11:31):
in my head running the show too. What's a Paul? Well,
his name is Paul. I named him, but it's a
little sneezel hmm. Never heard of a sneezele Oh look
him up. They're super cute. But yes, he lives in
my brain and pulls levers. How do you know that? Well,
(11:54):
aside from feeling when certain levers are being pulled, we
talk good night before I go to sleep. Sometimes you
talk to him, Well, be rude, not to can you
talk to him now? Well, not while I'm talking to you,
That would be rude. Plus, he's working, working where in
(12:14):
my brain, controlling levers? Remember? Oh yeah, so do you
think I have one. Oh, we all have one. They're
identical to us. We can sort of control them during
really big decisions, but some are involuntary. Why hasn't mine
talked to me ever? Well, have you ever listened? Well,
(12:39):
I didn't know I had to listen. Well, that's pretty
typical for your age. Huh oh. Nothing. Later that night,
while Billy was lying in bed, he stared so hard
at his ceiling he nearly burned a hole through the paint. Okay,
not really, that's just the figure of speech. But Billy
was concentrating like his life depended on it. He was
(13:01):
trying to hear the sneezele in his brain. He strained,
he focused, He clenched his toes, and tried to tune
his inner radio dial to Sneeze FM. And then, out
of nowhere, nothing, just silence. Billy shook his head. Ah,
(13:22):
Principal Paul Polygrip got me. He was messing with me.
Good one, Principal p He rolled his eyes, closed them tight,
took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. You
know that moment right before you fall asleep, when you're
not totally awake but not totally dreaming, when your thoughts
(13:43):
start to blend into marshmallowy nonsense. That's when Billy heard it.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
Boy, I cannot wait to hear what's next. Make sure
you come back for part two. I hope you enjoyed
our podcast as much as I did today. Boy was
I come fee and cozy and all tuned in. If
you loved what you listened to, please leave us a
five star review, but only if you really mean it.
We love hearing your feedback. It helps us grow so
(14:14):
we can continue to bring stories to you. In all
our curious listeners, you never know you might even get
a shout out from me here in the Cove. I'd
like to give a shout out to Brooks, Aristotle, and Langston.
I heard your big fans of Elle the Curious, and
I'm a big fan of you guys. Thanks for listening.
(14:35):
All right, I need a snack, so I'm headed back home.
Until next time, friends, we never say goodbye. It's always
see you later. Adventures of Curiosity Cove was created by
Tika Sumter and Nicholas Muscarella. Written by Nicholas James Muscarella.
Adventures of Curiosity Coves theme song was written and composed
(14:58):
by Mattie Limb and so by Laura Seraphine engineered by
Robert Aultchuler, sound effects by Command Creative Studios. Alla. The
Curious is an original story series created by Tika Sumter
At Curiosity.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Come, Curiosity, Come get some magical place. Come Welcome to Aventures. Up,
Curiosity Come.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
This is a Fort Sumter production.
Concil to paper, sketching you art on this page. What
kind of journey will this drawing bring to life?
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Today?
Speaker 1 (00:21):
Another adventure waits for you a ro scout and Layla.
My comment wong to It's imagination time and curiosity cold.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Curiosity came. It's a magical place come true. Welcome to
Adventures of Curiosity.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Cald Hello, and welcome back to season three of Adventures
of Curiosity Cove. It's me Ella the Curious and whether
you're joining us for the first time or coming back
for more adventures, I'm so thrilled to have you here.
(01:14):
This season, we'll dive into brand new adventures from my treehouse.
Speaker 4 (01:18):
Think cozy beanbags, fluffy.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Pillows, and of course my favorite stuffy row right by
my side. It's peaceful, almost like my mom just used
her relaxing dream spread, perfect for story time. So what
are we waiting for? Let's dive in Billy the Brilliant Part.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
One picture the absolutely positively coolest kids room you could
ever imagine. Nope, cooler than that, way cooler. This room
had everything a kid could dream up. There was a
spiral staircase to a bunk bed, levers, buttons, a climbing
(01:58):
wall that dinged when you reach the every musical instrument imaginable,
a light up control board with switches labeled things like math, escape,
giggle mode, and emergency nap. There was a DJ kit,
a detective lab in one corner and a treasure hunter's
headquarters in the other. A disco ball spun from the ceiling,
(02:19):
while jump mats and sticky walls that you could run
at full speed, jump and smack. You'd stick to it
like a human pancake. There were ropes to climb, ziplines
to ride, karaoke battles, lava lamps for ambiance, and even
a periscope that peeked out through Billy's eyeballs. And right
in the middle of it all was a Sneezle, a tiny,
(02:44):
strange looking, wildly cool little creature with fuzzy eyebrows, a
lab coat, and a tool belt full of snacks and
mood buttons. Let me back up a bit. You see,
this story is about Billy, the kid with more jokes
than a joke book, more energy than a bouncy ball factory,
(03:04):
and a heart as bright as a birthday candle. He
was the class clown, the friend everybody adored, the kid
who could make even the grumpiest lunch lady chuckle the
only issue he was hilarious that the worst possible times,
Missus Wattsguard, his teacher, could hardly get through a quarter
of her lesson without Billy cracking a perfectly timed, slightly
(03:28):
too clever joke that sent the whole class into giggle chaos.
Then it took her five full minutes seven if Marcus
joined in to restore order, and even then she sometimes
forgot what she was teaching in the first place. Billy
didn't mean to derail the day. He just had a
lot going on upstairs, literally because inside his head, his
(03:52):
Sneezle was running the show, throwing brain parties, filing memories
in the wrong folders, Why do I remember every word
of Baby Shark but not fractions? And launching dance breaks
every time Billy ate blueberries. The Sneezele was part disco DJ,
part detective, part emotional traffic controller, and the two of
them were a team, a messy, joyful, snack powered team,
(04:16):
and his Sneezele was loud. Billy Sneezele lived in that
outrageous kids room I described earlier, deep in the folds
of Billy's imagination somewhere between the left and the right brain,
directly above his appetite and slightly below his common sense.
That room was where the Sneezel planned every brilliant thought,
(04:38):
clever quip, and ill timed outburst Billy ever had. The
Sneezele loved dancing to thoughts like they were songs. It
pressed buttons just to see what would happen. It built
contraptions out of half memories and wild ideas. It hosted
talent shows for neurons. It even ran laps on the
running track made of rainbow licorice that around the bunk bed.
(05:01):
But the Sneezle's energy, it Sparkle, as Billy liked to
call it, was completely fueled by well, you'll find out
in this story. Some days billy Sneezele was brilliant. Another
days it wore underwear on its head and accidentally sent
Billy's tongue into overdrive. More on that later, because all
(05:23):
of that was about to change, and it all happened
when one day Missus Wattsguard had had enough. I've had enough,
and she sent Billy to the principal's office.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Go to the principal's office.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
Billy had to get one more joke in before he
left the post office. But Missus Wattsguard, I mailed all
my Christmas cards last week. The classroom erupted in laughter
until Missus Wattsguard told them all to quiet down.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
You all quiet down now, Billy, go now, and you
tell him just what you did.
Speaker 4 (06:00):
Uh nailed my Christmas cards early. The classroom belled it
out and laughter again. This was getting good.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Billy Breadcrumb. You go to the office this instant, mister
funny man, and you tell Principal Polygrip that you're a jokester.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
So Billy slowly and quietly packed up his belongings into
his backpack. Then he picked up his head, looking up
in a dramatic effort to think if he had forgotten anything.
Then he lifted a finger, saying to himself, ah, and
he walked over to the project Ben grabbed his artwork,
(06:40):
slowly walked back to his desk and placed it gently
into his book bag. Then he lifted his head up
once more, staring into space dramatically, looking like he was
thinking if he's forgotten anything else?
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Ah?
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Uh wait no, no.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
Billy barn Breadcrumb, go this instant. If you've forgotten anything,
I will make sure your parents get it. Now go.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
Billy picked up his bag and walked to the front
of the room, where he knew he had an audience. Goodbye,
my fellow classmates, auur va that's by in French al
feeders ain farewell and German tuto bane that means everything's
gonna be fine and it tian. That's quite enough. Billy, Nana, Nana, Nana, Nana, Hey, hey, hey,
(07:38):
good bye, And with that Billy shuts the door. A
silence settled over the classroom. They waited, then abruptly, the
door shoots open, Billy pops his head in steam. Billy
pops his head back out and shuts the door, followed
by the door swinging open once more and Billy's head
(07:58):
popping in famous band for in the late sixties check
him out out. And this time Billy popped his head out,
shut the door, and was off to the principal's office.
Now Principal Polygrip was actually a pretty cool guy, mostly
because he knew exactly what he signed up For sure,
he had to keep order and make sure no one
(08:20):
was swinging from the hallway lights, but he took his
job seriously. His mission to make sure every kid walked
out of that school believing that they were one of
a kind magic and to help them love every bit
of what made them weird, wonderful and wildly themselves. Plus,
(08:41):
this is my story I'm gonna write about the world
I'd prefer to live in. Billy made it to Principal
Polygrip's office and gave the door a secret rap that
only him and Principal Polygrip knew when Billy was in trouble.
Come in. Billy opened the door and peeked inside. Principal
(09:04):
Polygrip was at his desk with an awfully wretched scowl
on his face. Get in here and sit down. Billy
walked in slowly, but before he could get a few
steps in, Principal Polygrip blurted out, do you live in
a barn? Shut the door. Nobody needs to hear me yelling.
How many times must I tell you to get your
(09:25):
act together? You've disrupted this class too many times. Now
we're gonna talk repercussions. Everyone near the office could hear
the principal yelling at poor Billy Breadcrumb. Billy turned around,
shut the door, and when he turned back to Principal Polygrip.
He didn't look mad at all. Instead, he had a
(09:48):
little smirk on his face. Theatrics, you know, I have
to look like I'm yelling at you a little bit.
All right, let's hear it, Bob, what'd you do this time?
Principal Polygrip motioned to the bean bag chair across from
his desk and said, please, please have a seat.
Speaker 3 (10:04):
Billy.
Speaker 4 (10:05):
Billy flopped into the bean bag, arms cross, trying to
look unfazed. Oh well, it wasn't really a big wait.
Let me guess you interrupted class again to say something witty.
You nailed it, all right, let's hear it. Well, the
(10:25):
teacher said we were gonna do Singapore math, and I
asked if American math was too complicated for her to teach.
That's a good one, Billy up top. Billy gave Principal
p and air high five. But seriously, why are we
learning Singapore math. We're here to talk about you, Billy.
(10:47):
Tell me what happens leading up to your tomfoolery. Tom hoolery,
Come on, Billy, you know what I'm talking about. Why
do you feel they need to joke about? Well, sometimes
I just get so bored in school. It's the same
thing every day. And who's to say we can't joke
around a bit while we're learning. You know, Billy paused
(11:09):
to see what Principal P would say, Oh, go on,
tell me more. Well, mister grabber Taber always makes science
so fun. But when I'm in missus Wattsguard's class, I
feel like I'm not that smart. I don't like that feeling.
So so you tell a few jokes so nobody can
see what's going on deeper. Yeah, I have a pall
(11:31):
in my head running the show too. What's a Paul? Well,
his name is Paul. I named him, but it's a
little sneezel hmm. Never heard of a sneezele Oh look
him up. They're super cute. But yes, he lives in
my brain and pulls levers. How do you know that? Well,
(11:54):
aside from feeling when certain levers are being pulled, we
talk good night before I go to sleep. Sometimes you
talk to him, Well, be rude, not to can you
talk to him now? Well, not while I'm talking to you,
That would be rude. Plus, he's working, working where in
(12:14):
my brain, controlling levers? Remember? Oh yeah, so do you
think I have one. Oh, we all have one. They're
identical to us. We can sort of control them during
really big decisions, but some are involuntary. Why hasn't mine
talked to me ever? Well, have you ever listened? Well,
(12:39):
I didn't know I had to listen. Well, that's pretty
typical for your age. Huh oh. Nothing. Later that night,
while Billy was lying in bed, he stared so hard
at his ceiling he nearly burned a hole through the paint. Okay,
not really, that's just the figure of speech. But Billy
was concentrating like his life depended on it. He was
(13:01):
trying to hear the sneezele in his brain. He strained,
he focused, He clenched his toes, and tried to tune
his inner radio dial to Sneeze FM. And then, out
of nowhere, nothing, just silence. Billy shook his head. Ah,
(13:22):
Principal Paul Polygrip got me. He was messing with me.
Good one, Principal p He rolled his eyes, closed them tight,
took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. You
know that moment right before you fall asleep, when you're
not totally awake but not totally dreaming, when your thoughts
(13:43):
start to blend into marshmallowy nonsense. That's when Billy heard it.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
Boy, I cannot wait to hear what's next. Make sure
you come back for part two. I hope you enjoyed
our podcast as much as I did today. Boy was
I come fee and cozy and all tuned in. If
you loved what you listened to, please leave us a
five star review, but only if you really mean it.
We love hearing your feedback. It helps us grow so
(14:14):
we can continue to bring stories to you. In all
our curious listeners, you never know you might even get
a shout out from me here in the Cove. I'd
like to give a shout out to Brooks, Aristotle, and Langston.
I heard your big fans of Elle the Curious, and
I'm a big fan of you guys. Thanks for listening.
(14:35):
All right, I need a snack, so I'm headed back home.
Until next time, friends, we never say goodbye. It's always
see you later. Adventures of Curiosity Cove was created by
Tika Sumter and Nicholas Muscarella. Written by Nicholas James Muscarella.
Adventures of Curiosity Coves theme song was written and composed
(14:58):
by Mattie Limb and so by Laura Seraphine engineered by
Robert Aultchuler, sound effects by Command Creative Studios. Alla. The
Curious is an original story series created by Tika Sumter
At Curiosity.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Come, Curiosity, Come get some magical place. Come Welcome to Aventures. Up,
Curiosity Come.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
This is a Fort Sumter production.
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