Nora and the Looking Shell

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Hello friends, are you getting ready for bed?
Let’s make sure we’ve brushed our teeth and washed our hands. Oh and don’t forget your comfy things. Now it’s time for the perfect bedtime story.

About Mr. Jim:

Hi! I'm Jim Jacob, a South Carolina based creator. I started as a podcaster by accident. Our first real episodes on the internet were me trying to find a solution to help tell my sons stories as I was traveling for work. I recorded some stories and hoped that by uploading them to a podcast app, my wife and kids could have easy access to listen. What started as a fix for our family’s bedtime routine interruption has grown into a worldwide audience with hundreds of thousands of listeners. My wife Jocelyn and I have 3 kids and love inspiring others towards greater imagination and curiosity.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hello, friends, and welcome to bedtime stories with mister jim O.
I was just getting ready for bed, are you as well?
Oh good, I hope you brushed your teeth and found
all of your comfy things like pillows and blankets and stuffies.

(00:27):
Oh yes, oh good. Well, as long as you have
all those things ready, then it's time for our story.
But first we must close our eyes so that we
can travel to an imaginary world. One quiet evening, before

(00:58):
the sun had set, Nora walked down the beach along
the line where the surf met the sand. The waves
crashed gently on her toes, making her giggle. Out Of
all the places in the world, Norah loved the beach
the most. Sometimes she imagined she was a wave out

(01:22):
in the ocean, or a seagull flying overhead. She watched
one fly past and called out to it. Norah chirped
to the bird, her arms outstretched like wings. She closed
her eyes and imagined it heading home to its nest

(01:44):
and tucking itself in for the night. Nora went back
to collecting seashells and marveling it all the different colors
and shapes. Inside her bucket was a rainbow assortment of
all the best shells that were to find. She almost

(02:05):
missed one. As she went to take her next step.
There just in front of her was the most strange
looking seashell. It had no color and its shape was
like a circle who had melted in the sun. Its
curved edge as bumpy as the waves. As Norah placed

(02:29):
it in her hand, she could see her palm and
fingers through it. Wow, it was see through, but cloudy
like a foggy day. Norah put her bucket down in
the sand and with her two hands she held the
shell up to her eyes and looked through. Norah's eyes

(02:53):
focused on the shell, expecting to see the ocean she
was facing through it, but in dead everything was deep blue.
Bubbles passed by, floating slowly up to the surface. Then
Nora herself felt like she was floating up beside them.

(03:16):
Nora was a bubble. She was now floating slowly making
her way through the quiet blue ocean. Bubbles didn't need
any help to rise to the air, so Norah twirled
and danced as she made her way up. At the surface,

(03:38):
bubble Nora popped and became a wave, gliding over the
deep blue ocean water towards the shore. The current was
moving her, so Nora the wave enjoyed the ride. As
it approached the sand, she grew into a bigger wave

(04:01):
and picked up even more speed. Norah dropped the clear shell,
startled by the quick race towards the sand, and realized
she was still standing in the same place, and she
was still Nora, not a bubble or a wave. Wow,

(04:24):
that was amazing, she said. Remember, Nora had always dreamed
of being part of the ocean. I wonder if I
can do it again. Curious, Norah brought the seashell back
up to examine once again, looking through it down towards

(04:45):
the sand. This time, now Norah was a tiny little
pebble tucked in snug alongside the others making up the
soft sand beach. It was a warm, cozy feeling being
nestled in among the others. The tide tried to make

(05:10):
the waves reach out for her and her fellow pebbles,
but she was tucked in too far from the ocean.
She felt the warmth of the sun as it rose
high into the sky, and then the cool of the
moonlight as it grew dark. The stars twinkled and winked

(05:34):
above her. Nora was a sleepy little grain of sand,
and when she yawned, the seashell slipped from her grasp
and Nora was once again back in her own human body,
her toes buried in the sand and the rest of

(05:54):
her standing up above it. Maybe it's time to head
back home. The sun was now setting, and as she
gazed at the beautiful sunset, Nora new she had to
look at one last thing. Holding the clear magical shell

(06:18):
back up to her face, Norah looked through it at
the colors of the sky. She took a deep breath
and became the streaks of the orange painted through the clouds.
The orange was brushed over the clouds like paint. Then
the orange colored Norah melted into a soft pink, and

(06:42):
she felt soft and fluffy. Among the clouds. She drifted
into a deep red color, floating along until she landed
in a deep night blue. Noura could have happily stayed
there as the blue of the night sky, but the

(07:03):
moon scooped her up on its way. She made its
way up into the clouds, Norah curled up in its
crescent shape. It made a nice cozy bed. She grabbed
the clouds around her and pulled them in close, using
them as a fluffy blanket. Closing her eyes, Nora returned

(07:25):
to the beach holding the seashell. Oh I was so
cozy and sleepy, she sighed. Nora reached for the moon
through her clear seashell, and she passed right through one arm,
then the next, Climbing right through. Norah curled herself back

(07:46):
into the curve of the moon and fell asleep. Well,
my friends, I hope you have a very good night,
very good dreams. Good night, my friends,