The Blanket Boat

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Hey, friends, it's mister Jemmy Net Saturday, which means there's
a new Kid's Animal Stories adventure. So make sure you
head on over to that podcast Kids Animal Stories right
after today's episode. That comes from Emma and Avery. They
sent me an awesome idea for a story, and you
can too. Just head over to kidshort stories dot com.

(00:25):
Send me your idea and maybe we'll turn it into
an awesome adventure. Are you guys ready for an amazing
animal rescue saving adventure of Emma and Avery? Me too,
Let's go. One day, Emma and Avery were building an

(00:56):
amazing boat in their living room. Wait a secon, How
are they building a boat in their living room?

Speaker 2 (01:03):
Oh? Look at that.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
Yeah, they got pillows and blankets and oh wow that
looks so cool. Emma, can you hand me that blanket
over there? Said Avery? All right, perfect, it looks so good.
Let's get in it and lay down. And oh, let's
see how comfy it is. It definitely looked like a

(01:26):
very comfy boat. Emma and Avery both climbed into their
blanket boat and laid down. They were right, Oh, this
is the most perfect but we've ever made, said Emma.
I know, just oh I could fall asleep in here,
said Avery. They started to dream about maybe this blanket

(01:49):
boat could be like their bed. Oh that's so cool.
Their parents walked over and said, hey, guys, this right
here is a magical blanket. It really, said Avery. Oh absolutely.
If you put it over your head and then pop
out from it, it will transport you into a real ocean,

(02:11):
and hopefully this boat will float, really, said Emma. Her
eyes looked back and forth. Can we try it?

Speaker 2 (02:20):
Oh?

Speaker 1 (02:21):
Absolutely, here you go, Avery, Let's do it together. Emma
and Avery both crawled underneath this big, puffy blanket. All right,
so how does this work? Exactly? Said Avery. I don't know.
They just said, we have to go under the blanket

(02:41):
and then when we pop our heads out, and all
the smokes look at that. Emma was the first to
take her head out from under this magical blanket. And
as they both peered out from the blanket, they were
floating in the middle of the ocean. They they were
both very excited and terrified at the same time. Are

(03:04):
we gonna sink? Shouted Avery. Emma took a look around
and wait a second, look how big this thing is.
Emma and Avery both stood up in their blanket boat
and it was absolutely huge. It was way bigger than
they remembered it being in the living room. But wow,

(03:24):
this actually turned out really well, Emma said. They started
to walk around their boat and they were really impressed.
They had done a really good job. Help, somebody help me.
What's that sound? Look over there? Avery was pointing to

(03:46):
an island that was nearby, and there was some kind
of creature on the shore. It was waving his arms
or something and needs help. All right, Emma, grab the
sails and let's turn the boat and head to that island.
They were very good sailors and turned the sailboat and
it went right to the island. They hopped out of

(04:08):
the boat splash into the crystal clear blue ocean. They
were in some kind of tropical place. This island was
full of palm trees. It was beautiful. Hey, what's going on?
Brodacious bros. Emma and Avery couldn't believe it. There was
a penguin on the beach.

Speaker 2 (04:31):
What's going on?

Speaker 1 (04:33):
Well? Thanks for coming to help. I totally need it.
Oh Hi, my name's Avery, and this is Emma.

Speaker 2 (04:40):
Hi.

Speaker 1 (04:42):
Yeah, and uh, what in the world is a penguin
like you? Doing on a tropical island.

Speaker 2 (04:49):
Well, uh, I actually came from space and I'm totally
looking for some gnarly, rodaciously large sheets of ice.

Speaker 1 (05:00):
And I think I made a wrong turn. You're looking
for ice, and yeah, you're definitely not gonna find it here.
How did you said you got here on a spaceship?
Where is it?

Speaker 2 (05:12):
Well, you see, it kind of crashed into that palm
tree over there, and so it's now totally broken. But
I could maybe hit a ride with y'all on your
awesome blanket boat.

Speaker 1 (05:27):
Emma and Avery looked at each other. They were always
up for an amazing adventure and this was exactly that.
Let's go, Emma, Avery and their new penguin friend Polio
hopped onto the blanket boat and off they sailed.

Speaker 2 (05:44):
Yeah, you see, I was told to go to Antarctica
and I totally made a wrong turn.

Speaker 1 (05:50):
Could you help me get there? Absolutely? I think it's
this way. Emma checked her compass and yep, let's heads south.
They sailed the boat very far south. They left that tropical, beautiful,
warm island, and pretty soon they were airy cold.

Speaker 2 (06:17):
Said Avery, Well, you're on a boat made of blankets, bros.
Let's just cuddle up in.

Speaker 1 (06:26):
The blankets, said Polio the penguin. Emma and Avery laughed, because, yeah,
they've forgotten that their entire boat was made of blankets,
and so if they were cold, this was a perfect
place to be. Emma and Avery both grabbed some blankets
and warmed up. That's so much better. So, Poulio, tell us,

(06:47):
where are you from.

Speaker 2 (06:49):
Oh, I'm totally from outer space, from the farthest stars
and planets, way farther than that. And yeah, I was
looking for a giant sheet of ice. And I first
went to the Moon and made some new friends there,
and then they said to go to Antarctica. And then
when I came into Earth, I saw some really cool
palm trees, and so I was like, hold on, I

(07:10):
don't want to go to Antarctica. First, I want to
go to this tropical island. And then when I got there,
then I accidentally crashed my spaceship and then I got
stuck there.

Speaker 1 (07:18):
Wow, that is a crazy story, Emma laughed. Wow, So
did you make a wrong turn on accident or did
it just kind of happen. Well, you know, I was
just taking an advantage of the moment, and I just
I had to see those killer palm trees.

Speaker 2 (07:36):
They're so bready.

Speaker 1 (07:38):
We don't have those in space. Wow. Well, I'm glad
you got to see the palm trees, and I'm glad
we were able to come here and help. Yeah, and
how did.

Speaker 2 (07:48):
You get here in this killer boat made of blankets?
I wish I had a boat made of blankets.

Speaker 1 (07:55):
Well, Avery explained to Poulio how it all happened, and
how their parents had this magic blanket that transported them
into the real ocean from their living room. Wow, that
is totally awesome. I wish I had a magical blanket
like that. Ooh, is that ice up there, bros? Poulio

(08:18):
was so excited. Off in the distance was Antarctica, a
land filled with snow and ice, a perfect place for
Polio the penguin. He was so excited he jumped right
out of the boat. We'll see you guys later, buy
splash as he splashed into the water. He swam the
rest of the way to the ice and met up

(08:39):
with some more penguin friends. Whoo, holy smokes, that was
a crazy adventure, Emma said Avery. They both looked at
each other and knew that it was time to get home.
They looked for that magical blanket, and there it was.
They both crawled underneath it. Do you think this is
gonna work this time? Said Emma. I sure hope, so

(09:02):
said Avery, as they peered their heads out from the
magical blanket. There they were back in their living room.
So how was your adventure? Said their parents. Emma and
Avery looked at each other. You wouldn't even believe us
if we told you. We went to this tropical island

(09:24):
and met a penguin named Paulio that needed to get Antarctica.
He was actually from space, but we helped him get
to Antarctica, and then he made a whole bunch of
new penguin friends, and then we came back here. Wow,
that's an awesome adventure, said their parents. You guys said
the best imaginations ever. Emma and Avery looked at each other,

(09:45):
knowing that it was not just their imagination, but this
was a really awesome adventure.

Speaker 2 (09:51):
The end.

Speaker 1 (10:00):
Great job. You listened all the way to the end.
And you know what time it is. It's time for
kid shout out. I want to say hey at Vick
from Massachusetts, James and Sadie from Portland, Maine, Matteo and
Miguel from Danville, Pennsylvania, Mosha and Hannah from Queens, New York,
Simon from Evansville, Indiana, and Griffin and Cohen from Maryland.

(10:23):
I'm so glad that you're all in the Kid Short
Stories family and on our spy team. We could not
stop Doctor Stinky Breath without you, my friends. Well, you
have a super duper day and I will see you
on our next adventure. Bye.