October 9, 2023 • 12 mins
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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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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to kit
Short Stories. Today's story is sponsored by Kita. Kitda knows
that the most important thing for a child to do
when they hear a smoke alarm is leave the house
or building immediately, and to help raise this awareness, Kitta
has partnered with me, mister Jim, to spread this message.
(00:23):
You can join the cause and help provide life saving
products to families in need when you purchase a Kitta
alarm at the Home Depot, Walmart and other participating businesses
from September through November twenty twenty three. This will prompt
a one dollar Kita contribution for alarm donations up to
(00:44):
one million dollars in total retail value to families in
need through the National PTA, the Detroit Heat and Warmth Fund,
and Vision twenty twenty. Today's story is about two very
brave kids that had something very st happened at home
when their smoke alarm started beeping. Are you ready for
(01:05):
today's adventure? Me too? Let's go. It was a hot
and sunny Saturday afternoon. The Lopez family were walking toward
the parking lot after Mateo and Isabella's soccer game. They
were the two best players on their team. They had
(01:29):
an undeniable chemistry on the field. As twins often, do
you know that they always seem to know where the
other was on the field without even looking. It made
passing back and forth look like it was the easiest
thing ever. And they even combined in scoring four goals
(01:49):
between them during that game. Great game today, you two,
said their dad as they all climbed into the family
minivan to drive back home. Really proud of how you
work together, Yeah, they said, I'm I'm exhausted. It was
so hot out there. Mom. Can you turn on the
(02:11):
AC like full blast? Begged Matteo, Sure thing, Mateo. And
you know what, I think everyone could use a nice
relaxing rest of the day, said their mom. When we
get home, you both need to make your own lunches
because me and your father are going to be in
the backyard pulling some weeds out of the garden. Sounds good, mom,
(02:33):
said Isabella, who was in between gulps of ice cold water. Unfortunately,
this family did not know that something scary was going
to happen today. During the rest of their drive home,
they listened to a new favorite song of theirs from
school maybehind have beefves.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Beeves the last, That's why we know you got to
get out fast? Did you hear beefs?
Speaker 1 (03:01):
After they arrived home, Matteo was the first to run
to the kitchen and start making his sandwich. He popped
a few pieces of bread in the toaster and then
ran to their playroom to get started. Hm. I wonder
what he's building. Bella started making her own beef taco
with salsa and sour cream. Hmm. She was an excellent
(03:24):
taco chef, and while she was making her lunch, she
sang the same song they had listened to in the car.
When you hear beeps the last, that's when you know
you gotta get out fast? Yeah. Isabella was the leader
of the kid of Fire safety program at her school,
(03:46):
and there was a really catchy song she learned about
getting outside fast when you hear beeps from a fire alarm.
Mateo could hear his sister singing in the kitchen and
shouted for her to come and help him with something
in the playroom. This was a very impressive project he
was building. Hey, have you ever built a giant city before?
(04:07):
It's pretty fun to build one on the floor inside
or Oh, have you ever made one outside with chalk
and drive your scooters or bikes on your chalk roads?
Oh that is that's super fun. Well, back in their playroom,
Mateo was handing Bella a few pieces that he needed
her help with. All of a sudden, she smelled something. Mateo,
(04:33):
what's that smell? Uh? I think Dad's making something in
the kitchen, answered Mateo, who had forgotten about the bread
he had left in the toaster. No, that doesn't seem right,
said Isabella. All of a sudden, a loud beeping sound
started alarming. They both froze and looked at each other.
(04:57):
Bella walked over to the playroom door. Before opening it,
she remembered to touch the door to check if it
was hot. Thankfully, it was not hot. She opened the
door and was immediately met by a burst of smoke
that poured into the playroom. And now the smoke alarm
was very loud. Ah, shouted Isabella as she quickly closed
(05:22):
the door. A rush of big feelings fell over both
of them as they instantly knew something was wrong. Come on, Mateo,
We've got to get out of here, called out Isabella
to Mateo, who seemed to be almost frozen still. He
felt very afraid. The only thing moving were his eyes
(05:46):
as he scanned the room, but they locked onto the
closet door. No, I think we should go hide in
the closet and wait till the smoke goes away, he said, Mateo.
But remember at school they said don't hide, get outside
(06:07):
and stay outside. Hi, I don't know, Isabella, Mom dad shouted, MATEO.
Come on, Mateo, we have to get outside fast, said
Isabella as she grabbed her brother's hand and walked towards
the closed door, since it had been a few minutes
since she opened at last, she gently touched the door
(06:30):
with the back of her hand to check if it
was hot. If the door's hot, that means the fire
could be right on the other side of the door,
but thankfully it was not hot. Mateo, Okay, pull your
shirt over your nose and mouth so that you don't
breathe a smoke in follow me closely. Isabella led the way,
(06:54):
with Matteo following closely behind. Between the smoke, alarms beep
being loudly and all the smoke, their senses were overwhelmed
trying to get out the front door, but thankfully they
both remembered to stay very low to the ground while
they're walking out of the house to avoid breathing in
(07:17):
any of the smoke, because smoke stays up high, which
means me and you gotta get down low. But they
finally made it and ran outside as fast as they
could see. There was a big tree out by the
street that their family had agreed to meet at in
case of an emergency just like this, so they knew
(07:39):
to run straight for that big tree. Bella Matteo shouted
their parents, who came running from around the side of
the house. The four of them all hugged and held
each other tightly as the sound of the fire truck
came zooming up the street. As the fire department arrived
(08:00):
and began to control the blaze of fire, the family
stood together, watching their home be saved. It all happened
so fast, but the firefighters were incredibly brave and went
inside the house and put out the fire that was
in the kitchen. Many things were damaged, but thankfully their
(08:20):
house was saved. About fifteen minutes later, Matteo and Isabella
were sitting inside an ambulance parked out in front of
their house. The paramedics were making sure that they were
both okay. It was then that the fire chief walked over. Wow,
you too, sure are brave, But I have to ask
(08:44):
how did you know what to do? Well, Chief said Isabella,
It's something we learned at school. Get outside and stay outside.
You are one brave girl, he replied. The fire chief
turned towards their parents, tipped his fire helmet, smiled, and
(09:04):
walked away. Wow, weren't Isabella and Mateo so brave when
they had something scary happen? Whoa wait, wait a second,
do you think they were afraid? Can you be afraid
and brave at the same time. Absolutely, you see, being
(09:28):
brave is something we can choose to do even when
we feel scared. I'm so glad that Isabella and Matteo
worked together and chose to be brave when they had
a fire in their house. You know, I'm definitely going
to remember what Isabella said if I ever have a
(09:48):
fire in my house, get outside and stay outside. That
may be the end of our story, but it's only
just the beginning of some amazing adventures that lie ahead
for Isabella and Mateo. Stick around to the end to
hear a special song from Kidda.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
What You Gonna do when you hear that beat from
the smoke alarm, leap to your feet, up, listen.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
Up right now, make a family plan so we all
know how to get out the house when the time
is right. You gonna run the drive both day and night.
We have to spring, summer, fall, any time at all.
You got to know tooys out of every room in
your house. So get down low or even squat, shut
your door knobs. Then maybe I hear beefs beeps.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
The last, and that's when you know you got to
get out fast. You hear beefs beach the last, and
that's when you know you got to get out fast.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
So make that plan we were to meet.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
Don't want nobody want to run the streets. If everybody
knows where it's supposed to go, that's all they need
to know.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
When you hear beefs beach the last, and that's when
you know you've got to get out fast.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
Wow, that is such an awesome song, friends and parents.
There's two ways that you can join this cause. The
number one share this episode on social media to help
spread the word, or number two, purchase kid alarms at
participating retailers from September through November to help provide life
(11:29):
saving products to families in need. For more information about
the campaign and how you can help, visit Cause for
alarm dot org. That Cause for alarm dot org. We'll
see you next time. Another paying was the game finished
Hey friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to kit
Short Stories. Today's story is sponsored by Kita. Kitda knows
that the most important thing for a child to do
when they hear a smoke alarm is leave the house
or building immediately, and to help raise this awareness, Kitta
has partnered with me, mister Jim, to spread this message.
(00:23):
You can join the cause and help provide life saving
products to families in need when you purchase a Kitta
alarm at the Home Depot, Walmart and other participating businesses
from September through November twenty twenty three. This will prompt
a one dollar Kita contribution for alarm donations up to
(00:44):
one million dollars in total retail value to families in
need through the National PTA, the Detroit Heat and Warmth Fund,
and Vision twenty twenty. Today's story is about two very
brave kids that had something very st happened at home
when their smoke alarm started beeping. Are you ready for
(01:05):
today's adventure? Me too? Let's go. It was a hot
and sunny Saturday afternoon. The Lopez family were walking toward
the parking lot after Mateo and Isabella's soccer game. They
were the two best players on their team. They had
(01:29):
an undeniable chemistry on the field. As twins often, do
you know that they always seem to know where the
other was on the field without even looking. It made
passing back and forth look like it was the easiest
thing ever. And they even combined in scoring four goals
(01:49):
between them during that game. Great game today, you two,
said their dad as they all climbed into the family
minivan to drive back home. Really proud of how you
work together, Yeah, they said, I'm I'm exhausted. It was
so hot out there. Mom. Can you turn on the
(02:11):
AC like full blast? Begged Matteo, Sure thing, Mateo. And
you know what, I think everyone could use a nice
relaxing rest of the day, said their mom. When we
get home, you both need to make your own lunches
because me and your father are going to be in
the backyard pulling some weeds out of the garden. Sounds good, mom,
(02:33):
said Isabella, who was in between gulps of ice cold water. Unfortunately,
this family did not know that something scary was going
to happen today. During the rest of their drive home,
they listened to a new favorite song of theirs from
school maybehind have beefves.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Beeves the last, That's why we know you got to
get out fast? Did you hear beefs?
Speaker 1 (03:01):
After they arrived home, Matteo was the first to run
to the kitchen and start making his sandwich. He popped
a few pieces of bread in the toaster and then
ran to their playroom to get started. Hm. I wonder
what he's building. Bella started making her own beef taco
with salsa and sour cream. Hmm. She was an excellent
(03:24):
taco chef, and while she was making her lunch, she
sang the same song they had listened to in the car.
When you hear beeps the last, that's when you know
you gotta get out fast? Yeah. Isabella was the leader
of the kid of Fire safety program at her school,
(03:46):
and there was a really catchy song she learned about
getting outside fast when you hear beeps from a fire alarm.
Mateo could hear his sister singing in the kitchen and
shouted for her to come and help him with something
in the playroom. This was a very impressive project he
was building. Hey, have you ever built a giant city before?
(04:07):
It's pretty fun to build one on the floor inside
or Oh, have you ever made one outside with chalk
and drive your scooters or bikes on your chalk roads?
Oh that is that's super fun. Well, back in their playroom,
Mateo was handing Bella a few pieces that he needed
her help with. All of a sudden, she smelled something. Mateo,
(04:33):
what's that smell? Uh? I think Dad's making something in
the kitchen, answered Mateo, who had forgotten about the bread
he had left in the toaster. No, that doesn't seem right,
said Isabella. All of a sudden, a loud beeping sound
started alarming. They both froze and looked at each other.
(04:57):
Bella walked over to the playroom door. Before opening it,
she remembered to touch the door to check if it
was hot. Thankfully, it was not hot. She opened the
door and was immediately met by a burst of smoke
that poured into the playroom. And now the smoke alarm
was very loud. Ah, shouted Isabella as she quickly closed
(05:22):
the door. A rush of big feelings fell over both
of them as they instantly knew something was wrong. Come on, Mateo,
We've got to get out of here, called out Isabella
to Mateo, who seemed to be almost frozen still. He
felt very afraid. The only thing moving were his eyes
(05:46):
as he scanned the room, but they locked onto the
closet door. No, I think we should go hide in
the closet and wait till the smoke goes away, he said, Mateo.
But remember at school they said don't hide, get outside
(06:07):
and stay outside. Hi, I don't know, Isabella, Mom dad shouted, MATEO.
Come on, Mateo, we have to get outside fast, said
Isabella as she grabbed her brother's hand and walked towards
the closed door, since it had been a few minutes
since she opened at last, she gently touched the door
(06:30):
with the back of her hand to check if it
was hot. If the door's hot, that means the fire
could be right on the other side of the door,
but thankfully it was not hot. Mateo, Okay, pull your
shirt over your nose and mouth so that you don't
breathe a smoke in follow me closely. Isabella led the way,
(06:54):
with Matteo following closely behind. Between the smoke, alarms beep
being loudly and all the smoke, their senses were overwhelmed
trying to get out the front door, but thankfully they
both remembered to stay very low to the ground while
they're walking out of the house to avoid breathing in
(07:17):
any of the smoke, because smoke stays up high, which
means me and you gotta get down low. But they
finally made it and ran outside as fast as they
could see. There was a big tree out by the
street that their family had agreed to meet at in
case of an emergency just like this, so they knew
(07:39):
to run straight for that big tree. Bella Matteo shouted
their parents, who came running from around the side of
the house. The four of them all hugged and held
each other tightly as the sound of the fire truck
came zooming up the street. As the fire department arrived
(08:00):
and began to control the blaze of fire, the family
stood together, watching their home be saved. It all happened
so fast, but the firefighters were incredibly brave and went
inside the house and put out the fire that was
in the kitchen. Many things were damaged, but thankfully their
(08:20):
house was saved. About fifteen minutes later, Matteo and Isabella
were sitting inside an ambulance parked out in front of
their house. The paramedics were making sure that they were
both okay. It was then that the fire chief walked over. Wow,
you too, sure are brave, But I have to ask
(08:44):
how did you know what to do? Well, Chief said Isabella,
It's something we learned at school. Get outside and stay outside.
You are one brave girl, he replied. The fire chief
turned towards their parents, tipped his fire helmet, smiled, and
(09:04):
walked away. Wow, weren't Isabella and Mateo so brave when
they had something scary happen? Whoa wait, wait a second,
do you think they were afraid? Can you be afraid
and brave at the same time. Absolutely, you see, being
(09:28):
brave is something we can choose to do even when
we feel scared. I'm so glad that Isabella and Matteo
worked together and chose to be brave when they had
a fire in their house. You know, I'm definitely going
to remember what Isabella said if I ever have a
(09:48):
fire in my house, get outside and stay outside. That
may be the end of our story, but it's only
just the beginning of some amazing adventures that lie ahead
for Isabella and Mateo. Stick around to the end to
hear a special song from Kidda.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
What You Gonna do when you hear that beat from
the smoke alarm, leap to your feet, up, listen.
Speaker 3 (10:12):
Up right now, make a family plan so we all
know how to get out the house when the time
is right. You gonna run the drive both day and night.
We have to spring, summer, fall, any time at all.
You got to know tooys out of every room in
your house. So get down low or even squat, shut
your door knobs. Then maybe I hear beefs beeps.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
The last, and that's when you know you got to
get out fast. You hear beefs beach the last, and
that's when you know you got to get out fast.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
So make that plan we were to meet.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
Don't want nobody want to run the streets. If everybody
knows where it's supposed to go, that's all they need
to know.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
When you hear beefs beach the last, and that's when
you know you've got to get out fast.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
Wow, that is such an awesome song, friends and parents.
There's two ways that you can join this cause. The
number one share this episode on social media to help
spread the word, or number two, purchase kid alarms at
participating retailers from September through November to help provide life
(11:29):
saving products to families in need. For more information about
the campaign and how you can help, visit Cause for
alarm dot org. That Cause for alarm dot org. We'll
see you next time. Another paying was the game finished
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