November 10, 2025 • 19 mins
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In this silly story, Koby is the kind of kid who always says, “Come on, just try it.” Whether it’s climbing tall trees, eating hot sauce, or riding a bike blindfolded, he’s always there to encourage his friends to step outside of their comfort zone zone. But when Koby convinces his cautious friend Desmond to explore a cave, the boys discover that trying new things isn't always such a good idea.
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In this silly story, Koby is the kind of kid who always says, “Come on, just try it.” Whether it’s climbing tall trees, eating hot sauce, or riding a bike blindfolded, he’s always there to encourage his friends to step outside of their comfort zone zone. But when Koby convinces his cautious friend Desmond to explore a cave, the boys discover that trying new things isn't always such a good idea.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hellel story Times really not a glory time. Rabis stand
and You'll be fine. Follow the whole storyline, Hellol, story
Time might you love released one time? Sime, Welcome back
to the show. I've got a new story for you today,
and this one is called Just Try It. This story
features characters named after Desmond as well as Kobe. I'd
(00:24):
also like to shout out David from Orlando, Florida, Phoebe
from Kingston, Jamaica, Isla Hazel from Victoria, BC Skyla from Portland, Oregon,
along with their cats Prince and Princess, Rogin and Risha
from Texas, Theo, Shiloh and Bevi from Florida, George Fraser
(00:44):
Elliott and their cats Monty and Gus, Levi and Luca
from Escalon, California, along with their gecko, rubiks Abigail, Rebecca, Evanna, Emanuela,
Bernice and David from Nova Scotia, Canada. And also Kean
and ViOn from Bangalore, India listening with their mom and
their pet dogged me out us. Hope you enjoy today's story.
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Let's get into it. This is the story of the
come on Just Try It Kid, a kid who was
always saying just that, come on, just try it. Kobe
was always trying to get his friend Desmond to try
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new things, which at first might sound like a really
nice thing to do. Shouldn't we all encourage our friends
to try new things? Except when it came to Desmond,
Kobe was often encouraging him to try things he wasn't
comfortable trying, Like the time Kobe got his frisbee stuck
in a tree, a really really tall tree. What you've
never climbed a really really tall tree to the tippy
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top before? Well, dude, you don't know what you're missing
out on. You should totally clamb up there and get
my frisbee. Desmond wasn't one for climbing trees. It just
never seemed like a safe thing to do, especially going
all the way to the tippy top. Kobe, I'm not
climbing that tree, no way. And that's when Kobe would
always pulled out his favorite line, come on, just try it.
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It was a line he used almost every day for
all sorts of different things. Kobe, I'm not eating that.
It's covered in super duper extreme hot sauce, but you've
never had it before with super extreme hot sauce. Come on,
just try it, Kobe. I am not riding my bike
with a blindfold on, but you've only ever ridden your
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bike with your eyes open. Come on, just try it, Kobe.
I'm not gonna ask the hot dog guy if he'll
give us twenty free hot dogs, No way, but I've
never heard you ask for even one free hot dog.
Come on, just try it. Desmond sometimes felt bad for
saying no. The coman just try it line almost made
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you feel silly for not trying it. It's like why
wouldn't you wrestle an alligator? If your friend says, coman,
just try it, it makes it sound like a perfectly
normal and easy thing to do. Your brain could be
screaming at you and not try the thing, but one
little command just try it, and suddenly you're second guessing everything.
You also know if you don't try it, you'll have
to hear your friends say why didn't you try it?
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I can't believe you didn't try it. You totally could
have tried it. Well. Fortunately, Desmond knew better than that.
He was not the type of kid to cave under pressure.
If he didn't want to do something, he just wouldn't
do it. He was strong like that. He just wished
his friend could understand what it was like. One day,
the two of them were building a fort in the
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woods when it started to rain. A little bit or
rain wouldn't have stopped them, but this was that heavy
kind of rain that makes you look like a rat
that has just climbed out of a swimming pool, the
kind of rain that makes you wish you had listened
to your parents when they told you to bring your
rain jacket and boots. Ah, I'm getting soaked. Let's run home,
cried Kobe. Normally, Desmond would have already been five steps ahead,
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but this time he saw opportunity to teach his friend
a lesson. Actually, Kobe, let's just go wait in that
cave over there until the sky clears up. Then we
can keep on building. Kobe looked over to where Desmond
was pointing. But Desmond, that cave is like a real cave.
You know, I've never been in a cave like that before,
and I don't think we should be hiding in one.
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Inside Desmond's mind, he completely agreed, but instead of admitting that,
he said, you've never been in a cave before. Well,
come on, Kobe, just try it. Kobe swallowed the lump
in his throat. Just try it, he asked. Desmond patted
his friend on the back. Yeah, just try it. Come on,
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but just be careful you don't wake up the sleeping bear. Now,
Kobe swallowed an even bigger lump in his throat. It
made it sound like a sleeping bear in that cave. Dude,
Desmond didn't actually believe there was a sleeping bear in
the cave. He was having a hard time keeping a
straight face. Yep, that's right, he began. In almost every
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story I've ever read that has a cave in it,
there's always a sleeping bear inside. But it's no big
deal as long as you don't wake the bear up.
Bears are only dangerous when they're awake, oh, while they're asleep,
So come on, just try it. Desmond was about to
give his friend a playful shove and explain that he
had been joking when Kobe suddenly walked into the cave.
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Desmond was stunned. Why had his friend just done that.
You're not supposed to listen to people when they say
come on, just try it. What if there really was
a sleeping bear in that cave? Desmond began nervously bouncing
on his tippy toes. Why did I say that? No
one should be saying that. Saying that should be against
the law. Desmond edged closer to the mouth of the cave. Kobe,
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you can come back out now. I was just messing
around with you. Please don't wake up any sleeping bears.
He wasn't even sure if Kobe could hear him. Oh man,
I'm gonna have to go in there, aren't I. Desmond tried,
giving himself a pep talk about friends not letting friends
wander into dark caves alone, especially caves where bears might
be sleeping. All right, I'm going in unless he comes
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back out right now, all right now, or right now.
Maybe he's about to come back out right now. After
repeating this another fifty eight times, Colby finally emerged from
the cave. Oh thank goodness, cried Desmond. I was just
about to go in after you. Desmond expected they could
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finally go home now, but Kolby looked like he had
just discovered a hot dog waterfall. Desmond, You've got to
come check it out with me. It's awesome in there.
I mean it's so dark he can hardly see anything.
But I did find a nice rock we can sit
on while we wait for the rain to clear up.
Having a dry place to sit did sound nice. Desmond
was completely soaked straight through to his underwear. Come on, Desmond,
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just try it. Against his better judgment, Desmond decided to
go in. His friend had checked the place out, after all,
how bad could it be. Once inside, he realized his
friend was right. It was nearly impossible to see anything.
There was only a faint glow of light spilling in
from the mouth of the cave. Kobe led his friend
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by the arm to the big rock he had found
for them to sit on. Desmond was just happy to
be out of the rain and off of his feet,
sitting on a nice, warm rock. Wait a warm rock, um, Kobe.
I'm pretty sure rocks aren't usually supposed to be warm.
I'm also pretty sure rocks aren't furry, either, But I
do know one thing that is big, warm, furry, and
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probably doesn't appreciate having two kids sitting on it while
it tries to sleep. It took everything for the boys
not to scream their heads off, but they were out
of that cave faster than a kid running after a
guy giving away free hot dogs. They didn't stop running
until they were back home, which coincidentally was the exact
moment the sun decided to come back out. After finally
catching his breath, Kobe looked over at Desmond. Well, that
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was really something, wasn't it? Really something? Wasn't quite how
Desmond would put it, bro we are never doing that again, Okay.
I think we've both learned a really good lesson about
saying things like come on, just try it. Neither of
us should say that line ever again, unless it has
something to do with trying free hot dogs. But only
then Desmond hoped his friend had learned his lesson. But
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the next time they went back to their fort, who
became apparent his friend had not. Yo, Desmond, I've been
doing some thinking. We don't know for sure that there
was a sleeping bear in that cave. It was too
dark to see anything. Maybe if we go back in
there with a torch, we can see what it really was.
Desmond couldn't help but laugh at Kobe, especially for suggesting
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they use a torch instead of a flashlight. Who carries
a torch with them? Just then, Kobe pulled a torch
out of his bag. Desmond, you can't explore a cave
with a flash rushlight. Those two things don't go together.
Caves and torches, however, go together, just like bedtime and
asking to stay up a little later. Desmond felt even
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less comfortable about going in the cave a second time,
but Kobe knew just the right thing to say, Bro,
you've never been inside of a cave with a torch before,
Come on, just try it. And for poor Desmond, this time,
curiosity got the better of him. The flame from the
torch flickered inside the cave, lighting everything around them, the
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tiny pebbles that crunched under their shoes, rocky icicles that
hung from the ceiling, and walls that were smooth in
some places but lumpy in others. It was such a
beautiful sight. They almost forgot about the sleeping bear until
it groan echoed through the cave, the kind of sound
that makes your stomach drop down to your shoes.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Is someone there? I was trying to sleep.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
The boys knew they should run, and they knew they
should run fast, but neither kid could get their legs
to budge. Ah. The bear's coming this way, and it talks.
Though as the figure moved closer, it became obvious. This
was no bear, more goat than bear, but not even
really a goat, more bison than goat, but not even
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really a bison, more hairy beast than bison. Woo wo whoo,
woah woahoo, what are you? Desmond asked. The creature, who
was more hairy beast than bison, finished a yawn before
it spoke, I'm Bob. Who are you? Guys? The boys
looked at each other, both wondering how they should answer.
So you say you're a bob, but like, what exactly
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is a bob? Because clearly you're not a bear. The creature,
who was not a bear and was more hairy beast
than bison, yawned again.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
I told you already, I'm Bob.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
This didn't clear anything up. This creature may have been
a Bob, but he sure wasn't like any of the
Bobs they ever knew. But are you like a person
Bob or an animal Bob? Maybe even a sasquatch bob.
The creature known as Bob just shrugged.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
I don't know, kids, I already told you I'm Bob.
But listen, Like I said, I was having a really
nice sleep and talking to you guys, is making me
even more sleepy, So I'm going back to bed. But first,
could you guys do me a favor. My treasure chest
has gone missing somewhere in the cave and I'm too
big to fit down any of the small tunnels. You
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guys are a much better size for that. Do you
think you guys could go get it for me?
Speaker 1 (11:35):
While they were grateful, Bob wasn't a bear. Even Kobe
didn't like the idea of spending any more time in
the cave. But that's when Bob came at them with
a come on, guys, just try it. And although Desmond
swore he would never listen to another command, just try it.
That's when Bob started talking about sharing his treasure with
the boys, walking deeper into an unfamiliar cave with who
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knows what trouble might lurk. Well, yeah, of course we're
gonna try it. Why wouldn't we try it? We're totally
gonna try it. The boys bravely made their way deeper
into the cave, using their torch to show the way,
aside from a few bats swooping down just inches from
their faces and causing their hearts to beat a thousand
times faster. Everything was totally fine, just a typical Sunday
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stroll through a big, dark cave. See what I mean,
asked Kobe. This is why you should totally try new things.
Desmond stopped walking as there was nowhere left to go
other than through a very small tunnel, and let me guess,
began Desmond, we should just try crawling through a tunnel
where we could totally get stuck. Kobe blinked a few times.
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Are you telling me you've never been stuck in a
tunnel before? Come on, you should just try it. Even
though it felt like skipping lunch was the only difference
between fitting and not fitting, Desmond and Kobe just tried it.
On the other side was a steep rock face leading
to the next part of the cave. They had not
come prepared with any rock climbing gear. What you've never
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climbed up a steep wall without rock climbing equipment? Oh,
come on, just try it. And later, when they encountered
a crevis with a large gap they'd have to leap
over to avoid falling twenty feet down into a pitful
of snakes. What you've never leaped over a really white
crevis before? Come on? Just try it. And when they
approached an entire family of sleeping bears, you've never tiptoed
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gingerly alongside some sleeping bears before? Come on, just try it.
Just when the boys didn't think they could take much
more of this treacherous cave, they saw something just off
the path and inside of a small alcoves. That's something
that could not be mistaken for anything other than a
treasure chest. Wow, it really does exist, cried Desmond. And wow,
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this thing is really heavy. Why did they have to
use real wood? Wouldn't plastic have made more sense? Kobe
did seemed thrilled about having to carry such a heavy
treasure chest back through the cave. Kobe, are you telling
me you've never carried a heavy wooden treasure chest through
a long, expansive cave while repeating a bunch of dangerous
stunts that you barely just survived. Well, come on, just
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try it. So back they went, taking turns carrying the
treasure chest while somehow navigating steep rock faces, deep crevices,
and dive bombing bats. The treasure chest came just inches
from falling into the pit of snakes, as did their torch,
but somehow they managed to make it back to Bob. Yo, Bob, looky, lookie,
what we've got. The boys began to worry that Bob's
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perhaps did not have the best eyesight, because this Bob
wasn't looking too happy.
Speaker 2 (14:43):
Ah, guys, that's not the treasure chest I was looking for.
It's the other one. If you had just gone a
little bit further, you would have found it easily.
Speaker 1 (14:53):
The boys began wondering if all Bob's were this difficult
to work with, how had this Bob not thought to
mention that there were two treasure chests. Both of the
boys were thinking of the command just try it line,
but neither dared say it. They didn't need to hear Kaman,
just try it. They were going back in no matter what,
because you know, treasure can pay for an awful lot
of hot dogs. Passing through the cave for the third
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time was the easiest one. Yet, what a difference it
makes when you know what lies ahead of you and
you're not lugging along a heavy, wooden treasure chest. The
even Nanana booboo the snakes while jumping over the pit,
and like Bob had thought, the second treasure chest was
very close to where they had found the first one.
But the best thing was that this treasure chest was
so much lighter. Some genius had thought to make this
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one out of plastic. It's just like a giant sandwich container,
said Kobe. I can probably throw this over the snake
pit with one hand, maybe even just using my pinky finger.
For the record, he ended up using both of his hands,
cause who's gonna gamble on losing a treasure chest to
some snakes. That just got Nanana boom boot. A short
while earlier, when the boys returned to the entrance to
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the cave, this time the Reacher, who kind of looked
like a bison but was actually just a Bob, reacted
very enthusiastically to seeing the second treasure chest. Ah, yeah, boys,
you did it. I can't believe it.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
I wasn't worried about those sleeping bears because those guys
are super cool and friendly, but the snakes ike those
guys give me the hebe gebies. I also was worried
about you guys getting stuck in those squishy tunnels. Believe
it or not, I used to fit through them as well,
But then one day I woke up looking like the
full sized Bob you see before you today, so you
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can understand how happy I was to see some small
fellows come along. Now, with my treasure back in my hands,
I'll finally be able to get a proper sleep.
Speaker 1 (16:42):
The boys thought that he meant he'd be able to
sleep better because he didn't have to worry about his
lost treasure, But when Bob opened the chest, they realized
he meant something entirely different. Uh is that a treasure
chest full of pacifiers for like babies? Bob pulled one
of the mountains, stuck it in his mouth. My suitor, masusu,
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my binkie. Bob tried offering a handful of pacifiers to
the boys.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Here you go, this is for you, just like I promised.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
The boys waved their hands, refusing to take any Bob.
That's not a treasure, that's just baby stuff. Bob furrowed
as Harry Bison like eyebrows.
Speaker 2 (17:25):
Hey, dudes, who are you calling a baby? Besides, these
are gold plated suitors. Doesn't get more treasury than that. Plus,
nothing wrong with sleeping like a baby. They sleep great.
Speaker 1 (17:39):
Even though the boys knew that gold plated pacifiers could
be traded for money, probably lots of money. Lots of
money that could buy them lots of hot dogs. The
thought of going up to someone and saying, hey, wanna
buy some really expensive binkies just felt a little too
embarrassing for them. Before leaving the cave with no desire
to ever go back, they wish Bob a good night's rest,
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but Bob was already out cold, sucking away on his
pacifier and snoring like a bison might do. That night,
Kobe stayed at Desmond's house for dinner. The boys made
a pact to never utter the words come on, just
try it ever again, though apparently Desmond's mother didn't get
the memo. After placing two bowls of triple mushroom stew
in front of the boys and seeing the looks on
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their faces, she said, you've never tried triple mushroom stew before, Well,
come on, just try it. The boys laughed as they
explained to Desmond's mom that they were no longer going
to give in to such pressure. But of course that
didn't last long, because later that evening, Kobe turned to
Desmond and said, you know, buddy, we never got to
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see what was in that first treasure chest. That thing
was so heavy it could have been loaded with diamonds
and jewels. A sneaky look spread across Desmond's face. Are
you saying we've never snuck back into a cave in
the middle of the night before, A cave with bats, snakes,
sleep bears, and a bob A cave that might have
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real treasure that can be traded for lots and lots
of hot dogs. Well, come on, we should just try it.
The end. That's the story, And here is your question
of the week. What would you do with your treasure
if you found some? Hopefully you wouldn't just waste it
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all on hot dogs, but who am I to judge? Anyway.
That's a wrap on this one. Thanks for listening, and
I'll catch you on the next one.
Hellel story Times really not a glory time. Rabis stand
and You'll be fine. Follow the whole storyline, Hellol, story
Time might you love released one time? Sime, Welcome back
to the show. I've got a new story for you today,
and this one is called Just Try It. This story
features characters named after Desmond as well as Kobe. I'd
(00:24):
also like to shout out David from Orlando, Florida, Phoebe
from Kingston, Jamaica, Isla Hazel from Victoria, BC Skyla from Portland, Oregon,
along with their cats Prince and Princess, Rogin and Risha
from Texas, Theo, Shiloh and Bevi from Florida, George Fraser
(00:44):
Elliott and their cats Monty and Gus, Levi and Luca
from Escalon, California, along with their gecko, rubiks Abigail, Rebecca, Evanna, Emanuela,
Bernice and David from Nova Scotia, Canada. And also Kean
and ViOn from Bangalore, India listening with their mom and
their pet dogged me out us. Hope you enjoy today's story.
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Let's get into it. This is the story of the
come on Just Try It Kid, a kid who was
always saying just that, come on, just try it. Kobe
was always trying to get his friend Desmond to try
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new things, which at first might sound like a really
nice thing to do. Shouldn't we all encourage our friends
to try new things? Except when it came to Desmond,
Kobe was often encouraging him to try things he wasn't
comfortable trying, Like the time Kobe got his frisbee stuck
in a tree, a really really tall tree. What you've
never climbed a really really tall tree to the tippy
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top before? Well, dude, you don't know what you're missing
out on. You should totally clamb up there and get
my frisbee. Desmond wasn't one for climbing trees. It just
never seemed like a safe thing to do, especially going
all the way to the tippy top. Kobe, I'm not
climbing that tree, no way. And that's when Kobe would
always pulled out his favorite line, come on, just try it.
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It was a line he used almost every day for
all sorts of different things. Kobe, I'm not eating that.
It's covered in super duper extreme hot sauce, but you've
never had it before with super extreme hot sauce. Come on,
just try it, Kobe. I am not riding my bike
with a blindfold on, but you've only ever ridden your
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bike with your eyes open. Come on, just try it, Kobe.
I'm not gonna ask the hot dog guy if he'll
give us twenty free hot dogs, No way, but I've
never heard you ask for even one free hot dog.
Come on, just try it. Desmond sometimes felt bad for
saying no. The coman just try it line almost made
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you feel silly for not trying it. It's like why
wouldn't you wrestle an alligator? If your friend says, coman,
just try it, it makes it sound like a perfectly
normal and easy thing to do. Your brain could be
screaming at you and not try the thing, but one
little command just try it, and suddenly you're second guessing everything.
You also know if you don't try it, you'll have
to hear your friends say why didn't you try it?
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I can't believe you didn't try it. You totally could
have tried it. Well. Fortunately, Desmond knew better than that.
He was not the type of kid to cave under pressure.
If he didn't want to do something, he just wouldn't
do it. He was strong like that. He just wished
his friend could understand what it was like. One day,
the two of them were building a fort in the
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woods when it started to rain. A little bit or
rain wouldn't have stopped them, but this was that heavy
kind of rain that makes you look like a rat
that has just climbed out of a swimming pool, the
kind of rain that makes you wish you had listened
to your parents when they told you to bring your
rain jacket and boots. Ah, I'm getting soaked. Let's run home,
cried Kobe. Normally, Desmond would have already been five steps ahead,
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but this time he saw opportunity to teach his friend
a lesson. Actually, Kobe, let's just go wait in that
cave over there until the sky clears up. Then we
can keep on building. Kobe looked over to where Desmond
was pointing. But Desmond, that cave is like a real cave.
You know, I've never been in a cave like that before,
and I don't think we should be hiding in one.
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Inside Desmond's mind, he completely agreed, but instead of admitting that,
he said, you've never been in a cave before. Well,
come on, Kobe, just try it. Kobe swallowed the lump
in his throat. Just try it, he asked. Desmond patted
his friend on the back. Yeah, just try it. Come on,
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but just be careful you don't wake up the sleeping bear. Now,
Kobe swallowed an even bigger lump in his throat. It
made it sound like a sleeping bear in that cave. Dude,
Desmond didn't actually believe there was a sleeping bear in
the cave. He was having a hard time keeping a
straight face. Yep, that's right, he began. In almost every
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story I've ever read that has a cave in it,
there's always a sleeping bear inside. But it's no big
deal as long as you don't wake the bear up.
Bears are only dangerous when they're awake, oh, while they're asleep,
So come on, just try it. Desmond was about to
give his friend a playful shove and explain that he
had been joking when Kobe suddenly walked into the cave.
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Desmond was stunned. Why had his friend just done that.
You're not supposed to listen to people when they say
come on, just try it. What if there really was
a sleeping bear in that cave? Desmond began nervously bouncing
on his tippy toes. Why did I say that? No
one should be saying that. Saying that should be against
the law. Desmond edged closer to the mouth of the cave. Kobe,
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you can come back out now. I was just messing
around with you. Please don't wake up any sleeping bears.
He wasn't even sure if Kobe could hear him. Oh man,
I'm gonna have to go in there, aren't I. Desmond tried,
giving himself a pep talk about friends not letting friends
wander into dark caves alone, especially caves where bears might
be sleeping. All right, I'm going in unless he comes
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back out right now, all right now, or right now.
Maybe he's about to come back out right now. After
repeating this another fifty eight times, Colby finally emerged from
the cave. Oh thank goodness, cried Desmond. I was just
about to go in after you. Desmond expected they could
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finally go home now, but Kolby looked like he had
just discovered a hot dog waterfall. Desmond, You've got to
come check it out with me. It's awesome in there.
I mean it's so dark he can hardly see anything.
But I did find a nice rock we can sit
on while we wait for the rain to clear up.
Having a dry place to sit did sound nice. Desmond
was completely soaked straight through to his underwear. Come on, Desmond,
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just try it. Against his better judgment, Desmond decided to
go in. His friend had checked the place out, after all,
how bad could it be. Once inside, he realized his
friend was right. It was nearly impossible to see anything.
There was only a faint glow of light spilling in
from the mouth of the cave. Kobe led his friend
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by the arm to the big rock he had found
for them to sit on. Desmond was just happy to
be out of the rain and off of his feet,
sitting on a nice, warm rock. Wait a warm rock, um, Kobe.
I'm pretty sure rocks aren't usually supposed to be warm.
I'm also pretty sure rocks aren't furry, either, But I
do know one thing that is big, warm, furry, and
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probably doesn't appreciate having two kids sitting on it while
it tries to sleep. It took everything for the boys
not to scream their heads off, but they were out
of that cave faster than a kid running after a
guy giving away free hot dogs. They didn't stop running
until they were back home, which coincidentally was the exact
moment the sun decided to come back out. After finally
catching his breath, Kobe looked over at Desmond. Well, that
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was really something, wasn't it? Really something? Wasn't quite how
Desmond would put it, bro we are never doing that again, Okay.
I think we've both learned a really good lesson about
saying things like come on, just try it. Neither of
us should say that line ever again, unless it has
something to do with trying free hot dogs. But only
then Desmond hoped his friend had learned his lesson. But
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the next time they went back to their fort, who
became apparent his friend had not. Yo, Desmond, I've been
doing some thinking. We don't know for sure that there
was a sleeping bear in that cave. It was too
dark to see anything. Maybe if we go back in
there with a torch, we can see what it really was.
Desmond couldn't help but laugh at Kobe, especially for suggesting
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they use a torch instead of a flashlight. Who carries
a torch with them? Just then, Kobe pulled a torch
out of his bag. Desmond, you can't explore a cave
with a flash rushlight. Those two things don't go together.
Caves and torches, however, go together, just like bedtime and
asking to stay up a little later. Desmond felt even
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less comfortable about going in the cave a second time,
but Kobe knew just the right thing to say, Bro,
you've never been inside of a cave with a torch before,
Come on, just try it. And for poor Desmond, this time,
curiosity got the better of him. The flame from the
torch flickered inside the cave, lighting everything around them, the
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tiny pebbles that crunched under their shoes, rocky icicles that
hung from the ceiling, and walls that were smooth in
some places but lumpy in others. It was such a
beautiful sight. They almost forgot about the sleeping bear until
it groan echoed through the cave, the kind of sound
that makes your stomach drop down to your shoes.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Is someone there? I was trying to sleep.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
The boys knew they should run, and they knew they
should run fast, but neither kid could get their legs
to budge. Ah. The bear's coming this way, and it talks.
Though as the figure moved closer, it became obvious. This
was no bear, more goat than bear, but not even
really a goat, more bison than goat, but not even
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really a bison, more hairy beast than bison. Woo wo whoo,
woah woahoo, what are you? Desmond asked. The creature, who
was more hairy beast than bison, finished a yawn before
it spoke, I'm Bob. Who are you? Guys? The boys
looked at each other, both wondering how they should answer.
So you say you're a bob, but like, what exactly
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is a bob? Because clearly you're not a bear. The creature,
who was not a bear and was more hairy beast
than bison, yawned again.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
I told you already, I'm Bob.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
This didn't clear anything up. This creature may have been
a Bob, but he sure wasn't like any of the
Bobs they ever knew. But are you like a person
Bob or an animal Bob? Maybe even a sasquatch bob.
The creature known as Bob just shrugged.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
I don't know, kids, I already told you I'm Bob.
But listen, Like I said, I was having a really
nice sleep and talking to you guys, is making me
even more sleepy, So I'm going back to bed. But first,
could you guys do me a favor. My treasure chest
has gone missing somewhere in the cave and I'm too
big to fit down any of the small tunnels. You
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guys are a much better size for that. Do you
think you guys could go get it for me?
Speaker 1 (11:35):
While they were grateful, Bob wasn't a bear. Even Kobe
didn't like the idea of spending any more time in
the cave. But that's when Bob came at them with
a come on, guys, just try it. And although Desmond
swore he would never listen to another command, just try it.
That's when Bob started talking about sharing his treasure with
the boys, walking deeper into an unfamiliar cave with who
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knows what trouble might lurk. Well, yeah, of course we're
gonna try it. Why wouldn't we try it? We're totally
gonna try it. The boys bravely made their way deeper
into the cave, using their torch to show the way,
aside from a few bats swooping down just inches from
their faces and causing their hearts to beat a thousand
times faster. Everything was totally fine, just a typical Sunday
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stroll through a big, dark cave. See what I mean,
asked Kobe. This is why you should totally try new things.
Desmond stopped walking as there was nowhere left to go
other than through a very small tunnel, and let me guess,
began Desmond, we should just try crawling through a tunnel
where we could totally get stuck. Kobe blinked a few times.
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Are you telling me you've never been stuck in a
tunnel before? Come on, you should just try it. Even
though it felt like skipping lunch was the only difference
between fitting and not fitting, Desmond and Kobe just tried it.
On the other side was a steep rock face leading
to the next part of the cave. They had not
come prepared with any rock climbing gear. What you've never
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climbed up a steep wall without rock climbing equipment? Oh,
come on, just try it. And later, when they encountered
a crevis with a large gap they'd have to leap
over to avoid falling twenty feet down into a pitful
of snakes. What you've never leaped over a really white
crevis before? Come on? Just try it. And when they
approached an entire family of sleeping bears, you've never tiptoed
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gingerly alongside some sleeping bears before? Come on, just try it.
Just when the boys didn't think they could take much
more of this treacherous cave, they saw something just off
the path and inside of a small alcoves. That's something
that could not be mistaken for anything other than a
treasure chest. Wow, it really does exist, cried Desmond. And wow,
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this thing is really heavy. Why did they have to
use real wood? Wouldn't plastic have made more sense? Kobe
did seemed thrilled about having to carry such a heavy
treasure chest back through the cave. Kobe, are you telling
me you've never carried a heavy wooden treasure chest through
a long, expansive cave while repeating a bunch of dangerous
stunts that you barely just survived. Well, come on, just
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try it. So back they went, taking turns carrying the
treasure chest while somehow navigating steep rock faces, deep crevices,
and dive bombing bats. The treasure chest came just inches
from falling into the pit of snakes, as did their torch,
but somehow they managed to make it back to Bob. Yo, Bob, looky, lookie,
what we've got. The boys began to worry that Bob's
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perhaps did not have the best eyesight, because this Bob
wasn't looking too happy.
Speaker 2 (14:43):
Ah, guys, that's not the treasure chest I was looking for.
It's the other one. If you had just gone a
little bit further, you would have found it easily.
Speaker 1 (14:53):
The boys began wondering if all Bob's were this difficult
to work with, how had this Bob not thought to
mention that there were two treasure chests. Both of the
boys were thinking of the command just try it line,
but neither dared say it. They didn't need to hear Kaman,
just try it. They were going back in no matter what,
because you know, treasure can pay for an awful lot
of hot dogs. Passing through the cave for the third
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time was the easiest one. Yet, what a difference it
makes when you know what lies ahead of you and
you're not lugging along a heavy, wooden treasure chest. The
even Nanana booboo the snakes while jumping over the pit,
and like Bob had thought, the second treasure chest was
very close to where they had found the first one.
But the best thing was that this treasure chest was
so much lighter. Some genius had thought to make this
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one out of plastic. It's just like a giant sandwich container,
said Kobe. I can probably throw this over the snake
pit with one hand, maybe even just using my pinky finger.
For the record, he ended up using both of his hands,
cause who's gonna gamble on losing a treasure chest to
some snakes. That just got Nanana boom boot. A short
while earlier, when the boys returned to the entrance to
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the cave, this time the Reacher, who kind of looked
like a bison but was actually just a Bob, reacted
very enthusiastically to seeing the second treasure chest. Ah, yeah, boys,
you did it. I can't believe it.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
I wasn't worried about those sleeping bears because those guys
are super cool and friendly, but the snakes ike those
guys give me the hebe gebies. I also was worried
about you guys getting stuck in those squishy tunnels. Believe
it or not, I used to fit through them as well,
But then one day I woke up looking like the
full sized Bob you see before you today, so you
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can understand how happy I was to see some small
fellows come along. Now, with my treasure back in my hands,
I'll finally be able to get a proper sleep.
Speaker 1 (16:42):
The boys thought that he meant he'd be able to
sleep better because he didn't have to worry about his
lost treasure, But when Bob opened the chest, they realized
he meant something entirely different. Uh is that a treasure
chest full of pacifiers for like babies? Bob pulled one
of the mountains, stuck it in his mouth. My suitor, masusu,
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my binkie. Bob tried offering a handful of pacifiers to
the boys.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Here you go, this is for you, just like I promised.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
The boys waved their hands, refusing to take any Bob.
That's not a treasure, that's just baby stuff. Bob furrowed
as Harry Bison like eyebrows.
Speaker 2 (17:25):
Hey, dudes, who are you calling a baby? Besides, these
are gold plated suitors. Doesn't get more treasury than that. Plus,
nothing wrong with sleeping like a baby. They sleep great.
Speaker 1 (17:39):
Even though the boys knew that gold plated pacifiers could
be traded for money, probably lots of money. Lots of
money that could buy them lots of hot dogs. The
thought of going up to someone and saying, hey, wanna
buy some really expensive binkies just felt a little too
embarrassing for them. Before leaving the cave with no desire
to ever go back, they wish Bob a good night's rest,
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but Bob was already out cold, sucking away on his
pacifier and snoring like a bison might do. That night,
Kobe stayed at Desmond's house for dinner. The boys made
a pact to never utter the words come on, just
try it ever again, though apparently Desmond's mother didn't get
the memo. After placing two bowls of triple mushroom stew
in front of the boys and seeing the looks on
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their faces, she said, you've never tried triple mushroom stew before, Well,
come on, just try it. The boys laughed as they
explained to Desmond's mom that they were no longer going
to give in to such pressure. But of course that
didn't last long, because later that evening, Kobe turned to
Desmond and said, you know, buddy, we never got to
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see what was in that first treasure chest. That thing
was so heavy it could have been loaded with diamonds
and jewels. A sneaky look spread across Desmond's face. Are
you saying we've never snuck back into a cave in
the middle of the night before, A cave with bats, snakes,
sleep bears, and a bob A cave that might have
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real treasure that can be traded for lots and lots
of hot dogs. Well, come on, we should just try it.
The end. That's the story, And here is your question
of the week. What would you do with your treasure
if you found some? Hopefully you wouldn't just waste it
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all on hot dogs, but who am I to judge? Anyway.
That's a wrap on this one. Thanks for listening, and
I'll catch you on the next one.
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