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Short Stories for Kids: Bedtime ~ Car Time ~ Downtime

Grandpa invents a machine that makes animals talk! πŸ‘΄πŸ’πŸ˜Ί

Short Stories for Kids: Bedtime ~ Car Time ~ Downtime

Lucy

Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Stories For Kids

4.1 β€’ 2.6K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 17 March 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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0:00.0

Hey everyone and welcome back to short stories for kids, the magical podcast of story adventures.

0:12.0

Laina was a promising young inventor.

0:23.4

She had made over 10 new and original inventions in her life, and she was only 10 years old.

0:32.4

Laina crafted a machine that butters your toes for you, a hamster tread mill, a self-staring

0:39.8

spoon, and more, but she had a long way to go to live up to the family legacy.

0:47.0

Laina came from a long line of scientists and experiments.

0:51.0

Laina was so proud to belong to such a curious brood, but her real hero was her grandpa.

0:59.0

He was a very successful inventor, and her personal inspiration.

1:04.0

Anything that grandpa imagined he could make, and he imagined some really brilliant things.

1:12.0

On Wednesdays after school, Laina would go to her grandpa's workshop.

1:17.0

Sometimes she would just wander between the old dusty inventions and machines, and marvel.

1:24.0

Other times she would watch him work, and sometimes he would even ask for her help.

1:30.0

He always said that two scientific minds are better than one, and Laina loved helping him with his work.

1:38.0

One Wednesday, Laina headed over to grandpa's shop, and when she arrived, the energy in the shop was different.

1:46.0

What am I doing?

1:48.0

Her grandpa exclaimed,

1:50.0

He looked like a mess, and a little crazy to be honest.

1:54.0

Sometimes when grandpa got really deep into an invention, he'd lost track of time, space, and everything that wasn't the invention.

2:03.0

Today, he had his shirt, half tucked in, and backwards.

2:08.0

His socks didn't match, and his hair stood up at angles that made it clear that he kept running his fingers through his hair.

2:16.0

If you looked up mad scientist in the dictionary, that was the vibe Laina was getting from her grandpa.

2:24.0

Hey Gramps, Laina replied with a smile.

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