⭐ PREMIUM EPISODE PREVIEW ⭐ Cactus Carl 🌵🤠🌞🏜️
Short Stories for Kids: Bedtime ~ Car Time ~ Downtime
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🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Cactus Carl |
| 0:06.0 | It was a quiet day in Molly's Scoop Parlor. |
| 0:11.0 | The only customers so far that day, despite the warm sunshine outside, |
| 0:16.0 | were elderly Mrs. Whistle and Chuck Cheesy-Nees, the postman. Both were in Molly's scoop |
| 0:23.2 | parlor right at that moment, with Mrs. Whistle sat at a window table with her ice cream |
| 0:28.5 | sunday, and Chuck Cheesy Knees licking at a watermelon and lime waffle cone while sat on a stool |
| 0:35.4 | at the counter. Molly herself was cleaning out the ice cream scoop |
| 0:40.0 | when the tiny brass bell over the door tinkled to announce a new customer. Mully set her scoop down |
| 0:47.0 | and turned to face them with a big smile on her face, only for that smile to slip when she saw |
| 0:53.9 | who had entered. Maybe not even a who, |
| 0:57.8 | more a what. There was what could only be described as a human-like cactus in Molly's scoop |
| 1:06.0 | parlor, or perhaps a cactus-like man. He was wearing a multicolored shirt through which poked his spiky body |
| 1:15.0 | and a bright purple bandana tied around his forehead. |
| 1:19.5 | He had large, round eyes, thick black eyebrows, and an equally thick black mustache. |
| 1:27.1 | Molly had never seen anyone quite like it in all her life. |
| 1:32.2 | I'd like to report a missing cat, please, said the cactus man. I beg your pardon, replied Molly. |
| 1:40.4 | There's a cat missing. I'd like to report it, please, said the prickly person. |
| 1:46.0 | Molly wasn't sure how to reply to the strange request. |
| 1:50.0 | What cat? she asked. |
| 1:53.0 | Last time I was in town, there was a cute little marmalade cat set on a wall. |
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| 2:08.4 | As a premium member of Short Stories for Kids, you'll receive a bonus premium story every Friday. |
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