Hey friends it's Mr. Jim and welcome back to Kid Short Stories.

Have you heard about our book that is coming out this fall?

Yes, oh my goodness, I cannot wait for you to be able to hold this hardcover book in your hands and

there's some really awesome rewards as well for this pre-ordering that begins in just a few weeks so have your parents click on the

link for Mr. Jim books down in the show notes below so that we know how many books to

order in our first run of printing. Are you guys ready for today's story?

Me too, let's go!

As Theo ran through his house to grab his boots, rain jacket, and umbrella, he was so excited to see if this was a real treasure map.

Remember in the last episode Theo found this old

legendary map hidden in the back of his closet and had some markings on it that looked

familiar. What kind of like the three big stones that were at a playground near his house?

Theo was going to check it out to see if this was indeed a real treasure map.

He put the map inside of a plastic bag to keep it dry from the rain.

It had been raining now for a long time and so all the mud and puddles had appeared by now. He had to keep that map dry or else he might lose some really important information.

All right Theo, be careful out there and try not to get too wet, said his parents as he walked outside.

Okay, I'll be back in a little bit.

He waved goodbye and started on his adventure towards the playground.

Squish squash, squish squash, his boots squashed through the mud with every step.

Oh, that was a deep puddle.

Wow, I'm glad I'm wearing some tall boots, said Theo.

Just a little bit further up ahead, he could see the park where he was playing with his friends earlier

Now the wood chips had formed a whole bunch of different puddles from all the rain

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