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🗓️ 29 July 2025
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0:00.0 | Welcome back, friends, to short stories for kids. |
0:24.8 | The Cloud that follows me everywhere. |
0:33.4 | When David woke up on Monday morning, the first thing he noticed was the cloud floating over his bed. |
0:41.8 | It wasn't on the ceiling. It wasn't outside the window. It was floating. Right above his head. |
0:45.5 | Uh, mom? David called. |
0:48.5 | There's a weather system in my room. |
0:56.8 | His mom peaked in, holding a very black piece of toast. Oh, don't be silly, Dave. Oh, is that a cloud? |
1:04.9 | David sat up. The cloud hovered with him. I think it's following me, he said, blinking, |
1:14.9 | drip. Water landed on his head. His mom sighed. Are you feeling a little under the weather? David sighed. |
1:24.8 | At breakfast, David glared at the charred toast on his plate. Oh, Mom, he groaned. You know I hate burnt toast. Immediately, the cloud began to drizzle right over him. |
1:30.4 | His scrambled eggs got soggy, his hair frizzed. |
1:34.6 | His cat pickles took one look at the storm and ran under the table. |
1:39.0 | Oh, great, David muttered, I've got a personal rain cloud now. The more he frowned, the more it rained. |
1:48.6 | By the time he got on the school bus, he was carrying an umbrella and wearing swimming goggles. |
1:54.6 | On the bus, things got worse. David was just settling in when someone behind, Betsy Russell, the girl who was constantly |
2:04.0 | being told off for chewing gum, whispered, Hey, David, he turned, splat. She slapped her gum in his hair. |
2:14.0 | Gross. Hey, that's gross, David snapped. Betsy laughed. The cloud turned dark gray and rumbled like a hungry dinosaur. Crack. Tiny sparks of lightning fizzled down and zapped the edge of David's seat. Betsy squealed and ducked. |
2:37.7 | I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, she squealed. |
2:40.9 | Whoa, said the bus driver. |
2:43.4 | Totally shocking, dude. |
2:48.3 | David used the peanut butter in his sandwich to remove the gum from his hair. |
2:53.0 | He crossed his arms and grumbled all the way to school. The cloud followed, grumbling right along with him. By the time David got to class, |
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