This is Ria. Welcome to Little Stories for Tiny People. I'm so excited because the

studio spiders and the studio beetles are all back from vacation and ready to listen

into the story. Okay, so I did gently tell them to go on vacation. I had to clean my studio.

I mean, there were lots of broken teacups everywhere and I just needed some time to

get things in order. You know? Oh, new email. Okay. Dear Ria, thank you for encouraging

us to go on vacation. We are reenergized and cannot wait to give you feedback on your

story. Signed the studio spiders and beetles. Huh, they're really getting along, I see.

Yes, I'm so looking forward to your feedback. I think you're going to love this one. Let's

get right to it. It's called Under the Sea on the Sleep Submarine. Take it away, Adeline.

Now remember, there are no pictures. You have to imagine it with your mind. Any way you

want to. Come on, let's go.

Hamden Yond, heavily. It had been a long day and he was exhausted. He clumsily spread

toothpaste on his toothbrush and went to work, lazily brushing as his mind replayed the

events of the day. It was summer and his camp had held a competition he'd been looking

forward to for weeks. In teams of three, the campers had constructed their own shelters

out of branches and moss. The camp counselors acted as judges and were tasked with selecting

the sturdiest shelter. Hamden smirked and shook his head as he remembered the hours of

work his team had put into building their little hut. There had been some disagreements.

What do you think about Royal Palace of the Enchanted Earthworms for a name? I don't

know. I was thinking we could name it Lil Slice of Forest Heaven.

But in the end, the three of them were proud of what they'd built. They finished with

a few minutes to spare before time was up. They stood around admiring their forest house,

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