Hello, you were listening to LOL Storytime, the Goofy Story Podcast for Kids.

Today's story is called Why You Shouldn't Listen at the Dinner Table.

Let's get into it.

This is the story of Gabriel Sandwagon, a kid who was sick and tired of having to listen to

grown-ups talk about grown-up stuff at the dinner table. Gabriel had determined that almost

all of their conversations had something to do with the city's mayor and usually sounded

something like, did you hear about that thing the mayor just did? Oh yes, I did hear about that

thing the mayor just did. Did you like the thing the mayor just did? Oh no, I did not like the thing the

mayor just did. How about you? Do you like the thing the mayor just did? Actually, I love the thing the

the mayor just did. I hope the mayor keeps doing more things like the thing the mayor just did.

And it often went on like this for the entire dinner. So boring. Gabriel even asked to skip

dessert some nights just to get out of there a little sooner, but he was always told to stay put.

This problem was even worse when Gabriel's parents hosted dinner parties,

because there were even more grown-ups to talk about grown-up stuff. Mayor talk could

sometimes last for hours, and if Gabriel tried to slip on a pair of noise-canceling headphones,

he was told he was being rude for not being a part of the conversation. Sheesh.

At one of these dinner parties, Gabriel made an early attempt to steer the conversation in a kid-friendly direction.

So, have any of you grown-ups seen that new movie where the kid wizards used their magic to make everything in town rainbow-colored?

Hmm, I don't think I've seen that one, answered one of the grown-ups.

Though I could imagine if that happened in our city, the mayor would have a fit.

Remember that thing Mayor Marrington did when someone painted their house green?

Wait, hold on a second, said Gabriel with a puzzled look on his face.

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