hey story pirates podcast listeners leigh here on today's episode baby with a mustache decides to adopt a dog but it turns out to be a wee bit more complicated than she expected also we have two incredible special guests the wonderful actor brit lauer and the fantastic musician and singer anna eggy and of course we have two brand new stories grown -ups remember you can access the ad -free version of the show by visiting storypirates .com slash creator club or by subscribing right in apple podcasts to brand new stories and some very interesting dogs coming up right after a few words for the grown
-ups I want to get a dog I would like to have a dog Please let me have a dog Hello everybody Can I have a dog?
I want a dog Baby with a mustache Are you okay in there?
You've been in the bathroom for a really long time And you're not even potty trained I'm fine I was just practicing some sentences in the mirror.
You've got this, baby with a mustache.
I want to get a dog.
I want to get a dog.
Okay, here we go. Hey, baby with a mustache.
How's it going? I want to get a dog.
Sorry, what was that?
Whoops. I got too excited.
Okay, deep breath. Everybody listen up.
I want to get a dog.
Oh, boy. Baby with a mustache, have a seat.
I think we should talk about this.
Dogs are a big responsibility.
Pets can be a lot of work.
I literally don't care.
I'll take care of it.
It will be my best friend.
Maybe when you're older, we can think about getting a dog when you're a toddler with a mustache or maybe an eight -year -old with a mustache.
I want a dog now. I want a puppy today.
Listen, puppies pee and poop everywhere.
They eat shoes. But it's not all good things.
Sometimes they can be loud, too.
Don't care. Not my problem.
You know what? Let's ask Rachel about this.
She had a pet lamb and a bunch of beach pigs.
Hey, Rachel, isn't pet ownership a very big and difficult responsibility?
Sure it is, Lee. But it was also the greatest joy of my life.
I would do it again in a heartbeat, and I recommend it to everyone.
Uh -oh. Well, then let's ask Rolo.
He got a space puppy in a previous episode, and it was quite the handful.
Right, Rolo? It was.
But it was also the greatest joy of my life.
I would do it again in a heartbeat, and I recommend it to everyone.
Oh, come on! See? I want a dog!
I want a dog! I want a dog today!
Well, thankfully, we're in the middle of the ocean.
There aren't any dogs for miles.
Hey, everybody! Hey, Niminy!
Did you see the ocean billboard we just passed?
It says dog adoption event today.
It's at the next island up ahead.
Anyways, what were you all talking about before I walked up?
Uh -oh. Dog adoption event today?
The next island up ahead?
Let's get a dog. Let's get a dog.
Let's get a dog. Peter, why are you encouraging this?
Oh, sorry. I just, I just really like chanting.
I really I really like chanting.
I really like chanting.
Everybody. Oh no. I'm very different from everybody.
Confusion is the step before curiosity.
Okay, that's a really funny idea.
We have to send that in.
The power to change someone's mind.
I believe all of the things in my story.
Human beings are just able to create.
The Story Pirates. Welcome back to the Story Pirates podcast, everyone.
Where we take stories written by kids.
And turn them into sketch comedy.
And songs. And we're getting a dog.
No, no, no, no. We are not getting a dog.
We agreed that we could stop by the dog adoption event just to see what it's all about.
but we are not getting a dog.
We're probably getting a dog.
No, taking stories written by kids and turning them into sketch comedy and songs is a full -time job.
Well, it's at least two to three days a week.
We don't have time to take care of a dog.
I think we're going to get a dog.
Oh, the island is coming up.
I see it up ahead. But first, let's do a story.
Okay, listeners, before we hear the musical adaptation of our first story, here's the original story that the author sent in from seven -year -old Beehan.
Here's the white -color box.
I was painting on the rocks.
White -color box was not opening.
I called rescue service.
Mr. Rabbit came. He can't open the white -color box.
Rabbits are little.
They are not so strong.
Next, Mr. Elephant came.
He put his trunk in white -color box and swallowed it and he vomited.
Then Mr. Lion came.
He tried to open the box.
His nails broke. Then Mr. Kangaroo jumped on the box.
His feet hurt. Then Mr. Monkey, he opened the box.
He painted Lion's nails.
Monkey will massage Kangaroo's legs.
Next, Monkey gave carrots to Rabbit and broccolis to Elephant.
We all got upon Elephant's back.
The end. And now let's hear the song we made of that story featuring one of today's incredible special guests, Anna Eggy.
Here's the author to introduce it.
Hi, my name is Vihan and I'm seven years old and I live in Ontario.
This is my story, The White Colour Box.
I was painted on the rocks I could not open the white colored box I did what I had to I made the rescue service call Mr. Rabbit came by He can't open the box Rabbits are a little not strong Mr. Elephant came, he put his trunk in the box He swallowed it whole and spit it back out I was playing it on the rocks I could not open the white -collar box I did what I had to I made the rescue service call Mrs. Lion came by And she tried and she tried But all her nails broke Kangaroo tried to jump but her feet hurt too much She had had enough, she had enough Finally monkey arrived and he opened the box And he
painted lion's legs He massaged kangaroo's legs He gave purple carrots to rabbit and some broccoli to elephant They all got up on elephant's back They heard the phone ring, no time to pack Someone else had made the rescue service call Someone else that made a rescue service come But more importantly...
There it is! Up ahead!
The island with the dog adoption event!
Rolo, pull over here.
You got it! Testing out the ship's new turn signal.
And the backup beeper.
and the parking trombone.
All right, we've arrived.
Have fun, story pirates.
Okay, remember everyone, we're just visiting this island so that baby with a mustache can meet some dogs.
We're not adopting any today.
Yeah, yeah. We'll see about that.
Oh, wow. Look, everybody, it's our first dog to meet.
Welcome to Dog Island.
Oh my goodness. Is that a...
a... It looks like some sort of...
Ten foot tall chihuahua?
That's me. Oh my goodness.
It can... it can...
Tap dance? Yes, it's my passion.
I was gonna say talk.
Yes, I can talk as well.
I speak English, Spanish, Japanese, and un poco italiano. All the dogs on Dog Island know how to talk.
All of the dogs on Dog Island?
Wow, and it's not just a 10 -foot -tall Chihuahua.
I see a 12 -foot -tall Corgi over there.
Hello. I see a Beagle the size of a house.
Well, hey there. And I see a coconut tree.
Or are we still focused on the gigantic dogs?
Can someone explain to us why the dogs are all so gigantic?
Um, I feel like that's a little rude, but to answer your question, that's just how things are on Dog Island.
All of the dogs are at least 10 feet tall, and we can all talk.
To us, it's normal.
We saw a billboard in the ocean that said there was a dog adoption event here today.
Yeah, we came here because I want to adopt a dog.
Oh, oh no, I see. Okay, there's been a misunderstanding.
Justin, come here. Is that a 15 foot tall golden doodle?
I think so. Justin, I told you, the billboard was confusing.
They think it's an event where humans can adopt dogs.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'll call the billboard place right now and have it changed.
Uh, woof, woof, woof, bark, bark.
Ruff, bark, ruff, ruff, ruff.
Uh, woof, bark. Thank you.
I'm sorry, but if this isn't an event where humans can adopt dogs, then what is it?
Today, Today, Dog Island is holding a special event where we dogs can meet humans to adopt.
We just think people are so cute and adorable and make incredible pets.
You know what they say, a man is a dog's best friend.
We hope to rescue some amazing little humans today and send them to their forever home.
Huh, well, that was a bit of a twist. Sounds fun though.
But, but, but, but I want a dog!
Well, there are some families who would love to meet all of you.
Are any of you housebroken?
Ha ha ha! Some of us, yes.
Wonderful! Ah! Oh, here's my daughter, Lola.
She's a 12 -foot -tall puppy, and here's my husband, Roger.
He's a 19 -foot -tall cocker spaniel.
Mom! Dad! Look at all the humans!
Can we get one? Can we get one, please?
No, Lola. Remember, I might be helping with the adoption event, but we are just meeting the humans today.
Humans are a lot of work, and it's a big responsibility.
But I want a human!
I'll take care of it, I swear!
Hello, Lola. Hello, Roger.
We're the Story Pirates.
They're all so small and so cute!
Mom, can we get one, please?
Well, she makes a good point.
They are really small and really cute.
What do you think, Roger?
Oh, I don't know. Let's see.
Hey, little buddy, what's your name?
I'm Peter. Aw, he's so cute!
I like how he has fur on his face, but not on his head.
Do you like treats, Peter?
Here you go. Oh, I love treats!
Treats! Oh, oh, wow.
Wow, well, maybe he loves treats a little too much. Guilty as charged.
Bark, what? What about this one?
What's your name? I'm Rachel.
Oh, do you know any tricks, Rachel?
I'm learning how to sit and I think I'll get it eventually.
Here, let me try. Nope, sorry, no, close.
Hmm, maybe not her.
Oh, what about this one?
What's your name? I'm Baby with a Mustache.
It's perfect, it's tiny.
I love it, I love it, I want it, oh, I want it.
Lola, we talked about this.
All humans are a handful, but especially baby humans.
It might look small, but it's a big responsibility.
I'll feed it and take it for a walk every day and play fetch. Please, please, please.
Oh, she's giving us the puppy dog eyes, Roger.
Should we give it a shot?
You promise you'll take care of it, Lola?
Yes! Then okay! Yay!
What do you say, story pirates?
Baby with a mustache, would you like to be adopted by me and my family and live with us here on Dog Island?
Yes, yes, that sounds amazing.
The only thing better than adopting a dog is getting adopted by a dog.
Are you sure about this baby with a mustache?
Are you sure about this, Lola?
Yes! Then it's done.
Oh, we're all going to be so happy.
We'll be right back after this few words for the grownups.
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So, we've left Baby with a Mustache on Dog Island with her new family, and we're back on the ship.
Great recap. Thank you.
Oh, it's so strange not having her around.
Quieter. It smells a lot better.
But I do kind of miss her.
She was a part of the family.
Yeah, without baby with a mustache, it feels like we're suddenly missing a, um, we're missing, like, a baby with a mustache?
Totally. I wonder how she's doing.
I hope she's happy with her new family of gigantic dogs.
I wonder what's happening right now on Dog Island.
Baby with a mustache!
Fetch! Okay! Yay! Fetch again!
Okay! Lola! Baby with a mustache!
It's dinner time! No!
I want to play fetch forever!
Throw me the ball! Throw me the ball!
Throw me the ball! We have to take a break to eat dinner!
I don't want dinner!
I want fetch! Oh! Oh!
Now I want to go over here and eat dirt!
Oh! Um... That's actually dad's favorite plant so maybe he don't...
Oh no! Not my favorite plant!
Baby with a mustache!
No! Come on, I do stuff like this all the time on my ship.
I'm just a baby with a mustache.
Dinner time, baby with a mustache.
We researched human food and put some really good stuff in your bowl here.
Uh, some hamburgers, some popcorn, and some salad.
Enjoy. I don't want any of that.
I want gnocchi. It's kind of like in between a pasta and a dumpling.
Um, okay. Well, maybe tomorrow we can get you some gnocchi, But tonight, this is your dinner.
I mean, it looks like some really good human food.
Yum, yum, yum. I don't want it.
Oh. Oh, dear. Roger, Lola, let's just sit down at the table at our dinner.
Maybe once we're eating, Baby with a Mustache will eat hers too.
Okay. Hmm. Dinner looks good.
How was everybody's day?
Baby with a Mustache.
No, no, no. She's jumping on the table and eating all of our food.
A bad human. Bad. Okay.
OK, baby with the mustache, we're just going out for a few minutes.
You'll be home by yourself.
Be good. Just a few minutes.
Come back. Come back.
Where did they go? Come back.
My goodness. She screamed the whole time we were gone.
Looks like she had several accidents all over the floor.
Those were not accidents.
Lola, honey, listen, we tried.
But this human baby is a big handful for a little giant dog like you to take care of, huh?
Yeah, she's a lot harder to take care of than I thought.
Maybe she'd be happier on her ship with the rest of the story pirates.
I think you might be right.
It might be nice to be back on the ship.
So we're in agreement?
Here on the ship, we all miss Baby with a mustache.
Look, there she is.
It's Baby with a mustache.
She's flying in on a parachute.
Hi, everybody. My dog family decided to get rid of me because I was so annoying.
Yay! And I decided I wanted to come home.
We missed you, Baby with a mustache.
I missed you, too. And I learned an important lesson today on dog island.
I learned that pets are a big responsibility.
I don't think I'm ready to be one.
Or to have one. Maybe I should wait to get a dog until I'm a toddler with a mustache.
Or an eight -year -old with a mustache.
That sounds like a great idea.
Now should we do another story?
Yeah! And here to introduce it is the author.
Hi, my name is Henry.
I'm eight years old and I live in Oregon.
And my story is called The Villain Who Couldn't Villain.
All right, fellow villains.
Before we head out to begin today's villainy, I've called this meeting so we can avoid what happened last week at Westnidge Avenue.
Don't look at me, the sorceress.
I was there on time.
I'm not looking at you, robot.
I'm staring down the other villain in the room.
You mean me? Yes, I mean you, the Beast. Whom else would I be talking about?
Oh, uh, maybe me? I'm only two feet tall.
Sometimes folks overlook me.
I definitely didn't mean you, villainous villain.
And let's be clear, you're only here because we needed to use your castle for this meeting.
Oh, come on. I have more than that to offer.
Oh, really? The most evil thing you did at West Medjav was to tell that kid he couldn't get in the ball pit.
Remember that? I'm the villainous villain!
More like the villain who couldn't villain, am I right?
Yes, you are right!
Right, yeah, oh man!
Us villains always joking, but we better get going!
Yeah, you're right!
Let's go! Hey, who tied my shoelaces together?
Go! See you around, villain who couldn't villain!
Guys, wait up, wait up, come on, wait up.
Extra, extra, read all about it.
After heroes thwart villains at West Ned Jav, villains thought to be run out of town.
Boy, did you see those villains trying to villain on West Ned Jav -an -oo last week?
Pitiful. It's hard to say if our heroes did really well or if those villains just stunk it up.
Looks like the big city is safe because of the bad guys incompetence and ability to work together We're back all three of us Hi, come here if you think your heroes are going to save you think again not so fast villains villains, tis I, the Crimson Catapult.
And us, too. Darren and Karen, the towering tall super twins.
We're surprised to see you here, villains.
After the way we embarrassed you on West Edge Avenue.
Okay, okay. Now that we've acknowledged all six heroes and villains through an appropriate level of trash talking, I think it's time for this super battle to be...
Excuse me, Mr. Crimson.
Huh? Good to see you.
You, uh... loser? I'm sorry, have we met?
It's me, the villain who couldn't villain.
I mean, villainous villain.
But it's okay, you must be bad with names.
No, no, I'm pretty good with them.
It's literally one of my superpowers.
Well, you just... Whoa!
There's stinky smoke everywhere.
Thanks for distracting them so we could set off this smoke bomb, little guy.
Uh, yes. That's exactly what I was doing.
What should I do next?
Get out of the way and leave the real villainy to us.
Why don't you turn invisible and get lost?
But that's actually...
Come out to the battlefield and meet us, you villains.
Come on, guys. Let's go.
Oh, man. I bet they don't even know that my superpower actually is invisibility.
Either way, that's exactly how those villains make me feel.
I might as well be invisible.
Visible. Take this, Crimson Catapult.
The beast's claws cut through that iron bar like full -fat butter.
Activate robot rave. Everyone duck.
Darren, I'm coming.
Not so fast. Karen's caught in the sorceress's field of imminent doom.
Crimson, you'll have to run at the speed of light to get her out of that field!
Here I go! Gotcha! Karen, are you all right?
I'll be okay. But if we're going to beat them, we have to act together!
Together! Wow! Those heroes are taking a lot of risks to help each other!
The villains would never do that!
Sorceress Robot, come over here!
I could use an extra set of hands!
Take care of yourself!
I'm busy! Yeah, buzz off!
the beast it's clear i'll never be part of their team i can't believe i'm about to do this but visible ah the tiny villain who couldn't villain uh what's his name again uh steve i'm the villainous villain whoa i was way off i want to help you defeat these villains really but why well Well, I...
No time to explain.
Tiny villain, do your thing.
Here I go. Invisible.
Invisibility. Very cool.
Oh, thanks. Now I'll start with Robot.
This is going way better than the Westmejab incident we're winning.
If I can get to his control panel, I think I can reprogram him and take him down.
I'll jump on his back, open his control panel robot your control panel just fell off mind your own business sorceress and submit because i'm sure there time to scram wow robot looks like it's doing a terrible representation of the chicken dance wild punching itself in the face one down two to go robot i tried to warn you now to deal with with a sorceress.
I'll just turn that magic diamond on top of her staff upside down while I'm invisible like this then reveal myself.
Visible! Huh? Villain who couldn't villain?
What are you still doing here?
I'm here to fight you.
Ugh, fine. I hate to do this, but, ah!
Oh, my magic crystal exploded!
And now time for the beast, invisible.
You heroes don't stand a chance.
I'm going to win this fight and take home all the villain glory for myself.
Visible! Hey, the beast!
Hey, pipsqueak. Come to apply for the job of being my sidekick?
You wish. No, you wish.
That you were an actual villain?
Well, you know what that makes me?
What? Come over here and I'll show you.
Okay, this is gonna be fu - Oh, who tied my shoelaces together?
together. No fair. Wah, wah, boo -hoo.
Wow, villainous villain.
You used the beast's own massive body weight against him.
Boy, I sure am defeated.
The big city is safe again, and we couldn't have done it without you.
All I ever wanted was to belong to a team.
It felt nice to be a part of something, even if I am a villain who couldn't villain.
Hey, you know what that makes you, right?
Oh, what? A hero! Really?
Welcome to the team.
Let's get a cheer for...
I'm sorry, this is so embarrassing, but what was your name again?
Steve. How about you call me Tiny?
Uh, love that. Hooray!
The end. And now, Lee speaks with the author.
Henry, I'm so excited to talk to you.
I'm so excited to talk to you, too.
So in your story, the villain was really underestimated by all of the other villains because he was only two feet tall.
But I was wondering, have you ever felt underestimated in your life?
Yeah, like at recess on my first day of school, a big kid came and called me small.
I yelled back at him, size is relative at last. What an incredible comeback.
Had you used that before?
Did you come up with it on the spot?
I came up with it on the spot.
Can you explain for anyone who might not know what that means, what it means to say size is relative?
Well, like to a really small guy, an average guy is the size of a whale.
and to a whale an average guy is really, really full.
I love in your story that the villains have this choice where they could either be kind and accepting to the other villain or they could be mean and insensitive and not include him.
And I'm wondering, have you ever had a time in your life where you had to choose between being kind to someone or being something else?
Yeah, one day at school there was a new kid at school and at recess me and my friends were playing together and I saw the new kid slumped by a wall of looking sad and I had the option to leave him alone or be nice to him and include him in our play and I choose to include him in our play.
Sometimes it feels like life is full of tough decisions like that.
And then when we make a choice, it kind of shapes who we are too, right?
Yeah. I feel like if you make a different choice than the one you were deciding to make, it like changes reality.
What about in the real world?
What makes a hero a hero?
Good behavior and the power to change someone's mind.
What about a villain?
What makes a villain a villain in the real world?
Bad behavior and the power to change someone's mind.
Oh, so they have that in common, the power to change someone's mind.
Yeah. Henry, thank you for letting us perform your amazing story.
Thank you for adapting the story.
You're welcome. Enjoy the rest of your day.
Okay. I will. Thank you.
Bye, Henry. And now it's time for Story Pirates Roll Call.
First up, we have a story from Sylvie, a 10 year old in Australia called Bad Chair.
And I love this story for two reasons.
First of all, it's based on a photo that Sylvie took.
And Sylvie describes the photo this way.
I took a photo of a chair with hard armrests and this is my story.
So Sylvie, I just love that you're using a photo, an image as inspiration.
Like we've been talking about so much this season.
But Sylvie's story also has some very, very good advice.
If you have a bad chair in your life or an evil chair as this chair turns out to be.
because there is one thing you always do when a chair turns evil.
You tie it to a wall and feed it cheese.
Duh. Sylvie, thank you for your incredible story.
Next up, from a six -year -old in Arizona named Jonah, we have a story called The Evil Shapeshifting Piece of Toast. And the shapeshifter in Jonah's story, a .k .a.
the piece of toast, does one of my favorite things to happen in stories, See, there is a good warrior, and the good warrior has a twin brother, and the evil shapeshifter captures the twin brother, then shapeshifts into the twin brother and infiltrates the good warrior's life.
It's an amazing strategy for being an evil shapeshifting piece of toast. Jonah, thank you so much for sending us your story.
And finally, from 12 -year -old Jude in Florida, we have the turtle who ran for president.
And I'm just going to read this whole thing.
Once there was a turtle, but this was not a normal turtle.
No, this turtle ran for president.
One day, he was getting ready for his first debate.
But because he was a turtle, he was super, super slow.
So slow, he missed the debate.
But not just the debate.
He missed the entire presidential term.
Finally, he made it to the debate, but it was seven years later.
Later on, he was elected and became the first animal president.
The end. Jude, excellent work, my friend.
To read all of today's roll call stories, just head to storypirates .com.
And now it's time for you to write us a story.
And if you don't know where to start, Here's the idea.
Take a picture like Sylvie did in her story and then make up a story of what you imagine could be happening in the picture.
Also like this from Bi -Han, the author of the white color box.
So Bi -Han, can you describe your picture for me?
The picture is about an avocado.
Okay, so the picture is just a plain avocado.
So tell me what's your idea for what could be be happening in this picture is.
You see, listeners, sometimes writing a story is about finding an image that inspires you, grownups can submit stories at storypirates .com.
And remember, we respond to every single story we receive.
That's it for today's episode.
Thanks for listening.
And a big thanks to today's authors, Bee Hun and Henry.
We'll be back next week with another episode.
Until then, stay creative and stay kind.
Bye! the story pirates podcast is the production of story pirates studios executive produced by lee overtree and benjamin salka this episode was produced by sam bear and a cox peter mcnerny andrew miller and lee overtree recording sound design and mixing by sam bear at the relic room in new york city theme song by bobby lord roll call theme by andrew barbado musical scoring by jack mitchell our head writers are rachel winitsky and david sitteroff contributing Contributing writers are Peter McNerney, Megan O 'Neill, Leah Overtree, and Alexis Simpson.
Episode artwork by Camilla Franklin.
Special guests, Britt Lauer and Anna Eggie.
This episode features performances by Eric Austin, Sasha Diamond, Woody Fu, Kristen Henley, Martha Marion, Peter McNerney, Joshua Nasser, Megan O 'Neill, Rebecca Robles, Peter Russo, Rachel Winitsky, Steve White, Harry Wood, Niminy Ware, and Brandon Zellman.
The White Color Box was written by Anna Egge and produced by Jack Mitchell.
Special thanks to Roxy!
Okay, everyone's gone.
Come here, boy. Come here.
Shh! No one can know about you, little puppy.
You're my secret little puppy.
I love you. Yes, I do.
Yes, I do. Hey, Lee, I have a quick question.
What? You have a dog?
What? No, Peter. This is not a dog.
It's a... It's a piano. That doesn't look like a piano. But it is one.
See, I'll play it. I'm playing the piano. Wow, Lee, you are really good at that.
Thanks. Oh, hey, did you have a question for me?
Oh, yes. Can I eat some of that dog food you put in the pantry?
Sure. No problem. Nice!
Thanks. Can I pet your piano?
