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Have you ever cried over spilled milk while breaking the ice?
Or have you cut corners on a piece of cake and just decided to call it a day because of a bad apple?
Or have you ever been around the bush once in a blue moon?
Well, if you've ever done any of those things, you are going to like today's brand new story, where common expressions come to life!
Come on up after a few words for the grown -ups.
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Welcome back to the StoryPires podcast. Expressions.
We all use them. Sometimes they're helpful and fun.
But what? If expressions started coming to life whenever we set them.
Would that be fun? Or would it be weird?
Find out in today's brand new story!
Here's the author to introduce it!
Hi, I'm Retta. I am eleven years old and I live in Idaho.
This is my story. Express or not!
Settle down class! It's time for our last book report presentation.
Let's welcome our new student to the town of North South.
Come on up Eugene! Thanks Miss McNally!
I'm Eugene, I just moved here from Idaho.
Eugene, welcome to North South.
I know it can be hard to be new, but we're glad you're here.
Oh, good. Cause I really want to fit in.
I'm sure you will. Why don't you give us your book report?
My presentation is on this book right here.
Little Women, in the book, the women are little, but then they grow up.
That's my book in a nutshell.
My book is shrinking.
and now it's enclosed in a walnut shell.
What was that? Eugene, here in North South we do not shrink our books down and hide them in nut shells.
I didn't do that on purpose, Miss McNally.
I promise I'm not trying any monkey business.
Who could be at the classroom door?
A monkey with a brief, guys.
Hello there, I'm Mortimer Monkey.
I'd like to speak with you about an exciting monkey business opportunity.
Not interested! J g gd is this some kind of prank?
I swear I'm not doing anything.
If this is your way to fit in, it's not working.
That's the end of class!
Got a run! Wait, young man, you're not doing any where until you help me get this book out of this nutshell.
Take a deep breath, Eugene, those were just weird coincidences.
I'll just spend a little time in the town square and everything will be right as rain.
Rain inside and only on the right side of the hallway.
Hey, who's rain storm is this?
I just mouse. O G's to the town square.
Made it to the town square.
Look at all that hustle and bustle.
This is a great place to not be noticed.
Hello there young. Hello.
Would you like to pet my pet Vous?
I would love to! Nice goose.
Does it have any siblings?
After all... Birds of a feather flock together!
Where did all these B's come from?
I can't tell which one is mine!
What did you do? Where are you?
You're spring, Steve!
I didn't do anything.
Here, sir, let me help you get your ducks in a row.
Now there are tops here, too, and they are remarkably organized.
Yum, man. You've ruined my afternoon.
No, no. I think my juice is cooked.
Did you cook goosepink, Steve?
I got a run! What's going on?
Ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha My expressions, they're all coming true How am I supposed to fit in with chaos Fowing me everywhere I go I can't seem to get this monkey off my back Hello there, I'm Mortimer Monkey I'd like to speak with you about an exciting monkey business opportunity Go away, monkey Okay, here's my god hahaha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha I need a quiet place to sink Maybe this shop here Well hello there young man.
Welcome to the North South Shop.
Say is something wrong?
I just need a bowbit.
I'm new in town and I'm just really feeling like a fish out of water right now.
Uh, why is there a fish flopping on the floor in the middle of my store?
Uh, I was hoping me wouldn't address the elephant in the room.
Ta -da! Ha, there's an elephant in the room!
And the fish is freaking it out!
My purpose is chiming up.
This is worth seeing a ball in a china shop.
Oh! Now there's a pool.
Why can't I stop using it's precious?
I need to get out of here.
I need to find Mom and Dad to home.
Here I am at the front door, 0101 drive.
Surely this day can't get any worse.
Mom, Dad, I am a home.
Eugene, home from school already?
I guess time flies when you're having Fun!
Oh dear, our clock just grew wigs in his flying out the door!
Mom, your expressions are coming true to you!
I guess that would explain how the cat got out of its bag.
Cat, get back of that bag.
Hey Eugene! Dad! Home from school already?
Well, I'll be a Monkey's Uncle.
Hello there, uncle.
It's me! More than were Monkey.
I'd like to speak with you about an exciting, monkey business opportunity.
Not now, Mortemar. Well, that was rude.
Mom, Dad, for some reason, all of our expressions are coming true.
And I think I made the town really upset.
I just want to fit in.
Now calm down, Eugene.
If you and I work together, I'm sure we can figure this out.
After all, two heads are better than one.
Ha -ha, you said it, other head.
Oh, Dad, you literally took a bite.
through another head another head well let's be that's why must that really look like that I think we pull it off no at the mac Adventureon a defeats.
Ann and his monkey won't stop trying to sell every one cryptocurrency.
It really is an exciting monkey business opportunity.
Eugene, what did you do?
I was just trying to fit in.
With the harder I tried the worst thing is guys.
It's okay dear. Maybe we'll just move back to Idaho.
We do love Boise, quiet other head.
Sorry. This is all my fault.
I'm not sure what to say to these people to make everything better, but I have to try Wow, that's very mature of you Eugene, brick a lake Sun. Daryl!
Oh, time heals all wounds, time heals all wounds.
Ha, it's all better now.
Wait, if we can undo expressions with other expressions, that must mean...
That's enough! What do you all have to say for yourself?
You ruined our normal town!
A normal town? Listen, I know that we haven't exactly fit in since we got here but who wants to live in a town where everyone is the same and Yeah along the way someone might accidentally cook a goose or grow an extra head, but you know what they say not another expression Please all weld and swells look all the animals they're gone except for my precious goose spring steam he's uncouped and this copy of little women isn't in a nutshell anymore you know what you Jane we are all different here in north south which means you fit right in let's hear it for you Jane you Jane I'm so proud of you I
I could What's wrong dad, cat coat your tongue?
Yeah! Yeah cuz! I took it Let's makeons to do it!
And now at least speaks with the author.
So, Rita, you wrote expressions or not.
Yeah. Can you define what an expression is for someone who might not know?
An expression is a saying that doesn't mean what you might think it means.
For example, like running cats and dogs, it doesn't mean it's actually raining cats and dogs, it means that it's raining really hard. If you had to make an argument for why we should use expressions, why not just be very clear and specific all the time?
Instead of saying it's raining cats and dogs, why not say it rained seven inches last night and always be very precise?
Because like it kind of like spices up the sentences, so rather than saying like, that was super easy, you could say like, easy, easy lemon squeezy, or that was a piece of cake.
It gives a little more pop to it.
You know, another funny thing about expressions is that they kind of change over time.
Like, sometimes there's an expression that feels like something an old people say.
And when a young person adheres that they're like, What have you ever heard one like that?
Not really, but our class is doing this thing of like, at a mology of words.
And what does etymology mean for someone that doesn't know?
Like, did you know that cute used to mean like in college and?
No, I didn't know that.
Yeah. But now it means pretty.
So it's like the origin of the word. Can we make up some brand new expressions together right now?
Sure. Okay, why don't you pick a noun and then I'll make up an expression with it.
Um, hippo! I was a hippo in the bath tub, I don't know what that means, but there you go.
Feel free to use it.
Okay, now I'm gonna give you a noun and then can you come up with one?
Yes. Okay, this noun is a five wield bicycle.
I was going as fast as a five -wheel bicycle.
Oh. That's amazing.
We're also using metaphors and similes when we're using these expressions, right?
Yeah, most expressions are figures of speech like metaphors and similes.
Yeah, and I think mine was a metaphor, right?
Because I said I'm hippo in a bathtub, and yours was the simile, why?
Because a simile is a metaphor that compares two things using a like or an...?
Amazing. You are a word Smith.
Reda, I'm so excited about your story.
Thank you so much for letting us perform it.
Thank you. Thank you, Reda.
Have a great night.
You too, Lee. Bye. We'll be right back after a few words to the grown -ups.
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And now it's time for Story Pirate's Roll Call.
oscillatory music First up from 7 year old Liam in California, we now have a brand new story called AHH!
What is happening?!
Have you ever heard one of those stories that ends with it all being a dream?!
You know, it's like, kooky things happening in the story and that's a very annual And then they woke up because it was all a dream.
Well, this story by Liam has an interesting spin on that concept here.
I'm just gonna read it for you.
One day, this happened.
A giant portal appeared in the sky and an alien ship came out plus a bunch of monsters too.
Then they tried to take over the world.
Only one superhero stood up and fought the battle for humanity.
It wasn't looking good for Super mega awesome guy, but then everything disappeared because the power went out It was a movie the whole time The end So there you have it, that's a pretty ready -made ending for any story Liam Excellent work my friend Next up from 6 -year -old Isadora in New Hampshire We have a story called Georgie the Carrots amazing adventure of candy Now I know what you're thinking, it's true we have had a lot of stories here at Story Pirates about eating candy.
But despite the title, Isa story is about so much more than eating candy.
The main carrot in the story named Georgie the carrot actually eats way more things than just candy.
For example, Georgie eats a fireplace that has chocolate build marshmallows in it and then He eats fire and then he ate a cinnamon roll.
And then he loves candy, so he did eat a lot of candy, but not just a small amount.
He ate candy all over the world from the state of Georgia, all the way to China.
And then he burps and decides to eat every single marshmallow in the world.
And the next morning, he loses a tooth.
Is adora, I love all the details in your story.
Excellent work, my friend.
And finally, from nine year old Thomas in Washington, we have a story called Sorry.
Did you hear me wrong?
And I love this story because it does something that I love, which is take a single joke and repeat it over and over and over again.
Here it is, him. I'm a banana.
Sorry, did you hear me wrong?
I'm a chicken banana.
Sorry, did you hear me wrong?
I'm a baby chicken banana.
Sorry, did you hear me wrong?
I'm a gugugga, baby chicken banana.
Sorry did you hear me wrong?
I'm an explosive goo goo goo goo goo goo goo goo baby chicken banana.
Sorry did you hear me wrong?
I'm a two headed explosive goo goo goo goo goo goo goo goo goo maybe chicken banana.
Sorry. Did you hear me wrong?
I'm alive. The end.
Thomas. Utter genius.
I'm gonna be thinking about that one for a long time.
To read all of today's Roll Call Stories, just head to storypirates .com slash podcast and Now it's time for you to write us a story, grown -ups can submit stories at storypirots .com and remember, we respond to every single story we receive.
That was Groove Call.
That's it for today's episode.
Thanks for listening and a big thanks to today's author, Rhetta.
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 Leo Retree and Benjamin Salka.
This episode was produced by Sam Bear, Peter McNerney, Andrew Miller, and Leo Retree, recording sound design and mixing by Sam Bear at the relic room in New York City.
Theme Song by Bobby Lord, Roll Calling Theme by Andrew Barbado, Musical Scoring by Eric Cerson and Jack Mitchell.
Our head riders are Rachel Winitski and David Cideroff, Expressions or not was adapted by Andrew Miller.
Production Coordination by Denise O 'orten -Bee, Episode Art Work by Camilla Franklin.
This episode features performances by Ryan Chit Subscribe, Links in Derby, you want a fish vine, cherry lame, Peter McNerney, Magnoneal, Leo over Tree, Peter Russo, Julia Schroeder, and Steve Weiss.
Yeah. Hey Peter, hey Lay!
So funny how all the expressions in today's story came to life, huh?
Yeah. Makes you almost wish it could happen like that in real life.
It sure does. Because if it did, it'd be a piece of cake.
Anyway, what do you up to the rest of the day?
Me? Nothing. In fact it'll probably just be a piece of cake.
Peter, why do you keep saying piece of cake?
You know, just in case expressions start coming to life like a piece of cake.
You aren't even using the expression correctly.
Yes, I am. It's easy.
Like a piece of cake.
all right that's how you actually did use it correctly thank you boy i sure would like to eat a piece of cake it's never gonna work Peter you can stop now okay fine
