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Hey, Story Pirates podcast listeners. Lee here. On today's episode, Eric discovers a mysterious book that reveals an even more mysterious mystery somewhere on the ship. The most mysterious part of all is the mystery. Or something like that. And we have two brand new stories written by kids, of course, grownups. Did you know that ads only cover a small portion of what it costs for us to make the show? It's true. So if you'd like to help us keep making it, consider. Consider supporting Story Pirates by becoming a creator club member. There are so many perks, including the ad free version of the show. And premium members even get to participate in a quarterly video meetup with Lee and Peter where we create a brand new story together for the podcast. But most of all, Creator club members help us support the cost of the show so we can keep bringing it to you every week. If you're already a Creator Club member. Thank you so much. And if you'd like to join, you can do so by visiting storypirates.com creatorclub or by subscribing right in Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Two brand new stories, a mysterious mystery, and a very special, exciting, brand new version of Roll Call. Coming up right after a few words for the grownups. Okay, Story Pirates. Everybody here? Rachel? Here. Megan? Present. Peter? Yes, please. Nimini? I too am here. Lee. That's me. And last but not least, Eric. Eric. Where's Eric? You know, I haven't seen him much recently. He missed my latest one woman show. He missed last week's movie night. He missed all of the amazing news catchphrases I've been coining lately. And ain't that just the truth, Doctor. He must be busy exploring the deepest bowels of the ship on daring adventures in search of lost artifacts. That's my guess, at least. Hey, Story Pirates. Sorry I'm late. I was busy exploring the deepest bowels of the ship on a daring adventure in search of lost artifacts. And check it out. Look what I found. Is that a wet book? Yes. Deep in a forgotten chamber several stories below the surface, hidden behind piles of dust. It beckoned to me. And it's not just any wet book. Check out what it says on the COVID It says, captain's the Olden Days. That's right. It's a diary belonging to an old captain of this very ship from a long time ago. The olden days. The olden days. That is a really long time. And that's not all this diary talks. Listen to what happens when I open it. Captain's diary, November 24th. The olden days. To anyone reading this diary in the future, I've put a spell on the book so that it speaks me words aloud. I believe that this will be helpful in the event that someday in the future a popular audio storytelling medium is invented. Maybe they'll call it a podcast. I don't know. Anyway, today was another wonderful day full of adventure and exploration. A life on the ocean is the life for me. Hope you enjoy my diary. It's a doozy. Pretty incredible, right? You could say that at my grandpa's birthday party. Rachel, what does that mean? Oh, it's one of my new catchphrases. I've been testing them out. Cool. Anyway, what else did I miss? Eh, nothing. We were just seeing if everyone was here. Ahem. Eric. Oh, here. Good. I love storytelling. 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. So you'd just be like the hippo's loyal servant. I believe all 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 sometimes we find magical diaries written by old ship captains, and we open them and find out that diaries can basically talk. Like this. Captain's diary. August 3rd. The olden days. Today I had a delicious tuna salad sandwich with a garlic aioli and sliced tomato. Eric, we'll have plenty of time later to read your wet book. But first, let's do a story. And here to introduce it is the author. Hi, my name's Jessie. I'm nine years old and I live in England. This is my story. The ghost that launched a business. And then the doll went into the kitchen and it ate all the sandwiches. The end. Wow, Veronica, that was an amazing, scary story. Yeah, so spooky. Who's up next? It's my turn. But I don't know if you guys are ready for this. It might be too scary. Oh, come on, Greg. We can handle it. Okay. This super scary, spooky story is called the Ghost that Launched a Business. Ooh, sounds scary. There were two children who lived in a haunted house. There was always spooky stuff happening in this house. Strange noises, loud thunder. The children's names were November and December. Well, that part's not really scary. That's just their names. Oh, right. Totally. Carry on. They lived there long enough that nothing really scared them anymore. Hey, November. Hey, December. Here we are in bed after another successful day Living in this haunted house. You said it. Ah, another mysteriously creaky floorboard. Doesn't scare me. Another sudden boom of thunder. I'm not scared of that. And another record player turning on by itself to play spooky music while a wooden door blows open so that a cold breeze can enter the house while an empty rocking chair rocks back and forth. Nothing scary about any of that. Goodnight, November. Good night, December. Light switch off. November, did you hear that? Sounded like the door cracked open by itself. It feels like there's a ghost in here. There is. It's getting closer. It's leaning over right above us. It's about to speak. Ready to launch your business? You were right, Greg. This story is really spooky. I warned you. Launching a business can be really scary. My mom told me there's so much paperwork involved and not to mention the economy times are really tough. So what's gonna happen next? So November and December tried to forget about the whole ghost thing. But later that night. Good night, November. Good night, December. Light switch off. Oh no, it's happening again. Here comes that ghost. Please don't say it. Please don't say it. Ready to launch your business? No, it's too scary. And it happened again the next night. Ready to launch your business? No, please. And it happened again several times after that. Ready to launch your business. Ready to launch your business. Ready to launch your business. Until one morning they decided that they'd had enough. I've had enough. The idea of starting a business is overwhelming. There's so much paperwork involved and not to mention the economy. We can't go on like this. I have an idea. Let's go into mom and dad's bedroom and take off Mom's robot head while she's asleep. That's an amazing plan. So November and December. Hey, wait. Their mom has a robot head? Yeah, pretty sure I said that at the beginning of the story. Guys, you should have set that up in the pretty confident. Well, I said it. Now their mom has a robot head. Anyway, November and December quietly tiptoed into their parents room. Okay, I'm ready to remove mom's sleeping head. Ready? One, two. Hey kids. What are you three. Oh, that's nice. Now let's head back to our room and wait for the ghost. Okay, we're back in bed. Turn off the lights and wake. There's the ghost. Quick, throw mom's robot head. Take that ghost. What's going on? Oh, it's a business ghost. Oh no, it went right through it. Because it's a ghost. And now it's about to say, ready to launch your business? First, you need a business plan. Oh, no. He's getting into the details. Quick, let's put Mom's robot head back on her body and look for something else. Mom's head is back on. Now what? I know. Let's borrow Dad's pet squid. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Their dad has a pet squid? Of course he does. I said that at the beginning. Did you though? I'm pretty sure I did. Anyway, they reached into their dad's squid tank, grabbed the squid and got back into bed. Okay, we're back in bed with the squid. Whoa. He is slimy. Here comes the ghost. Don't throw it this time. Then why did I get this squid? To show it to the ghost, of course. The ghost. It's getting closer. It's about to smell. Ready to. Hey, ghost, check this out. Oh. Um. Okay. Ready to launch your business. The next morning, December. I can't live like this. But what can we do? I think there's only one thing we can do. You don't mean. Yes. We say yes. But are we ready? I actually think you'd be an amazing small business owner, December. But we're just kids. I still bet we're more qualified than a lot of adult CEOs out there. Hey, now. So, what do you say? Should we launch a business? Let's do it. So that night, they sat in their beds and waited for the ghost. But this time, they weren't scared. Here he comes. Ready to launch your business? Yes, we. We are. Good. I'll get the paperwork. One year later. A whole year? Oh, yeah. That's how long it takes for all the paperwork to be processed and the zoning and the permits and everything. It's. Yeah. But finally they were ready. Here we are at the grand opening of November and December's sanctuary for squids. We take care of injured squids and give them a safe place to live. And it was voted best squid sanctuary in the entire United Kingdom. Is that where the story took place? Yes, Veronica, I definitely mentioned that. Uh, I don't think. Wait. Do you hear that? Is that. Ready to launch your business? Run for your lives. I don't know. We're not ready. I'm not ready. The end. Okay, Captain's Diary, let's see what wisdom you have to teach us. Captain's diary. January 19th. The olden days. Me name is Captain Mac Ericsson, and I have the best job on Earth. I'm the captain of this wonderful ship. And my favorite thing about living on this ship is, of course, the treasure. I'm sorry, what was that? If you're reading this diary in the future or listening to it. Yes, you heard that correctly. There's a treasure aboard this ship. A rare and valuable treasure hidden on the ship. If you just know where to look. A treasure on this ship? Yes, Eric. A treasure on this ship. How did you know my name? Dear reader, you're probably wondering, how did I know your name? The answer is wild guess. Anyway, today I ate a very memorable sandwich. Hey, Eric. What are you up to? I'm just reading this Captain's diary. He says there's a treasure hidden somewhere on this ship. We should try to find it. Treasure? Well, buy me a pumpkin and call it a coconut. Is that one of your new catchphrases? Yes, and I just want you to know that I don't take feedback on them. Back up a second. Treasure? Like a real treasure. Where do you think it's hidden? Go to the next page. Okay. Captain's diary. March 10th. The olden days. I saw a very tall bird today. Mugen made a hilarious joke. She said bird? More like giraffe. I laughed and laughed. Sorry, I think I went a little too far ahead. I'll go back a bit. Did he say Mugen? Captain's diary, March 3rd. The olden days. It's a beautiful morning on the high seas. I love sailing the ocean with my first mates. Ruchel, Mugen, Nomenie, Porter, and Lou. Huh. Those names kind of sound like our names. Yeah, you're right. Ruchel does sound a lot like Peter. Hmm. Where does he mention the treasure again? Let's see. Captain Siree. February 21st. I saw a cloud that looked like a frog. I immediately showed it to Mugen and lou. Captain's Diary, October 12th. I had another amazing sandwich today. Porter called it a grilled cheese. Oh, I think he's on to something. A lot of stuff about sandwiches in here. Captain's Diary, July 49. I read the calendar incorrectly again today. A veggie pesto panini. Finding the treasure hidden aboard the ship has been my greatest accomplishment in life. And I qu. I couldn't have done it without my brave and trusted shipmates. There it is. The treasure. Let's keep reading. The treasure has made me richer than any man could ever dream of. I hope that anyone who finds themself aboard this ship in the future is able to find this treasure for themselves. That's right. The treasure is still on the ship. I've always wanted to find real treasure. But where is it. I've left a diagram of the treasure with detailed notes on how to locate it. It's in the back of this very diary on pages 491 through 497. To any treasure seekers out there, best of luck. You got this. Okay, all we need to do is skip ahead to pages 491 through 497. Oh my. It appears the pages are missing. They've been ripped out of the book. Gasp. What does it say on the next page after that? Captain's diary, page 498. September 18th. The olden days. So there you have it. Detailed instructions and diagrams on how to find the treasure. Hope that was helpful. And if the pages were missing or ripped out of the diary, then, whoops. Sorry about that. I guess you'll just have to work together as a team to find the treasure without my help. Also, I believe today's sandwich was called a chicken parmesan. I told my therapist Melissa about it and I think we had a very productive. You heard the diary. The treasure is somewhere on this ship. Let's work together and find it. We'll be right back after a few words for the grown up. You chose to hit play on this podcast today. Smart Choice. Progressive loves to help people make smart choices. That's why they offer a tool called Auto Quote Explorer that allows you to compare your progressive car insurance quote with rates from other companies so you save time on the research and can enjoy savings when you choose the best rate for you. Give it a try after this episode@progressive.com Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and affiliates not available in all states or situations. 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Critics are calling it, quote, slightly longer than the last 12. Congrats. Okay, here we are. The deepest bowels of the ship. Wow, everything is so dusty down here. And the floorboards are extra creaky. I wonder where the missing pages are. Maybe the captain left us clues inside the diary. Great thinking. Let's take a look. Today, Rochel, Mugen and I repaired the ship's stern. Moogan told such a funny joke. It really brightened my spirit. It says, nothing sense makes do with the treasure. Let's try the next page. Today I had tea with Noomini and Lou. Always nice to catch up with my first mates and enjoy the beautiful weather. Nope. Next. Dear reader, if you're flipping pages without listening to the entire diary entry, you are missing out on some amazing stuff. Like for example, today Porter and I split a whole sect for turkey sub. Come on. We're looking for the treasure. Give us some clues. I hope whoever is reading this diary has found the treasure already. If not. Oh boy, I feel sorry for you. The treasure is amazing. I couldn't finish the entire sandwich, so I hid the rest of it away for later in my favorite hiding spot underneath the creakiest floor floorboard in the storage closet. Then I went to see Mugen's clarinet recital. Wait a second. That sounds like a clue. Yeah, the creakiest floorboard in the storage Closet. If that's his favorite hiding spot, then maybe that's where he hid the missing pages. The pages with the diagram of how to find the treasure. Genius. Let's go look there. Okay, everybody walk around the closet in circles until we find the creakiest floorboard. Okay, this is actually really fun. This is really cool. This is like a marathon exercise. Here, look. I think I found it. The creakiest floorboard. All right, let's pull it up and see what's underneath. Wow. It's the missing pages. Amazing. And there's also a bunch of half eaten sandwiches in here. They're really old. Still probably good though, right? What did the pages say? Is there a map to the treasure? It looks like a drawing of a bunch of stick figures. And they're all labeled in Lugh, Numini, Pooter, Ruchel, Mugen. And it says best friends forever. I think I speak for all of us when I say. Huh? Hello, reader. Sorry to startle you. Turn the page over. Oh. It seems you have found the missing pages of my diary. As you can see in the attached drawings, the treasure was friendship. What? You heard me, Eric. The treasure was friendship all along. How does. But what about why and how and who and what? The treasure that I found right here on this ship that made me rich beyond my wildest dreams was friendship. I will never forget the times I shared with my first mates and my best mates. Rochel, Morgan, Porter, Nomeni lo, Siegfried, Rolo, Smoothie, Bobo with a moustache and loafer. The laughs, the inside jokes, the sandwiches. I feel so lucky to have these friends by my side through all of life's many adventures. Aw, that's so nice. It's making me boo. Me, too. I'm lucky to have all of you as friends. Friendship is amazing. Ain't that just the truth, Doctor, I think I learned an important lesson today. I love going on adventures and exploring, but I also love hanging out with my friends. This adventure was the best adventure I've had in weeks because you were all with me. Aw. And I'm sorry I missed movie night and all of Rachel's catchphrases. And my one woman show. Yeah, that too. The captain's right. Friendship is the best treasure of all. Oh. I also found 4 million pounds of gold to find that. You'll need to. Who cares? I got friendship. Should we do another story? Yeah. And here to introduce it is the author. Hi, I'm Scotty and I'm nine years old. I live in Illinois, and this is my story. Julius Caesar, the Guinea pig. Not the famous ancient Roman dude. But this rodent thinks otherwise. Good morning, students. It's time to take your seats. That means you, Laura. But I gotta say good morning to the best class pet. Hello, Julius Caesar. Oh, here comes James and Shelby. You two, please take your. And I see you're going straight to Julius, too. How's the best guinea pig in the. Did you miss us? Huh? I wonder what he's thinking. Ah, I love being a class pet. Being fed gourmet pellets, the best tap water in all the world, and best of all, all the students love me. Okay, students, now we really need to take our seats. It's time for history. History? But we don't want to learn about old stuff. Yeah, we just want to learn more about our guinea pig, Julius Caesar. Well, what if I told you that today we will be learning about Julius Caesar? Really? Yes. The real Julius Caesar. Did the teacher just say my name? Get ready to learn everything there is to know about Julius Caesar. Oh, awesome. They're going to learn about me. Honestly, I don't know that much about myself. So I should listen and learn? Julius Caesar was a renowned Roman general and statesman. Cool. I'm a general. Then why am I in this cage? Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic wars before defeating his political rivals at home to become the supreme ruler of Rome. That must be why all these tiny humans cater to my every need and love me so much. According to legend, his last words were, et tu, Brute? Because he was betrayed by his friend Brutus. Etu Brute. I have no idea what that means, but it sounds like something I would say. Wow. What a great history lesson. I had no idea Julius Caesar was so interesting. Guys, what's happening to us? Are we enjoying history class? I can't wait to learn more tomorrow. Oh, yeah, definitely learning that. Yes, tomorrow you will learn, plebeians, for I am the great Julius Caesar. And now that I know who I am, the die is cast, and things are going to change around here. Ooh, food pellet from the auto feeder. Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom. Good morning, students. Where's my name? Julian. Look at you Today. It's like I'm not even here. All right, well, today in history class, we'll be learning more about Julius Caesar. Yay. But first, I seem to have left my coffee in the teacher's lounge. I'll be right back, kids. Don't let anything wacky happen while I'm gone. Perfect. Now that the teacher is gone, it Is time to take over the school. Yah. Omg. Julie has figured out how to get out of his cage. So cute. Look, he's crawling on the top of it. Now he's standing on his hind legs like a person. Weird. It looks like he's about to. Attention, small humans, talk. I, Julius Caesar, claim this school as my own. Aw, don't awe me. I'm serious. Witness my class pet army. There are class pets coming out of the cabinets. He really did build an army. And they even have tiny Roman soldier armor and little shields. Aw. Now that this classroom is mine, it's time for me to start my campaign to conquer the entire school. Is he serious, Gerbil? Yes, sire. As my second in command, I need you to watch this class while I'm away. Consider it done. Soldiers, to the cafeteria. I must see what all the fuss is about in regards to this pizza thing I keep hearing about. Okay, this is bad. Now that the cuteness of their tiny shields and helmets has passed, I'm scared too. Tiny humans, I order you to build a coliseum for our amusement. Your amusement? Yes. You will battle the fiercest creature in this school. The pet bunny from down the hall. Are you serious? No, I'm Brutus. Who would name a gerbil serious? Your name is Brutus. James. Laura, are you thinking what I'm thinking? I think so. We disguise ourselves as bunnies, learn its language, become its friend, and get him on our side. Dude. What? Never mind. You were saying? His name is Brutus. Brutus betrayed the r real Julius Caesar. But I don't think he knows that. There's only one way to change that. You don't mean we teach Brutus history? Exactly. Follow my lead. Excuse me, Brutus. It must be hard working for Caesar, given your history. Our what? Wait, there's history between us? There sure is. We learned about this yesterday. You learned about me in history class. Look, it's right here. Okay, there I am. It's me again. Oh, my word. I did that. What do you say? Are you ready to live up to your name? I don't know. I've returned from the cafeteria. I came, I saw, I conquered that delicious pizza. It must be the best human food in the whole world. Wait a minute. Where is my Coliseum? Apologies, Caesar. You see, the thing is. Silence. You were my second in command and you let me down. I shall now embarrass you in front of everyone by pushing you into my old cage. Gerbil. My name is Brutus. What did you say? Oh, I said, what cage? What cage? This Cage. Right here. Right where? Where? What cage? What you talking about? Right here. The cage I'm turning towards and stepping into right now. Now push. No. Let me out. I don't belong here. I am meant to rule. Sorry, Julius, but I think you were meant to be a class pet. What? You don't all believe that, do you? We do. ETU Brute. Yes. Me too. Caesar, you can't keep me in here. I will escape. You hear me, tiny humans? I rule this. I am invincible. If you stay in your cage, we'll sneak you some pizza every day. Ooh, yummy. It's a deal. Wow, that was actually pretty easy. We did it. And we couldn't have done it without you, Brutus. I'm just doing my part. Okay, class pets, time to go back to our classrooms. Farewell, tiny humans. Um, am I the only one who is super into history now? She's alone. Not alone. Okay, sorry that took so long, kids. Did I miss anything? Right after you left Julia suddenly. Oh, sorry. That's the bell. Sheesh. I did not use my time well. The end. And now Leigh speaks with the author. So, Scotty, you wrote Julius Caesar, the guinea pig, not the famous ancient Roman dude. But this rodent thinks otherwise. Yeah, and Julius Caesar is such a creative name for a class pet. But I'm wondering, are there any other names for class pets that we should probably avoid in case they decide to do something drastic? Maybe. Let me think. What's his name? Napoleon. Yeah, do not name the class gecko Napoleon, everybody. Gecko what? A gecko. I don't know. That was just the first animal that came to mind. Do you think if you were a historical figure, do you think your name, Lee, would make a good name for a class pet? Leo Ritry? I guess. Like, if you named a pet after me and then that pet learned about me, maybe that pet would start a podcast. Yeah, and maybe you'd make it suspiciously close to your podcast. Like pirates that make stories. Yeah, and then I guess I'd have to hire some class pet lawyers. But maybe, just maybe, Leo Ritchie the class goldfish wins the case. Well, if he wins the case, then I guess I'll just have to go work for Leo Ritry the goldfish. I'd be happy to collaborate with almost any kind of animal. You can do that, too. What about a hippo? I would definitely collaborate with a hippo because they are extremely large and dangerous. Like, way more dangerous than people realize. So I wouldn't want to make the hippo mad. So you'd just be, like, the Hippo's loyal servant. Yeah, I guess it's less of a collaboration and more of a loyal servant. If you were an animal, what animal would you be? Honestly, I think I'd be some kind of dog. I think I would be a sloth because I like to lie on the floor all day. And are you very. Do you move extremely slowly but also have very sharp claws? Kind of. My nails are very long. Yeah. This is checking out. Yeah. Do you want to know something about me? Yeah, I'm very crazy. Once I typed in a bunch of numbers into my calculator and then pressed the equal sign, and then it didn't give me a number, it just gave me the words underflow. What does underflow mean? I don't know. Okay. But this is an amazing rapper name. Have you ever thought of becoming a rapper named Underflo? Maybe I could be Underflow. The guinea pig. Yeah. A guinea pig wearing sunglasses and on the mic is everything that we need. The guinea pig just be like, yo, yo, mic check, let's go. I can rap better than you. I can. Yeah. The guinea pig just has, like, a huge ego. Just like a lot of self confidence. Wait, how do I know you are not Julius Caesar the guinea pig? I think because, like, Julius Caesar, he's not, like, really, like, sneaking around, you know, like, he wants everyone to know who he is first thing. So if I was Julius Caesar, I would have told you right away. But maybe he decides I want to see what it's like to talk to this kid author. Presuming the disguise of Leo Richard the Story Pirates host. Well, maybe I suspect that you're a guinea pig, too. Maybe we're both guinea pigs. It's possible that I've heard that you're a guinea pig starting a rival podcast. And so since I'm also secretly a guinea pig, I'm calling up to do a little bit of secret intel to find out if it's true. Did you say guinea tell? Oh, yeah, like guinea tell intel for guinea pigs. I don't think so, but I like that. Scotty, this was a blast. I hope you have a good rest of your night. Thanks, you too. Thanks, Scotty. Talk to you later. Bye bye. And now it's time for Story Pirates Roll call. Send us your story. But wait, as promised, this week's roll call is different and exciting. We decided to shake things up a little bit. And so Peter and I recorded this week's roll call together. And we did it live and we did it on video. So what you're about to Hear is a short version of what we recorded. And if you want to watch the whole thing on video, Grown ups, head to our YouTube page and you will see it. Hope you enjoy and let us know what you think of this experiment. Okay, back to the theme song. And now it's time for Story Pirates Roll Call, where we take stories written by kids and we discuss them the same way we would in rehearsal before we turn them into sketch comedy and songs. Because all of these stories, Peter, as you know, are brilliant. And they all contain mysteries and genius and laughs and joys and sometimes tears. The first story we have for you today is the savory pie from 9 year old Julian in Washington D.C. and if I may, I'll just read it. Okay. There was a pie named Tom. He was the only savory pie in the fridge. But then one time he was taken out. The dreaded garbage bag was looming closer. Tom has flashbacks. Tom get baked and rejected by the kids and stuck in the fridge. But there is toxic goo in the bag. This is going to be hard to explain. The end. Whoa. This whole story, I think is a pie's whole life flashing before its eyes at the very end of its pie life. Yes, it is the end of the pie's life. And halfway through we, we got some flashbacks and we see the entire life of the pie. Yeah, he gets baked and then rejected and put in the fridge and then put in the garbage. Also, who are we to say that things end when he goes into the garbage bag? There is toxic goo in there. But we don't know what that is. But we do know that it will be hard to explain. Okay, so that's my big question is to whom will this be hard to explain? I think that the narrator is saying this next part of the story is like hard to tell from the pies perspective. Okay, I have one other question about this story which is. Well, just overall, I'd love to have a discussion about savory pies because as the author alludes to, I don't think kids really like savory pies. I don't like savory pies. In my brain, a savory pie is like a mince pie. Oh yeah. But what's a good. What's a chicken pot pie? Disgusting. Shepherd's pie. Disgusting. Peas everywhere. Lee. A little carrot. I know you hate all vegetables, but if you're gonna have to eat vegetables, you might as well put it in a savory pie. I wish I could order a savory pie without the little things in There because you have to sift through the goo, which is maybe that is the toxic goo. Oh, well, if that's the toxic goo, that means there's old savory pies in the bag already. Well, the kids reject them, so I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. In which case the savory pie is going home. Julian, genius story. Thank you so much for sending it in to us. We love it. Incredible. Lee. Our next story comes to us from a 6 year old from Pennsylvania named Samara. And Samara's story is called the Unscary Haunted House. Once there was a haunted house who was not scary. And all the other haunted houses were laughing at him. The end. What kind of unscary is this house? Is it trying to be scary and failing? Or is it just open minded about what haunted means? Aren't there like positive unscary ways to haunt something? Whoa. Like I'm haunted by how beautiful that cake was I saw yesterday. Absolutely. Okay, that is a angle I did not think of. What do you think about this story? Comedically, I went straight towards a haunted house trying to be scary and just not being scary. Right. You know, like it was raised like, you are our young haunted house and your job is to be scary. And this haunted house goes, no, I don't want to be scary. Like, every room has natural white noise machine. It's the most comfortable house to sleep in. See, there are so many ways that we could go with this story. That's the beauty of it. Samara, genius. Thank you for setting us up for so many possible adaptations. We love this story. Great job. All right, and finally we have a story From Carter, an 8 year old in Washington state. And this story is called Snake on a Plate. P L A T E Plate. I'm hungry. Here it is. The snake got lost in the forest. A rock fell on the snake. He shed his skin to get away. He traveled all around the world. And finally it looked like he found his plate. But it wasn't his plate. At last he saw his plate behind that plate. Then he finally found his plate. The end. I have many questions about the plate. Is it an eating plate? Is it a home plate? I think it's an eating plate. I assume so. Yeah. But we don't have the backstory. Well, I have to highlight the title because obviously we have a great work of film in the oeuvre. Did I use oeuvre correctly there? Let's say yes. Snake on a plane. Snakes on a plane. Snakes on a plane. The genius of this Sort of play on that title. Not only is the plate, which is genius, is the singular snake and not the plural snakes. That is correct. I read this title and I was like, oh, this is going to be a story about somebody eating a snake. Why else would you have a snake on a plate? Absolutely. Little did we know that's where the snake's happy place is. My favorite part of this story is when the rock falls on the snake and then he sheds his skin to get away. Because that, my friend, is an action set piece. Yeah. You have the snake right here. The rock goes gunk. He goes. Leave a piece behind. Yeah, that's like a lizard. It is like a lizard. They drop their tails. Yep. And grow it back. Or like what happened that time with your toupee? Yes. It has not grown back yet. Yeah, my toupee. But I've been told that it will. Carter. Incredible story, my friend. That's it for today's Roll Call. To read all of today's Roll Call stories, just head to storypirates.com. that was roll Call. Okay, there you have it. Our first experiment with a live video Roll Call. And you can watch an even longer version on The Story Pirates YouTube page. Now it's time for you to write us a story. And if you don't know where to start, here's an idea. Take a picture of something normal and then make up a story of what you imagine could be happening in the picture. Kind of like this from Jesse, the author of the Ghost that Launched a Business. Okay, Jesse, can you describe your photo for me? It's my dad chicken thing. He got it in Brazil when I was three weeks old. Okay. Yeah, it looks like a ceramic chicken of some kind. And there's a crown drawn on its head. Incredible. So can you tell me your story idea for what could be happening in this photo? First, it's just a chicken. And then the evil guy comes along with a magical frying pan and it dunks the chicken on the head and it turns into the Amazing King Dickon. Because the evil guy didn't realize that it would give people good powers and it thought it would curse them. You see, listeners, sometimes writing a story is about finding an image that inspires you. Grown ups can submit stories@storypirates.com and remember, we respond to every single single story we receive. That's it for today's episode. Thanks for listening. And a big thanks to today's authors, Jesse and Scotty. We'll be back next week with another episode. Until then, stay creative and stay kind Bye. The Story Pirates podcast is a production of Story Pirate Studios, executive produced by Lee Overtree and Benjamin Salka. This episode was produced by Sam Baer, McKenna Cox, Peter McNerney, Andrew Miller and Lee Overtree. Recording sound design and mixing by Sam Baer at the Relic Room in New York City. Additional recording by Brett Toobin. Theme song by Bobby Lord. Roll Call theme by Andrew Barbado. Musical scoring by Eric Erson and Jack Mitchell. Our head writers are Rachel Winitsky and David Sidorov. Contributing writers are Eric Austin, Peter McNerney and Leo Ross. Production coordination by Denisa Wardenby. Episode artwork by Camilla Franklin. This episode features performances by Eric Austin, Andrew Barbado, Langston Darby, Chris Ferry, Christina Grossbeach, Tara Halpern, Hallie Haas, Lindsay Hinojosa, ileana Inocencio, Randy McKay, Peter McNerney, Kyle Moore, Megan O' Neal, Jamie Watson, Rachel Wininski, Harry Wood and Nimini Ware. Wow, that was a long episode. I'm tired, but at least now I'm in my bed, under the covers, ready to go to sleep. I'll just turn off the light, grab my stuffed axolotl and go to sleep. What was that? Ready to launch your business? No.