Mouse's Time Machine | Audio Story for Kids

foot cradling an ear what was that oh was that too much too? a lot of what happened last

time

there was none of that at all no movement doesn't sound good yeah i added them in what do you mean? Last

time

you gave me really helpful feedback that it seemed like the

machine

wasn't doing anything. I added those sound effects and shakes so that when someone uses the time

machine

they feel like it's working, so you're saying you just added the sounds and motion and they're not even necessary for the machine to work, yeah. I added them for the experience.

The squirrel blinked. This is ridiculous. Should I reduce movement? Was it too jarring? Yeah, okay, that's a helpful comment. Thanks, I'll delete them completely. I'll do it again like it was, just one button, click nothing else. The squirrel nodded and then stopped, wait, well actually maybe you should keep a little shaking and some sounds to make your passenger feel that the machine is working. The

mouse

smiled. It's ok, I'll do it. He took out his notebook and scribbled. Reduces squirrel sounds and movement. He sighed and then began to shiver. He felt cold all over the

mouse

's teeth.

They began to chatter. Ice cold air came in through the seams of the time machine. They crept closer to the window to get a better look, remembering that they had just traveled through time and space. spaceI contemplated a harsh frozen landscape. The forest had disappeared. Now they were on a glacier in the middle of the last ice age. Wow, do you think we'll see a woolly mammoth? Let's find out. She said the mouse reaching for the door opening button. Before the squirrel could protest that his toes were already turning into small blocks of ice, the doors opened without hesitation.

The mouse ran towards the frozen ground. The squirrel followed him, blinking his big eyes, barely believing they had arrived there. It was a little warmer outside, as they can be now. they felt the sun on their backs the air was cool and humid the squirrel looked reflectively up at the gray sky in search of winged predators he and the mouse certainly couldn't be outdoors for long, anyway he saw that his mouse began to sniff Everywhere exploring this new world, his eyes shining with delight, Mao stomped the hard ground with his small foot as if proving it solid enough, he stomped once more and his foot sank into an invisible tunnel that paved by the pressure for a moment. then a shrew. appeared from the collapsed tunnel blinking and frowning oh hello mouse said I'm so sorry for collapsing your tunnel I do things like that sometimes humph said the shrew uh hello squirrel added hello said the shrew we are from the future said the mouse smiling she pointed to the time machine that was shining brightly in the sun, okay, he said the shrew didn't understand why this was interesting, we wanted to visit the ice age, so this is, uh, the ice age, said the shrew looking around squinting. eyes in the light of day, the mouse and the shrew chatted. in a bit of a mammoth you say you'll have to describe it to me the squirrel observed his surroundings the birds were flying in a v formation above he could see low trees and bushes dotting the otherwise arid landscape, in the distance he glimpsed a huge creature resembling a lazy plotting about him he could hardly believe that they had traveled thousands of years in a matter of seconds and it was all because of the mouse it was a wonder the little creature had invented a glorious machine that had transported them to this you should run now said the shrew and she submerged again beneath the earth, the mouse and the squirrel looked around perplexed for a moment and then saw a pack of wolves heading straight for them.

The mouse and the squirrel ran as fast as their little legs could carry them, which for the mouse simply wasn't fast enough. The squirrel slowed down. for a second to lift her onto his back and threw them both forward, the wolves gnashed their teeth behind them with one last leap, the squirrel entered the time machine and crashed into the wall he left up and pressed the button. The door closed and the doors slammed shut just before the nearest wolf could get more than the tip of his nose between the doors the squirrel on the side that was close fell down moaning the squirrel said trying to catch his breath the time machine was silent the squirrel felt a pang of fear travel up his mouse tail said that circling around the time machine was empty the mouse was still outside the squirrel mouse screamed and threw himself against the open button From the door the doors opened abruptly and the squirrel stepped out again into the frozen tundra he felt colder this time and his teeth chattered as his eyes searched for the mouse the wolves were gone mouse squirrel called but the landscape of bears gave no clues about the whereabouts of the mouse the squirrel took a step forward and he stumbled on his foot crossing the ground something wriggled under his paw and he quickly picked it up thinking about the mouse but it wasn't the mouse, it was the shrew again, could you please stop collapsing my tunnel?, that was my kitchen, you just took it out.

Sorry, the squirrel said, "I'm so sorry, I won't bother you again." Then the squirrel sat down and put his head into hers. the legs defeated the shrew sniffed the air where is your friend I think she left the wolves uh I don't know how I will find her the squirrel closed his eyes tightly wishing that all this was just a dream from which he could wake up he blinked open and for half a second he imagined which had worked until his eyes looked up to see the desolate frozen landscape the wind swept his fur and he shivered his mind was blank his whole life he had been able to talk his way out of trouble he couldn't talk his way out of it so it's good that you have that thing, the squirrel blinked in his state of shock, he had completely forgotten about the shrew. clock robot or whatever the shoe is called, he said, making a gesture behind the squirrel, the squirrel turned back, of course, the clock robot, I mean the time machine, the squirrel jumped with excitement, ran across the floor and again His foot went through a piece of the shrew's tunnel, listen to you.

I just crushed my waterproof closet, I'm sorry, the squirrel called as he ran back to the time machine, but I'm going to fix it, I'm going to fix everything a moment later, the squirrel was inside the time machine pressing the close button the doors, he left. to the mouse pad and examined it, he had seen her play with it and enter codes into it, she didn't really know how to use it, she would have to figure it out after going back and forth a bit about the order in which to enter it. his destination that parker first or second ah squirrel entered the best guess he could make he crossed the stretch of the machine he closed his eyes in preparation and extended his paw towards the time rewind button then opened his eyes to make sure he didn't accidentally press the self-destruct button, as soon as the squirrel's paw pressed the rewind time button, the jostling began again and he went circling around inside the time machine for a few heartbreaking seconds.

Fear struck him at the thought that he had entered his destiny incorrectly and might never see it. The mouse squirrel screamed as he took one last fall and hit the wall. Alas, the squirrel shook his wound and looked up to see if he could trust his own eyes. There was the mouse looking as serene as ever. She laughed amused it's me, yes I'm here, how's your head again? Sorry for all the pushing, I'll fix it for the future, okay, keep it, I mean, yeah, fix it, but I don't care, I'm so glad I can do it.

See you, mouse, he smiled and looked at the squirrel, well, here we are, just as you asked, the squirrel from the last ice age looked out the window of the time machine, saw the arid landscape, the whistling wind, He noticed that the ground was undisturbed, meaning the shrew was undisturbed. waterproof closet also sighed with relief looked up to see the mouse's paw hovering over the door opening button uh mouse yes, let's go somewhere else somewhere else we just arrived the mouse looked at the squirrel curiously the icy air seeped in through the seams of the time machine door uh That's true, but well, the thing is, the squirrel didn't intend to tell him the real

story

, he was a salesman after all and he was ready to sell him the idea that I no longer wanted to go to the ice age. he did it convincingly but something stopped him something told him that he should tell the mouse the truth that maybe he was someone he shouldn't try to sell anything to at all the squirrel took a deep breath and told the mouse everything that had happened while the squirrel told the

story

the mouse's eyes grew bigger and bigger until finally the wolves appeared wolves wolves there they were in the time machine that the mouse had built the squirrel told every detail of the story and then I stepped on the shrew again time and she reminded me that she had a clock robot, I mean a time machine and I could go back in time before everything went wrong I could fix it I could get you back and you did you fixed it I'm here I'm fine exactly the mouse went to the window and A squirrel's look peeked out at her.

The squirrel approached and they both looked out the window just as a pack of wolves passed by looking hungry. The wolves didn't even give the time machine a passing glance as quickly as they had arrived, they were gone again. The mouse and the squirrel looked at each other. another good one, the mouse said that this trip was dangerous, very dangerous, the squirrel said with a solemn gesture and very risky, very risky, the squirrel agreed, the mouse smiled and very funny, the squirrel smiled, it was very funny, Let's get out of here, they said together, the mouse tapped something on his keyboard and then I pressed a small unmarked button, the shaking and pushing started once again, I'll fix it for next time.

The mouse called squirrel sped around the time machine, which was just his first adventure. The mouse and the squirrel had many adventures together after their close encounter with the wolves they decided to aim for the most peaceful trips possible they went back a few thousand years to observe ecliptodons from comfortable garden chairs on another trip they silently observed ancient horses from a perch in an ancient tree once simply drank tea while watching a sunset long ago on each trip the squirrel helped the mouse refine the time machine by suggesting useful features and changing clumsy designs the terrible jostling during time travel was replaced by a slight thud feeling the self destruct button was completely removed after about 25 trips they had gone from version 1.2 to version 4.3 the mouse was the brains behind the operation and the squirrel understood the user experience one day, a lot After they had become best friends with the mouse, the inventor had a new idea, the squirrel said just when he returned from a trip to an ancient rainforest Yes, mouse, what would happen if we started a business together? a business, yes, a peaceful time travel, a business doesn't sound so good, it sounds perfect, it sounds, let's leave it there.

The mouse and squirrel's time travel business is perfect for someone else. story another time I have a confession to make today I turned off my email notifications I just had a feeling I was going to be inundated with emails from the spiders and beetles at the studio about plot problems in my travel story in the time because there are always some things that don't really make sense when you dive into time travel, so yeah, I didn't want to get the emails, but I'm sure they're filling up my inbox as I speak, I'll check them later, I hope you can.

I enjoyed this story, logical inconsistencies and everyone, have you ever written a time travel story? It's a lot of fun if they do it. I would love to see it. Many of you have sent me your own wonderful, funny, inventive stories and I always love reading them right after I leave here. I'll turn on my email notifications so I don't miss any emails from you. Little stories for little people written, performed and produced by me, ria pector, my in-house technical director, peter k, manages my website and publishes my stories on the internet. For everyone's enjoyment, you can visit my website littlestoriestinypeople.com to find merchandise from my picture books, such as t-shirts, and subscribe to my email list.

Many thanks to the listeners who provided the fantastic sound effects used in this story. Thank you. to essie isabelle freddy and brooks and many thanks to george for providing the important reminder message at the beginning and thank you, as always, for listening.