# Sammy's Ninja story πŸ₯·βš”οΈπŸŒ™πŸ”₯ An episode of [Short Stories for Kids: Bedtime ~ Car Time ~ Downtime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1557898989), 15 Sep 2026, 14 min. Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s.gum.fm/s-624f621807754001d038e4b6/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75143808/sammys_ninja_story.mp3 Written by Simon Chadwick Come and follow more adventures on our animated TV show on Youtube! πŸ“ΊπŸ€© SUBSCRIBE HERE: youtube.com/@shortstoriesforkidspodcast If you would like a special birthday shout out, order one here! πŸŽ‚ https://www.shortstoriesforkidspodcast.com/ Looking for Ad Free Episodes? Just join our 🌟PREMIUM CHANNEL 🌟 Join up to our Premium channel through your Apple player or here at Supercast: https://shortstoriesforkids.supercast.com/ And become a Super Fan of Short Stories for Kids! Here you will receive a Friday Bonus Episode every week! Plus our entire back catalogue of stories ad free! Also Premium Only Shout Outs just for you guys! 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[0:51] Speaker 1: Would school ever come to an... The bell went and [0:55] Speaker 1: all her classmates shot up towards the door. And somehow, Sammy, [0:59] Speaker 1: who was the last to get up, managed to zip [1:02] Speaker 1: past all of them and was the first out. She [1:06] Speaker 1: ran to her locker, grabbed her books, and was so [1:10] Speaker 1: fast she was the first one out of the school. [1:14] Speaker 1: The school bus was waiting, but what was the point [1:17] Speaker 1: in catching it? She could beat it home all day long. [1:21] Speaker 1: Sammy ran along the sidewalk, jumping left and right, avoiding [1:26] Speaker 1: old ladies and yapping dogs. There were two guys moving [1:30] Speaker 1: a couch at the end of the street, totally in [1:33] Speaker 1: her way. So Sammy jumped on a fire hydrant, then [1:38] Speaker 1: flipped up and through the air, twisting and turning before [1:42] Speaker 1: she landed on the opposite side of the two guys [1:45] Speaker 1: carrying the couch and ran so fast she was a blur. [1:51] Speaker 1: What was that? Earl, one of the two guys carrying [1:55] Speaker 1: the couch, exclaimed. Must have been some kind of bird, [1:59] Speaker 1: said Tony, the other guy. That ain't no bird. Did [2:04] Speaker 1: you see the way it landed? No bird lands like that, [2:08] Speaker 1: Earl said. Maybe it used a sparrow chute, shrugged Tony, [2:13] Speaker 1: letting go of the couch so it fell on Earl's toe. Yow! [2:18] Speaker 1: Sammy looked behind and laughed. There was no time for silliness. [2:23] Speaker 1: She had a very important job to do. Sammy shot [2:28] Speaker 1: through the door to her house. Her mom almost spun [2:31] Speaker 1: on the spot, holding the laundry basket tight so she [2:34] Speaker 1: didn't drop all the clean clothes inside. Sammy, her mom [2:40] Speaker 1: cried after her. No running in the house. Sorry, mom. [2:45] Speaker 1: When Sammy got to her room, she quickly changed from [2:48] Speaker 1: her school clothes into her all-black uniform. Sammy had a [2:54] Speaker 1: secret she'd never told her parents. She was a ninja. [2:59] Speaker 1: Last year, her parents had sent her to summer school. [3:02] Speaker 1: But it wasn't just any school. It was the Adjnan [3:07] Speaker 1: School for Children. And Adjnan, spelt backwards, was ninja. It [3:13] Speaker 1: was a secret ninja school. Now Sammy was fluent in [3:17] Speaker 1: the ancient arts of the ninja. and the Adjnan school [3:21] Speaker 1: had a special mission for her. Sammy pulled on her [3:26] Speaker 1: black headband, closed her eyes, and clapped her hands together. [3:31] Speaker 1: The clap echoed out, vibrating so loud her closet door [3:35] Speaker 1: flew open and a portal began to appear out of [3:39] Speaker 1: thin air. Then Sammy said, It's time to run! It's [3:44] Speaker 1: time to fight! Send me on a ninja adventure tonight! [3:50] Speaker 1: Then the portal grew bigger, and with a flying kick, [3:54] Speaker 1: Sammy shot through the air into an unknown world. On [3:58] Speaker 1: the other side of the portal was a great green [4:01] Speaker 1: jungle filled with giant trees. Sammy ran as fast as [4:06] Speaker 1: she could. She had to meet her partner for her adventure. There, [4:12] Speaker 1: through the green emerald jungle, was a shining pool of [4:15] Speaker 1: silvery water, and at its edge … a girl floated, [4:20] Speaker 1: looking left and right. When the girl saw Sammy, a [4:25] Speaker 1: huge grin appeared on her face. You made it, said [4:29] Speaker 1: the girl. Ninjas are always on time, Sammy said, skidding [4:35] Speaker 1: to a stop next to the girl, giving her an [4:38] Speaker 1: authoritative nod. So, what's the plan, Aja? I found a [4:43] Speaker 1: secret tunnel under the sea, Aja replied. It will take [4:48] Speaker 1: us straight to Ryland the Dragon's lair. That's where he [4:52] Speaker 1: keeps his gold. That's great, cried Sammy. Will it be dangerous? Well, [5:01] Speaker 1: pondered Aja. There might, kinda, sorta, be giant squid monsters. [5:11] Speaker 1: Giant squid monsters? Sammy gasped. But they won't hurt us [5:16] Speaker 1: if we're quiet. I'm sure of it. Sammy thought about this. Okay, [5:22] Speaker 1: she replied. Let's do it. Sammy flipped through the air [5:27] Speaker 1: and landed in the water. I'll lead the way, Aja [5:31] Speaker 1: said boldly, turning over in the water so her big [5:34] Speaker 1: mermaid's tail flipped water up in the air. Sammy always [5:39] Speaker 1: thought being a mermaid must be so cool. Aja flew [5:44] Speaker 1: through the water at top speed. Sammy held her breath [5:48] Speaker 1: and followed. They made it deep to the bottom of [5:52] Speaker 1: the pool's floor, and Aja pointed to a cave they [5:55] Speaker 1: had to go through. Aja quickly swam ahead, and Sammy followed. [6:02] Speaker 1: They swam up and down and around tight, twisting, cavernous tunnels. Luckily, [6:08] Speaker 1: there were little pockets of air Sammy could gulp a [6:11] Speaker 1: few breaths before continuing. Eventually, they made it into deeper, [6:17] Speaker 1: darker water. Sammy thought it was really scary, but Aja [6:23] Speaker 1: didn't care. She just swooshed her tail as she led [6:26] Speaker 1: the way. Over there, Aja said, bubbles floating from her mouth. [6:33] Speaker 1: That's where Rylan... Aja never finished her sentence. A pair [6:38] Speaker 1: of big, rubbery tentacles reached from the dark water and [6:43] Speaker 1: wrapped around the two girls. Oh no! It's a giant [6:47] Speaker 1: squid monster! The big, creepy creature gripped the two girls [6:52] Speaker 1: tightly and brought them to its giant, staring eyes. They [6:57] Speaker 1: both tried to wiggle free, but neither of the girls [7:00] Speaker 1: could escape the beast's mighty clutches. A human and a [7:06] Speaker 1: mermaid so small and smelly, growled the squid monster. It's [7:13] Speaker 1: time to go inside my belly. The two girls cried out. [7:20] Speaker 1: Then Sammy used her ninja powers to fight back. She [7:24] Speaker 1: shot up and out of the squid's grip, spun around [7:27] Speaker 1: three times and did a flying kick right between its eyes. Ow! [7:34] Speaker 1: cried the squid monster. Beating up a squid isn't big [7:39] Speaker 1: and tough. I'm out of here. You girls play too rough. Then, [7:47] Speaker 1: fleeing in fear, the squid monster shot off into the [7:51] Speaker 1: dark ocean. Let's get out of here, Aja suggested, and [7:56] Speaker 1: the pair swam up deeper into the secret passageway where [8:00] Speaker 1: Rylan the dragon was. They bobbed up in a vast, [8:05] Speaker 1: watery chamber, and all the walls shone from a shaft [8:08] Speaker 1: of light that poured from a crack above. This is it, [8:13] Speaker 1: Aja remarked. Rylan's secret chamber. Where is the gold? wondered Sammy. [8:21] Speaker 1: As they peered into the gloomy space, they both soon understood. [8:27] Speaker 1: The reason the walls were shining was because gold coins [8:30] Speaker 1: were embedded in them. Wow, gasped Sammy. There's gold everywhere. [8:38] Speaker 1: I'll run up and pull the coins free and throw [8:41] Speaker 1: them down to you. Then we can take them back [8:43] Speaker 1: to the ninja school where they belong. Right, Aja nodded. [8:49] Speaker 1: Sammy jumped from the water and ran so fast, grabbing [8:52] Speaker 1: gold coins, her clothes began to dry on her body. [8:57] Speaker 1: She tossed coins down to Aja, who caught them and [9:00] Speaker 1: hid them in a little backpack she'd brought for the adventure. [9:04] Speaker 1: As Sammy ran and yanked free the coins, a huge, [9:08] Speaker 1: scary voice bellowed around the cave. Stealing coins. Taking them [9:16] Speaker 1: for free. You, my girl, will have to deal with me. [9:23] Speaker 1: The two girls looked up. And in the dark corner [9:26] Speaker 1: of the cave, Ryland, the great red dragon, had his [9:30] Speaker 1: wings spread wide. Ryland spewed down a huge gust of [9:35] Speaker 1: his fiery breath, illuminating the cave with orange light. Run, [9:41] Speaker 1: Sammy cried as fire lapped behind her. Aja ducked down [9:46] Speaker 1: into the water and Sammy jumped from side to side [9:49] Speaker 1: of the cave, escaping the dangerous flames. Why do you [9:54] Speaker 1: people want to take my gold? Ryland bellowed. It's our gold. [10:01] Speaker 1: You stole it from my ninja school, Sammy replied as [10:05] Speaker 1: she ran. That's not true, Ryland replied. A sneaky ninja [10:13] Speaker 1: stole it from me many years ago, and I simply [10:18] Speaker 1: stole it back. It had been so long, the ninjas [10:23] Speaker 1: have forgot the truth. I only took the gold back [10:28] Speaker 1: for my poor dragon children. We live in this cave [10:32] Speaker 1: because people think we are big, mean dragons and want [10:37] Speaker 1: to attack us. Then, when we defend ourselves, they say [10:42] Speaker 1: we are big, bad beasts. When really, all I want [10:47] Speaker 1: to do is protect my children. Dragon children? Sammy asked, [10:54] Speaker 1: stopping running and holding her hands up in retreat. Aja [10:58] Speaker 1: bobbed back up to the surface to listen. From the [11:02] Speaker 1: corner of the cave, three little cute dragons came waddling out. [11:07] Speaker 1: These are my three children, Ryland said. I use the [11:13] Speaker 1: gold to buy them dragon toys and dragon food. It [11:18] Speaker 1: was unfair when the ninja stumbled on my gold and [11:23] Speaker 1: took it as their own, so I had to steal [11:27] Speaker 1: them back. Sammy never knew this side of the story [11:32] Speaker 1: and felt foolish she hadn't taken the time to learn [11:35] Speaker 1: what really happened with the gold. Sammy and Aja talked [11:40] Speaker 1: and agreed that the gold should stay with Ryland to [11:42] Speaker 1: help his dragon children. For the rest of the afternoon, [11:47] Speaker 1: Sammy and Aja played with Ryland and the dragon children [11:51] Speaker 1: and had a wonderful time. What shall we tell the [11:56] Speaker 1: other ninja? Aja asked Sammy. Sammy thought about it. We'll [12:02] Speaker 1: have to tell them the gold has sunk into the [12:04] Speaker 1: bottom of the ocean, that it's so deep no one [12:08] Speaker 1: could ever get it ever again. Thank you, snorted Ryland. [12:14] Speaker 1: You have saved my children. That night, Sammy and Aja [12:20] Speaker 1: traveled back to the portal to Sammy's home. You did [12:25] Speaker 1: the right thing today, helping the dragons, Aja said. Sometimes [12:30] Speaker 1: you need to know all sides of a story before [12:33] Speaker 1: you take a side yourself, Sammy replied. Just because someone [12:38] Speaker 1: says something is right, sometimes you have to find out [12:42] Speaker 1: if it's right yourself. I know the dragons need the [12:45] Speaker 1: gold more than the ninja. And when we said they [12:49] Speaker 1: can keep it, you could see how happy it made them. [12:53] Speaker 1: That was the right thing to do. With that, Aja [12:57] Speaker 1: and Sammy hugged, and Sammy jumped back through the portal [13:00] Speaker 1: to her own world, happy in the knowledge the dragons [13:04] Speaker 1: would have a happy life with her decision. The End [13:30] Speaker 1: Thank you. Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.