# The Caves of the Cherry Grove - Listener Stories

An episode of [Minecraft Short Stories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1570004719), 5 Aug 2023, 10 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO6465000384.mp3

A huge thanks to Liam for submitting his story! In this episode I tell two stories: one by me; one by Liam. The first story tells the tale of a group who get a little more than they asked for on their adventures. The second story is by me, in which I keep up the trend of being incompetent in naming my stories, and tell the tale of "Steve is Lonely." Hope you enjoy! LINKS Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon. Subscribe to the YouTube channel! To submit your stories, go to minecraftshortstories.com! -------- This podcast is not associated with or approved by Mojang.

## Transcript

[0:14] Hello everybody and welcome to the Minecraft Short Stories
[0:17] Podcast. In this episode today we have
[0:19] two stories. One of them is by Liam.
[0:21] He is a listener. He submitted a story.
[0:23] If you would also like dismiss story, go to
[0:25] minecraftstorystories.com link in description.
[0:28] Go to the Submit a story page and submit a story and make it
[0:31] right on the podcast. There's also a story by me as
[0:35] you guys know I cannot name stories.
[0:37] I it's I don't know why this is called Steve is lonely.
[0:42] Maybe I should start working on naming stories so then I don't
[0:46] have to keep saying I'm sorry I didn't name this story well, but
[0:51] anyway. Also if you'd like to see a
[0:53] three or four way collab, I will do that once the YouTube channel
[0:57] link in description reaches 1000 subscribers.
[1:00] So if you'd like to see that happen, consider subscribing.
[1:03] Also, while you're down there, check out the website
[1:06] microsoftstores.com. There's more than just
[1:08] submitting a story on there. There's my videos, there's about
[1:11] me. I've worked really here on the
[1:13] website and I'm constantly updating and adding stuff.
[1:16] So if you'd like to check that out, I'd really appreciate that.
[1:21] But anyway, let's get right into the story.
[1:26] Next door is my me. Like I said, it's called Steve
[1:29] is Lonely. Anyway, let's get right into it.
[1:32] Steve had been the Ender Dragon. Steve had braved the depths of
[1:35] the Nether and crafted armor of the rarest material in
[1:38] Minecraft. He had slayed Withers and bean
[1:41] blazes. Finally, after all his
[1:43] adventures, Steve settled down. He focused on building and
[1:47] mining till his house and yard stretch for hundreds of blocks,
[1:50] and his diamonds were too many to count.
[1:53] Even with all his riches and talent, Steve was lonely walking
[1:56] through the long halls of his house and wandering the
[1:58] expansive gardens. Steve wished for a companion
[2:02] before he had had his work to focus on, but now the world
[2:06] seems empty in this bedroom. Steve pondered his options.
[2:10] A fisherman work pair will be flopping all over the place and
[2:14] ax Lotto needed water. Steve had a large aquarium, but
[2:17] it will be stuck in there. It wouldn't provide
[2:19] companionship. His choice came down to a cat or
[2:22] a dog. Both will be pretty easy to be
[2:24] friends and both had their benefits.
[2:27] Steve chose a dog and set out to be friend one.
[2:30] Steve's house was on a hill overlooking a river in the
[2:32] plains. From what Steve knew about
[2:34] wolves, they like tigers and forests.
[2:37] If you could find one, if he had some bones, then it will become
[2:39] a dog. To Steve, it didn't quite make
[2:42] sense why when you fed a wild animal, a bone instantly became
[2:45] your best friend and was willing to die for you.
[2:48] But it sure was convenient Climbing with experience down
[2:51] the slope of the hill setting off across the plains, Steve
[2:54] began to search for a forest. Search didn't take long.
[2:58] They found a forest and pulling out a torch and to walk beneath
[3:01] the campy of the trees. Steve spent the whole day
[3:05] looking for a fourlegged canine. As the sunset beneath the
[3:07] horizon and the girl of zombies started, Steve placed his bed in
[3:10] a shelter. He set up and went to sleep.
[3:13] The following day, Steve had more luck.
[3:15] He found a floating block of wool.
[3:18] Wolves love to attack sheep he knew, so one must have been
[3:20] around recently, moving past a tree.
[3:23] Steve saw his hypothesis was correct.
[3:26] A wolf was viciously attacking a lone sheep in front of him.
[3:29] As Steve approached, the wolf succeeded and left only a
[3:31] floating block of wool and some light on the ground, quickly
[3:35] whipping out a bone. Steve tamed the dog, red collar
[3:38] appeared on it, and it went up to Steve and looked his hands.
[3:41] Steve and his new companion returned home, both much happier
[3:44] than before the end. I know that was short, but this
[3:50] is a shorter episode. I'll have probably have a longer
[3:53] one next week. Look out for that been way.
[3:57] Thanks for listening. I'll see you guys inside the
[3:59] next episode. The story is by Liam.
[4:19] Thank you Liam for submitting a story.
[4:21] It is called The Caves of the Cherry Grove.
[4:24] Once Upon a time in the world of Minecraft, there's a player
[4:27] named Carlos. He and his friend Taylor have
[4:30] built an entire civilization in the new Biome Cherry Grove.
[4:34] They had thousands of villagers and other players from the
[4:36] server living in their massive city.
[4:39] Carlos came up with the idea of making themselves king and queen
[4:43] one day. The two decided to take a group
[4:45] of local miners and warriors on an expedition.
[4:48] You see, Carlos and Taylor were adventurous players.
[4:51] He had explored many blocks beyond the Grove of the pink
[4:53] trees. They suited up, Carlos taking a
[4:57] bow and 20 arrows, and Taylor taking a diamond axe and a
[5:00] shield. They both wore their wellearned
[5:03] nether armor fully decked out with their new emerald colored
[5:06] armored trims that are added in 1.20.
[5:09] They began their journey down a steep mountain where one of the
[5:12] warriors, Luke, a faithful friend of both leaders, almost
[5:15] died. The server didn't have hardcore
[5:18] mode set on, but we've taken Luke ages to retrieve his
[5:20] things. They helped in their boats and
[5:23] boated down a waterfall, not taking a single herd of damage
[5:25] during the fall. Soon they set up a camp in a
[5:28] minor spot, a glow from the distance.
[5:31] Darlas and Taylor tried to convince him not to venture
[5:33] alone, but he, to no surprise, went anyway.
[5:37] The miner approached the glow and found it coming from a
[5:39] torch. But this wasn't an ordinary
[5:41] torch, it was a soul torch. The man went deeper into The
[5:45] Cave, his pickaxed by his side. A low growl came from behind
[5:49] him, and he soon realized he was being followed.
[5:52] He turned tail and fled, but landed against a figure with a
[5:55] thud. This figure towered over him,
[5:57] sniffed him, and sent a beam of energy at his chest.
[6:00] He screamed and then disappeared into cloud of smoke.
[6:04] The following day, Carlos and Taylor investigated The Cave and
[6:07] found every item in the miner's inventory lying on the Stony
[6:10] floor. Carlos's torch was slowly
[6:13] starting to burn out, and they soon ventured so far in that no
[6:16] light shone from the other end. What will we do?
[6:19] Taylor cried out. We're lost in this cave with no
[6:21] way out, and there's some crazy monster thing hunting us down.
[6:25] She screamed and sat on the ground, her head curled up in
[6:27] her knees. Carlos went over to comfort her,
[6:30] but stopped. A warden stood over her, and he
[6:33] sniffed her. She was still weeping, oblivious
[6:36] to the fact that the beast she was Speaking of was right over
[6:38] her. The warden sniffed again and
[6:40] then smacked her on the back, launching her into a wall of The
[6:43] Cave. She yelped.
[6:44] Her house was low through hers to be exact.
[6:47] Carlos and the others were gone, except for Luke, the warrior who
[6:50] almost died. He'd stayed back and tried to
[6:52] fight the Warren. Taylor stood and chopped at the
[6:55] beast with her axe. I fired a supersonic beam at
[6:58] her, but Luke jumped in front of her, observing the blow, killing
[7:01] himself. His Adams slew everywhere and
[7:04] Taylor ran opposite the warrant hoping to find the exit.
[7:06] It chased her firing beam after beam.
[7:08] It hit her a few times, but not enough to kill her.
[7:11] She finally saw the light and left for the exit.
[7:14] However, she tripped over a rock and the warn caught up to her.
[7:17] When it was about to land the killing blow, she hit it with
[7:19] her axe. It topped over, flashing red.
[7:22] A puffy cloud of smoke covered it.
[7:24] When it cleared, the beast was gone.
[7:27] Taylor cheered and bolted out The Cave.
[7:29] That was enough adventure for a while.
[7:34] Next door is by me. Like I said, it's called Steve
[7:36] is Lonely and way. Let's get right into it.
[7:40] Steve had been the Ender Dragon. Steve had braved the depths of
[7:43] the Nether and crafted armor of the rarest material in
[7:46] Minecraft. He had slayed Withers and bean
[7:49] blazes. Finally, after all his
[7:51] adventures, Steve settled down. He focused on building and
[7:55] mining till his house and yard stretched for hundreds of
[7:57] blocks, and his diamonds were too many to count.
[8:01] Even with all his riches and talent, Steve was lonely walking
[8:04] through the long halls of his house and wandering the
[8:06] expansive gardens. Steve wished for a companion
[8:10] before he had had his work to focus on, but now the world
[8:13] seems empty. In his bedroom Steve pondered
[8:17] his options. A fisherman work a parrot will
[8:20] be flopping all over the place and axle out all needed water.
[8:24] Steve had a large aquarium but it would be stuck in there.
[8:26] It wouldn't provide companionship.
[8:29] His choice came down to a cat or a dog.
[8:31] Both will be pretty easy to be friends and both had their
[8:33] benefits. Steve chose a dog and set out to
[8:36] be friend one. Steve's house was on a hill
[8:39] overlooking a river in the plains.
[8:41] From what Steve knew about wolves, they liked tigers and
[8:44] forests. If you could find one.
[8:46] If he had some bones then it will become a dog.
[8:48] To Steve it didn't quite make sense why when you fed a wild
[8:51] animal of bone, instantly became your best friend and was willing
[8:55] to die for you. But it sure was convenient
[8:58] climbing with experience Down the slope of the hill setting
[9:01] off across the plains, Steve began to search for a forest.
[9:04] His search didn't take long. They found a forest and pulling
[9:07] out a torch, begin to walk beneath the campy of the trees.
[9:11] Steve spent the whole day looking for a four legged
[9:13] canine. As the sunset beneath the
[9:15] horizon and the girl of zombies started, Steve placed his bed in
[9:18] a shelter he set up and went to sleep.
[9:21] The following day Steve had more luck.
[9:23] He found a floating block of wool.
[9:26] Wolves loved to attack sheep he knew, so one must have been
[9:28] around recently. Moving past a tree Steve saw his
[9:32] hypothesis was correct. A wolf was viciously attacking a
[9:35] lone sheep in front of him. As Steve approached, the wolf
[9:38] succeeded and left only a floating block of wool and some
[9:41] light on the ground. Quickly, whipping out a bone,
[9:44] Steve tamed the dog. The red color appeared on it and
[9:46] it went up to Steve and looked his hands.
[9:49] Steve and his new companion returned home, both much happier
[9:52] than before the end. I know that was short, but this
[9:57] is a shorter episode. I'll have probably have a longer
[10:01] one next week. Look out for that.
[10:04] But anyway, thanks for listening.
[10:06] I'll see you guys inside the next episode.

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