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The Mini Golf Masters | Dinosaurs and Golf | Stories for Kids · Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big Adventures

• 0:01
  Jonathan: Hello, Dork Squad.
• 0:02
  Jonathan: I'm Jonathan Cormur, and you're listening to Dork Tales Storytime, the podcast for kids and their pop culture-loving grown-ups.
• 0:14
  Theme Song: It's a beautiful day for a story, adventure, and glory, new friends and old ones too.
• 0:21
  Theme Song: It's an excellent day to get swept away in a tale, so let us regale you.
• 0:38
  Redge: A volcano! Hurry, hurry! This is our last shot!
• 0:43
  Minh: The lava is coming! Watch out for the lava!
• 0:48
  Redge: Oh no! We're not going to make it!
• 0:52
  Minh: Tyran!
• 0:56
  Maiasaura 1: Huh?
• 0:57
  Maiasaura 2: I don't get it.
• 0:59
  Maiasaura 3: What's going on?
• 1:01
  Jonathan: Um, Redge is this really where you want to start the story?
• 1:04
  Jonathan: At the volcano?
• 1:06
  Redge: Oh, um I guess it is a bit confusing, isn't it?
• 1:11
  Jonathan: Y es, especially when this is a story about a miniature golf tournament.
• 1:16
  Maiasaura 1: What happens to our big brother?
• 1:18
  Redge: Uh let's start again, shall we?
• 1:21
  Jonathan: At the beginning.
• 1:23
  Redge: At the beginning.
• 1:24
  Redge: It is a very good place to start, you know.
• 1:27
  Maiasaura 2: Can I have another snack?
• 1:36
  Jonathan: I can't believe we're back in the Quotatious period.
• 1:39
  Jonathan: I just love dinosaurs.
• 1:42
  Redge: It is a treat, is it not?
• 1:44
  Redge: There's so much to explore here.
• 1:46
  Redge: The strange prehistoric terrain, the gentle ecosystem of reptiles on land, sea, and air.
• 1:54
  Redge: The
• 1:54
  Jonathan: but why did I need to bring my golf clubs again?
• 1:57
  Minh: Oh, I could tell you that.
• 1:59
  Group: Minh!
• 2:00
  Redge: Hello, Minh! Jonathan, you remember our good Maiasaura friend, Minh?
• 2:06
  Jonathan: Of course.
• 2:07
  Jonathan: A dino just as interested in space as I am.
• 2:10
  Jonathan: How could I forget?
• 2:12
  Jonathan: Still reaching for the moon, Minh?
• 2:14
  Minh: Oh yeah.
• 2:15
  Minh: In fact, that's why I reached out to Redge for help.
• 2:19
  Jonathan: Oh help with what?
• 2:21
  Redge: He's trying to raise money so he can attend the Lunar Launcher's Space Camp in Litropia this summer.
• 2:27
  Jonathan: I've been to space camp before.
• 2:29
  Jonathan: You'll love it.
• 2:30
  Jonathan: Have you gotten your spacesuit yet?
• 2:33
  Minh: Yeah.
• 2:33
  Minh: It's my older brother's though.
• 2:35
  Minh: It's three sizes too big, but my mom says, when you're one of thirteen in a nest and the first of three nests, you gotta learn to share.
• 2:44
  Redge: One of thirteen in a nest?
• 2:46
  Redge: Three nests?
• 2:48
  Redge: That's uh um do the math for me, Jonathan.
• 2:53
  Jonathan: Thirty-nine.
• 2:54
  Minh: That's right.
• 2:55
  Redge: I have thirty-eight siblings.
• 2:57
  Redge: Ooh, impressive.
• 2:59
  Redge: My cousin, Rodge, has six.
• 3:02
  Minh: Yeah.
• 3:03
  Minh: With that many siblings, I've gotta raise the money to get to space camp and pay for the tuition and all the supplies.
• 3:10
  Minh: That's why I invited you and Redge to be on our team for the Quotatious Period's Mini Golf Masters.
• 3:17
  Jonathan: What do we get if we win?
• 3:18
  Minh: The winning team gets a cash prize.
• 3:21
  Jonathan: Enough to get you to space camp?
• 3:23
  Minh: Oh, more than enough.
• 3:25
  Jonathan: Alright, let's do it.
• 3:26
  Redge: Oh wait, wait, wait.
• 3:28
  Redge: Uh we have a team name?
• 3:30
  Minh: Oh, you bet.
• 3:31
  Minh: Team Space Cadets.
• 3:34
  Redge: Truly out of this world.
• 3:36
  Jonathan: Let's blast off.
• 3:38
  Minh: The course starts just over there.
• 3:40
  Jonathan: Wow.
• 3:41
  Jonathan: It runs through those spiky trees, over the swampy terrain, across the river, and even up that dark black mountain.
• 3:48
  Redge: With prehistoric obstacles along the way.
• 3:51
  Minh: Yep.
• 3:52
  Minh: I'm just waiting for my friend, Tyran.
• 3:54
  Minh: We need four to play the tournament.
• 3:57
  Minh: He said he'd meet me early for some practice swings, but I haven't seen him yet.
• 4:02
  Jonathan: Is Tyran a young Tyrannosaurus?
• 4:05
  Minh: Yeah.
• 4:06
  Redge: Does he typically like to hide in shrubbery?
• 4:09
  Jonathan: Or uh crouch in the bushes?
• 4:11
  Minh: Huh?
• 4:12
  Minh: Tyran, what are you doing over there in the bushes?
• 4:15
  Minh: Come meet Redge and Jonathan.
• 4:17
  Minh: They're gonna be part of our team.
• 4:22
  Tyran: Oh, uh hi there.
• 4:24
  Redge: Hello.
• 4:26
  Jonathan: Very pleased to meet you.
• 4:27
  Tyran: Uh I'm sorry, Minh, but I won't be able to help you.
• 4:32
  Minh: Oh?
• 4:32
  Minh: Why not?
• 4:33
  Minh: Is everything okay?
• 4:35
  Tyran: Um well, I came here early to try some practice swings, and uh
• 4:41
  Jonathan: and?
• 4:42
  Redge: Y es, what's wrong, young lad?
• 4:45
  Tyran: I just can't do it!
• 4:47
  Minh: Aw, sure you can, Tyran.
• 4:50
  Tyran: No, I really really can't.
• 4:53
  Tyran: You see, well my arms
• 4:56
  Jonathan: Yeah, what about them?
• 4:58
  Tyran: They're too short.
• 5:00
  Tyran: My arms are too short to reach the ground with the golf club.
• 5:03
  Tyran: I'm so sorry, Minh.
• 5:05
  Minh: Oh, it's okay, Tyran.
• 5:07
  Minh: Uh maybe we can try something else.
• 5:10
  Tyran: I'd be good in roaring contest.
• 5:12
  Tyran: Listen.
• 5:16
  Redge: No kidding, wow.
• 5:18
  Jonathan: Wait a second.
• 5:19
  Jonathan: What about your tail?
• 5:21
  Tyran: What about it?
• 5:22
  Jonathan: What if you use your tail to hit the golf ball instead of using a golf club?
• 5:27
  Redge: Oh splendid idea!
• 5:29
  Minh: W ell there's no rule against it.
• 5:30
  Minh: Patty, the apatosaurus, did that last year.
• 5:35
  Tyran: Alright, well let me give it a try.
• 5:36
  Tyran: Whoops.
• 5:38
  Tyran: No good.
• 5:40
  Jonathan: Uh make sure your feet are planted firmly, but face backwards away from the tee.
• 5:44
  Jonathan: Good.
• 5:46
  Redge: Now lift the tail way back.
• 5:49
  Minh: And let it rip.
• 5:54
  Tyran: I did it!
• 5:56
  Redge: You sure did.
• 5:57
  Jonathan: I've never seen a ball go that far before.
• 6:00
  Minh: Wow, wee! Nice one, Tyran!
• 6:03
  Announcer: Team Space Cadets, to your places at hole one.
• 6:06
  Announcer: Team Space Cadets to hole one, please.
• 6:09
  Minh: That's us.
• 6:10
  Minh: Ready, Tyran?
• 6:12
  Tyran: Alright, ready as I'll ever be.
• 6:28
  Redge: Wow, team!
• 6:29
  Jonathan: Really great so far!
• 6:31
  Minh: Tyran, your putt on the last hole was truly epic!
• 6:35
  Redge: Yes, sensational!
• 6:38
  Minh: They made it particularly tricky with all the pterosaurs blocking the hole.
• 6:42
  Jonathan: I got lucky getting my ball through the pterosaur's legs.
• 6:45
  Tyran: I knew that if I could get my tail under the ball a bit and bounce it off of one of the pterosaur's wings, I could get it close to the hole.
• 6:54
  Jonathan: Close?
• 6:54
  Jonathan: It was a hole in one!
• 6:56
  Minh: And your savvy shot has put us in the lead.
• 7:00
  Redge: With just three more holes to go, we're so close to the finish!
• 7:05
  Jonathan: And one step closer to getting Minh to space camp.
• 7:08
  Group: Alright! Yeah!
• 7:12
  Tyran: Where's our next hole?
• 7:13
  Jonathan: Uh this way.
• 7:20
  Redge: What is that?
• 7:23
  Minh: That is a prehistoric frog, a Beezle bufo.
• 7:27
  Jonathan: It's the size of a beach ball.
• 7:29
  Tyran: Yep, and they're not known for their pleasant disposition.
• 7:40
  Redge: What is it doing here?
• 7:42
  Minh: It looks like we need to putt into its mouth, so we can launch the ball over the creek behind it.
• 7:47
  Jonathan: O h boy, there's no way around it.
• 7:50
  Minh: Not that I can see.
• 7:52
  Tyran: Uh who wants to go first?
• 7:55
  Redge: I'll give it a shot.
• 7:57
  Redge: Here goes nothing.
• 7:59
  Minh: Gently now, Redge, you don't want to upset it.
• 8:11
  Jonathan: Oh, great job, Redge!
• 8:14
  Redge: Ooh, where'd it land?
• 8:15
  Minh: Uh off the green, but it shouldn't set us too far back.
• 8:19
  Jonathan: Tyran, you want to give it a shot?
• 8:21
  Tyran: Sure.
• 8:23
  Minh: Gentle now.
• 8:25
  Tyran: Oh shucks.
• 8:26
  Tyran: Too short.
• 8:28
  Minh: Oh, that's alright.
• 8:29
  Minh: Give it another tap.
• 8:38
  Redge: Oh, not bad, not bad.
• 8:39
  Redge: Jonathan.
• 8:41
  Jonathan: Here I go.
• 8:48
  Minh: That one's on the green! Nice shot, Jonathan.
• 8:52
  Redge: Oh, Minh, you're up.
• 8:53
  Redge: Minh?
• 8:55
  Jonathan: What you doing there, Minh?
• 8:57
  Minh: I'm covering my ball in sticky algae and placing insects all over for the frog to enjoy.
• 9:03
  Redge: Genius!
• 9:05
  Minh: Here goes!
• 9:16
  Group: Hole in one!
• 9:18
  Jonathan: Genius idea, Minh!
• 9:20
  Minh: Nothing makes a Beezle bufo happier than a midday snack.
• 9:24
  Redge: Nothing makes me happier either.
• 9:27
  Redge: Okay, Jonathan.
• 9:33
  Redge: New hole.
• 9:34
  Redge: No pressure.
• 9:36
  Bronto: You've got this.
• 9:37
  Minh: Our Beezle bufo frog hole put us behind two points, but if you can sink this one,
• 9:43
  Jonathan: I know, I know, we'll be tied up.
• 9:45
  Jonathan: I can do this.
• 9:48
  Jonathan: I just have to use the brontosaurus tail.
• 9:51
  Jonathan: It's wrapped around the green perfectly.
• 9:53
  Jonathan: If I can hit my ball hard enough, I can get it to follow along the Bronto's tail.
• 9:58
  Jonathan: If it follows the tail at the right velocity, the ball will cup around the green, bounce off one of the dino eggs in the Bronto's nest at the end of the tail, and
• 10:06
  Redge: go straight into the hole.
• 10:08
  Bronto: You've got this.
• 10:10
  Jonathan: Oh, thank you, Mr.
• 10:11
  Jonathan: Bronto.
• 10:15
  Group: Oh! Right on! Oh yeah!
• 10:19
  Bronto: Oh, nice shot.
• 10:20
  Bronto: It tickled.
• 10:27
  Redge: Well, friends, we've made it to our final hole on top of this dark black mountain.
• 10:32
  Tyran: Ah, this doesn't look too tricky at all.
• 10:34
  Jonathan: Just gotta make it over those rocks and into the hole.
• 10:41
  Minh: Oh, what was that?
• 10:42
  Jonathan: Probably just Redge's s tomach.
• 10:45
  Redge: W ell, I am feeling a bit peckish.
• 10:47
  Redge: I'll go first and then let's head to the snack shed.
• 11:00
  Minh: As we finish up, I just want to take a second to thank you all.
• 11:04
  Minh: I truly appreciate you taking the time to come out of the Folktale Forest and help me.
• 11:15
  Minh: I couldn't have done it without you.
• 11:17
  Jonathan: It was our pleasure, Minh.
• 11:27
  Redge: We can't wait to hear all about Lunar Launches Space Camp.
• 11:31
  Tyran: Thanks for believing in me, Minh.
• 11:33
  Tyran: I've had such a great time today learning something new that I
• 11:38
  Jonathan: wait a second.
• 11:40
  Redge: That's not my stomach.
• 11:43
  Tyran: And this isn't just any mountain.
• 11:45
  Tyran: It's
• 11:48
  Redge: a volcano! Hurry! Hurry! This is our last shot!
• 11:53
  Minh: The lava's coming! Watch out for the lava!
• 11:56
  Redge: O h no!
• 11:59
  Minh: We're not going to make it!
• 12:01
  Redge: T yran!
• 12:02
  Jonathan: Can you get the shot off before the lava covers the hole?
• 12:06
  Minh: Hurry!
• 12:12
  Group: Oh no!
• 12:14
  Tyran: I didn't make it in time! My ball's been swallowed by the lava! Oh Minh, I'm so sorry.
• 12:22
  Minh: It's it's okay.
• 12:24
  Jonathan: Well, there's always next year, right?
• 12:26
  Minh: Yeah, I guess.
• 12:29
  Tyran: I'm sorry.
• 12:30
  Minh: Well it's not your fault.
• 12:32
  Minh: It's no one's fault.
• 12:33
  Minh: Everyone tried their best.
• 12:35
  Redge: This just doesn't seem fair.
• 12:38
  Minh: Huh?
• 12:38
  Minh: It's Dino Mini Golf.
• 12:40
  Minh: Sometimes you have to play in extreme elements.
• 12:43
  Jonathan: What a bummer.
• 12:45
  Minh: Let's head back.
• 12:46
  Minh: The lava will only get worse.
• 12:48
  Minh: Snacks all around!
• 12:50
  Auntie Maia: Minh!
• 12:51
  Minh: Auntie Maya?
• 12:54
  Auntie Maia: Minh! I've been trying to catch up with you all morning.
• 12:58
  Redge: Oh hello there!
• 12:59
  Auntie Maia: Hi!
• 13:00
  Jonathan: W hat's going on?
• 13:02
  Auntie Maia: Well, your mom sent me to find you so I can give you this letter.
• 13:06
  Minh: A letter?
• 13:07
  Minh: Oh, that doesn't seem too exciting.
• 13:09
  Tyran: But Min, look! It's from the Lunar Launcher Space Academy.
• 13:14
  Redge: Open it! Open it!
• 13:17
  Jonathan: Well, what does it say?
• 13:19
  Minh: I can't believe it!
• 13:21
  Tyran: What?
• 13:22
  Minh: They're giving me a full scholarship to attend the summer camp! Full tuition, travel, and supplies.
• 13:30
  Auntie Maia: Oh, I knew it was good news.
• 13:32
  Auntie Maia: I just knew it.
• 13:34
  Minh: They said I'll be the first dino to ever be a lunar launcher.
• 13:38
  Redge: This is most excellent!
• 13:41
  Jonathan: C ongratulations, Minh!
• 13:43
  Tyran: That's my friend!
• 13:50
  Maiasaura 1: That was awesome!
• 13:52
  Maiasaura 2: Our big brother is the best!
• 13:54
  Maiasaura 3: Y ay for Minh!
• 13:56
  Redge: What a story! What an adventure!
• 14:00
  Jonathan: And much easier to follow when you start at the beginning of the story.
• 14:04
  Redge: T oo true.
• 14:05
  Redge: Sometimes I get ahead of myself and jump to the big climactic
• 14:10
  Jonathan: volcanic eruption?
• 14:12
  Redge: Right.
• 14:13
  Jonathan: Oh Redge.
• 14:15
  Redge: What can I say?
• 14:16
  Redge: I'm a sucker for prehistoric pyrotechnics.
• 14:20
  Jonathan: And I'm a sucker for prehistoric well, anything.
• 14:24
  Maiasaura 1: Uh, excuse me, can I have more snacks?
• 14:29
  Jonathan: This has been a Jon in Character production.
• 14:31
  Jonathan: This story was written by Monique Hafen Adams, edited and produced by Molly Murphy, and performed by Jonathan Cormur.
• 14:38
  Jonathan: Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Pacific Grove Soundworks.
• 14:43
  Jonathan: We love hearing from you.
• 14:45
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• 14:52
  Jonathan: You can find even more ways to reach us in the show notes.
• 14:55
  Jonathan: Now, go be the hero of your own story, and we'll see you next once upon a time.
• 15:04
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• 15:05
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