1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: When you switch from T shirts and sweatpants to regularly 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:07,879 wearing a suit and tie, you're basically telling the world 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,679 you're not just a student. You're a student who also 4 00:00:10,759 --> 00:00:13,679 runs their own business. And shame on anyone who calls 5 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:17,679 that business a lemonade stand. That's kids stuff. Your business 6 00:00:17,879 --> 00:00:21,760 is a handcrafted lemon beverage pop up cafe. Now that's 7 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,760 a real business. So yes, today's story is technically called 8 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:26,559 lemonade stand. 9 00:00:26,679 --> 00:00:27,519 Speaker 2: But let's be real. 10 00:00:27,839 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: When was the last time you saw a lemonade stand 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,880 downor flying around in a private jet? Hmmm, now let's 12 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:38,039 get into it. Hellol, story time is really not a 13 00:00:38,079 --> 00:00:40,200 glory time rabbit stand and you'll be fine. 14 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 2: Follow the whole storyline. Hellol story Time, might you live 15 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:44,399 at least one time? 16 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:51,759 Speaker 1: Well, this is the story of the time Whalen started 17 00:00:51,759 --> 00:00:54,880 wearing a suit and tie every day, not because he 18 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:59,320 had to, but because he wanted to looking spiffy. 19 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 2: Whalen. What's what the fancy clothes, Whalen? Is there something 20 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:04,760 we should know? Whalen? 21 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: It certainly stood out from the sweatpant and T shirt 22 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,799 comb but most other kids wore to school. My friends, 23 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,640 this is how I dress now, okay, it's time for 24 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,359 you all to stop thinking of me as well as 25 00:01:16,359 --> 00:01:18,799 the student and start thinking of me as whale in 26 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,840 the business man. Whaleen's friends were fine with that. It 27 00:01:22,879 --> 00:01:25,439 was like, say no more, our friend is a businessman. 28 00:01:25,519 --> 00:01:29,079 Now cool on to the next thing. But Whalen's teacher, 29 00:01:29,079 --> 00:01:30,879 Miss chalked Us, was not yet ready to move on 30 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,200 to the next thing. She seemed a little more concerned 31 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:33,959 than everyone else. 32 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 2: Whalen, you do realize you're still a student, right Being 33 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,879 a student is your most important job. 34 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,239 Speaker 1: Whalen wasn't arguing that being a student wasn't important. Of course, 35 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,680 it was important. If it weren't for being a student, 36 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,239 he'd always miss out on hot Dog Day. He wasn't 37 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,519 about to miss out on hot dog Day. You know, 38 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,359 Miss Chockdust, you must look at me and think to yourself, wow, 39 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:03,200 there goes my top student. Ms. Chalkdust did not think 40 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,760 that at all. You probably say, there's a kid who's 41 00:02:06,799 --> 00:02:11,000 ready to take on some new challenges. Miss Chalkdust often 42 00:02:11,039 --> 00:02:13,159 said it was challenging enough just keeping Whalen in his 43 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,639 seat for more than a minute. And I bet you 44 00:02:15,719 --> 00:02:17,599 go home every night and talk to your family at 45 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,360 the dinner table about this awesome student named Whalen who 46 00:02:20,439 --> 00:02:24,680 just has everything perfectly handled. Ms Chalkdus couldn't even trust 47 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,120 Whalen with remembering to feed the class pet. So while 48 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,639 I'm still going to be a student here at Corkscrew Elementary, 49 00:02:30,719 --> 00:02:32,639 I'll be having to put a few things on hold 50 00:02:32,759 --> 00:02:35,520 while I focus my energy. I'm becoming a big shop businessman. 51 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:42,800 Don't worry, though, It'll just be math, science, reading, writing, history, geography, 52 00:02:43,039 --> 00:02:46,879 social studies, detention. Anyway, miss chalk Dust, do you know 53 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,479 who I'm supposed to call to order myself a private jet? 54 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,199 Ms chalk Dust couldn't believe she was now using precious 55 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,039 learning time to explain to a kid why you can't 56 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,120 just suddenly call yourself a businessman and immediately buy yourself 57 00:02:58,120 --> 00:02:58,840 a private jet. 58 00:03:00,039 --> 00:03:02,159 Speaker 2: Whalen, do you even have a business? 59 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: His teacher asked, Yeah, Whalen, what kind of business stuff 60 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:10,439 do you do? Whalen's best friend, Sawyer, blurted out that 61 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,879 he was probably in the business of selling used underwear. 62 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,759 Speaker 2: No, no, no, guys. 63 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,599 Speaker 1: I'm in the business of doing business, the classic kind 64 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,479 of business, you know, like talking on the phone while 65 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:24,960 hailing a taxi. Cab on a busy New York City street, 66 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,319 hoping a pigeon doesn't poop on your fancy business suit. 67 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,240 That kind of business. So if any of you need 68 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:35,080 some business handled, just remember I'm your guy. Whalen started 69 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,280 going around the class handing out his business card before 70 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,560 his teacher put a stop to it. Whalen, believe it 71 00:03:40,639 --> 00:03:42,719 or not, I actually think this could be really good 72 00:03:42,759 --> 00:03:44,960 for you, just as long as you make sure it 73 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,520 does not affect your work here at school, all right. 74 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,719 Whaleen put his hand on his heart. Ma'am, I solemnly 75 00:03:52,759 --> 00:03:55,120 promise I will never skip eating a hot dog on 76 00:03:55,159 --> 00:03:58,800 Hot Dog Day. You have my word on that well, 77 00:03:58,879 --> 00:04:00,840 and felt happy to have this part of his teacher. 78 00:04:01,159 --> 00:04:03,360 He figured she must not have noticed that he often 79 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,280 forgot to get all of his schoolwork done even when 80 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,919 he didn't have a business. And Whalen, if I could 81 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,479 make one suggestion, why don't you start out with a 82 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:15,560 lemonade stand. If Whalen had happened to be drinking lemonade 83 00:04:15,639 --> 00:04:17,879 right then he would have gone spring across the room 84 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:22,920 a lemonade stand. I sent him a businessman, not a 85 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,279 business baby. The kind of business I handle is way 86 00:04:26,319 --> 00:04:28,279 more sophisticated and complex than that. 87 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,959 Speaker 2: Okay, Whalen, Well, it was just a suggestion. Lots of 88 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,319 kids learn the basics of business by starting out with 89 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,079 a lemonade stand, so I just thought i'd mention it. 90 00:04:39,199 --> 00:04:41,600 Whalen didn't want to admit it, but his teacher may 91 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,360 have been onto something. In order to be a businessman 92 00:04:44,399 --> 00:04:46,279 who got paid to talk on the phone while riding 93 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:49,240 on a private jet, he first needed two things, a 94 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,199 phone and a private jet, and to pay for those 95 00:04:52,199 --> 00:04:53,959 two things, he was going to have to sell some 96 00:04:54,079 --> 00:04:58,120 lemonade at recess time. Sawyer came over to ask Whalen 97 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:02,040 if he wanted to play play. Sawyer, you don't have 98 00:05:02,079 --> 00:05:03,920 time to play. I have to figure out if I 99 00:05:03,959 --> 00:05:07,160 want to hire you to work at my company. Sawyer 100 00:05:07,199 --> 00:05:10,519 had never been interviewed for a job before. Well can 101 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,720 we make this quick, Whalen, some of the kids have 102 00:05:12,759 --> 00:05:17,680 already started a soccer game over there. First question began, Whalen, 103 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:23,560 what business experience do you have? None, answered Sawyer. Whalen 104 00:05:23,639 --> 00:05:26,800 made a note of this on his clipboard. Okay, well 105 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,319 that's not going to score you a lot of points, 106 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,560 I'm afraid. Next question, do you own a suit and tie. 107 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,160 Sawyer had to really think about this. 108 00:05:34,959 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: Uh, you know, I might have one from when I 109 00:05:37,519 --> 00:05:39,759 went to my uncle's wedding, but I'm not sure if 110 00:05:39,759 --> 00:05:42,079 it still fits. Will it matter if I look like 111 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:43,439 a stuffed sausage. 112 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:43,639 Speaker 2: When I put it on. 113 00:05:44,759 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: Whalen was making a note of this too. Yeah, I 114 00:05:47,959 --> 00:05:51,319 think that'll be all right now, Sawyer, I was getting antsy. 115 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 2: Is this almost over? I really want to go play soccer? 116 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,360 Can I just have the job? I'm your best friend? 117 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: Whaling glanced at the remaining questions. Well, some of these 118 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,879 other questions I could probably answer for you, like the 119 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,399 one that says what is your greatest strength and your 120 00:06:07,399 --> 00:06:10,560 biggest weakness? Well, you're really good at soccer, but you 121 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:14,040 need to work on being more patient during job interviews. Okay, well, 122 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,040 how about one last question and then I'll let you go. 123 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:18,560 If you were to be hired today to work for 124 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,720 a hand crafted lemon beverage pop up cafe. 125 00:06:21,439 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: What kinds of nice things would you try to do 126 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:24,199 for your boss? 127 00:06:24,959 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: Uh, Whalen, a hand crafted lemon beverage pop up cafe. 128 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,800 Isn't that just a weird way of saying a lemonade? 129 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 2: Stand? 130 00:06:33,319 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: It? Most certainly was a weird way of saying lemonade stand. 131 00:06:36,639 --> 00:06:41,240 Whalen adjusted as tie, Wow, Sawyer, you're good. I need 132 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:42,439 someone like that on my team. 133 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 2: You're hired. 134 00:06:44,879 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: And that was how Sawyer got his very first job 135 00:06:47,079 --> 00:06:51,720 working for a lemonade stand with a weird name. After school, 136 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,439 Sawyer reported for his first shift at his new job. 137 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:57,079 His plan was to arrive out front of Whalen's house 138 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,720 at precisely four to thirty pm, just as instructed, but 139 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,360 waddling around in a nail fitting suit like a stuffed 140 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,759 sausage made the trip take a little longer than expected. 141 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:10,040 Sorry of late, boss, sausage suit. Whale And looked his 142 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,399 friend up and down. Well, don't let it happen again. 143 00:07:13,199 --> 00:07:16,639 Speaker 2: All right? You do look sharp, though squishy. 144 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: But sharp. Whaleen had already assembled his lemonade stand and 145 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,079 was hinting at it with his eyes waiting for Sawyer 146 00:07:23,079 --> 00:07:23,600 to notice. 147 00:07:24,639 --> 00:07:26,839 Speaker 2: Uh, what's that you got there? Boss? 148 00:07:27,079 --> 00:07:29,399 Speaker 1: It looks like a gentle breeze might blow that thing apart. 149 00:07:30,519 --> 00:07:33,360 Whalen took another look at us creation. He didn't think 150 00:07:33,399 --> 00:07:36,480 his cardboard cafe was going anywhere. Ten rolls of duct 151 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:40,240 tape had made it surprisingly heavy. Listen guy, my parents 152 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,720 wouldn't let me use any of their power tools or 153 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,120 regular tools, or any nails or screws. And have you 154 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,680 seen the price of wood lately? I sourced all this 155 00:07:48,759 --> 00:07:52,519 cardboard for free. Besides, this is just temporary until we 156 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,199 make enough money to move into a real cafe. Gotta 157 00:07:55,240 --> 00:08:00,319 start somewhere, right, made sense to Sawyer. Okay, so now 158 00:08:00,319 --> 00:08:01,439 we just need the lemonade. 159 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:02,199 Speaker 2: Is that it? 160 00:08:02,439 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: I'll run back to my house and get some. My 161 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,920 mom just bought two jugs of the stuff the other day, 162 00:08:07,959 --> 00:08:10,800 whale and grabbed his friend by the sausage arm. We 163 00:08:10,959 --> 00:08:13,600 can't use that stuff. Your mom paid for it, and 164 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,399 we don't have the money to buy it from her. 165 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,240 Sawyer was pretty sure his mother wasn't going to ask 166 00:08:18,319 --> 00:08:20,680 them to pay her for it, But to Whalen, that 167 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,920 was even worse. Look, Sawyer, our company doesn't take handouts. 168 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:28,680 We make our own lemonade. Whalen walked over to the 169 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:30,720 middle of the front yard and made a small hole 170 00:08:30,759 --> 00:08:32,960 in the ground. He then took a seat out of 171 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,759 his pocket and dropped it in the hole. He covered 172 00:08:35,799 --> 00:08:40,559 the seed and stood back, and now we wait. Sawyer 173 00:08:40,639 --> 00:08:42,840 was really hoping his friend hadn't just done what he 174 00:08:42,919 --> 00:08:46,159 thought he had done. Dude, please don't tell me you 175 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,600 just planted a lemon seed hoping it will turn into 176 00:08:48,639 --> 00:08:53,480 a lemon tree. This was exactly what Whalen had done, Sawyer. 177 00:08:53,759 --> 00:08:56,080 That's where lemons come from. My dude, you didn't think 178 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:57,720 we were just going to buy them from the store. 179 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,759 Speaker 2: Did you? Have you seen the price of lemons? 180 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 1: Land say. I had to break into his boss that 181 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,759 growing a lemon tree big enough to produce lemons was 182 00:09:05,799 --> 00:09:07,320 gonna take years. 183 00:09:07,919 --> 00:09:10,759 Speaker 2: What even if we give the seed lots of water. 184 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: And sing to it, we don't have years, Whalen thought 185 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,480 for a moment, Actually, I suppose we don't have to 186 00:09:17,519 --> 00:09:20,159 start with our finest lemonade. We can begin with a 187 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:24,360 more basic recipe and start selling drinks today. The boys 188 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,879 finished getting everything ready and then took a seat behind 189 00:09:26,879 --> 00:09:30,759 the pop up cafe. Get ready, Sawyer, things are about 190 00:09:30,759 --> 00:09:34,840 to get really busy, Whale, and flipped a sign around 191 00:09:34,879 --> 00:09:41,639 that said now open really busy, he repeated. A few 192 00:09:41,639 --> 00:09:45,000 cars drove past, but none of them slowed down. They'll 193 00:09:45,039 --> 00:09:48,759 be back, Whale in a shirt. His friend, yep, about 194 00:09:48,799 --> 00:09:53,320 to get real busy, Whale, and jumped up like he 195 00:09:53,399 --> 00:09:55,919 had just remembered something. Dude, I have to make a 196 00:09:56,000 --> 00:10:00,320 quick business call. You stay here, I won't belong Zawyer 197 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,720 continued sitting there, watching car after car drive past. In 198 00:10:03,759 --> 00:10:06,000 the background, he could hear his friend yelling into his 199 00:10:06,039 --> 00:10:09,960 parents' phone. Minutes later, whale and flop back down onto 200 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,200 his chair. Can you believe the hot dog people don't 201 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,159 offer hot dog days for businesses? They told me it's 202 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,120 just a school thing. Well that's gonna have to change. 203 00:10:20,799 --> 00:10:23,120 Whalen's mood grew even worse when he found out that 204 00:10:23,159 --> 00:10:25,360 in the two minutes he had been away, Sawyer still 205 00:10:25,399 --> 00:10:28,799 hadn't made a single sale. Perhaps they've been going after 206 00:10:28,799 --> 00:10:32,279 the wrong customers. A few minutes later, they spotted a 207 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,279 kid walking down the sidewalk. The boys saddled up to 208 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,759 him like two seagulls going after a bread crumb. Well, helloo, 209 00:10:38,799 --> 00:10:42,240 little sir my, how you look thirsty? Can we interest 210 00:10:42,279 --> 00:10:44,519 you in some hand crafted lemon citrus beverage? 211 00:10:45,519 --> 00:10:46,759 Speaker 2: You mean lemonade? 212 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,759 Speaker 1: Whalen quietly nodded his head, No. 213 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,039 Speaker 2: Thanks, I don't like lemonade. It hurts my teeth. 214 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:55,879 Speaker 1: This was not what the boys had wanted to hear, 215 00:10:56,799 --> 00:11:02,159 but my brother likes lemonade. Hmmm, maybe things were looking up. Well, 216 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,519 how would you buy a glass of lemonade for your brother? 217 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 2: Then? But I don't know if he's in the mood 218 00:11:07,399 --> 00:11:11,120 for lemonade right now. It's not exactly the hottest day today. 219 00:11:12,159 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: Ugh, this was getting painful. Well would you like to 220 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,120 go home and ask your brother? The kid had to 221 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:19,039 really think this over. 222 00:11:19,879 --> 00:11:24,559 Speaker 2: I mean, I suppose maybe, but I don't know, like probably, 223 00:11:24,639 --> 00:11:27,039 but likely not. I'm hungry. 224 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,519 Speaker 1: Whaling and Sawyer decided it was time to stop talking 225 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:34,000 to this kid. Sitting back down behind the pop up cafe, 226 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,200 Sawyer leaned over and asked, Welsh, do you think more 227 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,440 people would stop if it was a hot day. Whale 228 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,679 And grabbed a marker and started making a news sign. 229 00:11:43,159 --> 00:11:46,000 He pointed a sign toward the cars driving past. The 230 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,039 sign said it might get hot later, so grab your 231 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,840 lemonade now. It wasn't long after this they had their 232 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:54,320 very first customer pull up. 233 00:11:55,879 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 2: Oh look at. 234 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,919 Speaker 1: This, said a woman getting out of her car. 235 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:05,039 Speaker 2: A hand crafted lemon beverage pop up cafe. So cute. 236 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: I did something like this when I was a little girl. 237 00:12:07,759 --> 00:12:10,799 Way to go, I hope you've been getting lots of customers. 238 00:12:11,399 --> 00:12:14,559 Whalen decided not to respond to that. Ma'am, Can I 239 00:12:14,639 --> 00:12:17,200 interest you in a fresh glass of lemon citrus beverage? 240 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:18,759 The woman shuckled. 241 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 2: If by that you mean a fancy glass of lemonade, 242 00:12:21,639 --> 00:12:22,600 then your darn tutin. 243 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: I do like a well oiled machine. Whalen handed a 244 00:12:26,519 --> 00:12:28,639 cup to Sawyer, who then filled it up and then 245 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:30,679 handed it back to Whalen, who then handed it to 246 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,399 the customer. It was definitely a two person job. The 247 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,960 woman took a sip, but immediately spit it back out. 248 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 2: Oh dear, pardon me, I think I was just caught 249 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:40,480 off card. 250 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,159 Speaker 1: She then dropped her voice. Is it possible you boys 251 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:48,639 forgot to add the lemons and sugar? It wasn't just possible, 252 00:12:48,879 --> 00:12:51,799 This lady had nailed it. Well, you see it, ma'am. 253 00:12:51,919 --> 00:12:54,039 We're still waiting on our lemon tree to grow, so 254 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:57,679 for now it's a very special lemon free recipe. And 255 00:12:57,879 --> 00:12:59,039 yet no sugar either. 256 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,039 Speaker 2: Have you seen the Are you some sugar lately? 257 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,279 Speaker 1: The woman tried to smile through her clenched jaw. 258 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 2: Okay, so ches water then gotcha. 259 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: To be polite. She took another sip, but spit that 260 00:13:12,279 --> 00:13:14,240 one back out too. When Whalen told her the water 261 00:13:14,279 --> 00:13:17,159 had come from a lake, well where else are you 262 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,879 supposed to get free water? My parents paying money for 263 00:13:19,919 --> 00:13:22,759 the stuff that comes out of the tap. The woman 264 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:26,120 ran back to her car and sped away, She'll be back, 265 00:13:26,399 --> 00:13:30,559 Whaleen staid with great confidence. The sun had begun to 266 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:32,639 set by the time they got their second and final 267 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,759 customer of the day. Sawyer had become so bored that 268 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:37,960 he was halfway through a nap on his boss's shoulder 269 00:13:38,039 --> 00:13:42,039 when a car finally pulled up. All right, glad I 270 00:13:42,159 --> 00:13:43,120 found you, dudes. 271 00:13:43,279 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 2: I am so thirsty. 272 00:13:44,879 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: I don't even normally like lemonade, but all drink just 273 00:13:47,279 --> 00:13:50,840 about anything right now. The boys were afraid this customer 274 00:13:50,919 --> 00:13:53,080 was gonna spit his drink out too, But this guy 275 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,679 gulped the whole thing down in one go. Dudes, that 276 00:13:56,759 --> 00:13:59,480 stuff is a million times better than any lemonade I've 277 00:13:59,519 --> 00:14:02,639 ever had. I could barely taste the lemon and to me, 278 00:14:02,879 --> 00:14:05,799 that is exactly how lemonade should taste. How much do 279 00:14:05,879 --> 00:14:08,639 I owe you, dudes for the drink? This was one 280 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:11,720 business detail Whalen had yet to consider. He began making 281 00:14:11,759 --> 00:14:15,840 something up on the spot. So that'll be ten dollars, sir, 282 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,320 plus a two dollars convenience fee. 283 00:14:18,399 --> 00:14:19,759 Speaker 2: Oh and a three. 284 00:14:19,559 --> 00:14:22,639 Speaker 1: Dollar customer experience fee. So that brings your total today 285 00:14:22,679 --> 00:14:28,039 to fifteen dollars. Dudes, that is some premium stuff. Back 286 00:14:28,039 --> 00:14:30,600 in my day, you could get lemonade for twenty five cents. 287 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:32,799 But I guess that's to be expecting when you boys 288 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:35,240 are out here serving the best lemonade I've ever had. 289 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,799 It almost reminds me of water. The man handed the 290 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:42,399 kids the fifteen dollars. Let me guess you little dudes 291 00:14:42,399 --> 00:14:45,399 are saving up for a new surfboard, aren't shez a 292 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:50,720 private jet? Actually, Whaling clarified. After closing up shop for 293 00:14:50,759 --> 00:14:52,919 the day, Whalen decided to figure out how they could 294 00:14:52,919 --> 00:14:55,960 do better the next day. For hours, he scoured the internet, 295 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,799 trying to learn more about running a successful business, But 296 00:14:58,919 --> 00:15:01,320 the Internet was a distract place, and he spent more 297 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:05,000 time than anything just watching cat videos. The other problem 298 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,080 was that everything cost money to sell more lemonade, men 299 00:15:08,159 --> 00:15:12,240 spending more money on fancier science TV commercials, billboards, all 300 00:15:12,279 --> 00:15:14,679 things that took money away from what was truly important. 301 00:15:15,039 --> 00:15:18,639 Buying a private jet. Whalen's teacher had to wake them 302 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:22,360 up seven times throughout the school day. Sorry, miss chalk Desk, 303 00:15:22,399 --> 00:15:25,039 It's just that being a businessman is really hard work. 304 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,440 But remember what we talked about, Whalen. You must always 305 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:33,279 keep up with your most important job, Miss chalk dest 306 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,440 Don't get me wrong. Being a student is something I 307 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,799 take very seriously, especially on hot dog Day. It's just 308 00:15:38,879 --> 00:15:42,039 that being a student doesn't exactly pay all that well, Like, 309 00:15:42,159 --> 00:15:45,840 shouldn't we be getting paid a little something here? Miss 310 00:15:45,919 --> 00:15:48,039 chalk Doest tapped her finger on Whalen's worksheet. 311 00:15:48,679 --> 00:15:51,679 Speaker 2: Let's just try to focus on the first question. Okay. 312 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,879 Speaker 1: At Recess Whale and pulled Sawyer aside for a staff meeting. 313 00:15:56,679 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 2: Is this going to take long? Boss a missing the 314 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:00,279 soccer game again? 315 00:16:01,279 --> 00:16:04,679 Speaker 1: Whalen cleared his throat. You know, Sawyer, the reason I 316 00:16:04,799 --> 00:16:07,639 hired you is because I saw something special in you. 317 00:16:07,639 --> 00:16:11,080 You're not like other kids. You have a gift, a 318 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,759 unique ability to come up with creative ways of bringing 319 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,519 us more customers without spending a single dollar on billboards 320 00:16:16,559 --> 00:16:19,279 or TV commercials. So can I count on you to 321 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,759 do that for me? Sawyer, with his head turned Sawyer 322 00:16:22,799 --> 00:16:24,559 watched the soccer game like it was some kind of 323 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:28,559 delicious dessert. Boss, if you're willing to end this meeting early, 324 00:16:28,799 --> 00:16:32,639 I can make anything happen. It was exactly what Whalen 325 00:16:32,679 --> 00:16:34,879 had wanted to hear. He knew he had made the 326 00:16:34,919 --> 00:16:38,240 right decision hiring his best friend, But when they met 327 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,799 behind the handcrafted lemon Beverage pop up cafe at four 328 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,320 thirty that afternoon, Whalen wasn't asking what his friend could do. 329 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:46,080 He was asking why. 330 00:16:47,279 --> 00:16:51,679 Speaker 2: You called the police? You called the police? Why would 331 00:16:51,679 --> 00:16:52,679 you call the police? 332 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:57,639 Speaker 1: Sawyer looked genuinely confused. Uh, Boss, you said you wanted 333 00:16:57,639 --> 00:16:59,960 more cars to stop by, and who better at stop 334 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,480 in trafficked than the police. So there in the middle 335 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,880 of the road stood a police officer blowing his whistle 336 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,920 and holding up a handheld stop sign. Every time a 337 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,599 car stopped, the officer would lean toward the driver's window 338 00:17:11,599 --> 00:17:15,640 and ask, good afternoon. Have you tried the handcrafted lemon 339 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:19,599 beverage from this pop up cafe? To whale In surprise, 340 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,279 it was actually working. People were pulling over and buying lemonade, 341 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,680 and the best part, no one was spitting it back out. 342 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,920 Thanks to the fifteen dollars they'd made the day before, 343 00:17:30,039 --> 00:17:32,559 they'd finally been able to afford actual lemons to mix 344 00:17:32,599 --> 00:17:37,359 into the lake water. This is incredible, cheered Whalen. You 345 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:40,680 and I are like the best businessman ever. But that's 346 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:42,720 when the police officer told them he had some real 347 00:17:42,759 --> 00:17:43,200 work to do. 348 00:17:44,519 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 2: Ah, you can't leave now, can't the bank robber? Wait? 349 00:17:48,519 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 1: As soon as the police officer drove away, so did 350 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,920 all of their customers. Okay, so maybe we're not the 351 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:59,079 best businessman ever. And this wasn't even the lowest point 352 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:02,000 of their day. When another car finally pulled over, the 353 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,839 driver wasn't even there to buy lemonade. He wanted his 354 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:08,640 money back. Wellyes, I just found out you guys have 355 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,599 been using lake water from the beach. Sometimes little kids 356 00:18:11,599 --> 00:18:14,880 pee while swimming at the beach. Gross, and really, you 357 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:17,079 guys kind of skimped on the lemon If you ask me, 358 00:18:17,519 --> 00:18:21,640 I want my fifteen dollars back, whale and sadly returned 359 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:22,359 the man's money. 360 00:18:22,839 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 2: Well have you seen the price of lemons these days? 361 00:18:26,759 --> 00:18:28,519 Speaker 1: Just as they were about to close up for the day, 362 00:18:28,759 --> 00:18:32,200 another car pulled up. Ah, look at that, said sawyer. 363 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,640 Maybe we're about to get that fifteen dollars back. But 364 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,440 this person wasn't here to buy lemonade either. This person 365 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,519 worked for the city and was not happy to see 366 00:18:40,519 --> 00:18:42,920 an unlicensed cafe operating right next. 367 00:18:42,759 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 2: To the road. 368 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: Do you boys have a permit to sell lemonade here? 369 00:18:47,759 --> 00:18:50,119 I'm not sure what a permit is, but we're not 370 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:53,480 selling lemonade. This is a pop up cafe for handcrafted 371 00:18:53,559 --> 00:18:57,680 lemon beverages. Isn't that just a weird way of saying lemonade? 372 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:00,480 Either way, you can't just sell what you want where 373 00:19:00,519 --> 00:19:02,319 you want. You have to buy a permit from the 374 00:19:02,319 --> 00:19:05,519 city first. It's like asking your parents' permission to do something, 375 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:09,599 but much more expensive. The boys found out a permit 376 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:11,599 was going to cost more than five times as much 377 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,720 money as they had made that day. Suddenly giving that 378 00:19:14,799 --> 00:19:17,319 other guy as fifteen dollars back wasn't looking so bad. 379 00:19:18,599 --> 00:19:20,640 You know what, sir, I think my friend and I 380 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:22,359 are just going to pack up shop and you know, 381 00:19:22,839 --> 00:19:26,319 never reopen again. This business idea was kind of a bust. 382 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,400 I knew we should have just stuck to being the 383 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:32,240 kind of businessmen who talk on phones all day. They 384 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,200 had given it their best. They really had, And while 385 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:37,839 they hadn't been the most successful businessmen, they had been 386 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:41,559 among the most sharply dressed businessmen. And perhaps this wasn't 387 00:19:41,559 --> 00:19:44,359 even the end. Perhaps they could start again in ten years, 388 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,079 after the lemon try had grown a lot bigger. Perhaps 389 00:19:47,079 --> 00:19:49,200 by then the cost of a private jet would also 390 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:53,680 be a lot cheaper. Packing up was easy. Before they 391 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:56,400 could try stuffing the cardboard stand into a recycling bin, 392 00:19:56,599 --> 00:19:58,240 the whole thing just kind of blew away in a 393 00:19:58,279 --> 00:20:01,319 gentle breeze. Well, Boss, I guess I don't have to 394 00:20:01,319 --> 00:20:03,880 call you a boss anymore. Maybe I should start the 395 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,720 next business so I can have you start calling me boss. 396 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,160 A car pulled up next to where the lemonade stand 397 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,839 had once stood. Whalen was trying to wave the car on. 398 00:20:13,839 --> 00:20:17,920 No more lemonade cafes closed. A woman stepped out of 399 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:22,119 the car. Oh, I'm not here for lemonade. Look at me, 400 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,400 I'm a fancy business woman. Do you really think someone 401 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:28,799 like me drinks lemonade? I stopped because of the suits 402 00:20:28,839 --> 00:20:31,119 I saw you two wearing. I've been looking for some 403 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,680 well dressed businessmen to come work for my super successful company. 404 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,000 How would you two feel about being the kind of 405 00:20:37,039 --> 00:20:39,799 businessmen who talk on phones and wear suits and ties 406 00:20:39,839 --> 00:20:44,200 while flying around the world on a private jet. Sometimes 407 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:49,160 in life, as one door closes, another door opens. Whalen's 408 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:53,160 dreams were finally about to come true. Ma'am, you were 409 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,000 right about us. We are exactly the two businessmen you've 410 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,160 been looking for. So when's the first hot dog day? 411 00:21:00,839 --> 00:21:04,359 We don't do that at our company. Whalen didn't have 412 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:08,759 to think twice. Oh well, in that case, did I 413 00:21:08,799 --> 00:21:11,240 forget to mention that my friend here and I already 414 00:21:11,279 --> 00:21:15,599 have the most important jobs in the world. We're students 415 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:26,240 the end. That's the story. And here is your question 416 00:21:26,279 --> 00:21:26,680 of the week. 417 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,039 Speaker 2: What kind of food or beverage stand? 418 00:21:29,039 --> 00:21:34,039 Speaker 1: Would you operate? A lemonade stand or something else? Thanks 419 00:21:34,039 --> 00:21:37,200 to Whalen and Sawyer and showed out to the following listeners, 420 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,440 Liam and Kieran Foggerty from South Africa, Nixon from the 421 00:21:41,519 --> 00:21:46,279 United States, Devon from Canada, Zane g from Melbourne, Australia, 422 00:21:46,799 --> 00:21:50,119 Titus from Malaysia, Henry Charlie and their dogs Bill and 423 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,079 Ace from South Dakota, lev I read Judy and his 424 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:57,400 fish Nemo from the United States, Yanna from Israel, George 425 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:01,160 from Nashville, North Carolina and Lily and their mom Gail 426 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:05,279 from Ashtonfield, New South Wales, Australia. That's a wrap on 427 00:22:05,319 --> 00:22:07,279 this week's episode, but if you don't want to wait 428 00:22:07,319 --> 00:22:09,119 until next Monday, there will be a new story on 429 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:13,000 Label Storytime Premium this Thursday. It's at Label storytime dot 430 00:22:13,039 --> 00:22:16,400 com for info on how to join. Either way, thanks 431 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,880 for listening and I'll catch you on the next one.