Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to a special taster of our new
premium only story. We hope you like it. Hey yo, Hello,
I'm Josephine and this is the Animal Tales podcast. There
are over one hundred extra stories just for our premium subscribers,
with a new one released every Friday, and this is
another one. Sydney is a Premium member from San Diego,
U s A. And she would like a story with
an orca, a dolphin, a giant squid, and a hammer
head shark. Don't forget to listen to the animal facts
after the story to learn more about some of these creatures.
For now, it's time to sit back and get comfy,
because it's time to begin plum job. Sydney found the
house quickly, pulling her van up outside the address by
the curb. The street was made up of identical houses,
and the one she needed had a bright blue door
with a sea shell shaped door knocker. Sydney grabbed her
case of tools from the seat beside her and was
soon giving the seashell several sharp raps to let the
home owners know that she'd arrived. The door, though didn't open.
Um hullo, said a voice on the other side good morning,
said Sydney. It's Sydney the plumber. You called about a leak.
Sydney expected the door to be opened at this point,
but strangely, it remained firmly shut. Yes, that was me,
said the voice. Well, ler, are you going to let
me in, then, asked Sydney, so I can take a
look at it it can't you do it from out there,
asked the voice. Not really, answered Sydney. Honestly, this was
almost unusual. I really do need to come in if
I'm going to help you. But we don't normally have visitors,
said the voice, sounding worried. Look, I don't want to
be any bother. Why don't I go and you give
me another call when you're good and ready, said Sydney,
turning to leave. No wait, said the voice urgently, as
bolts were hurriedly pulled back, I really need the leak
dealing with. The door opened to reveal a dolphin stood
up on its tail. This, to be fair, wasn't what
Sydney was expecting. She'd met many an animal in someone's
house before, but they tended to be a dog, a cat,
or a hamster. Not once she ever encountered a dolphin
come in, said the dolphin, hopping behind the door to
let Sydney pass, and perhaps to hide herself from any
one passing in the street. As a plumber, Sydney had
long ago learned not to be surprised by what she
found in people's houses behind closed doors. People could be
very messy, ultra clean, or have very strange ideas when
it came to decorating. She had trained herself to ignore
all of that and to get on with the problem
that needed solving, which was why, despite finding herself talking
to a dolphin, she did her very best to remain
as helpful and professional as possible. You mentioned a leak,
she said, yes, Come with me, said the dolphin, hopping
up the stairs. They entered a bedroom with wave pat
and wallpaper. This is it, the dolphin said. Sydney looked
around the room but couldn't see a sign of water
damage anywhere. I can't see a leak that needs fixing,
she said, Oh no, no, no, chuckled the dolphin with embarrassment.
I don't want you to fix a leak. I want
you to make one over the bed if possible. I
do beg your pardon, said Sydney, trying to understand what
she was hearing. You want me to create a water leak.
That's right, said the dolphin. Put a hole in a
pipe or something. Can you do that? But your bed
would get all wet, pointed out Sydney. That's right, nodded
the dolphin. You've got it. It's all very well being
a sea mammal living on the land, but it does
tend to be a bit dry. Having a soggy bed
would help me no end. If you'd like to hear more,
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