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Sleep Stories for Kids _ SLEEP STORY COLLECTION 4in1 _ Sleep Meditations for Children · New Horizon - Meditation & Sleep Stories

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Speaker 1: Close your eyes and make yourself comfortable. Just allow your
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eyes to gently close and focus on your breathing. Just
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let all your troubles just float away. Take a deep
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breath in through your nose and slowly and gently breathe
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out through your mouth. Again, take another deep breath, slowly
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and gently breathe out through your mouth. One last time,
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deep breath in and slowly and gently breathe out through
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your mouth. Just bring your breathing back to its normal
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rhythm and just relax, letting all your thoughts just drift away. Now,
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imagine yourself standing on your own private, magical island, a
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place that is just yours. And here in this place
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you are safe, you are loved, and you are protected always. Now,
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this magical island of yours is surrounded by the bluest ocean,
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and the water sparkles and shines like thousands of diamonds,
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all glittering in the sunlight. And above your island is
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a rainbow, a beautiful, huge rainbow of many colors. Can
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you see a floating above your island? Can you see
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it's magnificence in the sky above you, the purples and
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the blues, the greens and the yellows, the oranges, and
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the reds. You can even see silver and gold too.
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What were the colors? Can you see? Each time you
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breathe in, your rainbow becomes larger and larger, until it
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fills the whole sky above you with so many beautiful colors.
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It's amazing. Now, magine that you're standing on a long,
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sandy beach and you can smell the fresh, clean, salty air,
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and it tickles your nose a little bit. It feels
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warm and nice on your skin. You can hear the
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sound of seagulls flying above you, rising so high, and
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then swooping down towards the gentle waves, trying to catch
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their dinner. But the fish are very quick, and they
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swim off at a rate of knots, laughing very loudly
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as they go. Can you see them? Can you hear them?
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You turn your attention to the beautiful, deep blue ocean
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and you watch each gentle wave moving so gracefully, and
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you watch the sparkles from the sunlight bounce on the
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surface of the water. It's so bright, but it doesn't
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hurt to look at it. To walk towards a vast ocean,
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feeling the sand beneath your feet and in between your toes,
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and it feels so warm and soft on your skin,
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breathing fresh ocean air. Oh, you feel so peaceful here,
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so calm and relaxed, and it's all yours. As you
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look around you you notice of ahead a long wooden
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dock leading out into the beautiful blue water. So you
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decide to go and have a look around it, wondering
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if you might see anything else? Is there anything else
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to see? As you walk along the dock, you can
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see below you the crystal clear water, and you can
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even see the most colorful fish swimming on by. It's
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then that you notice that there is something at the
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end of the dock kind of looks a bit odd.
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It looks like a big glass ball, and it's just
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floating in the water, and you wonder what on earth
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could it be. As you reach the big glass ball,
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you realize that it's a small well, kind of like
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a submarine.
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Speaker 2: Really.
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Speaker 1: Its glass door is open, and you see inside that
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there is the most amazing chair filled with soft cushions
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of many, many different colors. You decide to climb inside
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and sit down on the chair, and you find that
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it is the softest chair you have ever sat on,
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and it completely fits your body. You think that this
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would make an amazing place to sleep. As you sit there,
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the door gently closes and you see in front of
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you a little note and it sets Hello, friend, this
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glass submarine is just for you. It's for you to
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go on a journey beneath the sea, to venture out
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and to explore the world under the big blue ocean.
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How how exciting is that? You can't wait to explore?
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But how do you start the engine? You wonder. You
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look down at your feet and you see that there
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are pedals, just like on your bicycle at home. There
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is also a steering wheel, like the ones in a car. Well,
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you think it looks easy enough, so you take hold
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of the steering reel and begin to pedal. The glass
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submarine moves slowly and gently forward, and you can see
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the small waves washing all around you. As you move,
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you begin to pick up a bit of speed, and
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you pedal through the beautiful waves. And as you do,
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you hear in the distance the sound of whales as
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they sing to each other. You can't see them, but
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you can't hear them. As you pedal, you notice that
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your little glass submarine has now started to go beneath
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the waves, and you watch as the water rises and
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rises until you're completely under the water. Wow, this is amazing.
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The water is so clear, and you can see a
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very very long way, and you can now see the
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whales far out ahead of you, and you watch them
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as they swim so gracefully with long, slow movements, and
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you think that they are very beautiful. Indeed, you see
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all around you lots and lots of colorful fish, big ones,
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small ones, even squat fat ones. And you see floating
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past you two jellyfish deep in conversation with each other,
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and they smile at you as they pass by. How
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wonderful is that? You see a family of octopus darting
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past and as if they are playing a game of catch,
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chasing each other and having lots of fun. And then
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they disappear off into the distance. You see a sharks
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went by with the top hat on and a cane
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tucked under his fin. How what he raises his hat
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as he passes you, and he says good day. He
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is followed by lots of baby sharks, all swimming quickly
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trying to keep.
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Speaker 3: Up with him.
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Speaker 1: And it's then that you re.
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Speaker 4: Well.
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Speaker 1: Actually he's a teacher and he's taking the baby sharks
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out on a field trip. Look around you and you
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keep pedaling along in your glass submarine, thoroughly enjoying yourself.
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You can see so many different underwater creatures that you
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don't even recognize. Some of them. Well, that's because you've
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never seen them before. There's so many of them. You
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decide to go deeper down into the ocean, and as
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you do, you see something swimming towards you. As it
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gets closer, you see that it is a marmaid, but
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very beautiful and very very long blonde hair floating all
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around her. She gives you the biggest grin and waves
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hello to you, and you wave back as she swims
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on by, followed by all her dolphin friends, and there
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are lots of them. You can see the coral on
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the ocean floor and it is wonderful, so many different
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shapes and sizes, so many beautiful colors. Some of the
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coral remains still and just stays upright, whilst other coral
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gently floats backwards and forwards, just swaying in the cool,
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calm waters. You can even see tiny little fish sheltering
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in amongst it, swimming in and out looking for some food,
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or you think this is so wonderful.
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Speaker 4: Up ahead of you.
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Speaker 1: You see little twinkling lights. Can you wonder what it is?
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It kind of looks like a pathway leading you to somewhere,
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and there are lots of those little lights too. So
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for just a little wife, go and explore this underwater world.
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Follow the lights, see where they lead you to. Maybe
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it's an underwater city, maybe other people live there, maybe
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it's a ma made city, or maybe it's just full
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of all the different secretures, all living together very happily
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in their very own underwater world.
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Speaker 4: Now wouldn't that be fun?
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Speaker 3: Much?
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Speaker 1: Wow? Now that was exciting, wasn't it? How lovely? But
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now it's time for you to return. But it's a
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long trip home, so you decide to lie back and
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have a little sleep, just for a few minutes. Of course,
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you lean back in your comfy chair and close your
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eyes for just a little bit. And even though your
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eyes are closed, you remember in your mind all of
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the wonderful things that you have seen today. And don't worry,
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your little glass submarine will guide you gently home. It
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knows the way you know you smile to yourself, feeling
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so peaceful, so calm, so relaxed. As you sink deeper
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and deeper into your comfy chair with lots of soft cushions,
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you take a deep sigh, relaxing even further, sinking down
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and down, sinking down and down into blissful sleep, feeling
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ever so happy. You take a breath and you sigh
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it back out, big long sigh as you go deeper
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and deeper into sleep, and your eyes feel so heavy now,
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so relaxed, so peaceful and calm, but you feel so
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very very happy, and you drift off to sleep, feeling
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so peaceful, so wonderful, and dreaming all about the things
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you've seen today. And the really best bit about this
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day is that when you wake up, you will be
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back in your very own bed. And don't forget there
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are many more places for you to visit in this
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beautiful underwater world. But for now, have a little sleep
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and just rest night night. Now, Imagine that you're standing
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on a bright pink path and it feels very soft
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as you begin to walk on it, and as you
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walk it feels like your feet are sticking to it
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a little bit. How strange, m so you keep walking.
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You look ahead of you and you see that the
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path is a bit windy, it's not straight at all,
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and you wonder where it leads, so you decide to
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follow it and see. And as you walk, you notice
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the tall trees swaying gently in the breeze, and you
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can hear the sounds of the birds singing to each other.
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You can even hear some small animals scurrying in the grass,
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and you wonder what they're doing. You think that they're
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probably looking for something to eat, and maybe just having
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fun playing with their friends. You can't see them now,
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they're moving far too quickly. You follow the path as
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it sneaks through the trees, and they are so tall,
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these trees, that you can't see the top of them.
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But you can see the sunshine breaking through the tops
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of the branches though almost looks like stars shining in
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the daylight as it peeks out through the highest branches.
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Suddenly you come across a bright pink fence with a
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gate in the middle of it, and there's a sign
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on the gate and it says, please enter if you
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want to have the best night sleep ever. You think
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that sounds like a very good idea. Indeed, the fence
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and the gate are made of the same stuff that
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the path is made of. Can you think to yourself
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that the more you look at the fence and the
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gate and the path, it kind of looks like icing, sticky,
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gooey icing. Well, that would explain why your feet have
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been feeling like they were sticking to the path, now,
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wouldn't it. You open the gate and walk through. On
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the other side of the gate is something quite amazing.
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You can see a big blue lake and he has
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an island in the middle of it. The pink, sticky
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gooey path is still there, and it leads down to
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the water's edge, where there's a little boat waiting just
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for you. You hurry down the path, feeling ever so
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excited now, and as you've reached the little boat, you
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see that someone is waiting for you. That's someone is
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a very cheeky monkey with a big grin on his face,
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and he says, come on, now, come on, I've been
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waiting for you. The monkey has on a striped green
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and yellow T shirt, bright orange short and a big
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purple hat with a feather sticking out with it. She's
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very colorful. You happily jump into the boat and sit
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down next to the monkey, whose name is Sausage. By
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the way, he says, this is because he just loves sausages.
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He has them for his breakfast, he has them for
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his lunch, he has them for his dinner. He even
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has them for a bedtime snack too. My word, at
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a lot of sausages, no wonder. They call him Sausage,
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and you think that if he keeps eating that many sausages,
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he'll start to look like one. Now that you've settled
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in your seat, Sausage begins to row. He is really
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quite strong, and he seems to be rowing very quickly, indeed,
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because within minutes he've arrived at the island in the
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middle of the lake. He jump out of the boat
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and turned to thanks Sausage for bringing you here. When
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he's already off, he's rowing again. He shout goodbye, but
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carries on rowing. Wow, he really does row fast. He's
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halfway across the lake already. You take a good look
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around you and what you see. It's wonderful. The whole island. Well,
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it looks like everything's made of sweets. Oh, I like sweets.
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There is icing all over the ground, and it's very spongy.
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The trees are made of sweets, the flowers are made
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of sweets. And there are massive doughnuts all over the place. Doughnuts, yeah,
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big donut doughnut with blue icing, yellow icing, chocolate icing,
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every kind of icing. They're everywhere. And it's then you
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see another sign, And this sign says this is where
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the sleepy doughnuts live. So please don't shout, thank you
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sleepy doughnut. Who on earth could they be? You wonder?
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As you take a close look around, you see that
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all the doughnuts are actually asleep. Some are sleeping in hammocks,
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some are sleeping on bean bags, and some of them
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are You're sitting cropped up by the trees and are
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quietly snoring as they slumber. Oh wow, you think this
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place is so fabulous. You walk quietly around, taking care
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not to wake the sleeping doughnuts, and soon you come
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across a little house. Now, this house is made of licorice,
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red licorice. It has a marshmallow chimney, It has sponge
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cake windows, and its roof is made of toffees, lots
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and lots of toffees. Ooh, look, ever, some eyes It
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has flowers all around it, and they are all made
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of sweets, sweets of every kind. How fantastic is that?
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As you stand there looking at the amazing little house,
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you hear a voice call your name and says, come in.
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I've been waiting for you arrive. Sasha has told me
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you were coming. You have no idea how Sausage could
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have told him you were coming. Maybe he had a
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mobile phone. Let him know that way. You walk inside
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and you see before you another great, big donut. This
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one is all covered in pink icing, and he has
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the most amazing, sleepy brown eyes with the kindest smile
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you have ever seen. He crims at you and tells
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you his name is Cecil, and this is Doughnut Island.
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He already knows your name. He tells you that this
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is the place to come if you want to have
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a wonderful night's sleep. You look around the little house
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and you see that it's enchanting. It has a little
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log fire burning brightly and giving off the most wonderful glow.
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It shaped bean bags everywhere, and there are little lamps
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in each corner of the room, and there's a big
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old bookcase filled with all the stories that you love best.
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Cecl tells you to take a seat in one of
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the beanbags, so you choose the most comfiest one and
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sit down. Oh my, you think you can go to
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sleep right now. It's so comfy. It's like this beanbag
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was made to fit your body. Cecil hands you a
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great big mug of hot chocolate to drink. It has
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marshmallows in it, and it has lovely thick squirty cream
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on the top of it. Mm, and it smells lovely.
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You take a sip and it really is delicious. It
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makes you feel all warm and tingly inside. Then Cecil
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tells you that everyone that comes here they come to
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have or to have a great night's sleep.
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Speaker 3: He asks you.
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Speaker 1: Which one you would like, so you tell him you
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would like a great night's sleep. Cecil tells you that
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he can help you to sleep. He tells you that
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he will make sure that this would be your best
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night's sleep ever. First, he gives you a marshmallow pillow. First,
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he gives you a marshmallow pillow for your head and
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he can rest him. Then he places a marshmallow blanket
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on you that is so soft and squishy you can
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already feel yourself getting sleepy. Cecil picks up a little
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bag and puts his hand inside, and he tells you
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it's full of stardust, twinkling, beautiful star dust, and he
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takes some of it out with his hand and he
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sprinkles it all over your head. Oh my, you feel
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your eyes closing, You begin to feel your feet falling asleep.
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Cecil tells you it's time to rest now, after all,
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that is what you came here for. You are all
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snuggled up on your beam back now with your marshmallow
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pillow and your marshmallow blanket, feeling all yummy inside with
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your hot chocolate drink, and your breathing starts to slow down,
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and your little eyes don't want to open. You can
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feel yourself drifting to sleep. You can hear Cecil's voice
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quietly in the background. You have no idea what he's saying.
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You only know that you feel so safe and so
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loved that she drift deeper and deeper into a lovely
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night's sleep. So just sleep now, and with Cecil's help,
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you will have the sweetest dreams ever.
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Speaker 3: Night night.
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Speaker 1: Now, Imagine you're walking on a quiet forest path and
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the most beautiful forest you have ever seen, and as
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you're walking, you know that this is an ancient forest,
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and this forest is very special, and you are very safe,
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very loved, and very protected. You'll take a big deep
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breath in, and as you do, you can smell the
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fresh scent of pine in the airth breathe out. You
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feel yourself relaxing more and more with each step that
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you take. And the trees are all around you and
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you can feel their wise energy surrounding you as you
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step deeper and deeper beneath the wonderful canopy of leaves.
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The sun is shining and there is a gentle breeze
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on your face and it ruffles your hair just a
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little bit, and the water of the sun makes you
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feel all tingling inside, and you feel very happy here.
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You notice that your attention is captured with watching the
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squirrels and the rabbits darting about. The squirrels are racing
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up and down the trees, the rabbits playing and running about,
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chasing each other, and they really are have fun. And
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you notice the birds flying and hopping from place to place,
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singing their songs, and all the other wildlife at work
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and at play. It's a very busy place, this forest
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of yours. Now, imagine what it would be like to
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enjoy yourself and have fun just like these little creatures, exploring, discovering,
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and playing. Maybe you'd like to fly like a bird,
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or climb a tree like a squirrel and be carefree,
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Or maybe you would just like to run like the rabbits.
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What fun that would be. What You don't do any
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of that today, because today you are just walking around
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the forest, breathing in fresh, clean air in the warm sunshine.
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So you continue on your path, smiling, thinking about the
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beautiful little creatures who are having so much fun together.
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When you see up ahead of you there is a
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little clearing.
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Speaker 3: Well.
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Speaker 1: As you enter the clearing it's very quiet and it
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feels magical and enchanted, and you look around and you
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notice that there is a small house at the end
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of the clearing well. It's not a small really, it's
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about the size of a small cabin, and it's also
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in the shape of a very large mushroom. It has
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a little porch running all around it, and you can
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see that on the porch of this mushroom shaped cabin
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that there is a lovely old hammock slowly swinging in
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the gentle breeze. Now it's a white house, and it
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has a round red roof with white spots on it,
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and a little red door. It has big pots on
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the porch too, with lots of colorful flowers in them,
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and there are daffodils growing all over the place, and
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it looks delightful, and you wonder who lives there. So
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you walk towards it, and as you do, you see
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glints of sparkling lights darting in and out behind the trees.
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They are at the back of the little house, but
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you're not afraid, and you wonder what it could be.
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It kind of looks like little fairies darting in and
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out of the trees. How wonderful would that be if
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you could actually see one. You continue towards the house
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and you decide to knock on the little red door
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to see if anyone is at home. What before you can,
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the door opens, and out walks two little girls and
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a little boy, and they're all carrying little baskets. They
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stop when they see you. Then you smile at them,
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and they come towards you. They all have the most amazing,
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big kind eyes and the most beautiful smiles, and they
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say hello to you, and they tell you that their
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names are Delilah Madeline and hold them so you tell
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them your name. Delilah tells you that they are going
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foraging from mushrooms for their dinner, and they ask you
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if you would like to go with them. Well, of
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course you say yes, You say yes, please, thank you
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very much. So she hands you a little basket. The
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four of you set off into the trees at the
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back of the little mushroom house. As you walk, Madeline
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tells you that there are only certain mushrooms that you
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can forage for because some of them are not very
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good to eat. Some of them can make quite sick,
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but she says not to worry, as she will show
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you which ones are safe to pick. Well, that's okay.
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Then hold her brushes off her head and says, follow me,
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I know where they grow. He gives a little laugh
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and then skips off, with the three of you catching
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up behind him. Suddenly, Holden stops and with a big grin,
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points to the mushrooms he's found. Elilah stops and looks
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at the mushrooms and gives an excited laugh. She tells
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you that there are many varieties of mushrooms growing here,
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but she says is very unusual because some of these
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mushrooms don't grow in this country at all, but because
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they live in this very special, magical place, they find
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them all the time. And she names some of the
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mushrooms she sees. There are button mushrooms, which are the
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white ones and the ones that most people like to eat.
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And there are Crimini mushrooms they usually grow in Italy.
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There are portabello mushrooms, Chittaki mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, Puccini mushrooms,
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and many many more. Wow, that's a lot of mushrooms,
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you think to yourself. Madeline tells you when you're foraging
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for mushrooms, you must only select mushrooms that are firme
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that have a smooth appearance. She says not to pick
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any that have any spots or marks on them, and
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she says never pick any moist or slimy ones. They
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are really yucky. So for a little while, go and
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forage for mushrooms with Delilah Madeline and hold them see
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how many you can pick. And don't forget you're picking
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them for their dinner, so you'll need lots and lots.
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Speaker 5: Of them to go and have some fun.
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Speaker 1: Well that was fun, wasn't it. So the three of
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you go back to the little mushroom house with the
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red door, with your baskets filled up to the very
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brim with mushrooms. You have button mushrooms, port chini mushrooms,
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and portobello mushrooms, and they look very tasty. Indeed, as
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she reached the little mushroom House, the door opens and
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a lady pops out, and she is the children's mamma.
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She tells you that her name is Jill Holden. Tells
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her your name, and she is very pleased that the
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children have made a new friend, and she asks you
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if you would like to stay for dinner, especially as
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you helped to pick all the tasty mushrooms. Oh yes,
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I would loved you. Thank you very much. So you
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step inside the house, which is very lovely. There are
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big settees with big squishy cushions on them. There's a
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big wooden table for you all to sit at when
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you have your dinner. But you all trudge into the
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kitchen carrying her baskets, and you meet two more people.
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One is a man called Zach who tells you that
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he is the children's paper. There is another lovely lady
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called Lindsey, and she is the children's boneless mum. How
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cool is that these children have two mums. Two mums
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means lots of hooks and kisses, and dads give hugs
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and kisses too. Now, because the four of you have
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done all the foraging, Jill and Lindsey prepared the food
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for you all while Sac sets the table and cuts
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some butters lovely fresh crusty bread. So you will take
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your seat at the table. And after a short while,
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all the food is ready and gets placed on the table,
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and Delightah tells you that they are having mushroom soup
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for dinner, followed by a great big mushroom tart made
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with cream, cheese and nutty pastry, with lots of salad
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and fresh fruits, and this ice cream for pudding. Well,
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I must say that sounds rather delicious to me. Lindy
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tells you to talk in and help yourself to all
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the lovely smelling food. So, just to be polite, of course,
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you do. After you've eaten your wonderful dinner and you're
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feeling very full up. Indeed, you tell your new friends.
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That it's time for you to go home now. So
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you stand up and you thank them all very much
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for letting you come into their home and be with them.
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He sent Delilah, he sent Madeline and Holding for taking
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you to pick the very tasty mushrooms and have lots
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and lots of fun with them. The children walk with
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you to the little front door and wave you off,
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and they tell you that you can come again to
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forest for mushrooms with them any time you want. And
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you smile and you turn, you wave goodbye, and you
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begin to walk home. But you feel so happy right now.
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You are so grateful to have met these wonderful children, Delilah,
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Madeline and hold them, and their lovely Mamma and Papa,
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Jill and Zach. Of course, not forgetting Lindsay their bonus man. Oh,
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but you can't wait to come back. Maybe next time
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you can bring a mushroom recipe with you too, Maybe
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you can try that one out. But for now, just
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breathe in gently and breathe out slowly. Again, breathe in
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gently and breathe out slowly. You can feel your eyes
41:47
beginning to close now, and you just breathe in gently
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breathe out slowly, and you feel so peaceful, so happy,
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and you feel so calm to start to fall into
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a beautiful sleep, and you drift in to sleep thinking
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about your new very kind and very lovely friends, Delilah,
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Madeline and Holden. Night Night, Sweet dreams. Now, imagine that
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you're standing on a secluded beach and the sand is
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beautiful and very white, and it's very early in the morning,
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and you're sitting barefoot on the sand. They're just sitting
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there watching the sunrise and feeling very happy. You can
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see all its glorious colors as it slowly rises up
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to begin the new day. And you can hear the
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rhythmic sounds of the waves as they gently come up
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onto the shore, and you can hear the seabirds soothe
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and swoop as they fly above you, and it brings
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your comfort, a feeling of deep peace and happiness because
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they look happy too. The ocean mist is cool on
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your face, and you can smell the salty air, you
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can even taste it. You can even smell the seaweed,
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and the sand smells clean and fresh. You sit there,
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watching the sunrise gradually from the sea, changing the sky
43:51
from a dark blue to a brilliant yellow and orange color,
43:56
and it makes a rolling waves sparkle as the sunlight
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dances on it, and it's like a thousand tiny lights,
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all shining and dancing just for you. You take a
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good look around you and you notice they're further along
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the beach or some lovely rocks and you can go
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and explore them. Maybe there's even some rock pools too,
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So you stand up and you walk towards them, listening
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to the ocean waves as they come up onto the sand,
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gently coming in to cover shells and bits of seaweed.
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And as you watch the waves retreat back into the ocean,
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ebbing and flowing backwards forwards, over and over again, you
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reach the rocks and begin to explore what you can find.
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You climb over some smaller rocks. They're a bit craggy
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and they're not that easy to walk on, so you
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decide to be a bit more careful. After all, you
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don't want to slip and fall over, now, do you?
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Speaker 3: Oh?
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Speaker 1: I wouldn't? You move on to more rocks. These are
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a bit bigger. Now, surely there must be a rock
45:08
pool there, you think to yourself. You come across a
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nice little group of rocks and decide to sit down
45:16
and have a little moot around them. And to your delight,
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there is a lovely rock pool there just for you
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to explore. You find a nice smooth rock to sit
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on and put your bare feet in the cool water,
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and it feels so nice gently moving your feet around
45:33
in the water. But keep your eyes open for crabs
45:36
or maybe a little fish who may have gotten trapped
45:38
when the tide went back out. If they are in
45:42
the pool, they will have to wait for the tide
45:43
to come back in again so they can swim along home.
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As you look around the rocks, you see that there
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are a lot of different rocks. Some of them have
45:56
a rough texture, whilst some of them feel quite smooth.
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Some of them are poky, craggy and grainy. Some of
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them are lumpy, gritty, rocky and bristly. Some of them
46:09
have a rather smooth texture and look glossy and silky.
46:13
Some of them have a rather smooth texture and look
46:16
glossy and silky, and some of them feel a bit
46:20
velvety and even slimy. But you don't mind how they feel.
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You like all of them. As you sit there, with
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your feet in the lovely coold water. You hear a
46:32
muffled sound and you wonder where it's coming from because
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you can't see anyone, because there's no one else on
46:39
this beautiful beach, just you. You hear the sound again,
46:46
then you hear a little voice saying, you're squashing me.
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Please get off me. You jump up and look down
46:52
at the rock you are sitting on. No, it couldn't be,
46:57
could it. And you heard was coming from the rock,
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But that can't be right. Rocks can't talk. Just then,
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the rock slowly begins to move. The rock you were
47:13
sitting on unfolds itself and you see a little face
47:17
peering out at you. You were squashing me, so I
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had to tell you to move, said the little rock.
47:24
You are absolutely flabbergasted. The rock is talking to you.
47:30
How can that be? The little rock sees that you
47:35
are confused and says to you, don't be afraid. I
47:38
won't hurt you. My name is Jacob, and you are
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sitting with me and my family. We are the guardians
47:46
of the little sea creatures who sometimes get trapped when
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the tide goes out and can't get home, so we
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watch over them. Until the tide comes back in again.
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We are called punky mats and we live in the
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sea mostly, but some of us become guardians, so we
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live on the land too to protect the sea creatures.
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As you watch, more of the rocks begin to move
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and they unfil themselves, and what you see is really
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quite amazing. They all have lovely little smiley faces with beautiful,
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big kind eyes, and they kind of look like chunky
48:28
dolls but made of rock. But they're very nice. They
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all introduce themselves to you and tell you their names,
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but there are so many of them you can't remember
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them all. And it's wonderful you're surrounded by lovely smiley rocks.
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They tell you that they were all born in the
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sea and that is their home, and they tell you
48:52
that sometimes they get to go back for a holiday,
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but they do love being on the land too. They
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ask you if you'd like to sit with them for
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a while and chat. Also, they say you can help
49:04
them protect the little secretures trapped in the pool. Well,
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of course you say yes, you would love to, and
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you can tell them all about you and where you live.
49:16
So sit for a while and chat with the punky
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mots and get to know them. Maybe they are just
49:23
like you.
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Speaker 3: N H.
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Speaker 1: Wow, that was fun, wasn't it talking to the pokmats.
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But they tell you it's time for you to go now,
51:57
as the tide will be coming in soon, and they
51:59
don't want you to get trapped too, neither to you.
52:04
So you stand up and say thank you and goodbye
52:07
to the punky mats, and you promise that you'll come
52:11
back and see them again. You walk back along the
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sandy beach, and as if by magic, you find that
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you are in your very own bed again, feeling all
52:23
warm and snuggling beneath the covers. And as you lie there,
52:30
you remember the sounds of the ocean. You remember the
52:34
sounds of the birds as they flew above you. You
52:38
remember how happy you feel right now. But most of all,
52:45
you remember the wonderful, kind and loving punky mats who
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live their lives to help all the little sea creatures.
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So remember, next time you are out and about, take
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a good look at any rocks you may see. They
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might not be just any rocks. They may be punky mots.
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Maybe they're there protecting other creatures too. Keep your eyes
53:16
open when you're out, but you are breathing quietly and
53:22
gently now, and you feel so wonderful. You feel so tired,
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so very sleepy now, but so very very happy, and.
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Speaker 6: You are drifting deeper and deeper into a beautiful, RESTful sleep,
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so peaceful, so.
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Speaker 1: Calm, so very safe. Night night.
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