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Sleep Stories for Children _ ANIMAL ANTICS 4in1 _ Sleep Meditations for Kids · New Horizon - Meditation & Sleep Stories

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Speaker 1: Snuggle down, close your eyes and make yourself comfortable. Take
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a deep breath in through your nose and slowly and
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gently breathe out through your mouth. Again, 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. One last time, deep breath in
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through your nose and slowly and breathe out through your mouth.
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Just bring your breathing back to its normal rhythm. Feeling
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your chest rise and fall gently, and you're feeling all
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warm and safe, and you feel so peaceful now, so relaxed,
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and you feel very happy and very light, and your
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breathing is almost still. You're so relaxed, and with each
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breath you take, you feel calmer and more peaceful. And
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that's because you're breathing in pure peacefulness, and you're breathing
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out all of the negative thoughts that you've been cannying
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around with you, that you don't need any more. So
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take another deep breath in, breathing in pure peacefulness, and
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then breathe out, breathing out all the negative thoughts, all
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the things you don't need anymore. One more time. Breathe in,
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breathing in pure peacefulness, and breathe out, breathe out all
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the stuff you no longer need, and now you're feeling
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very calm, very peaceful, and very relaxed. Now imagine yourself
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completely surrounded by a beautiful golden light, and this golden
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light surrounds your whole body. It's above your head, it's
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beneath your feet, it's everywhere, and this golden light makes
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you feel all warm, very safe. And again you feel
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so peaceful, so calm, and so relaxed. But always remember
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you are safe, you are loved, and you are protected always.
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Now imagine yourself sitting in a large, beautiful garden with
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an old brick wall completely surrounding it, and the bottom
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of the woods are all filled with the most amazing flowers,
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flowers of every description and every color you can think of,
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and the scent from these flowers is just amazing and
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it makes you feel so alive and so very happy.
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There is also a beautiful lawn all around you, and
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you can see the early morning dew glistening on the grass.
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You look down and you see that you are standing
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on a gravel path, and as you walk along it,
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it crunches under your feet. Can you hear the sound
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of it crunching. I can. You feel a gentle breeze
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on your face as you walk along the path, and
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you feel the warmth of the sun all over your body,
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and it makes you feel so peaceful, so wonderful in fact.
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So you walk on the path to the very back
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of the garden and come to yet another old brick wall,
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Only this one is covered in beautiful roses, roses in
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all the colors of a rainbow, and they too glisten
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with the dew in the morning sunshine, and they twinkle
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just like the stars do at nighttime. Now in the
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middle of this wall is an archway, a very old archway,
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and you wonder where it leads. So you take a
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little peek through the arch. You can't really see anything.
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It just looks well, kind of misty, really, kind of
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like soft clouds are floating past. You feel really quite
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excited and you really want to know what's on the
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other side of the archway. So you become very brave
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and decide to go through it. Step through the arch
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into the mist, and it feels quite cool on your skin,
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but you keep going. After all, it only clouds. The
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cloud slowly begins to part and what you see next
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utterly amazes you. You've come out the other side of
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the archway into another world. How fantastic is that? You
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see stretched out before you a wonderful meadow, and at
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the end of that meadow there is a beautiful, green
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and lush forest stretching for miles and miles. You can
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even see the mountaintops in the distance, and they are
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so high that they have snow on the top of them,
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and they look as if someone has just sprinkled them
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with angel dust. Beautiful white, feathery angel dust. How pretty
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is that? And off in the distance you can hear
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the sound of tumbling water and you wonder where it's
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coming from. Maybe it's a waterfall, sure sounds like one.
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As you look around you you see something moving in
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the distance, and you see it's coming towards you, and
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it looks well, kind of hairy. Well, actually, it looks
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like a very wooly coat. Really, what on earth could
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it be? As it gets closer to you, you realize
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that it kind of looks like a very hairy elephant.
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But as it gets even closer, you realize that it's
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not an elephant at all. It's a very big wooly mammoth,
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a very big wooly mammoth with a big silly grin
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on his face and a very big blue floppy hat
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on his head. How funny mammoth stops in front of
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you and says, hello, Well, you are just flabbergastic. Now,
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not only is it a big wooly mammoth with a
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very big blue flopping hat on its head, it can
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talk to Oh mysh. The big wooly mammoth tells you
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his name is Frank, and he asks you what your
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name is, so you tell him. He asks you if
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he can sit down next to you on the grass.
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Then you think, well, okay, why not. So the two
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of you sit on the grass, and the ground shakes
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a bit when he sits down because he is so
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very big and so very very heavy, and you're really
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hoping that he doesn't squash you when he sits But
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he is very careful and he doesn't squash you at all.
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Fact is very gentle. Frank tells you he is very
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glad to meet you, and he begins to tell you
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all about himself. He tells you that he lives with
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the rest of his head and they had just at
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the end of the meadow. Behind those trees are bah Head.
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He tells you he has a mum and a dad
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and they are called Mabel and Benny. He tells you
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he has three brothers and three sisters and they are
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all older than he is. He is the baby of
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the family and really they all spoil him, which he loves.
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He tells you that he goes to Mammoth School with
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his friends and they love it there. They get to
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learn all sorts of things. Everything they wanted to know
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they can learn there. They love it so much they
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even get to go on days out to see what
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other animals live in their world. Frank really likes school,
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he also tells you, and he loves to play football
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with his friends too. In fact, it's his favorite thing
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of all time, playing football. Frank asks you if with
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like a ride on his back, you're very happy about this,
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and you say, oh, yes please. He picks you up
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with his very long trunk and gently places you on
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his back behind the big blue floppy hat. He tells
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you to hold on tight and then begins to stand up. Ooh,
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it's a bit wobbly, but it's okay because you're holding
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on tightly. Frank completely stands up and you realize you
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are very high up now, and he starts to walk
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with his big, lumbering legs. And it really is quite
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wobbly up on his back, and you're bouncing around a lot,
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but it's so much fun. You start laughing, so does Frank.
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Because you are so high up on Frank's back, you
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can feel a gentle breeze on your face. You can
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feel it rippling through your clothes, just gently making them
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flap a bit. Can you feel it? Can you feel
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the cool breeze? And no, I can. So you go
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for a walk with your new friend Frank. What can
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you see up from the top of his back? Can
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you see the hills and the mountains in the distance.
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Can you see all the beautiful trees and the many
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different colors, so many greens. There's even a few reds
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in there too. So for a few moments, spend some
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time going for a walk with Frank, have a good
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look around and just see what else may be there.
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See if there's any other animals there, maybe animals that
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you've never heard of before, were never seen before. Maybe
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Frank will take you to meet his family and his friends.
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Maybe he will show you his school. Maybe you can
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even play a game of football with Frank and his friends,
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And wouldn't that be fun? So for a few moments,
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just go and have some fun with Frank, Go and
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meet his friends and his family, go and see his
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schoolmas from the pas. Wow. Now that was fun, wasn't it.
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But now it's time for you to return to your
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very own home and your very own bed. So Frank
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places you gently back down on the ground, and you
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say your goodbyes, and you tell him that you would
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love to come back again. Frank says that would be
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very nice, indeed, and that maybe next time you can
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have a sleepover with him and his friends. And you
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are thrilled with this idea and said you definitely will.
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You would love to do that. You wave goodbye to
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Frank and begin to walk home, when suddenly you realize, Wow,
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you're already back in your very own bead. Wow, what
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a lovely time you had with Frank, very gentle, kind
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and loving, great big, wooly hairy mammoth. Can you smile
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to yourself just remembering the day you've had, meeting his
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friends and his family, seeing his school, just having a
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wonderful time. Just being with Frank is so kind and
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so nice. But your eyes are feeling very sleepy now,
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very heavy, indeed, and you begin to drift into a deep,
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most wonderful night's sleep. So turn over on your side
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and snuggle down in your very own bed, feeling so safe,
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so protected, and so very loved. And when you wake
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up in the morning, you will feel completely refreshed, very
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bright and late and ready to begin the new day ahead.
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And each night from now on you will sleep better
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and better, deeper and deeper. But for now, just rest
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your weary head and just sleep nigh night. Now. One day,
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in the middle of a lush green forest, there was
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a very large river, and in that river lived a
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lot of crocodiles, big ones, small ones, even baby ones too.
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Now these were nice, friendly crocodiles. They didn't eat meat
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people for that matter. They were vegetarian crocodiles, which means
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that they only eat fresh fruit and vegetables, and of
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course drink lots of milk to keep their teeth nice
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and healthy. The crocodiles like to swim in the big
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river every day. They like to float around on their back,
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sometimes too, swishing their great big tails. Around and splashing
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each other. They had lots and lots of fun doing this.
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In fact, it was their most favorite thing to do.
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Well that I'm snoozing on the river bank in the
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hot sunshine eyes. Now on this day, one of the
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young crocodiles, whose name was George, wasn't feeling too good.
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In fact, he was feeling very grouchy. Indeed, he wouldn't
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play with the other young crocodiles who were his friends.
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He wouldn't swim and splash in the water. He didn't
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even want to lay on the river bank with him
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of them either. He just wanted to be by himself.
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He just lay on the riverbank feeling very sad. Indeed,
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he grumbled and moaned when any one of them came
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near him. The other crocodiles didn't know what was wrong
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with him. They wanted to help him, but he just
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growled at them, so they went back into the big river.
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This really wasn't like George at all, they said to
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each other. George was usually the happiest one of them all,
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and they were a bit worried about him, but were
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a little scared to get any closer to him, or
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to make him any more cross, George just lay there
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all alone, feeling lost and lonely. He wanted to play
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with his friends, but he just couldn't. As George lay
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on the river bank under the shade of a great
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big tree, feeling very sorry for himself, he heard a
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bird singing in the tree above him. He tweeted, and
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he twittered quite like too. It whistled and hopped from
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branch to branch. Now George was starting to get annoyed
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with the little bird in his antics, so he shouted
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at it to keep quiet. The little bird was startled.
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He didn't even notice that George was there. Sorry, the
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little bird said, I didn't mean to upset you. George
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again told the little bird to keep quiet. The little
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bird thought that something was wrong with George, and the
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little bird thought that George sounded very sad, so he
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flew down to the ground and landed right beside George.
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Go Away, said George, leave me alone. Are you okay?
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The little bird asked, no, I'm not, replied George. I
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have a very bad pain in my mouth and I
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don't know what it is. It hurts so much. Go away,
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said the little bird. Have you cleaned your teeth today? No,
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said George. It's too painful for me. Well, will you
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open your mouth and let me take a look, The
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little bird replied, maybe I can help you. You can't
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help me, little bird, you're too small, well, said the
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little bird. Maybe because I am so small, I can't
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help you. All you have to do is open your
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mouth for me so I can take a look. I
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promise I won't hurt you. George glared at him, but
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George slowly opened his very large mouth and let the
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little bird take a look inside. The little bird looked
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at George's very large, point to teeth and remembered it
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was okay because George was a vegetarian and he didn't
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eat little birds, so he knew he was safe. What
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the little bird saw in George's mouth was a peach
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stone stuck between two of his teeth. No wonder it
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was hurting him. It was stuck fast and pressing on
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the teeth either side of it, which thought the little
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bird must becausing George an awful lot of pain. The
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little bird told George what he had seen, and George's
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eyes filled with tears, and he said, it's stuck there
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forever now, because I can't get it out. If you
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trust me to help you, I will get it out
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for you, said the little bird. I can peck at
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it very gently and break it up so it falls
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out by itself. George sighed. He was very scared and
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he was in a lot of pain, but he knew
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that the peach stone had to come out, so he
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said yes to the little bird. He said he would
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be very grateful for his help. So the little bird
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hopped onto George's tongue and began to gently peck at
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the peach stone to break it up. George moaned, a
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little bit stayed very brave. It only took a few
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minutes for the stone to break and fall into George's tongue.
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The little bird hopped off George's tongue and watched as
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he spat out the offending peachtone. George was so very happy.
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He didn't feel any more pain at all. He was
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so grateful to the little bird for all his help.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, he said to the
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little bird. You are very welcome. The little bird said,
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and just before he flew off into the tree above,
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he said to George, you know that if you clean
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your teeth twice a day, every day, and after your meals,
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you won't get things stuck in your mouth. And just
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like that, he flew off and continued to tweet and
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twitter in the tree above. His whistling really was quite loud,
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but this time George didn't mind at all, and he
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ambled off to swim in the river, very happy. Indeed,
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So you see, it really is a good thing to
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brush your teeth twice a day and after meals so
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you don't get things stuck in your teeth. But you,
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having listened to this little story about George and the
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little bird, are feeling rather sleepy now, and you are
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breathing calmly and peacefully. I should begin to drift into
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a beautiful night's sleep, and you feel so happy, so peaceful,
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And as your body begins to fall asleep, smile to
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yourself thinking about vegetarian crocodiles wee beaches. You feel a
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gentle wave of sleepiness drifting all over your body, and
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it feels warm and tingly and ever so soft, making
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your body feel very very heavy, very very tired, and
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very very sleepy. You feel very peaceful now and so relaxed,
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so relaxed, and so very very sleepy. You just want
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to sleep, just want to drift off to a beautiful sleep.
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So do that now, and remember you are safe, you
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are loved, and you are protected always. Night night. Now,
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I'm going to tell you a little story, and it
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begins a lion was asleep under a tree in a
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beautiful jungle and he wakes up to find something moving
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around him, and he gives a big roar and he says,
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what's this? He holds up a little mouse in his
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big paw, and the lion says to the little mouse,
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because she woke me up, I will make a nice
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little smack out of you. The little mouse trembles because
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he really doesn't want to be eaten. The little mouse
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says to the mighty lion, oh, please, please don't eat me.
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Someday I may be able to help you. If you
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eat me, then I won't be able to help you
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if you need it. The mighty lion laughed at the
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little mouse. How could a little mouse ever help a great,
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big lion like me? The little mouse said, I don't know,
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but please please don't eat me. The mighty lion looked
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at the little mouse and thought for a moment, okay,
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little mouse, because you made me laugh. I won't eat you.
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I will let you go. Oh, thank you, thank you,
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thank you, said the little mouse. I won't forget what
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you've done for me, and someday I will help you,
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I promise. The little mouse scampered off. The mighty lion
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laughed again and said that little mouse could never help
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anyone here is far too small. A week later, the
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mighty lion found himself trapped under the same tree. He
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was tied up so badly that he could not break free.
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I can't get away, he said to himself. I'm trapped
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and I don't know how to free myself. Just then
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he heard a sound. He heard the words, sh do
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you remember me? Who said that? The lion roared. It's me.
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The little mouse came the reply, you didn't eat me,
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and I said that I would help you in return
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if you ever needed it. Yes, I remember you, the
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lion replied. But there is no way anyone can help
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me now I am trapped. Sh please stay still, said
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the little mouse. I can't help you. I can get
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you out of the trap before the hunters come back.
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You must stay quiet. How can you help me, said
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the lion. Please be quiet, said the little mouse. I
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can chew the ropes around you and I will set
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you free, but please, you must stay quiet. The little
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mouse chews through the ropes until they break free and
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fall away from the mighty lion. You are free now,
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said the little mouse. The mighty lion looked down at
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the little mouse and said, you were right. You did
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help me. You set me free, and I am very
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grateful to you for that. The mighty lion looked at
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the little mouse one more time and said, even a
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little mouse can be a good friend to a mighty
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lion like me. And I am so happy that I
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didn't eat you, so am I said the little mouse.
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A mighty lion ran off into the jungle, and he
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ran so that the hunters couldn't find him anywhere, and
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the little mouse scurried off into the undergrowth. Maybe one
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day they may meet again. So you see, it really
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is a good thing to help others, whether they are
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big lions or your friends, because one day you may
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need their help too. But really it's a good thing
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to help others just because you can. But now it's
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time for you to get some sleep, and your eyes
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are beginning to feel heavy, and your eyelids are beginning
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to droop, but your body feels so peaceful, so relaxed,
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so calm, and so very very heavy. You feel very
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sleepy now too, and you can feel a gentle wave
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of sleepiness starting at your feet. You can feel your
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toes going to sleep, and it feels all warm and
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tingling and ever so soft. And you feel a soothing,
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gentle wave of sleepiness coming up your calves and your shins.
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You can feel it going up your thighs, and you
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think your legs have already gone to sleep. You feel
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very tired now, so sleepy, but so happy, and your
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eyes well, they just don't want to open up at all.
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The beautiful wave of sleepiness travels all the way up
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your body and down your arms and into your hands,
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making your body feel very very heavy, very very tired,
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and very very sleepy. And this gentle, warm wave of
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sleepiness travels up your face and over the top of
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your head, down the back of your neck, and you
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feel so tired now, so sleepy, and you feel all
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nice and warm and snuggly under your beautiful soft quilt
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and very fluffy, squidgy pillows. So just have a little
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sleep now, Just rest nine night, sleep tight. Today, I'm
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going to tell you a story, and this is a
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story about a young puppy called Berate. Now Bert is
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only seven months old, but he's an Irish wolfhound, and
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because he's an Irish wolfhound, he is very very big,
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so big. In fact, he is the size of a
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fully grown, large, very large German shepherd, probably even bigger. Now.
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Bait lived with his mum, Sheila, and his dad Friend,
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and they lived in a little cottage with a very
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large garden, so large it had its own meadow, its
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own forest, and it even had its own swimming pool. Yes, really,
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its own swimming pool. Well, actually it was a large part,
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but they liked it. Now. This day, Baked came rushing
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out of his back door with his tail wagging furiously,
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kicking up the date as he ran. Bert was very
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happy this day as he was going out all by
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himself to explore, and it was the first time his
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parents had let him out by himself, and he was
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so excited he was grinning from ear to ear. His
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mother called after him, saying, now, don't you go too far, Bays,
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we don't want you getting lost. Bert shouted back that
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he wouldn't get lost. As he was seven months old
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now and he knew what he was doing. Bert carried
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on running down the dusty path and on into the meadow.
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The meadow was his favorite place. He'd only ever been
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there with his parents before, so he was just giddy
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with pleasure to be out all by himself, all on
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his own. Bert ran into the most wonderful, colorful meadow
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where the birds were happily singing, and they could hear
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the bees buzzing lazily around the flowers. But he kept
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away from them now because one day he decided to
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play and chase the bees. Well, the bees didn't like that,
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and one of them stuming, and that was the day
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Bert went to the vets for the very first time.
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Some of the flowers in the meadow had shed some
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of their petals, and Bert thought that the dusty path
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now looked like a brightly colored carpet of flowers. The
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calls were bright and vibrant, and it filled him with
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a sense of joy and happiness. He could also see
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the most wonderful red butterflies landing on the flowers looking
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for their lunch, and as Bert ran further into the meadow,
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he could see the old water fountain, for one made
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of marble, and he could see the water cascading down
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it like a beautiful waterfall. He decided to have a drink,
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after all this running merrily was thirsty work. Indeed, after
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drinking the cool, clear water from the marble fountain, Bert
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carried on walking, this time instead of running. He'd calmed
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down now and he began to sniff everything inside and
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sniff he did. He sniffed the flowers, he sniffed the
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long grass. He even sniffed the butterflies. And one of
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the butterflies landed on his nose and gently moved the twigs.
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Bert tried to look at it, but it made his
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eyes go crossed, and he was very relieved when it
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flew off again. Bert carried on going his way, just
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walking along the dusty path quite happily, when he noticed
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something moving up ahead of him. He didn't know what
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it was, so he went to invest it, and as
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he got closer he realized that it was a rabbit,
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a very beautiful silver gray rabbit. So Bt decided he
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would go and play with the rabbit. But the rabbit
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got very scared because he could see a dog rushing
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towards him. Well, he would get scared seeing a very large,
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lumbering giant and the dog rushing towards you with its
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ears flapping, showing its teeth with a big grin, I'd
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get a bit panicky. The little rabbit panicked and began
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to run as fast as he could to get away.
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Bat thought that this was again, so he decided to
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run faster too. The rabbit, now alarmed, ran even faster
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until it came to a hole in the ground and
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then dived deeply down into it. This was a rabbit hole,
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and it led through to underground tunnels, but it wasn't
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the little rabbit's hole, so it got a bit lost, stopped,
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and it stayed in the tunnel, thinking that the big
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hairy dog wouldn't find it. But the big hairy dog
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did find it. Bait, now, being overully excited, still thinking
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that this was a game they were playing, dived into
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the hole two but oh no, he caught himself stuck.
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He tried to go deeper into the hole, but that
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made it worse. He tried to pull himself out, but
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that was even worse again, and he was going deeper
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and he was stuck fast. Now The little rabbit, who
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was also in the home, was very scared, indeed, because
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all he could see was Burt's big, hairy face and
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sharp teeth. The little rabbit thought the bait wanted to
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eat it, and he didn't know what to do, so
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the little rabbit started to dig with his little trying
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to find another way out. It dug, and it dug
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faster and faster, until eventually it broke through the surface
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and was free. The little rabbit stood for a moment,
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wondered what to do, and then took a peek to
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see if the dog was still there. But what the
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little rabbit saw was an enormous hairy bottom with two
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hairy legs and a hairy tail that had stopped wagging.
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Now a little rabbit then heard a whimper. It saw
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the big hairy dog trying to get out of the hole,
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but it couldn't, and the big hairy dog began to cry,
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and it sounded very scared. The little rabbit was about
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to run away home, but the sound of the hairy
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dog crying made it stop. The hairy bottom and the
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hairy back legs then lay down with its tail no
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longer wagging. The little silver gray rabbit stopped and spoke
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to the hairy dog. Are you okay? She asked, because
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the little rabbit was a girl rabbit. The big hairy
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dog gave another scared whimper, so she asked again, are
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you okay, big hairy dog? Bert stopped whimpering and said, no,
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I'm stuck and i can't get out of this hole,
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and I'm very scared. I want my mum to come
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and help me. Bert said to the little rabbit, well,
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she doesn't know where I am. Please will you help me?
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The little rabbit thought for a moment and then said,
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but if I help you to get out of the hole,
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you will eat me? What said Bert? Of course I
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won't eat you. Why would I want to eat you.
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I only wanted to play with you. Bert gave a
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muffled sigh and said, we lived so far away from everything,
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so I don't have any friends. I thought that we
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could be friends. I'm sorry if I scared you. I
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didn't mean to. Bert gave a little whimper again, and
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he sounded ever so sad. The little rabbit thought for
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a moment, and even though she was still scared of
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the big hairy dog, she knew in her heart that
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he wouldn't hurt her, so she said, okay, I will
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help you get out of the hole. Oh, thank you
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so much, said Bert. The little rabbit went to where
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Bert was really stuck, which was so close to his
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head and his big scary teeth. But she began to
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dig anyway. She dug, and she dug faster and faster,
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harder and harder, until finally she had made enough room
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for Bert to wriggle out of the home. Bait exploded
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out of the hole and was so happy to be free.
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He had been very scared, and he was covered in
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dirt and grass was all over his face and in
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his ears. It was even up his nose. So he
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gave himself a great big shake, and he shook off
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most of the days. But he knew his mum would
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make him take a bath when he got home. She
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would definitely not let him walk on the carpet she
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was cleaning when he left earlier, and she would definitely
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not let him eat his dinner until he was all
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sparkly clean again. They had turned to look at the
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little rabbits, and what he saw made him give a
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great bag lopsided grin the little silver gray rabbit was
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the most beautiful creature he had ever seen, and she
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had the kindest smile and the most amazing blue eyes.
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She'd never seen a rabbit with blue eyes before. Thank
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you so much for helping me, he said. My name
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is Bert and I am seven months old. What's your name?
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My name is Lucy and I am seven months old too,
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she replied. Lucy looked at the giant, hairy door and
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saw nothing but kindness in his big brown eyes, and
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she realized that she wasn't afraid of him anymore. Just then,
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Burt gaard his name being called in the distance, and
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he knew that it was his mum. I have to
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go now. My mum is calling for me, and oh boy,
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is she going to be mad that I am so dirty.
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Bert looked at Lucy and said, can we be friends?
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I would really like to play with you next time
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and not scare you. Of course we can, said Lucy.
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I would love to be your friend and go on
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adventures with you. Bert had, well, how about to morrow? Then?
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Say just after lunch. Great, I will be here, said Lucy,
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and with that she waved good bye and she hopped
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off home. Bert was so happy he had made a
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new friend, and even now she was scared of him.
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At first, Lucy trusted him enough to help him. Bert
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thought she was a very very kind little rabbit. Then
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Bert turned and dashed off home to his mum and
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to his dad, feeling so very happy, and to tell
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them all about his new friend. She couldn't wait for
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tomorrow to see Lucy again and to go off on
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an adventure with her. What fun they were going to
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have together. But now, having listened to this lovely story,
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you are feeling very sleepy, and you are breathing calmly
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and peacefully that you begin to drift in a beautiful
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night's sleep, and you feel so happy and so peaceful,
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and your body begins to fall asleep, and then so
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does your mind. And you feel a gentle wave of
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sleepiness starting at your feet, and you can feel your
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toes going to sleep, and it feels all warm and
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tingly and ever so soft, And you feel the soothing,
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gentle wave of sleepiness coming up your calves and your shins,
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through your knees, and all the way up your thighs.
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Realize your legs have already gone to sleep. You feel
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so tired now, so sleepy, so very happy. You just
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want to rest your eyes, rest your body, and this
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beautiful wave of sleepiness travels all the way up with
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your body and all the way down your arms and
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into your hands, making your body feel very very heavy,
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very very tired, very very sleepy. This gentle, warm wave
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of sleepiness travels up your face and over the top
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of your head, down the back of your neck, and
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you feel so tired. Now, oh give me all. You
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feel so sleepy, you feel very peaceful, so very relaxed.
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M hm, so very very sleep just went to sleep.
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Always remember you are safe, you are loved, and you
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are protected. Always night night things as it's it's as
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bass its bosom, every