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9.5.26 - Part 2 · Children's Hour

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  Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to Radio Eye's Children's Story Hour. As
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  Speaker 1: a reminder, Radio Eye is a reading service intended for
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  Speaker 1: people who are blind or have other disabilities that make
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  Speaker 1: it difficult to read printed material. Today we will be
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  Speaker 1: reading from various books on the character Biscuit. Your reader
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  Speaker 1: today is Diane. Our first book is titled Biscuit and Friends,
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  Speaker 1: A Day at the Aquarium. It was published by Harper
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  Speaker 1: and imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. It has a copyright year
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  Speaker 1: of 2023, and the book is written by Alyssa Satton Kepasili.
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  Speaker 1: Stay here, Biscuit. We're going to the aquarium. We'll see
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  Speaker 1: all kinds of fish and some sea turtles, too. We'll
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  Speaker 1: be back soon. Biscuit watched the little girl and her
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  Speaker 1: friends set out on their way. Woof! Woof! Biscuit didn't
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  Speaker 1: want to wait. Could he go along? Woof! Biscuit had
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  Speaker 1: never been to the aquarium. Which way could it be?
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  Speaker 1: Biscuit sniffed here and there. He passed the school and pond.
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  Speaker 1: He passed the library and park. Biscuit sniffed again and
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  Speaker 1: again until, woof, woof, Biscuit found the aquarium at last.
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  Speaker 1: He couldn't wait to go inside. The aquarium was filled
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  Speaker 1: with fish of every size and color. Woof! Biscuit saw
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  Speaker 1: sharks swimming by. He saw... Tall tanks of jellyfish, but
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  Speaker 1: it wasn't long before he found what he was really
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  Speaker 1: looking for. Woof, woof. Oh, Biscuit, how did you find
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  Speaker 1: your way here? Asked the little girl. Woof, woof. Follow
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  Speaker 1: us now, Biscuit. There's a lot to see at the aquarium. Woof, woof.
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  Speaker 1: Over here, Biscuit. Let's stop at the touch pool. Woof.
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  Speaker 1: But Biscuit was not ready to stop. He wanted to
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  Speaker 1: see the sea turtles. The sea turtles wanted to see
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  Speaker 1: him too. Woof, woof. Just then, Biscuit heard a loud
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  Speaker 1: barking sound. What could it be? Woof. Biscuit hurried past
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  Speaker 1: more fish. He ran outside and saw a crowd waiting.
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  Speaker 1: The barking was getting closer. Bark, bark. Woof, woof. Funny puppy,
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  Speaker 1: said the little girl. I knew you'd find the seals
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  Speaker 1: and the sea lions. Look, here comes their trainer. Woof, woof.
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  Speaker 1: It was fun to see the trainer feed the seals
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  Speaker 1: and the sea lions. The seals swam gracefully through the water.
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  Speaker 1: The sea lions barked and barked. Just then the trainer
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  Speaker 1: looked here and there. Was something missing? Woof, woof. Biscuit
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  Speaker 1: saw just what the trainer was looking for. He gave
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  Speaker 1: it to her at once. Woof, woof. Thank you, said
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  Speaker 1: the trainer. Seals and sea lions need plenty of playtime.
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  Speaker 1: A day at the aquarium wouldn't be the same without you, Biscuit,
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  Speaker 1: said the little girl. I'm glad you found your way.
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  Speaker 1: I think we all are. Bark, bark. Woof, woof. Our
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  Speaker 1: next story is called Biscuit Visits the Firehouse, and it
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  Speaker 1: was published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. It
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  Speaker 1: has a copyright year of 2024, and the author is
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  Speaker 1: Alyssa Satin Capicelli. Here we are, Biscuit. We're going to
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  Speaker 1: the firehouse. Woof, woof. This way, Biscuit. Our friends are coming, too. Woof. Bow, wow. Bow, wow.
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  Speaker 1: Wait for us, Biscuit. The firehouse is very big. Clang, clang, clang, clang.
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  Speaker 1: The bell is big and shiny. Woof, woof. Funny puppy,
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  Speaker 1: you found the firefighters' shiny helmets. Woof. You found their
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  Speaker 1: tall boots, too. Over here, Biscuit. There's a lot to
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  Speaker 1: see at the firehouse. I hope we can meet the
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  Speaker 1: firefighters soon. Woof! Here they come now. Woof! Woof! This way, Biscuit.
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  Speaker 1: It's time to see the fire truck. Let's climb aboard. Woof!
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  Speaker 1: The fire truck has a long hose to spray water, Biscuit.
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  Speaker 1: There's a tall ladder for climbing, too. Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo! Biscuit,
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  Speaker 1: come back. Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! It's the fire truck's
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  Speaker 1: loud siren. Woof! What do you see now, Biscuit? Woof! Woof!
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  Speaker 1: You found a bone, but whose can it be? Ruff!
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  Speaker 1: Sweet puppy, you found Dottie. Dottie helps at the firehouse, too. Woof! Ruff!
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  Speaker 1: We learned a lot about the firehouse, Biscuit, and we
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  Speaker 1: made new friends, too. Bow wow! Woof! Woof! Ruff! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
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  Speaker 1: Our next book is called Biscuit in the Garden. And
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  Speaker 1: it was published by Harper and in print of HarperCollins Publishers.
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  Speaker 1: It has a copyright year of 2013. And the author
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  Speaker 1: is Alyssa Satin Cupaselli. Come along, Biscuit. It is time
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  Speaker 1: to visit the garden. Woof, woof. The garden is filled
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  Speaker 1: with so many things, Biscuit. Woof, woof. Just look at
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  Speaker 1: all the flowers and plants. Woof, woof. You found a butterfly, Biscuit. Woof, woof,
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  Speaker 1: you found a worm too. Woof, silly puppy, don't dig now. Woof, woof, oh, Biscuit,
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  Speaker 1: you found a little bird. Is the little bird hungry? Woof, woof, tweet,
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  Speaker 1: let's feed the bird, Biscuit. Woof, woof, wait, Biscuit, what
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  Speaker 1: do you see? Woof, two more little birds. Tweet, tweet, here,
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  Speaker 1: little birds, here's some birdseed. Woof, woof. Come along, Biscuit.
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  Speaker 1: There's lots more to see. Tweet. Woof, woof. Tweet, tweet. Woof. Oh, no, Biscuit.
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  Speaker 1: Not the bird seed. Woof, woof. Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet.
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  Speaker 1: Just look at all of the birds now. Woof, woof.
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  Speaker 1: The garden is filled with so many things, Biscuit. Woof, woof.
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  Speaker 1: But you filled the garden with lots of birds, too. Tweet, tweet. Woof.
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  Speaker 1: Our next set of books are about hope and peace.
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  Speaker 1: And the first book we will read is titled Peace.
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  Speaker 1: It was published by North South Books Incorporated, an imprint
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  Speaker 1: of Northside Verlag AG. It has a copyright year of 2021.
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  Speaker 1: And the authors of the book are Baptiste Paul and
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  Speaker 1: Miranda Paul. Peace is a hello, a smile, a hug.
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  Speaker 1: Peace can be bold or quiet and snug. Peace is
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  Speaker 1: pronouncing your friend's name correctly. Peace means we talk to
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  Speaker 1: each other directly. Peace can begin with a laugh and
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  Speaker 1: a wave and grow into actions remarkably brave. Peace comes
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  Speaker 1: from giving far more than you take. It's something we
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  Speaker 1: work toward. It's something we make. Peace is on purpose.
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  Speaker 1: Peace is a choice. Peace lets the smallest of us
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  Speaker 1: have a voice. Peace follows, I'm sorry, and can let
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  Speaker 1: differences live. It spreads and it strengthens when hearts can forgive.
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  Speaker 1: Peace is a pill that softens our sleep. Peace pulls
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  Speaker 1: us through darkness or up from the deep. Peace is
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  Speaker 1: old like the stars and new as births. And if
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  Speaker 1: we embrace it, peace cradles the earth. Our next story
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  Speaker 1: is titled, What Does Peace Feel Like? And it was
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  Speaker 1: published by Anthonym Books for Young Readers, an imprint of
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  Speaker 1: Simon & Schuster's Children's Publishing Division. It has a copyright
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  Speaker 1: year of 2004. And it was written by Vladimir Runinsky.
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  Speaker 1: How interesting. The word peace is beautiful in all languages.
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  Speaker 1: Did you ever close your eyes and try to imagine peace? Shalom. Peace.
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  Speaker 1: Bow wow. Peace. Pause. What does peace smell like? Like
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  Speaker 1: a bouquet of flowers in a happy family's living room.
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  Speaker 1: Like fresh and new furniture. Like wind that comes in
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  Speaker 1: your nose when you are sleeping. Like fresh air that
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  Speaker 1: makes you want to go out and sleep in the sun.
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  Speaker 1: Like pizza with onions and sausage that just came out
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  Speaker 1: of the oven. What does peace look like? Like a
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  Speaker 1: cat and a dog curled up together in a basket.
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  Speaker 1: Like new babies just born yesterday. Like a cloud high
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  Speaker 1: up in the sky that just happens to be there
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  Speaker 1: giving happiness to everybody. White and fluffy. Peace. Like your
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  Speaker 1: mom that kisses you and hugs you. Like something beautiful
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  Speaker 1: that goes away but will come back. What does peace
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  Speaker 1: sound like? Like a growling bear of war who gets
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  Speaker 1: shot by a love arrow and the fighting stops. Like
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  Speaker 1: a silent day. Like laughter and happiness. Children on their birthday.
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  Speaker 1: And parents when their children get married. Like raindrops falling.
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  Speaker 1: Like everyone's heart beating. making one big sound together, like
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  Speaker 1: voices singing, like no bad words. What does peace taste like?
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  Speaker 1: Like vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, strawberry ice cream,
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  Speaker 1: banana ice cream. like water like sweet definitely not sour
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  Speaker 1: like sour but a nice kind of sour like your
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  Speaker 1: favorite food times two what does peace feel like like
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  Speaker 1: hugs your friends give you when you cry like the
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  Speaker 1: fur of my adorable cat alice Like the fur of
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  Speaker 1: a baby mouse. Like a lot of fun because you
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  Speaker 1: know you are safe. Like someone stroking your back. You
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  Speaker 1: shiver a little, but it's a wonderful feeling. Just imagine
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  Speaker 1: what we could build with peace. I can't draw it here.
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  Speaker 1: A book is too small for that. Peace and love
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  Speaker 1: to everyone. Our next book is titled, There's No Place
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  Speaker 1: Like Hope. And it was published by Farr, Strauss, Garak's
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  Speaker 1: Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group.
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  Speaker 1: It has a copyright year of 2024. And the author
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  Speaker 1: of the book is Janet Lawler. There's no place like
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  Speaker 1: hope where possible lives, where people are helpful and everyone gives.
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  Speaker 1: Hope holds your hand when you're scared and alone. It
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  Speaker 1: lets you be brave, though you're not fully grown. There's
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  Speaker 1: no place like hope if a loss makes you sad.
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  Speaker 1: It opens small places to laugh and be glad. Hope
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  Speaker 1: dries the tears when you're starting to cry. It sparks
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  Speaker 1: new beginnings and wants you to try. It skips over
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  Speaker 1: limits like never a nope and makes you determine there's
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  Speaker 1: no place like hope. Hope helps you fix things when
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  Speaker 1: plans have gone wrong and offers you comfort when nights
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  Speaker 1: are too long. New journeys are easy with hope by
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  Speaker 1: your side. Friendships are made and there's no need to hide.
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  Speaker 1: Hope will build towers and bridges and roads. It gives
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  Speaker 1: you the courage to lift heavy loads. Hope finds the
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  Speaker 1: sunshine on overcast days. It welcomes new faces and cultures
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  Speaker 1: and ways. When hope fills your heart, it's your turn
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  Speaker 1: to share. So reach out to others and show how
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  Speaker 1: you care. Give hope as a gift like the song
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  Speaker 1: of a bird. Your words will have wings. Your voice
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  Speaker 1: will be heard. There's no place like hope where better
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  Speaker 1: will be. Hope hugs us all and connects you and me.
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  Speaker 1: The next set of stories are about friendship and not
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  Speaker 1: being alone. And the first one is titled The Friendship Book.
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  Speaker 1: It was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It has a
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  Speaker 1: copyright year of 2019. The author of the book is
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  Speaker 1: Mary Lynn Ray. Sometimes being friends begins all at once
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  Speaker 1: and sometimes it takes a while to get acquainted. But
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  Speaker 1: then as some small knowing grows, you start feeling that
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  Speaker 1: feeling that comes with having a friend. As if there's
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  Speaker 1: sunshine in your pocket or inside you, a friend is
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  Speaker 1: someone you like to be with and they like being
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  Speaker 1: with you. A friend is to sit with To do
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  Speaker 1: things with, make wishes with, and just be quiet with.
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  Speaker 1: Friends share their secret wonderings and their secret places. They
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  Speaker 1: share lunches and stories and can hold them in laughs.
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  Speaker 1: A friend can seem exactly like you. Then you don't
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  Speaker 1: really have to ask, do you? Or say, me too,
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  Speaker 1: me too. Because from the start, you almost knew something
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  Speaker 1: made you the same. Or a friend may seem very
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  Speaker 1: different at first. But once you're friends, what matters is
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  Speaker 1: just being friends. Friends don't have to be alike in
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  Speaker 1: every way or have to always agree. And sometimes they
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  Speaker 1: get mad, but it doesn't last because they're friends. When
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  Speaker 1: you get to know a friend, you can tell how
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  Speaker 1: they are feeling. So if you see they need some
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  Speaker 1: extra sunshine, you reach into your pocket and say, here.
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  Speaker 1: Or maybe you say nothing. You're just there. That can
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  Speaker 1: be enough when you're friends. A best thing about a
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  Speaker 1: friend is being together. But if friends must be apart,
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  Speaker 1: they don't forget each other. And that makes far away
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  Speaker 1: feel smaller. There are old friends and new friends and
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  Speaker 1: always room for more friends. When you don't have a
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  Speaker 1: friend you wish you did, then it can help to
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  Speaker 1: remember that a tree can be a friend. So can
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  Speaker 1: a rock you like to sit on or a lake
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  Speaker 1: or pond or grassy hill or some green mossy place.
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  Speaker 1: A dog or cat or nuzzly horse can too. And
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  Speaker 1: somewhere there's someone who's always waiting to be your friend
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  Speaker 1: the way you're waiting to be theirs. Anyone might be
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  Speaker 1: a friend. You just don't know yet. And even though
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  Speaker 1: you can never tell when a friend will happen, being
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  Speaker 1: friends could begin when you say hello. Our next story
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  Speaker 1: is called You Are Never Alone. And it was published
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  Speaker 1: by Owl Kids Book Incorporated. It has a copyright year
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  Speaker 1: of 2019, and the author is Ellen Kelsey. Every moment
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  Speaker 1: this beautiful planet showers you with gifts. Clouds rain fresh
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  Speaker 1: water to quench your thirst, your lungs swell with oxygen
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  Speaker 1: that plants create. Earthworms, ground beetles, and ants plow the
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  Speaker 1: soil where your vegetables grow. Nature touches every bite you eat.
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  Speaker 1: You gobble fruits from plants pollinated by bats in the
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  Speaker 1: twilight and bees in the day. Ocean algae thicken the
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  Speaker 1: ice cream you lick. You devour fish who ate tiny
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  Speaker 1: plankton fertilized by poop from whales in the sea. When
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  Speaker 1: danger lurks, help comes in wild ways. Mangrove roots hold
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  Speaker 1: tight to slippery mudslides. Poplar trees drink up floods. Forests
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  Speaker 1: of undersea kelp Calm, ferocious waves. You are protected by
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  Speaker 1: a generous world of green. Branches stretch across streets, creating
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  Speaker 1: peaceful neighborhoods. Mother trees entwine their roots, raising vast shady
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  Speaker 1: forests that help you and the planet cool. You always
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  Speaker 1: have company. Armies of micronisms snuggle against your skin, keeping
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  Speaker 1: germs at bay. Your face is a home to wee
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  Speaker 1: little cleaning mites. who evolved from mites that lived on
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  Speaker 1: the faces of your relatives. You grow strong with the
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  Speaker 1: help of bacteria that digest the food in your tummy.
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  Speaker 1: They were passed down by your mother when you were born.
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  Speaker 1: If things break, remember, healing happens too. Corals rebuild strong
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  Speaker 1: wreaths just as your bones mend a fracture. Aloe vera
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  Speaker 1: soothes your itchy skin. Ginger settles your upset stomach. Wilding
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  Speaker 1: in the mud makes you smarter thanks to a surge
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  Speaker 1: of feel-good chemicals triggered by bacteria in the soil. You
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  Speaker 1: thrive through connections to the land and sea. Whales rise
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  Speaker 1: and dive, splashing phytoplankton to the surface where the sun
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  Speaker 1: powers their growth. Krill gobble these ocean plants and become
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  Speaker 1: food for salmon. Bears drag spawned salmon onto shore, spreading
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  Speaker 1: fishy nutrients that help massive trees grow. Forests maintain the
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  Speaker 1: earth's climate. More whales means more plants and fish and
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  Speaker 1: bears and a healthier you. You turn to pets for
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  Speaker 1: support just as they count on you. Gaze into your
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  Speaker 1: dog's eyes and you both feel a rush of love.
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  Speaker 1: Just thinking about your cat soothes lonely times. You sense
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  Speaker 1: these wild connections. Sunshine fills you with hope. Your imagination
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  Speaker 1: smiles when you climb a tree. You are never alone.
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  Speaker 1: Feel gravity hug you tight as you twirl around the sun.
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  Speaker 1: This book is about different kinds of children. And it's
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  Speaker 1: called All Kinds of Children. It was published by Albert
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  Speaker 1: Whitman and Company. It has a copyright year of 1999.
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  Speaker 1: And it was written by Norma Simon. Do you know
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  Speaker 1: that every child in the whole world has a belly button,
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  Speaker 1: just like you? All over the world, children are the same.
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  Speaker 1: All the children need food, milk, cereal, meat, vegetables, and
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  Speaker 1: juicy fruit, rice and pasta and bread, food to help
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  Speaker 1: them grow big and strong and smart, just like you.
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  Speaker 1: All children need clothes, diapers and shirts, pants and dresses,
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  Speaker 1: hats and coats, all kinds of shoes. All over the world,
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  Speaker 1: children live in houses. Some houses are big. Some are small.
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  Speaker 1: Some are way up high. Some are on the water.
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  Speaker 1: Some children stay in the same house for a long time.
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  Speaker 1: Some children move from place to place. All children need
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  Speaker 1: people to love them. Mommies and daddies, sisters and brothers,
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  Speaker 1: grandmas and grandpas, aunts and uncles, step-parents and foster parents,
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  Speaker 1: caregivers and teachers. neighbors, and friends. All children like to
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  Speaker 1: hold something special, blankets or pacifiers, teddy bears or dolls.
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  Speaker 1: They like to hold them close, especially when they feel
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  Speaker 1: tired or sad. All children like to play. They dig
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  Speaker 1: in the dirt. They splash in water. They build roads
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  Speaker 1: and bridges for their cars and trucks. They play games
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  Speaker 1: like hide and go seek. Children love to just run.
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  Speaker 1: What do you like to play? Children do work too.
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  Speaker 1: They clean the house. They help with cooking. They help
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  Speaker 1: with babies. They help their families. What work do you do?
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  Speaker 1: Children all over the world love to go for rides
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  Speaker 1: on a bus, in a wagon, on a boat, train,
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  Speaker 1: or plane, on a donkey or pony, or snuggled in
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  Speaker 1: a pack. All children love stories. They like to sit
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  Speaker 1: on soft laps and listen to old stories, new stories,
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  Speaker 1: long stories, short stories, real stories, and pretend stories. What
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  Speaker 1: is your favorite story? All children go to sleep at night.
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  Speaker 1: They climb into all kinds of beds. They dream different dreams.
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  Speaker 1: Do you know that every grown-up in the whole world
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  Speaker 1: used to be a baby? Mommies, daddies, grandmas, grandpas, firefighters,
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  Speaker 1: truck drivers, teachers, too. They all were babies once, just
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  Speaker 1: like you used to be. All over the world, children
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  Speaker 1: are growing little by little, year by year. Children grow
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  Speaker 1: and grow. And one day, someday soon, they will be
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  Speaker 1: all grown up. And so will you. Our next set
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  Speaker 1: of stories are about the characters Frog and Friends. And
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  Speaker 1: the first book is titled Frog and Friends, Frog's Lucky Day.
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  Speaker 1: It was published by Sleeping Bear Press. And it has
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  Speaker 1: a copyright year of 2014. The author of the book
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  Speaker 1: is Eve Bunton. I see a rainbow. Look, Frog pointed up,
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  Speaker 1: I see a rainbow. Possum and raccoon and rabbit and
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  Speaker 1: squirrel and chameleon and little jumping mouse looked at the sky.
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  Speaker 1: The little possums jumped up and down. Look, look, look,
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  Speaker 1: they shouted. Oh, the rainbow is so lovely, possum said.
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  Speaker 1: It is all colors, she told Chameleon, like you. Chameleon blushed.
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  Speaker 1: Today he was green. It's much prettier than I am,
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  Speaker 1: he said. That is not true, Frog said. You are
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  Speaker 1: very pretty. Everyone sat around the pond counting colors on
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  Speaker 1: the rainbow. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo,
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  Speaker 1: and violet. Jumping mouse chanted. There's a magic story about
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  Speaker 1: a rainbow, she said. Jumping Mouse knew a lot because
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  Speaker 1: she liked to play in people's houses. She liked to
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  Speaker 1: listen when they talked. There's a pot of gold at
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  Speaker 1: the end of the rainbow, she told them. But no
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  Speaker 1: one has ever found the place where the rainbow ends.
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  Speaker 1: Why not, Squirrel asked. It is hard to find, Little
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  Speaker 1: Jumping Mouse said. Squirrel ran up a tall, tall tree.
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  Speaker 1: I see the end of it, he shouted. The end
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  Speaker 1: is in that field that nobody owns. We could go
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  Speaker 1: there and find the gold. We do not need gold,
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  Speaker 1: Chameleon said. Frog smiled. No, but it would be nice
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  Speaker 1: to be the first to find the end of a rainbow. Good, good, good,
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  Speaker 1: the little possums shouted. They love to go on field trips.
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  Speaker 1: Frog and his friends walked across grass, under trees, around rocks.
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  Speaker 1: They were all tired when they got to the field
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  Speaker 1: that nobody owned. Rabbit scratched her head. I do not
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  Speaker 1: see the end of the rainbow, she said. I think
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  Speaker 1: it is behind that gray cloud, Frog said. But this
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  Speaker 1: might be the end of the rainbow. Look at all
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  Speaker 1: the gold. Everyone gasped. Frog was so excited he hopped
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  Speaker 1: too high and fell over. Rat King helped him up.
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  Speaker 1: Squirrel clapped his paws so much all over the field
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  Speaker 1: that nobody owns. Too much to put in one pot,
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  Speaker 1: Possum added. Her little possum jumped off her tail and
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  Speaker 1: ran through the field. It is not the kind of
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  Speaker 1: gold we thought, Chameleon said. It is better, Frog smiled angrily. Yes, yes, yes,
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  Speaker 1: he said. Golden dandelions, what could be nicer? Shall we
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  Speaker 1: take some back with us, Rabbit asked. Frog shook his head.
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  Speaker 1: Someone else may be looking for the end of the rainbow.
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  Speaker 1: We will have to leave it for someone else to
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  Speaker 1: find and enjoy. We found it first. That is what
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  Speaker 1: we wanted, Rabbit said. Who will know that we found
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  Speaker 1: it first, Raccoon asked. We will, Frog said. That is
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  Speaker 1: what is important. He was happy, but also tired. He
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  Speaker 1: knew that tonight he would sleep well and dream of rainbows.
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  Speaker 1: No fishing. Frog watched the fisherman walking toward the pond.
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  Speaker 1: He was carrying a folding chair and a box and
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  Speaker 1: a fishing pole. Oh no, Frog thought. I wish I
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  Speaker 1: could tell him there are no fish in my pond.
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  Speaker 1: He will find out. The fisherman dropped a hook and
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  Speaker 1: line into the water. The hook had bait on its point.
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  Speaker 1: Frog dived deep, but the hook trailed this way and
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  Speaker 1: that way in the pond. Frog had to jump over it.
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  Speaker 1: He had to slide under it or swim around it. Help, help,
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  Speaker 1: Frog croaked. Raccoon came. She stood near the pond and
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  Speaker 1: made a scary face. The fisherman did not see her.
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  Speaker 1: Squirrel came and threw acorns at him. The fisherman did
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  Speaker 1: not move. Possum crawled. brought her little possums. There are
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  Speaker 1: no fish in this pond, the little possum shouted. Go away,
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  Speaker 1: the fisherman did not hear. He fished all day. By nighttime,
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  Speaker 1: Frog was very tired. He'd been jumping and sliding and
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  Speaker 1: swimming and hiding all day long. Rabbit came. Oh dear,
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  Speaker 1: you are shaking, she stroked Frog's head. I'm afraid the
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  Speaker 1: fisherman will come back, Frog said. He does not care
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  Speaker 1: that there are no fish. He likes it here. I
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  Speaker 1: must leave my pond and go someplace else. Oh, no,
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  Speaker 1: his friends cried. No, please don't move. How can we
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  Speaker 1: do without you? I have to go, Frog said. I
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  Speaker 1: am worn out. They huddled together and cried. Then they
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  Speaker 1: dried their eyes. Little Jumping Mouse blew her nose. We
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  Speaker 1: know you are in danger, she said. Chameleon turned pale
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  Speaker 1: with sorrow. What has to be, has to be, Raccoon Totem.
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  Speaker 1: She helped Frog tie on his pretty blue scarf. I
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  Speaker 1: will miss you all so much, Frog said. We will
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  Speaker 1: walk with you, Rabbit Totem. They walked slowly. As they walked,
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  Speaker 1: they sang a sad song. Little Jumping Mouse held Frog's hand.
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  Speaker 1: After a while, they came to another pond. It had
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  Speaker 1: a sign beside it that said, No Fishing. I will
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  Speaker 1: be safe here, Frog said. I will try to be happy.
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  Speaker 1: It was a nice pond, but it was not his home.
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  Speaker 1: He tried not to show his friends how unhappy he was.
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  Speaker 1: Then he saw a big trash can. In the can
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  Speaker 1: was another no fishing sign, an old one. Oh, Frog said,
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  Speaker 1: they got a new sign. They threw this one away.
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  Speaker 1: We will take it. He smiled his biggest smile. I
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  Speaker 1: will not move to this pond, he said. This sign
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  Speaker 1: will move to my pond. Great idea. Hooray, hooray, his
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  Speaker 1: friends shouted. Together they pulled the sign from the trash can.
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  Speaker 1: Together they carried it back to Frog's pond. No fishing,
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  Speaker 1: the sign said in big, big letters. Welcome to my pond,
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  Speaker 1: Frog told it. He felt better already. This concludes the
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  Speaker 1: Children's Story Hour for today. Please join us next time
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  Speaker 1: as we will read more stories, fables, and fairy tales.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for listening, and please stay tuned for Lexington
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  Speaker 1: Herald Leader on Radio Eye.