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Sleep Meditation for Children CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND 4in1 Sleep Stories for Kids · New Horizon - Meditation & Sleep Stories

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Speaker 1: Are you ready to embark on a magical adventure to
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the snow village. This is a very special village for
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very special people, just like you.
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Speaker 2: So let's begin.
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Speaker 1: Close your eyes and take a big, deep breath in
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through your nose, feel your tummy expanding, and then gently
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breathe out through your mouth again, deep breath in through
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your nose, feeling your tummy expanding just like a balloon,
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and breathe out one last time, big deep breath in
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and gently breathe out through your mouth. That's great. Now,
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imagine a bubble of blowing white light, as white as snow,
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surrounding your whole body. And this light is so bright,
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it's just like a mini sun, but it doesn't hurt
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to look at it, and it's so gentle and so soothing.
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And this light is like a force field of protection.
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It will only allow love and positivity to enter whilst
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you're on your snowy adventures. So imagine yourself walking through
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a winter scene in the mountains. The snow is falling
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gently upon your face, and you've wrapped up all snug
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and warm. Oh, and you feel so safe here, so
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peaceful and so very relaxed. But even though it's cold,
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there is a warmth in the air. You've reached the
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top of a hill and notice a wooden sign and
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it reads Welcome to the Snow Village, the magical place
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where the snow never stops. Oh, that sounds so exciting.
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You've never heard of this place before. You take a
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look down the hill and at the bottom you see
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a tapestry of colors in the distance, bizarre looking buildings.
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Speaker 2: Really, you can hear.
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Speaker 1: Sounds of laughter and songs of joy. Hmm, you need
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to take a closer look at this place, you think.
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You get closer to the village and there seems to
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be a carnival atmosphere. It's wonderful. There's a small path
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that leads to the entrance, where someone appears to be
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awaiting your arrival. You get closer still and realize it's
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a snow man. Well, it's a snow girl, actually, a
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real live snow girl.
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Speaker 2: Wow.
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Speaker 1: She's wearing a pink bobble hat with a matching scarf,
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and her smile could light up an igloom. She runs
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up to you and wraps her snowy arms around your
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body and squeezes you so tightly. Oh, what a lovely welcome.
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She tells you her name is Gracie, and that the
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Snow Village is run by the snow people, lots of
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snow men, snow women, and snow children. She had heard
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her family talking about your rival and tells you she
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cannot wait to show you around. She's ever so friendly,
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and you are ever so excited. Grazie tells you it's
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holiday season in Snow Village and the atmosphere is electric.
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Walk past a quiet of snow people singing, let it know,
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Let it know, Let it know. You can't help but
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sing along yourself. The wonkey houses and shops are so
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colorful and quirky, and there's a forest behind the village,
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but all the trees are decorated and lit up. It's
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quite magical. It's beautiful. In fact, there are huge candy
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cane sticks dotted around all over the place, and you
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wonder what they're for. Well, Gracie informs you that the
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sticks have light in them that light up the village.
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Speaker 2: When it gets dark.
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Speaker 1: Sharebreads are boring street lights, doesn't it. It is bustling
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in the village, and it appears the chosen form of
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transport for the snow folk seems to be via a
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sleigh pulled by a pack of snow wolves. Yet, that's right,
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snow wolves. But they look such friendly, beautiful creatures, and
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they pull the snow people around the village add some
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great speed. You look around and see all kinds going on.
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You see snow men and women playing ten pin bowling,
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but using giant snowballs as the ball. How strange is
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that are You see a zip wire through the snow
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forest in the distance, and you can hear the screams
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of delight. What a fun place this is? He knows
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a snowball fly right past your shoulder and Gracie laughs.
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She tells you the snowball Championship is going ahead at
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this very moment, and it really is a big deal.
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In the snow village, in the distance, near where the
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snow folk are skiing, you observe what appears to be
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a ginormous roller coaster. Gracie tells you that this is
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the snow Coaster and it's made totally of ice. She
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says it's the most amazing ride ever, and she'll take
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you for a ride if you want to go on
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it later. Oh, yes, you do, so spend a short
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while with Gracie as she shows you around the magical
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snow village, get to know each other a little better.
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Maybe you can tell her about where you live too,
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and what it's like there. Gracie may introduce you to
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her friends and her family. Maybe you can enjoy some
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of the activities they have it and they seem to
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have a lot. Or maybe you can visit the shop
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or go on the snow coaster. It's up to you.
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Have fun.
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Speaker 2: A what's a truly amazing place. This is.
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Speaker 1: Racy, says. You both deserve a treat, so she takes
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you to a little igloo. She says, this is the
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ice cream igloo, and they produce the most delicious ice
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creams in the whole village. So what do you fancy?
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You can choose any flavor you like. Oh, yummy, that
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certainly was delicious. Before it gets dark, Gracie is eager
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for you to meet her friend, the snowbird. She tells
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you the snowbird is a very rare and mystical creature,
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but also very funny, and his name is Gerald. You
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look up at the sky above you, and there he is,
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flapping his enormous wings, and you are amazed at his
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beauty and the size of this incredible creature. He's like
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an eagle, but ten times as big. Gerald the Snowbird
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lands next to you and does a forward roll and says, helloo,
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ha doo doo doo, my little love, who have we here,
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young Gracie. Gracie chuckles and introduces you.
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Speaker 2: To Gerald splendid.
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Speaker 1: How about a ride back home before it gets dark.
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Climb on and hold tight, little cherubs. So you climb
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on Gerald's back, and before you know it, you are
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flying through the air at lightning speed. Gerald is even
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faster than the snowcoaster, and Dad's saying something. You go
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up and down and even your loop, the loop, Oh
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that one was a bit scary. Gerald is putting on
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quite a performance and you and Gracie cannot stop laughing.
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This is so much fun. You look down and you
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can see the village all lit up. The lights and
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the candy canes are all turned on now and it
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looks majestic. It is so beautiful. Then suddenly, with a
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little bump, you land on the ground and Gerald doesn't
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hang around there We go, me little beauties, see you
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next time, Cheerio.
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Speaker 2: What a character.
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Speaker 1: Gerald is, What an amazing day you have had, though
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you are feeling a little tired now, and Gracie says
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they have a special snug room for visitors and you're
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welcome to have a sleepover with her if you like.
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Speaker 2: Oh, yes, you do like.
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Speaker 1: You enter the snug room, which is a bright yellow
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wonkey house, but it's so warm and cozy and so homely.
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You really like it. Here you notice a snowman's shaped
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bed with thick fur covers, and you climb on it
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and lie in it. This feels so good.
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Speaker 2: You look out of the.
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Speaker 1: Window at the snow village. The stars sparkling in the
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sky look so wonderful, and you feel so very blessed.
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You cannot wait to come back here next year. Gracie
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tells you you're welcome to come back any time you like.
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But your eyelids feel so heavy now, and you're feeling
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so sleepy because you've had such a wonderful day. But
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you're so very relaxed and so very peaceful, so very
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calm to close your eyes and just allow yourself to
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gently slip into sleep, feeling so content, so safe, so
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very loved, and so very protected. And when you wake
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up in the morning, you'll be back and you your
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own bed, feeling very refreshed and filled with positivity and
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excited for your next trip to the snow village.
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Speaker 2: But for now, sweet dreams, nine night.
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Speaker 1: Now, imagine that you are in a beautiful, lush green meadow,
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and there are flowers growing all around the edges of
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this lovely field. Part of it have very long grass,
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and it's blowing in the gentle breeze. And here you
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are safe, You are loved, and you are protected. Always
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look around you, what else can you see? Take a
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good look around you. You hear rustling in the long grass.
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I wonder what is it? You peer up ahead of
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you and say to yourself, No, it can't be, can it.
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Bounding towards you through the long grass is Simon, the
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little black pug dog you met last time you were here,
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But he looks a little bit bigger this time though.
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He dashes up to you, and he leaps into the
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air and lands on top of you. He is so
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excited to see you again. His little tail is waggling
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like crazy. He is so happy to see you, and
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you are delighted to see him. He settled down and
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asks how you are. He tells you that it's nearly
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Christmas a public palace, and he asks you if you
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would like to come again. Well, of course you would,
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he says. All the other puppies remember you from last
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time you visited them, and they can't stop asking about
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you and.
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Speaker 2: Can't wait to see you again.
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Speaker 1: Just then you hear another voice, and this one you
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do recognize. It's Simon's mum, Violet, looking for him again.
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Oh there you are, Simon, she says. She sees you
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and gives you a great big brain and says, oh,
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hello again. Have you come to stay with us? You
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feel something in your pocket and pull it out. It's
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an invitation to spend Christmas at Puppy Palace with the
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King and Queen and all of the other puppies and
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their families. The King and Queen have already spoken to
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your parents and guardians and they have agreed that you
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can spend Christmas with them if you wish. You are
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thrilled at this because you know that a puppy Palace there,
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Christmas is a week earlier than yours, so you could
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have two Christmases if you want to. Well, of course
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you say yes. Who wouldn't want to have two Christmases.
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In the envelope there is magic puppy dust. It's very
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silky and very sparkly, and Violet tells you that all
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you have to do is throw it in the air,
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and within the blink of an eye you'll be straight
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back at Puppy Palace. So you grab a great big
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pinch of the magic puppy dust and sprinkle it all
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over you, Simon and Violet and puff. You find yourself
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back in the field with Violet and Simon, but this
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time there are fairy lights everywhere. They're in the trees,
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they're in the bushes that are all over the white
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wooden fence, and on the gate there is a huge
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sign in twinkling lights saying welcome to Puppy Palace, Winter Wonderland.
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You're back again. Violet opens the gate and you all
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trot through it. What you see on the other side
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is absolutely and made. You see the very large castle
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with the many turrets, and the whole place is still
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painted white with big black spots all over it, But
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this time the palace is covered with thousands of sparkling
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lights in many different colors, and lots and lots and
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lots of snow. You once again follow the pathway to
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the palace up to the most amazingly large doors, the
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biggest you've ever seen. They are enormous, and again they
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are still white with black spots, but there is the
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most amazing wreath hanging on each door. The big doors
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open up for you as if by magic, and when
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you step through the other side, you see what looks
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like a gigantic house of fun. You see a majestic
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scene of bright colors everywhere. There are lots of dazzling,
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colorful lights all over the place. Every door that you
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see has wreaths on them, and each one is different,
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but they are very shiny and very sparkling. The snow
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is all around you, and it's still snowing even now.
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You see dogs made of snow with big, brightly colored
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scarves on them. They even have pieces of coal for
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their noses. Some of them even have hats on, and
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some of them look as if they are smoking the pipe.
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They're look ever so funny. There are fireflies in jars
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hanging in all of the trees. Oh, it looks so wonderful.
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There are candy canes dangling in the trees with lots
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of doggy trees too. There are bright red Christmas stockings
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hanging all over the place. You see many brightly lit
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reindeer standing in the snow, and they too, shine so
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brightly with all of the twinkling lights all over them.
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The Christmas trees are amazing. There are many of them,
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but there is one that is the biggest of them all.
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It has a beautiful star shaped lights hanging all over it.
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There are glass bulbul decorations all shaped.
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Speaker 2: Like little dogs.
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Speaker 1: In fact, there is a barble for every kind of
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dog that there is. It's filled with treats for everyone,
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and it looks so beautiful with the snow gently falling
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down on it. Suddenly there is a rush of commotion
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and many puppies come rushing towards you. The pups recognize you.
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They jump all over you, giving you hundreds of puppy kisses,
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and each one of them is wearing their winter outfits
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and they look ever sup Porsche is to keep them
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nice on and snuggling, and it's like a riot of
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color everywhere. Simon introduces you to his best friend who
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is called Noel. Noel is a huge saint Bernard. He
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is giannormous and you think it looks kind of funny really,
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As Simon is a tiny pug dog and his best
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friend Noel is a giant Saint Bernard, he makes Simon
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look very small. Indeed, Simon and Noel are wearing matching
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jumpers with a big doggy Santa Pause on them. They've
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got little lights on them too, and they sparkle. Santa
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Paus' is a doggy version of your Santa. Simon tells
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you that it is winter Wonderland at the palace now,
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with lots of new things to explore since your last visit.
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It's Christmas here and they have got on all out
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to make it fantastic, and you think it really does
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look fantastic. Simon begins to tell you what new things
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they have. The Olympic sized swimming pool has been converted
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into a huge ice rink and they've been playing ice
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hockey on it. Also, when they were not playing ice hockey,
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they've been skating, you know, ice skating like tau Valentin,
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but not quite as good as them, but nearly. He
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tells you they have a bob sligh that goes all
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the way around the palace. They have a giant ski
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slope with dogs on skis, which is very funny to
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watch as they have two paws on each ski and
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they wobble a lot and they fall off a lot too.
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Simon says that you can even join in with the
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annual Hide and Sneak Championship if you like, and it
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is just like hide and Seek, but in the snow out.
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How cool is that sneaking around? Wow, there are so
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many different things for you all to do, So for
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a few moments, join in with all the puppies and
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have some fun. Maybe you can do the bob sleigh
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or the ice hockey, maybe you can do all of them.
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So go and have some fun with Simon and his
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best friend Noel m in Boa.
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Speaker 3: A a a uh a book book.
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Speaker 2: It.
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Speaker 1: Wow, that was such fun. But now it's time to
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return to the castle for the big Christmas feast. You
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enter the Great Hall and see the King, Hands the
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German Shepherd, and Queen Penelope the Poodle sitting on their
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thrones at the head of the great table. The table
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is laid with the biggest feast you have ever seen.
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There is all the food you could ever wish to eat.
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There is an enormous turkey, a big joint of ham
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and a piece of roast beef so big looks like
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a size of a cow. There is every vegetable known
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to dog, and there are vegetarian and vegan options available too.
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You wonder what on earth there will be for pudding
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and if you can even fit it into your belly.
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There is lots of laughter all around the table as
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you sit down on your chair. Everyone is having so
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much fun. There is even a puppy choir singing jingle
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bells at the top of the room. So enjoy your
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food and have fun. Wow, that was a lot of
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food to eat. He didn't think you'd eat that much,
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did you, But you did. Now it's time for roasting
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marshmallows on the big open fire. So you and the
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puppies all sit with your marshmallows on a big silver fork,
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chatting and having fun watching them roast. And it smells delicious.
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After you've eaten your marshmallows, Simon says there is a
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little surprise for you. He tells you that with all
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the leftover food that no one can eat, you're all
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going to have a food fight. Oh my goodness, me.
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Speaker 2: Wow, a food fight. This is so cool.
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Speaker 1: You all rush the table and grab whatever food you
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can and start throwing it at each other. You're laughing
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so much that your sides hearts just a little bit.
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The food flies backwards and forwards, hits people on the noses,
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on their ears, and it plops down on the heads.
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This is so much fun. You, Simon and Noel are
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covered with gravy, potatoes, peas, and everything else and you
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just squeal with laughter. You've never had so much fun.
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This is an amazing place to be. Then Violet steps
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in to calm you all down and gently tells you
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that you all have to get cleaned up because it's
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really time for bed now, So off you all go
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to have a wash and put on your clean pjs.
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Violet sees that the three of you are really tired
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now and leads you into another very large room. This
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is the room which has the biggest dog bed you
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have ever seen. It is the size of a small house.
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Oh my, It's made of the softest fair and has
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the biggest, squishiest cushions made of feathers for you to
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lie down on. Just before you climb into bed, Violet
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says there is a gift for each of you, and
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then she hands them to you. Your gift has brightly
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colored wrapping paper and is tired with silver tinsel. Wow,
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what is it? What is the beautiful gift they've given
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to you? You feel so very happy now you know
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you truly have really beautiful and kind friends. You are
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so grateful for them being in your life, and you
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give a great, big sigh of happiness.
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Speaker 2: The three of you.
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Speaker 1: Try to climb in the big bed with Noel, but
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because he is so big, there's no room for you
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and Simon. Besides, Simon whispers to you that although he
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loves Noel, his best friend, so very much, he does
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snow really loudly. See you and Simon get into your
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own smaller bed. You close your eyes and you snuggle
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down to sleep. You take a big, deep breath and
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sigh it out because you are so very happy, so
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happy to be with Simon and his best friend Noel,
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so happy to be with these beautiful puppies, these wonderful
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puppies with very big brown eyes, and they're just filled
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full of love, so happy to have met all of
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the other lovely puppies. And this has been the best
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Christmas ever. So snuggle off next to Siren and breathe
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in gently as you slowly drift into the most peaceful
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night's sleep. Good night sleep, tid Oh, and Happy Christmas.
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Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house
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not a creature was staring, not even a mouse. The
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stockings were hung by the chimney with care and the
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hope that Santa soon would be there. The children were
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nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar plums.
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Speaker 2: Danced in their heads.
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Speaker 1: A Mamma in a night dress an I in my
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cap had just settled our brains for a long winter snap.
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When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter.
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I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
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Away to the window, I flew like a flash, tore
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open the shutters, and threw up the sash. The moon
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on the breast of the new fallen snow gave the
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luster of midday to the objects below. When what, to
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my wondering eyes should appear but a miniature sleigh and
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ate tiny reindeer with a little old driver. So lively
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and quick I knew in a moment it must be
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Saint Nick. More rapid than eagles his courses They came.
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He whistled and shouted and called them by name, Now Dasher,
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now dancer, now prancer, now vixen on, comet on, cuppered on, Dunder,
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and blexen. To the top of the porch, to the
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top of the wall. Now dash away, dash away, dash away,
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all as dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly. When
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they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky. So
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up to the housetop the coursers they flew with a
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sleigh full of toys, and Saint Nicholas too. And then
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in a twinkling I heard on the roof the prancing
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and pouring of each tiny hoof. As I drew my
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head and was turning around down the chimney, Saint Nicholas
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came with a bound. He was dressed all in fair
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from his head to his foot, and his clothes were
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all tarnished with ashes and soot. A bundle of toys
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he had flung on his back, and he looked like
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a peddler just opening his pack.
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Speaker 2: His eyes, how they.
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Speaker 1: Twinkled, his dimples, how merry, his cheeks were like roses,
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his nose like a cherry. His droll little mouth was
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drawn up in a bow, and the beard on his
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chin was as white as the snow.
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Speaker 2: The stump of a pipe.
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Speaker 1: He held tight in his teeth, and the smoke it
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encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad
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face and a little round belly that shook when he laughed,
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like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plumb,
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and a right jolly old elf. And I laughed when
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I saw him, and spite of myself, a wink of
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his eye and a twist of his head soon gave
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me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke
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not a word, but went straight to his word and
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filled all the stockings. Then turned with a jerk, and
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laying his finger the side of his nose, and giving
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a nod up the chimney, he rose.
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Speaker 2: He sprang to.
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Speaker 1: His sleigh, to his team, gave a whistle, and away
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they all flew like the down of a thistle. But
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I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight,
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Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night
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Merry Christmas everyone, Night, night, sleep night. Now, Imagine that
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you are standing in a beautiful forest, and it's all
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covered with clean, fresh white snow, and it's Christmas Eve,
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and you are very excited. It's been snowing all day
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in this beautiful forest, and it's still snowing now, and
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it's covering everything that you can see there, all the
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tips covered in snow. And it feels cold, but that's
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okay because you're all wrapped up in your thickest coat
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and warmest boots and big soft bluffs. You look around you.
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What can you see? Can you see the tall trees
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dripping with snowflakes. Can you see the little icicles hanging
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from their strong, sturdy branches. Can you feel the snowflakes
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as they land on your face, tickling you? It is
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cold here, but it's also wonderful, and you feel so
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excited and so happy. You look ahead of you and
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you see you can see smoke, and it's rising into
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the sky from behind yet more trees. So you decide
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to go and investigate. You walk through the trees and
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you come out the other side into a lovely clearing
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and you can see a beautiful little cottage. This is
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where the smoke is coming from. It's coming from out
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of a little chimney perched on top of the little cottage.
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It's kind of a crooked little cottage, but it looks
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so warm and inviting, especially as it's now freezing cold.
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But you're happy and warm inside your thick coat, with
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your extra thick wooly socks on under your boots. As
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you get closer to the cottage, you notice that there
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are lights on inside it, and you wonder who is
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in there. So you go up to the door and
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you knock the door gently open by itself, so you
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walk inside. There is no one there but you, and
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you feel so warm, and it feels so very inviting,
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so cozy with the log fire burning. Oh, and you
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can hear the crackling, and it smells so nice. There
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are big squishy sofas and chairs full of soft cushions,
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and there are candles lit all around the room, making
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it feel so lovely, so nice, and so warm. There
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is a giant Christmas tree in the corner of the room,
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with lots and lots of presents under it, and you
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wonder who they are for. There is a very winding
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staircase in another corner of the room. It looks a
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bit crooked, but it's very strong. You turn back towards
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the fire and you notice that there is a little
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table near it. You didn't see it when he first
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came in, but you do now. And on that table
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is a letter addressed to you. So you open it
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and you read what it says. It says that you
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are very welcome here and you can help yourself to
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anything that you want. There is hot chocolate steaming away
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in a cup on the table, and a plate full
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of mince pies and chocolate marshmallows. The letter says you
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can even have a sleepover if you want to. How
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exciting is that? So you spend a few moments having
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a good look around the little cottage, feeling very excited.
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So just for a moment, go into all of the
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little rooms and explore and see what's there. You come
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back to the fire. Just as you are about to
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sit down with your hot chocolate and mince pies, you
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hear a noise outside, so you get up and go
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to the door to investigate. What you see outside makes
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you gasp aloud. What you see is Santa. His sleigh
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is filled with presents, and then you notice there is
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a very large polar bear standing next to Santa, and
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on his back is a baby polar bear. Oh my,
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Santa notices you and turns around. He shouts hello to
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you and waves at you to come over, so you do.
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You are even more excited than you were before. And
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it doesn't get much better than this. Santa introduces you
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to the polar bear, whose name is Fred. The little
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one on his back, well, he's called George, and George
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is very shy and just gives you a little smile.
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Fred the polar bear is not shy at all. In fact,
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he's a bit loud, but very friendly. Hm hm, George
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says in rather a loud voice, and you grin and
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say hello back. You tell Santa all about the little
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cottage and what's inside, and Santa informs you that the
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little cottage is his and it's for very special people,
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just like you. He says, you must have been extra
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good this year to be able to find this place.
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He's very glad you.
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Speaker 3: Did.
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Speaker 1: You realize it's very cold standing outside, and the little
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baby polar bear is shivering a bit, even with its
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thick fur coat. So Santa says she should all go
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back inside the cottage and get nice and warm. And
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once you are inside the cottage, you all take a
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seat by the fire or it feels so cozy and
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so nice.
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Speaker 2: Each of you.
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Speaker 1: Now has a steaming hot mug of hot chocolate, and
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the plate of mince pies has gotten very big now
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with loads of them on it, and a massive mound
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of chocolate marshmallows too. Santa, sitting in a big chair
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by the fire, picks up a book that is on
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the hearth. It's a Christmas story book, but it's a
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very special book. It's a very big book too. Santa
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asks you if you would like to hear a story,
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and you all say, oh, yes, please. So he puts
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on his glasses, adjusts his beard and begins to read
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a story to all of you. And it's a great story,
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full of exciting things and people, and you are really
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enjoying it. Then something very special happens. You feel yourself
47:36
being pulled into the book, pulled into the story itself.
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How wonderful, Fred, George and Santa are also pulled into
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the book.
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Speaker 2: Where are you?
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Speaker 1: Where did you go? What's it like there? So for
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a few moments, be in the story, find out what
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it's about, find out where you have gone, and who
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else is there? This is a very special Christmas story
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and you are the main character. So go and have
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some fun for a while and enjoy yourself. You may
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even come back with a present or two.
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Speaker 4: At at.
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Speaker 1: You now find yourself back in the room of the
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little cottage with Santa, Fred and George, and you feel amazing.
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Speaker 2: Where did you go in the book? Who did you
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meet there? Was it fun?
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Speaker 1: And most important of all, did you bring back a
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present for yourself? Or did you bring back a present
52:06
for someone special? You feel a bit sleepy now, a
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bit tired after being in the story with Santa, Fred
52:16
and George. So Santa says that you can sleep in
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the cottage tonight. Fred and George are staying too. Unfortunately,
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Santa can't stay because it's a very, very busy night
52:30
for him and he has a lot of places he
52:33
must go and a lot of presents to deliver, and
52:37
he really doesn't want to be late. Oh yes, you
52:42
think to yourself, you forgot it's Christmas. Heave you tell
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Santa that you really must go home, But Santa says.
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Speaker 2: Don't worry. Don't you worry about that at all, because
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when you wake up in the morning, you will be
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in your very own bed.
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Speaker 1: Santa can do this because he's a very special, magical being.
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Santa puts down the book and takes you all up
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the winding, creaky old staircase to the bedrooms above. You
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enter the most amazing bedroom with everything you have ever
53:20
wanted to have inside it. There are even little tiny
53:26
fireflies dancing around the room, giving it a wonderful soft glow.
53:33
There are three big soft beds with the fluffiest quilts
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and pillows on them, and you dive onto yours. You
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sink down into it and feel so safe. It's like
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wrapping yourself in massive hooks, so warm and comfy and cozy.
53:53
You settle yourself down, and so does Fred and George.
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George is sleeping with his dad because he's only lick
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and he wants to stay close to him. Santa says,
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you must go now, and you must sleep. You have
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a big day ahead of you tomorrow, what with all
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the unwrapping of the presents you're going to have to do.
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And you'll also get to see all of your family
54:15
and your friends too, even the ones you don't really
54:19
want to. Santa says, you must be extra kind to
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the ones you don't want to see, because sometimes people
54:29
are lonely, but they just don't tell anyone. Sometimes people
54:33
are sad, so you must be kind to them and
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help them to be happy again. Santa gives you a great,
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big Santa hug and.
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Speaker 2: Then leaves the room. You hear him go down the stairs,
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then out of the big front door of the cottage.
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You then hear the tinkling of the sleigh bells, and
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you get up out of your bed and open the
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window and peek outside, and you can see Santa sitting
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on his sleigh, and the reindeer have now joined him.
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You didn't see.
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Speaker 1: Them before because they were eating their oats and carrots
55:13
to give them the energy for.
55:14
Speaker 2: The long night ahead they have.
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Speaker 1: It's hard working, you know, pulling a sleigh filled full
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of presents for kids all over the world. Claus, they
55:23
have a very large Santa to pull to You watch
55:29
as a sleigh glides through the sky and off into
55:33
the distance until you can no longer see it, but
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you can still hear Santa doing.
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Speaker 2: His ho ho hose, And.
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Speaker 1: It's still snowing outside, but your room is all warm
55:47
and cozy.
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Speaker 2: You close your.
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Speaker 1: Window and you climb back into bed, and as you
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close your eyes, you wonder to yourself, did that really happen?
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Did I really just meet Santa? Well, yes, you did
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just meet Santa. I'm Fred and George too. You look
56:15
over at Fred and George and they are already asleep,
56:22
and you smile happily to yourself, giving a great big
56:27
sigh of contentment, and slowly but surely you drift off
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to sleep, thinking about all the presents you will get
56:40
too open.
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Speaker 2: Tomorrow at.
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