Speaker 1: Welcome to Lively Lewis Stories. Buckle up because you're about
Speaker 1: to join Levi and Ivy on an adventure. All you
Speaker 1: need is your imagination and off we go, rebby Rare Stories. Levi, Ivy,
Speaker 1: are you ready to go on our walk? Called Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy's mom from the front door. I'd like to
Speaker 1: get going because we don't have long before we have
Speaker 1: to get dinner. Ready, Sure, mommy, answered Ivy as she
Speaker 1: got her coat and walked to the front door. Just
Speaker 1: a minute, Mom, called Levi. Levi was quite busy at
Speaker 1: the moment, counting his Halloween candy. Halloween was just a
Speaker 1: few days earlier, and the candy sash she had was
Speaker 1: the thing of legend. Every kind of candy bar, gummy,
Speaker 1: and chocolate tree you could imagine was right there in
Speaker 1: his room. Now, his parents didn't let him keep the
Speaker 1: amazing bounty of candy in his room, oh no, but
Speaker 1: they did let him organize it every now and then.
Speaker 1: This was one of those days. Levi had all of
Speaker 1: his candies scattered around. He loved to neatly separate it
Speaker 1: all into piles and count the tasty towers of treats
Speaker 1: that he had collected. Twenty three, twenty four, twenty five
Speaker 1: packs to gummy bears, Levi whispered to himself before he
Speaker 1: stopped to head out for his walk. He made his
Speaker 1: way to the door, still counting in his head. So
Speaker 1: that's twenty five gummy bears and fifteen red licorice ropes,
Speaker 1: he sat out loud. That sounds like a lot of candy,
Speaker 1: Levi's mom said, as she helped him with his coat.
Speaker 1: No way, that's even close to all the candy I have,
Speaker 1: Levi answered with a big smile. You know there's more
Speaker 1: to life than just candy, his mom said with a smile.
Speaker 1: I know, mom, but canny makes my life sweet and
Speaker 1: that's why I love it, Levi replied. Levi's mom turned
Speaker 1: around and walked outside to her kids. The fall air
Speaker 1: was crisp and cool and turned their noses red. They
Speaker 1: started down the street as the wind rustled the last
Speaker 1: remained leaves in the trees overhead. What's your favorite kind
Speaker 1: of candy, Ivy Levi asked, but before she could answer,
Speaker 1: he said that his was chocolate caramel bites. As the
Speaker 1: walk went on, Levi decided to list his all favorite
Speaker 1: candies because the more he had thought about it, the
Speaker 1: more he couldn't imagine picking just one favorite. Levi's mom
Speaker 1: and Ivy didn't really want to hear any more about candy,
Speaker 1: so they walked up ahead as Levi lagged behind. They
Speaker 1: walked into the park where there was a little waterfall
Speaker 1: and a playground up ahead. The splashing water was cold,
Speaker 1: and Ivy and her mom walked quickly. However, Levi stopped
Speaker 1: and couldn't imagine how cool it would be if that
Speaker 1: water was actually fruit candy, A huge cascading fall of cherry,
Speaker 1: lime and strawberry candy bites, all pooling at the bottom,
Speaker 1: ready for him to taste. As he gazed at the waterfall,
Speaker 1: his mind started to wander, and just when he thought
Speaker 1: he had been lost in his imagination too long, something
Speaker 1: strange happened. The water actually started a change. It started
Speaker 1: to change into fruit candy. Levi couldn't believe his eyes.
Speaker 1: Mom Ivy look at this, he shouted, but when he
Speaker 1: turned around, his sister and mom were nowhere to be seen.
Speaker 1: He wondered where they had gone off to, but not
Speaker 1: for very long, because all of a sudden, everything around
Speaker 1: him began to transform, and within a matter of seconds,
Speaker 1: he was standing inside his very own candy world made
Speaker 1: one hundred percent of every candy he loved. There was
Speaker 1: a river made of chocolate syrup with root beer floats
Speaker 1: floating along by the shore. There were caught in candy
Speaker 1: clouds gliding along with the wind that smelled like sugar
Speaker 1: and cinnamon. Licorice ropes dangled from the tree tops made
Speaker 1: entirely of milk chocolate. Squirrels and chipmunks ran by carrying
Speaker 1: a feast for dinner, but it wasn't acorns and seeds. Instead,
Speaker 1: their little furry arms were filled with colorful gum drops.
Speaker 1: Levi couldn't believe his eyes and sat down to catch
Speaker 1: his breath. But there was no benches in the park anymore.
Speaker 1: They had all been replaced with cupcake chairs piled high
Speaker 1: with fluffy vanilla frosting and hundreds of sprinkles. Ivy, mom,
Speaker 1: you really have to see this, Levi called out, but
Speaker 1: still no one answered. He had to continue exploring, and
Speaker 1: of course, while he was doing that, he started to
Speaker 1: get a bit hungry. He had a nibble of a cupcake,
Speaker 1: a few gum drops, and a long piece of red licorice. Then,
Speaker 1: as he was strolling along the greatest candy world he
Speaker 1: could ever imagine. He stumbled upon the playground. Doughnuts replaced swings,
Speaker 1: as long, stretched out pieces of gum were made into
Speaker 1: giant trampolines. Chocolate bar slides filled the rest of the
Speaker 1: space as Levi's eyes grew wide. He had a taste
Speaker 1: of this, and a taste of that, then another taste
Speaker 1: and another. He was starting to get a little full
Speaker 1: when it began to rain, But in this new world
Speaker 1: he had created, it wasn't normal rain. It was chocolate pudding.
Speaker 1: He caught a few drops in his mouth, and then
Speaker 1: a few more. As the rain shower turned into a
Speaker 1: full rainstorm, Levi's tummy started to hurt. Oh no, I
Speaker 1: don't feel so good, Levi muttered to himself as he
Speaker 1: hid from the rain under a cupcake chair. He closed
Speaker 1: his eyes and just wished he was back on a
Speaker 1: walk with his mom and sister. As he sat under
Speaker 1: the cupcake with his eyes shut tight, he felt a
Speaker 1: tapping on his shoulder, Levi, what are you doing? Sitting
Speaker 1: underneath the park bench, he heard his mom say, Mom,
Speaker 1: Levi exclaimed as he jumped up and gave his mam
Speaker 1: a hug. I'm so glad to see you, Levi. I
Speaker 1: was so excited, in fact, it took him a second
Speaker 1: to notice he was back in the normal playground. In
Speaker 1: the normal park. No more chocolate bar slides, doughnuts swings,
Speaker 1: or fruit candy waterfalls, No more cotton candy clouds or
Speaker 1: licorice trees. Everything is back to normal, exclaimed Levi. I'm
Speaker 1: so happy back to normal, asked mom. What are you
Speaker 1: talking about? Levi went on to tell mom and Ivy
Speaker 1: about the amazing candy world he had visited. I realize
Speaker 1: now there's definitely more to life than just candy. And
Speaker 1: even though it's sweet, too much of it can leave
Speaker 1: a sour taste in your mouth, Levi said. His mom
Speaker 1: and Ivy looked a bit confused, but they were happy
Speaker 1: Levi was able to concentrate on something other than candy
Speaker 1: for a change. When they got back home, Levi's mom
Speaker 1: went into the kitchen to make dinner. Hey, Levi, she
Speaker 1: called out to him. Since you and Ivy went on
Speaker 1: a long walk with me, I'll let each of you
Speaker 1: have some of your Halloween candy after dinner. No thank you,
Speaker 1: mom replied Levi. I'm still full from the pudding rainstorm.
Speaker 1: I think I'll skip dessert tonight. Levi's mom stood staring
Speaker 1: at her son, totally confused as he left the kitchen
Speaker 1: putting rainstorm. This kid has some imagination. Did you learn
Speaker 1: a lesson from this story? Page? South? What was it?
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Speaker 1: join Levi and Ivy on their next adventure. Until next time,
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