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Speaker 1: Welcome in everyone to Lively Lewis Stories. That's right, We're

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Speaker 1: back with even more awesome adventures with Levi and Ivy.

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Speaker 1: our show notes. Enough about that, let's get too Today's

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Speaker 1: super Live Ay Lewis story. Ivy, where are you? Called?

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Speaker 1: Levi up the stairs to his sister. We're gonna be late, Levi.

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Speaker 1: I was really excited about getting to the zoo that

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Speaker 1: Sunday morning to see the new baby hippo that had

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Speaker 1: just been born there last week. It was the first

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Speaker 1: day it would be on exhibit, and he and Ivy

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Speaker 1: had been talking about going to see it for days.

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Speaker 1: Ivy I thought we said we were going to be

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Speaker 1: the first ones there to welcome the new baby hippo

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Speaker 1: into this exhibit, shouted Levi as he walked up the stairs.

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Speaker 1: He just couldn't wait by the front door for his

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Speaker 1: she was sitting on the floor surrounded by markers. She

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Speaker 1: was finishing up a card that Levi had started. It

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Speaker 1: staff that take care of the baby Hippo. It was

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Speaker 1: a welcome to the Zoo card. While Ivy was doing

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Speaker 1: I was not happy, and Ivy could tell I know,

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Speaker 1: I know, Levi. I should have had the card finished

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Speaker 1: last night, sorted Ivy as she hurried to finish her

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Speaker 1: picture of the baby Hippo. But I had lots of

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Speaker 1: other things to do, like working on my book report

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Speaker 1: that's due tomorrow, and I have to practice some more

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Speaker 1: for soccer tryouts that are coming up this week. So

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Speaker 1: She also noticed that she's never once said she was sorry. Wow, Ivy,

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Speaker 1: wait sudden. I know you're busy, but you've known about

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Speaker 1: that book report for weeks, and you should have told

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Speaker 1: me you needed to practice for soccer tryouts. I could

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Speaker 1: help with that. It just seems that like every time

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Speaker 1: you have a spare minute lately, you're watching that new

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Speaker 1: cartoon Wonderworld. Well I didn't ask for your help with

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Speaker 1: So just leave me alone, shouted Ivy as she pointed

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Speaker 1: been watching Wonder World all the time. Levi had never

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Speaker 1: seen Ivy act this way before. Her usual positive, happy

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Speaker 1: She's still working on the welcome card, and surprise, surprise,

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Speaker 1: the card? I thought you had it, she grumbled as

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Speaker 1: It was at that point her mom stepped in, Ivy.

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Speaker 1: hippo is super cute. Jenny where Why didn't you tell

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Speaker 1: me you saw her, said Ivy, sounding upset. Well, she

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Speaker 1: want to talk, replied Levi. Maybe if you weren't in

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Speaker 1: What's that, asked Ivy, sounding confused, and how would that

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Speaker 1: got it, said Ivy as she looked down at her tablet.

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Speaker 1: Levi asked? Sure, said Ivy as she stared at her tablet.

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Speaker 1: She was upset about having her tablet taken away and

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Speaker 1: She was so busy sulking that she didn't even see

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Speaker 1: Mom let me handle this. I think I know what

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Speaker 1: their friend, Allie, and boy was LEEVI happy to see Alie.

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Speaker 1: She was in his class at school and knew all

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Speaker 1: grab a snack as well. Oh yeah, it definitely sounds

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Speaker 1: leeve I told me what's been going on with you lately,

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