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Speaker 1: Lewis story. Levi Ivy, Are you too paying attention? Asked
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's mama she talked to her kids at
Speaker 1: the kitchen table one morning, Sorry, mom answered Levi, as
Speaker 1: if he was waking up from a dream. I was
Speaker 1: just thinking of something and must have gotten lost in
Speaker 1: my thoughts.
Speaker 2: Same here, mom said, Ivy.
Speaker 1: You too are daydreamings, said their mom with a smile
Speaker 1: on her face. I used to daydream all the time
Speaker 1: when I was a kid. What's daydreaming, asked Levi said,
Speaker 1: very interested in the answer.
Speaker 2: I love dreaming.
Speaker 1: At night, So it's cool to hear that there is
Speaker 1: a way for me to dream during the day too. Well,
Speaker 1: it's very similar to dreaming at night, began Levi's mom.
Speaker 1: It's when your mind wanders, like you're making up a
Speaker 1: story in your head. You could be thinking of something
Speaker 1: that you did that day, or something that you're gonna do,
Speaker 1: or you could create something fanciful and magical. Wow, that's
Speaker 1: really cool, mom, answered Ivy. I wonder if your daydream
Speaker 1: could ever become your night dream. That would be so fun,
Speaker 1: added Levi. You know, that's a very good question, and
Speaker 1: one sadly I don't have the answer to, said Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy's mom.
Speaker 2: But maybe you'll get the answer one day.
Speaker 1: However, right now, you have to stop daydreaming and start
Speaker 1: getting ready for school.
Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy got.
Speaker 1: Dressed, brush their teeth, grabbed their school and headed out
Speaker 1: the door, all the time daydreaming about well, daydreaming, thinking
Speaker 1: how cool it would be if they could take their
Speaker 1: daydream and make it into their night dream. How cool
Speaker 1: would that be if we got to pick our own
Speaker 1: dreams at night, asked Levi as he and Ivy walked
Speaker 1: onto the playground at their school. I think we should
Speaker 1: test it out tonight, replied Ivy, and then see if
Speaker 1: we can make that what we dream about when we
Speaker 1: fall asleep. Levi was up for the challenge, and that
Speaker 1: day at recess, he and Ivy found a quiet spot
Speaker 1: in the playground, sat down and started to daydream. Levi
Speaker 1: had a game coming up the next day, which he
Speaker 1: had been thinking about a lot.
Speaker 2: He decided to focus.
Speaker 1: His daydreaming on hitting a home run that would win
Speaker 1: the game in the last inning. His eyes sparkled as
Speaker 1: he imagined how it would feel to win the game
Speaker 1: for his team. Ivy had really been into art lately
Speaker 1: and had just turned into painting. She made to a
Speaker 1: local art contest being held that her neighborhood library. The
Speaker 1: winner was going to be announced that weekend. Ivy day
Speaker 1: dreamed about what would be like to win the big
Speaker 1: prize of having her artwork displayed in the library and
Speaker 1: getting a free week of art lessons with her art
Speaker 1: teacher at school, who just so happened to be her
Speaker 1: favorite teacher. Ivy and Levi's smiles grew bigger and bigger
Speaker 1: as they daydreamed about the possibility of their dreams actually
Speaker 1: coming true. Then suddenly the bell rang to end recess,
Speaker 1: shaking Levi and Ivy back to reality. Wow that was
Speaker 1: a good day dream, said Levi as they walked inside.
Speaker 1: Mine was awesome, too, replied Ivy. I hope I get
Speaker 1: to dream about it more tonight. And wouldn't it be amazing? If?
Speaker 2: Levi started to say, before he stopped and shook his head.
Speaker 1: What wouldn't what be amazing? Asked Ivy, curious to hear
Speaker 1: what her brother was going to say. I was just thinking,
Speaker 1: what if we could take it one step further and
Speaker 1: actually dream about something so much that we actually make
Speaker 1: it happen in real life, said Levi, waiting to hear
Speaker 1: how a sister would respond to his delight. Ivy was
Speaker 1: very interested in this idea.
Speaker 2: She told her.
Speaker 1: Brother that she truly believed they dreamed hard enough that
Speaker 1: maybe they could make their daydream turn to night dream
Speaker 1: come true. But first they had to see if they
Speaker 1: would actually dream about their daydreams. When they went to bed.
Speaker 1: That night, after school, Levi and Ivy raced home. They
Speaker 1: did their homework and ate dinner before they normally would.
Speaker 1: But then Levi and Ivy did something they had never
Speaker 1: done before. Good Night mom and dad were going to bed,
Speaker 1: they said, as they started to walk up the stairs
Speaker 1: to their bedroom. What exclaimed their dad? You two are
Speaker 1: voluntarily going up to bed?
Speaker 2: You want to go to sleep?
Speaker 1: We sure do, said Levi, looking at Ivy with a smile. Yep,
Speaker 1: sleep is a really important dad, giggled Ivy as they
Speaker 1: hugged their parents good night and ran upstairs to bed.
Speaker 1: That night, Levi and Ivy closed their eyes tight and
Speaker 1: thought about the wonderful things they had been dreaming about earlier.
Speaker 1: As they drifted off to sleep, they could see their
Speaker 1: daydreams playing out before them like they were watching the movie.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy then had the best dreams they'd ever
Speaker 1: They both seemed so real and larger than life. Levi
Speaker 1: won his big game and was carried around the field
Speaker 1: on his friend's shoulders as the crowd cheered loudly, and
Speaker 1: Ivy stood proudly in front of her painting at the library.
Speaker 1: She was given a certificate for winning the art contest.
Speaker 1: As soon as the sun rose the next day, Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy's eyes opened wide. They couldn't wait to check
Speaker 1: in with each other to see if their day dreams
Speaker 1: came true.
Speaker 2: In their night dreams. It didn't take long for both
Speaker 2: of them to realize that they had. They talked over their.
Speaker 1: Dreams, replaying each part and wondering what would happen next.
Speaker 1: After all, they were able to make their daydreams play
Speaker 1: out in their night dreams. The next step was making
Speaker 1: those dreams come true in real life. The day went
Speaker 1: on as normal, well at least as normal as it
Speaker 1: could go on for two kids that could control their dreams.
Speaker 1: But then before he knew it, Levi was standing at
Speaker 1: home plate during the bottom of the ninth inning of
Speaker 1: his big baseball game. However, this time it wasn't a dream.
Speaker 1: It was really happening. The score was tied and the
Speaker 1: winning run was on third. Each pick looked better than
Speaker 1: the next. But if Levi's dream was going to come
Speaker 1: true just as he saw it, then he had to
Speaker 1: wait for the fourth pitch, and he did. Levi swung
Speaker 1: hard as the fourth pitch sailed across the plate, his
Speaker 1: bat made contact, and then, as if in slow motion,
Speaker 1: as if he was dreaming, Levi washed as the ball
Speaker 1: leapt off the end of the bat, soaring into left
Speaker 1: field and over the outfield fence. Home run screamed the
Speaker 1: crowd and all of Levi's teammates as they watched him
Speaker 1: win the game with a walk off homer. As Levi
Speaker 1: crossed home plate, his teammates picked him up and carried
Speaker 1: him around the infield, shouting and cheering his name.
Speaker 2: Levi could have.
Speaker 1: Not been happier or more amazed at what had just happened.
Speaker 1: After his teammates put him down, he ran over to Ivy,
Speaker 1: who was celebrating with his parents on the bleachers.
Speaker 2: I can't believe it. I made my dream come true,
Speaker 2: exclaimed Levi. That was incredible. It was just like you told.
Speaker 1: Me it would happen, replied Ivy as she jumped around
Speaker 1: with her brother. I can't wait for the art contest
Speaker 1: this weekend. And soon enough, the day of the art
Speaker 1: contest arrived. Ivy stood in front of her painting, waiting
Speaker 1: as the librarian thanked everyone for participating and read the
Speaker 1: winner's name.
Speaker 2: And wouldn't you know it was Ivy.
Speaker 1: Congratulations, Ivy, said the librarian as she handed Ivy as certificate.
Speaker 1: This is just how I dreamed it would happen. Ivy
Speaker 1: whispered to herself as she waved to Levi in the
Speaker 1: crowd that day, Levi and Ivy couldn't keep the secret
Speaker 1: any longer. They had to tell their parents what had
Speaker 1: been going on. When they got home, they all sat
Speaker 1: down in the living room, where Levi and Ivy told
Speaker 1: them everything. Levi explained to his parents how he knew
Speaker 1: he was going to hit that home run, and Ivy
Speaker 1: told them she was sure she'd win the art contest,
Speaker 1: and it was all because they dreamed it would happen.
Speaker 1: These things both started out as daydreams, then we dreamed
Speaker 1: about them at night, and then they really happened, said Ivy.
Speaker 2: I think we maybe magic.
Speaker 1: Whispered Levi to his parents, as Ivy nodded her head.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's parents just smiled at them. They knew
Speaker 1: exactly what was going on and were ready to explain
Speaker 1: it to their kids. Levi and Ivy, you are definitely
Speaker 1: two magical kiddos, for sure. But it's not because you
Speaker 1: can control your dreams. Levi and Ivy's mom began to say.
Speaker 1: It's because you worked really, really hard to make your.
Speaker 2: Dreams come true.
Speaker 1: She's right, added Levi and Ivy's dad, Levi, you practiced
Speaker 1: every day and worked really hard on hitting all season long.
Speaker 1: That built up your confidence, so you were ready for
Speaker 1: that ninth inning situation at your game. And Ivy, you're
Speaker 1: always painting and learning new art techniques. That practice and
Speaker 1: desire to learn and grow makes you better and better.
Speaker 1: Winning the art contest at the library was your reward
Speaker 1: for all that hard work. Levi and Ivy liked what
Speaker 1: their parents were saying, but they couldn't help but see
Speaker 1: that their mom and dad weren't fully getting behind the whole.
Speaker 1: Your kids are magic things, So what you're sa saying
Speaker 1: is we don't have control over our dreams, asked Levi.
Speaker 2: And we can't make what we dream about come true
Speaker 2: in real life.
Speaker 1: No, replied Levi and Ivy's mom. Quite the opposite. Actually,
Speaker 1: it just may not be the type of magic you're
Speaker 1: thinking about. Well that's good, said Ivy, because I was
Speaker 1: planning on daydreaming about an ice cream Sunday the size
Speaker 1: of this couch tonight. Levi and Ivy's mom laughed before saying,
Speaker 1: you are in control of your dreams, but that control
Speaker 1: comes from hard work, practice, dedication, and yes, sometimes a
Speaker 1: little bit of hope and magic. A combination of all
Speaker 1: those things makes your dreams a lot more likely to
Speaker 1: come true. But even when those dreams don't come true,
Speaker 1: you still walk away with something just as magical as
Speaker 1: you look at it the right way, added Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy's dad, And that bit of magic is called a
Speaker 1: life lesson, a lesson that will help you improve in
Speaker 1: the future and maybe make your dreams come true the
Speaker 1: next time around. We're so proud of you both and
Speaker 1: know you'll make many more of your dreams come true,
Speaker 1: said Levi and Ivy his mom with a smile.
Speaker 2: And you'll do.
Speaker 1: That through hard work and believing it can happen. If
Speaker 1: you dream of yourself doing your best, you're more likely
Speaker 1: to make that dream come true. Levi and Ivy definitely
Speaker 1: liked what they had heard.
Speaker 2: Maybe it wasn't.
Speaker 1: A truly magical event that happened when Levi hit that
Speaker 1: home run or when Ivy won the art contest, but
Speaker 1: it was something special, something that happened because Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy were focused on making their dreams come true through
Speaker 1: positive thinking, hard work, and just a little bit of dreaming.
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