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Speaker 1: The story you're about to enjoy was inspired by Sarah Fina.
Speaker 1: Thank you for your amazing idea. Levi and Ivy only
Speaker 1: had one quarter left as they stood in front of
Speaker 1: the pick a Prize claw game at the Arcade. They
Speaker 1: had been trying all day to win the coolest prize
Speaker 1: they had ever seen. It was a plush character from
Speaker 1: their favorite television show, Ezra and the Alligator. It was
Speaker 1: a bright green owlligator with shiny plastic teeth, wearing his
Speaker 1: signature baseball hat and Neon orange sunglasses, and no matter
Speaker 1: how hard they tried, they couldn't seem to get the
Speaker 1: claw to pick up the little toy. Even their dad
Speaker 1: got in on the fund, trying to help them figure
Speaker 1: out where to place the claw and the right time
Speaker 1: to drop it. Sorry, Levi and Ivy, these games seemed
Speaker 1: a lot easier when I was a kid, said their
Speaker 1: dad as he stood by the claw game, staring at
Speaker 1: the smiling alligator inside. No problem, Dad, I think this
Speaker 1: is our lucky quarter, said Levi, holding up the shiny coin.
Speaker 1: It better be, said Ivy with the giggle, because it's
Speaker 1: our last one. On the count of three, Levi dropped
Speaker 1: the coin in the slot as Ivy took control of
Speaker 1: the handle that moved the claw. Levi already tried a
Speaker 1: few times to grab the alligator, so now it all
Speaker 1: rested on Ivy as her brother and dad yelled out
Speaker 1: instructions like move the claw a little to the left. No, no, no,
Speaker 1: to the little more to the right. Looks good. Stop
Speaker 1: right there, Wait until the claw stop swinging before you
Speaker 1: drop it. After a few seconds had passed, the claw
Speaker 1: stopped moving, Ivy gave a thumbs up, which meant she
Speaker 1: was ready to drop the cloth. When she pressed the
Speaker 1: big red button to release the claw. Everyone held their breath.
Speaker 1: Come on, we have to get it, whispered Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy to themselves. And lucky for them, all their attempts
Speaker 1: that day and all their quarters seemed to have helped.
Speaker 1: As the claw slowly approached the big pile of toys
Speaker 1: in the Pick a Price Claw game, it was headed
Speaker 1: right for the alligator. They wanted the metal fingers of
Speaker 1: the claw wrapped around their resting reptile, and to their delight,
Speaker 1: hoisted up in the air. Nobody moved a muscle, whispered
Speaker 1: their dad, not wanting any sudden movements to shake the
Speaker 1: alligator toy loose. Then, as soon as the claw made
Speaker 1: its way over to the price chute, it released the alligator,
Speaker 1: which went tumbling out to the open door in the
Speaker 1: bottom of the machine and into Ivy's hands. We did it,
Speaker 1: they all shouted. Great job, Ivy exclaimed Levi. I couldn't
Speaker 1: have done it without you and Dad directing me, said
Speaker 1: Ivy with a huge smile as she held the alligator
Speaker 1: toy over her head like a trophy after a championship game.
Speaker 1: I can't wait to show Sarah Fina when she comes
Speaker 1: over tomorrow, said Levi and Ivy as she handed the
Speaker 1: alligator over to him. I know me too. She's an
Speaker 1: even bigger Ezra in the alligator fan than we are,
Speaker 1: replied Ivy. And I've never seen this plush anywhere before.
Speaker 1: It's so cool. Levi, Ivy and their dad and their
Speaker 1: new alligator friend walked out of the arcade that afternoon
Speaker 1: with their heads held high. It was a great day,
Speaker 1: and the next day was set to be a great
Speaker 1: one too, because they're really good friends. Sarah Fina was
Speaker 1: coming over to play and have dinner the next day.
Speaker 1: Couldn't arrive soon enough. Levi and Ivy were so excited
Speaker 1: for their special dinner play date with Sarafina because they
Speaker 1: couldn't wait to surprise her with their new alligator toy.
Speaker 1: The doorbell rang as Levi and Ivy were getting their
Speaker 1: playroom ready for Sarafina. She said goodbye to her and
Speaker 1: race down the hallway to see her friends too. They
Speaker 1: bumped into each other in the hallway, giving hugs and Hello.
Speaker 1: I've been waiting all week for this, cheered Sarafina. It's
Speaker 1: so great to see you. It's great to see you too,
Speaker 1: said Levi. We have so many fun things planned, added Ivy.
Speaker 1: And our mom said, we can order pizza for dinner
Speaker 1: and watch a show while we have our dessert. And
Speaker 1: I bet I know just what we can watch, tease LEVI.
Speaker 1: The newest episode of Ezra and the Alligator. That would
Speaker 1: be great, answered Sarahina. But if this was two days ago,
Speaker 1: I wouldn't have been able to sit down and watch
Speaker 1: that show. Why I thought it was your favorite, asked Levi.
Speaker 1: Oh it is, but two days ago I went to
Speaker 1: the arcade and tried to win an awesome alligator toy
Speaker 1: from the pickup price clogging and I just couldn't do it,
Speaker 1: explained Sarafina. It was so frustrating. I wanted it so bad.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy both looked at each other, so surprised
Speaker 1: by what sarah Fina had just told them. They had
Speaker 1: planned to show her the alligator they won while they
Speaker 1: were watching their show, but they changed their plans when
Speaker 1: they heard her story. Stay right here, said Levi. She's
Speaker 1: going to be so excited, whispered Ivy to her brother.
Speaker 1: As they ran across their playroom and got the alligator
Speaker 1: toy from inside their toy box. They told Saraphina to
Speaker 1: close her eyes and on the count of three to
Speaker 1: open them for a big surprise. One, two, three, Ivy
Speaker 1: Levi said together surprise. Then as Saraphena opened her eyes,
Speaker 1: she found herself face to face with her favorite alligator,
Speaker 1: wearing a baseball hat and Neon orange sunglasses. She looked
Speaker 1: completely shocked as she stood there speechless. Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: explained to her how they had won it the day
Speaker 1: before at the arcade. She reached out and grabbed the alligator,
Speaker 1: snuggling it close to her face. He's even softer than
Speaker 1: I thought he'd be, kiggle Sarafina. She was completely overjoyed
Speaker 1: to see the alligator and proceeded to carry it around
Speaker 1: with her for the rest of the play date. She
Speaker 1: made it sit next to her while they ate their pizza,
Speaker 1: and even set it up for a spot on the
Speaker 1: rug when they had their dessert and watched the newest
Speaker 1: episode of Ezra and the Alligator. Levi and Ivy were
Speaker 1: happy to let Sarafina have all the time she wanted
Speaker 1: with their new alligator toy, because since it was theirs,
Speaker 1: they could play with it any time they wanted to.
Speaker 1: She was having a great time, Sarafina, your mom is
Speaker 1: here to pick you up, called Levi and Ivy's mom
Speaker 1: from the living room to the kids, who had now
Speaker 1: gone up to Levi and Ivy's treehouse. I can't believe
Speaker 1: you have to leave already. We had so much fun today,
Speaker 1: Sarafina said Levi. I can't wait to plan another playdate,
Speaker 1: said Ivy. We can do it at your house next
Speaker 1: and we'll be sure to bring our alligator. Of course, absolutely,
Speaker 1: said Saraphina. She started to realize that she would have
Speaker 1: to leave the alligator toy behind when she left. This
Speaker 1: did not make her feel good. She had really wanted
Speaker 1: to win that alligator for herself, and now getting a
Speaker 1: chance to play with it all afternoon, she really didn't
Speaker 1: want to leave without it. She had to think of
Speaker 1: a way to take it with her, just to borrow
Speaker 1: it for a bit, then she'd give it back to
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy. You may be wondering why didn't Sara
Speaker 1: Fena just asked to take the alligator home for a bit.
Speaker 1: It's because she couldn't risk Levi and Ivy saying no,
Speaker 1: because after all, they had just won it the day
Speaker 1: before and loved it too. She had to think fast.
Speaker 1: She knew she couldn't take the alligator right then because
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy would see her as she left the treehouse,
Speaker 1: so she placed the toy down on a bean back
Speaker 1: chair and said goodbye. What was she going to do?
Speaker 1: As she walked over to meet her mom in the house,
Speaker 1: Sara Fina thought and thought of how she could get
Speaker 1: back to the treehouse. Then as soon as she said
Speaker 1: hello to her mom, she got an idea. Sara Fina,
Speaker 1: put on your coat, sweetie, and say thank you to
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy for a fun playdate, said her mom.
Speaker 1: My coat, thought Sarafina to herself. That's it. I'll wrap
Speaker 1: up the alligator toy in my coat. Then no one
Speaker 1: will see him. She grabbed her coat from her mom,
Speaker 1: and as she was saying goodbye to Levi and Ivy,
Speaker 1: she slipped her hair elastic off her wrist and put
Speaker 1: it in her pocket. Oh no, oh, I left my
Speaker 1: hair elastic in the treehouse, said Sarafina, looking at her wrist.
Speaker 1: It's my favorite one. So can I run back and
Speaker 1: get in. I can get it for you, offered Levi.
Speaker 1: Where do you think you left it? That's okay, called
Speaker 1: back Saraphina. She ran out the back door towards the treehouse.
Speaker 1: It could have fallen off my risk anywhere in there.
Speaker 1: I'll be right back. Once in the treehouse, she scooped
Speaker 1: up the alligator toy wrapped it in her jacket. Thankfully,
Speaker 1: it wasn't too big and fit nicely inside where no
Speaker 1: one could see it at all. When she got back
Speaker 1: in the house, her mom asked why she was holding
Speaker 1: her coat. Sara Fina said she was hot from running
Speaker 1: back and forth to the treehouse. That answer was good
Speaker 1: enough for everyone, and Sarafina and her mom walked out
Speaker 1: the door, But so did Levi and Ivy's alligator toy.
Speaker 1: As Sarafina's mom drove, she asked her daughter all about
Speaker 1: her plate. Sara Fina, however, seemed distracted and a little nervous.
Speaker 1: It was sinking in at that point that she shouldn't
Speaker 1: have taken Levi and Ivy's alligator toy. She unwrapped her
Speaker 1: coat a bit and took a look at the alligator's
Speaker 1: big smile and silly baseball hat, and it didn't make
Speaker 1: her feel good like she thought it would. Once she
Speaker 1: got home, she ran up to her room. She tossed
Speaker 1: her coat on the bed and the alligator toy tumbled out.
Speaker 1: Sara Fina tried to convince herself it was okay, that
Speaker 1: she had always planned to give the toy back to
Speaker 1: Levin Ivy, but something felt wrong. She tried to distract
Speaker 1: herself from the situation by playing with the alligator, but
Speaker 1: it didn't work. At that moment, her mom walked into
Speaker 1: her room. What's that, she asked Sarafina as she turned
Speaker 1: around holding the alligator. It looks just like that alligator
Speaker 1: from your favorite show, the one you tried to win
Speaker 1: at the arcade a few days ago. Sarafina rose and
Speaker 1: couldn't think of an answer until she thought of the truth.
Speaker 1: It's not mine, answered Saraphina, sitting on her bed. It's
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's. They wanted at the arcade yesterday, and
Speaker 1: when I saw it, I just couldn't imagine leaving their
Speaker 1: house without it, so they let you borrow it, Saraphina's
Speaker 1: mom asked, sitting next to her on the bed. Not exactly,
Speaker 1: saraphena bean, Well not at all actually. Then she went
Speaker 1: on to explain how she snuck it out of the
Speaker 1: house under her coat after fibbing about leaving her hair
Speaker 1: elastic in the treehouse. I'm really sorry, mom. I know
Speaker 1: it was the wrong thing to do, and I feel terrible,
Speaker 1: said Sarafina. It's just I wanted to win the alligator
Speaker 1: so badly, and when I saw it at Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy's house, I just felt jealous, asked her mom. Yes,
Speaker 1: said Saraphina, as a tear ran down her cheek. Do
Speaker 1: you think Levi and Ivy will still want to be
Speaker 1: friends with me? Of course, said Saraphina's mom. I will
Speaker 1: say I'm disappointed that you chose to take the alligator
Speaker 1: without asking, but I also know that it's normal to
Speaker 1: feel jealous sometimes. We just have to work on how
Speaker 1: you process those feelings so it doesn't happen again. Talking
Speaker 1: out your feelings with your friends in this case would
Speaker 1: have been a much better option. Sarafina hugged her mom
Speaker 1: and apologized again. I'm not the one that needs the apology,
Speaker 1: said Saraphina's mom as she stood up, Grab your coat
Speaker 1: and the alligator. We're going back to Levi and Ivy's.
Speaker 1: You need to tell them the truth right now. You'll
Speaker 1: feel so much better, and don't worry. They're good friends.
Speaker 1: They'll understand. Sara Fina felt nervous, but knew her mom
Speaker 1: was right. Her mom then called Levi and Ivy's house
Speaker 1: and told their mom about the situation. She asked that
Speaker 1: she not tell Levin and Ivy because Saraphena wanted to
Speaker 1: come over and talk to them herself. Fifteen minutes later,
Speaker 1: Sarafina was knocking on their door. When Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: answered it, they couldn't imagine why their friend was back,
Speaker 1: but they were happy to see her. Hey, Sarafina, what
Speaker 1: are you doing back here? Asked Levi with a smile.
Speaker 1: Did you forget another hair elastic? Sara Fina shook her
Speaker 1: head as she held her coat tightly in her arms. Hi,
Speaker 1: Sarafina said, Ivy, it's great you're back. Maybe you can
Speaker 1: help us with something while you're here. Do you know
Speaker 1: where our toy alligator went? The last time we saw it,
Speaker 1: you had it in the treehouse, and now we can't
Speaker 1: find it anywhere. It's like as soon as you went home,
Speaker 1: it disappeared, said Levi. Sarafina knew what she had to do.
Speaker 1: She just hoped her friends would understand and not be
Speaker 1: too mad. I know where your alligator is, began Saraphena,
Speaker 1: taking a deep breath. That's why i'm here. I took
Speaker 1: it with me when I left without telling you, and
Speaker 1: I'm really sorry. I hope you can forgive me. Sara
Speaker 1: Fina opened up her coat and showed the alligator to
Speaker 1: her friends. Lev and Ivy didn't know what to say.
Speaker 1: Their mom stood off to the side, watching their children
Speaker 1: navigate through the situation, ready to help if they needed to.
Speaker 1: Wow Sarafina, So you lied to us about why you
Speaker 1: went back to the treehouse, asked Levi, sounding confused. You
Speaker 1: know you never have to lie to us. That's right.
Speaker 1: If you wanted to borrow our alligator toy, you could
Speaker 1: have just asked, said Ivy. Friendship is built on trust,
Speaker 1: and we always want to make sure we can trust
Speaker 1: each other. I totally agree, answered Saraphena. The alligator back
Speaker 1: to Levi and Ivy. Before we take the alligator back,
Speaker 1: I'd be happy to let you borrow him for a bit,
Speaker 1: said Levi. Me too, added Ivy. Now that we're doing
Speaker 1: it the right way. Wow, I can't believe it, answered
Speaker 1: Sara Fina. Thank you so much. Sarah Fina smiled at
Speaker 1: her friends and they smiled back. Levi and Ivy forgave
Speaker 1: her and knew moving forward their friendship would be built
Speaker 1: on trust. And as Sarafina hugged the alligator tight, she
Speaker 1: had an idea. Do you think you'd like to borrow
Speaker 1: any of my toys? She asked her friends, totally exclaimed
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy. Sara Fina had some great toys that
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy would love to borrow. Great, but since
Speaker 1: it's late now, you can come over tomorrow and each
Speaker 1: pick a toy to borrow what I have your alligator,
Speaker 1: said Sarafina. Is that okay? Mom? I think that sounds
Speaker 1: like a great idea, answered Saraphina's mom, very proud of
Speaker 1: how the kids handled the situation, They all learned that
Speaker 1: night that telling the truth and sharing your feelings before
Speaker 1: taking something that isn't yours is the way to go.
Speaker 1: They also learned that trust and sometimes alligators, are very
Speaker 1: important to a friendship. Thanks for joining us today. We
Speaker 1: hope you enjoyed the story and learned a little something too.
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