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Speaker 1: Welcome in everyone to Lively Lewis Stories.

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Speaker 2: That's right, we're back with even more awesome adventures with

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Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy.

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Speaker 3: Hey friends, we are on part two of Stand Up

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Speaker 3: for Yourself. If you haven't heard part one, head on

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Speaker 3: over listen to that and then come join us here.

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Speaker 3: Eldon pointed Levi and Ivy down a path filled with

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Speaker 3: thousands of.

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Speaker 1: Bright and colorful flowers.

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Speaker 3: As Levi and Ivy made their way down the path,

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Speaker 3: they saw a small colony of bumblebees buzzing around a

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Speaker 3: patch of some flowers. Normally, that's would have made the

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Speaker 3: lovely pollen producing flowers, but they all look sad. What's wrong,

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Speaker 3: asked Levi to one of the little bees. So nice

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Speaker 3: of you to ask, buzzed the little bee. You see

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Speaker 3: that magnificent hive over there. All up until ten minutes ago,

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Speaker 3: that was our hive, But now I guess it belongs

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Speaker 3: to those ants. When Levi and Ivy looked over, they

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Speaker 3: your hive, why don't you go take it back, asked Ivy.

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Speaker 3: Because those ants are older than us, and we don't

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Speaker 3: want to start any trouble, said the little bee in

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Speaker 3: a quiet voice. But if you don't tell them how

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Speaker 3: upset you feel that they took your hive, then they

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Speaker 3: you want that to happen, asked Levi. Yes, Just imagine

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Speaker 3: right now, added Ivy. Once the little bees heard that

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Speaker 3: You need some courage, cheered Levi. You need to stand

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Speaker 3: them the right way to act. As Levi heard the

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Speaker 3: earlier that day at the soccer field at recess. The

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Speaker 3: They rallied together, got up their courage, and flew over

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Speaker 3: the ants were not used to being treated or spoken

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Speaker 3: After hearing from the bees, the ants apologized for making

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Speaker 3: Levi grabbed the coin. You've done it, exclaimed Elden. You've

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Speaker 3: Only three quests left to complete. Ivy was so proud

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Speaker 1: Oh no, I couldn't ask for your help, said the

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Speaker 3: said Ivy. You should have also said that his actions

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Speaker 1: However, the fox was not used to being treated or

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Speaker 3: He was used to saying what he wanted and not

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Speaker 3: But now he was being held accountable for his actions,

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Speaker 1: Was the word respect. Ivy grabbed the coin.

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Speaker 3: You've done it again, exclaimed Eldon, you've completed your second quest.

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Speaker 3: You've helped the little raccoon learn that expressing yourself through

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Speaker 3: for making fun of her. Crying congratulations, only two quests

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Speaker 3: The next garden friend they discovered was a bashful bunny,

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Speaker 3: but as soon as they tried to talk with him,

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Speaker 3: So who are you and what are you doing here?

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Speaker 3: And why are you trying to talk to my friend?

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Speaker 3: The falcon squawked as he stood between Levi and Ivy

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Speaker 1: Yeah, we just wanted to say hello. So hello.

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Speaker 3: The bashful bunny smiled and tried to say hello, until

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Speaker 1: Your way, said the falcon. We're all set friends, we

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Speaker 3: The bashful bunny just raised his eyebrows as if to say,

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Speaker 3: said Levi to the falcon, trying to be respectful of

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Speaker 1: Maybe the bunny.

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Speaker 3: Your mind and be clear with what you want, said

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Speaker 3: Ivy to with the bunny. You don't have to let

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Speaker 1: I'd like to be friends with them?

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Speaker 3: What? Exclaimed the falcon, looking shocked as if he hadn't

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Speaker 1: Anything but that.

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Speaker 3: But but but I thought at you and I were friends,

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Speaker 3: said the falcon. We are, began the bunny. But but

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Speaker 3: but but that doesn't mean that I can't have other friends.

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Speaker 3: Well you never said any of this before, chirped the falcon.

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Speaker 3: It's because you never let me talk, said the bunny.

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Speaker 3: But to be fair, I guess I wasn't that clear

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Speaker 3: all those times we were approached by other creatures in

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Speaker 1: I Ah, I should have spoken up. How else would

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Speaker 1: you have known how I felt? Wow, I'm sorry. I

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Speaker 3: It to be me and you, said the falcon to

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Speaker 1: Can you forgive me? I sure can, said the bunny.

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Speaker 3: And from now on I'm going to try and be

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Speaker 3: great to me, replied the falcon, giving the bunny a

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Speaker 3: Levi gave Ivy a big high five, and then, just

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Speaker 3: like the two other times before, a flower seemed to

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Speaker 3: As the petals of the flower opened up, they revealed

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Speaker 3: exclaimed Eldon.

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Speaker 1: You've completed your third quest.

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Speaker 3: You helped the bashful bunny express himself and learn that

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Speaker 3: honesty is the only way for others to know how

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Speaker 3: Oh wow, you're right, replied the hedgehog. I've got to

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Speaker 3: Friends Club was born. Thanks for joining us today. We

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Speaker 2: And since we know everyone has their own story, we'd

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Speaker 3: If you have an idea for a Lively Lewis story,

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Speaker 1: Then maybe I'm next to thank you.

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Speaker 2: Will be with you until our next story time hangout

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Speaker 2: gin friends the name.

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Speaker 4: We can't wait to share another fun, Lively Lewis story

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