Speaker 1: Welcome in everyone to Lively Lewis Stories. That's right, We're
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Speaker 1: Live Ay Lewis story. I can't believe we get to
Speaker 1: watch Corey's parrot this week, called out Levi's He looked
Speaker 1: through his closet. Do you think Echo will have a
Speaker 1: good time here? Ivy was sitting on her brother's bed
Speaker 1: watching him rummage through his closet. Levi had been waiting
Speaker 1: for this day for a month. He was so excited.
Speaker 1: His friend Corey asked him if he could watch his
Speaker 1: pet parrot Echo while he was away on a summer
Speaker 1: camping trip. I think Echo will really like it here,
Speaker 1: answered Ivy. But what are you looking for? I know
Speaker 1: I have that big animal book in here somewhere, Levi said,
Speaker 1: there's a whole section on parrots, and I just wanted
Speaker 1: to read up a bit before Echo gets here. I
Speaker 1: just want to make sure he has a great time.
Speaker 1: And one of the reasons Levi wanted to make sure
Speaker 1: Echo was happy at his house was because he was
Speaker 1: hoping he could teach the parrot to say his name.
Speaker 1: Wouldn't that be so cool, Ivy asked Lee, by walking
Speaker 1: away from his closet holding his animal book. I teach
Speaker 1: Echo to say my name first, and if it goes well,
Speaker 1: I could maybe get him to say your name too.
Speaker 1: Wait a minute, Ego can talk, huh, exclaimed Ivy. But
Speaker 1: he's a bird. Birds don't talk well. He can't talk
Speaker 1: like you and I. But parents have a way of
Speaker 1: making special noises that sound like words we say and
Speaker 1: even names, explained Levi. He went on to tell his
Speaker 1: sister that parrots talk by mimicking sounds they hear, using
Speaker 1: a really flexible voice box in their chest rather than
Speaker 1: vocal cords in their throat. They use their tongues and
Speaker 1: beaks to create noises that sound like hello, goodbye, and hopefully,
Speaker 1: Levi do you think I could help you, asked Ivy.
Speaker 1: This sounds so cool, of course, and if Echo is
Speaker 1: comfortable with us, Corey said, it's totally fine for me
Speaker 1: to enter him into the Neighborhood Pet Talent Show next Saturday,
Speaker 1: added Levi. I bet no one else will have a
Speaker 1: talking parrot. Levi was all smiles as he read through
Speaker 1: the section about parrots in his big Animal Book. Just
Speaker 1: as he was finishing up, the doorbell rain it was
Speaker 1: Corey and Echo. Levi tossed the animal book on his
Speaker 1: bed and ran downstairs with Ivy. He flung open the
Speaker 1: front door and welcomed Corey in with a big hug.
Speaker 1: Corey's mom was falling close behind, carrying Echo's cage, with
Speaker 1: Echo sitting comfortably inside. Levi and Ivy's mom got there
Speaker 1: just as Echo was squawking hello at everyone. Hello, Hello, Hello,
Speaker 1: called out Echo as he was carried into the house.
Speaker 1: We can't thank you enough for watching Echo this week,
Speaker 1: said Corey's mom. We know he'll be very happy here, Corey.
Speaker 1: I was just studying up on parents, said Levi. And
Speaker 1: I think Echo will have a great time this week,
Speaker 1: especially when we win the Neighborhood Pet Talent show. That
Speaker 1: would be so cool, said Corey. Echo's never been in
Speaker 1: a talent show before, though, so I don't know how
Speaker 1: he'll react. No problem, it's just for fun anyway. But
Speaker 1: I really think Echo will do great, said Levi. And
Speaker 1: if we win, I'll be sure to split the prize
Speaker 1: with you when you get back. It's a twenty dollars
Speaker 1: gift card to Swirls ice cream shop. That would be great,
Speaker 1: said Corey. And to increase your chances of getting along
Speaker 1: with Echo, I wrote down everything I could think of
Speaker 1: that you would need to know about him. The first
Speaker 1: thing is all parents are different, and while the info
Speaker 1: from your animal book is great, it's important to know
Speaker 1: specifically what Echo needs, what he's used to, and well
Speaker 1: what his likes and dislikes are. Then Corey took out
Speaker 1: a notebook and handed it to Levi. Great idea, Corey,
Speaker 1: thank you, said Levi, grabbing his notebook. They should be
Speaker 1: everything you need to know. Corey started to say favorite food,
Speaker 1: favorite snacks, when Ego goes to sleep at night, when
Speaker 1: he takes his naps, thinks he doesn't like I got it,
Speaker 1: I got it, Levi I said quickly, as he tossed
Speaker 1: the notebook on the coffee table. He was just so
Speaker 1: excited to see Echo that he didn't pay much attention
Speaker 1: to what Corey was saying. And there's one page in
Speaker 1: there that tells how to make Echo quiet down if
Speaker 1: he's talking or squawking too much, said Corey. I know
Speaker 1: your parents will love that page. Yep, sounds good, said
Speaker 1: Levi as he looked at Echo sitting in his cage.
Speaker 1: Can you say, LEVI liveby He'll get it, Levi, giggle Corey.
Speaker 1: And if he doesn't, I know you too will still
Speaker 1: have the best time ever, Levi. I said goodbye to
Speaker 1: Corey and wished him lots of fun on his camping adventure.
Speaker 1: We'll see you next Sunday, called out Levi to Corey
Speaker 1: as he got in the car. And hopefully I'll be
Speaker 1: taking you out for some free ice cream after winning
Speaker 1: the neighborhood Pet Talent Show with Echo the Amazing Talking Parrot.
Speaker 1: Good luck, LEVI, have fun with Echo, and don't forget
Speaker 1: to read the notebook, Corey shouted from his car window
Speaker 1: as he and his family drove away down the street.
Speaker 1: Having fun with Echo was at the very top of
Speaker 1: Levi's list, so he knew he had to take a
Speaker 1: little bit of time to read through Corey's notebook. A
Speaker 1: happy Echo will be a teachable Echo, said Levi to Ivy.
Speaker 1: If I'm going to teach him to say Levi and
Speaker 1: win the Pet Talent Show, then I need to know
Speaker 1: everything about this parrot. Levi and Ivy went back inside,
Speaker 1: where Echo was sitting comfortably in his cage. Hello Hello, Hello,
Speaker 1: called out Echo. We all know you can say hello, Echo.
Speaker 1: What you need to say is Levi leeby, said Levi
Speaker 1: as he picked up the notebook Corey had given him.
Speaker 1: But he was so busy looking at Echo he didn't
Speaker 1: notice a piece of paper fall out of it and
Speaker 1: sail under the couch. It was just one piece of
Speaker 1: paper and a whole notebook full of things about Echo.
Speaker 1: How important could it be? We'll soon find out. The
Speaker 1: day went on, and Levi made sure Echo and had
Speaker 1: his favorite food, his favorite snacks, and his naps on time.
Speaker 1: He made sure he had his favorite toys to play with,
Speaker 1: lots of time to stretch his wings outside his cage,
Speaker 1: and most importantly, Levi made sure that Echo had one
Speaker 1: hundred percent of his attention all the time. They were
Speaker 1: inseparable for the next week, Levi I made sure Echo
Speaker 1: had everything he needed and that he was happy. He
Speaker 1: would also make sure to practice new words with Echo
Speaker 1: each day, with the number one word being, of course,
Speaker 1: his name, lee Vi. Levie would say over and over again.
Speaker 1: His Echo stared at him from his cage. Hello, Hello,
Speaker 1: replied Echo. Yes, saying hello is very good Echo, but
Speaker 1: let's try a new one. Let's try Levi, Levi, said Levi,
Speaker 1: over and over again. Then on Friday morning, Levi's hours
Speaker 1: and hours of hard work taking care of Echo finally
Speaker 1: paid off. On his mom called him and Ivy's downstairs
Speaker 1: for breakfast. Ivy, get Levi. It's time for breakfast, called
Speaker 1: out Levi and Ivy's mom from the bottom of the stairs. Levi, Levi,
Speaker 1: time for breakfast, called out Ivs. She walked into her
Speaker 1: brother's room. Levi was laying on his bed with his
Speaker 1: hands covering his face. He was feeling pretty sad. He
Speaker 1: worked all week to get Echo to say his name,
Speaker 1: and the parrot still only said hello. The neighborhood Pet
Speaker 1: Talent show was the next day, and the thought of
Speaker 1: winning the Swirl's ice Cream Shop gift cards seemed more
Speaker 1: and more unlikely to Levi. Didn't you hear me calling
Speaker 1: your name? Asked iv as she stood at Levi's door.
Speaker 1: Time for breakfast? Are you listening to me? And just
Speaker 1: before Ivy could say her brother's name, she got a
Speaker 1: little help from someone else in the room. Leevi Leevi
Speaker 1: said a voice. Okay, Ivy stopped calling my name, said Levi,
Speaker 1: sitting up. I heard you. That wasn't me, Levi, said
Speaker 1: Ivy as she stepped into his room. Sure it was.
Speaker 1: You're the only one in here with me, replied Levi.
Speaker 1: No I'm not, said Ivy, pointing at Echo, who was
Speaker 1: already sitting proudly in his cage, looking right at Levi.
Speaker 1: Levi turned around slowly and stared back at Echo. No way,
Speaker 1: Levi whispered to himself. Echo did you just say, Levi?
Speaker 1: Levi squaked Echo Leavi leav He did it? He did it.
Speaker 1: I did it, called out Levi with excitement as he
Speaker 1: jumped around his room. Ivy jumped around too, calling out
Speaker 1: Levi's name like she was a parrot too. Levi Leevi
Speaker 1: called out Echo, joining Ivy. All my hard work paid off,
Speaker 1: exclaimed Levi as he grabbed Echo's cage and carefully brought
Speaker 1: him downstairs to show off the parrot's new trick to
Speaker 1: his parents. I'm gonna win the neighborhood Pet Talent Show
Speaker 1: for sure, said Levi as he danced around the kitchen
Speaker 1: while Echo called out his name. Actually, I think Echo's
Speaker 1: going to win the neighborhood Pet Talent Show, giggled Levi's dad.
Speaker 1: You're right, dad, said Levi. He worked really hard too,
Speaker 1: and now we get to show everyone in the neighborhood.
Speaker 1: The next day was the talent show. Levi was so
Speaker 1: excited that he could hardly sleep the night before. He
Speaker 1: ran out of the house as soon as he could
Speaker 1: with Echo and headed to the park where the pet
Speaker 1: talent show was being held. But before he left the house,
Speaker 1: he grabbed his red baseball hat from the closet. Corey
Speaker 1: had given it to him for his birthday and thought,
Speaker 1: since Echo was Corey's parrot, that wearing the hat would
Speaker 1: bring him luck. As soon as he got to the park,
Speaker 1: he signed himself and Echo up for the talent show
Speaker 1: and waited with his other friends who were there to
Speaker 1: show off their pets fun talents. There were cats that
Speaker 1: could walk on their back legs, dogs that could catch
Speaker 1: frisbee in their mouths, and even a hamster that could
Speaker 1: play the piano. Levi was so excited he could hardly
Speaker 1: sit still. Echo, on the other hand, was very quiet
Speaker 1: and still. Levi didn't think much of it. Maybe Echo
Speaker 1: was a little nervous, maybe he was just saving his
Speaker 1: voice for the talent show. Levi, however, was due enough
Speaker 1: talking for the both of them, and decided to give
Speaker 1: Echo a pep talk, telling him how great he was
Speaker 1: going to do. Before they knew it, the pet Talent
Speaker 1: show had started and Levi and Ivy were being called
Speaker 1: to center stage. After Levi introduced Echo and explained what
Speaker 1: he was going to do, the crowd gasped. They were
Speaker 1: so excited, and so was Levi. Echo, however, was looking
Speaker 1: very calm and quiet. Okay, Echo, tell everyone who your
Speaker 1: buddy is, said Levi with a big smile on his
Speaker 1: face as he stared at Echo. But nothing happened. Echo,
Speaker 1: come on, tell everyone my name, said Levi again, now
Speaker 1: starting to feel a bit nervous. Echo just sat there,
Speaker 1: not saying a word. The judge could sense that Levi
Speaker 1: was getting more and more nervous as the seconds ticked
Speaker 1: by without Echo saying a word. He decided to step
Speaker 1: in and said that Levi and Echo could have a
Speaker 1: bit more time to practice and they could come back
Speaker 1: up at the end of the talent show to try again.
Speaker 1: Levi nodded his head as the crowd clapped politely, and
Speaker 1: he and Echo left the stage. Ivy ran over to
Speaker 1: see if there was anything she could do to help.
Speaker 1: Levi's parents stood in the crowd, giving him a thumbs up,
Speaker 1: letting him know that they believed in him. An Echo, Ivy,
Speaker 1: I don't know what's going on, said a very confused LEVI.
Speaker 1: Why won't Echo talk. Maybe there's a clue in that
Speaker 1: notebook that Corey left you, said, Ivy, Let's leave Echo
Speaker 1: here with mom and dad so we can run home
Speaker 1: quickly and take a look. Levi couldn't think of a
Speaker 1: better idea, so he agreed and they ran off. When
Speaker 1: they got home, they found the notebook on the coffee
Speaker 1: table in front of the couch. Levi picked it up,
Speaker 1: scanning every page for a clue that would help Echo
Speaker 1: talk again. Well. Ivey looked around the living room. Ivy,
Speaker 1: I must have looked at this entire notebook ten times
Speaker 1: since we've had Echo here, and I don't see anything
Speaker 1: that would help me at the talent show, said Levi sadly.
Speaker 1: Maybe something fell out of the notebook. Levi, maybe there's
Speaker 1: a page you didn't see, replied Ivy, And that's when
Speaker 1: she looked under the couch. What's this? Ivy stood up
Speaker 1: holding a piece of paper with the words how to
Speaker 1: quiet down Echo written across the top. Well, obviously we
Speaker 1: already know how to do that, said Levi as he
Speaker 1: reached for the piece of paper. How will this help us?
Speaker 1: It's a big help, actually, said Ivy, pointing out what
Speaker 1: was written on the rest of the paper. After Levi
Speaker 1: I read it, he quickly took off his red hat.
Speaker 1: Then he and Ivy ran back to the park, just
Speaker 1: in time for Levi and Echo to go on stage.
Speaker 1: Once they got back up there, Echo a squawking and
Speaker 1: flapping his wings and much more excited than the first time.
Speaker 1: Sorry about the hat, Echo, whispered Levi. I think we're
Speaker 1: ready now. Then Levi turned to Echo and loudly said, okay, Echo,
Speaker 1: kill everyone who your buddy is? Levi. I barely got
Speaker 1: out the last word before Echo exclaimed Leavi. Leavi. The
Speaker 1: crowd applodded loudly and Levi could tell that Echo loved
Speaker 1: all the attention. He flapped his wings more and continued
Speaker 1: to talk. When Levi asked, do you have any other buddies?
Speaker 1: Echo Levi, Ivy Cory. Hello, Hello, called out Echo. Levi
Speaker 1: could have not been happy as the crowd went wild.
Speaker 1: He stood on stage and took a bow, and he
Speaker 1: pointed to Echo so he could get his well deserved
Speaker 1: applause to. Levi ran off stage with Echo and hugged Ivy,
Speaker 1: thanking her for helping him. Levi. Echo, congratulations, shouted Levi's
Speaker 1: dad as he ran over to his son. Hey, why
Speaker 1: aren't you wearing your hat anymore? So proud that you
Speaker 1: went back up there and gave it another try, said
Speaker 1: Levi's mom. But what made Echo start talking again? Ivy,
Speaker 1: still holding the note piece of notebook paper in her hand,
Speaker 1: held it up for her parents to see what was
Speaker 1: written on and answered both of their questions, why Levi
Speaker 1: wasn't wearing his red hat anymore and what made Echo
Speaker 1: start talking again? The paper simply read how to quiet
Speaker 1: down Echo. If Echo was talking too much, just grab
Speaker 1: anything red and either hold it in front of him
Speaker 1: or drape it on his cage. We trained him that
Speaker 1: red means please be quiet. Everyone broke out laughing. Then
Speaker 1: Levi and Echo happy accepted their Squirrels ice Cream Shop
Speaker 1: gift card and couldn't wait for Corey to get home
Speaker 1: the next day so they could tell him the whole
Speaker 1: funny story over a big hot fudge Sunday. Thanks for
Speaker 1: joining us today. We hope you enjoyed the story and
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