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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: Enough about that, let's get too Today's super Live Ay

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Speaker 1: Lewis story. Levi and Ivy ran into school, each carrying

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Speaker 1: a small cooler filled with food. It was one of

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Speaker 1: their favorite times of the year when all their classmates

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Speaker 1: had the opportunity to create something amazingly delicious in the

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Speaker 1: Fabulous Food Contest. Each year, all the teachers at Levi

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Speaker 1: and Ivy schools switch up their classrooms for one day.

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Speaker 1: They removed the desks, pencils, and notebooks and instead filled

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Speaker 1: their rooms with big tables, hooking and baking equipment, and

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Speaker 1: loads of tasty ingredients so the kids could try and

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Speaker 1: create something wonderful. And while sharing and learning about different

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Speaker 1: recipes is awesome, there was something else that each student

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Speaker 1: in the school had.

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Speaker 2: Their eyes on.

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Speaker 1: The fabulous food Contest trophy, whispered Levi and Ivy as

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Speaker 1: they stood in front of the glass display case by

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Speaker 1: the library, staring at the big gold trophy inside.

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Speaker 2: I'm for sure going to win this year, said Ivy

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Speaker 2: to her brother.

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Speaker 1: My practically perfect pizza bites will be everyone's favorite, and

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Speaker 1: I'll get my name on that trophy for sure. Those

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Speaker 1: pizza things are fine, I guess, replied Levi. But my

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Speaker 1: beyond belief bacon biscuits are obviously the sure winner, because

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Speaker 1: we all know that everything is better with bacon. Ivy

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Speaker 1: just sighed and gave her brother a look before she

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Speaker 1: That was, of course, everyone but Max, who this was

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Speaker 1: certainly not Max's favorite time of the year, because Max

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Speaker 1: was by far the pickiest eater in the whole school.

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Speaker 1: If it wasn't a plain cheese sandwich on white bread

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Speaker 1: with plain potato chips and a chocolate milk. Max was

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Speaker 1: not interested. He didn't like trying new foods, and he

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Speaker 1: certainly didn't like making new foods. Max was one of

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Speaker 1: Levi's good friends, and when he got to school that day,

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Speaker 1: Levi could tell he wasn't happy, and that was because

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Speaker 1: Big Taste test in judging. Everyone in the school was

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Speaker 1: expected to eat the special food that their classmates created

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Speaker 1: forward to that at all. Hi, Levi, Max said, as

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Speaker 1: he plopped down in his desk's chair and dropped a

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Speaker 1: Maybe this year is when you'll find a new food

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Speaker 1: that you really love, said Levi, trying to be encouraging

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Speaker 1: Said Max in a quiet voice. Just look at it

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Speaker 1: all chocolate chips, coconut flakes, hot sauce, shredded cheese, pepperoni, pineapple,

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Speaker 1: As long as all that stuff isn't in one dish,

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Speaker 1: too many new tastes, and too much for me, said Max,

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Speaker 1: I can play with Max tomorrow, thought Levi to himself.

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Speaker 1: No one loves games more than Max, but on second thought,

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Speaker 1: no one dislikes new foods more than Max. Two. This

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Speaker 1: I agree with everything you said, except that last part,

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Speaker 1: said Levi. He'll love my bacon biscuits and that'll be

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Speaker 2: Whatever, Levi giggled Ivy.

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Speaker 1: We'll work on the game tonight at home and have

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Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy both worked hard all night creating a

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Speaker 1: No way am I tasting all that food, said Max

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Speaker 1: Everything was ready for the big judging, even Max playing

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Speaker 1: the game is going to be super fun. It's called

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Speaker 1: Taste Adventure, and you get a point for eating different foods,

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Speaker 1: amazing prize. It was then that Max's eyes lit up.

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Speaker 1: He loved games, but he loved prizes even more. What

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Speaker 1: That's when Levi reached into his backpack and pulled out

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Speaker 1: a brand new lightning fast yo yo in Max's favorite color,

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Speaker 2: Wow, no way, exclaimed Max.

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Speaker 1: He was feeling both excited and very nervous at the

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Speaker 1: knew the only way to get it was to eat

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Speaker 2: Asked Max. We already talked to your mom and you

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Speaker 2: don't have any food allergies.

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Speaker 1: The worst thing that happens is you taste the food

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Speaker 1: No chance of a stomach ache from that. But if

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Speaker 1: you don't eat the food, remember, you don't get the points,

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Speaker 1: said Levi, And fewer points means less of a chance

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Speaker 1: of winning this awesome yo yo. Max washed as Levi

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Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy could have not been happier letting their

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Speaker 1: teachers started passing out small samples of food. Max, Levi,

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Speaker 2: Samples were being passed out.

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Speaker 1: Seeing this, Levi grabbed the lightning fast yoyo from his

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Speaker 2: Everything is going to be just fine. Just be positive,

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Speaker 1: I'm not gonna like this, whispered Max to himself before

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Speaker 1: his first bite. We're starting the game now, said Ivy

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Speaker 1: food creation first, smiled Ivy. Thank you, said Max as

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Speaker 2: Absolutely delicious.

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Speaker 1: Okay, that was worth one point, said Levi as he

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Speaker 1: his voting card for the contest.

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Speaker 2: MM that one gets.

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Speaker 1: My vote for sure, said Max with a giggle. No, no,

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Speaker 1: you can't vote yet, Max giggled LEVI.

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Speaker 2: Let's try some more.

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Speaker 1: That's when Max got a little nervous and grabbed the

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Speaker 1: he kept his eye on the prize, and his hands too,

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Speaker 1: that it would make it a little easier to take

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Speaker 1: that first new bite. The first new food Max had

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Speaker 1: to try was a Verry smoothie. There are lots of

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Speaker 1: is worth two points, said Ivy.

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Speaker 2: We'll all take a taste. On the count of.

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Speaker 1: Three, one, two, three, The three friends all grabbed the

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Speaker 1: Even Max, I can't believe the game is working, whispered

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Speaker 1: Levi to Ivy. She couldn't believe it either, and gave

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Speaker 1: turned to Max to wait and see his reaction as

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Speaker 1: he finished the smoothie. They watched as he screnched his

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Speaker 1: he said it was okay. Okay is good, exclaimed Levi.

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Speaker 1: Two points for you, Max. We're so proud of you,

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Speaker 1: added Ivy, before they tasted their next bite.

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Speaker 2: Of food, which was a small scoop of mac and cheese.

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Speaker 1: Um. I like the taste cheesy, like my cheese sandwiches,

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Speaker 1: but the feel of it is a little weird, said Max.

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Speaker 1: We're so proud of you, cheered Levi and Ivy as

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for doing this all for me,

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Speaker 1: And the principal's booming voice rang out over the loudspeaker

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Speaker 1: Samples were wonderful today, and we thank you all for

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Speaker 2: What said Levi out loud as he looked at Max.

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Speaker 2: What does that mean? This year? We have a tie?

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Speaker 1: Please come to the office to get your picture taken

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Speaker 1: it was delicious. Thanks for joining us today. We hope

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