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Speaker 1: Welcome to sleep tight stories. The merry little Breezes have

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Speaker 1: a busy day. Old Mother west Wind came down from

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Speaker 1: Before even Jolly round Red mister Sun had thrown off

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Speaker 1: blue sky. The last little star was blinking sleepily as

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Speaker 1: Old Mother west Wind turned her big bag upside down

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Speaker 1: on the green meadows and all her children, the merry

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Speaker 1: little Breezes tumbled out on the soft green grass. Then

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Speaker 1: Old Mother west Wind kissed them all around and hurried

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Speaker 1: away to hunt for a rain cloud which had gone astray.

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Speaker 1: The merry little Breezes watched her go. Then they played

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Speaker 1: hide and seek until Jolly round Red mister Sun had

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Speaker 1: green meadows. Pretty soon a long came Peter Rabbit. Hoppity

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Speaker 1: hoppity hop. Hello, Peter Rabbit shouted, the merry little Breezes

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Speaker 1: come play with us, can't, said Peter Rabbit. I have

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Speaker 1: And away he hurried, hoppity hoppity hop. In a few

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Speaker 1: minutes Jimmy Skunk came in sight, and he seemed to

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Speaker 1: The Merry Little Breezes danced over to meet him. Hello,

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Speaker 1: Jimmy Skunk, they said, come play with us. Jimmy Skunk

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Speaker 1: not too big for his strength. The Merry little Breezes

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Speaker 1: to the Laughing Brook. There they found Billy Mink stealing

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Speaker 1: softly down towards the smiling Pool. Oh, Billy Mink, come

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Speaker 1: play with us, begged the merry little Breezes. Can't, said

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Speaker 1: Billy Mink, I have to catch a trout for grandfather

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Speaker 1: Mink's breakfast. And he crept on towards the smiling pool.

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Speaker 1: Just then along came Bumble the Bee. Now Bumble the

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Speaker 1: Bee is a lazy fellow who always makes a great fuss,

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Speaker 1: as if he was the busiest and most important fellow

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Speaker 1: Come play with us. Booo grumbled, bumble, the bee can't

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Speaker 1: Little Breezes hunted up Johnny Chuck, But Johnny Chuck was busy,

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Speaker 1: too busy to play. Bobby Coon was asleep, for he

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Speaker 1: had been out all night. Reddy Fox also asleep. Striped

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Speaker 1: Chipmunk was in such a hurry to fill the pockets

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Speaker 1: good morning. Happy Jack Squirrel just flirted his big tail

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Speaker 1: it over. Everyone seemed to have something to do, everyone

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Speaker 1: but themselves. It was such a busy world that sunshiny morning.

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Speaker 1: Pretty soon one of the merry Little Breezes hopped up

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Speaker 1: very suddenly and began the maddest little dance among the buttercups.

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Speaker 1: As we haven't anything to do for ourselves, let's do

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Speaker 1: Let's help him find those tender young carrots. No sooner

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Speaker 1: The merry little Breezes stopped just long enough to tickle

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Speaker 1: When one of them did find a field of tender

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Speaker 1: went hoppity hoppity hop as fast as his long legs

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Speaker 1: it is very hard, very hard, indeed, and very foolish

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Speaker 1: follow me, cried the merry little Breeze, racing off up

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Speaker 1: little brees, shouted Jimmy Skunk as he started to catch

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Speaker 1: think they were doing? They were toting gold, yes, sir,

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Speaker 1: Then they looked at each other and shouted happily, for

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Speaker 1: From flower to flower they hurried, each with a bag

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Speaker 1: happily to see the merry little breezes at work. Jolly round,

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Speaker 1: mister Redson climbed higher and higher and higher in the

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Speaker 1: Down the crooked little path onto the green meadows came

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Speaker 1: It isn't often that Billy Mink is caught napping, but

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Speaker 1: And since that day, the merry little breezes have been

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Speaker 1: green meadows. And this is the happiest time of all