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Speaker 1: to sleep Tight Stories. Madeleine the Monkey is waiting for

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Speaker 1: the bestest time of the day story time. Papa Bear

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Speaker 1: is getting ready to tell Bernice her bedtime story, and

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Speaker 1: Madeleine is all tucked in and ready. When Papa Bear

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Speaker 1: starts thinking about what she could do for Bernice. Madeline

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Speaker 1: the Monkey wants to do something nice. It was that

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Speaker 1: time again, the bestest time of the day. It took

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Speaker 1: a lot of patience to wait and wait and wait,

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Speaker 1: but every night at this time it was super worth

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Speaker 1: it because it was that time, the time when Madeleine

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Speaker 1: got cozy and warm and listened to a story with

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Speaker 1: her most favorite friend in the whole wide world, Bernice.

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Speaker 1: During the day, Madeleine would swing, jump and run around

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Speaker 1: to disturb Papa Bear. This was fun. The house she

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Speaker 1: lived in was nice, with many places to jump and

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Speaker 1: ground was covered in pretty white snow. But it was

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Speaker 1: nighttime that Madeleine truly lived for. Madeleine was a stuffed

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Speaker 1: monkey and was one of Bernice's most trusted bedtime friends.

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Speaker 1: At least that's what Bernice told them, and of course

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Speaker 1: Madeleine believed her their friendship was as strong as the

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Speaker 1: moonlight that peeks through the curtains each night at story time.

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Speaker 1: Bernice had great taste, as her room was full of

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Speaker 1: soft pillows and fluffy blankets that enveloped the room. Sometimes

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Speaker 1: Madeleine loved to bounce off or lay on them to

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Speaker 1: have a super comfy napp The walls were full of

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Speaker 1: colorful posters of jungles, enchanted castles, dinosaurs, science stuff, and

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Speaker 1: far away galaxies, helping to fuel Madeleine's imagination as she

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Speaker 1: cuddled close to Bernice. There was also lots of science

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Speaker 1: stuff on Bernice's large desk. There was a microscope, glass

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Speaker 1: bottles full of different colored liquids, and other things. Madeleine

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Speaker 1: didn't yet understand Bernice was going to be a famous scientist.

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Speaker 1: One day, Madeleine knew it it was that time. The

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Speaker 1: for Papa bear to say, and what time is that,

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Speaker 1: little bear. The conversation always ended the same, with Papa

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Speaker 1: down low, and Papa Bear came to the side of

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Speaker 1: Bernice's bed. Sometimes he sits on the floor, sometimes in

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Speaker 1: Madeleine was getting super excited because she knew another superadventure

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Speaker 1: with Booboo, Kai Kai, or so many other stories would unfold.

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Speaker 1: Squeeze tight against Bernice she listens. Once upon a time,

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Speaker 1: in a world full of magic and fun, there lived

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Speaker 1: this forest were unicorns, fairies, gnomes, and all manner of insects,

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Speaker 1: birds and animals. It was a wonderful place. Her best

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Speaker 1: friend was a young dragon called Kai Kai, and they

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Speaker 1: liked to play as much as they could. The kingdom

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Speaker 1: they lived in was full of people who lived in

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Speaker 1: the meadows, those who lived in the hills, and those

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Speaker 1: On this day, Bobo and Kai Kai were walking back

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Speaker 1: through the mystical forest after listening to Bixi's story about

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Speaker 1: the Old Academy. Bixi's stories are always interesting, Boboo said,

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Speaker 1: trying to keep up with Kai Kai's huge steps. I

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Speaker 1: but I would like to hear more exciting stories, something

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Speaker 1: with fast dragons or giant sea monsters from the fishing villages,

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Speaker 1: Kai Kai said, Let me guess who that dragon eating

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Speaker 1: the chocolate tree would be. Booboo said, with a laugh, hmm,

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Speaker 1: I don't know, but it's the kind of adventure I

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Speaker 1: would love. I could be a hero if it meant

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Speaker 1: eating lots of chocolate. I'm sure you could. But you

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Speaker 1: try to help as much as we can. Booboo. The

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Speaker 1: old Academy sounds stuffy. Kai Kai said, yes, maybe a

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Speaker 1: little bit. I like learning outside more than in a

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Speaker 1: before the Old Academy, our kingdom wasn't as magical a

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Speaker 1: place as it is now, and I heard from some

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Speaker 1: with far less good fairy magic than what we enjoy today.

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Speaker 1: We are very lucky far fewer chocolate treats too, I

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Speaker 1: would guess, Kai Kai said, because as usual, most conversations

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Speaker 1: unfortunate aspect of our school these days is that you

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Speaker 1: have if we both went to the same school. I agree,

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Speaker 1: as long as I didn't have to sit in those

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Speaker 1: tiny desks you have to use. I might have a

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Speaker 1: hard time fitting into those. That would be very funny

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Speaker 1: The unicorns have their own school too, Kai Kai replied, yes,

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Speaker 1: and some fairies have their own as well. I think

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Speaker 1: that is one of the reasons that Bixie still teaches

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Speaker 1: each other. True, I wouldn't have met you or Bluebell

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Speaker 1: if it were not for Bixie, and you wouldn't get

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Speaker 1: to slow down and walk through the forest and see

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Speaker 1: all the beautiful flowers that line the known path. The

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Speaker 1: forests and the meadows smell nice this time of year. Yes,

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Speaker 1: they do. But speaking of things that smell nice, are

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Speaker 1: we still going to get ice cream? Oh? Kai Kai? Yes,

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Speaker 1: I would love to get some. Are we returning to

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Speaker 1: the place we went before with the chocolate tree? I

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Speaker 1: mean you have mentioned chocolate trees twice now, so it

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Speaker 1: must be on your mind. Yes, let's visit Coco Fairy again.

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Speaker 1: It's one of my favorite places, Kai Kai said as

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Speaker 1: they came to a clearing in the forest full of blue,

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Speaker 1: purple and pink flowers. Coco Fairy it is. I don't

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Speaker 1: suppose we could fly there. It's a long walk, I think,

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Speaker 1: Booboo said with a smirk. That's a great idea. Hop on.

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Speaker 1: Kai Kai spread his wings, took to the air with

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Speaker 1: Booboo on his back, and they flew off to have

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Speaker 1: ice cream at their favorite treats shop, the Coco Fairy.

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Speaker 1: Madeline watched with one eye closed so that Papa Bear

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Speaker 1: wouldn't know she was still awake. As he tucked her, Twigger, Wolfy,

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Speaker 1: everyone a kiss on the forehead, said good night, and

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Speaker 1: was fast asleep, Wigga, Are you asleep, Madeleine whispered. Twigger

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Speaker 1: was asleep, Wolfe. Madeleine whispered, are you asleep? Wolfe was

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Speaker 1: asleep too. Madeleine wasn't ready to sleep just yet. This

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Speaker 1: stories that Papa Bear told, she would want to think

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Speaker 1: would make up stories until she led us a great,

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Speaker 1: as Madeline lay quietly beside Bernice, she thought about how

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Speaker 1: nice Bernice always was to her. She always gave her hugs,

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Speaker 1: she would always share with her and Twigger and Wolfie

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Speaker 1: and since Bernice was always so nice, she thought she

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Speaker 1: Maybe I could create a card for Bernice. I could

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Speaker 1: decorate it with glitter stickers and drawings and express my

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Speaker 1: appreciation for our friendship. That might be a good idea,

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Speaker 1: she thought, but it doesn't sound so fancy. Madeline thought

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Speaker 1: her favorite fruits, pancakes, and a cup of hot cocoa

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Speaker 1: with a marshmallow smiley face. That would be good. She

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Speaker 1: would appreciate that, I think. But the only problem was

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Speaker 1: Or I could bake cookies for her. She loves cookies

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Speaker 1: and she sometimes shares her cookies with us, but that's

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Speaker 1: and she thought, and she thought. I know, I could

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Speaker 1: book us a trip to a science museum in New York,

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Speaker 1: or maybe one in Paris. I'm sure they have one

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Speaker 1: They might not be as good as Papa Bears. But

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Speaker 1: they might be good enough. Then she thought, but I

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Speaker 1: I think I am all out of ideas. Then a

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Speaker 1: thought occurred to Madeleine. Maybe the best thing I can

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Speaker 1: do is what we've always done for each other, be

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Speaker 1: there as her bestest friend. She looked at Bernice, fast asleep,

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Speaker 1: super wonderful gift that she could give. Friends don't need

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Speaker 1: They just need them to do what they always did,

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Speaker 1: be there for each other. You're my bestest friend, Bernice,

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Speaker 1: Madeleine whispered softly. Madeleine snuggled closer to Bernice, feeling grateful

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Speaker 1: for her friendship even though she was asleep. Madeleine knew

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Speaker 1: she understood deep inside too, and so Madeleine closed her eyes,

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Speaker 1: feeling the warmth of their friendship surrounding her. In that

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Speaker 1: other was the most special thing anyone could do, and

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Speaker 1: it made their friendship even more special. And that is

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