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Speaker 4: Happy Birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday,
Speaker 4: dear Levi, Happy birthday to you, ring out from the
Speaker 4: dining room as Levi's friends and family saying to him
Speaker 4: on his big day.
Speaker 1: Thank you everyone, Levi responded, I.
Speaker 2: Am so happy that everyone could be here today to
Speaker 2: celebrate my birthday and eat cake, exclaimed Ivy as she
Speaker 2: swiped her finger through the layer of vanilla frosting on
Speaker 2: the top of Levi's birthday cake. Let's get to it,
Speaker 2: Levi laughed and agreed with his sister. The sooner we
Speaker 2: eat the cake the sooner I can open up my gifts,
Speaker 2: said Levi as he plucked the candles out of the
Speaker 2: frosting and placed them on a napkin. His mom took
Speaker 2: the cake into the kitchen to slice up, and as
Speaker 2: Levi and his friends waited, they all wondered what the
Speaker 2: big gift in the corner of the room could be.
Speaker 2: It was from Levi's parents, so it could have been anything. Hey, friends,
Speaker 2: if you had a big present in the corner of
Speaker 2: your room on your birthday, what would you hope would
Speaker 2: be inside?
Speaker 1: Shout it out? Those are great choices.
Speaker 2: Maybe it's a spaceship, called out Wyatt as he made
Speaker 2: a flying motion with his arms stretched out.
Speaker 1: Or maybe it's a drum.
Speaker 2: Set, added Lydia, pretending to be playing the drums with
Speaker 2: imaginary drumsticks. Nope, I think it's a dog with magical
Speaker 2: powers and neon blue fur, giggled Aijamal as Levi's mom
Speaker 2: walked back into the dining room holding a platter of
Speaker 2: cake slices. Wellp you're all wrong and we'll just have
Speaker 2: to wait until Levi opens his presence to find out,
Speaker 2: Levi's mom answered with a little smile. Levi listened to
Speaker 2: his friends make their guesses, but he had his own
Speaker 2: idea of what he hoped would be a hyper Go
Speaker 2: go motorcycle. He had been talking about it for months.
Speaker 2: It was bright red with flames painted on the side,
Speaker 2: and it looked just like a real motorcycle. It didn't
Speaker 2: go as fast, but it was the coolest thing Levi
Speaker 2: had ever seen, and he made it known to his
Speaker 2: parents that he wanted it more than anything. Levi, Ivy,
Speaker 2: and their friends finished up their cake and all ran
Speaker 2: into the living room. There, Levi took a seat next
Speaker 2: to a big pile of colorful presents. One by one,
Speaker 2: he opened them, thanking his friends as he went.
Speaker 1: Wow, a remote control car, this.
Speaker 2: Is awesome, Thank you Wyat, A superhero figure with sound
Speaker 2: effects and its own zipline incredible, Thank you, Lydia. And
Speaker 2: a new soccer ball with Neon blue swirls.
Speaker 1: This is great.
Speaker 2: Thank you Isijamal, said Levi. As he opened each gift,
Speaker 2: he knew he was getting closer and closer to his parents'
Speaker 2: big gifts. Still sitting in the corner of the dining room, Well,
Speaker 2: it looks like you're all done opening your gifts, said
Speaker 2: Levi's dad with a smile, knowing very well their big
Speaker 2: gift was still unopened. Actually, I think there's one more,
Speaker 2: said Levi, pointing towards the dining room. You're right, replied
Speaker 2: his dad. Let me go grab that for you. Levi's
Speaker 2: mom and dad each picked up one end of the
Speaker 2: box and walked into the living room. They plopped it
Speaker 2: down in front of Levi, wishing him a very happy birthday.
Speaker 2: We hope you like it, buddy, said his dad. I
Speaker 2: have a feeling you will, added his mom. Levi couldn't
Speaker 2: wait another second and ripped the wrapping paper off the
Speaker 2: box in long strips, and since the final piece was off,
Speaker 2: there it was right there on the side of the box,
Speaker 2: a big picture of the hyper Go Go motorcycle. Levi
Speaker 2: could not believe his eyes. Well he could because he'd
Speaker 2: been asking for the motorcycle every day for months, but
Speaker 2: to finally see it right there in front of him.
Speaker 1: Was a little overwhelming.
Speaker 2: Have you ever gotten a present that you were just
Speaker 2: so excited about, because that's definitely how Levi's feeling. It
Speaker 2: looked a lot bigger in person than on the TV
Speaker 2: commercial where he had first seen it. He couldn't wait
Speaker 2: to get out of the box, and neither could Ivy
Speaker 2: and his friends.
Speaker 1: Levi, that is so cool, called out Wyatt.
Speaker 2: I can't believe mom and dad actually bought you a
Speaker 2: hyper Go.
Speaker 1: Go, added Ivy.
Speaker 2: You're so lucky, But I guess I am too, because
Speaker 2: we can share it, right Levi. Levi was still so
Speaker 2: focused on his new gift that he didn't respond to Ivy.
Speaker 2: It was only when she called his name again that
Speaker 2: he snapped back into reality and out of the hyper
Speaker 2: Go Go dream world he was seen in after seeing
Speaker 2: his gift. Oh yeah, we can share it, Ivy. But
Speaker 2: I think it might be a little too big for
Speaker 2: you and too fast, said Levi. Well there's only one
Speaker 2: way to find out, said Lydia. Take it out of
Speaker 2: the box and give it a ride. Levi's mom and
Speaker 2: dad helped Levi open the box and take the hyper
Speaker 2: Go Go motorcycle out. It was amazing looking and a
Speaker 2: little bit intimidating. This wasn't a little kid bicycle. This
Speaker 2: was an electric powered motorcycle that could go whipping around
Speaker 2: the neighborhood. And the more Levi looked at it, the
Speaker 2: more he felt his heart beating. It got quicker and
Speaker 2: quicker as his friends asked him to go outside and
Speaker 2: take his first ride. I can't, said Levi, feeling a
Speaker 2: sense of relief from the situation. It's electric, so it
Speaker 2: has to be charged to run, and it's not charged yet,
Speaker 2: so I can't ride it, actually, interrupted Levi's dad. We
Speaker 2: knew you'd want to ride it right away, so we
Speaker 2: charged it already and put it back in the box
Speaker 2: for you to open.
Speaker 1: Wow. Thanks, dad, said.
Speaker 2: Levi, trying to sound excited by the gesture. No problem,
Speaker 2: answered his mom. Now go grab your helmet in the
Speaker 2: garage and we'll meet you outside with your motorcycle. As
Speaker 2: Levi's mom and dad, Ivy, and all his friends got
Speaker 2: ready to head outside, Levi suddenly exclaimed, I can't write
Speaker 2: it now. I need to read the instructions, right, Mom,
Speaker 2: don't you always say safety first? Yes, of course, replied
Speaker 2: Levi's mom. But you've been watching riding safety videos about
Speaker 2: the hyper Go Go online since you saw the commercial.
Speaker 1: That's why we charged up for you so you'd be
Speaker 1: ready to ride.
Speaker 2: And I even added the little bit of water so
Speaker 2: it looks like real smoke coming out the back.
Speaker 1: But thank you for wanting to be safe, Levi, what's wrong?
Speaker 2: You know everything about this motorcycle, said Ivy, sounding a
Speaker 2: little disappointed. I was so excited to see my big
Speaker 2: brother ride it around the neighborhood. I've known about it
Speaker 2: for weeks and it was so difficult to keep the
Speaker 2: secret from you. Please get it to go, leave by please.
Speaker 2: Ivy stared at Levi, looking so hopeful and excited to
Speaker 2: see him ride that he just couldn't say no any longer.
Speaker 2: Even though he was really nervous to ride the hyper
Speaker 2: Go Go, he gathered up all his courage and said, yes, awesome,
Speaker 2: We can't wait to see your first ride, called out
Speaker 2: Ajamal as she and the rest of the group ran outside.
Speaker 2: Levi walked slowly into the garage to get his helmet
Speaker 2: and met everyone out in front of his house.
Speaker 1: Just a few moments.
Speaker 2: Later, his hyper Go Go motorcycle was shining in the
Speaker 2: sun and ready to go.
Speaker 1: Be careful, Levi and go slow, said his mom. But
Speaker 1: have fun. You've got this.
Speaker 2: Levi's dad gave him a pat on the back and
Speaker 2: helped him onto the motorcycle. It was then that Levi realized,
Speaker 2: aside from being bigger in person, it was also really heavy.
Speaker 2: Levi wasn't sure how his first ride was going to go,
Speaker 2: but he knew he had to do it. However, having
Speaker 2: his family and friends watching added a little extra level
Speaker 2: of nervousness to the situation. Levi teetered on his tiptoes
Speaker 2: once he sat down on the seat, trying to steady
Speaker 2: himself in balance. He thought he had it for a
Speaker 2: moment and lifted one foot onto the slanted platform on
Speaker 2: the side of the motorcycle. However, he didn't have it,
Speaker 2: and the hyper Go Go began to tip. Levi's dad
Speaker 2: was still close by and ran over to catch Levi
Speaker 2: right before he and the hyper Go Go.
Speaker 1: Hit the ground. Are you gonna be okay, asked his dad.
Speaker 2: Sure, I'll get the hang of it in no time,
Speaker 2: said Levi, sounding less than confident. I think I need
Speaker 2: to start rolling forward first, and then I can pick
Speaker 2: up one foot and then the other.
Speaker 1: At least that's what I saw in the videos I watched.
Speaker 2: You got this, buddy, said his dad, stepping away from
Speaker 2: the motorcycle, ready to cheer on his son. You got this, Levi,
Speaker 2: Levi whispered to himself, not really believing what he was saying,
Speaker 2: but as he did. He pushed the start button on
Speaker 2: his motorcycle handle and felt the hyper Go go slowly
Speaker 2: move forward. As it did, he tried to remember all
Speaker 2: of the things he had seen in those online riding
Speaker 2: safety videos. As it began to go a bit faster,
Speaker 2: Levi picked up his feet and felt himself riding down
Speaker 2: the street. However, the ride was very short lived as
Speaker 2: the weight of the motorcycle became too much for Levi
Speaker 2: and he started to wobble. That wobble turned into a swerve,
Speaker 2: and that swerve caused him to fall right in front
Speaker 2: of his family and all of his friends. Are you okay,
Speaker 2: Levi called out Ivy, running over to him along with
Speaker 2: everyone else. I'm fine, answered Levi, standing beside his motorcycle,
Speaker 2: which was still laying on the ground. I am more
Speaker 2: embarrassed than anything. You don't have anything to be embarrassed about,
Speaker 2: said Levi's mom, giving her.
Speaker 1: Son a hug.
Speaker 2: You have just a little scrape on your knee, and
Speaker 2: we can take care of that in no time. But
Speaker 2: Ivy was a little confused by the whole situation and said,
Speaker 2: I mean, how did you fall?
Speaker 1: Though you watched all those.
Speaker 2: Videos and told me how you were going to be
Speaker 2: the best hyper go go rider ever. It just looked
Speaker 2: so easy. Listening to his sister, Levi felt sad and defeated.
Speaker 2: You know what, I think everyone's parents will be picking
Speaker 2: them up from the party any minute now, said Levi's mom.
Speaker 2: Noticing Levi's mood, she could tell that he wanted to
Speaker 2: go inside and forget this ever happened. Everyone walked back
Speaker 2: home as Levi's dad picked up his son's motorcycle and
Speaker 2: pushed it back to the front yard. Thanks for the
Speaker 2: great party, said ajiamal Lydia and Wyatt as they grabbed
Speaker 2: their goodie bags and headed out the door with their parents.
Speaker 2: I think you just need some more practice, said Wyatt
Speaker 2: before he left.
Speaker 1: I'm sure you'll get it in no time. And while you're.
Speaker 2: Working on it, do you think I could give your
Speaker 2: motorcycle a try? You can have it, said Levi unders breath.
Speaker 2: I'll never ride that thing again, what, asked Wyatt?
Speaker 1: Oh? Nothing.
Speaker 2: I mean, sure you can give it a try, but
Speaker 2: it's tougher than it looks, said Levi, heading back to
Speaker 2: the living room.
Speaker 1: Is why it walked out the door.
Speaker 2: From that day on, all Levi and Ivy's friends wanted
Speaker 2: to do was see him ride his hyper Go Go
Speaker 2: motorcycle again. They were sure he could do it and
Speaker 2: wanted a chance for him to prove it to himself.
Speaker 1: However, Levi wanted to do anything but that.
Speaker 2: He made every excuse you could think of as to
Speaker 2: why he couldn't ride his motorcycle, things like I have
Speaker 2: so much homework today, I have.
Speaker 1: Chores to do. I'm just not in the mood. I
Speaker 1: I heard it rain, and I don't think it's charged.
Speaker 2: Ivy and Levi's friends were getting tired of asking about
Speaker 2: the motorcycle, so they just stopped. They did other things instead,
Speaker 2: as the hyper Go Go sat and collected dust in
Speaker 2: Levi's garage. Then one Saturday, Levi was in the garage
Speaker 2: when his mom walked in to toss a bag of
Speaker 2: garbage in the trash can. When she did, she saw
Speaker 2: Levi sitting next to his hyper Go Go motorcycle trying
Speaker 2: to take the electric box off the side.
Speaker 1: Hey Levi, what are you doing, asked his mom.
Speaker 2: I'm just trying to see if there's a way to
Speaker 2: make this like a pedal bike, answered Levi, you know,
Speaker 2: so I can go a little slower and not have
Speaker 2: to worry about this heavy engine weighing me down.
Speaker 1: Oh I see fun idea, But.
Speaker 2: I think you may be looking to convert this motorcycle
Speaker 2: for another reason, said his mom. Could it because you're
Speaker 2: scared to ride it? Levi looked down at the ground
Speaker 2: and slowly nodded his head. I was so embarrassed when
Speaker 2: I fell in front of everyone, and it's way harder
Speaker 2: than I thought it would be to ride, Levi.
Speaker 1: I'm sorry you and dad bought it for me. Do
Speaker 1: you think you could return it?
Speaker 2: I don't think we have to go that far, started
Speaker 2: Levi's mom. I think you just need to give it
Speaker 2: another try. Giving up when things get difficult won't help
Speaker 2: with anything, But trying your hardest to achieve something you've
Speaker 2: really been looking forward to is definitely the way to go.
Speaker 1: And I speak from experience. Levi's mom always seemed to
Speaker 1: have the right story for a situation he and Ivy
Speaker 1: got into, and when they needed a little encouragement, she
Speaker 1: would help them along by telling them something similar that
Speaker 1: had happened to her.
Speaker 2: This situation was no different. Levi's mom went on to
Speaker 2: tell him about the time she wanted to learn to
Speaker 2: use a pogo stick. Hey, if you don't know what
Speaker 2: a pogo stick is, take this chance to go ask
Speaker 2: your mom and dad. She had wanted one forever, and
Speaker 2: her best friend had one. Her friend knew how to
Speaker 2: use it really well, and they both had dreams of
Speaker 2: doing a pogo stick performance in their school's talent show.
Speaker 2: So Levi's mom got a pogo stick for her birthday,
Speaker 2: and the first time she tried it out, she fell
Speaker 2: and cut her leg. See I still have a little
Speaker 2: scar right here, she said, showing Levi. I wanted to
Speaker 2: give up right then, just like you, but my friend
Speaker 2: encouraged me and told me to keep at it. I
Speaker 2: fell a few more times before I got the hang
Speaker 2: of it, but eventually I got it, and I could
Speaker 2: have not been prouder of myself that I stuck with it.
Speaker 1: My friend and I practiced every day, and we won
Speaker 1: our school talent show.
Speaker 2: And what meant more than the little trophy was knowing
Speaker 2: that I wanted to give up, but I didn't. Levi
Speaker 2: listened closely to every word and knew what he had
Speaker 2: to do.
Speaker 3: Next.
Speaker 2: He dusted off his HyperG Go motorcycle and rolled it
Speaker 2: out of the garage. Ivy was playing outside and was
Speaker 2: so excited to see Levi with his new toy again.
Speaker 1: LEVI, are you gonna try and ride it again?
Speaker 2: Exclaimed to Ivy, looking so proud of her brother for
Speaker 2: giving another try. You know what, said Levi, looking at
Speaker 2: his mom with a smile. I think, I am. I've
Speaker 2: been wanting to ride this motorcycle for months now, and
Speaker 2: I'm not going to give up. Levi's mom smiled at
Speaker 2: her son and watched as he put on his helmet,
Speaker 2: got on his motorcycle, and gave it another try. Levi
Speaker 2: then practiced every day for two weeks before he really
Speaker 2: started to get good. His confidence grew with every ride,
Speaker 2: even if some of them ended with a little tumble
Speaker 2: or another scraped knee. It also made it a lot
Speaker 2: easier since Ivy was there cheering him on all the way. Levi,
Speaker 2: I'm so proud of you, said Ivy as she and
Speaker 2: Levi's friend stood around him and his Hyper Go Go
Speaker 2: motorcycle one afternoon. You're doing great on that thing now,
Speaker 2: said Lydia. It's awesome how you didn't give up, added
Speaker 2: Wyat and Aijamal. We're really proud of you, Levi, said
Speaker 2: Ivy as she gave her big brother a hug.
Speaker 1: If mom and dad say it's okay, do you think
Speaker 1: we could do a ride together? Sure, replied Levi. That
Speaker 1: would be great.
Speaker 2: Ivy asked, and her parents said that would be fine,
Speaker 2: So she got on her helmet and hopped on with Levi.
Speaker 2: Everyone was outside once again to watch Levi take a ride,
Speaker 2: but before he left, Levi's mom told him how proud
Speaker 2: she was of him. Now you have your own story
Speaker 2: about persevering and not giving up, said Levi's mom.
Speaker 1: Just remember, every scrape is a mark of an attempt.
Speaker 1: We've made it something.
Speaker 2: It's better to have those little reminders than to sit
Speaker 2: back and wonder what could have happened.
Speaker 1: Be safe and have fun.
Speaker 2: Levi, thanks, mom, called out Levi's He rode off down
Speaker 2: the street with Ivy sitting behind him. She laughed and
Speaker 2: cheered as the hyper Go Go motorcycle rolled along that
Speaker 2: sunny afternoon. And now, every time Levi is in a
Speaker 2: situation where he wants to give up because things are
Speaker 2: getting tough, he looks at that little scar on his
Speaker 2: knee from when he first fell off his motorcycle, and
Speaker 2: he remembers that he can do it if he just
Speaker 2: gives it one more try. Thanks for joining us today.
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