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Speaker 1: Juis story. The story you're about to enjoy was inspired
Speaker 1: by Miss Purple. Thank you so much for your amazing idea.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy jumped out of bed on a chilly
Speaker 1: fall morning and couldn't get ready for the day fast enough.
Speaker 1: They changed up, quickly, brushed their teeth, and ran downstairs.
Speaker 1: And their excitement wasn't because it was Saturday, or that
Speaker 1: it was almost Halloween, or that they were having pancakes
Speaker 1: for breakfast. They were beyond excited that morning because it
Speaker 1: marked the opening of a new store in their town,
Speaker 1: a store that had been waiting for them since they
Speaker 1: saw the sign go up a few months ago, a
Speaker 1: store that sold nothing but candy, candy, candy, shouted Levia
Speaker 1: as he ran into the kitchen, sliding across the floor
Speaker 1: in his socks and bumping into his dad. I hardly
Speaker 1: slept last night because I was thinking about all the
Speaker 1: different kinds of candy that I need to get today,
Speaker 1: said Ivy as she grabbed a pancake from a plate.
Speaker 2: By the stove.
Speaker 1: We should probably eat these in the car and get
Speaker 1: going before all the candy is gone. Good idea, said
Speaker 1: Leba's He quickly drank a glass of orange juice that
Speaker 1: was on the kitchen table. It was then that their
Speaker 1: parents knew they had to step in or they would
Speaker 1: have a full on candy catastrophe on their hands. First
Speaker 1: of all, good morning, and second we're sitting down to
Speaker 1: have breakfast together, and then we can go to the
Speaker 1: new candy store, said Levi, and Ivy's mom, trying to
Speaker 1: calm her kids down.
Speaker 2: But it's not just a candy store, began Ivy.
Speaker 1: It's a King Candy store, which means it only carries
Speaker 1: King candy, the best candy ever on planet Earth. Maybe
Speaker 1: even the whole galaxy, added Lee. By I mean they
Speaker 1: haven't really done much candy research in outer space.
Speaker 2: Levin and Ivy's dad began.
Speaker 1: To laugh, delighted by his kids energy and enthusiasm.
Speaker 2: He loved candy too, and had to.
Speaker 1: Admit he was really excited when he heard that a
Speaker 1: King Candy store was moving into their town. Kiddos, we
Speaker 1: will get to the candy store, I'm sorry, King Candy
Speaker 1: Store this morning, and you will have more than enough
Speaker 1: candy to choose from, said Levin.
Speaker 2: Ivy's dad.
Speaker 1: I passed by there the other day and there were
Speaker 1: giant trucks outside, all filled with candy, so I don't
Speaker 1: think they'll be running out soon. I saw those trucks
Speaker 1: too a few days ago when we were riding to school,
Speaker 1: said Ivy. Giant trucks in the classic blue and purple
Speaker 1: King Candy cut filled with all my favorite candies like
Speaker 1: King Colossal Chocolate Bars, King Chocolate Caramel Twisters, and King
Speaker 1: Purple Lunar lollipops, added Levi. How can we possibly wait
Speaker 1: another second?
Speaker 2: Declared Ivy.
Speaker 1: We need to leave right now, kids. They won't be
Speaker 1: open for another two hours, said Levi and Ivy's mom,
Speaker 1: reassuring her kids that they wouldn't be missing anything at
Speaker 1: the candy store if they sat down and ate breakfast.
Speaker 1: I couldn't even think about eating right now, said Levi.
Speaker 1: Oh no, do you not feel well, asked Levi's dad.
Speaker 1: What I feel fine? Oh, I can't think of eating
Speaker 1: right now because I need to save room for all
Speaker 1: that King Candy, said Levi. Levi and Ivy's parents finally
Speaker 1: got their kids to sit down and eat something before
Speaker 1: they ran off to their playroom. Once they're Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy looked at two maps. They were maps They had
Speaker 1: created a King Candy store just from looking in the windows.
Speaker 2: As the store was getting put.
Speaker 1: Together, they had mapped out where all of their favorite
Speaker 1: candies were so they could run in and get exactly
Speaker 1: what they were looking for before it was all gone.
Speaker 1: You see, everyone in town was excited for the new
Speaker 1: candy store, and everyone in town loved King Candy, so
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy knew it would be a good possibility
Speaker 1: that some of the more popular candy varieties would sell out,
Speaker 1: especially since it was close to Halloween and everyone in
Speaker 1: town would most likely want a stock up for trick
Speaker 1: or treaters. After looking over their maps one last time.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy were confident that they knew the store.
Speaker 2: Inside and out.
Speaker 1: All go right for King Krispy Crunchers when we get
Speaker 1: in there, declared Ivy as she discussed the plan that
Speaker 1: she and Levi had been working.
Speaker 2: On all week.
Speaker 1: And all go right for the King Capal supersurs Euroup,
Speaker 1: added Levi, giving a sister a high five. They rolled
Speaker 1: up their maps, touched them into their pockets, and ran
Speaker 1: off to get their parents, who told them they would
Speaker 1: leave an hour before the store opened they could get
Speaker 1: a good spot in line, and that's exactly what they did.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy took off down the sidewalk as their
Speaker 1: parents followed behind them. I hope they have as much
Speaker 1: fun once the store opens, said Levin and Ivy's mom
Speaker 1: to their dad. They've built it up so much in
Speaker 1: their heads by this point, there's no way they could
Speaker 1: be disappointed, even the littlest bit, replied Levi.
Speaker 2: And Ivey's dad with a smile.
Speaker 1: After all, we are talking about King Candy, the best
Speaker 1: candy ever on planet Earth. They continued to follow their
Speaker 1: kids until they got closer to the store and saw
Speaker 1: that a line had begun to form just outside the door.
Speaker 1: Kids and parents were all patiently waiting and very excited
Speaker 1: to get inside, each one hoping that the candy store
Speaker 1: would live up to their expectations. Do you think there
Speaker 1: will be any new candies that we haven't heard about
Speaker 1: before inside, asked Levi to Ivy and some other kids
Speaker 1: that were waiting in line.
Speaker 2: I haven't even.
Speaker 1: Thought of that, answered one little boy, as his eyes
Speaker 1: got wide and a smile spread across his face. Maybe
Speaker 1: a new lollipop with a caramel center, or a bubble
Speaker 1: candy soda that turns your mouth blue and purple, said
Speaker 1: another little girl. Poor, how about a candy that blends
Speaker 1: together vegetables, chocolate and a colorful candy shell, said.
Speaker 2: A voice from behind them.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy and the other kids turned around quickly
Speaker 1: to see who had said that, but no one was there.
Speaker 2: You heard that too, right, asked Ivy.
Speaker 1: Yep, and I sure hope it was someone trying to
Speaker 1: be funny, said Levi. Who would ever want to mix
Speaker 1: candy and vegetables together? Yuck.
Speaker 2: The kids continue to talk.
Speaker 1: About the delicious, ooey gooey chocolate candy as they waited
Speaker 1: for King Candy, store to open. Then, just when they
Speaker 1: thought they couldn't wait one more minute, they saw the
Speaker 1: year inside the store and it started to head toward
Speaker 1: the door. Everyone waiting outside got very excited and turned
Speaker 1: their attention to the store. The handle of the door jiggled,
Speaker 1: and in one swift motion, it swung open. Welcome everyone
Speaker 1: to King Candy Store, said a woman whose voice sounded
Speaker 1: very familiar to Levi and Ivy. Doesn't that voice sound
Speaker 1: like the one that mentioned candy vegetables before, asked Levi
Speaker 1: to Ivy. It sure does, answered Ivy.
Speaker 2: It has to be a joke, right.
Speaker 1: They both didn't want to miss a thing, so instead
Speaker 1: of continuing their conversation, they turned their full attention back
Speaker 1: to the front door of the candy store. My name
Speaker 1: is Miss Purple, and I am happy to have you
Speaker 1: all here to celebrate the grand opening of King Candy Store,
Speaker 1: said the woman.
Speaker 2: Please come in and enjoy.
Speaker 1: Everyone in line applauded and started making their way into
Speaker 1: the store. Once inside, the overwhelming, delicious, sweet smell of
Speaker 1: chocolate and candy filled the air. It smelled incredible, and
Speaker 1: only better than the smell filling the candy store were
Speaker 1: the visuals everywhere you looked, there was candy, candy, candy, lollipops,
Speaker 1: chocolate bars, gummy candies, bubble drinks, cotton candy, gum, tangy fudge,
Speaker 1: and caramels as as far as the eye could see,
Speaker 1: in every color and flavor you could ever imagine. Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy raced around forgetting all about the maps they
Speaker 1: had made and all about which candies they were supposed
Speaker 1: to grab first. Inside of the candy store was better
Speaker 1: than they could have imagined, and they.
Speaker 2: Just wanted to take it all in before starting to
Speaker 2: collect their candy.
Speaker 1: I've never seen this King Purple Lunar lollipop flavor before,
Speaker 1: exclaimed Levi. It's cosmic caramel green apple, just perfect for fall.
Speaker 1: King Candy thinks of everything.
Speaker 2: Added Ivy, holding up a new candy bar.
Speaker 1: This new candy has pumpkin spice blend right in the chocolate,
Speaker 1: and it's topped with more cookie crumbles, so it tastes
Speaker 1: like a camp fire treating everybody. Levi and Ivy's parents
Speaker 1: just watched on as their kids beamed with excitement and
Speaker 1: ran all over the candy store. As Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: looked at the delicious candy, some new ones and some
Speaker 1: classic flavors. They were interrupted by Miss Purple. Hello, my
Speaker 1: key Candy friends. I hope you're having a great time
Speaker 1: in the candy store, said Miss Purple as I mentioned earlier.
Speaker 1: I want to thank you again for celebrating the grand
Speaker 1: opening with me.
Speaker 2: Hi.
Speaker 1: I'm Ivy and this is my brother Levi, and we
Speaker 1: wouldn't have missed it for the world, replied Ivy. That's
Speaker 1: what we like to hear at King Candy, said Miss
Speaker 1: Purple as she handed Levi and Ivy two King Candy bags. Today,
Speaker 1: we're doing a special promotion for the grand opening. You
Speaker 1: can fill this bag with anything in the store for
Speaker 1: only ten dollars. Well, that's a deal, said Levi as
Speaker 1: his parents walked over. Ten dollars is a great deal,
Speaker 1: said Levi's dad, And we can fill that back to
Speaker 1: the tippity top as long as you let me add
Speaker 1: in a few Ken Colossal jelly beans.
Speaker 2: Sure thing, dad, giggled Levi.
Speaker 1: And you can add whatever you'd like to my bag,
Speaker 1: said Ivy to her mom with a smile. Thank you, sweetie,
Speaker 1: replied Ivy's mom as she looked around the store. As
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's parents made their way past display. After
Speaker 1: display of candy treats, Miss Purple talked a little bit
Speaker 1: more to Levi and Ivy. I couldn't help, but notice
Speaker 1: how excited you got all about our new fall candies.
Speaker 2: Said Miss Purple.
Speaker 1: You too seem to be big King Candy fans, the biggest,
Speaker 1: answered Leevi and Ivy. Together, then you'll love our newest candy.
Speaker 1: I mean it's so new that it's not even out
Speaker 1: on the shelves yet. It's called candy covered veggies, said
Speaker 1: Miss Purple, trying to make the new candy sound super
Speaker 1: cool and exciting.
Speaker 2: I was hoping to get some kids to taste test.
Speaker 1: Them, you know, see it. They'd be a good fit
Speaker 1: for our King Candy store. So it was you that
Speaker 1: we heard when we were waiting in line. I mean,
Speaker 1: we love King Candy. It's the best candy ever on
Speaker 1: planet Earth. But I don't think even mister King himself
Speaker 1: could make a candy covered veggie that tastes good. Yeah,
Speaker 1: candy is something you get to eat as a treat
Speaker 1: after you finish your veggies, added Ivy.
Speaker 2: I totally get it.
Speaker 1: It's a hard concept to understand, but you have to
Speaker 1: trust me. The new veggie candy is great, incredibly wonderfully great.
Speaker 2: Said Miss Purple, trying to convince Levi and Ivy.
Speaker 1: No one loves all the classic King candy treats more
Speaker 1: than me. But this new candy is a taste like
Speaker 1: any other, and you have yet to try it.
Speaker 2: I just love it.
Speaker 1: And as Miss Purple talked, she took out a few
Speaker 1: brightly wrapped candies from her pocket. They were covered in
Speaker 1: the classic candy blue and purple wrappers and had tiny
Speaker 1: pictures of broccoli, Brussels sprouts and carrots on them. Miss
Speaker 1: Purple then took off the wrapper, revealing a candy that
Speaker 1: looked just like any other tasty chocolate dipped King candy
Speaker 1: in the store, but as soon as she bit into
Speaker 1: it you could see the veggies inside.
Speaker 2: They're absolutely great.
Speaker 1: The combo of veggie and candy is one taste that
Speaker 1: the candy world has been missy for too long, said
Speaker 1: Miss Purple, with a big smile on her face. Here,
Speaker 1: why not add a few to your bags. You'll be
Speaker 1: the first kids to ever try them, So when you do,
Speaker 1: please come back and let me know what you think.
Speaker 1: I'd love to put them on our shelves. Halloween if
Speaker 1: you think they're a hit. And without another word, Miss
Speaker 1: Purple grabbed a few of the candy covered veggies and
Speaker 1: tossed them in each of for their bags. My favorite
Speaker 1: part is how the chocolate layer blends so well with
Speaker 1: a thin candy shell and the fresh veggie. Smile miss
Speaker 1: Purple as she popped another candy covered veggie in her mouth.
Speaker 2: Hmm, broccoli my favorite.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy didn't want to be rude, so they
Speaker 1: thanked Miss Purple for telling them about the new candy
Speaker 1: and told her they would be sure to try them
Speaker 1: when they got home. Excellent, that's great. I can't wait
Speaker 1: to hear what you think of them, said Miss Purple.
Speaker 2: You know there's always room at King Candy for some
Speaker 2: new candy creators.
Speaker 1: Wow. Levi and Ivy's eyes got wide. They couldn't believe
Speaker 1: what they were hearing. Could they really help come up
Speaker 1: with candy ideas for King Candy? The best candy maker
Speaker 1: ever on planet?
Speaker 2: What is it.
Speaker 1: Earth? That's right, Yes, we'll definitely be back, miss Purple,
Speaker 1: said Ivy. Thank you, said Levi as he and his
Speaker 1: sister continued their tour of the store, adding more and
Speaker 1: more candy to their bags as they went. They finally
Speaker 1: met up with their parents after circling the store at
Speaker 1: least twice. Then they went to the register, where Miss
Speaker 1: Purple was waiting for them. It was great meeting you today,
Speaker 1: said Miss Purple as she rang up Levi and Ivy.
Speaker 1: And I'm looking forward to hearing what you think about
Speaker 1: the new candy. We'll be back really soon to let
Speaker 1: you know our thoughts, said Ivy, trying to sound professional
Speaker 1: like a real candy creator.
Speaker 2: Looking forward to it, said Miss.
Speaker 1: Purple as she waved goodbye to Ivy, Levi and their
Speaker 1: parents and continued to wait on other customers. As soon
Speaker 1: as Ivy and Levi got home, they ran right out
Speaker 1: to their treehouse. They had important work to do. After all,
Speaker 1: the fate of their new candy creation at King Candy
Speaker 1: was resting on their shoulders. They didn't want to disappoint
Speaker 1: Miss Purple, but the thought of eating chocolate covered Brussels
Speaker 1: sprouts and carrots didn't exactly make.
Speaker 2: Their mouths water.
Speaker 1: So in the comfort of their treehouse, surrounded by colorful
Speaker 1: fall leaves, they decided to start out their candy taste
Speaker 1: tests by sampling a few of their favorites and in.
Speaker 2: Only a moment.
Speaker 1: The floor of the treehouse was littered with wrappers from
Speaker 1: King Crispy Crunchers and King Kapouse Super Sour Syrup, King
Speaker 1: Colossal Chocolate Bars, King Chocolate Caramel Twisters, and King Purple
Speaker 1: Lunar Lollipops.
Speaker 2: Wow, those were.
Speaker 1: Amazing, said Ivy, wiping some chocolate off her hands.
Speaker 2: I know, just perfect, said Levi.
Speaker 1: Knowing for what was next and not wanting to admit it,
Speaker 1: they each looked through their bags for another sweet treat
Speaker 1: to eat. Levi and Ivy both really didn't want to
Speaker 1: taste the new candy covered veggies, but they knew they
Speaker 1: had to. They looked at each other and realized they
Speaker 1: couldn't let Miss Purple down. She was counting on them
Speaker 1: to give an honest kid's point of view on the
Speaker 1: new King candy. At least we have a few of
Speaker 1: our favorites still left, so we can eat the veggie candy.
Speaker 1: We can gobble down a few of those to get
Speaker 1: the taste out of our mouths, said Ivy. Good idea,
Speaker 1: replied Levi. But you know what, maybe we're totally wrong
Speaker 1: thinking they'll taste bad.
Speaker 2: Maybe they'll be good.
Speaker 1: After all, they were made by King Candy, the best
Speaker 1: candy ever on planet Earth, shouted Levi and Ivy together,
Speaker 1: and after taking a deep breath, they each took out
Speaker 1: a candy covered veggie and slowly and wrapped it. They
Speaker 1: stared at the new candy, and if you didn't see
Speaker 1: the wrapper or bite into it, you probably wouldn't have
Speaker 1: even known you were holding a Bressels sprout or a
Speaker 1: piece of broccoli. Ivy and Levi then looked at each
Speaker 1: other again and started to count down from five. They
Speaker 1: knew what they had to do, but just as they
Speaker 1: got to one and were about to take their first bite,
Speaker 1: their dad popped his head into their treehouse. Hey kiddos,
Speaker 1: do you think I could get my king Colossal jelly
Speaker 1: beans from you?
Speaker 2: Asked Levi and Ivy. Dad.
Speaker 1: His sure thing, said Levi, feeling a bit relieved that
Speaker 1: his dad interrupted their candy taste test.
Speaker 2: And what are those?
Speaker 1: Levi's dad asked, sounding interested in his new candy that
Speaker 1: his kids were each holding. Oh, these they're new, said Ivy,
Speaker 1: like so new that no kid has ever tried them before.
Speaker 1: Miss Purple gave them to us and she wants us
Speaker 1: to try them and tell her what we think. Yep,
Speaker 1: she said, King Candy always has a room for candy creators,
Speaker 1: so we have to try them, added LEVI have to
Speaker 1: try them, asked Levi and Ivy's dad, sounding confused. You
Speaker 1: seem unsure, like you don't want to eat them. You
Speaker 1: too love King Candy, so why aren't you excited for
Speaker 1: the taste test. That's when Levi and Ivy told their
Speaker 1: dad what was inside the candy. Oh, I get it now,
Speaker 1: said their dad with a laugh. Levi and Ivy were
Speaker 1: hoping he would tell them it wouldn't taste that bad
Speaker 1: and that they could do it, but instead he said, ew,
Speaker 1: that doesn't sound like it.
Speaker 2: Would be good at all. Good luck.
Speaker 1: Then he grabbed his jans and hurried down the treehouse ladder.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy looked at each other again, counted down
Speaker 1: from five again, and then each took a big bite
Speaker 1: of their candy covered veggie. And it was everything you
Speaker 1: would think it would be. It's it's starred Levi as
Speaker 1: he slowly chewed his candy with his eyes close tight.
Speaker 1: It's different, said Ivy as she chewed her candy.
Speaker 2: Too. Different is being kind, said Levi. This is the
Speaker 2: grossest candy I have ever tasted.
Speaker 1: You're right, replied Ivy, spitting out the candy into its wrapper.
Speaker 2: I can't finish this.
Speaker 1: Levi did the same and wiped his mouth, trying to
Speaker 1: get every last bit of chocolate.
Speaker 2: Covered veggie that he could out.
Speaker 1: Then they each grabbed one of their favorite candies from
Speaker 1: their bag and quickly gobbled them down to get the
Speaker 1: taste of candy covered Brussels sprout broccoli out of their mouths.
Speaker 2: What are we going to tell Miss Purple asked Levi.
Speaker 2: I don't know.
Speaker 1: I just know that I don't want to hurt her feelings,
Speaker 1: said Ivy. But we have to tell her the truth.
Speaker 1: Can you imagine if these candies get released right before Halloween?
Speaker 1: Oh no, moms and dads will buy them because they
Speaker 1: want to give out healthy candy, and our trigger treat
Speaker 1: bags will be filled with these things, said Levi with
Speaker 1: a look of tear on his face. We can't let
Speaker 1: that happen, said Ivy. We have to tell Miss Purple
Speaker 1: the truth right now. Levi and Ivy ran down from
Speaker 1: their treehouse. They found their parents and told them all
Speaker 1: about their taste tests and how they had to tell
Speaker 1: Miss Purple before she released the candy. Their parents said
Speaker 1: okay and would allow Levi and Ivy to head back
Speaker 1: to the candy store, but they had to wait until
Speaker 1: after dinner because they had some fall activities planned for
Speaker 1: the afternoon. Levi and Ivy said that would be fine,
Speaker 1: and once dinner time rolled around and they quickly ate
Speaker 1: and headed off to the candy store. They told their
Speaker 1: parents they'd be back in a bit and had to
Speaker 1: hurry because the door would be closing soon. But as
Speaker 1: they rounded the corner, they saw that the closed sign
Speaker 1: had already been placed on the front door.
Speaker 2: Oh no, how come they closed.
Speaker 1: Early, asked Levi. But when he got closer to the
Speaker 1: door and looked and he got his answer. The store
Speaker 1: was completely cleared out. Wow, it looks like they sold
Speaker 1: out for everything, said Ivy. That's when Levi rested his
Speaker 1: hand on the door handle and it swung open. I
Speaker 1: guess miss Purple forgot to lock the door after she
Speaker 1: put up the closed sign, said Levi as he and
Speaker 1: Ivy wandered into the store. Hello, hello, Miss Purple, are
Speaker 1: you still here? The door was unlocked, called out Ivy
Speaker 1: as she and Levi walked further into the store. It
Speaker 1: was dark in the store and as the sun was
Speaker 1: beginning to set, and the only thing Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: could see was a faint blue glow clumbing from a
Speaker 1: door behind the register. So of course they had to
Speaker 1: investigate further, thinking it was just a light on the
Speaker 1: back room where Miss Purple was finishing up some work
Speaker 1: for the day.
Speaker 2: Miss Purple, are you back here?
Speaker 1: Called out Levi as he pushed open the door behind
Speaker 1: the register. We really need to talk to you about
Speaker 1: the candy covered veggies. And as Levi and Ivy walked
Speaker 1: into the back room they saw it. No, not Miss Purple,
Speaker 1: not even boxing the candy. What they saw was a portal.
Speaker 1: It was a swirling mass of blue light that seemed
Speaker 1: to take up the whole back wall of the room.
Speaker 2: And it looked like it led into another dimension.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy were very intrigued and walked towards it,
Speaker 1: still hoping that Miss Purple would pop up at any
Speaker 1: moment to tell them what was going on. But before
Speaker 1: that could happen, little did Levi and Ivy know they
Speaker 1: had gotten too close to the blue portal and.
Speaker 2: Were getting pulled in. Oh no, Levi, why should we do?
Speaker 2: Yelled Ivy as she grabbed on to her brother.
Speaker 1: Try to hold onto something like this shelf or that chair,
Speaker 1: yelled back Levi, but it didn't work. Before they knew it,
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy had been pulled into the light of
Speaker 1: the blue portal completely. They went swirling through the blue mist,
Speaker 1: and when they landed, they found themselves somewhere they would.
Speaker 2: Have never expected.
Speaker 1: But I guess they didn't expect to get pulled into
Speaker 1: a blue light portal either, so really anything was possible
Speaker 1: at that point. When they landed, Levi and Ivy found
Speaker 1: themselves in a magical looking candy world. And not just
Speaker 1: any candy world, but the best candy ever.
Speaker 2: On planet Earth. Were in King Candy World, they exclaimed
Speaker 2: as they looked around.
Speaker 1: They had each seen pictures of King Candy World online,
Speaker 1: but they didn't know it was actually real. It was
Speaker 1: amazing and unlike anything they had ever seen before. It
Speaker 1: was covered in candy and alive with energy and excitement.
Speaker 1: And that's when they saw her, Miss Purple, exclaimed Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy. And that's when it was clear to them
Speaker 1: that Miss Purple didn't just work at the candy store,
Speaker 1: but that she worked directly with mister King himself. Why
Speaker 1: else would she be in his magical Candy World. What
Speaker 1: are you doing here, asked Miss Purple as she ran
Speaker 1: over to Leevi and Ivy. They explained that they had
Speaker 1: come back to the store to talk to her about
Speaker 1: the new veggie candy. The door was unlocked and they
Speaker 1: found the blue portal, and before they knew it, they
Speaker 1: were in King Candy World. Oh man, I thought I
Speaker 1: forgot to lock the door, said Miss Purple. Oh well,
Speaker 1: now that you're here, it's great to see you, and
Speaker 1: I'd love to show you around before we talk. Obviously,
Speaker 1: Leevi and Ivy said yes without any hesitation. They couldn't
Speaker 1: wait to see everything in King Candy World, from the
Speaker 1: tiniest micro mini jelly bean to the world's biggest gumball,
Speaker 1: from the sweetest cotton candy to the sourest gummy worm,
Speaker 1: and everything else in between. They walked from room to
Speaker 1: room and saw so many amazing things. They flew about
Speaker 1: on a marshmallow hot air balloon, through forests of lollipop trees,
Speaker 1: and floated on a caramel pond in a sail boat
Speaker 1: made of sugar with edible candy sails. It was unbelievable,
Speaker 1: but as their tour went on, Levi and Ivey remembered
Speaker 1: why they were there in the first place. They had
Speaker 1: to tell Miss Purple what they thought about the candy
Speaker 1: covered veggies, so when they stopped on the banks of
Speaker 1: the Caramel Pond, they decided it was time to talk. Also,
Speaker 1: they had to be heading home soon or their parents
Speaker 1: would get worried. Miss Purple, thank you for showing us around,
Speaker 1: but we have to be getting back home soon, and
Speaker 1: we can't go until we tell you what we think
Speaker 1: of the candy covered veggies, began LEVI. Oh great, I'm
Speaker 1: so excited to hear how much you love them. I mean,
Speaker 1: what you think of them, replied Miss Purple with an
Speaker 1: optimistic smile. Ivy then took a deep breath and started
Speaker 1: to speak. Well, they are certainly different and really interesting,
Speaker 1: but unfortunately we didn't like them.
Speaker 2: Like at all, not even a little, added LEVI.
Speaker 1: We really don't think they will go with the rest
Speaker 1: of the sweet, tasty, amazing King candy, and you.
Speaker 2: Can't put them out before Halloween.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think we speak for all the kids in town,
Speaker 1: maybe even all the kids on the planet Earth. Wouldn't
Speaker 1: we say that getting those candies on Halloween would definitely
Speaker 1: be a trick more than a treat, said Ivy.
Speaker 2: We're really sorry. We know how much you.
Speaker 1: Love them, but it's not like you made them or
Speaker 1: anything right.
Speaker 2: And that's when Ivy and Levi I saw how upset
Speaker 2: Miss Purple looked.
Speaker 1: Oh no, you did make them, didn't you, asked Levi.
Speaker 1: Miss Purple just nodded her head, got up and walked
Speaker 1: along the bank of the Caramel Pond toward their sailboat.
Speaker 2: I just wanted to do something different.
Speaker 1: I thought something totally out of the box, like putting
Speaker 1: veggies with candy would work and be just the thing
Speaker 1: to impress mister King, began Miss Purple. I'm his assistant,
Speaker 1: and I've been trying to think of the next best
Speaker 1: candy for the longest time.
Speaker 2: I thought I had it because I really loved it.
Speaker 1: But I guess I always knew in the back of
Speaker 1: my mind that it wouldn't work with kids. Miss Purple
Speaker 1: looked defeated and sat back down in the sugar sail boat,
Speaker 1: ready to take Levi and Ivy back to the portal
Speaker 1: so they could go home. Thank you for your feedback,
Speaker 1: at least still save me from giving one to mister King.
Speaker 1: And having him see firsthand how bad they are. And
Speaker 1: you may have just saved Halloween too, said Miss Purple.
Speaker 1: I'd never want people to think of King Candy as
Speaker 1: a trick. Levi and Ivy got back into the sailboat
Speaker 1: with Miss Purple and thought long and hard about what
Speaker 1: they could do to make her happy again.
Speaker 2: Then Levi had an idea, Miss Purple.
Speaker 1: I think I know how you can get your candy
Speaker 1: on King Candy store shelves and make Halloween even better,
Speaker 1: said Levi. How about you take one candy covered veggie
Speaker 1: and put it in a bag of regular delicious chocolate
Speaker 1: covered King Candy. They'll all be in the same wrappers,
Speaker 1: so the people eating them wouldn't know which is which.
Speaker 1: Then you make it a game. You have to pick
Speaker 1: out of the bag and eat whatever candy you get.
Speaker 1: Everyone knows there's a candy covered veggie in the bag
Speaker 1: and they're all trying to avoid getting it. That game
Speaker 1: sounds super fun to me and the perfect trick or
Speaker 1: treat surprise.
Speaker 2: For Halloween, said Ivy.
Speaker 1: I love to get a Keen Candy mystery game in
Speaker 1: my tricker treat bag and play with all my friends.
Speaker 1: Miss Purple, couldn't believe what she was hearing. She loved
Speaker 1: the idea and knew mister King would love it too.
Speaker 1: Once back at the blue portal, she thanked Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy and sent them on their way, but not before
Speaker 1: telling them to meet her back at the candy store
Speaker 1: first thing. The next morning, Levi and Ivy said goodbye
Speaker 1: to Miss Purple, Excited to see her the next day,
Speaker 1: they ran all the way home and told their parents
Speaker 1: about everything that had happened. A blue white portal, a
Speaker 1: sugar boat, and a marshmallow hot air balloon, repeated Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy's dad. Wow, that candy store is a magical
Speaker 1: place that gets your imaginations going.
Speaker 2: No doubt it's true.
Speaker 1: It all happened, we promise, said Ivy. She stuck her
Speaker 1: hands in her pockets, feeling a bit frustrated that her
Speaker 1: parents didn't believe her, and Levian found something unexpected. Her
Speaker 1: pockets were full of candy. She told Levi had to
Speaker 1: check his pockets and they were full too. See, mom,
Speaker 1: where else would we have gotten all this candy?
Speaker 2: Said Levi. We told you that the candy.
Speaker 1: Store was completely sold out of everything when we went back.
Speaker 1: I guess that would explain it, said Levi and Ivy's
Speaker 1: mom as she hugged her kids and walked into the
Speaker 1: living room, not thinking much more about what they had said.
Speaker 1: It's getting lady, too, Please put that candy away and
Speaker 1: go get ready for bed. Levi and Ivy had trouble
Speaker 1: falling asleep that night. Couldn't have been all the sugar
Speaker 1: they had that day, or the amazing trip they took
Speaker 1: to King Candy World, whatever it was. Once they finally
Speaker 1: dozed off, their dreams were filled with candy, candy, and
Speaker 1: more candy. When they woke up the next day, they
Speaker 1: made their parents come back to the candy store with them.
Speaker 1: They hesitated at first because the store wouldn't have been
Speaker 1: opened for a little while, but Levi and Ivy assured
Speaker 1: their parents that it would be open for them. They
Speaker 1: got to the store just as the last King Candy
Speaker 1: truck was rolling out of the parking lot. They had
Speaker 1: restocked the store and it was once again full of candy.
Speaker 2: Mom and Dad, please you have to believe.
Speaker 1: Us, Ivy said, trying to convince her parents one more
Speaker 1: time that their trip to the magical King Candy World
Speaker 1: was real.
Speaker 2: We also really did talk.
Speaker 1: To Miss Purple about her new candy, and even though
Speaker 1: we didn't like it, we figured out a way for
Speaker 1: it to be part of a new fun candy mystery game.
Speaker 1: It all sounds very nice, but can we hurry this
Speaker 1: along because I have some pumpkins that need carving back
Speaker 1: at home, said Levi and Ivy's mom, still unconvinced of
Speaker 1: the magic that went on in the candy store the
Speaker 1: night before, Levi and Ivy realized they would need to
Speaker 1: show their parents, so they walked inside through the unlocked
Speaker 1: front door and went into the back room.
Speaker 2: But when they got there, there was.
Speaker 1: No blue light portal and no missper They both looked sad,
Speaker 1: but that didn't last long. Okay, Mom and dad, I
Speaker 1: guess we can go, said Levi.
Speaker 2: Do you think we imagine the whole thing?
Speaker 1: Whispered Ivy to Levi as he just shrugged his shoulders.
Speaker 1: But before he could answer, some of the shelves in
Speaker 1: the back room began to rattle, and in no time, Levi,
Speaker 1: Ivy and their parents were standing in front of a
Speaker 1: giant blue portal with a familiar figure walking toward them.
Speaker 1: Miss Purple called out, Levi and Ivy, see, Mom and Dad,
Speaker 1: we were Right as Miss Purple made her way out
Speaker 1: of the blue light, Levi and Ivy's parents just stood
Speaker 1: there in complete disbelief. Hi, everyone, I have very exciting news,
Speaker 1: began Miss Purple.
Speaker 2: Mister King did not like my candy covered veggies. He
Speaker 2: said they were totally gross. Is that the good news?
Speaker 1: Asked Levi, sounding confused, well kind of laughed Miss Purple.
Speaker 1: He didn't like the candy, but he loved the idea
Speaker 1: you and Ivy had for a gross out mystery candy
Speaker 1: game that will launch this Halloween.
Speaker 2: Wow, does that.
Speaker 1: Mean we're real candy creators now, asked Leevian Ivy.
Speaker 2: You bet, said, Miss Purple.
Speaker 1: Thank you so much for all your help, But I
Speaker 1: have to run because we have lots of work to
Speaker 1: do with getting the candies together, making up some game bags,
Speaker 1: working on packaging, and so much other stuff. And I'm
Speaker 1: training some new people to manage the store while I
Speaker 1: work on the project. Do you think you need some help,
Speaker 1: asked Leevin Ivy. I'd love some, exclaimed Miss Purple, as
Speaker 1: long as it's okay with your parents. They all looked
Speaker 1: over at Levi and Ivy's parents, who are still just
Speaker 1: staring at the bright blue swirling light of the portal.
Speaker 1: Not knowing exactly what to say, I guess so, said
Speaker 1: Leevi and Ivy's mom and dad. Great, you can come
Speaker 1: back after we close today and we'll get going on
Speaker 1: King Candies New with candy creation, said miss Purple as
Speaker 1: she closed the portal and got ready to open the
Speaker 1: candy store. Here's a sample mystery candy bag. If you
Speaker 1: could try it out today and give me your thoughts
Speaker 1: later on, that would be great.
Speaker 2: And that's exactly what they did.
Speaker 1: Levi, Ivy and their parents left the store and headed
Speaker 1: for home, and as they did, Levi and Ivy's walk
Speaker 1: was filled with the question after question from their parents,
Speaker 1: who now fully believed the magical trip that they had
Speaker 1: gone on the night before. Once they got home, Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy sat down with their parents and explained the
Speaker 1: idea of the Halloween mystery candy bag gained to their parents.
Speaker 1: So one of these candies is really gross tasting, asked
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's dad.
Speaker 2: Yep, but only one.
Speaker 1: All of the others are delicious, said Levi. You just
Speaker 1: have to hope you're lucky enough not to get the
Speaker 1: gross one, giggled Ivy. Now let's start the game. So
Speaker 1: they started by passing the mystery candy bag around. They
Speaker 1: each picked out one candy, and on the count of five,
Speaker 1: they each took a bite and it only took a
Speaker 1: second to figure out who got the candy covered veggie.
Speaker 2: Eh, exclaimed Levi and Ivy's dad. What is that broccoli?
Speaker 1: Everyone laughed and finished up their tasty candies, while Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy's dad ran into the kitchen to rinse his
Speaker 1: mouth out with water and grab himself some keen colossal
Speaker 1: jelly beans. Now that's better, he said, chewing his favorite
Speaker 1: King candy. But I will say even though I got
Speaker 1: the gross candy, it was a really fun game. I'd
Speaker 1: play it again me too, said Leevi and Ivy's mom.
Speaker 1: After all, I really like broccoli. Maybe it'll be my
Speaker 1: new favorite King candy. Everyone laughed as Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: gave each other a high five, happy to have helped
Speaker 1: Miss Purple and happy to call themselves King Candy creators.
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