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Speaker 1: Welcome to Lively Lewis Stories. Buckle up because you're about

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Speaker 1: to join Levi and Ivy on an adventure. All you

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Speaker 1: need is your imagination, and off we go. Rivey Rare Stories,

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Speaker 1: Ivy the Mermaid. Let's go Ivy and Alexa. We don't

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Speaker 1: want to be linking to the water park, shouted Ivy's

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Speaker 1: dad as he stood by the door holding two big

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Speaker 1: beach bags. He had everything his family would need for

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Speaker 1: a great day at the water park, except half of

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Speaker 1: his family. Where are they, Levi asked as he stood

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Speaker 1: with his dad twirling his new goggles around his finger.

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Speaker 1: Not sure, buddy, can you see what's taking them so long?

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Speaker 1: Asked dad? And all go put the bags in the car.

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Speaker 1: Levi ran off to see what his mom and sister

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Speaker 1: were doing. What's taking so long? If we don't get

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Speaker 1: there soon, there'll be a huge line for the cyclone slide,

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Speaker 1: and you know that's my favorite, Levi said as he

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Speaker 1: walked into Ivy's room, but she wasn't there. Then all

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Speaker 1: of a sudden, he heard singing and splashing coming from

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Speaker 1: the bathroom. Ivy, what are you doing in there? Levi asked,

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Speaker 1: standing outside the door. We're going to a water park.

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Speaker 1: Why are you in the bath now? I just wanted

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Speaker 1: to try out my new diving mask first. I'll be

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Speaker 1: on a bit, Ivy said, as she splashed away in

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Speaker 1: the bathtub. Just then, Levi's mom walked up to him

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Speaker 1: in the hallway. Sorry, Levi, she's been in there for

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Speaker 1: over an hour and I've been trying to get her out,

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Speaker 1: said mom. Well, if she doesn't get out soon, the

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Speaker 1: water park will be closed and she won't be able

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Speaker 1: to use her new mask there, Levi said, extra loud

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Speaker 1: so his sister would hear. Levi walked back to the

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Speaker 1: front door so his dad would know what was going on.

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Speaker 1: While he did that, his mom knocked on the bathroom door. Ivy,

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Speaker 1: you need to get out of the bathtub. Now, you're

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Speaker 1: making everyone wait, and that's not very nice. Ivy's mom

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Speaker 1: told her, Okay, sorry, Mom, Can you come in and

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Speaker 1: help me dry off? Ivy asked, still splashing away. Sure,

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Speaker 1: said her mom, opening the bathroom door. Ivy was sitting

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Speaker 1: in the tub wearing her shimmery mermaid bathing suit and

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Speaker 1: her new diving mask. Ivy's mom started to drain the

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Speaker 1: tub and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. At

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Speaker 1: that point, we need to get you out of that tub.

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Speaker 1: If you stay in here for one minute more, you'll

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Speaker 1: turn into a mermaid, her mom said with the giggle.

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Speaker 1: Cool exclaimed Ivy, I want to be a mermaid. As

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Speaker 1: she said that, Ivy's mom turned to get a towel

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Speaker 1: for her daughter. Just then she noticed a bright flash

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Speaker 1: of light that sparkled and shimmered like Ivy's mermaid bathing suit.

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Speaker 1: She turned around quickly and couldn't have imagined what she

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Speaker 1: was about to see. Ivy. Her mom shouted in a whisper,

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Speaker 1: you're up a mermaid. It was quite obvious by the long, scaly,

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Speaker 1: shimmering fishtail that Ivy had indeed stayed in the tub

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Speaker 1: one minute too long and had now turned into a mermaid.

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Speaker 1: This is amazing, Ivy shouted, Wait till I show Levi.

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Speaker 1: You can't stay a mermaid. Ivy exclaimed her mom. I

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Speaker 1: have to figure out how to turn you back into

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Speaker 1: a human. You stay here, I'll tell your dad and

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Speaker 1: Levi that you're a I don't know, not feeling well,

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Speaker 1: and they should go to the water park by themselves.

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Speaker 1: Ivy could have been disappointed because she didn't get to

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Speaker 1: diving mask. But she was a mermaid after all, and

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Speaker 1: that was way cooler than going to any water park. Uh. Sorry,

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Speaker 1: but Ivy's sick. That's what's taking her so long, said mom.

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Speaker 1: You and Levi should go without us. No, no, I

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Speaker 1: feel terrible. Go check on Ivy before we go, said dad. No,

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Speaker 1: I'm I mean, mom shouted before she quickly calmed down.

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Speaker 1: I mean she's resting now. You can see her when

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Speaker 1: you get back. So Dad and Levi headed off to

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Speaker 1: with a fun toy when they got home. That won't

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Speaker 1: be the only surprise if I can't figure out how

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Speaker 1: to change Ivy back to a human, thought Ivy's mom.

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Speaker 1: As she walked back to the bathroom. Ivy was swishing

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Speaker 1: walked in. I'm glad you're having a good time, honey,

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Speaker 1: but I have a daughter who's a mermaid, and that's

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Speaker 1: kind of a big problem, said Ivy's mom. What are

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Speaker 1: we gonna do? Maybe just try and enjoy it, Ivy said,

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Speaker 1: as she said that a bright magical light filled the bathroom.

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Speaker 1: Water started to fill the room as corals and seashells

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Speaker 1: appeared all over. What's going on now, exclaimed Ivy's mom,

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Speaker 1: looking a bit and her don't worry, mom, everything is

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Speaker 1: just fine, said Ivy. Maybe for you, Ivy, you're a mermaid.

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Speaker 1: This kind of environment isn't the best for humans, she said,

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Speaker 1: Then she sat down on the edge of the tub,

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Speaker 1: too worried, Ivy said, with a smirk, motioning for her

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Speaker 1: mom to look down. The water continued to rise. As

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Speaker 1: she saw something totally unexpected. I have a mermaid tail, too,

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Speaker 1: she shouted, nearly falling backwards into the tub. Just then

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Speaker 1: the water stopped just deep enough for them to swim around,

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Speaker 1: and they swam over to the bathroom door and opened

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Speaker 1: it up. Their whole house was filled with waste high water,

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Speaker 1: and everything in it had been transformed to look like

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Speaker 1: the things you'd find under the wave of the ocean,

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Speaker 1: little fish, steingrays, and tiny crabs swam and scuttled about

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Speaker 1: through swaying screen sea kelt. Ivy's mom couldn't help but

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Speaker 1: smile as she and Ivy held hands and swam through

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Speaker 1: the beautiful sea in their house together, keeping their heads

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Speaker 1: far off in the distance. This is amazing, Ivy's mom whispered,

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Speaker 1: I wouldn't want to be a mermaid with anyone else,

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Speaker 1: Ivy said, giving her mom a hug and a little

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Speaker 1: splash with her tail. The two swam around their house,

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Speaker 1: enjoying the amazing, magical undersea world. Hours passed and they

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Speaker 1: realized that Levi and Dad would be home soon. Uh

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Speaker 1: what are we gonna do with all this water, Ivy asked, Hmm,

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Speaker 1: how about we opened the back door and let it

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Speaker 1: flow out into the pool. Ivy's mom suggested, great idea.

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Speaker 1: Ivy agreed, so that's exactly what they did. As the

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Speaker 1: water flowed out, the things in their house returned to normal,

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Speaker 1: no more corals, sea kelp, or tiny crabs crawling about,

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Speaker 1: and as they sat on the floor, they quickly noticed

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Speaker 1: that they had returned to normal as well. No more

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Speaker 1: mormaid tales, just Ivy and Mom once again. That was amazing, Mom,

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Speaker 1: said Ivy as they walked around the house, making sure

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Speaker 1: How would we ever explain this all to your dad

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Speaker 1: and brother, asked Ivy's mom as the front door opened.

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Speaker 1: We're home. How's Ivy feeling? Dad asked, walking and holding

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Speaker 1: a bag from the water park. I picked this out

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Speaker 1: for you, said Levi as Dad took a shimmering mermaid

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Speaker 1: doll out of the bag and handed it to Ivy.

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Speaker 1: I know how much you like mermaids. Thank you, I

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Speaker 1: love them, I'd be giggled, giving her mom a weink.

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Speaker 1: The water park was great, so many big slides, flash pads.

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Speaker 1: Right now, I just want to relax in our pool,

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Speaker 1: said dad. Ivy and her mom didn't think much of

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Speaker 1: it until they heard Dad say, uh, can anyone tell

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Speaker 1: me why there's a little fish swimming around in our pool?

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Speaker 1: Ivy and her mom just looked at each other and laughed,

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Speaker 1: remembering the incredible mermaid adventure they had just shared together.

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Speaker 1: Did you learn a lesson from this story? A soul?

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Speaker 1: Was it? And? Parents? Do your kids have a story idea,

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Speaker 1: chance to join Levi and Ivy on their next adventure.

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Speaker 1: Until next time, thanks for listening. Come back for more