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Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep tight stories. Have you

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Speaker 1: moved to a new place before and felt lonely? Libby

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Speaker 1: has moved to a new house in a new place,

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Speaker 1: and she has to go to a new school the

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Speaker 1: next day, and she is nervous. Libby is very quiet

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Speaker 1: and likes it when people come up and talk to her.

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Speaker 1: But at the end of her first day, this has

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Speaker 1: not happened yet, and she is dreading what a long

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Speaker 1: year it is going to be. As Libby is walking home,

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Speaker 1: it feels like someone is fat following her, but every

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Speaker 1: time she turns to look, she cannot see anyone. Who

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Speaker 1: could it be Margarita the cat who loved pizza. Libby

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Speaker 1: sat in her new room on the floor, listening to music.

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Speaker 1: Music was her escape. It helped her imagine new worlds

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Speaker 1: and new situations for herself. She would dream of being

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Speaker 1: a superhero saving people from an incoming tornado, or maybe

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Speaker 1: she said. Today she was listening to music to try

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Speaker 1: and cheer herself up. It wasn't working. Libby and her

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Speaker 1: mom had just moved into a new house in a

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Speaker 1: new town far from where she grew up and she

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Speaker 1: was feeling sad, depressed, and a little anxious. Libby had

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Speaker 1: to attend a new school tomorrow midway through the year.

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Speaker 1: She knew everyone would stare at her when she walked

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Speaker 1: into the school, which would be okay, except Libby was

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Speaker 1: and always hoped kids would approach her first. Seeing Libby

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Speaker 1: unpacked yet? Libby? Libby had her music on loud and

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Speaker 1: couldn't hear her mother. Her mother would say she didn't

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Speaker 1: listen to her when she didn't have her headphones on,

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Speaker 1: but sometimes she got so focused or deep in thought

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Speaker 1: she didn't notice the outside world. Yes, mom, Libby said,

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Speaker 1: seeing her mother wave her hand in front of her face, sighing,

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Speaker 1: her mother said, why haven't you unpacked yet? You should

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Speaker 1: get everything in order so that when you get ready

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Speaker 1: for school tomorrow you won't be looking for something at

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Speaker 1: the last minute. Okay, I'll do it, unless there is

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Speaker 1: a chance that we might still move back home. No, Libby,

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Speaker 1: I understand that moving is difficult for you, but perhaps

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Speaker 1: you should think more positively about being here. Look at

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Speaker 1: your room, nice and clean and fresh, a blank slate,

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Speaker 1: This is a fresh start for us, both right, Libby said,

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Speaker 1: trying not to sound negative. I need to go get

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Speaker 1: groceries and I hope you will have made some progress

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Speaker 1: by the time I get back. Unless you want to

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Speaker 1: come with me, her mother asked, you know, I don't

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Speaker 1: like the noise of the grocery store. Mom. I'll see

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Speaker 1: you in an hour. Then, Libby's first day at school

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Speaker 1: went as she expected. People stared, and no one came

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Speaker 1: up to her and introduced themselves. She was convinced that

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Speaker 1: kids were whispering about her whenever she passed. Her mother

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Speaker 1: always told her that sometimes you need to try speaking

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Speaker 1: to people first. Still, she also accepted that this felt

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Speaker 1: impossible for Libby. Walking home, she felt more anxious and

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Speaker 1: sad than the day before. This was going to be

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Speaker 1: a long year, she thought. As she was walking, Libby

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Speaker 1: thought she heard someone following behind her, but no one

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Speaker 1: was there. Each time she turned around after walking a

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Speaker 1: little farther, she saw a flash of color in the

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Speaker 1: corner of her eye, but when she turned around, no

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Speaker 1: one was there. When she rounded the corner onto her street,

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Speaker 1: A flash of orange suddenly jumped out from behind kind

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Speaker 1: a bush and attacked her leg. It was a cat,

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Speaker 1: and it was rubbing up against her. Libby stopped and

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Speaker 1: bent down to pet her. Are you lost, little one,

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Speaker 1: she asked. You certainly don't look like you have an owner.

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Speaker 1: The cat was thin and looked undernourished, with matted and

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Speaker 1: dirty fur. The cat looked at Libby with dull eyes,

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Speaker 1: but managed to purr ever so quietly when she petted her.

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Speaker 1: You look as lonely as I am, Libby said, as

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Speaker 1: she stood up to continue walking home. Well, it was

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Speaker 1: nice to meet you, but I have to get home

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Speaker 1: otherwise my mother will worry about me. Libby walked the

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Speaker 1: remaining short distance home, and as she got to her

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Speaker 1: front door, felt something rubbing against her leg. It was

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Speaker 1: the orange cat again. You really don't have a home

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Speaker 1: to go to, do you, Libby said? I guess you

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Speaker 1: could come in long enough to get warm and have

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Speaker 1: don't mind that I ordered pizza for dinner, Libby's mother said,

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Speaker 1: as she came out from the kitchen. To greet her.

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Speaker 1: How was your first day at What is that? Her

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Speaker 1: mother asked, I think it's a stray. Mom. She followed

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Speaker 1: her something to drink and eat? Oh, Libby, I don't know. Please, Mom,

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Speaker 1: she looks so sad and lonely. And you always tell

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Speaker 1: me we should be kind to animals. Yes, but I

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Speaker 1: didn't mean we should bring home strange cats. While talking,

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Speaker 1: the orange cat had already found a spot on their couch,

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Speaker 1: curled up in a ball, and fell fast asleep. Looking

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Speaker 1: made herself at home. She must be so tired. Sensing

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Speaker 1: that there was no way that she was going to

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Speaker 1: win this conversation, Libby's mother didn't argue. She thought that

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Speaker 1: caring for the cat might help Libby be less anxious

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Speaker 1: about being in a new home. After she took off

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Speaker 1: her coat and shoes, Libby went to the kitchen to

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Speaker 1: but the cat wouldn't drink it. Then her mother brought

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Speaker 1: a bowl of tuna, but the orange cat would not

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Speaker 1: eat it. Libby tried giving the cat a leftover hamburger,

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Speaker 1: but the orange cat would not eat it. Maybe the

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Speaker 1: cat doesn't feel well, Libby. Her mother said, we might

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Speaker 1: want to take her to the vet. Just then the

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Speaker 1: doorbell rang. It was their pizza, and Libby's mother, after

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Speaker 1: paying the delivery person, put the pizza on the kitchen table.

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Speaker 1: Let's eat dinner first, and then we can decide how

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Speaker 1: to help the cat. Her mother suggested, this smells delicious, mom,

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Speaker 1: Libby said, as the smell of the pizza filled their house.

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Speaker 1: As they were eating, the orange cat came into the

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Speaker 1: kitchen and rubbed against Libby's leg. Looking up at her,

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Speaker 1: it looked like she was begging for a slice. Look, Mom,

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Speaker 1: she likes the smell of pizza. Maybe I should give

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Speaker 1: her some. Libby cut off a piece of her pizza

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Speaker 1: and set it on the floor for the cat. This

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Speaker 1: time she ate what was given to her. In fact,

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Speaker 1: she ate it in one great big bite and again

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Speaker 1: rubbed up against Libby's leg. I think she likes pizza.

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Speaker 1: Perhaps I should give her a slice of her own,

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Speaker 1: Libby said to her mother. I'm no expert, Libby, but

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Speaker 1: I am not sure pizza is the best food for

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Speaker 1: a cat, even our tomato, and she's favorite. She needs

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Speaker 1: to eat something, mom, Libby gave the cat a slice

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Speaker 1: she lay down, cleaning herself. Well she seems full at least,

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Speaker 1: Libby said to her mom. You both love your marguerita pizza,

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Speaker 1: she replied with a laugh. As her mom checked on

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Speaker 1: her that night, she saw the orange cat lying with

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Speaker 1: Libby in bed. Both were fast asleep. The next morning,

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Speaker 1: before breakfast, Libby tried to give the orange cat a

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Speaker 1: drink of milk, but the cat wouldn't drink it. Then

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Speaker 1: her mother brought her another bowl of tuna, and again

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Speaker 1: the orange cat would not eat it. How about we

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Speaker 1: try giving her a slice of leftover pizza, Libby said

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Speaker 1: to her mother. This is one unusual cat. Her mother

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Speaker 1: replied as she heated a slice of leftover pizza in

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Speaker 1: routine went on for the rest of the week. Every

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Speaker 1: day Libby and her mother would offer the orange cat

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Speaker 1: something to eat, like tuna or catfood of all kinds,

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Speaker 1: and she would refuse to eat it all but as

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Speaker 1: soon as she was given pizza, she would hungrily eat

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Speaker 1: it all up, and when they ordered more pizza, the

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Speaker 1: orange cat would be right there, meowing and rubbing up

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Speaker 1: her own. During the day, the orange cat would sleep

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Speaker 1: on the couch. At night, she would sleep in Libby's bed.

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Speaker 1: The orange cat and Libby were becoming great friends. While

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Speaker 1: the vet to make sure that she was healthy and

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Speaker 1: didn't have an owner looking for her. Her mother said,

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Speaker 1: what did the vets say? The vet said that she

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Speaker 1: seemed to be fine and that she didn't have a

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Speaker 1: chip with an owner's contact information on it. She said

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Speaker 1: that she would get in touch if someone was looking

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Speaker 1: for an orange cat. I'm glad to hear that she

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Speaker 1: is healthy, but does that mean we will keep her,

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Speaker 1: Libby asked excitedly. I've seen how you and she have

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Speaker 1: been getting along, and except for her strange eating habits,

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Speaker 1: I guess we have a new member of the family.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, mom. Libby said, we can't keep calling her

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Speaker 1: the orange cat. Have you thought of a name? Her

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Speaker 1: mother asked, Well, since she loves our favorite pizza so much,

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Speaker 1: I thought we could call her Margarita. Ha haha. That's

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Speaker 1: as unique a name as the cat herself. It's perfect,

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Speaker 1: and that's the end of our story. Good night, sleep tight, oh,