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Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. Do you

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Speaker 1: get nervous when you need to speak in front of people?

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Speaker 2: I know I do.

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Speaker 1: Zak, the boy in our story, has a presentation to.

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Speaker 2: Give and he is very nervous.

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Speaker 1: His mom doesn't understand why he is so nervous.

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Speaker 2: She says, you just.

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Speaker 1: Practice, take a deep breath, and before you know it,

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Speaker 1: people will be clapping and it will be all over.

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Speaker 1: Zach doesn't think that is really true. Zach has to

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Speaker 1: give a presentation. Zach's alarm went off.

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Speaker 2: He didn't need an alarm.

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Speaker 1: It served as more of a launch signal. That's how

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Speaker 1: his mom referred to it. She always said, when that

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Speaker 1: alarm goes off, Zach, you need to launch yourself out

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Speaker 2: Of a Saturn rocket.

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Speaker 1: Zach preferred to ease himself into the day, which was

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Speaker 1: one of the many differences between his mom and him.

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Speaker 2: Especially today.

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Speaker 1: Today was class presentation day, and he had been dreading

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Speaker 1: this day since Missus Burnaby announced.

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Speaker 2: It last week.

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Speaker 1: Zach hated getting up in front of the class and

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Speaker 1: He was a great student, but he was painfully shy,

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Speaker 1: so this morning, when his alarm went off, he.

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Speaker 2: Did the opposite of blast off.

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Speaker 1: He pulled the covers over his head and sunk further

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Speaker 2: However, unlikely that was Zach, are you dressed yet?

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Speaker 1: I have to leave for work soon. I have that

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Speaker 2: Zach.

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Speaker 1: Coming into his bedroom, Zach's mother noticed him hiding under

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Speaker 1: have time for hide and seek this morning. Hurry up

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Speaker 1: You could leave me here. I'll be okay. I'm a

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Speaker 1: She continued, pulling off the sheets. Hurry up and get ready.

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Speaker 1: I have a bowl of oatmeal for you in the kitchen.

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Speaker 1: Oatmeal now, that certainly makes me want to rush into

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Speaker 1: the kitchen for breakfast, yack, Zach thought. Finally, sitting at

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Speaker 1: the table, Zack stirred the bowl of oatmeal with his spoon,

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Speaker 1: What's wrong this morning, Zach. You aren't usually this glum,

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Speaker 1: his mother asked as she poured coffee into her travel mug.

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Speaker 1: I have a class presentation this morning, he said, as

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Speaker 1: he continued to stir his oatmeal. That sounds exciting, Zach,

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Speaker 1: I have won this morning too. All you have to

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Speaker 1: and before you know it, people are clapping and it's

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Speaker 2: You will do great. I know you will.

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Speaker 1: That's easy for you to say, he mumbled. Sorry, Zach,

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Speaker 1: I need to race out the door this morning. Please

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Speaker 1: She loved being in front of people, talking and meeting strangers.

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Speaker 1: She was all the things that Zach wasn't and unfortunately

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Speaker 1: Hard to create a better future for him, but the

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Speaker 1: Zach felt sick to his stomach and thought of running

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Speaker 1: who was doing a presentation on his lego collection. Let's

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Speaker 1: you ready? Yes, I I'm ready, Missus Burnaby, he whispered.

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Speaker 1: He grabbed his slides, showing pictures of his favorite legos

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Speaker 1: His hands were shaking. Now that the class was perfectly quiet,

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Speaker 1: don't you start by introducing yourself and your presentation, Missus

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Speaker 1: Burnaby said quietly. Okay, Zach said, whispering quietly as his

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Speaker 1: What I can't hear you, Jake, the loudest kid in

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Speaker 2: Don't forget to.

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Speaker 1: Continue working in your workbooks, Missus Burnaby said, as the

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Speaker 1: It's tough for some of us to get up in

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Speaker 1: I used to think kids were frightening, she said with

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Speaker 1: at least friendly, she said with another laugh, And you

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Speaker 1: have nothing to worry about. You always have thoughtful and

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Speaker 2: Anyways, the best thing you can.

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Speaker 1: Do is practice, and if after practicing you are still

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Speaker 1: Missus Burnaby. As Zach left the class, he walked down

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Speaker 1: Oh sorry, Rach, I didn't see you, and I kind

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Speaker 1: of forgot about hanging out. How could you forget about

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Speaker 1: you saw me. I was a mess. You are always

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Speaker 1: a mess, she said, laughing. It wasn't that bad. You

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Speaker 1: Maybe you should use a microphone next time, or a bullhorn.

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Speaker 1: Maybe I should just stay home. Don't be so silly.

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Speaker 1: All you need to do is practice. Mister Dunbar used

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Speaker 1: they stopped in front of the bus doors. It's different

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Speaker 1: practicing by myself. It's when I get in front of

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Speaker 1: That's one of the reasons why we are such good friends.

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Speaker 1: I have an idea. Why don't you come to my

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Speaker 1: I'm sure it will be okay, and you could stay

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Speaker 1: for dinner. I think my mom is making lasagna. I

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Speaker 1: I really appreciate your help, but I'm not sure if

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Speaker 1: have thought of that already. You won't just be practicing

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Speaker 1: in front of me. I have a whole audience for

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Speaker 1: you to talk to. Who asked Zach. Just wait and

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Speaker 1: you will see. And that's the end of this part.

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Speaker 1: Good night, sleep tight.