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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, Rivy Rare Stories.

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Speaker 1: The big pile of leaves in the front yard grew

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Speaker 1: even bigger as Levi and Ivy raked more of them

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Speaker 1: into the giant pile. They'd been working all morning helping

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Speaker 1: their dad clean up the yard. I'm tired, Levi complained,

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Speaker 1: Who knew we had so many leaves? I'm hungry, Ivy wind,

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Speaker 1: When is it time for lunch? Hang in there, guys,

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Speaker 1: Their dad said, Mom is making lunch right now, and afterwards,

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Speaker 1: you could both pick a treat for dessert. I really

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Speaker 1: appreciate your help today. Yay, we get a treat, the

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Speaker 1: kids shouted. Both of them had a sweet tooth, and

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Speaker 1: we're super excited when they were allowed to choose something

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Speaker 1: from the treat bowl. In fact, their mom had just

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Speaker 1: filled it up the last time she went shopping, and

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Speaker 1: there were some awesome goodies to choose from. But before

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Speaker 1: it was time to put the leaves into the garbage bin,

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Speaker 1: they asked if they could jump in them. Of course,

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Speaker 1: their dad replied, that's the fun part about raking leaves.

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Speaker 1: In fact, I'll jump in with you with that. The

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Speaker 1: three of them raced to jump into the pile of leaves,

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Speaker 1: landing with a big poof as dust and leaves went

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Speaker 1: flying everywhere. Over and over, the kids ran and jumped

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Speaker 1: into the giant pile until they'd had enough. It was dirty,

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Speaker 1: but fun. They'd had a blast. Finally, they heard their

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Speaker 1: mom calling from the porch. Time for lunch, you too,

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Speaker 1: Come wash your hands so you can eat. Levi and

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Speaker 1: Ivy ran inside to clean up. Their tummies were growling.

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Speaker 1: They couldn't wait to dig in. Their mom had made

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Speaker 1: their favorite grilled sandwiches with chips and carrot sticks on

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Speaker 1: the side. Neither one of them made a peep as

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Speaker 1: they scarfed down their lunch and polish them off with

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Speaker 1: two big glasses of fresh squeeze lemonade. Thanks mom, Levi said,

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Speaker 1: letting out a big burp. You're welcome, She replied, Now

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Speaker 1: what do you say? Excuse me? Leeve I laughed, feeling

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Speaker 1: extremely proud of his manly burp. It was yummy, mom,

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Speaker 1: Ivy said, my tummy is so full. I hope it's

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Speaker 1: not too full for something sweet. Their dad said, after all,

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Speaker 1: I promised both of you a treat for helping me

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Speaker 1: this morning. With a loud squeal, the kids ran to

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Speaker 1: the kitchen to get the tree bole. They couldn't wait

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Speaker 1: to pick something out. I want the chocolate cupcakes, Levi,

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Speaker 1: I announced me too, Ivy echoed. Fortunately, there were two

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Speaker 1: packages of cupcakes left, one package for each of them.

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Speaker 1: They took their treats and happily skipped out to the

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Speaker 1: front porch. Sitting on the glider, Ivy tried to open

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Speaker 1: her package but couldn't get a good grip. Using her teeth.

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Speaker 1: She pulled on the corner of the plastic. When that

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Speaker 1: didn't work, she went back to using her hands. However,

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Speaker 1: the package was slippery and she ended up dropping her

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Speaker 1: treat onto the porch. It rolled between the wooden boards

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Speaker 1: the hollow area below. Oh no, she cried, my cupcakes.

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Speaker 1: They're all the way down there with the spiders. Her

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Speaker 1: dad looked between the boards and said, I am so sorry, Ivy.

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Speaker 1: I think they're gone for good. Immediately, Ivy started to cry.

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Speaker 1: I love chocolate cupcakes. They're my favorite. Levi. I easily

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Speaker 1: opened his package and started to take a bite. He

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Speaker 1: was super glad his treat didn't fall under the porch,

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Speaker 1: but as he began to nibble on the cupcakes, he

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Speaker 1: felt guilty. Maybe I should share, he thought quietly, But

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Speaker 1: just as soon as the thought entered his mind, it

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Speaker 1: went away, and he took another big bite of the

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Speaker 1: chocolate goodness. When you looked up, he saw Ivy's sad face. Hey, Ivy,

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Speaker 1: he said, there are other treats in the bowl. Why

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Speaker 1: don't you go pick something else? Yes, honey, Ivy's mom said,

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Speaker 1: you can certainly choose a different treat. But Ivy didn't

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Speaker 1: want something else. She wanted the chocolate cupcakes. The other

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Speaker 1: treats were okay, but they weren't her favorite. Tears ran

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Speaker 1: down her face as she thought about her yummy cupcakes

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Speaker 1: being eaten by spiders. Once again, the thought crossed Levi's mind,

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Speaker 1: and finished off the first chocolate cupcake. His dad watched

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Speaker 1: him from the other side of the porch, hoping Levi

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Speaker 1: would make it the right decision, But when Levi started

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Speaker 1: evident he was not planning on sharing. That's when their

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Speaker 1: Levi put the cupcake down and said, what is it? Dad?

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Speaker 1: I've been thinking about the birthday party you and Ivy

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Speaker 1: went to a couple of weeks ago. Do you remember, Levi?

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Speaker 1: I had thought back to that day. Their neighbor had

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Speaker 1: invited both of them to his party, where there was

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Speaker 1: a jump house, a magic show, and ice cream cones.

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Speaker 1: When Levi had accidentally dropped his ice cream cone in

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Speaker 1: the dirt, Ivy had given him hers. Uh, Levi, I mumbled,

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Speaker 1: I guess I remember. Then, Levi's mom said, I'm thinking

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Speaker 1: of last Christmas when we were decorating the tree. Remember

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Speaker 1: the hot cocoa with marshmallows we had? Leeve I thought

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Speaker 1: back to that day. His mom had made hot cocoa

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Speaker 1: while his dad hung the tinsel on the tree. However,

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Speaker 1: when the kids went to put marshmallows in their cocoa,

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Speaker 1: there was only enough for one of them. Ivy had

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Speaker 1: given the marshmallows to Levi, saying it's okay, Levi, I

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Speaker 1: don't need marshmallows. You take them. Yeah, Levi said softly,

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Speaker 1: I guess I remember Looking down at his cupcake, he

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Speaker 1: suddenly didn't want it anymore. Reaching across the porch, he

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Speaker 1: handed it to Ivy. Here, Ivy, you take the cupcake.

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Speaker 1: I'm sorry yours fell under the porch. At once, Ivy

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Speaker 1: dried her tears and smiled. Thanks, Levi, she said. Taking

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Speaker 1: The family laughed as crumbs went flying out of her mouth.

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Speaker 1: She laughed too, and even more crumbs went flying. Looking

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Speaker 1: around at his family, Levi knew he'd made the best decision.

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Speaker 1: At that moment, he remembered his teacher's words, sharing is caring,

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Speaker 1: and he finally understood what that meant. As time went on,

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Speaker 1: both Ivy and Levi learned how to share even more.

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Speaker 1: When they wanted to be selfish and keep the read

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Speaker 1: or toy for themselves, they tried to think of how

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Speaker 1: the other person felt. They also remembered the times others

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Speaker 1: had shared with them and how happy it made them feel.

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Speaker 1: In fact, their family made up a little rhyme to

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Speaker 1: remind them about the importance of sharing, and it went

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Speaker 1: like this, if sharing is caring and I care about you,

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Speaker 1: I'll share what I have through and through sharing is caring?

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Speaker 1: The end? Did you learn a lesson from this story?

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Speaker 1: A felt? What was it? And? Parents? Do your kids

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Speaker 1: your kid's name for a chance to join Levi and

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Speaker 1: Ivy on their next adventure. Until next time, thanks for listening.

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