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Speaker 1: Welcome to Lively Lewis Stories.

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Speaker 2: Buckle up because you're about to join Levi and Ivy

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Speaker 2: on an adventure.

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Speaker 1: All you need is your imagination. An off we go,

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Speaker 1: Livy Rears Stories.

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Speaker 2: Hi, I'm Mamaga, I am Levi and Ivy's grandma. I'm

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Speaker 2: going to tell you a story today called Levi, Ivy

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Speaker 2: and the Three Sardines. Levi and Ivy were playing in

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Speaker 2: the backyard at their Mama Goth's house.

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Speaker 1: It was a beautiful yard.

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Speaker 2: Filled with giant trees and colorful gardens. Just beyond a

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Speaker 2: small wooden fence was a marvelous field that seemed to

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Speaker 2: stretch on forever. Rolling hills moved up and down the

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Speaker 2: landscape dotted with tiny yellow and purple flowers. Levi and

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Speaker 2: Ivy were playing a game of tag when suddenly, Ivy

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Speaker 2: saw a butterfly flutter over.

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Speaker 1: Toward the wooden fence.

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Speaker 2: Its dazzling orange and black wings fluttered silently and the

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Speaker 2: afternoon breeze. Tag you're it, exclaimed Levi as he touched

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Speaker 2: Ivy on the shoulder. LEVI didn't you hear me say

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Speaker 2: time out? I was looking at that beautiful butterfly, said

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Speaker 2: Ivy as she pointed at the winged wonder as it

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Speaker 2: swiftly made its way over the wooden fence and toward

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Speaker 2: the giant field. I wish I could follow it, Ivy added,

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Speaker 2: but Mamma God said we can't leave the yard.

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Speaker 1: Wow, it looks amazing.

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Speaker 2: I wish we could follow it, too, said Levi. But

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Speaker 2: Mama God did say that the field is so big

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Speaker 2: that it's easy to get lost in. Both Levi and

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Speaker 2: Ivy were silent for a moment as they watched the

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Speaker 2: butterfly flitting about in the rays of the afternoon sun

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Speaker 2: before it landed gracefully on a large sunflower. Then Ivy

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Speaker 2: looked at Levi, and without saying a word, he knew,

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Speaker 2: exioz what she was thinking. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

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Speaker 2: Ivy asked her brother. Are you thinking about those chocolate

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Speaker 2: chip cookies that Mamagu said we could have when we

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Speaker 2: were done playing outside, said Levi with a big smile.

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Speaker 2: And are you also thinking that we should follow that butterfly?

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Speaker 2: For just a minute or two, I was thinking about

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Speaker 2: following the butterfly, Ivy giggled, And if we don't wander

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Speaker 2: too far from the wooden fence, we'll definitely be able

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Speaker 2: to find our way back. Well, that sounds like a

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Speaker 2: plan to me, replied Levi. I'll keep an eye on

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Speaker 2: the fence and if we can see it, then we

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Speaker 2: know how to get back to Mamaga's yard. In an instant,

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Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy hopped over the wooden fence into the

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Speaker 2: beautiful open field. They ran toward the butterfly with their

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Speaker 2: arms outstretched like magnificent butterfly wings. They pretended to flutter

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Speaker 2: and fly along with their their new friend, up and

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Speaker 2: down the rolling hills and in between the yellow and

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Speaker 2: purple flowers. Every once in a while, Levi would reassuringly

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Speaker 2: and continued to run alongside the butterfly. Levi was close

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Speaker 2: behind and even spotted another butterfly as they ran. Levi

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Speaker 2: and Ivy were having a wonderful time, but they knew

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Speaker 2: that they had to head back soon or their Mammagow

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Speaker 2: would get worried. Can you still see the fence, called Ivy,

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Speaker 2: I sure can, answered LEVI. Follow me and we'll be

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Speaker 2: back at Mammagaw's in no time. They said goodbye to

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Speaker 2: the butterflies and they turned to head back home. Both

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Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy could see the wooden fence up ahead,

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Speaker 2: but what they couldn't see as they got closer was

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Speaker 2: their Mammaga's house. They both became very nervous until they

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Speaker 2: heard a familiar voice. It was their mammaga calling to them.

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Speaker 2: She walked over a little hill with her friend Carol,

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Speaker 2: who had been visiting while they played outside. Levi and Ivy,

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Speaker 2: what are you doing out here, asked Mammaga. And what

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Speaker 2: We're sorry, Mammaga, said Levi and Ivy, But we were

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Speaker 2: following a butterfly and thought if we kept an eye

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Speaker 2: your house, said Ivy. But there are a lot of

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Speaker 1: Got turned around. It's okay.

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Speaker 2: I'm just glad you're safe, said Mammaga, giving Levi an

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Speaker 2: said Mammaga's friend Carol.

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Speaker 1: Would you like to hear it?

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Speaker 2: As we walked back to the house, Levi and Ivy

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Speaker 2: them the tale of three little sardines that found themselves

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Speaker 2: in a very similar situation when they didn't listen to

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Speaker 2: below the waves of the ocean. This story actually happened

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Speaker 2: to my great grandmother Zoe and her two brothers, Brody

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Speaker 2: she began to tell the tale. Three little sardines were

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Speaker 2: That was amazing, called out Brodie. I didn't think you'd

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Speaker 2: be able to hit my fast ball. Wow, added Zoe.

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Speaker 2: That ball must have gone a mile. Ah. Thanks, replied Asher,

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Speaker 2: But he looked kind of sad. That was our last

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Speaker 2: baseball And since mom and dad said we can't leave

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Speaker 2: is over. Brody and Zoe felt bad too. They were

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Speaker 2: all having so much fun playing together. Then Brody got

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Speaker 2: said Zoe. We can't go out there, not even if

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Speaker 2: it means keeping our game going. It's just not safe.

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Speaker 2: Zoe was always the one who would remind her brothers

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Speaker 2: one of those times. Come on, Zoe, pleaded Brody. Yeah, Zoe,

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Speaker 2: Well, I guess if we all go together and hurry

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Speaker 2: Zoe said, with a bit of hesitation. May sardines took

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Speaker 2: But no sooner had they seen the ball than they

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Speaker 2: Only a second or two had passed before they found

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Speaker 2: Don't worry, so we called back. As long as we

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Speaker 1: Get back home. I just know it.

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Speaker 2: As the fishing net was lifted out of the water,

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Speaker 2: They also saw three little kids. The net was emptied

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Speaker 2: Trying to figure out what to do next, they saw

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Speaker 1: It was the three.

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Speaker 2: Kids they had just seen on deck. Hey, look at

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Speaker 2: these three little sardines. One of them said, do you

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Speaker 2: think Dad will let us keep them as pets. The

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Speaker 2: other kids shook their heads yes, and each used their

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Speaker 2: Zoe, Asher, and Brody didn't quite know how to feel,

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Speaker 2: please put us back into the ocean, said Zoe to

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Speaker 2: her brothers. But how they don't speak, fish, replied Asher.

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Speaker 2: Before he heard what you can talk, called out the

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Speaker 2: Crowded around the glass bowl waiting excitedly to see what

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Speaker 2: else the sardines had to say. Hi, We're Zoe, Asher

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Speaker 2: and Brody, said Zoe.

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Speaker 1: No way, shouted one of the kids. Those are our

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Speaker 2: Oh well, that's incredible, exclaimed Asher. We really hope you

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Speaker 2: can help us, added Brody. We need you to put

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Speaker 2: us back in the ocean so that we can get

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Speaker 2: they can't find us, said Zoe. We understand completely, said

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Speaker 2: Asher the Kid. The three little sardines were so happy

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Speaker 2: they thanked their new friends over and over as Brodie

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Speaker 2: the boat. It's so nice meeting you, said the kids

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Speaker 2: and in an instant, the kids tipped the bowl over

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Speaker 1: They quickly swam back to their.

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Speaker 2: Home, where they found their mom and dad searching for

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Speaker 2: them frantically. They were both so happy to see their

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Speaker 2: little sardines again, but had a long talk about following

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Speaker 2: of Plankton's surprise. And so you see, that's why you

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Speaker 2: should always listen to your mammaga, said Carol with a

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Speaker 2: big smile. Once Levi and Ivy got back to their

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Speaker 1: We'll never go into the field.

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Speaker 2: Again, mammaga, said Ivy, unless you'd like to go along

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Speaker 2: with us, asked Levi with a smile. Well, I would

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Speaker 2: love that, said Mammaga, as they all walked inside for

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

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Speaker 1: what was it? And parents, do your kids have a

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Speaker 1: story idea?

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Speaker 2: chance to join Levi and Ivy on their next adventure.

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Speaker 1: Until next time, Thanks for listening.

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