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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, and off we go

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Speaker 1: vy Rare stories.

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Speaker 2: Sometimes it's rainy and sometimes it's sunny. Sometimes we feel

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Speaker 2: like eating chips, and sometimes we feel like eating ice cream.

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Speaker 2: Sometimes we use good manners and sometimes we don't. This

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Speaker 2: is one of those days when Levi decided he wasn't

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Speaker 2: going to use good manners and what happened because of

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Speaker 2: the decisions he made. Mom Mom shouted Levi as he

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Speaker 2: walked into the house. He headed towards the kitchen, tracking

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Speaker 2: mud on the floor with every step Levi. His mom

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Speaker 2: called out, what are you doing? Take off those dirty shoes.

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Speaker 2: Now I'm gonna have to clean all the floors. Levi

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Speaker 2: kicked off his shoes in the kitchen and sat down

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Speaker 2: in a huff, never saying he was sorry or acknowledging

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Speaker 2: the fact that he had made a big mess that

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Speaker 2: his mom would now have to clean up. Mom, when

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Speaker 2: is Emily going to be here? Levi asked, I don't

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Speaker 2: think that's what you meant to say, replied Levi's mom,

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Speaker 2: looking a bit upset, Levi looked around and saw the

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Speaker 2: mess he had made. Sorry, he said, in a less

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Speaker 2: and sincere tone.

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Speaker 1: Now when will Emily be here? Wow? Said his mom.

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Speaker 1: That was the magic.

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Speaker 2: Word, but definitely not the magic tone, so that sorry

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Speaker 2: really doesn't count, now, does it?

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Speaker 1: I guess not.

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Speaker 2: I'll put my shoes by the door, said Levi, grabbing

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Speaker 2: a cookie from a plate on the counter as he

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Speaker 1: Levi.

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Speaker 2: Honey, you cannot have a cookie now. Those are for

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Speaker 2: when Emily gets here for her plate ate with you

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Speaker 2: and Ivy, said Levi's mom.

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Speaker 1: But I won't one now.

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Speaker 2: Levi wined, tossing the cookie back on the plate. Levi,

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Speaker 2: I don't like the way you're acting right now, replied

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Speaker 2: his mom. It's like you left your good manners in

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Speaker 2: your room when you got up this morning. How about

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Speaker 2: you go back upstairs and find them. Levi stopped away

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Speaker 2: Good morning, mommy, those cookies smell so good, she said

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Speaker 2: in a cheery tone. Thank you for making them and

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Speaker 2: for having Emily over today for a playdate. Now that

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Speaker 2: is more like it. Here, welcome, sweetie, said Levi, and

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Speaker 2: Ivy's mom complimenting Ivy on her good manners and her

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Speaker 2: and that was just too long for Levi to wait.

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Speaker 2: Even though he went up to his room, he definitely

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Speaker 2: didn't find his manners there. Only a few minutes past

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Speaker 2: before Levi ran back downstairs and into the kitchen. He

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Speaker 2: was banging a toy drum from his My First rock

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Speaker 2: Band toy set and singing his newest song called I.

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Speaker 1: Want a cooking Now lee By.

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Speaker 2: His mom called out over the sound of thumping drum beats,

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Speaker 2: you're being really loud. Do you think you could lower

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Speaker 2: the volume a bit? Your dad is trying to get

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Speaker 2: some work done. Levi looked disappointed yet again and dropped

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Speaker 2: his drum on the floor. Levi, you really need to

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Speaker 2: calm down and stopped acting so wild, said his mom.

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Speaker 2: Now pick up your drum, please put it away.

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Speaker 1: I know how about you play with Ivy.

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Speaker 2: She seems to have good manners to spare today. Maybe

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Speaker 2: you could learn from watching her. Levi's mom knew a

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Speaker 2: good way to teach something was to lead by example

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Speaker 2: and show the person how to do it. In this case,

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Speaker 2: it was kind of like good manners, you know, Simon says,

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Speaker 2: but it didn't quite work out the way she thought

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Speaker 2: it would. Ivy smiled that Levi and asked him what

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Speaker 2: he wanted to play Good Manners.

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Speaker 1: Levi stomped over to Ivy and took the block she

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Speaker 2: Ivy said she was happy to share good manners. Levi

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Speaker 1: Bad Manners.

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Speaker 2: Ivy told Levi his castle looked really cool and asked

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Speaker 1: Good manners.

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Speaker 2: Levi I didn't answer and kept on building Bad Manners.

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Speaker 2: Ivy got up and walked over to her mom. Mommy,

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Speaker 2: why is Levi being so not nice today? She asked, Well, Ivy,

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Speaker 2: sometimes people just have bad days, replied Ivey's mom, and

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Speaker 2: I think Levi is having one of those days with

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Speaker 1: Ivey's mom told her to go back.

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Speaker 2: start using some better manners, said his mom. You know

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Speaker 2: that being kind and respectful to others makes the day

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Speaker 2: and make other people feel appreciated. Levi knew this was

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Speaker 2: and Ivy, but his bad manners were definitely getting the

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Speaker 2: sneak a cookie. Levi, that is it, said his mom, Sandy, disappointed.

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Speaker 2: Go to your room please, and I will tell you

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Speaker 2: be here in just a little while, Levi said, sunny, frustrated.

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Speaker 2: I know, Levi, but the decision you made today and

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Speaker 2: the actions you've taken have consequences. That's the thing that

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Speaker 2: If I let you have bad manners with no consequences,

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Speaker 2: then you may never stop using them. I think you

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Speaker 2: need some quiet time to think about some good choices

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Speaker 2: you can make for the rest of the day, Levi

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Speaker 2: I looked upset, but deep down he knew she was right.

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Speaker 2: He ran off to his room, and not much time

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Speaker 2: their playdate. Leeve I could hear Ivy and Emily playing

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Speaker 2: and as he listened to them playing, he thought about

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Speaker 2: how he'd been acting that day. He wasn't a bad

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Speaker 2: mood because he hadn't slept well the night before, and

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Speaker 2: he let that mood decide how he acted. As he

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Speaker 2: thought more about it, he realized that he was in

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Speaker 2: feel loved and appreciated, just like they made him feel. Well.

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Speaker 2: That feeling was so much better than being rude and

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Speaker 2: him down from his room yet, he decided to go

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Speaker 2: of his room. I'm so sorry, mom, I'm sorry Ivy,

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Speaker 2: Levi said, in a magic tone which was sincere and kind.

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Speaker 2: I haven't had the best manners today and I wanted

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Speaker 2: to apologize. Thank you for having Emily over, mom, and

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Speaker 2: thank you for making cookies.

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Speaker 1: And Ivy, I'm sorry I.

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Speaker 2: Didn't share the blocks with you earlier and tell you

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Speaker 2: how great your castle looked. Levi's mom had a big

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Speaker 2: smile on her face and she hugged her son. Thank you, Levi,

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Speaker 2: she said, yeah, thank you, Levi added, Ivy, that was

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Speaker 2: His mom began, we all have bad days, but the

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Speaker 2: fact that you learned from your actions today and you

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Speaker 2: made your own decision to apologize is really important. Saying

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Speaker 2: I'm sorry is always a good first step in making

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Speaker 2: a situation better. Levi gave his mom and Ivy a

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Speaker 2: play date now, she said. Levi smiled and was really

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Speaker 2: happy to finally be able to join in the fun.

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Speaker 2: Who would like a cookie, asked Levi and Ivy's mom.

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Speaker 2: I would, said Levi, reaching for a cookie before stopping himself.

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Speaker 2: But I think Emily should get the first one because

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Speaker 1: Good manners, Levi. That was really nice of you.

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Speaker 2: Said his mom, giving a cookie to Emily. Thank you, Levi,

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Speaker 2: Emily said, Enjoying her tasty treat. Levi took a cookie

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Speaker 2: and gave it to Ivy, then asked his mom if

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Speaker 2: she wanted one, before taking one for himself. These are

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Speaker 2: so great, mom, Thanks for making them and for having

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Speaker 2: Emily over to play, said Levi. Ivy and Emily finished

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Speaker 1: Outside to play. Sure, have fun, said.

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Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy's mom, before turning to Levi. It looks

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Speaker 1: I guess you're right.

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Speaker 2: They were just a little lost, but I'll do my

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Speaker 2: best to never lose them again, Levi said, give me

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Speaker 2: his mom a big hug and running outside to play

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

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Speaker 2: Hey?

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Speaker 1: South, what was it?

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Speaker 2: And?

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Speaker 1: Parents?

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Speaker 2: idea and your kid's name for a chance to join

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Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy on their next adventure.

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