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Speaker 1: Welcome in everyone to Lively Lewis Stories. That's right, We're

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Speaker 1: back with even more awesome adventures with Levi and Ivy.

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Speaker 2: Enough about that, let's get too Today's Super Live Ay Lewis.

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Speaker 1: Story twenty seven, twenty eight, twenty nine thirty counted Levi

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Speaker 1: as he sat on the floor in his room, counting

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Speaker 1: a pile of money. Just a little bit more and

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Speaker 1: I'll be able to get the new Striker Extreme Soccer

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Speaker 1: video Games. It was the coolest new game that Levi

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Speaker 1: had just had to have, and he had been focused

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Speaker 1: last month. It was said to be released at the

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Speaker 1: video game store in town in just about a week,

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Speaker 1: and he wanted to be the first in line to

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Speaker 1: buy it. Levi had come up with a plan to

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Speaker 1: after school to earn more money faster. He was in

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Speaker 1: at all. He was so happy to do it and

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Speaker 1: knew that every afternoon he helped out there was a little

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Speaker 1: closer to getting his new Striker Extreme Soccer video game.

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Speaker 2: Levi, are you counting your money again.

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Speaker 1: Asked Ivy as she stood in the doorway of her

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Speaker 1: matter how many times you count it. I know that, Ivy.

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Speaker 2: I'm just really excited about the soccer video.

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Speaker 1: Game, answered Levi, putting his money back in an old

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Speaker 1: shoe box and sliding it under his bed. Just think,

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Speaker 1: in another week, I'll be playing soccer against some of

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Speaker 1: will be amazing and I can't wait, replied Levi. I

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Speaker 1: Soccer all day long, All day long, asked Ivy. What

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Speaker 1: I won't have to do those things anymore, replied Levi,

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Speaker 1: pretending to drib a soccer ball around his room. I'm

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Speaker 2: I really thought you were going to keep helping.

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Speaker 1: Out at the Animal Shelter, said Ivy, sounding very surprised.

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Speaker 2: I thought you really liked it there.

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Speaker 1: I was even gonna see if I could help out

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Speaker 1: there because it looked like so much fun. It is fun, Ivy,

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Speaker 1: answered Levi, which means I won't have time for extra

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Speaker 1: Levi loved working at the animal shelter and helping around

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Speaker 1: Ivy answered Levi. They're always looking for extra help. Levi

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Speaker 1: Levi introduced Ivy to Bonnie. She ran the shelter and

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Speaker 1: Hans so nice to meet you, Ivy, said Bonnie. Good

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Speaker 2: Does that sound good?

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Speaker 1: That's okay, Bonnie answered Ivy with a big smile, as

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Speaker 1: That's so kind of you, said Bonnie. I'll put your

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Speaker 1: That sounds great, said Ivy with a confused look on

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Speaker 1: Bonnie thanked Ivy again and walked over to where Levi

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Speaker 1: let me help you with that, said Bonnie, helping Levi

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Speaker 2: Thank you, Bonnie said Levi.

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Speaker 1: You know, with a few more chores around my house

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Speaker 1: I'll have enough money to buy my new video game.

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Speaker 1: I'm so excited. That's great, Levi answered Bonnie. I'm really

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Speaker 1: I think once I earned the money for my video game,

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Speaker 1: to work, said Levi as he placed the food bowls

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Speaker 1: in front of some very hungry dogs. Oh, said Bonnie,

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Speaker 1: But by then I'll definitely have my video game and

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Speaker 1: we'll be playing that a lot, answered Levi. Now, did

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Speaker 1: I guess you can feed them now, said Bonnie, a

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Speaker 1: Ivy could tell something was wrong when Bonnie's cheery mood changed.

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Speaker 1: Ivy told Bonnie. I bet I can even get some

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Speaker 1: friends to help out as well. Wow, that would be great,

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Speaker 1: said Bonnie. Thank you, Ivy. I can tell that you're

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Speaker 1: your help, Levi said Bonnie, pain lee by his five dollars.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Bonnie, said Levi as he excitedly put the

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Speaker 1: here when you leave next week, Bonnie added. Leave next week,

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Speaker 1: asked Levi's mom, sounding a bit confused. But I thought

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Speaker 1: you loved working at the animal shelter, Levi, I do, Mom,

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Speaker 1: but I'll have earned all the money I need to

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Speaker 1: out here anymore, said Levi.

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Speaker 2: That's not really how it works.

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Speaker 1: You won't be playing that soccer video game all the time,

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Speaker 1: said his mom. But we can talk more about this

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Speaker 2: And thank you, Ivy.

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Speaker 1: It was so great to meet you today, said Bonnie

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Speaker 1: with a smile. I'll put your five dollars in the

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Speaker 1: animal shelters remodel fun.

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Speaker 2: Just like we talked about.

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Speaker 1: Yes, please, answered Ivy. We'll see you tomorrow, and with that, Levi,

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Speaker 1: Ivy and their mom headed home. Ivy's mom told her

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Speaker 1: he made that date to a Striker Extreme Soccer video

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Speaker 1: for asking, Levi answered his mom. If you could rake

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Speaker 1: thought Levi's mom to herself. I'll have to talk with

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Speaker 1: Can you come over here, she called? Do you have

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Speaker 1: the leaves, asked Levi as he ran over. The sooner

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Speaker 1: I make more money, the sooner I'll be playing Striker

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Speaker 1: Extreme Soccer.

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Speaker 2: Yeah about that, began his mom.

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Speaker 1: I think it's great that You're choosing to work hard

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Speaker 1: You've been a big help around here, and I'll be

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Speaker 1: sad to see you stop lending a hand.

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Speaker 2: Also, that shelter needs you. Bonnie and those dogs and

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Speaker 1: Now. Won't it feel strange to not help out anymore?

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Speaker 1: Leeve I looked down at the ground. He knew his

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Speaker 1: helping out his parents, Bonnie and all those dogs and puppies.

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Speaker 1: But how could he have time to help out that

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Speaker 2: Play Striker extreme soccer.

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Speaker 1: He was feeling confused about his decision. He told his

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Speaker 2: The dogs and the.

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Speaker 1: Puppies all barked happily and jumped around excitedly as Leevi

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Speaker 2: Wow, I don't even.

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Speaker 1: Think I get that nice of a reaction when I

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