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Speaker 1: This is a story about Bernice's first day of school.

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Speaker 1: Bernice is super excited and even though Papa Bear told

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Speaker 1: if she woke up early, she is too excited to

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Speaker 1: do it. She hops up and starts getting dressed, but

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Speaker 1: can't find her lucky socks. Papa Bear helps her and

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Speaker 1: they head down to the kitchen for breakfast. Bernice's first

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Speaker 1: day of school, Bernice woke up long before her alarm

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Speaker 1: around her bedroom as she got ready for the day. Papa,

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Speaker 1: yelled down the stairs, because Mama and Papa Bear always

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Speaker 1: seem to be awake early. Running up the stairs, Papa

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Speaker 1: Bear asked, somewhat out of breath, what's wrong, little bear,

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Speaker 1: and why are you up so early? I'm super super excited, Papa.

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Speaker 1: Today is the first day of school, but I can't

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Speaker 1: find my socks. They have disappeared, Bernice exclaimed. Okay, I'm

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Speaker 1: sure they haven't walked away on their own unless Twigger

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Speaker 1: put them on. Hey, Twigger, did you take Bernice's socks?

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Speaker 1: Papa Bear jokingly asked the stuff giraffe. Papa, this is

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Speaker 1: really need to wear them today, Bernice said with concern. Sorry,

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Speaker 1: little Bear, Now, we did set out all of your

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Speaker 1: but the socks have gone missing. Why do socks always

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Speaker 1: the edge of your bed, Papa Bear said, as he

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Speaker 1: to find lost socks and make tasty cookies. And don't

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Speaker 1: how about we have some breakfast. Mama Bear should be

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Speaker 1: named Bernice. Thank you, Papa, yummy cakes. Papa, Can I

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Speaker 1: have more cocoa, please, asked Bernice after she quickly ate

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Speaker 1: a honeycake. Sure thing, little Bear, Papa Bear said, Slow down, Bernice,

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Speaker 1: there is no need to rush. You have plenty of

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Speaker 1: time to eat and get to school. Mama Bear said,

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Speaker 1: Papa Bear said, laughing, okay, Papa. After Bernice finished her breakfast,

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Speaker 1: all packed? Asked Mama Bear. Certainly is. We did it

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Speaker 1: last night. Bernice replied. Do you have enough pencils? Asked

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Speaker 1: I love you too, little Bear. Papa, Yes, little Bear,

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Speaker 1: But I am going to miss you today, Papa Bear said.

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Speaker 1: Don't worry, Papa, I'll be home soon and then you

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Speaker 1: day and remember to listen to your teachers. Hi, Papa,

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Speaker 1: I'm home, yelled Bernice as she walked in the front door,

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Speaker 1: missed you too, Papa. Why don't you have a seat

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Speaker 1: while I get you some chocolate chip cookies and a

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Speaker 1: glass of milk. I baked them fresh today. Yummy, yummy.

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Speaker 1: I'm going to have cookies in my tummy. Setting the

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Speaker 1: front of Bernice, he asked, so tell me all about

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Speaker 1: your day. Well, my day was super good, Papa, But wow,

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Speaker 1: going to school certainly makes me tired. Bernice said, with

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Speaker 1: Papa said with a smile. Yeah, they might be in

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Speaker 1: bed already. She said, with a yawn. We had all

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Speaker 1: science class, and we played basketball and gym. Class won

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Speaker 1: He was a little sad for a minute, but I

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Speaker 1: Papa Bear asked. One of our teachers is super strict, Papa.

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Speaker 1: One time Bobby kept talking in class. He was explaining

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Speaker 1: solar power in his backpack. I'm not sure which because

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Speaker 1: he talks about so many things. But one time, Papa,

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Speaker 1: it's impolite to talk when the teacher is talking, and

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Speaker 1: it's hard to hear what she is saying when you

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Speaker 1: Little Bear. Yeah, the teacher thanked me for paying attention

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Speaker 1: These cookies certainly are yummy. Papa, what's for dinner? I'm

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Speaker 1: think we can have pizza to celebrate your first day

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Speaker 1: back at school. Will you help me make the salad?

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Speaker 1: Little Bear? Sure, Papa, making salad is my specialty. So

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Speaker 1: what did you learn in science class today? We haven't

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Speaker 1: because I think we will be going out and collecting

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Speaker 1: different colored leaves later. The teacher told us some interesting

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Speaker 1: facts about trees, like did you know that a large

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Speaker 1: oak tree can drop ten thousand acorns in one year.

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Speaker 1: That's a lot of acorns, Papa Bear said, it certainly is.

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Speaker 1: Did you finish your lunch today, Papa Bear asked yes,

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Speaker 1: Papa and I shared a snack with Gertrude today. Do

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Speaker 1: you remember Gertrude, Papa. We met at the park the

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Speaker 1: last time. I remember she was the girl with the

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Speaker 1: of mine. She left hers in the classroom. That's nice

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Speaker 1: of you, little bear. It's good to share. Yeah. Do

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Speaker 1: you have any homework for tonight? Papa Bear asked, no,

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Speaker 1: not yet, Papa. The teacher said, we might start having

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Speaker 1: We sure can if we have time. Why don't you

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Speaker 1: the papers that the teacher sent home. Then you and

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Speaker 1: I can have dinner ready when Mama comes home. Okay, Papa.

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Speaker 1: As they walked up the stairs to get ready for bed,

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Speaker 1: Bernice said, the pizza was really yummy tonight. Thank you,

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Speaker 1: little Bear. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I thought you

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Speaker 1: did a great job with the caesar salad. Yeah. I

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Speaker 1: even added those little fishy things that Mama likes. I

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Speaker 1: know she appreciated you thinking about her, and she loved

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Speaker 1: the salad. I think you are right, Papa. Mama had

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Speaker 1: three bowls of salad. Mama loves eating salad, Papa Bear said.

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Speaker 1: And cookies. She loves cookies just like I do. That's true,

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Speaker 1: tonight after such a hard day at school, Bernice said

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Speaker 1: from her bedroom. Sitting in her bath, Bernice said, I

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Speaker 1: love bubbles, Papa. I can see that. Papa Bear said,

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Speaker 1: the bubbles. I think I am really tired, Papa, But

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Speaker 1: can you read me a story while I soak my

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Speaker 1: tired body? Asked Bernice. Ha ha ha. I love telling you stories,

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Speaker 1: little bear, but tonight, since you are tired, we just

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Speaker 1: Papa Bernice said with a yawn. Papa Bear took a

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Speaker 1: world full of magic and fun. There was a little

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Speaker 1: to hold it. The mama oak fed it every day,

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Speaker 1: The birds sang good night songs above it, and the

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Speaker 1: wind rocked it gently to and fro. The oak leaves

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Speaker 1: it was as happy as an acorn could be. There

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Speaker 1: sure the mama tree whispered loving words to all of them.

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Speaker 1: Mama trees must be super busy, Papa. Most mamas are

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Speaker 1: little bear. Summer days were so wonderful that the acorn

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Speaker 1: to wash the dust off the leaves. But the warm

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Speaker 1: The green cup of the acorn turned to a brown cup,

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Speaker 1: and it was good that it grew stiffer and harder,

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Speaker 1: for the cool winds began to blow. The leaves turned

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Speaker 1: whispered the mama oak. The cold days come and the

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Speaker 1: I could never leave this branch, said the acorn, So

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Speaker 1: it tried to cling all the closer to its branch,

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Speaker 1: But the leaves had already left, and some of them

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Speaker 1: Your brown shell is only the cover for a living plant,

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Speaker 1: the tiny oak tree was glad. Are you comfy and warm? Yes? Papa.

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Speaker 1: How about Twigger, Wolfy and Madeline? Are they comfy and

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Speaker 1: Bernice said with an even bigger yawn. Okay, give me

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Speaker 1: a big hug and a kiss. I love you, little bear.

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Speaker 1: I love you too, Papa. And that's the end of

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Speaker 1: our story. Good Night, sleep tight.