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Speaker 1: Lewis story. Too Much Chocolate, Part one, The story you're
Speaker 1: about to enjoy was inspired by Eliza. Thank you so
Speaker 1: much for your amazing idea. If there was one thing
Speaker 1: that Ivy loved to eat, it was chocolate, and not
Speaker 1: just one type of chocolate, all types of chocolate, chocolate bars,
Speaker 1: chocolate lollipops, chocolate covered gummi bears, and even chocolate shaped
Speaker 1: like animals, cars, and even gugs. As long as it
Speaker 1: was chocolate, it was for her. But it was getting
Speaker 1: to be a bit of a problem. Ivy had always
Speaker 1: liked chocolate, but She had never craved it before until
Speaker 1: last Halloween, when an epic candy hall had her looking
Speaker 1: for the sweet treat all day every day. So on
Speaker 1: one particular day, after her second visit to the dentist
Speaker 1: in two weeks to have a cavity filled, her parents
Speaker 1: decided it was time to put a stop to Ivy's
Speaker 1: chocolate chaos. They also needed to keep a better eye
Speaker 1: on her toothbrushing, but that was a different story. Ivy,
Speaker 1: your mom and I need to talk to you, said
Speaker 1: Ivy's dad when they got home from the dentist. YEP,
Speaker 1: hold on one minute, I'm just looking for a snack,
Speaker 1: called Ivy s. She rummaged through the cupboards in the kitchen.
Speaker 1: Getting that cavity filled made me hungry. As Ivy searched
Speaker 1: through the shelf after shelf, her parents decided to meet
Speaker 1: her in the kitchen. Do you know where my chocolate
Speaker 1: bucket is? Asked Ivy? And if you don't have a
Speaker 1: chocolate bucket at home, it's exactly what it sounds like,
Speaker 1: a bucket filled with every different type of chocolate you
Speaker 1: can think of. Her parents, trying to be nice after Halloween,
Speaker 1: let Ivy have a little piece of chocolate each day.
Speaker 1: They didn't think much of it because Ivy had never
Speaker 1: been that big of a fan of chocolate. But as
Speaker 1: days turned into weeks, Ivy started sneaking chocolate all throughout
Speaker 1: the day. It became her favorite food and no one
Speaker 1: could stop her from devouring the sweet treat. Then, before
Speaker 1: her parents knew it, they had created a chocolate monster,
Speaker 1: which was pretty fitting since it all started with Halloween candy. Ivy,
Speaker 1: you can stop looking for your chocolate basket, said Ivy's mom,
Speaker 1: knowing very well what Ivy's reaction would be when she
Speaker 1: told her where her tasty chocolate snacks went. Yes, Ivy,
Speaker 1: you can stop looking because your chocolate isn't in there,
Speaker 1: began her dad, looking a bit nervous. We threw it out.
Speaker 1: Ivy stopped her search and slowly turned around to face
Speaker 1: her parents. I'm sorry, I don't think I heard you correctly,
Speaker 1: Ivy said, with the fource giggle. It sounded like you
Speaker 1: threw out my chocolate. And since you know how much
Speaker 1: I love chocolate, you wouldn't do that. You wouldn't do
Speaker 1: that because it would make me so so so sad,
Speaker 1: and I know you don't want me to be sad right.
Speaker 1: The look on Ivy's face turned into a worried frown
Speaker 1: as she realized that her parents were telling her the truth.
Speaker 1: Oh no, oh no, why would you throw out my chocolate?
Speaker 1: Exclaimed Ivy as she plopped down in one of the
Speaker 1: kitchen chairs. Am I being punished for something? No, Ivy,
Speaker 1: you didn't do anything wrong. Well, not exactly, said her mom,
Speaker 1: sitting down next to her at the kitchen table. We did,
Speaker 1: She's right, Ivy. We let you have chocolate every day,
Speaker 1: and that started a bad habit, her dad explained. You
Speaker 1: started out having one little piece a day, then it
Speaker 1: was two pieces, then more and more and more. We
Speaker 1: should have stopped you a while ago. I mean, you
Speaker 1: just got home from getting a cavity fils because of
Speaker 1: all the chocolate you're eating, and the first thing you
Speaker 1: did was look for more chocolate. Eating too much chocolate
Speaker 1: isn't good for you, added Ivy's mom. It can make
Speaker 1: you cranky, give you cavities, and make it hard for
Speaker 1: you to sleep because of all the sugar. We're sorry,
Speaker 1: but right now we think it's best for you to
Speaker 1: lay off the chocolate for a bit. A piece here
Speaker 1: and there is totally fine. I mean, I love chocolate too,
Speaker 1: but eating it every day just isn't great for you,
Speaker 1: said Ivy's dad. Ivy was so shocked that she couldn't
Speaker 1: even think of what to say. She just sat there
Speaker 1: thinking of her favorite chocolates and how much she was
Speaker 1: going to miss them. Ivy, we need you to say something,
Speaker 1: said her mom. You're not being punished. You can have
Speaker 1: chocolate again, just not right now. There has to be
Speaker 1: something else you can eat, suggested her dad as he
Speaker 1: got up and opened the fridge. How about some grape
Speaker 1: s or string cheese. You used to love those snacks,
Speaker 1: or some gram crackers or pretzels, added Ivy's mom. No,
Speaker 1: thank you, said Ivy in a sad voice as she
Speaker 1: stood up. I'm not hungry all of the sudden. I
Speaker 1: know I was eating too much chocolate, and I know
Speaker 1: you're just trying to do what's best for me, but
Speaker 1: I'm gonna need a minute to think all this over.
Speaker 1: Ivy's parents were happy with the way their daughter was
Speaker 1: handling the new chocolate shortage, and they decided it would
Speaker 1: be best to let her try and work through it
Speaker 1: on her own. To start out, we're here if you
Speaker 1: need any snack, suggestions, said Ivy's mom with a little smile. Okay,
Speaker 1: thank you, said Ivy in a soft voice as she
Speaker 1: walked into the living room where Levi had been listening
Speaker 1: to her conversation with her parents. I heard the whole thing,
Speaker 1: he said, as Ivy sat down next to him on
Speaker 1: the couch. Sorry about that, but maybe I can make
Speaker 1: you something tasty to eat. Do you want to try
Speaker 1: my latest combination, pickles and raisins. Sounds strange, but oddly enough,
Speaker 1: it works, Levi. I definitely had what Ivy would politely
Speaker 1: call a unique diet. When she wasn't being polite, she
Speaker 1: would say, he eats some really weird food. No thanks,
Speaker 1: I think I'm going to go for a walk, said Ivy.
Speaker 1: So she told her parents she'd be back in a
Speaker 1: bit and headed out to think about her world without chocolate.
Speaker 1: As Ivy walked, she kind of lost track of where
Speaker 1: she was. The only thing swirling around in her were
Speaker 1: thoughts of chocolate, and before she knew it, she was
Speaker 1: standing in front of a store, a store she had
Speaker 1: been many times before. It was Charlotte's Chocolate Shop. Ivy
Speaker 1: have never been happier or sadder to see the little
Speaker 1: shop before, she pressed her nose up against the window
Speaker 1: and stared inside at every kind of chocolate you could imagine.
Speaker 1: As Ivy looked inside the little shop, she thought about
Speaker 1: one thing. I'm sure Mom and Dad wouldn't be upset
Speaker 1: if I had just one little, teeny teeny tiny nibble
Speaker 1: of chocolate, right, Ivy thought to herself. After all, they
Speaker 1: did take all my chocolate, which means I'm going to
Speaker 1: be having way less than I normally would, So surely
Speaker 1: having one little taste right now would be fine. The
Speaker 1: more Ivy stared at the chocolate inside the little shop,
Speaker 1: the more she'd believed what she was saying. Then, before
Speaker 1: she knew it, she was reaching for the door handle
Speaker 1: and walking inside. However, Charlotte, who owned the chocolate shop,
Speaker 1: was nowhere to be found. Ivy even called out to
Speaker 1: her to see if she was in the back, but
Speaker 1: no one answered. Knowing that she couldn't just take a
Speaker 1: piece of chocolate without paying for it, she frowned and
Speaker 1: turned to walk out. That's when she saw a small
Speaker 1: silver tray sitting on a table by the door. The
Speaker 1: tray was piled high with pieces of chocolate and a
Speaker 1: tiny sign that said free Samples take one. Ivy didn't
Speaker 1: even give it a second thought as she grabbed a
Speaker 1: piece of chocolate. As she nibbled the sweet treat, enjoying
Speaker 1: every little bit of it, Charlotte walked out from the
Speaker 1: back room. Hi, Ivy, how long have you been here? Sorry?
Speaker 1: I didn't come out before. I was working on a
Speaker 1: new chocolate creation in the back. I guess I was
Speaker 1: so focused on it, I didn't hear you come in,
Speaker 1: said Charlotte, standing in front of Ivy and an apron
Speaker 1: covered in melted chocolate. No problem, I haven't been here
Speaker 1: long and I can't stay, said Ivy, finishing the last
Speaker 1: little bit of her free sample. I just came in
Speaker 1: to say goodbye to me. Are you moving or something?
Speaker 1: Asked Charlotte, sounding a bit surprised. No, I'm here to
Speaker 1: say goodbye to chocolate, answered Ivy. My mom and dad
Speaker 1: said I've been eating too much of it, and they
Speaker 1: took all the chocolate I had in the house. Wow,
Speaker 1: that's really sad news, not just for you, but for
Speaker 1: me too. Lately, you've been one of my best customers,
Speaker 1: said Charlotte with a giggle. But seriously, if you're gonna
Speaker 1: stop being chocolate at least make your last chocolate e
Speaker 1: treat something really special. And before Ivy could say that
Speaker 1: she had already had a free sample and that was
Speaker 1: going to be her last bite of chocolate for a
Speaker 1: long while, Charlotte disappeared into the back room. In a
Speaker 1: few seconds, she rushed back out holding a napkin with
Speaker 1: a small square of chocolate resting on it. This is
Speaker 1: the new chocolate I've been working on, and there's no
Speaker 1: one I can think of that will appreciate it as
Speaker 1: much as you, said Charlotte, handing a square of chocolate
Speaker 1: to Ivy. Ivy quickly thought about her parents and what
Speaker 1: they would say, but she also thought it would be
Speaker 1: rude to refuse the tasty treat, after all, Charlotte had
Speaker 1: worked so hard on it, so not wanting to make
Speaker 1: Charlotte sad, Ivy took the chocolate and popped it in
Speaker 1: her mouth. She let it melt on her tongue, enjoying
Speaker 1: every little flavor, and it was the best chocolate she
Speaker 1: had ever had in her whole life. She told Charlotte
Speaker 1: how great it was and said some days she'd be
Speaker 1: back to have another piece, but for now she had
Speaker 1: to be heading home. Charlotte told her the secret to
Speaker 1: the chocolate was a very old, possibly magical recipe that
Speaker 1: she used. Just my luck, the day I stopped eating
Speaker 1: chocolate is the day you figure out how to make
Speaker 1: it magic, giggled Ivy as she waved goodbye to Charlotte
Speaker 1: and walked out of the shop. Charlotte giggle too, but
Speaker 1: in the back of her mind she thought, what if,
Speaker 1: just what if that chocolate is a little magic. I
Speaker 1: guess we'll have to wait and see. As Ivy walked home,
Speaker 1: Charlotte went back to making chocolate. Little did she know
Speaker 1: that Ivy would be back a lot sooner than she thought,
Speaker 1: and she'd have something pretty amazing to tell her. It
Speaker 1: didn't take Ivy long to get home, and when she arrived,
Speaker 1: her mom opened the door for her, holding a big
Speaker 1: plate of oatmeal cookies. Hungry now, she asked, holding up
Speaker 1: the plate of cookies, which just so happened to be
Speaker 1: one of Ivy's favorites. I'm all set, mom, but thank you,
Speaker 1: answered Ivy. Her mom asked her about her walk, trying
Speaker 1: to get a little smile out of her daughter, but
Speaker 1: Ivy just said she was fine and walked upstairs to
Speaker 1: her room. Once inside, Ivy pushed her door shut with
Speaker 1: her foot and flopped on her bed, and that's when
Speaker 1: it happened. She was still thinking about chocolate, so she
Speaker 1: decided to distract herself with some drawing. But when she
Speaker 1: picked up her favorite marker, something unusual and delicious happened.
Speaker 1: The marker turned to chocolate, completely chocolate, right before her eyes.
Speaker 1: Ivy couldn't believe what she was seen. She assumed that
Speaker 1: she was just so focused on chocolate at the moment
Speaker 1: that her eyes were playing tricks on her. She picked
Speaker 1: up another marker, and another, and one after the other.
Speaker 1: They all turned to chocolate. She touched her notebook, except
Speaker 1: anum on her bed, and her soccer ball chocolate. Chocolate chocolate. Now,
Speaker 1: what would you do if everything you touched her into chocolate?
Speaker 1: You maybe tended to take a little nibble to see
Speaker 1: what a chocolate notebook tasted like. Well, that's exactly what
Speaker 1: Ivy did, and it tasted amazing. Not knowing how long
Speaker 1: this newfound magic power would last, Ivy began grabbing everything
Speaker 1: she could. Shirts, necklaces, building blocks, and even her alarm
Speaker 1: clock were all now one hundred percent chocolate. I've continued
Speaker 1: turning her world and everything in it into chocolate, thinking
Speaker 1: the whole time that this was the most amazing thing
Speaker 1: that had ever happened to her, And of course, as
Speaker 1: she turned things into chocolate, she just had to take
Speaker 1: a little nibble from each, really enjoying her new found
Speaker 1: magical powers. Thanks for joining us today. We hope you
Speaker 1: enjoyed the story and learned a little something too, And since.
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