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Speaker 1: Hello, Friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. Rowan loves

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Speaker 1: her dog and the adventures they go on together. As

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Speaker 1: Rowan is planning their next adventure, Buddy tells her about

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Speaker 1: something he has heard. Buddy has heard that the shelter

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Speaker 1: animals will have no place to go. Rowan says they

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Speaker 1: can't let that happen, and they start to make a

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Speaker 1: plan about how they can save them. Rowan and the

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Speaker 1: Great Animal Rescue. In Ridge, a town where every street

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Speaker 1: seemed to smile with its cozy houses and gardens full

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Speaker 1: of flowers, lived a young girl named Rowan. She was

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Speaker 1: a burst of color in this vibrant town, with her long,

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Speaker 1: Rowan had a very adventurous spirit and a unique style. Today,

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Speaker 1: like most days, she wore her favorite T shirt inside out,

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Speaker 1: and her socks, as usual, did not match. One was

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Speaker 1: Buddy wasn't just any dog. He had a goofy charm,

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Speaker 1: but was fiercely protective of Rowan. He looked like he

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Speaker 1: could be a mix of every dog breed in the world,

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Speaker 1: and he had a heart to match Rowan. What are

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Speaker 1: you planning now, Buddy asked in a low bark, a

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Speaker 1: language that only Rowan could understand. I'm thinking of exploring

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Speaker 1: the woods at the edge of town. There might be

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Speaker 1: remember what happened last time. We almost couldn't find our

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Speaker 1: way back, Buddy reminded her, his tail thumping worriedly on

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Speaker 1: the birds singing in the maple trees. Oh, Buddy, that's

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Speaker 1: part of the adventure. Besides, we always find our way home.

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Speaker 1: Just then, missus Thompson, their neighbor, walked by with her

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Speaker 1: Missus Thompson. Yes, exploring never stops in Maple Ridge, Rowan replied, beaming.

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Speaker 1: As Missus Thompson walked away, Buddy turned to Rowan, his

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Speaker 1: expression turning serious. Rowan, I overheard something troubling today. The

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Speaker 1: suddenly serious. Closing down. But what about all the animals

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Speaker 1: Rowan's heart ached at the thought. She loved animals, and

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Speaker 1: She looked at Buddy, her eyes determined. We have to

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Speaker 1: Buddy wagged his tail, knowing full well that once Rowan

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Speaker 1: I knew you'd say that, count me in to help.

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Speaker 1: And so with a new mission, Rowan and Buddy started

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Speaker 1: planning their biggest adventure yet. As the evening sky painted

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Speaker 1: need a plan, Buddy, Rowan said determinedly, her brow furrowed

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Speaker 1: He's always up to no good. He might take them

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Speaker 1: save those animals. The plan was risky, Rowan decided they

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Speaker 1: would sneak out after her parents went to sleep, make

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Speaker 1: we can find them new homes, she explained to Buddy.

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Speaker 1: But Rowan, your parents. Won't they mind, Buddy asked, a

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Speaker 1: The night grew darker and the stars began to twinkle

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Speaker 1: The shelter, a small, quaint building on the outskirts of town,

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Speaker 1: Buddy's ears perked up. Wait, Rowan, someone's there, he whispered,

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Speaker 1: talking on his phone, his voice low and menacing. Yes, Dizzy,

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Speaker 1: Rowan's heart sank. She knew she had to act fast.

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Speaker 1: Cats hissed and dogs barked in confusion, but Rowan's gentle

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Speaker 1: That was close. Buddy whispered, his body still tense. Rowan

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Speaker 1: with encouragement and gentle nudging. A lot of time had

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Speaker 1: They had done it. They had rescued the animals from

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Speaker 1: We always do. As the sun rose and warmed the

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Speaker 1: We did it, Buddy, We saved them, Rowan exclaimed, her

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Speaker 1: Rowan's mind raced quick, Buddy, help me calm everyone down.

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Speaker 1: They scrambled to bring some semblance of order, but with

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Speaker 1: Her mother stammered, her eyes wide with disbelief. Rowan took

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Speaker 1: her parents' expression softened somewhat. We couldn't just leave them,

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Speaker 1: mom and Dad. They needed help, Rowan concluded, her eyes

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Speaker 1: keep all of them, her father said, a smile tugging

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Speaker 1: Rowan promised determination in her voice. The day turned into

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Speaker 1: We did it, Buddy, Rowan's sighed, content and exhausted. We

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Speaker 1: sure did. Buddy barked softly, his tail wagging slowly. The

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Speaker 1: the day Maple Ridge's heart grew a little bigger. And

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