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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

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Speaker 2: Lewis story.

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Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy ran into their living room after breakfast

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Speaker 1: one Saturday morning, excited to play a video game together.

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Speaker 1: They loved video games and loved playing them. After a

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Speaker 1: tasty Saturday morning breakfast of pancakes and bacon, which games

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Speaker 1: should we play today? Asked Ivy as she jumped onto

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Speaker 1: the couch and grabbed her favorite red game controller. I

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Speaker 1: think we should pick a category first and then we

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Speaker 1: can pick a game, suggested Levi, sitting on his rocking

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Speaker 1: the couch. Do we won an epic adventure game, a

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Speaker 1: sports game, or something silly. Maybe a little virtual reality

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Speaker 1: thrown into the mix, asked Ivy. But as the two

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Speaker 1: looked through their games, they couldn't figure out what they

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Speaker 1: wanted to play. It seemed they had played all the

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Speaker 1: games they had so many times that they just weren't

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Speaker 1: that appealing anymore.

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Speaker 3: Running through the.

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Speaker 1: Same levels over and over again, pretending to be the

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Speaker 1: same soccer players and saving the same kingdoms from dangerous

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Speaker 1: just didn't have the same excitement that it usually did.

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Speaker 1: Ah Man, we need some new games, muttered Ivy as

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Speaker 3: You're right, these.

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Speaker 1: Games are too old, and we've played them like a

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Speaker 1: bazillion times, added Levi. They're kind of boring. Boring, rang

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Speaker 3: Did you say your video games are boring?

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Speaker 1: The voice was coming from their dad, who was just

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Speaker 1: making his way into the living room. You wanted this

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Speaker 1: game more than anything for your last birthday, said Levin

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Speaker 1: and Ivy's dad, holding up the latest soccer Nintendo game

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Speaker 1: and then grabbing another.

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Speaker 3: And this one.

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Speaker 1: You said you would trade candy for all year just

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Speaker 1: to get Now they're all too boring. I don't believe

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Speaker 1: what I'm hearing. Levi and Ivy realized what they were

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Speaker 3: I mean, we really appreciate the game's dad, we do.

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Speaker 1: It's just that they aren't as exciting as they were

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Speaker 1: when we first got them because we played them so much,

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Speaker 1: said Levi. But we know what would help with this problem,

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Speaker 1: added Ivy with a big smile. How about you and

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Speaker 1: mom just get us some new video games, new games,

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Speaker 1: said their dad, just like that. Well, yeah, isn't that

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Speaker 1: how it works, Levi began. We ask you for new

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Speaker 1: this point, Levi and Ivy's mom had been listening from

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Speaker 1: not how it works, she said, with a lie. Those

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Speaker 1: were looking down and upset knowing they weren't getting a

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Speaker 1: and right there on the screen was the best video

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Speaker 1: game they had ever seen, Super Mario Brothers Wonder. Levi

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Speaker 1: and Ivy just stared without speaking as they watched the commercial.

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Speaker 1: It was amazing and they had never wanted a video

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Speaker 1: they had asked for. Colise lease Leslies please. Mom and

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Speaker 1: dad pleaded Levi, this will be the last video game

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Speaker 1: for another video game ever again, added Ivy. Levi and

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Speaker 3: What what You're really going to buy the game for us?

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Speaker 3: Exclaimed Levi with joy.

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Speaker 1: Oh absolutely set his parents together with big smiles for

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Speaker 3: That's way too long of a wait.

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Speaker 1: There has to be something we can do, said Levi

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Speaker 1: and see what you come up with, said Levi and

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Speaker 1: After talking for a little bit, Ivy blurted out, I

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Speaker 1: wish we had money and could just buy it ourselves. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: that would be great, But how would we get money,

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Speaker 1: asked Levi. Ivy sat silently for a minute before she said,

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Speaker 1: some of my friends get money from their parents for

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Speaker 1: Would I take out the trash? Said Levi, sticking out

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Speaker 3: Asked Ivy? Would you take out the trash?

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Speaker 1: Then Levi saw what she was getting at buy He

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Speaker 1: How about a lemonade stand, suggested Levi. No stinky trash

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Speaker 1: the idea, and they immediately went to their parents. Mom, Dad,

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Speaker 1: we have a plan, Levi started. If we are able

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Speaker 1: Wonder on our own? Before Christmas? Their parents sat there

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Speaker 1: Absolutely they both said, what's your plan?

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Speaker 1: That's when Levi and Ivy told her all about their

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Speaker 1: their dad. I'm really happy you want to try and

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Speaker 1: will make playing that game so much more satisfying, and

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Speaker 1: you'll see just how much hard work goes into making money,

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Speaker 1: added their mom. I'm happy to get the supplies for

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Speaker 1: you too. Then you can make up some lemonade and

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Speaker 1: head outside, said their dad. Levi and Ivy high five

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Speaker 1: each other as they ran to get dressed and put

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Speaker 1: Their dad headed to the grocery store force supplies while

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Speaker 1: for business. Cold lemonade, Get your ice.

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Speaker 3: Cold lemonade, shouted Levi.

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Speaker 1: Just two dollars a cup for the best lemonade on

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Speaker 3: Well, actually it's the only lemonade on the block, said

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Speaker 1: Even better, that's how we know for sure it's the best,

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Speaker 1: said Ivy confidently. They sat there at their stand waiting

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Speaker 3: However, that didn't happen.

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Speaker 1: They called out to passing cars and neighbors walking their dogs,

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Speaker 3: Made about six dollars.

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Speaker 1: At this rate, Christmas will be here and gone before

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Speaker 1: we make enough money to get that video game ourselves,

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Speaker 1: said Levi, sounding discouraged.

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Speaker 3: This is hard work. I think we.

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Speaker 1: Should consider trying my first idea, Levi began. Ivy, you

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Speaker 3: Bit if we chip in.

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Speaker 1: Levi let out a big sigh and reluctantly gave a

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Speaker 1: less than enthusiastic okay before he started to help Ivy

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Speaker 1: clean up the lemonade stand. Once inside, Levi and Ivy

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Speaker 1: told their parents about their idea to do more than

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Speaker 1: just sell cold lemonade. We thought we could do some

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Speaker 1: said Ivy. Does that sound okay? Levi and Ivy's parents

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Speaker 1: could see that their kids were really serious about earning

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Speaker 1: their own money, and we're very happy to help. That

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Speaker 1: would be great, said their dad. Let's make up a

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Speaker 1: one is worth. Sounds good to me, said Ivy. What

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Speaker 1: about you, Levi? Yeah, I guess so, muttered Levi, grabbing

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Speaker 1: a piece of paper and a pen to make the list.

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Speaker 1: The extra chores list consisted of cleaning the playroom, weeding

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Speaker 1: like a great list, said Levi and Ivy's mom. Now,

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Speaker 1: how much should we pay you for each one? They

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Speaker 1: assigned one to two dollars values for almost all the

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Speaker 1: like to suggest this chore is worth sixty dollars, said

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Speaker 1: Levi with a giggle. That seems like a little bit

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Speaker 1: And if I'm remembering correctly, that's exactly the cost of

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Speaker 3: Oh is it?

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Speaker 1: I didn't even realize, giggled Levi. Okay, I guess it

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Speaker 1: Levi's mom. The next day was the beginning of their

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Speaker 1: They were helping each other out to get the chores

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Speaker 3: Again.

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Speaker 1: You're both doing a great job, said Levi's dad as he.

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Speaker 3: Helped them vacuum the pool.

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Speaker 1: This is a big job, and we'll get done in

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Speaker 1: half the time because we're working together. Yeah, this is

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Speaker 1: a big job. I never realized that, said Ivy. I

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Speaker 1: just want to tell you things, Dad. I know you

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Speaker 1: always do this by yourself, and now I see how

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Speaker 1: much time and effort it takes to keep the pool

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Speaker 1: to understand what hard work was all about, and now

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Speaker 1: with their extra chore lists, they were starting to learn

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Speaker 1: the value of a dollar as well. Wow, Eric, you're

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Speaker 1: one lucky guy to have such good helpers by your side,

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Speaker 1: said Levi, and Ivy's neighbor, mister Roy, I could use

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Speaker 1: some help planning some flowers around my mailbox. Do you

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Speaker 1: think Levi and Ivy would be interested in helping me?

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Speaker 1: For say five dollars? Levi and Ivy heard the whole

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Speaker 1: chores as well, and without even thinking of their quest

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Speaker 1: for a new video game.

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Speaker 3: Levi and Ivy.

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Speaker 1: Said yes immediately, that sounds like fun, said Levi. I

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Speaker 1: love planting me too, echoed Ivy, I'll go get our

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Speaker 1: gardening gloves. And since they were all done helping their

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Speaker 1: small jobs, they were getting requests left and right. Dog walking,

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Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us today. We hope you enjoyed the

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