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Speaker 1: Welcome to Lively Lewis Stories. Buckle up because you're about

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Speaker 1: to join Levi and Ivy on an adventure. All you

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Speaker 1: need is your imagination an off we go, Ready rarest stories.

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Speaker 1: Levi walked in the front door and closed it with

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Speaker 1: a slam and a huff. Definitely not the usual way

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Speaker 1: that Levi would enter the house after a day at school,

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Speaker 1: but it's what had been happening for the last week

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Speaker 1: or so. Usually, Levi would run in, laughing with some

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Speaker 1: funny story that happened at recess or in the cafeteria.

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Speaker 1: One day, his friend went up and down the slide

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Speaker 1: twenty six times in one minute, a new playground record.

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Speaker 1: Another day, his buddy ate four slices of pizza at lunch,

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Speaker 1: another record setter, but he did end up spending the

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Speaker 1: rest of the day in the nurse's office with the

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Speaker 1: stomach ache. Levi's stories were always something that his mom

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Speaker 1: and dad loved to hear, so when he had been

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Speaker 1: coming home the last few days less happy, they knew

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Speaker 1: they had to figure out why. Hi, Levi, how was

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Speaker 1: your day at school? His dad asked, helping him with

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Speaker 1: his backpack. Not great, grumbled Levi with a frown. Would

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Speaker 1: you like to talk about it, asked his mom, looking

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Speaker 1: a little concerned. I'm sure we can help you if

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Speaker 1: you tell us what's going on. There's this new kid

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Speaker 1: in my class who's been mean to me all week,

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Speaker 1: said Levi. I haven't done anything to him, and he

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Speaker 1: keeps saying rude things and not including me in any

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Speaker 1: of the stuff that he and all the other kids

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Speaker 1: are doing during recess. I really don't feel like talking

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Speaker 1: about it right now and just want to sit in

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Speaker 1: my room for a bit. We can talk more later,

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Speaker 1: and I'm sure Ivy can fill you in. Before that,

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Speaker 1: Levi I slowly walked down the hall towards his bedroom

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Speaker 1: with his head down. Okay, buddy, we'll come in and

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Speaker 1: Until then, let's ask Ivy what's up, said Levi's mom,

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Speaker 1: looking around. Hey, wait a minute, where's Ivy. Just then,

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Speaker 1: there was a loud knock at the door. Ivy, Levi

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Speaker 1: and I mom said as she quickly opened the door. Thanks, mom,

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Speaker 1: I thought you guys forgot about me out here, said

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Speaker 1: Ivy with a giggle as she walked into the house

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Speaker 1: and put her back back down. So how was your

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Speaker 1: day at school, Ivy's dad asked, Better than Levi's, that's

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Speaker 1: for sure. Ivy replied. That new kid I think his

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Speaker 1: name is, Dylan, just doesn't seem to like him. Do

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Speaker 1: you have any idea why? Asked Ivy's mom. He was

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Speaker 1: he doo, said Ivy. I even asked him to play

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Speaker 1: with my friends and I had recess today, but he

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Speaker 1: was so upset he just sat by himself. I really

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Speaker 1: have no idea why Dylan is treating him the way

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Speaker 1: he is. I wish I did. It was clear that

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Speaker 1: Levi's mom, dad, and sister all wanted to fix the

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Speaker 1: situation he was having at school, but to fix the situation,

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Speaker 1: they had to learn why Dylan was acting this way.

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Speaker 1: It didn't seem that Levi had done anything to him,

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Speaker 1: so why is Dylan acting out towards him. Levi's mom

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Speaker 1: and dad reassured Ivy that they'd figure this out, but

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Speaker 1: decided to give Levi a little time to think things

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Speaker 1: over in his room before they went to check on him.

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Speaker 1: As Levi sat in his room, he grabbed his favorite

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Speaker 1: stuffed toy, a dino named Sidney. Sometimes if he was

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Speaker 1: having a bad day, he would snuggle up with Sydney

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Speaker 1: and talk to him. It always made him feel better. Hi, Sydney,

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Speaker 1: how is your day today, Levi asked, Mine wasn't great.

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Speaker 1: Dylan is being mean to me again, and I don't

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Speaker 1: know why or how to stop it. As Levi hugged Sidney,

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Speaker 1: he all of a sudden heard something. What was that,

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Speaker 1: Levi said out loud, putting Sydney down in his bed

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Speaker 1: voice saying hello, Hello Leva, Hello, uh I, Ivy is

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Speaker 1: that you? Levi, I said, sticking his head out of

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Speaker 1: But there was no one there. Levi I walked back

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Speaker 1: said Sidney the dino. Oh my gosh, Sydney, you can talk,

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Speaker 1: Leevie exclaimed, totally stunned. I always knew you were a

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Speaker 1: special stuff toy, my favorite in fact, but I didn't

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Speaker 1: know you could talk. This is amazing. Yeah, I could talk,

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Speaker 1: and I felt now was the best time to let

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Speaker 1: you know. Sidney began, You've seemed so upseting and you

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Speaker 1: know sady these past few days. It broke my little

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Speaker 1: Dino heart, and I wanted to help, Levi. I was

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Speaker 1: so excited and felt hopeful that with Sidney and his

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Speaker 1: Any help I can get would be great. I just

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Speaker 1: want Dylan to not treat me so badly at school,

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Speaker 1: Levi said. The first thing you have to do when

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Speaker 1: you know that you've done nothing wrong in a situation

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Speaker 1: is try to figure out what's going on with the person.

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Speaker 1: Sydney began. What I've discovered over time, and since I'm

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Speaker 1: a Dino I've been around for a long, long, long,

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Speaker 1: long long time, is that when others are acting out

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Speaker 1: for no reason, it's because they're going through something, something

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Speaker 1: in their life that may be difficult. How could I

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Speaker 1: be responsible for something that's happening in Dylan's life, leeve

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Speaker 1: I asked. I didn't even know him until last week.

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Speaker 1: It's not that you're responsible. What could be happening is

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Speaker 1: Dylan is upset with something and he's taking it out

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Speaker 1: on you. Levi. I was still unsure of what to do.

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Speaker 1: Maybe Dylan was feeling hurt or upset in his life

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Speaker 1: away from school, and Levi had to figure out why

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Speaker 1: to solve this problem. How am I supposed to figure

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Speaker 1: out what's making him upset, asked Levi. I don't even

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Speaker 1: know him exactly, answered Sidney. You need to get to

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Speaker 1: know him, even if it may be a bit difficult

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Speaker 1: at first. I bet he'll appreciate you reaching out and

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Speaker 1: it could solve the problem. Just give it a try.

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Speaker 1: Showing compassion or concern for others in need is something

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Speaker 1: we could all and should all do every day. Just then,

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Speaker 1: there was a knock at Levi's bedroom door. Sidney turned

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Speaker 1: back into a regular steff Toy just before Levi's mom, dad,

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Speaker 1: and sister walked in, just checking to make sure you're

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Speaker 1: doing okay, Levi's mom said. I'm feeling a little better,

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Speaker 1: said Levi. I think I know what to do. Tomorrow

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Speaker 1: at school, I'm going to ask Dylan why he's so

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Speaker 1: upset with me. I think getting to know him will help. Wow,

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Speaker 1: what a great idea, said Levi's dad. That's what we

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Speaker 1: were going to suggest too. I got a little helpful

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Speaker 1: advice from a good friend, Levi said as he hugged

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Speaker 1: Sidney tight. I just really hope it works. The next

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Speaker 1: day at school, right after lunch and just before Levi's

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Speaker 1: could talk. What Why would I want to talk to you,

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Speaker 1: Dylan answered as he put his lunch bag in his cubby,

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Speaker 1: because I want to figure out why you're so mad

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Speaker 1: at me all the time? Why, Levi? I just want

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Speaker 1: to make sure you're okay. Sometimes talking things out can

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Speaker 1: help the situation. I just want us to be friends. Friends.

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Speaker 1: I have plenty of friends. I don't need anymore, Dylan

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Speaker 1: said as he turned to Lee. Then Levi had a thought.

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Speaker 1: Did you have to leave some of those friends behind

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Speaker 1: when you moved? Lev I asked. Dylan stopped right in

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Speaker 1: the middle of the hall and turned around. Yeah, so

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Speaker 1: why does that matter to you? I thought maybe you

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Speaker 1: were feeling sad about that and didn't know how to

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Speaker 1: deal with those emotions. So instead of feeling sad, you

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Speaker 1: decided to feel mad and take it out on someone,

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Speaker 1: so you weren't the only one feeling that way. Dylan

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Speaker 1: didn't know what to say. He just stood there looking

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Speaker 1: at Levi, and for the first time, he didn't look

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Speaker 1: mad or annoyed. He looks sad. Wow, that's it exactly,

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Speaker 1: said Dylan as we walked towards Levi. But why me, Dylan,

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Speaker 1: Why did you pick me to be mean to? Levi asked, Well,

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Speaker 1: it's just that you remind me of a lot of

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Speaker 1: my best friends that I had to leave behind when

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Speaker 1: I moved. Dylan said in a whisper. His name is Liam,

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Speaker 1: and he even looks like you. When I saw you

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Speaker 1: last week on my first day of school, you reminded

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Speaker 1: me so much of Liam that I didn't know what

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Speaker 1: to do. I didn't want to feel sad, so I

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Speaker 1: turned that emotion into anger. I acted mean to you

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Speaker 1: so you'd stay away from me and I wouldn't have

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Speaker 1: to be reminded of the fact that my best friend

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Speaker 1: is so far away. Levi couldn't believe it. Talking it

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Speaker 1: out really made all the difference. He understood just how

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Speaker 1: Dylan was feeling, and now they could work together to

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Speaker 1: form a friendship. I know I'll never be Liam, but

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Speaker 1: I'd like to try and be your friend, said Levi.

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Speaker 1: It's not good for you not to deal with your feelings.

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Speaker 1: Maybe ask your parents. If you can work out a

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Speaker 1: schedule where you talk with Liam each week, or write

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Speaker 1: letters or video chat, those are all great ideas, said Dylan.

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Speaker 1: I guess by trying to avoid my true feelings, I

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Speaker 1: was just making the situation worse for me, well and

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Speaker 1: for you. I'm sorry, Levi. Levi accepted Dylan's apology and

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Speaker 1: they walked out to recess together. Levi told everything to

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Speaker 1: his parents, Ivy, and of course Sydney when he got

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Speaker 1: home after school. From that day on, Levi and Dylan

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Speaker 1: were great friends. Dylan also kept in touch with Liam

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Speaker 1: even more after their talk, which made him feel a

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Speaker 1: lot better. Liam even drove down to visit Dylan one weekend,

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Speaker 1: and Dylan, Levi, and Liam all played together. Leev I

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Speaker 1: learned that dealing with your emotions is really important, and

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Speaker 1: getting to know what someone else is going through can

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Speaker 1: give you the answers you've been searching for. Also, listening

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Speaker 1: to your stuff Dino Toys can be really helpful. You

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Speaker 1: have a lot of great advice to give. Did you

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Speaker 1: learn a lesson from this story? A? YEA? What was it?

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Speaker 1: And parents, do your kids have a story idea? Leave

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Speaker 1: the idea, and your kid's name for a chance to

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Speaker 1: join Levi and Ivy on their next venture. Until next time,

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Speaker 1: thanks for listening. Come back for more