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Speaker 1: This is an Easter story about Bernice. Bernice comes running

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Speaker 1: day at school. She said she has good news and

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Speaker 1: bad news. Mama and Papa sit with Bernice to hear

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Speaker 1: all her news. Bernice and the chocolate Easter eggs. Bernice

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Speaker 1: bounded in the front door of her little house, slamming

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Speaker 1: the door behind her, which she knew she wasn't supposed

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Speaker 1: to do, but when she was as excited as she

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Speaker 1: was right now, she often forgot some rules. Mama and Papa,

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Speaker 1: I am home from school and I have some good

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Speaker 1: news and some bad news to share. Yelled Bernice. Wow,

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Speaker 1: you certainly look happy. Bernice, Her Mama Bear said, did

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Speaker 1: you have a good day? I had the bestest day.

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Speaker 1: Do you want to hear about it? There is nothing

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Speaker 1: we would rather hear. Now, Why don't you first take

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Speaker 1: said her papa. So Bernice flew out to the front

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Speaker 1: and then she sat at the table and said, I'm

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Speaker 1: faster than you today, Papa. Oh, I know soon you

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Speaker 1: will be so much faster than me. All i'll see

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Speaker 1: I'm growing up. Putting the milk and cookies on the table,

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Speaker 1: Mama and Papa Bear sat down with their hot tea

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Speaker 1: and waited for Bernice to share her day. Judging by

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Speaker 1: Bernice asked, sure, are Mama and Papa replied, I'll start

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Speaker 1: with the good news. So today at school we had

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Speaker 1: an Easter egg hunt, the teachers and some of the

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Speaker 1: older kids hid all kinds of eggs around the yard

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Speaker 1: for us to find and guess what what. Some of

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Speaker 1: them were chocolate. We spent the whole morning painting Easter eggs. Well, first,

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Speaker 1: This year, the teachers prepared the eggs ahead of time

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Speaker 1: because last year we had some accidents. I remember those accidents.

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Speaker 1: You had egg all over your head and on your clothes,

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Speaker 1: said Mama Bear. Yeah, last year was a lot of fun,

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Speaker 1: but this year was fun too. This year we took

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Speaker 1: my favorite color, purple. I thought your favorite color was red,

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Speaker 1: asked Papa Bear. That was yesterday's favorite color. You can

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Speaker 1: But I think I still got some on my shirt

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Speaker 1: Guess what kind of snack I had. I'm not a

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Speaker 1: good guesser, said Mama Bear. What kind of snack did

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Speaker 1: asked Mama Bear. Cheese? I think. After snack, we got

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Speaker 1: Then the teacher gathered all the eggs, and during lunch

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Speaker 1: you guess how many eggs I found this year? I

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Speaker 1: don't know, Little Bear, did you find eight eggs that

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Speaker 1: are Papa? Hey, you cheated. That's not how we play

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Speaker 1: But I bet you don't know what kind of eggs

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Speaker 1: I didn't find the pretty eggs. I found eight chocolate eggs,

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Speaker 1: put them so they don't melt? Asked her. Mama, Uh,

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Speaker 1: look and sighed, Oh well, it sounds like you had

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Speaker 1: a great day. But what was the bad news? Asked

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Speaker 1: Papa Oh yeah, I almost forgot the teacher gave us homework.

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Speaker 1: What homework? How can that be possible, Papa Bear said

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Speaker 1: Is it math or science? Nope, it's something much harder.

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Speaker 1: I have to color all these pictures of Easter bunnies

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Speaker 1: I think maybe tomorrow or the next day. But I

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Speaker 1: teacher will be impressed. I'm sure you will try your best,

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Speaker 1: said Papa. Why don't you get started while Mama and

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Speaker 1: I finish dinner. What's for dinner, Papa? Tonight is spaghetti night. Yes,

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Speaker 1: Bernice said under her breath. So what did you think

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Speaker 1: of my coloring, Papa? Was it good? I thought it

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Speaker 1: was the best. You always say that that may be true,

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Speaker 1: but it takes time and thoughtful practice to get good

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Speaker 1: and you work hard and improve, and to me, that's

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Speaker 1: all that matters. And having fun, right, and having fun?

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Speaker 1: Did you brush your teeth, yes, Papa, and I did

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Speaker 1: belly breaths, yes, Papa, But my belly doesn't feel so comfortable, Papa,

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Speaker 1: And they still feel a little excited. Hm. That may

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Speaker 1: good I just couldn't resist. I'll do better next time,

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Speaker 1: I promise. Can you tell me a story? It might

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Speaker 1: be too late for a story, little bear? You were

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Speaker 1: very excited this evening. Just a short one, please, okay,

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Speaker 1: little bear, is twiger comfy, yes, Papa. Okay, give me

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Speaker 1: short short story. Thank you, Papa. Once upon a time,

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Speaker 1: in a world full of magic and fun, there lived

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Speaker 1: The kingdom they lived in was full of people who

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Speaker 1: lived in the meadows, who lived in the hills, and

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Speaker 1: So whenever visitors came to his castle, he would hide

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Speaker 1: said the king, little white bunny rabbit, how did you

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Speaker 1: Where is my magic hen, asked the king. I told

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Speaker 1: And some say that every once in a while someone

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Speaker 1: gave Bernice a kiss on the forehead, adjusted her blanket,

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Speaker 1: making sure that her giraffe friend Twigger was comfy, turned

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Speaker 1: off her lamp, and quietly whispered good night, and that's

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