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Speaker 1: Welcome in everyone to Lively Lewis Stories.

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Speaker 2: That's right, we're back with even more awesome adventures with

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Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy.

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Speaker 3: Lewis story.

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Speaker 4: Can you believe we're almost there?

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Speaker 1: Whispered Ivy with her face pressed against the little round

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Speaker 1: window on a plane. I know, I feel like I've

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Speaker 1: been waiting for this moment for weeks and now it's finally.

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Speaker 4: Here, replied Levi. We're going to South Africa. They shout

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Speaker 4: it together, then quickly quieted down.

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Speaker 1: As the plane was full and they didn't want to

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Speaker 4: They just couldn't contain their excitement any long. After all,

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Speaker 4: this was a trip of a lifetime.

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Speaker 1: They were going to one of the most magical and

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Speaker 1: some of the most magnificent animals ever, like leopards, elephants, rhinos, zebras, giraffes,

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Speaker 1: and Ivy and Levi's favorite hippos. They just couldn't wait

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Speaker 1: to see all these incredible animals in person. Their great

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Speaker 4: Couldn't even imagine.

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Speaker 1: Just then, their plane was getting ready to land and

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Speaker 1: the pilot gave everyone some disappointing news. It looked like

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Speaker 1: the weather was not the best that day. Rainy and

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Speaker 4: Well that's okay.

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Speaker 1: Said Ivy to Levi, trying to stay at beat. One

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Speaker 1: Ivy looked like they were going to cry. Their parents

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Speaker 1: they were still going to have an amazing time in

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Speaker 1: South Africa. Levi and Ivy did their best to try

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Speaker 1: raindrops raced down the plane window in front of them,

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Speaker 1: they saw their South African animal adventures slipping away. They

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Speaker 4: While Levi and Ivy were both looking rather sad.

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Speaker 1: They flopped down in two seats as their parents figured

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Speaker 4: I'm sorry about the weather, kids, but there is nothing.

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Speaker 1: We can do about it, said their dad. We'll just

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Speaker 1: give it a look. It was a virtual reality machine

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Speaker 4: Why don't you two give it a try.

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Speaker 1: Said Levin and Ivy's dad as he placed some money

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Speaker 1: This is just what I imagined it would be like

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Speaker 1: They each spun around and took in how real it

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Speaker 1: heard someone call their names, Levi Ivy. They heard from

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Speaker 1: I'm so glad you could make.

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Speaker 4: It, said the little girl.

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Speaker 1: My name is Aria, and I've been waiting for you

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Speaker 1: all day, waiting for us asked Levi. Yes, I'm so

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Speaker 1: sorry that the weather isn't better, exclaimed Aria.

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Speaker 4: I felt so bad that you were so.

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Speaker 1: Disappointed about the thought of missing your animal adventure that

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Speaker 1: I'm so glad your dad pointed it out. Levi and

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Speaker 1: and asked what they should do first, Not knowing how

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Speaker 4: After hopping back into the g Aria gave them a

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Speaker 1: Gentle rolling hills stretched out before them as the long

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Speaker 4: Wow, look at those giraffes.

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Speaker 1: They watched as the gentle giants used their tongues to

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Speaker 1: But that wasn't even the best part of this virtual

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Speaker 1: matter what. Oh. Absolutely, that's a great rule and one

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Speaker 1: this is no ordinary adventure, said Ario with the big smile.

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Speaker 4: Just follow me. Aria then led Levi and Ivy down.

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Speaker 4: They all called out together. Who are your friends? Asked

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Speaker 1: This is Levi and Ivy, answered Aria as she turned

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Speaker 4: Added Ivy as she jumped around in excitement.

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Speaker 1: But what she didn't know was that wasn't even the

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Speaker 1: What was it? Friends, Oh my goodness, it's a hippo,

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Speaker 1: called out Ivy in a whisper, not wanting to frighten

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Speaker 4: Well that is nice to hear, replied the hippo.

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Speaker 1: I needed to hear some good news right now, because

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Speaker 4: So here's the story.

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Speaker 1: I had my heart set on having a picnic today

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Speaker 4: And they just had to change our plans.

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Speaker 1: We've been planning this picnic for weeks and I was

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Speaker 4: Ivy knew just how he felt.

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Speaker 1: We were feeling the same way you.

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Speaker 4: Were just a little while ago. Levi. I said, you

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Speaker 1: Your picnic with your cousins canceled last minute, answered the hippo.

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Speaker 4: Not exactly, answered Ivy.

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Speaker 1: But we're pretty sure the animal adventure we were planning

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Speaker 1: right now, answered the hippo, sounding confused. You're right, but

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Speaker 1: we mean our real animal adventure with our parents, said

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Speaker 1: better than anything we could have imagined, and that's our point,

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Speaker 1: added Ivy. It's like our mom told us when our

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Speaker 1: dad said to make the best of a bad situation.

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Speaker 1: Sometimes when we're trying to make the best of a

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Speaker 1: found something incredible when we agreed to check out Aria's

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Speaker 1: Virtual reality Animal Adventure machine in the airport. And now

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Speaker 1: look at us talking to a real hippo, said Levi. Yep,

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Speaker 1: we didn't let ourselves pat while our parents went to

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Speaker 1: pick up our luggage, said Ivy. Our dad suggested we

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Speaker 1: and it did way better.

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Speaker 4: I think they make a really.

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Speaker 1: Good point, said Aria to her hippo friend. What do

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Speaker 1: you say we try to make the best of your

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Speaker 1: bad picnic situation. I know you'll miss seeing your cousins,

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Speaker 1: but maybe we could have a nice picnic together. The

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Speaker 1: a sudden, Levi and Ivy's words made sense.

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Speaker 4: You're right, what is sitting around all day and being sad?

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Speaker 1: Gonna do? The hippo started to say, why was is

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Speaker 1: We'll be starting off by driving down to the watering

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Speaker 1: So if you're ready to go, we'll be on our way,

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