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Speaker 1: The story you're about to enjoy was inspired by a NYLA.
Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your amazing idea. And if
Speaker 1: I pronounced your name wrong, I'm so sorry. Did you
Speaker 1: see how many squishy fidgets Jonathan had at school today?
Speaker 1: Levi asked his sister as they were walking home. I
Speaker 1: know I need to get some more and some new
Speaker 1: key chains from my backpack, said Ivy. And did you
Speaker 1: see the cool markers Kristen had in our class? There
Speaker 1: must have been a hundred of them in every color
Speaker 1: you could imagine. And the conversation went on like that.
Speaker 1: As Levi and Ivy's walk home continued, they talked about
Speaker 1: wanting more toys, more treats, more fidgets, more art supplies,
Speaker 1: more video games.
Speaker 2: And on and on and on.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy had been very focused lately on having
Speaker 1: as many things as they could. They truly felt that
Speaker 1: more was better and they could never have enough of
Speaker 1: the things they loved. However, this was causing their house
Speaker 1: to become very cluttered, filled with all the things they'd
Speaker 1: been buying. Those things would get played with for a
Speaker 1: little while, then set aside as something new was put
Speaker 1: in front of them. It was all getting a little
Speaker 1: out of hanned. Once Levi and Ivy got home, they
Speaker 1: went right to their mom to see about getting some
Speaker 1: of the things they had been talking about. Mom, can
Speaker 1: you bring Ivy and I to the store, asked Levi.
Speaker 1: Why what could you possibly need?
Speaker 2: Asked Levin.
Speaker 1: Ivy's mom, You've asked to go to the store every
Speaker 1: day after school this week.
Speaker 2: Buying stuff is more fun.
Speaker 1: Plus, I really need some new keychains, said Ivy as
Speaker 1: she plopped her backpack on the ground. More keychains, How
Speaker 1: could you possibly fit another one on your backpack? Ivy's
Speaker 1: mom asked, you can't even see the special keychain anymore
Speaker 1: that we picked out together on our beach vacation last year.
Speaker 2: You loved that keychain. I still do, and it's on
Speaker 2: here somewhere.
Speaker 1: But you know what they say, the more the merrier,
Speaker 1: answered Ivy with a smile. And what I want more
Speaker 1: of are some new video games and some cool squishy fidgets,
Speaker 1: said Levi. Last time I counted, I only had fifteen
Speaker 1: of them, and they're getting kind of old, getting old.
Speaker 1: You love those Dragon and Dino squishies. You play with
Speaker 1: them every day, said Levi's mom, sounding very surprised to
Speaker 1: her kid's behavior. They're still perfectly good. Why do you
Speaker 1: need more? Because I like stuff, mom, More things equal
Speaker 1: more fun, said Levi with a smile. And on and
Speaker 1: on Levi and Ivy went until their mom couldn't take
Speaker 1: it anymore. I think you both have had quite enough,
Speaker 1: and frankly, I'm really surprised at how greedy you're both being,
Speaker 1: she said, sitting Levi and Ivy down.
Speaker 2: Speedy giggled Ivy.
Speaker 1: We don't have to run right out this second, but
Speaker 1: I would like to go to the store before dinner.
Speaker 2: No Ivy.
Speaker 1: I think she said three D, replied Levi. Thank you
Speaker 1: for reminding me. Mom, there's a cool three dv our
Speaker 1: headset that I wanted to see if we could get.
Speaker 2: It's so cool.
Speaker 1: No you too, I didn't say three D or speedy,
Speaker 1: I said. Greedy, replied Levi and Ivy's mom. Her kids
Speaker 1: looked at her a bit confused and shrugged their shoulders,
Speaker 1: not knowing what she was talking about. Greedy is what
Speaker 1: you're being right now. She went on to explain, greedy
Speaker 1: means wanting way more of something like toys and candy
Speaker 1: than you actually need or deserve. When you're acting in
Speaker 1: a greedy way, you have to do it without sharing
Speaker 1: or thinking about others.
Speaker 2: Do you understand? I guess so.
Speaker 1: But I still want all of those things, and if
Speaker 1: I pay for some of them with my birthday money,
Speaker 1: it's no big deal, said Levi. I mean, it's my money.
Speaker 1: But honey, you already have so many of the things
Speaker 1: you're asking for. Why not save your money. You could
Speaker 1: spend it on a fun experience, or to buy something
Speaker 1: you don't have, or maybe you could use your money
Speaker 1: to do something nice for someone else, explain Levi's mom.
Speaker 1: Doesn't that sound like a better use of your money?
Speaker 1: Not really, answered Ivy, as Levi started to look at
Speaker 1: his tablet for a place in town that sold the
Speaker 1: three DVR headset he wanted.
Speaker 2: This is a problem.
Speaker 1: I won't let you to be greedy and spend all
Speaker 1: your money on things you already have just because you
Speaker 1: want more and more and more, said Levi and Ivy's mom.
Speaker 2: I mean, when will it stop? When will it be enough?
Speaker 1: I guess I'm not sure, but it would be fun
Speaker 1: to play with all those new toys while we're figuring
Speaker 1: it out, laugh Levi. And maybe get some new sweet
Speaker 1: treats too. Ivy laughed along as she counted the keychains
Speaker 1: on her back. And while we're at the store, don't
Speaker 1: let me forget to pick up a big pack of
Speaker 1: markers too, she said. You mean like these, said Ivy's mom,
Speaker 1: holding up a pack of brand new markers. This is
Speaker 1: what I mean. You already have a perfectly good pack
Speaker 1: of markers right here.
Speaker 2: Those are good. But the pack I have isn't the
Speaker 2: big big pack.
Speaker 1: I need more colors, said Ivy as she got it
Speaker 1: from the table. Okay, I really don't like what's going
Speaker 1: on here. And we're not going out to buy any
Speaker 1: more things tonight, said Levin and Ivy's mom. Instead, I
Speaker 1: suggest you both think about saving your money, being grateful
Speaker 1: for what you have, and maybe donating some of the
Speaker 1: things you no longer need to others. Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: were a little disappointed by what their mom had said,
Speaker 1: but since they couldn't drive themselves to the store, they
Speaker 1: decided to each make a big list of all the
Speaker 1: things they would buy if they could. They worked on
Speaker 1: their lists until they went to bed, adding more and
Speaker 1: more and more. Good Night, Levi and Ivy, said their
Speaker 1: mom before sending them to bed. Let's remember there are
Speaker 1: many many other things to be besides greedy. Hopefully you'll
Speaker 1: see things differently in the morning.
Speaker 2: Okay, Bob, we get it, said Levi with yaw yep,
Speaker 2: we should be happy with what we have, oh.
Speaker 1: Added Ivy as she dumped into bed. But I know
Speaker 1: I'd be happier if I had a few more things.
Speaker 1: Good night, Levi and Ivy called to each other as
Speaker 1: their mom walked down the hallway. Maybe you two just
Speaker 1: need to sleep on it tonight, said their mom as
Speaker 1: she started down the stairs.
Speaker 2: Maybe a little rest will get that little greedy gus
Speaker 2: out of your heads. Little rest, We'll get that little
Speaker 2: greedy gus out of your heads.
Speaker 1: Levin and Ivy heard their mom as they began to
Speaker 1: drift off to sleep, her words swirling in their heads,
Speaker 1: especially the name greedy gus. At first, the thought of
Speaker 1: a greedy creature running around collecting more and more and
Speaker 1: more of things made them giggle as they settled into
Speaker 1: their beds, but by the morning, they would have a
Speaker 1: very different view of that greedy little guy. As Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy fell asleep, they had no idea what was
Speaker 1: in store for them, But soon they met up with
Speaker 1: each other in their shared dream and everything became clear. LEVI,
Speaker 1: is that you, called out, Ivs She walked toward her brother.
Speaker 1: I thought that was you, Ivy, answered Levi. Once they
Speaker 1: realized they were sharing the same dream, they quickly looked
Speaker 1: around to see where they were, but they couldn't quite
Speaker 1: figure it out. It didn't look like any place they
Speaker 1: had ever been before. It was wide open and very bright,
Speaker 1: the perfect place for storing lots and lots of things.
Speaker 1: Do you have any idea where we are or why
Speaker 1: we're here together? Asked Levi, Not a clue, said Ivy
Speaker 1: as she looked around. Then all of a sudden, she
Speaker 1: saw something. It was her wish list and Levi's just
Speaker 1: on the ground in front of them. Do you think
Speaker 1: this place has something to do with us asking mom
Speaker 1: to go shopping for all those new toys and treats?
Speaker 2: Asked Ivy. Levi nodded his head and picked up their list.
Speaker 1: Since this is a dream, we can do anything we want, right,
Speaker 1: asked Levi. So how about we get a few of
Speaker 1: the things we want from our lists. Ivy's eyes got
Speaker 1: wide and a smile spread across her face. That sounded
Speaker 1: like a great idea to her. Then, on the count
Speaker 1: of three, they each called out for the first few
Speaker 1: things on their list and waited. Seconds passed, and there
Speaker 1: was a bright flash of light that surrounded them. When
Speaker 1: the light had faded, they each saw something.
Speaker 2: My key chains, my markers, called out Ivy, grabbing her things.
Speaker 1: My three DBR set, my favorite candy, exclaimed Levi, grabbing
Speaker 1: each of them. This is amazing. Levi played with this
Speaker 1: three d VR set while enjoying his candy. Ivy organized
Speaker 1: her keychains and drew with her markers. They were having
Speaker 1: a great time, but could it be better? Levin and
Speaker 1: Ivy suddenly both stopped thinking the same thing. Why not
Speaker 1: wish for a few more things? Or maybe why not
Speaker 1: wish for everything on their lists? So that's what they did.
Speaker 1: They each made another wish, than another, and another. This
Speaker 1: was the best dream ever. Bright lights flashed all around
Speaker 1: them as one by one, everything they wished for was
Speaker 1: given to them, until their lists were both empty.
Speaker 2: At that moment, it was amazing. It was everything they
Speaker 2: could have hoped for.
Speaker 1: All Levi and Ivy had to do was say something
Speaker 1: they wanted out loud, and poof, it was theirs. But
Speaker 1: as the wishes went on, something changed. When this wonderful,
Speaker 1: wish filled adventure first started, Levi and Ivy each played
Speaker 1: with the toys they got and enjoyed all their snacks. However,
Speaker 1: as the wishes went on, they found the things they
Speaker 1: received less and less impressive. Yes, it was fun to
Speaker 1: see something new, but since there was so much of everything,
Speaker 1: they really couldn't appreciate what they had. I'm kind of
Speaker 1: getting bored, said Levi. Me too, answered Ivy, looking around
Speaker 1: at all the things she had wished for, and that's
Speaker 1: when something unusual happened. Yes, even more unusual than the
Speaker 1: situation they were already in. In that moment, out of
Speaker 1: all the toys and snacks, popped a little creature. They
Speaker 1: would come to find out that he was none other
Speaker 1: than Greedy Guss. He was no bigger than a football
Speaker 1: and danced around in a bright green suit with spiky
Speaker 1: hair and bright blue eyes. Hello, Levi and Ivy, said
Speaker 1: the little creature as he hopped amongst all the things
Speaker 1: they had wished for. Nice hol Levi and Ivy didn't
Speaker 1: know how to react, but they had to admit he
Speaker 1: was interesting, and they wanted to know why he was there.
Speaker 1: I bet you're wondering why I'm here, yeh, said greedy guess.
Speaker 1: I'm here to get you anything you want. Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy's side, they already had everything they wanted, or so
Speaker 1: they thought. We really don't need anything else, said Levi.
Speaker 1: In fact, I think we.
Speaker 2: Have too much.
Speaker 1: What impossible, exclaimed greedy guests.
Speaker 2: You can never have too much.
Speaker 1: Surprising A bit curious, Levi and Ivy leaned in to
Speaker 1: hear what the little creature had to say. Maybe he
Speaker 1: has a point, Levi whispered to Ivy as she nodded
Speaker 1: her head in agreement. Greedy Gusts then went on to
Speaker 1: tell Levi and Ivy that there was always more they
Speaker 1: could have even if they thought they had enough.
Speaker 2: More toys, more treats, more everything.
Speaker 1: Then Greedy Gusts began to make more and more things
Speaker 1: appear in front of Levi and Ivy, things that weren't
Speaker 1: even on their wish list, but things they very much liked.
Speaker 1: One after another, toys and snacks appeared at a thin air.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy once again enjoyed the items they were
Speaker 1: given because they were shiny and new, but as the
Speaker 1: time went on, they again became less and less interested
Speaker 1: in each new thing. I've seen this toy before, said Levi.
Speaker 1: I had ten of those marshmallow candies already. Ivy added,
Speaker 1: I'm just not happy anymore with all of this stuff,
Speaker 1: a both said together. Greedy Guys couldn't believe what he
Speaker 1: was hearing, so he added more and more to their piles,
Speaker 1: until finally they had enough.
Speaker 2: Gus stop. Levi and Ivy shouted, this is just too much.
Speaker 2: Nothing is fun or exciting anymore.
Speaker 1: Levi went on to say, having all these things is
Speaker 1: just so distracting. We can't concentrate on enjoying any of it.
Speaker 1: This is getting overwhelming, and it doesn't really make sense
Speaker 1: to me anymore, said Ivy. Why would I want twenty
Speaker 1: of the same thing? One is more than enough.
Speaker 2: She's right.
Speaker 1: The more things I get, the less I'm interested in them,
Speaker 1: added Levi. When you have too much of something, it
Speaker 1: loses that magic that made you love it in the
Speaker 1: first place. Things lose their wonder and excitement when you
Speaker 1: have so many of them and you know you can
Speaker 1: get more whenever you want. I can't believe I'm hearing this.
Speaker 2: Said greedy guest, with a look of panic on his face.
Speaker 1: How about some more of this and some more of that?
Speaker 1: Greedy guests swirled and whirled around Levi and Ivy, trying
Speaker 1: to show them that more was better, But it was
Speaker 1: too late. They had both finally learned their lesson. Being
Speaker 1: greedy was no way to be. Instead, appreciating, treasuring, and
Speaker 1: enjoying the things you have was so much better than
Speaker 1: replacing them with newer things all the time. And as
Speaker 1: for snacks and treats, Levi and Ivy noticed that they
Speaker 1: stopped tasting as sweet and tasty when there was pretty
Speaker 1: much an endless supply of them. Having a special treat
Speaker 1: once in a while is what makes it a special treat.
Speaker 1: I think it's time we go back home, said Levi.
Speaker 1: I totally agree, replied Ivy as she and Levi turned
Speaker 1: to leave, Greedy guys couldn't keep them there anymore. That
Speaker 1: was because Levi and Ivy had finally discovered for themselves
Speaker 1: that being greedy was something they didn't want to be.
Speaker 2: Fine, go more for me, then, called out.
Speaker 1: Greedy guess as he jumped into the piles of toys
Speaker 1: and snacks and vanished from sight. Just then, Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy heard their mom calling their names. They each woke up,
Speaker 1: jumped out of bed, and ran into the hallway.
Speaker 2: Can you believe that dream? Levi asked. Unbelievable, said Ivy.
Speaker 1: I'm just happy we got to see the downside of
Speaker 1: being greedy before we got like gus. Then Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy ran downstairs to see their mom. They told her
Speaker 1: all about their dream and how being greedy wasn't for them.
Speaker 1: She couldn't have been happier, and then, instead of asking
Speaker 1: for more and more, they decided to give back. So
Speaker 1: after school that day, Levi and Ivy spent their afternoon
Speaker 1: going through all.
Speaker 2: Of their toys, art supplies, and games.
Speaker 1: They donated things they no longer needed, and in doing so,
Speaker 1: rediscovered some special things they really loved. Those things had
Speaker 1: gotten put aside or lost when they were being like
Speaker 1: greedy guts and buying.
Speaker 2: More things than they needed.
Speaker 1: They quickly realized how lucky they were to have the
Speaker 1: things they had, and also that donating to others made
Speaker 1: them feel great. Their greedy feelings were gone for good,
Speaker 1: and so was greedy. In their unusual and incredible dream,
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy learned that what they had was more
Speaker 1: than enough, and the only thing they wanted more and
Speaker 1: more and more of was fun memories and great experiences
Speaker 1: with their family and friends. Thanks for joining us today.
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