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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 Writy Rare Stories.

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Speaker 1: One night, Ivy had a very special dream about a

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Speaker 1: very special place. Beneath the sky of cotton candy clouds.

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Speaker 1: There was a jungle with tall green trees and tropical plants.

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Speaker 1: She'd been there before. It was home to so many animals,

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Speaker 1: two cans and tigers and monkeys. It was also where

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Speaker 1: her friend lived, Chester the chimpanzee. Chester was a silly monkey.

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Speaker 1: He loved making jokes and sticking out his tongue, something

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Speaker 1: that always made her laugh. In her dream, she could

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Speaker 1: hear him talking to her. Come back, Ivy, he said, excitedly.

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Speaker 1: I want to play again. Ivy grew so excited that

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Speaker 1: And don't forget the bananas. Chester loved bananas. Even though

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Speaker 1: his jungle was filled with all sorts of sweets and juices,

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Speaker 1: he didn't care much for them. He preferred the bananas

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Speaker 1: from Ivy's world. I won't forget them, Ivy promised. Once

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Speaker 1: Ivy woke up. She ran downstairs to find Levi and

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Speaker 1: her parents eating breakfast in the kitchen. Mom, Mom, we

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Speaker 1: have to go to the jungle. Uh what jungle, asked mom.

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Speaker 1: Chester's jungle? Oh Chester, Levi sighed happily. I miss him. Well,

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Speaker 1: I had a dream about him, said Ivy. We have

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Speaker 1: to go back. He needs bananas. Levi stood up suddenly

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Speaker 1: I had a dream about a banana last night, really,

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Speaker 1: said Ivy. Yeah, except it was big, like bigger than

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Speaker 1: this house. Some dream, said Dad, still munching on some

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Speaker 1: I can't say I've ever dreamed of them. Levi and

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Speaker 1: Ivy both cornered Dad in his chair and repeatedly begged

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Speaker 1: him please let us go, Please, we want to visit Chester.

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Speaker 1: They jumped up and down, making Dad's head spin. Okay, okay,

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Speaker 1: said dad, But we have to ask your mom first.

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Speaker 1: What do you think, honey? Mom gave it some thought.

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Speaker 1: Finally she smiled, you know what, a day in the

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Speaker 1: jungle sounds like a fantastic idea. Levi and Ivy cheered

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Speaker 1: and clapped like little monkeys themselves. With that, Mom hurried

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Speaker 1: for our furry friend, she explained, tucking them in her purse.

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Speaker 1: The three of them stood outside while Dad went to

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Speaker 1: start his car, but it wasn't really a car at all.

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Speaker 1: The ground beneath their feet began to show shake. Levi

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Speaker 1: Just then, the grass split and up from the earth

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Speaker 1: came a great, big biplane. Dad waved from the pilot's seat,

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Speaker 1: back seats, their hair flying in all directions. Dad angled

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Speaker 1: Ivy took out her magic wand giving it a sharp

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Speaker 1: wave to my friend's jungle please. Just as the plane

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Speaker 1: disappeared into the white fluffiness of the clouds, they re

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Speaker 1: emerged in a sea of pink cotton candy ones, the

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Speaker 1: ones just like an Ivy's dream. We're here, said Dad. Yay,

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Speaker 1: said Mom. Nice fly in there, pilot. Soon after, Dad

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Speaker 1: as the engine hiccupped and then came to a stop.

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Speaker 1: Well it's about time. The kids gashed and looked around,

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Speaker 1: they could see a small ball of fur in the trees,

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Speaker 1: They screamed. Chester cannonballed right into Levi's stomach, nearly knocking

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Speaker 1: said Ivy. Fish posh. Chester waved her off. You're here now?

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Speaker 1: Where are my ba nannies? Mom took them out of

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Speaker 1: Ivy started to laugh. Slow down, Chester, you're gonna get

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Speaker 1: said Chester. I haven't had a good mealio in a

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Speaker 1: all the yellow mush between his gums. Both Levi and

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Speaker 1: Ivy wrinkled their noses, gross, they said. Chester tossed his

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Speaker 1: Who's up for a game of swinging? Levi and Ivy

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Speaker 1: gym they'd ever played on in school. It also made

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Speaker 1: they suddenly heard a loud, angry screech. Chester brought them

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Speaker 1: Hugo was Chester's brother and the alpha of the path.

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Speaker 1: I told you not to bring humans here, said Hugo

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Speaker 1: in his sharp voice. Are my friends? I don't care?

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Speaker 1: Hugo narrowed his eyes. They don't belong here. Get rid

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Speaker 1: of them. Chester sighed loudly. He didn't want his friends

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Speaker 1: Come on, guys, said Chester, I'll take you back to

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Speaker 1: They said goodbye to the three little chimps and waved

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Speaker 1: waterfalls liked to change colors during the summer. Checking it

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Speaker 1: out would make for good pictures. Chester, however, sulked alone

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Speaker 1: to ruin all the fun? It wasn't fair. Hugo had

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Speaker 1: everything easy. If Chester had just half the respect Hugo

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Speaker 1: or a daffodil, or a banana. Chester quickly swung over,

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Speaker 1: pushing back the leaves. He gasped. It was a banana,

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Speaker 1: the center. It was a big, beautiful banana and no

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Speaker 1: didn't make sense to him how no one had found

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Speaker 1: this majestic fruit yet, But he wasn't gonna complain. The

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Speaker 1: But how was he ever going to fit it into

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Speaker 1: The space between the trees wasn't wide enough for a

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Speaker 1: the respect he deserved. Rubbing his hands together, Chester flew

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Speaker 1: He was a fairly strong chim, definitely capable of moving

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Speaker 1: another way. If pushing didn't work, maybe pulling would. Chester

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Speaker 1: galloped to the other side, looking for a part he

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Speaker 1: family that he trusted to do so. Pulling out his

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Speaker 1: up to his ear. The Lewises had found the waterfall

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Speaker 1: they were looking for. Water came down in hues of purple, violet, grape,

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Speaker 1: and plumb where the falls meet the lake. The mist

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Speaker 1: was sweet, almost as sweet as soda. Mom and Dad

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Speaker 1: kicked their feet in the water while a mermaid decorated

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Speaker 1: Ivy's hair with shells and seaflowers. How does she look, prince,

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Speaker 1: Levi asked the mermaid. Good is all Levi? I said,

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Speaker 1: Ivy told the mermaid she felt something buzzing in her pocket.

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Speaker 1: It was her cell phone. She flipped it open. Hello, Hi,

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Speaker 1: Ivy's me Chester. Ivy frowned. Everyone else overheard and was

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Speaker 1: also confused, Chester sounded anxious. You guys haven't left yet,

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Speaker 1: have you, No, said Ivy. We're at the waterfall. Good.

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Speaker 1: I need you to come back. Oh why, well, it's

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Speaker 1: hard to explain. Just get over here, but Hugo said,

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Speaker 1: never mind. Hugo shout at Chester. You and Levi are

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Speaker 1: my best friends. I need you now more than ever.

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Speaker 1: Ivy sizs okay, stay there. She hung up the phone

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Speaker 1: and turned to her family. We have to go, guys, uh,

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Speaker 1: Chester says, he needs us. Is he okay? Levi asked.

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Speaker 1: I think so, said Ivy, but we should really go

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Speaker 1: make sure. They bid farewell to their mermaid friend and

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Speaker 1: quickly climbed back into their biplane, flying back over the

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Speaker 1: edge of the jungle. When Levi peered over the edge,

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Speaker 1: he could hardly believe his eyes. There was a banana

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Speaker 1: down there, a really really big one, and hopping on

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Speaker 1: top of it was a miniature monkey person waving around

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Speaker 1: trying to get their attention. It's like the banana I

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Speaker 1: saw in my dream, Levi whispered. Once the plane landed,

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Speaker 1: Chester was ready to jump on their shoulders. He pointed

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Speaker 1: for antiicly at the banana. See that, See that? I

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Speaker 1: feel that that is so weird, said Mom. I thought

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Speaker 1: you guys didn't have bananas in your world. Chester shrugged.

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Speaker 1: I don't know, but I'm not complaining. Not only is

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Speaker 1: it a banana, it's the mother banana, and it's all fine. Well,

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Speaker 1: that's great in all Chester Dad patted on its side.

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Speaker 1: But how are you getting all of this home? That's

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Speaker 1: where you guys come in. Chester beamed. But none of

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Speaker 1: us can push it. Idy cried, it's a way too big. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I know, anyone got any ideas, Leeve I thought, hard

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Speaker 1: it is too big. We're going to need an excavator

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Speaker 1: or something to move it. Chester didn't know what an

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Speaker 1: excavator was obvious enough by his confused face. Levi's mouth opened. Wait,

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Speaker 1: maybe not an excavator, but we do have something. Oh,

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Speaker 1: Dad's plain, that's right, said Ivy. We can lift the banana.

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Speaker 1: Dad waved his hands. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. That sounds

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Speaker 1: great in fantasyland. Our plane can hardly lift us, much

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