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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, Larous Stories.

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Speaker 1: Levi took a sip of water and winced. His throat

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Speaker 1: hurt so bad he could hardly swallow ough. He murmured

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Speaker 1: to his sister Ivy. I don't like being sick. Me neither,

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Speaker 1: Ivy replied, sneezing into a tissue. Poor Levi and Ivy

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Speaker 1: had winter cold, and they were stuck in bed with

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Speaker 1: nothing to do. They had already played Candyland a dozen times,

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Speaker 1: drew pictures on their tablets, and read every story book

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Speaker 1: in the house. There was nothing left to do, and

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Speaker 1: they were so bored. Oh no, I wish we were

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Speaker 1: on the beach. Levi said, I'd build the biggest sand

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Speaker 1: castle you ever did see, and I would try out

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Speaker 1: my new flippers, Ivy said, looking at the purple flippers

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Speaker 1: hanging in her closet. I would swim with all the

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Speaker 1: fishes in the sea, well except for the sharks. As

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Speaker 1: the children tossed and turned in their beds, they began

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Speaker 1: hearing ocean waves and seagulls flying overhead. That meant their

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Speaker 1: imaginations were hard at work, taking them to a far away,

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Speaker 1: magical place. Whoa, Levi said, rubbing his eyes and looking around.

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Speaker 1: He saw white sandy beaches, red crabs scrambling sideways towards

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Speaker 1: the water, and palm trees towering high overhead. Ivy stood

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Speaker 1: next to him, watching the waves roll towards the shore

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Speaker 1: as huge fish jumped out of the water. Wow did

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Speaker 1: you see that, she asked in delight. I think it

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Speaker 1: was a dolphin. Sure enough, a giant dolphin jumped out

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Speaker 1: of the water, did a backflip, and landed in the

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Speaker 1: clear blue ocean, all while making friendly clicking noises to

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Speaker 1: welcome them to the island. What is this place, Levi asked,

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Speaker 1: looking around. I don't know, Ivy replied, but it's magical.

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Speaker 1: There were bright yellow bananas hanging from the trees, exotic

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Speaker 1: birds flying through the air, singing delightful songs, and a

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Speaker 1: giant waterfall in the distance, cascading into a crystal clear

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Speaker 1: pool of water. Whoa, the kid said in unison. This

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Speaker 1: sure beats candy Land, Levi exclaimed. And hey, my throat

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Speaker 1: doesn't hurt anymore. I don't feel sick. Either, Ivy said happily,

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Speaker 1: I just wish I had my purple flippers at once.

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Speaker 1: Ivy was dressed in a pink swimsuit, wearing a snorkel

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Speaker 1: mask and purple flippers. Levi was dressed in snorkel gear too,

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Speaker 1: and they both ran into the water as fast as

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Speaker 1: they could, flippers and all. Diving into the big blue ocean,

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Speaker 1: Levi could swim better than he ever could before. Ivy

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Speaker 1: followed close behind, swimming through the water with ease. The

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Speaker 1: magical island gave both them superhuman abilities, and they swam

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Speaker 1: She did somersaults in the water, turning over and over.

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Speaker 1: This is fun, Levi yelled as he did a torpedo move,

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Speaker 1: sending him spiraling through the ocean like a human torpedo.

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Speaker 1: Not only were they able to do fun tricks in

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Speaker 1: the water, they were also able to breathe and talk

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Speaker 1: without going up for air. The children were having so

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Speaker 1: much fun they didn't notice the visitors surrounding them. All

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Speaker 1: of a sudden, they found themselves face to face with

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Speaker 1: a lovely mermaid. Looking around, Levi and Ivy saw lots

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Speaker 1: of mermaids and merman swimming in every direction. They smiled

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Speaker 1: at the children and motioned for them to follow along

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Speaker 1: the way. They saw tropical fish of every size and color.

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Speaker 1: They smiled happily as a giant octopus waved to low

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Speaker 1: with all eight arms, and they even saw an old

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Speaker 1: shipwreck on the ocean floor, much to theirs. One of

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Speaker 1: the mermaids led them towards the old ship, swimming through

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Speaker 1: I wonder what's in that old ship, Ivy thought, feeling

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Speaker 1: I hope there's a hidden treasure, Levi imagined, but he

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Speaker 1: too felt a little afraid of what they might find.

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Speaker 1: As they entered the dark ship, they looked around, letting

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Speaker 1: their eyes adjust. The friendly mermaid waved to them carefully.

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Speaker 1: They swam through the cabin towards the bow, which was

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Speaker 1: the front of the ship. Look, Ivy said, it's the

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Speaker 1: steering wheel. She swam to it and began to turn

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Speaker 1: it left and right. That's called a helm, Levi explained,

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Speaker 1: he'd learned all about the parts of a ship at school.

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Speaker 1: The mermaid motioned for the kids to come see what

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Speaker 1: she'd found. Much to their surprise, she pointed to a

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Speaker 1: large wooden box that was locked. Levi swam right to it,

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Speaker 1: Ivy asked, Levi Yan as hard as he could, but

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Speaker 1: and asked, do you know how to get them box open?

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Speaker 1: She smiled and nodded. Then with the wave of her hand,

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Speaker 1: the lock fell off and the lid creaked open slowly.

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Speaker 1: What they saw was quite a sight. Brilliant treasures of gold, silver, rubies,

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Speaker 1: treasure was so bright Levi and Ivy had to cover

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Speaker 1: their eyes. With all the other mermaids and the murmayn

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Speaker 1: gathered around, they began pulling jewels and coins out of

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Speaker 1: the treasure box. One of the mermaids handed Ivy a

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Speaker 1: beautiful gold necklace with purple amethysts sparkling in the water.

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Speaker 1: She tried it on. Oh it's so pretty, she said,

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Speaker 1: twirling around in the water, and look, it matches my

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Speaker 1: purple flippers. One of the murman handed Levia a gold

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Speaker 1: and he said, just call me King Levi. The kids

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Speaker 1: found many amazing treasures in the box, including coins, goblets,

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Speaker 1: and rings. They were so mesmerized they totally lost track

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Speaker 1: of time. When the sun began to set, Levi said, Ivy,

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Speaker 1: we better get going. I have a feeling mom and

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Speaker 1: dad are starting to worry. Okay, Ivy said reluctantly. She

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Speaker 1: didn't want to leave the magical island, but she knew

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Speaker 1: her brother was right. As fast as they could, the

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Speaker 1: kids swam back to the beach where their adventure first began.

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Speaker 1: They took off their snorkel gear and looked out over

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Speaker 1: the ocean. One last time. Ivy saw the friendly dolphin

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Speaker 1: of his slippers. He made chirping and clucking noises just

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Speaker 1: to say goodbye. I didn't get to build my sand castle,

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Speaker 1: Levi said sadly. Then he said, oh well, I'll save

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Speaker 1: to do. After all, we can use our imagination anytime

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Speaker 1: we want. Together, the kids closed their eyes and wish

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Speaker 1: instantly they were whooshed back to their rooms where they

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Speaker 1: could hear their parents in the kitchen making dinner. Oh,

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Speaker 1: Levi complained, my throat, it hurts so bad, show, Ivey

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Speaker 1: replied with a big sneeze. It would take a couple

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Speaker 1: more days for the kids to feel better. Until then,

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Speaker 1: they were stuck in bed with nothing to do. Well,

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Speaker 1: Land after dinner, Levi said, Or I'd suggested, maybe, just maybe,

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Speaker 1: we'll go on another magical adventure, an adventure with our

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Speaker 1: amazing imaginations. Did you learn a lesson from this story?

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Speaker 1: A sou what was it in? Parents? Do your kids

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Speaker 1: kid's name for a chance to join Levi and Ivy

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Speaker 1: on their next adventure. Until next time, Thanks for listening.

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