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Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like

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Speaker 1: hello to Archie from Melbourne, Australia. Happy belated birthday to

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Speaker 1: Ender who turned six on May nineteenth. Happy belated birthday

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Speaker 1: Kildare in Ireland who is turning four on June first.

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Speaker 1: Lots of love from Mom, dad and sister Alabama. Happy

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Speaker 1: birthday to Stella in kindergarten at Alouette Elementary who is

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Speaker 1: turning six on June third. Happy birthday to Carolina from

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Speaker 1: Portugal who was turning eight on June third from Mom, Dad, sister,

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Speaker 1: Mafalda and your puppy Tucks. And happy birthday to Sophie

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Speaker 1: from Melbourne, Australia who was turning nine on June fourth.

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Speaker 1: our back and it is a beautiful day on farmer

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Speaker 1: Vernon's farm. The animals are in a hurry to get

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Speaker 1: out and enjoy the fine weather. Puddles and Splash are

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Speaker 1: be fixed when they meet Whiskers, who tells them that

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Speaker 1: cows to see what is going on Puddles and Splash

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Speaker 1: help a lonely cow. The animals on Farmer Vernon's farm

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Speaker 1: While Farmer Vernon was working elsewhere, it was Splash's responsibility

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Speaker 1: beautiful day full of color to the animals. The sounds

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Speaker 1: When everyone was settled into their morning routine, Splash walked

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Speaker 1: Splash said. When Puddles had finished his breakfast, he quickly

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Speaker 1: But I did see that mischievous young calf, Bubbles making

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Speaker 1: Whiskers said abruptly, it's time for my beauty sleep. Enjoy

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Speaker 1: your nap, Huddle said. Let's go see what the trouble

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Speaker 1: with Bubbles is this morning, Splash said, as they crossed

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Speaker 1: So what's up? I heard from whiskers that there might

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Speaker 1: be some kind of problem, Splash asked, readying himself for

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Speaker 1: news of bubbles possible mischief. Yes, I was playing in

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Speaker 1: By the sound of her voice, she didn't sound very happy.

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Speaker 1: You sure she isn't from a neighboring farm, Splash asked, us.

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Speaker 1: As they approached, the cow looked frightened. Splash knew enough

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Speaker 1: and slowly, but she still flicked her tail and started mooing. Puddles,

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Speaker 1: The cow studied Puddles for a minute while swishing its

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Speaker 1: I used to belong to farmer Billings farm, but when

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Speaker 1: And well, it's been kind of lonely, Betsy said, with

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Speaker 1: could really be true, don't you worry? All of us

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Speaker 1: There are chickens, and pigs of all shapes and sizes,

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Speaker 1: go and talk to Farmer Vernon, Splash said to Puddles.

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Speaker 1: does love animals. The next morning, as usual, the cows

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Speaker 1: of soccer. And that's the end of our story. Good night,

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Speaker 1: sleep tight s inclin seal