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

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Speaker 1: to say hello to some friends. Hello to Joe and

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Speaker 1: Hank and Homer Alaska, and hello to Cashel and River

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Speaker 1: in Brooklyn, New York. Thank you so much for your support.

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Speaker 1: It means so much to us. I'd like to say

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Speaker 1: a very happy belated birthday to Eve from New Jersey,

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Speaker 1: who celebrated his birthday August sixteenth. Happy belated birthday to

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Speaker 1: Rowan from Vancouver who had a birthday on October fourteenth.

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Speaker 1: Happy belated birthday to Brin Burson who celebrated her sixth

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Speaker 1: birthday on October thirteenth. Happy birthday to Leila whose birthday

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Speaker 1: is October eighteenth, and a big birthday wish to Charlie

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Speaker 1: Bergeron from Portland, Maine, who turned six on October twenty seventh,

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Speaker 1: and his little brother Sammy, who is turning two on

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Speaker 1: October twenty second. A very happy birthday to you all.

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Speaker 1: I hope your day is very special. This story is

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Speaker 1: about a dog named Princess. She lives on Prince Street

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Speaker 1: and is the smartest dog around. Princess's owners say she

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Speaker 1: is the most beautiful dog on Prince Street and she

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Speaker 1: humors them, but she prefers not to be judged by

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Speaker 1: her looks. It has been reigning for days and the

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Speaker 1: sun is finally shining, and Princess cannot wait to get outside.

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Speaker 1: Once her people leave, she heads out to see what

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Speaker 1: the gang is up to the Princess of Prince Street. Yes,

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Speaker 1: Princess said to herself as she looked out the living

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Speaker 1: room window. The sun is shining finally. After a week

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Speaker 1: of being stuck in the house with only short walks

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Speaker 1: in the morning, she was ready to spend some serious

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Speaker 1: time outside. It had been raining non stop and she

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Speaker 1: was constantly getting the zoomies from being stuck inside, which

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Speaker 1: for her was very embarrassing. Princess was a dog, a

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Speaker 1: saluki to be exact, and all the humans told her

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Speaker 1: that she was the most beautiful dog on Prince Street.

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Speaker 1: She humored them when they said this, as she didn't

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Speaker 1: want to be judged by her looks, but by the

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Speaker 1: fact that she was very smart and independent. She was

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Speaker 1: also very kind to try and prove how smart she was,

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Speaker 1: She resigned herself to performing tricks for her owners, whom

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Speaker 1: she loved and who loved her back. She would walk backwards, spin,

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Speaker 1: roll over, lay dead, and bring her owners whatever they

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Speaker 1: pointed to. They were eventually amazed at how smart she was.

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Speaker 1: But her greatest tricks kept a secret. Princess lived in

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Speaker 1: an old manor house on Prince Street. It had three

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Speaker 1: stories and was made with old brick. She liked this

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Speaker 1: house as each floor had a large window in which

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Speaker 1: she could watch all the going ons outside, that is,

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Speaker 1: when she wasn't outside herself. But what she loved about

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Speaker 1: entrance had three heavy doors, the back door had only one,

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Speaker 1: which led to a lovely green garden. That garden, in

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Speaker 1: turn connected to the neighbor's backyard, which led to the street.

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Speaker 1: This door was the subject of one of her greatest tricks.

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Speaker 1: Her owners were both very busy and not often home.

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Speaker 1: Some dogs don't like being alone, but this suited Princess

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Speaker 1: just fine. When the sun was shining, she always found

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Speaker 1: things to do and dogs to talk to. Her owners

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Speaker 1: didn't know this, of course, and were often mystified as

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Speaker 1: to how she could be covered in dirt from staying

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Speaker 1: indoors all day. They had sworn to check the old

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Speaker 1: house for a dirty spot, but never had the time.

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Speaker 1: Of course, they certainly didn't realize that she often left

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Speaker 1: the house or had the ability to do so. They

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Speaker 1: once suspected, but believed that the back door must have

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Speaker 1: been blown open by the wind and dogs being dogs,

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Speaker 1: she must have taken the opportunity to play in the garden.

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Speaker 1: On that occasion. Princess wasn't just covered in a little

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Speaker 1: bit of dirt. It had been raining outside, and when

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Speaker 1: she came home she was soaked and muddy. Unlike Princess,

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Speaker 1: her owners don't like the rain or mud, something about

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Speaker 1: it ruining their white sofa, so Princess didn't go out

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Speaker 1: about her secret. But today, today was a beautiful day,

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Speaker 1: a perfect day. In fact, Princess jumped off the chair

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Speaker 1: at the second floor window, and tail wagging, fiercely rushed

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Speaker 1: pushed down on the door handle, pushed hard, and opened

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Speaker 1: While the garden was surrounded by a high fence, there

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Speaker 1: which she hurriedly pushed through. Into the neighbor's garden and

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Speaker 1: eventually out onto the street freedom. Many days, Princess would

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Speaker 1: roam the neighborhood, talking to dogs as she went, smelling

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Speaker 1: Good morning, Sarge, Princess said, beautiful day, isn't it. Sarge

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Speaker 1: at all, he said in a deep voice. Hi, Princess,

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Speaker 1: isn't it great to see the sun again? Chirped Lucy,

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Speaker 1: a Corgie and definitely the most fun loving dog of

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Speaker 1: the group. Lucy was always running around, partially due to

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Speaker 1: the fact that, since she had such short legs, she

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Speaker 1: had to run to keep up with everyone else. While

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Speaker 1: they walked. Good morning, Princess, Lulu the labrador and Pepper

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Speaker 1: the poodle said in almost unison they were an inseparable couple.

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Speaker 1: How did everyone manage the long rainy days? Asked Princess.

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Speaker 1: I chewed my owner's coffee table which they seemed to

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Speaker 1: not be too happy about, said Mickey, the Rotweiler. I

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Speaker 1: laid on the couch all day, watching Go Dog Go

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Speaker 1: on Netflix and sleeping eo yond Otto the big Bulldog.

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Speaker 1: As we were talking, I noticed a strange looking dog

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Speaker 1: It was hard not to see him, as he looked

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Speaker 1: so very different. His coat was an interesting mix of

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Speaker 1: tiger stripes and leopard spots. He was wiry and shaggy

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Speaker 1: and stood out compared to the many other dogs that

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Speaker 1: were walking by. Sarge noticed him next. Who is that mutt?

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Speaker 1: He gruffly said. Oh, he certainly doesn't look like a

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Speaker 1: pure bread Lulu said nope, he certainly doesn't look like

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Speaker 1: he's from around here either, agreed Otto. He must be

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Speaker 1: from away. Yes, he's certainly not an islander, said Micky,

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Speaker 1: as Lucy ran in circles around him, barking happily. Maybe

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Speaker 1: we should invite him to join us to have some fun,

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Speaker 1: said Princess. I mean, if he is from away, shouldn't

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Speaker 1: we be making him feel welcome. Hum, I don't associate

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Speaker 1: with dogs so unfashionable, said Pepper. Besides, our gang is

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Speaker 1: big enough already, added Lulu. All the gang barked in agreement. Well,

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Speaker 1: I don't think that's right. We should be nice to

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Speaker 1: all dogs we meet, no matter if they are like

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Speaker 1: us or not. There is nothing wrong with being new

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Speaker 1: and different, Princess said, I'm going to go over and

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Speaker 1: say hello. The rest of the gang sat and watched

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Speaker 1: with disapproval as Princess trotted over to greet the new dog. Hello,

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Speaker 1: my name is Princess, she said, as she gave him

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Speaker 1: the customary sniff. I saw you sitting by yourself over here,

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Speaker 1: and I thought I might come over and say hello.

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Speaker 1: You are new around here, aren't you. Yes, I am.

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Speaker 1: I arrived just a few days ago, he said. Oh,

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Speaker 1: I am called Ignacious. By the way. Hi Ignacious, Nice

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Speaker 1: to meet you, Princess said, with enthusiasm, Thank you for

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Speaker 1: coming over to talk to me. It's hard to meet

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Speaker 1: new dogs when you arrive in a new town, Ignacius said.

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Speaker 1: Your friends over there don't seem quite as welcoming as

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Speaker 1: you are. He continued, Oh, don't mind them. They are

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Speaker 1: actually really nice once you get to know them. They

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Speaker 1: just don't see many dogs different from themselves, and sometimes

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Speaker 1: they are scared of the change that the new dogs

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Speaker 1: might bring. They'll come around eventually. Princess said, that big

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Speaker 1: german shepherd doesn't look scared of anything. Ignacious said, with

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Speaker 1: a disbelieving tone, sarge, hah, he looks that way after

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Speaker 1: years of working for the police. He's actually just a

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Speaker 1: playful poppy inside. So where do you come from, Ignatius,

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Speaker 1: Princess asked, I came from Toronto. Have you heard of it?

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Speaker 1: Ignatius asked, of course, I have, silly everyone knows about Toronto.

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Speaker 1: Toronto is where the famous dog fountain is. She replied,

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Speaker 1: So do you have any plans for the day. No,

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Speaker 1: I don't. My owners left for the day to go

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Speaker 1: to work. They own a small store over on Queen Street.

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Speaker 1: They didn't realize that they left the window open. And

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Speaker 1: since it was such a nice day, I thought I

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Speaker 1: might go for a walk and explore the city. He said, Well,

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Speaker 1: then how about I give you a guided tour and

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Speaker 1: I'll introduce you to all the places us dogs. Fine, cool,

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Speaker 1: said Princess, enthusiastically. Great. That would be very nice of you,

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Speaker 1: he said, it's my pleasure. Well let's go, then, Princess said,

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Speaker 1: and off they went, and that's the end. Of the

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Speaker 1: story good Night, sleep Tight had to come