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Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy.
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Speaker 1: Lewis story. Wouldn't it be cool if we lived like this?
Speaker 1: Asked Levi as he talked to Ivy while doing a
Speaker 1: perfect handstand in handstand Land, giggled Ivy. No, replied Levi,
Speaker 1: returning to his feet and standing up. I mean in
Speaker 1: a world where everything was upside down, you know, like
Speaker 1: where we could walk in the sky and the ground
Speaker 1: would stretch out over our heads. Ivey just looked at her,
Speaker 1: not knowing what to say. It was an interesting concept,
Speaker 1: but it would be really cool to have birds flying
Speaker 1: around at your feet, or bunnies and squirrels scurrying around overhead.
Speaker 1: But then she let herself really start to picture such
Speaker 1: a world, and as she did, Ivy started to understand
Speaker 1: what Levi was saying.
Speaker 2: I guess it would be cool to look.
Speaker 1: Up and see rivers and streams flowing over our heads
Speaker 1: into hawk from cloud to cloud on our walk to school,
Speaker 1: said Ivy, doing a handstand to get a better perspective
Speaker 1: of this new world. Exactly, replied Levi. Imagine if tree
Speaker 1: branches stretched down from the sky, and when it rained,
Speaker 1: the raindrops flew up from the sky under our feet,
Speaker 1: like the world's biggest sprinkler. That would be amazing, exclaimed Ivy,
Speaker 1: pretending to dance around in a rainstorm. And I would
Speaker 1: call it topsy turvy, said Levi. Topsy what, asked Ivy.
Speaker 1: Topsy turvy, Levi repeated, It's another way to say upside down,
Speaker 1: except it sounds way more fun. You're right, it does
Speaker 1: sound more fun, said Ivy with a big smile. And
Speaker 1: now that they both had this wacky upside down thought
Speaker 1: in their heads, they couldn't think of anything else. As
Speaker 1: the afternoon rolled on, Levi and Ivy added to their
Speaker 1: grand idea of creating this topsy Turvy wonderland and tried
Speaker 1: to think of a way to make their dream become
Speaker 1: a reality. They drew pictures of what topsy Turvy would
Speaker 1: look like, filled with flowers and vines raining down from
Speaker 1: the ground, which now was above their heads. They drew
Speaker 1: an upside down playground in the sky and rainbows now
Speaker 1: so close you could touch them. They drew a night
Speaker 1: sky around their feet. And now with this new planetary placement,
Speaker 1: anyone who lived in this magical land could skip between stars,
Speaker 1: climb on the moon, ride a shooting star, or walk
Speaker 1: from planet to planet. Levi and Ivy were just having
Speaker 1: fun in the afternoon, creating a wonderful place that was
Speaker 1: nothing like where they lived. But what seemed like an
Speaker 1: afternoon game would end up teaching them both a very
Speaker 1: important lesson. As the day went on, all their excitement
Speaker 1: and creativity had created something amazing. After dinner, Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy continued to work on topsy Turvy, and by bedtime
Speaker 1: they were still full of ideas but quite tired. They
Speaker 1: decided to both sleep in Levi's room so they could
Speaker 1: work on more enchanting drawings before they went to sleep.
Speaker 2: How cute would it be?
Speaker 1: To look up and see little chipmunks scampering by, asked
Speaker 1: Ivy as she yawned and worked on yet another picture
Speaker 1: of their upside down land. Or how cool would it
Speaker 1: be to have planes fly right by you as you're
Speaker 1: playing outside? Said Levi. I really wish this upside downland existed,
Speaker 1: even for just one day. Me too. What if it
Speaker 1: really did, said iv as her sleepiness one out and
Speaker 1: her drawing pad and marker fell from her hand on
Speaker 1: to the floor by her bed.
Speaker 2: Ah, what if it really did.
Speaker 1: Said Levi as he closed his eyes too and drifted
Speaker 1: off to sleep. Maybe we'll dream about it tonight. Except
Speaker 1: that night, Levi and Ivy wouldn't be going to dreamland.
Speaker 1: They would be going to a place they had created
Speaker 1: them themselves, somewhere just as amazing, where they would see
Speaker 1: amazing things, meete amazing creatures, go on an amazing adventure,
Speaker 1: and learn a pretty amazing lesson at the end of
Speaker 1: it all. As they felt themselves falling to sleep, Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy thoughts filled with more wonderful things that existed
Speaker 1: in topsy Turvy. They're made up marvelous upside down world.
Speaker 1: Then before they knew it, they were standing next to
Speaker 1: each other in the backyard, Ivy, are we dreaming? Askedly,
Speaker 1: By looking around, it looks like our normal backyard, but
Speaker 1: something seems a bit different, answered Ivy.
Speaker 2: Just look at the ground.
Speaker 1: Levi joined Ivy and inspected the ground beneath their feet.
Speaker 1: The grass seemed dull and hazy, like it was out
Speaker 1: of focus. When they looked up at the sky, they
Speaker 1: noticed the same thing. Something just wasn't right.
Speaker 2: Well.
Speaker 1: Being the curious kids that they were, they decided to
Speaker 1: take a closer look. That meant they were off on
Speaker 1: an adventure. They walked out of their backyard and down
Speaker 1: the street. They continued past their s school and park
Speaker 1: where they played before they made it to the woods
Speaker 1: at the edge of their town. And that's when things
Speaker 1: started to become a bit clearer.
Speaker 2: Levi.
Speaker 1: Do you remember when you asked me if we were dreaming?
Speaker 1: Asked Ivy as she stared wide at at the scene
Speaker 1: before her. I sure do, replied Levi, knowing exactly what
Speaker 1: she was going to say next. After seeing this, I'd say, yes,
Speaker 1: we are definitely dreaming, said Ivy with a big smile.
Speaker 1: We did it, Ivy, We made our drawings come to life,
Speaker 1: Ivey couldn't even answer her brother because she was at
Speaker 1: a loss for words. What had only been moments ago
Speaker 1: a drawing in her drawing pad was now a seemingly endless,
Speaker 1: wonderful world spreading out before them. It's topsy turvy, shouted
Speaker 1: Levi as he jumped from his hazy dole, out of
Speaker 1: focus reality and into something amazing. And it looked like
Speaker 1: the world they had talked about and drawn. Things they
Speaker 1: had only imagined were now right there in front of them,
Speaker 1: and there was only one thing to do. Let's go,
Speaker 1: shouted Ivy and Levi as they ran towards the topsy
Speaker 1: turvy terrain.
Speaker 2: Their first steps had.
Speaker 1: Them walking in the sky as they gazed upwards at
Speaker 1: the ground that stretched out over our heads. Birds flew
Speaker 1: around by their feet as they carefully walked through a
Speaker 1: sea of blue sky. Bunnies and squirrels scurried around overhead
Speaker 1: in a woodland area that dangled above them like a
Speaker 1: forest umbrella. Along with the forest, rivers and streams gently
Speaker 1: rolled along in what would have been the sky at home,
Speaker 1: with fish flying above as they followed the flowing water.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy couldn't stop smiling as they tried to
Speaker 1: take in everything around them. It was then that Ivy
Speaker 1: felt something gently bump her leg. What was that? Exclaimed
Speaker 1: Ivy as she jumped up, thinking it was a little animal,
Speaker 1: But she quickly discovered when she looked down at her
Speaker 1: leg that her perspective on the world had to change
Speaker 1: if she was going to adapt the world she and
Speaker 1: Levi had created. It's a bird, Ivy, said Levi as
Speaker 1: he watched a little blue bird flutter around Ivy's legs
Speaker 1: before continuing on its way. Levi look out shot at Ivy,
Speaker 1: pointing over her brother's shoulders. As he turned around and
Speaker 1: came face to face with a cloud. The water vapor
Speaker 1: filled fluffy puff seemed to vanish as it touched his face,
Speaker 1: making him giggle.
Speaker 2: That was awesome.
Speaker 1: You need to try it, said Levi to Ivy. Ivy
Speaker 1: quickly turned around and saw a small cloud floating her way.
Speaker 1: She ran toward it, and as the fluffy puff, made
Speaker 1: up of teeny tiny water droplets softly smashed into her,
Speaker 1: she spun around and danced in the sky topsy Turvy
Speaker 1: was better than she could have ever imagined. Levi felt
Speaker 1: the same way, completely focused on only the clouds around them.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy decided to play a game of Follow
Speaker 1: the Leader, and as they did so, they hopped from
Speaker 1: cloud to cloud, laughing as they went. Try this, called
Speaker 1: out Levi as he did a handstand on one of
Speaker 1: the passing clouds. Everything looks like it's back to normal. Wow,
Speaker 1: exclaimed Ivy, doing a handstand too. You're right, it's pretty
Speaker 1: amazing what things look like when you just change your
Speaker 1: perspective a bit, said voice that Ivy thought was Levi.
Speaker 1: That's a really smart thing to say, Levi. Ivy replied
Speaker 1: as she plopped back down on her feet and stood up.
Speaker 1: Thank you so much. But my name isn't Levi. It's updo,
Speaker 1: said the little fairy like creature that was walking up
Speaker 1: to Levi and Ivy. I live here in the world
Speaker 1: you created. It's pretty amazing. You both did a great job.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy once again couldn't believe their eyes, but
Speaker 1: they didn't want to miss even a second of getting
Speaker 1: to note this little creature and learning more about topsy
Speaker 1: Turvy from him. We're so happy you like it here,
Speaker 1: said Ivy. This is my brother Levi, and he's the
Speaker 1: one who had the idea for this place. Did you
Speaker 1: say your name was up too, asked Levi. Oh, now
Speaker 1: I get it. It's the first part of the words
Speaker 1: upside and down. Updo, that is exactly right, said Updo
Speaker 1: as he jumped on a cloud as it drifted by.
Speaker 1: So where are you two coming from? Did Jack to
Speaker 1: take a plane? Why? That one? You may want to
Speaker 1: step over this way? Updu pointed behind me Levi and I,
Speaker 1: and as they turned around they saw a giant plane
Speaker 1: flying their way. They quickly stepped aside. As the planes
Speaker 1: soared right next to them. Levi and Ivy stared with
Speaker 1: wide eyes and a look of pure astonishment on their faces.
Speaker 2: Why do you look so surprised?
Speaker 1: Asked Updo, still jumping up and down on the cloud,
Speaker 1: like it was a fluffy trampoline. Well, where we're from,
Speaker 1: planes fly in the sky, explained Ivy. Yeah, same here
Speaker 1: we're standing in the sky right now, said up Too. Yes,
Speaker 1: this is the sky, But in our world the sky
Speaker 1: is above your head, not under your feet, said Levi,
Speaker 1: trying to explain we walk on the ground at home, like,
Speaker 1: what's up there? Updo was now the one that looked
Speaker 1: completely shocked.
Speaker 3: Wow that sounds really different, but kind of cool, said
Speaker 3: up to Updu just looked at Levi and Ivy as
Speaker 3: if he couldn't understand them at all, But as time
Speaker 3: went on, they would see that they had more in
Speaker 3: common than they thought.
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