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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. Hey,

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Speaker 1: below in our show notes. Now, let's dive into today's story.

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Speaker 1: The energy at Oakwood Elementary that morning was electric. Everyone

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Speaker 1: in Levi and Ivy's class was beyond excited for their

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Speaker 1: upcoming field trip. Because this was no ordinary field trip.

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Speaker 1: They weren't going to the zoo or the aquarium, and

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Speaker 1: they certainly couldn't get there by bus because this year,

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Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's class was going on an African safari.

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Speaker 1: I can't wait to see elephants, said Ivy. I'm going

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Speaker 1: to see if I can run faster than the cheetah.

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Speaker 1: Their friends joined and saying what they were most looking

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Speaker 1: forward to on this big trip the amazing animals, the

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Speaker 1: breath taking landscape, and the chance to see it all

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Speaker 1: live and in person, and not just on a video.

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Speaker 1: I can't believe we're leaving for Africa tomorrow, exclaimed Ivy

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Speaker 1: to her friends. This is going to be the best

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Speaker 1: field trip ever. I just have a few more things

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Speaker 1: to pack before we leave in the morning, added Levi.

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Speaker 1: My big water bottle to stay hydrated on the hot Savannah,

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Speaker 1: my binocular so I don't miss one animal. And my

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Speaker 1: travel toolkit because you never know when something we'll need fixing.

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Speaker 1: The next morning seemed to take forever to arrive, but

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Speaker 1: when it did, Levi and Ivy met all their friends

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Speaker 1: at the airport, with their families and teachers, and after

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Speaker 1: of a lifetime. But what they didn't know then was

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Speaker 1: that they would learn so much more than which animals

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Speaker 1: called Africa home. They would learn that teamwork makes everything possible,

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Speaker 1: and that the bond shared by those who work together

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Speaker 1: to accomplish a task can never be broken. As an

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Speaker 1: hours passed as Levi, Ivy and their class soared above

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Speaker 1: the clouds toward Africa. When they finally touched down, they

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Speaker 1: quickly headed off to the nature preserve, where they would

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Speaker 1: be staying during their trip. The next morning would be busy,

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Speaker 1: and they knew they needed to get some sleep. I

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Speaker 1: can't wait for our safari tomorrow, whispered Levi to Ivy

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Speaker 1: as he settled into his bed. I know, Ivy whispered back,

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Speaker 1: just so excited. But as she was saying that, she

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Speaker 1: better of her and Levi. They both fell asleep quickly,

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Speaker 1: with thoughts of an amazing African adventure swirling in their heads.

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Speaker 1: The morning arrived quickly with a flurry of activity. The

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Speaker 1: Nia and Jaden, and all piled into a giant jeep.

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Speaker 1: Their parents stayed behind at the camp area and would

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Speaker 1: be taking their own safari trip later that day. Everyone

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Speaker 1: talked about their different skills, how prey animals use camouflage

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Speaker 1: looked on in amazement and had her camera ready to

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Speaker 1: Look at those beautiful elephants, whispered Ivy with great excitement.

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Speaker 1: Everywhere they looked there were more animals and more views

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Speaker 1: Levi I thought he heard something rustling Nia and Jaden

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Speaker 1: They stretched and yawned as Ivy took pictures, and Levi

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Speaker 1: that it was a bigger problem than Nia and Jaden

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Speaker 1: had first thought. How long do you think we'll be

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Speaker 1: out here, asked Miss Anderson, one of the teachers. Do

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Speaker 1: you think we'll have to sleep out here tonight? Asked

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Speaker 1: a student. Won't that be dangerous? Asked another, sounding a

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Speaker 1: said Levi, trying to remain calm and positive. But shortly

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Speaker 1: Anderson that the problem was something they couldn't fix with

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Speaker 1: have to wait until another Safari group drove by. Levi

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Speaker 1: the other kids were looking a bit worried. How about

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Speaker 1: them send out another jeep, suggested Levi. That's a good idea,

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Speaker 1: and we already tried a few times, but our cell

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Speaker 1: answered Nya. But don't worry. I'll take some time, but

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Speaker 1: we'll figure this out. It's true, added Jayden. My mom

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Speaker 1: always told me this African proverb that said, if you

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Speaker 1: want to go fast, go alone. If you want to

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Speaker 1: go far, go together. After hearing that, Levi was confident

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Speaker 1: that moment, he remembered that he had put his travel

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Speaker 1: Maybe I can take a look, said Levi to Naya

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Speaker 1: and Jaden. I love fixing things, and I've been helping

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Speaker 1: last few months. Nia and Jaden knew any help was

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Speaker 1: good help in the situation and walked Levi over to

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Speaker 1: and after a few minutes of searching, exclaimed, it's the

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Speaker 1: fan ell. That's great, said miss Anderson. But can you

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Speaker 1: fix it? That's just it, said Levi. I could fix it,

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Speaker 1: but the belt has snapped in half and we need

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Speaker 1: She was always up for a challenge and thought she

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Speaker 1: could help. I remember when we were learning about the

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Speaker 1: different plants that grow in Africa that there are some

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Speaker 1: sturdy baskets, said Ivy. They're flexible enough to bend into circles,

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Speaker 1: so maybe we can find some and use them to

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Speaker 1: make a natural fiber fan belt. We just needed to

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Speaker 1: work long enough to get us back to camp Leevi.

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Speaker 1: I loved the idea, and Naya and Jaden thought it

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Speaker 1: could work, but mostly they were really impressed with the

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Speaker 1: teamwork that Levi and Ivy showed. As she began to

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Speaker 1: A sense of calm fell over the situation, and they're

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Speaker 1: Some gathered rocks to help prop up the jeep, while

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Speaker 1: others helped Ivy look for strong vines. Others created a

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Speaker 1: anxiously while Jaden got behind the wheel of the jeep

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Speaker 1: to life and the jeep was ready to go. Everyone

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Speaker 1: It didn't just make them feel good, it made them

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Speaker 1: feel proud and confident that, no matter what other obstacles arose,

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Speaker 1: they just worked together. As they drove back to camp,

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Speaker 1: Animals began to emerge from their shady hiding places and

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Speaker 1: This was I'm safari, said Levi to Ivy. Kid, Sure

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Speaker 1: it was, responded Ivy, I'll never forget it, and just

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Speaker 1: think if we hadn't gotten stuck out there, we would

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Speaker 1: have never had seen this amazing sunset. Nya and Jaden

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Speaker 1: said goodbye to the kids and told them what a

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Speaker 1: great job they did that day. The kids thanked their

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Speaker 1: and ran to very excited parents, happy to see that

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Speaker 1: Levi could join their parents, Nya and Jaden pulled them aside.

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Speaker 1: We just wanted to say that we're really proud of

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Speaker 1: you both out there, said Nya. The way you worked

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Speaker 1: together didn't just fix the jeep, but inspired your classmates

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Speaker 1: and teachers too, added Jaden. They'll never forget this experience

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Speaker 1: of working as a team, and they'll use what they

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Speaker 1: learned today through the rest of their lives. You should

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Speaker 1: feel really good about that, said Nya as she and

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Speaker 1: Jaden got back into the jeep. Thank you, said Ivy. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: thank you, added Levi, and I'll never forget what you

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Speaker 1: told me on the Savannah Jaden. If you want to

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Speaker 1: go fast, go alone. If you want to go far,

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Speaker 1: go together. Levi and Ivy ran off with the classmates

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Speaker 1: group of very excited kids now bonded together as a

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Speaker 1: team eagerly told their parents everything that happened to them

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Speaker 1: on their amazing African adventure. Did you learn a lesson

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Speaker 1: from this story? A South? What was it? And parents,

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

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Speaker 1: and Ivy on their next adventure. Until next time, Thanks

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