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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 Grace in London, Ontario, and hello

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Speaker 1: to Luna. Happy belated birthday to Eli and Red identical

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Speaker 1: twins who turned seven on November eleventh. Happy birthday to

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Speaker 1: Josephine Kerr who was turning seven on November thirteenth. Happy

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Speaker 1: birthday to Ryland from Andover, Minnesota, who is turning four

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Speaker 1: on November thirteenth. Happy birthday to Gracie Rose who is

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Speaker 1: turning four on November thirteenth. Happy birthday to Charlotte Dawn

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Speaker 1: who is turning ten on November fourteenth. Happy birthday to

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Speaker 1: Keon who is turning six on November fourteenth. Happy birthday

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Speaker 1: to Stella who is turning six on November fourteenth. Happy

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Speaker 1: birthday to Lorenzo in Nicaragua who is turning eight on

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Speaker 1: November fourteenth. Happy birthday to Lillian who is turning six

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Speaker 1: on November fifteenth. Happy birthday to Eloisa Flynn from Melbourne,

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Speaker 1: Australia who is turning six on November sixteenth. Happy birthday

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Speaker 1: to Kennedy who is turning eight on November seventeenth. Happy

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Speaker 1: birthday to Emmy in the UK who is turning seven

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Speaker 1: on November seventeenth, from Mom, dad and Winnie. They are

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Speaker 1: so proud of how strong and responsible you are. Happy

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Speaker 1: birthday to Delta Mika from Ottawa, Ontario, who was turning

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Speaker 1: six on November eighteenth. Mom and Dad are proud of

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Speaker 1: how hard you are working learning English, French, math and science.

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Speaker 1: Happy birthday to Patrick from Canaberra, Australia, who who is

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Speaker 1: turning eight on November eighteenth. To our violin playing science,

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Speaker 1: loving biggest brother. We love you to the moon and

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Speaker 1: hope you have a brilliant birthday. And happy tenth birthday

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Speaker 1: to Braden. Mommy, Daddy and Ellie love you so much.

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Speaker 1: Happy birthday to you all. I hope you have a

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Speaker 1: wonderful day. Shout outs and birthday wishes are one way

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Speaker 1: tightstories dot org slash support Thank you. Pancake is a

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Speaker 1: dog that loves to run and run and to learn outside.

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Speaker 1: His mom and dad think it is time he went

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Speaker 1: to a regular school, and today is his first day.

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Speaker 1: When he arrives at the school. He thinks it looks

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Speaker 1: a bit like a castle. When he arrives at his classroom,

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Speaker 1: his teacher tells him to take a seat. He knows

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Speaker 1: this is not going to go well. Pancake the Collie

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Speaker 1: into Pancake's bedroom and filtered through his drapes with images

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Speaker 1: of spaceships, aliens, and flying super dogs that he got

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Speaker 1: last month when his mother and father fixed up his

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Speaker 1: room for the big change. Pancake didn't need an alarm

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Speaker 1: and didn't even need to be shaken awake in the morning,

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Speaker 1: And sitting around were too boring. Pancake liked to race, jump,

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Speaker 1: Pancake barked to himself. He ran down the hallway to

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Speaker 1: ready for him. Good morning, Mom, he said, Good morning,

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Speaker 1: little one. I think you are forgetting something, Pancake's mother

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Speaker 1: said with a big grin. Pancake stood there for a moment,

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Speaker 1: Then he looked down. He forgot to put his clothes on.

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Speaker 1: Silly clothes. Why do I need to wear clothes anyways?

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Speaker 1: He thought, But he ran back to his room, put

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Speaker 1: delicious breakfast am I having today? I thought you might

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Speaker 1: enjoy some delicious duck flavored cereal this morning. I cut

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Speaker 1: some apples for you too. Sounds delicious, mom. Pancake was

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Speaker 1: not your ordinary pup. He was a small Collie mix,

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Speaker 1: look more like a cheetah than a collie, except that

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Speaker 1: He would dart around the garden, his ears flopping up

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Speaker 1: he never seemed to tire of. He loved being outside,

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Speaker 1: and for the past year or so, he and his

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Speaker 1: don't you remember today is a special day. Today you

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Speaker 1: You will have fun. It will be great. Now, quickly

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Speaker 1: Pancake wasn't so sure how much fun it was going

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Speaker 1: After what seemed like an eternity, Pancake arrived at the school.

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Speaker 1: Though his father's car was super fast, Pancake didn't like

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Speaker 1: Pancake thought his father was pretty cool, but he couldn't

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Speaker 1: When Daddy talked, his voice sounded like a lion, but

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Speaker 1: when he talked, it sounded more like a squeak. Pancake

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Speaker 1: castle's dungeon. Really, you're excited to meet me, Pancake said quietly.

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Speaker 1: today there is gym class and you will love it

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Speaker 1: because they are working on track and field. And I

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Speaker 1: Your homeroom teacher's name is Missus Whiskers. You can't miss her.

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Speaker 1: She has a black and white coat. Thank you, Pancake

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Speaker 1: said as he slowly walked through the large, heavy metal

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Speaker 1: Pancake had never moved so slowly and had never seen

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Speaker 1: so many kids before either. The hallway was a hive

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Speaker 1: Pancake arrived at his classroom and poked his nose around

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Speaker 1: All of a sudden, he thought, Pancake, Come on in,

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Speaker 1: don't be shy, said Missus Whiskers, a large border collie

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Speaker 1: I have to sit. I don't know if I know how.

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Speaker 1: Pancake's classroom was a colorful and welcoming space, filled with

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Speaker 1: And then he barked, a really, really loud bark. Then

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Speaker 1: you have a question, Pancake, Missus Whiskers asked, no, Sorry,

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Speaker 1: Missus Whiskers. Pancake was embarrassed, but he just couldn't help himself.

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Speaker 1: Barking helped him feel more relaxed. Later, during story time,

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Speaker 1: Missus Whiskers led the class to learn about the stars,

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Speaker 1: they did it outside and he would often take a

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Speaker 1: break to race with squirrels. The biggest challenge for Pancake, however,

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Speaker 1: This often led to moments of frustration, both for Pancake

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Speaker 1: was better, but there were still so many rules. Coach Barker,

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Speaker 1: and run and run. When he did get to run,

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Speaker 1: it felt great. He was the fastest in class and

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Speaker 1: all the other pups would bark at him in enthusiasm.

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Speaker 1: But then it was over and Pancake knew he would

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Speaker 1: Coach Barker called him over. That was some really great

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Speaker 1: out for the track team. You will find it very fun. Uh,

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Speaker 1: thank you, Coach Barker. I like to run. I can

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Speaker 1: see that. We have a few minutes before your last

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Speaker 1: class of the day. Why don't you have a seat?

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Speaker 1: Oh no, I have to sit again. Am I in trouble?

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Speaker 1: Did I run too fast? Pancake thought? I was like

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Speaker 1: I know it's hard to believe, but I was once

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Speaker 1: Why can't I just stay home and learn with you?

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Speaker 1: is my favorite snack. And that's the end. Of this

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Speaker 1: part good Night, Sleep Tight bout dance Dances,