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Speaker 2: Levi and Ivy.
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Speaker 1: Lewis story. The story you were about to enjoy was
Speaker 1: inspired by s Butler three to one one. Thank you
Speaker 1: so much for your amazing idea. Ivy, can you please
Speaker 1: pass me the strawberries? Asked Lee by putting out his hand.
Speaker 1: What's the magic word? Giggled Ivy as she held the
Speaker 1: bull of strawberries just out of reach from her brother.
Speaker 1: Ivy star playing around, said Levi, sounding a bit annoyed,
Speaker 1: Please pass me in the strawberries. Wrong. The magic word
Speaker 1: this morning is pickles, Ivy laugh. But since you were polite,
Speaker 1: I'll give them to you anyway. Levi couldn't help but
Speaker 1: laugh too, as he grabbed a big scoop of strawberries
Speaker 1: and plopped them next to his pancakes on his plate. Well,
Speaker 1: you two are certainly in a good mood this morning.
Speaker 1: You're on, Levi and Ivy's dad, as he sat down
Speaker 1: at the table with his coffee. I have a feeling
Speaker 1: you're both going to have a great day, said Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy's mama. She walked over to the table. You're
Speaker 1: done and I have a bunch of work to get
Speaker 1: to this morning. But once we're finished, we can all
Speaker 1: go for a hike, said Levi and Ivy's mamma. She
Speaker 1: grabbed some breakfast and headed down the hall. That sounds great, mom,
Speaker 1: answered Levi as he ate his pancakes. Ivy smiled back
Speaker 1: and finished up her orange juice. Okay, enjoy the rest
Speaker 1: of your breakfast, and please put your dishes in the
Speaker 1: sink when you're done, asked Levi and Ivy's dad as
Speaker 1: he grabbed a piece of bacon off Levi's plate with
Speaker 1: a slice and walked out of the kitchen toward his office.
Speaker 1: A hike sounds really fun, but what are we going
Speaker 1: to do until then, asked Ivy. We'll think of something,
Speaker 1: said Levi. They were sitting by an open window in
Speaker 1: the kitchen, and it was then that Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: heard a noise outside. It sounded like wrestling, and that
Speaker 1: wrestling sounded like it was coming from the bushes just
Speaker 1: under the window. Levi and Ivy were both very curious
Speaker 1: to see what was making all the noise, so Levi
Speaker 1: slid up the screen on the window and he and
Speaker 1: his sister put their heads outside to take a closer listen.
Speaker 1: What could it be, whispered Levi, not wanting to scare
Speaker 1: whatever it was. Maybe a squirrel, or a neighborhood cat,
Speaker 1: or a baby bunny, said Ivy. Her eyes got big
Speaker 1: and a smile spread across her face. Oh wouldn't that
Speaker 1: be so cute if it was a little great bunny
Speaker 1: with long whiskers, a tiny pink nose, and the softest forever,
Speaker 1: said Ivy. We have to go outside and see what
Speaker 1: it is. Okay, okay, replied Levi. But if it's not
Speaker 1: a baby bunny, don't get all upset. Ivy just glared
Speaker 1: at her brother. I bet you're hoping to be a
Speaker 1: frog or a salamand or a snake. Any of those
Speaker 1: would be pretty cool, said Levi with a smile. As
Speaker 1: they walked to the backyard, still in their pajamas, Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy tiptoed barefoot through the cool green grass toward
Speaker 1: the window where they heard the wrestling. Then, once they
Speaker 1: were standing in front of the bush under the window,
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy knelt down to take a look. Oh,
Speaker 1: baby bunny, Ivy whispered, don't be afraid to come out.
Speaker 1: We're your friends. Or if you're a super cool looking frog,
Speaker 1: hop on out, buddy, said Levi. The rustling continued as
Speaker 1: a few branches of the bush moved ever so slightly.
Speaker 1: Then in a blink, Levi and Ivy were face to
Speaker 1: face with what was making the noise. Hi, baby bunny,
Speaker 1: exclaimed Ivy, scaring her new little friend back into hiding. Sorry,
Speaker 1: little buddy, Levi said quickly, she didn't mean to scare you.
Speaker 1: The baby bunny took a deep breath as Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy tried to figure out what was going on. Well,
Speaker 1: lucky for them, they didn't have to wonder very long
Speaker 1: because the baby bunny told them you can talk, exclaimed Levi. Sorry,
Speaker 1: little buddy, Ivey said, he didn't mean to scare you. Yes,
Speaker 1: I can talk, and I'm so glad I found both
Speaker 1: of you. We need your help, said the baby bunny.
Speaker 1: Myself and all the animals in the forest behind your
Speaker 1: house are in danger, and some are even hurt. I
Speaker 1: have so many questions, began Levi. What's the danger, who's hurt?
Speaker 1: How did they get hurt? And where did you learn
Speaker 1: to talk? We don't have time for all those questions,
Speaker 1: answered the baby bunny. It would just be quicker if
Speaker 1: you saw it all for yourselves and talk to the
Speaker 1: other animals too. All the animal can talk, shouted Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy in a whisper. Mom was right. We are
Speaker 1: going to have a great day, said Ivy. My sister
Speaker 1: and I will do anything to help the animals in need.
Speaker 1: But first we have to change and put some shoes on,
Speaker 1: said Levi. Then he and Ivy told the baby bunny
Speaker 1: they would be right back and raced into their house.
Speaker 1: They shout it to their parents that they would be
Speaker 1: playing in the forest behind their house and they would
Speaker 1: promise to be careful. They quickly threw on whatever clothes
Speaker 1: they could find and ran back out the door. The
Speaker 1: baby bunny was waiting patiently at the start of the
Speaker 1: rail that led to the forest. Levi and Ivy couldn't
Speaker 1: wait to help the baby bunny and all the animals
Speaker 1: in the forest, and quickly made their way down the trail.
Speaker 1: As they did, the baby bunny told them what had
Speaker 1: been going on in the forest and why she and
Speaker 1: the other animals needed their help. There's a hawk that
Speaker 1: lives just outside the forest, and he's been chasing all
Speaker 1: of us around, said the baby bunny, sounding quite nervous
Speaker 1: and scared. We're only safe when we're in the center
Speaker 1: of the forest because the hawk has trouble flying through
Speaker 1: all the branches covered in leaves, But once summer is
Speaker 1: over and the leaves begin to fall from the trees,
Speaker 1: he may be able to make his way in here.
Speaker 1: The baby bunny stopped and looked at Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: with a tear in her eye. We're all just scared,
Speaker 1: said the baby bunny, and we don't know what to do.
Speaker 1: We understand, said Ivy, reassuringly. You and all the other
Speaker 1: animals want to feel safe in your home, and we're
Speaker 1: here to help. At that moment, a little mouse ran
Speaker 1: across the path and stopped in front of Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy and the baby bunny. Thank you for bringing help,
Speaker 1: said the mouse to the baby bunny. You're just in time.
Speaker 1: I saw the shadow of a hawk flying over the
Speaker 1: trees this morning. Levi and Ivy said hello to the mouse.
Speaker 1: As more and more forest animals popped up to see
Speaker 1: who had come to the forest to help them, And
Speaker 1: it was then that Levi and Ivy noticed something very quickly.
Speaker 1: None of the animals were hurt. Levi and Ivy turned
Speaker 1: to the baby bunny as where the hurt animals were.
Speaker 1: The baby bunny just looked at the ground inside. You
Speaker 1: both seem so kind. I knew if I said some
Speaker 1: animals were hurt that you would definitely help us, said
Speaker 1: the baby bunny. I'm sorry I lie to you. I
Speaker 1: just couldn't risk you not coming along. We really need
Speaker 1: your health. And before Levi and Ivy could say another word,
Speaker 1: the mouse spoke up. We may not be hurt, but
Speaker 1: we're all more than a little scared, said the mouse,
Speaker 1: And that's the real reason we need your help. We
Speaker 1: need to figure out how to deal with the hawk
Speaker 1: before one of us does get hurt. We understand, said Levi,
Speaker 1: But from this point on, no more fibbs, said Ivy.
Speaker 1: The baby bunny and mouse nodded their heads and filled
Speaker 1: in Levi and Ivy on what has been going on recently.
Speaker 1: Anytime any of the animals ventured just outside the heavily
Speaker 1: tree covered part of the forest, a giant red hawk
Speaker 1: would fly at them and chase them around. Thankfully, the
Speaker 1: animals were quick and always manage to get back to
Speaker 1: a safe spot. The hawk would fly away, but it
Speaker 1: would never go too far. Levi and Ivy looked at
Speaker 1: each other. After hearing from the forest animals, they knew
Speaker 1: what they had to do. One way to start to
Speaker 1: solve a problem is to hear both sides. They had
Speaker 1: to talk to the hawk. They told their new forest
Speaker 1: friends to wait there and they would be back soon.
Speaker 1: Hopefully we can find out why he's been chasing you
Speaker 1: and let him know how scared it's making all of you,
Speaker 1: said Levi. Then once he hears that, hopefully he'll change
Speaker 1: his ways and you can all go back to living
Speaker 1: in a peaceful forest, said Ivy as she and her
Speaker 1: brother said goodbye to all the animals. They walked over
Speaker 1: to a small pond that was located on the edge
Speaker 1: of the forest. The tree cover was not very dense there,
Speaker 1: so they knew they had a good chance of seeing
Speaker 1: the hawk, and they were right. As soon as they
Speaker 1: stepped out from the shade of the giant trees in
Speaker 1: the forest, a shadow filled the sky above their heads. Then,
Speaker 1: in a matter of seconds, a giant red hawk was
Speaker 1: standing in front of them. He looked very confident, covered
Speaker 1: in beautiful rusty feathers, and was quite eager to find
Speaker 1: out all about Levi and Ivy. What are you doing here,
Speaker 1: asked the red hawk. I didn't know there were humans
Speaker 1: living in the forest. Hi, I'm Levi and this is
Speaker 1: my sister, Ivy, said Levi. We just live over there
Speaker 1: on the edge of the forest. We were asked to
Speaker 1: visit today by a very scared baby bunny, said Ivy.
Speaker 1: She spoke on behalf of all the scared animals in
Speaker 1: the forest. Oh no, what are they scared of? Asked
Speaker 1: the red hawk in a nervous voice, suddenly not looking
Speaker 1: so confident anymore. Levi and Ivy were surprised by his response. Well,
Speaker 1: they're scared of you, answered Levi. Then he went on
Speaker 1: to explain what the forest animals had told them about
Speaker 1: the Red Hawk chasing them and making them feel unsafe.
Speaker 1: The Red Hawk listened closely and couldn't believe his years.
Speaker 1: They were scared of me, he asked, I was only
Speaker 1: playing with them. I thought they knew that. I mean,
Speaker 1: I guess it's hard to have a real conversation with
Speaker 1: any of them because as soon as they see me
Speaker 1: they run away. But I thought they heard me say
Speaker 1: it was all just a game, like a game of tag,
Speaker 1: asked Ivy. The Red Hawk nodded his head. Oh no,
Speaker 1: that is definitely not at all what they thought, said Ivy.
Speaker 1: I'm so glad we found you and had this conversation.
Speaker 1: The Red Hawk felt terrible thinking that all the little
Speaker 1: forest animals were scared of him. Even though he was
Speaker 1: much bigger than the squirrels, chipmunks, mice, and baby bunnies
Speaker 1: that called the forest home, he was only a baby himself.
Speaker 1: Levi tried to convince the Red Hawk to follow he
Speaker 1: and Ivy back to the center of the forest to
Speaker 1: talk with the other animals. The Red Hawk was very hesitant,
Speaker 1: not wanting to scare them anymore. Ivy offered to run
Speaker 1: ahead and tell the forest animals that the hawk was
Speaker 1: coming and explain to them that everything was going to
Speaker 1: be fine. After reassuring all the animals that there was
Speaker 1: no day, Ivy called out to Levi and he walked
Speaker 1: over with the Red Hawk, who apologized instantly upon seeing
Speaker 1: all of the other animals. I'm so sorry I scared you.
Speaker 1: I thought you heard me when I said it was
Speaker 1: just a big game of chase, said the red hawk.
Speaker 1: I hope you can forgive me and that we can
Speaker 1: be friends. All the animals in the forest believed the
Speaker 1: red hawk was being sincere and that he didn't mean
Speaker 1: to scare them. They welcomed into their forest home and
Speaker 1: said he could come and play any time. As Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy watched the animals becoming friends right before their eyes,
Speaker 1: they knew they had done something really special. They said
Speaker 1: goodbye to the baby bunny, the mouse, the red hawk,
Speaker 1: and all the other animals in the forest before they
Speaker 1: headed back home. When they got there, their parents were
Speaker 1: sitting on the back deck, each enjoying a glass of lemonade.
Speaker 1: We finished our work early, and we're ready for that
Speaker 1: hike if you two are, asked Levin and Ivy's mom.
Speaker 1: We sure are, Levi said, as he smiled at his sister.
Speaker 1: Oh wow, call that Levi and Ivy's dad as he
Speaker 1: pointed toward the sky. Look at that red hawk. It's huge.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy turned their eyes to the sky and
Speaker 1: watched as the red hawks soared overhead. And as they
Speaker 1: looked a little closer, Levi nudged Ivy and said, in surprise,
Speaker 1: do you see that? Ivy nodded her head. I can't
Speaker 1: believe it, she said, with a huge smile. That is
Speaker 1: so cool. And as Levi and Ivy's parents went inside
Speaker 1: to get ready for their hike, the red hawk dipped
Speaker 1: a bit lower so Levi and Ivy could get a
Speaker 1: better look at what they thought they had seen. It
Speaker 1: was the baby bunny and the mouse sitting on the
Speaker 1: back of a red hawk as it glided through the air.
Speaker 1: Now they were all friends, and it was all thanks
Speaker 1: to Levi and Ivy. Thanks for joining us today. We
Speaker 1: hope you enjoyed the story and learned a little something too.
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