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Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep tight stories. Betsy and

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Speaker 1: Puddles have gone to look for the apple trees that

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Speaker 1: Betsy remembers seeing as she was wandering before she came

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Speaker 1: to farmer Vernon's farm. When they arrive, they see lots

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Speaker 1: The Mystery of the Missing Apples, Part three. The air

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Speaker 1: in the clearing had a sudden chill to it. It

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Speaker 1: and Puddle started to feel a little bit frightened. After all,

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Speaker 1: despite his intelligence, speed and bravery, he was but one

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Speaker 1: small piglet. Betsy was big and had more experience dealing

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Speaker 1: I am brave. I am brave. I may not be

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Speaker 1: things too. He then took a great big breath and said,

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Speaker 1: Hi there. My name is Puddles, and this is Betsy.

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Speaker 1: We are animals on farmer Vernon's farm. A fox with

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Speaker 1: with sarcasm. What do we have here, a cow and

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Speaker 1: sound like a very nice fox. Puddles shuffled his hoofs nervously.

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Speaker 1: We were just looking for more apples, he mumbled. Our

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Speaker 1: other apples mysteriously disappeared. Your apples, huh, laughed raccoon with

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Speaker 1: a crooked tail. You mean the apples weave rightfully taken. Betsy,

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Speaker 1: trying to keep her composure, spoke with authority. Those apples

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Speaker 1: and these here belong to the farm. If you took

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Speaker 1: fox with the white streak smirked. The forest lands and

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Speaker 1: their bounty are for everyone. Farmer Vernon fenced up lands

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Speaker 1: and claimed them. Why can't we take what's on the

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Speaker 1: and why should we go hungry while you have a feast.

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Speaker 1: It's just a treat for you animals. Some of us

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Speaker 1: have had nothing to eat for a long time, what

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Speaker 1: with that big, angry dog chasing us away from your

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Speaker 1: barns all the time. Puddles eyes widened. Huh, but we

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Speaker 1: didn't know you were hungry. There's enough on the farm

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Speaker 1: just asked. The fox leaned in closer, his nose almost

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Speaker 1: touching puddles. We don't ask, We take. That's the way

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Speaker 1: weren't very friendly. Betsy gathering courage said, we might live

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Speaker 1: our families. Stealing isn't the answer. A younger raccoon with bright,

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Speaker 1: curious eyes hesitated. I didn't want to steal. I just

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Speaker 1: But I didn't want anyone else to go without. We

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Speaker 1: and in reality, we have your apples, and I don't

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Speaker 1: Puddles gulped, but stood his ground. What do you want

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Speaker 1: The fox looked amused. You think it's that simple. Maybe

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Speaker 1: you to decide. The farm belongs to Farmer Vernon and

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Speaker 1: the animals. Please reconsider sharing food is the best way

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Speaker 1: we can tell Splash and Farmer Vernon about your plight.

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Speaker 1: We have you surrounded, sneered the crooked tailed raccoon you

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Speaker 1: hunger and tails of bountiful harvests. But this, this isn't us.

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Speaker 1: You have made your point. Let's stop this nonsense before

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Speaker 1: The group began murmuring among themselves. It was evident that

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Speaker 1: If foxes and raccoons can work together, then certainly we

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Speaker 1: for now do not. Ollie, another chicken perching atop of

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Speaker 1: It's wild and vast, untouched for years. If we share

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Speaker 1: That's a wonderful idea, and we don't really need to

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Speaker 1: We'll have to show them, let them know we want

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Speaker 1: We may at times be at odds with foxes and raccoons,

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Speaker 1: but that is no reason for them to not have

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Speaker 1: them cows and pigs, Why don't did you gather some

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Speaker 2: Up to him.

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Speaker 1: You were really brave today. Trying to help a bunch

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Speaker 1: of cranky raccoons can be scary, and that fox certainly

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Speaker 1: didn't act very friendly towards you. Splash said, how did

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Speaker 1: you know? Puddles said, surprised. I had followed the fox

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Speaker 1: This is a gesture of friendship, Huddles began. The map

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Speaker 1: a permanent solution can be found. The older raccoon stepped forward.

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Speaker 1: We were wrong, and for that we apologize. Hunger made

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Speaker 1: I hope we can all work together, just like you

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Speaker 1: a fox and a fox has got to be a fox,

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Speaker 1: I am happy to know that we have new friends.

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Speaker 1: If you animals ever need help, please don't hesitate to

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