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Speaker 1: It was a cool spring day on the school playground
Speaker 1: as Levi and Ivy were playing an epic game of
Speaker 1: tag with a few of their friends. It was a
Speaker 1: game that had spanned the last few recesses and they
Speaker 1: were all having a great time playing together. Tag You're it,
Speaker 1: called out Levi's. He jumped out from behind the jungle
Speaker 1: gym and tagged his friend Charlie.
Speaker 2: Good one. Levi called back Charlie as he ran after Ivy,
Speaker 2: who was closest to him.
Speaker 1: However, the bell rang to end recess before Charlie couldtack her,
Speaker 1: and they all hustled insides they wouldn't be late for
Speaker 1: their new special class. It had just started two weeks
Speaker 1: ago and all the kids were loving it. It was
Speaker 1: a cooking and baking class where each week they got
Speaker 1: to make something new and try their tasty treats at home.
Speaker 1: They didn't know it yet, but this class would be
Speaker 1: one that they wouldn't forget. Everyone filed into the cafeteria
Speaker 1: after washing their hands from recess and took their assigned
Speaker 1: seats at the big lunchroom tables. In front of each
Speaker 1: of them was a small cardboard box. Inside the box
Speaker 1: would be all the ingredients they would need for that
Speaker 1: week's cooking or baking project. Levi shook the cardboard box,
Speaker 1: excited to know what they would be creating. I'd be
Speaker 1: also picked up her cardboard box and tried to peek
Speaker 1: inside to see the ingredients. Hey, kiddos, put those down,
Speaker 1: said their teacher, Miss Moore, as she walked into the cafeteria.
Speaker 1: We'll all find out what we're making together in just
Speaker 1: a few minutes, and I have a feeling this will
Speaker 1: be everyone's favorite treat of all of them that we made.
Speaker 1: The kids were so excited and couldn't wait to see
Speaker 1: what they would be making that would be everyone's favorite.
Speaker 1: Maybe cheeseburgers, guess, Charlie, I love cheeseburgers. How about strawberry shortcake,
Speaker 1: asked Ivy. That's my favorite dessert. Maybe we're making giant
Speaker 1: ice cream Sundays, thought Levi out loud.
Speaker 2: That would be some tasty homework for sure.
Speaker 1: Well, it's none of those things, although they all sound delicious.
Speaker 1: Giggle missus Moore. I won't keep you waiting any longer.
Speaker 1: You can all open your cardboard boxes and see the
Speaker 1: ingredients we will be working with. When the kids did,
Speaker 1: a huge gasp filled the room, then cheering in excitement.
Speaker 1: That was because inside each of their cardboard boxes was
Speaker 1: the ingredients to make their own candy bars. There were
Speaker 1: even blank paper sleeves for each of them to design
Speaker 1: their own candy wrapper. This is amazing, exclaimed Levi. Best
Speaker 1: class ever.
Speaker 2: Called out Ivy, I have so many ideas for what
Speaker 2: I want a candy bar to have in it.
Speaker 1: I'm so glad that everyone is so excited, but please
Speaker 1: settle down so we can get started, said miss Moore.
Speaker 1: I'd like to introduce our special guest. For this class.
Speaker 1: This is Cameron and she's a candy maker right here
Speaker 1: in town. Hello, everyone said Cameron. I'm really happy to
Speaker 1: be here today and teach you all how to make
Speaker 1: candy bars. I can't wait to see what you all create.
Speaker 1: Candy making is so much fun because you get to
Speaker 1: be super creative and the end result is always something delicious.
Speaker 1: The glass started and Levi, Charlie, and Ivy were busy
Speaker 1: trying to have different flavor combinations for their candy bars.
Speaker 1: Each student would be making two candy bars and they
Speaker 1: would be pretty big. It was then that a few
Speaker 1: other kids hopped over into their group with a mischievous idea. Hey,
Speaker 1: would you all like to be a part of a
Speaker 1: super fun challenge? Asked Gabon who was in their class.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy knew Gavin because he lived in their neighborhood.
Speaker 1: Charlie and Gavin played on the same soccer team, so
Speaker 1: they knew each other pretty well too. Everyone in the
Speaker 1: class love challenges, especially ones that Missus Moore ran in class.
Speaker 1: They always had great prizes for the winners, like no
Speaker 1: homework passes or extra recess minutes. What's the challenge all about?
Speaker 1: Asked Ivy, is miss Moore running it? I could use
Speaker 1: some more extra recess minutes. Nope, this challenge is being
Speaker 1: run by Cindy and I, answered Gavin with a smirk
Speaker 1: as he nudged his friend Cindy, who was standing next
Speaker 1: to him. Missus Moore doesn't know anything about it, but
Speaker 1: it's going to be super fun and super tasty, added Cindy. Levi, Ivy,
Speaker 1: and Charlie were interested in asked Gavin and Cindy to
Speaker 1: tell them what it was all about. They told the
Speaker 1: group that it was a candy challenge, one that would
Speaker 1: let you eat tons of candy as you tried each
Speaker 1: other's candy bars until you couldn't eat any more. The
Speaker 1: person that ate the most pieces of candy would be
Speaker 1: the winner and would be crowned the candy champ. Oh man,
Speaker 1: that sounds tasty, but it also sounds like it would
Speaker 1: give me a big tummy ache, said Charlie. Yeah, my
Speaker 1: parents would never let me eat that much candy, said LEVI. Sorry,
Speaker 1: but I guess Yep, I'm out too, said Ivy. And also,
Speaker 1: I don't think Ms Moore would like us eating that
Speaker 1: much candy in school.
Speaker 2: You're out? Really?
Speaker 1: I thought you were cool, started Gavin. Come on, it'll
Speaker 1: be a lot of fun. And how can you pass
Speaker 1: up on all you can eat candy challenge?
Speaker 2: Well, when you put it that.
Speaker 1: Way, Charlie had second thoughts and whispered to Levi and Ivy.
Speaker 1: Maybe I could try out the challenge, he said, not
Speaker 1: sounding too confident. Charlie, you don't have to do it
Speaker 1: if you don't want.
Speaker 2: To, said Leevi. Ivy assuringly. It's your choice and Gaby
Speaker 2: and Cindy should respect that.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I know, answered Charlie. But Gavin's a friend and
Speaker 1: I don't want to disappoint him. And maybe it'll be fun.
Speaker 1: But what about your stomach, asked Ivy. All that candy
Speaker 1: will definitely give you a tummy ache. Maybe, I guess
Speaker 1: we'll find out, said Charlie. And what if I win,
Speaker 1: Gavin and Cindy will.
Speaker 2: Think I'm really cool.
Speaker 1: Uh, that's not a good reason to do something you're
Speaker 1: unsure of, said Levi to Charlie. Charlie just shrugged his
Speaker 1: shoulders and walked off with Gavin and Cindy. The three
Speaker 1: of them started working together and creating their candy bars,
Speaker 1: while Levi and Ivy continued on their own. By the
Speaker 1: end of class, they each had two pretty big candy
Speaker 1: bars sitting on the lunch table in front of them.
Speaker 1: You all did a great job today, said miss Moore.
Speaker 1: Let's all thank Cameron for teaching us how to make
Speaker 1: these tasty trees. Thank you, Cameron, said the class together. Now,
Speaker 1: I'm trusting all of you not to eat your candy
Speaker 1: bars until you get home, said miss Moore. I have
Speaker 1: already emailed all your parents letting them know about the
Speaker 1: class today and that you'll be coming home with two
Speaker 1: candy bars today. Gavin, Cindy, and Charlie looked at each other.
Speaker 1: Gavin and Cindy smiled, but Charlie looked a little nervous.
Speaker 1: What would he say when his parents asked to see
Speaker 1: his two candy bars but he'd already eaten them during
Speaker 1: the candy challenge. He wasn't feeling good about his decision
Speaker 1: at this point, but when Gavin asked if Charlie could
Speaker 1: meet him and Cindy at the job Jim after school
Speaker 1: for the challenge, he said, Okay, hey, friends, do you
Speaker 1: think Charlie's making a good choice or a bad choice?
Speaker 2: Let's find out.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy saw that Charlie was feeling nervous and
Speaker 1: told him again that he had the right to back
Speaker 1: out of the challenge if he wanted to. If you
Speaker 1: don't want to do this, Charlie, just show yourself a
Speaker 1: little respect and tell Gavin and Cindy.
Speaker 2: No, said Levi to Charlie. It's always your decision, added Ivy.
Speaker 1: Thanks, said Charlie as he looked over at Gavin and Cindy.
Speaker 1: School was done for the day, and at that point
Speaker 1: Charlie went to gather up his things to head out.
Speaker 1: He had decided to meet up with Gabon and Cindy
Speaker 1: because he didn't want to disappoint them, but what he
Speaker 1: was doing instead was disappointing himself. Levi and Ivy didn't
Speaker 1: head home right after school, but instead decided to stay
Speaker 1: and see what Charlie was going to do. They watched
Speaker 1: from the other side of the playground as he walked
Speaker 1: over to the jungle gym and met up with Gavin
Speaker 1: and Cindy. They were each holding their little cardboard boxes,
Speaker 1: which inside held their two candy bars. Glad you made it,
Speaker 1: Charlie said Gavin. Yeah, it's really cool that you wanted
Speaker 1: to do the candy challenge with us, said Cindy. About that,
Speaker 1: Charlie started, I came over to actually say I didn't
Speaker 1: want to do it. After all, I think eating so
Speaker 1: much candy would make me feel sick, and my parents
Speaker 1: would be disappointed too. I can't believe what I'm hearing,
Speaker 1: said Gavin. It's going to be so much fun. Come on,
Speaker 1: just try a few pieces. Yeah, just a few pieces,
Speaker 1: added Cindy as they both took out one of their
Speaker 1: candy bars. Once again, feeling like he didn't want to
Speaker 1: disappoint his friends, Charlie took out one of the candy
Speaker 1: bars he made and opened it up. Okay, great, let
Speaker 1: the candy challenge begin, said Gavin. Everyone break off one
Speaker 1: square of their candy bar, then passed the rest of
Speaker 1: the candy bar to the person next to you. They
Speaker 1: each ate a piece of their candy bar and really
Speaker 1: enjoyed it. Then they were supposed to eat a square
Speaker 1: of candy from the candy bar that was passed to them.
Speaker 1: Then they did that, and they passed the candy bar again.
Speaker 1: Little by little they ate the candy bars, but when
Speaker 1: it was time to eat the fourth square, Charlie felt
Speaker 1: his tummy rumble. Was it all that candy. Was it
Speaker 1: his nerves thinking of what he would tell his parents
Speaker 1: when they asked to see the candy he created in school,
Speaker 1: or was it a combination of both. Whatever it was,
Speaker 1: it was enough to make him finally stick to the
Speaker 1: decision he had originally made. I'm sorry, Gavin and Cindy,
Speaker 1: said Charlie before he ate the fourth candy square. I
Speaker 1: can't do this. I know I shouldn't eat this much candy,
Speaker 1: and I know my parents will be mad. I don't
Speaker 1: want to disappoint them. I also want to respect myself
Speaker 1: and I want you to respect me to and be
Speaker 1: okay with me dropping out of the challenge.
Speaker 2: Gavin and Cindy just looked at Charlie and shook their heads.
Speaker 1: Okay, said Gavin as he continued to gobble down squares
Speaker 1: of candy with Cindy. I'm gonna be the candy champ.
Speaker 1: No way, said Cindy as she opened up her second
Speaker 1: candy bar.
Speaker 2: I am.
Speaker 1: Charlie walked away with his head held high, happy that
Speaker 1: he made the decision he wanted to make, not the
Speaker 1: decision he thought someone else wanted him to make, and
Speaker 1: since it was the right decision for him, that was
Speaker 1: all that mattered. As he the playground, Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: popped out and told him how proud they were of him.
Speaker 1: That was great. How you stood up for yourself, said Ivy.
Speaker 1: Good for you, said Levi. You should never do something
Speaker 1: just because other people are doing it. How about we
Speaker 1: work off a little of the candy you ate and
Speaker 1: finish up our game of tag from earlier, suggested Ivy.
Speaker 1: Sounds good to me, said Charlie. I'm really lucky to
Speaker 1: have friends like you who respect me and the decisions
Speaker 1: I make.
Speaker 2: And tag you're at Ivy.
Speaker 1: The three friends ran around the playground, playing tag and
Speaker 1: having a great time. That day, after school, Charlie explained
Speaker 1: to his parents why one of his candy bars was
Speaker 1: almost all gone. They were happy that he was honest
Speaker 1: with them and happy that he finally made and stuck
Speaker 1: with the right decision for him concerning the candy challenge
Speaker 1: at school. Charlie, Levi, and Ivy walked to school the
Speaker 1: next day and noticed that Gavin and Cindy were absent.
Speaker 1: After school, Levi and Ivy passed by Gavin's house on
Speaker 1: their way home and noticed him sitting on his porch.
Speaker 1: Hi Gavin Levi called out, we missed you at school today.
Speaker 2: Were you sick?
Speaker 1: I guess you could say that, replied Gavin, rubbing his tummy.
Speaker 1: Cindy and I ate so much candy and such a
Speaker 1: short amount of time yesterday that we got big tummy
Speaker 1: aches and had to stay home because we weren't feeling well.
Speaker 1: Charlie was right, after all, we should have listened to him.
Speaker 1: Cindy and I are going to tell him we're sorry
Speaker 1: for the way we acted when we see him at
Speaker 1: school tomorrow. He'll really appreciate that, said Ivy. I'm sorry
Speaker 1: you and Cindy had bad tummy aches, but I'm happy
Speaker 1: that at the end of it all, you learned an
Speaker 1: important lesson respect others and the decisions they make, because
Speaker 1: you'd want someone to do the same for you. Thanks
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