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Author: Gillian Rogerson
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Speaker 1: Hello and welcome back to Kuala Moon, a podcast of
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Speaker 1: original children's bedtime stories and meditations designed to make bedtime
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Speaker 1: a dream. Oh it isn't long now until Christmas. I
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Speaker 1: love the festive wind up to the big event, and
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Speaker 1: at sleep HQ we take it extremely seriously. Everyone needs
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Speaker 1: plenty of downtime and good sleep to ensure they're on
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Speaker 1: tiptop form for all the festive celebrating and excitement. So
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Speaker 1: we have a variety of wonderful Christmasy stories to help
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Speaker 1: you drift off whenever it's bedtime or even if you're
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Speaker 1: just trying to catch a quick nap. Our first Christmasy
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Speaker 1: Tale features your number one most requested canine characters and
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Speaker 1: it actually begins on a frosty Christmas. Yes, we're soon
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Speaker 1: going to meet up with our good friends Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sonny again. It's cold and the frosty trees and grass
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Speaker 1: are twinkling in the dusty light as two dogs stroll
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Speaker 1: towards the park with their owners. At the park, the
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Speaker 1: dog see a silver ball ball rolling across the grass,
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Speaker 1: and when they follow it, they find a very special
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Speaker 1: person who needs their help. This is Hector and Sonny
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Speaker 1: help Santa Claus by Gillian Rogerson. On a frosty morning
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Speaker 1: in December, a golden retriever by the name of Hector
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Speaker 1: was on his way to the park with his owner.
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Speaker 1: They were going to stop at a house along the
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Speaker 1: way and collect Hector's best friend, a cocker Spaniel called Sonny.
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Speaker 1: The dogs were the very best of friends and had
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Speaker 1: been on many magical advents inches together. Whenever Hector thought
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Speaker 1: about Sonny, his heart danced with joy. Hector and his
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Speaker 1: owner soon arrived at Sonny's house. She was standing with
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Speaker 1: her owner outside their front door. When Sonny saw Hector.
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Speaker 1: She jigged happily from side to side and barked out
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Speaker 1: a loud hello. Hector barked back and grinned at her.
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Speaker 1: Sonny and her owner walked along the garden path and
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Speaker 1: out of the gate. The owners said hello to each
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Speaker 1: other and then strolled along the path. The dog's owners
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Speaker 1: fell into conversation and talked about the weather and how
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Speaker 1: they might be snow. Later, Sonny walked to Hector's side.
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Speaker 1: She smiled at him and said, Merry Christmas, Hector, Merry Christmas,
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Speaker 1: do you too, Sonny. Hector grinned at her, his grin
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Speaker 1: face and was replaced by a THOUGHTFULO that Sonny knew well.
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Speaker 1: Hector often had very deep thoughts, and she waited patiently
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Speaker 1: to hear what his latest one was. Hector said, I've
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Speaker 1: been thinking about this Christmas thing, Sonny, and I know
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Speaker 1: Father Christmas delivers gifts to children around the world, but
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Speaker 1: do you think he delivers presents to dogs too? Also?
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Speaker 1: Do you think he has a dog with his own?
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Speaker 1: Sonny said she didn't know, but thought those were interesting questions.
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Speaker 1: Maybe we'll find out the answer someday, she said, with
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Speaker 1: a wise look in his beautiful dark eyes. Hector said, Sonny,
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Speaker 1: I've got a feeling that we might find out the
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Speaker 1: answers very soon. Can you sense something special in the air.
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Speaker 1: Sonny sniffed the chilly air and said, I can sense
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Speaker 1: that snow is on the way. Is that what you mean?
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Speaker 1: Hector shook his head. No, not the snow, but I
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Speaker 1: can smile that too. It's a magical feeling, one I've
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Speaker 1: had before, and I think it means we're going on
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Speaker 1: another adventure soon. Sonny chuckled in delight. Another adventure on
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Speaker 1: Christmas Eve? How exciting. She did a little dance from
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Speaker 1: side to side Hector danced too. Their owners looked down
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Speaker 1: at the dancing dogs, shared a look of confusion, and
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Speaker 1: then carried on talking about the weather. A few minutes later,
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Speaker 1: they reached the park and began to walk along the
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Speaker 1: meandering path. The bare trees were covered in a light
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Speaker 1: layer of sparkling frost. A delicate lacework of frozen mist
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Speaker 1: lay on the grass and twinkled brightly in the sun.
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Speaker 1: Sonny whispered to Hector, I can definitely feel the magic
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Speaker 1: in the air now. Hector smiled at her. The group
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Speaker 1: walked along the path and towards a cafe that was
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Speaker 1: next to a lake. Some tables and chairs were set
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Speaker 1: up outside the cafe, and outdoor heaters had been placed
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Speaker 1: near them. When they reached the cafe, Sonny's owner went
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Speaker 1: inside and returned shortly with two mugs of hot chocolate
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Speaker 1: for herself and Hector's owner. The friendly woman who ran
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Speaker 1: the cafe came out with two bowls of water for
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Speaker 1: the dogs. The bowls had pictures of dancing gingerbread people
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Speaker 1: on them. She put the balls on the ground and
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Speaker 1: gave Hector and Sonny a big smile. The dogs smiled
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Speaker 1: back at her and barked out, thank you. Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sonny's owners sat down with their mugs of hot chocolate
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Speaker 1: cupped in their gloved hands. Steam rose from the mugs
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Speaker 1: and swirled in the cold air. The dogs had a
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Speaker 1: quick drink of water and then looked around at the
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Speaker 1: other visitors to the park. There were plenty of dogs
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Speaker 1: who they knew, and Hector said he should go and
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Speaker 1: say hello to them all. He asked Sonny if she
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Speaker 1: wanted to go with him, but Sonny wasn't listening to Hector.
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Speaker 1: She was staring at something. There was a puzzled look
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Speaker 1: on her face. Hector soon saw what Sonny was looking at.
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Speaker 1: He frowned and said, is that a silver ball rolling
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Speaker 1: across the grass over there? Sonny replied, I don't think
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Speaker 1: it's a ball. It looks like one of the Christmas
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Speaker 1: ball balls that hang on my tree at home. Can
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Speaker 1: you hear that noise? Hector? It sounds like jingle bells,
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Speaker 1: and it's coming from behind that tree near the bable.
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Speaker 1: Shall we go over and investigate? Hector said yes, and
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Speaker 1: the dogs jogged towards the silver ball ball. It stopped
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Speaker 1: rolling and came to a stop on the sparkling grass.
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Speaker 1: A silver furred squirrel popped out from behind the tree.
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Speaker 1: He was called Sydney, and the dogs had met him
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Speaker 1: many times before. Sydney scampered over to them and wished
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Speaker 1: them a merry Christmas. The dogs returned his greeting with
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Speaker 1: a familiar twinkle in his eye. Sydney said, would you
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Speaker 1: like to go on another magical adventure? I have a
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Speaker 1: friend who needs your help. The dogs nodded eagerly and
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Speaker 1: followed the squirrel as he scampered back to the tree
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Speaker 1: and went around it. When the dogs jogged around the tree,
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Speaker 1: they were astonished to see Santa Claus standing there. He
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Speaker 1: was dressed in a bright red coat which was edged
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Speaker 1: in white. His trousers were bright red too, and his
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Speaker 1: black boots gleamed. Santa's beard was thick and fluffy, and
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Speaker 1: merriment danced in his eyes. Sydney stood at Santa's side
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Speaker 1: and grinned at the dogs. Santa let out a cheerful
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Speaker 1: ho ho ho, and waved to Hector and Sonny. Hector
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Speaker 1: and Sonny waved back, somewhat shyly. Santa Claus walked over
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Speaker 1: to the dogs and knelt at their side. His voice
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Speaker 1: was deep and calming, as he said, follow there, you two.
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Speaker 1: Sydney has told me all about you and the adventures
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Speaker 1: you've been on. It's an absolute pleasure to meet you,
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny. Hector and Sonny gave him bashful smiles.
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Speaker 1: Santa smiled warmly and continued talking. You might know that
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Speaker 1: I deliver gifts to the children of the world, but
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Speaker 1: did you know that I also deliver gifts to dogs
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Speaker 1: around the world. Sonny stared wide eyed at Santa and
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Speaker 1: said Hector had been wondering about that very thing earlier on.
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Speaker 1: Santa said, oh, really, what a lovely coincidence. I have
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Speaker 1: a pet dog called Bernie, and he helps me deliver
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Speaker 1: the presence to the dogs. But we've got a lot
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Speaker 1: of places to visit to night, and Bernie said he
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Speaker 1: could do with some extra help, and that's why I've
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Speaker 1: stopped here. Sydney is a good friend of mine and
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Speaker 1: he's helped me with many things over the years. And
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Speaker 1: as soon as he mentioned you two, I knew you'd
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Speaker 1: be the perfect dogs to assist me. Hector, Sonny, can
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Speaker 1: you help me? Sonny spoke for them both and said,
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Speaker 1: we would love to help you. Santa stroked Sannie's head
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Speaker 1: thank you. He stroked Hector's head too, and thank you
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Speaker 1: as well. The presents are still in the workshops having
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Speaker 1: some final checks, so we need to go there first
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Speaker 1: to collect them. Hector asked how they would get to
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Speaker 1: his workshops and had Santa driven to the park. Santa
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Speaker 1: straightened up and chuckled. His tummy wobbled like a bowl
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Speaker 1: full of jelly. He said, I flew here in my sleigh.
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Speaker 1: Let me reveal it to you. He waved his gloved
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Speaker 1: hand in the air. The noise of jingle bells sounded
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Speaker 1: out again, and a beautiful red sleigh appeared behind Santa.
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Speaker 1: Six magnificent reindeer were fast and to the sleigh, with
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Speaker 1: silver rains. On the reins were dozens of tiny bells
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Speaker 1: that jingled merrily. A huge Saint Bernard dog was sitting
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Speaker 1: inside the sleigh, and there was a small wooden barrel
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Speaker 1: tied loosely around his neck. Hector and Sonny's mouths fell
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Speaker 1: open as they gazed at the amazing sleigh, the reindeer,
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Speaker 1: and the friendly dog who was now waving to them.
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Speaker 1: They didn't know quite where to focus their attention. Santa
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Speaker 1: saw their astonished expressions and suggested they say hello to
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Speaker 1: the reindeer first, and then say hello to Bernie. Sydney.
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Speaker 1: The squirrel raised his pow and said, there's one thing
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Speaker 1: we need to do before that, Santa. We need to
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Speaker 1: freeze time. Otherwise the good people of this park will
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Speaker 1: be wondering over soon to admire your slay. Sydney clicked
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Speaker 1: his little fingers and a little ring of sleigh bells
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Speaker 1: appeared in his paw. He shook them three times. The
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Speaker 1: world around them froze in time. Hector and Sonny looked
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Speaker 1: over at their owners sitting outside the cafe. They had
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Speaker 1: frozen in time too, and even the steam rising from
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Speaker 1: their mugs had become still. Sydney made the bells vanish.
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Speaker 1: He told the dogs that when they wanted to return home,
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Speaker 1: they didn't need to bark three times as they usually did,
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Speaker 1: but to say Merry Christmas three times instead. Sydney waved
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Speaker 1: good bye and scampered away. Santa took the dogs over
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Speaker 1: to the reindeer and introduced them. This is Dasher, Dancer, Prancer,
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Speaker 1: and Vixen, and on the other side are Comet, Cupid,
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Speaker 1: Donner and Blitzen. Hector and Sonny nodded hello to each reindeer.
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Speaker 1: They had never seen reindeer before, except on the television
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Speaker 1: or in pictures, and the animals were more magnificent than
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Speaker 1: they ever could have imagined. Next, Santa introduced them to Bernie.
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Speaker 1: Bernie gazed at the dogs with eyes full of kindness
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Speaker 1: and warmth. Hector and Sonny instantly felt a connection to him,
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Speaker 1: as though he was a friend they had been waiting
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Speaker 1: to meet. Bernie said, it's wonderful to meet you, Hector
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Speaker 1: and Sonny, and I'm so glad you're helping us on
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Speaker 1: this beautiful Christmas Eve. Won't you sit beside me? Tell me,
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Speaker 1: do you two like gravy? I've got some in this
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Speaker 1: barrel around my neck, and there's plenty to share. I
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Speaker 1: never leave home without my barrel of gravy. At the
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Speaker 1: mention of gravy, Sonny and Hector leapt into the sleigh
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Speaker 1: in a flash. They settled down on either side of
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Speaker 1: the friendly Saint Bernard dog. A lovelier aroama surrounded Bernie,
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Speaker 1: and it reminded the dogs of fun times filled with
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Speaker 1: laughter and love. It made them feel all warm and
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Speaker 1: happy inside. Santa got into the sleigh and picked up
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Speaker 1: the silver rain. He called out the names of the
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Speaker 1: reindeer and told them to head back home to the
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Speaker 1: North Pole. The sleigh rose smoothly from the frosty grass
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Speaker 1: and soared upwards over the park they flew. Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sonny took another glance at their owners sitting outside the cafe,
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Speaker 1: and even though they were frozen in time, the dogs
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Speaker 1: waved goodbye to them anyway. Santa flew the sleigh high
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Speaker 1: above the town and over the countryside. Soon they were
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Speaker 1: soaring above the sea. As they continued on their journey,
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Speaker 1: Bernie gave Hector and Sunny a serving of the hot gravy.
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Speaker 1: The dogs said it was the most delicious gravy they
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Speaker 1: had ever ever had. Sonny added, it tastes like magic
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Speaker 1: and laughter and fun and cuddles. She let out a
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Speaker 1: cute giggle if you know what I mean. Hector said
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Speaker 1: he did know what she meant, and he completely agreed.
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Speaker 1: Very soon the sleigh headed towards a land covered in snow.
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Speaker 1: Bernie said to the dogs, this is the North Pole.
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Speaker 1: This is where Santa and I live with Missus Claws
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Speaker 1: and the elves. You'll get to meet them soon enough.
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Speaker 1: Missus Plaws loves to make a fuss over visitors. Hector
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Speaker 1: said he didn't mind at all, because he liked being
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Speaker 1: fussed over. Santa brought the sleigh to a smooth stop
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Speaker 1: outside a house that looked like it had been made
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Speaker 1: out of gingerbread. It smelled like gingerbread too. Twinkling fairy
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Speaker 1: lights were strewn across the roof of the house and
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Speaker 1: around the windows, giving it an enchanted feel. Clusters of
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Speaker 1: snow covered trees stood at either side of the house,
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Speaker 1: and behind them were some bright red buildings that were
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Speaker 1: festooned in fairy lights. Bernie told the dogs that those
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Speaker 1: buildings were the workshops, and that's where they would be
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Speaker 1: going first. At that moment, the door to the gingerbread
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Speaker 1: house opened and a woman with rosy red cheeks hastened out.
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Speaker 1: Her long red dress matched the outfit that Santa was wearing,
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Speaker 1: as though it had been cut from the same cloth.
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Speaker 1: She beamed at Hector and Sunny and moved closer to them. Hello, Hello,
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Speaker 1: welcome to our home. I received a message from Sydney
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Speaker 1: telling me you were on your way. I'm missus Claws.
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Speaker 1: You must be Hector, what a glorious golden color or furries,
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Speaker 1: and you must be Sunny. My goodness, what beautiful eyes
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Speaker 1: you have, Sonny. Are you too warm enough? Do you
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Speaker 1: need something to eat or drink? Hector and Sonny said
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Speaker 1: they were fine, thank you. They couldn't stop smiling at
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Speaker 1: missus Claws. She was so very friendly and welcoming. Santa
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Speaker 1: Claus jumped off the sleigh and gave his wife a hug.
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Speaker 1: He said, I'd better get over to the workshop and
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Speaker 1: see how the elves are getting on. He kissed her
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Speaker 1: on the cheek, making her blush. Hector and Sonny giggled.
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Speaker 1: Santa asked Bernie to take their visitors to the dog's workshop.
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Speaker 1: Bernie nodded in reply and asked Sonnie and Hector to
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Speaker 1: follow him. Bernie jumped out of the sleigh and padded
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Speaker 1: between the snow covered trees and towards one of the
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Speaker 1: red buildings. Hector and Sonny followed in his paw. Prince
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Speaker 1: Bernie took them into the nearest building, which was made
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Speaker 1: up of one enormous room. Lines of tables stretched out
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Speaker 1: to the far side of the room, and standing in
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Speaker 1: front of the tables were groups of smiling elves who
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Speaker 1: were busy making a variety of items. The elves looked
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Speaker 1: at Hector and Sonny and sent a cheerful chorus of
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Speaker 1: happy helloes their way. The dogs waved casually to the elves,
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Speaker 1: trying to look as though they waved to elves all
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Speaker 1: the time. Bernie said, we've got most of the presents
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Speaker 1: ready for delivery, but some need a final test. Would
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Speaker 1: you help us with that? The ones that need testing
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Speaker 1: are at the back over there. Hector and Sonny said
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Speaker 1: they would be happy to help. They walked behind Bernie
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Speaker 1: as he led them through the room. The elves smiled
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Speaker 1: at the dogs as they went by. There was a
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Speaker 1: jolly atmosphere and the dogs just couldn't stop smiling. Bernie
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Speaker 1: stopped at a table at the end of the room.
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Speaker 1: He picked up a clipboard from the table and peered
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Speaker 1: at it. He said, Ah, the first item that needs
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Speaker 1: testing is a gold colored football that's due to be
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Speaker 1: delivered to a beagle in England. She doesn't live too
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Speaker 1: far away from you too, Actually, she loves playing football
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Speaker 1: with her owner's children and has been dreaming about a
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Speaker 1: gold colored football for the last few weeks. Hector had
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Speaker 1: a question for Bernie, how do you know what dogs
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Speaker 1: want for Christmas? They can't write you a letter like
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Speaker 1: children do. Bernie lowered the clipboard and explained, dogs soften
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Speaker 1: dream about things that fill their heart with joy. Dog's
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Speaker 1: dreams are full of magic, and they drift towards us
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Speaker 1: on evening breezes. We sort through them and see what
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Speaker 1: the perfect Christmas present would be for each dog. Hector
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Speaker 1: and Sonny gazed at Bernie in wonder and said they
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Speaker 1: never knew that. Bernie searched the table and found a
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Speaker 1: gold colored football. He picked it up and said, would
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Speaker 1: you test this for me? Please? You can go out
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Speaker 1: of that door over there and give it a kick
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Speaker 1: around in the snow. Don't worry about damaging it. The
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Speaker 1: ball is made from magical material and will never become damaged.
00:23:27
Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny took the football outside and began to
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Speaker 1: play with it. They knew how to play football because
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Speaker 1: they often joined in with games in the park, even
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Speaker 1: though sometimes they weren't actually invited to play. The golden
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Speaker 1: football was great fun to play with, and the dog
00:23:48
Speaker 1: soon returned to Bernie and told him it was perfect.
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Speaker 1: Bernie thanked them, took the ball and threw it over
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Speaker 1: to a waiting elf, who expertly wrapped the item in
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Speaker 1: less than two seconds. Hector and Sonny proceeded to test
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Speaker 1: more items. First of all, they tried on a variety
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Speaker 1: of slippers for a poodle in France. The poodle's owner
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Speaker 1: wore slippers on an evening, and the poodle wanted some
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Speaker 1: of his own too, but in his dreams, he couldn't
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Speaker 1: decide which color he liked best. After trying on many
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Speaker 1: pairs in different colors, Hector and Sonny agreed that some
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Speaker 1: red velvet slippers with pompoms on the end were the
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Speaker 1: perfect ones. Bernie agreed and nodded at a nearby elf,
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Speaker 1: who swiftly whipped the chosen slippers away to wrap them up.
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Speaker 1: The dogs tested some dance mats next, for a dalmatian
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Speaker 1: in Australia who loved a boogie with her family. Hector
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Speaker 1: and Sonny loved to boogie too, and had a wonderful
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Speaker 1: time dancing on the mats. Some of the elves joined
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Speaker 1: them and had a fabulous time. After a lot of
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Speaker 1: jiving and jigging about, Hector and Sonny reached a decision
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Speaker 1: and the chosen dance mat was sent on its way
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Speaker 1: to be wrapped up. More items were tested, including a
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Speaker 1: set of drums in a guitar. Berney politely asked the
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Speaker 1: dogs to test them in a sound proof booth near by.
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Speaker 1: Once inside the booth, Sonny beat a catching rhythm on
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Speaker 1: the drums and Hector played a bewitching tune on the guitar. Afterwards,
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny talked about setting up a band one
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Speaker 1: day and taking their show on the road. Once all
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Speaker 1: the presents had been tested and then wrapped up, Bernie
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Speaker 1: said it was time to deliver them. The elves placed
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Speaker 1: the presents into red velvet sacks and took them outside
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Speaker 1: and placed them in the sleigh. Bernie and the dogs
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Speaker 1: climbed onto the sleigh and waited for Santa. He arrived
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Speaker 1: a few moments later, with Missus Claws at his side.
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Speaker 1: Missus Claws had some blankets which she tucked around the dogs.
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Speaker 1: She asked Bernie if he had enough gravy in his barrel.
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Speaker 1: He nodded and said he had filled it with magical
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Speaker 1: Christmas Eve gravy that would never run out. Missus Claws
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Speaker 1: gave everyone a hug goodbye, including Hector and Sonny, and
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Speaker 1: wished them a very merry Christmas. Santa called out to
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Speaker 1: his reindeer and they were soon airborne again. Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sunny wave goodbye to missus claws on the snowy ground below,
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Speaker 1: and to the elves who had gathered next to her.
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Speaker 1: The sky had turned darker and was full of twinkling stars.
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Speaker 1: The full moon was big and bright. Santa flew the
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Speaker 1: sleigh through the night sky, and it wasn't long before
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Speaker 1: they arrived at their first destination. It was the house
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Speaker 1: where the football loving beagle lived. Santa asked Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sunny to help him deliver the gold colored football. The
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Speaker 1: dogs stood on the roof with Santa. He waved his
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Speaker 1: gloved hand over the small chimney and made it into
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Speaker 1: a helter skelter ride that wound its way down into
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Speaker 1: the house. Santa jumped onto the slide and whooshed downwards.
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny followed him, their ears flapping as they
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Speaker 1: zoomed round and round. There was a big cushion at
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Speaker 1: the bottom of the slide, and their landing was a
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Speaker 1: soft one. The beagle was snoozing peacefully in her basket,
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Speaker 1: a dreamy smile on her face. Santa silently placed the
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Speaker 1: present next to her and whispered, Merry Christmas. He went
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Speaker 1: back to the slide, sat on the bottom of it,
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Speaker 1: and wooshed backwards and upwards. Hector and Sonny did the same.
00:28:53
Speaker 1: More presents were delivered in the same way, and time
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Speaker 1: flew wonderfully by. Hector and Sonny were having an amazingly
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Speaker 1: magical time and kept their energy levels up by taking
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Speaker 1: regular drinks of the delicious gravy. At one point during
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Speaker 1: the starlit flight, Sonny looked out at their surroundings, sighed happily,
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Speaker 1: and slowly blinked. Hector asked Sonnie what she was doing.
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Speaker 1: Sonny said she was taking a mental picture of the
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Speaker 1: magical moment so that she could remember it forever. Hector
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Speaker 1: thought that was a lovely thing to do, so he
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Speaker 1: did the same. In what seemed like very little time,
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Speaker 1: the last of the presents had been delivered, and Santa
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Speaker 1: said it was time for the dogs to return to
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Speaker 1: the park unless they wanted to help him deliver presents
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Speaker 1: to children around the world. Hector and Sunny had grown
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Speaker 1: more tired throughout their journey and told Santa they should
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Speaker 1: return to the park. After saying good bye to Bernie
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Speaker 1: and Santa, the tired dogs let out three sleepy merry
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Speaker 1: Christmases in a flash of silver. Hector and Sunny were
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Speaker 1: back at the park and standing on the frosty grass again.
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Speaker 1: It was daytime and their owners were now unfrozen and
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Speaker 1: sipping their hot chocolates. Hector looked left and right, Where
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Speaker 1: did Santa go? Sonny smiled and told Hector to look upwards.
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Speaker 1: The two dogs gazed at the sky and saw Santa's
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Speaker 1: sleigh flying above them. Santa and Bernie waved and called
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Speaker 1: out a Merry Christmas, which floated on the winter wind
00:31:16
Speaker 1: towards Hector and Sunny and wrapped around them like a
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Speaker 1: warm hug. The dogs sighed happily and agreed that their
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Speaker 1: Christmas Eve adventure had been a most magical one. They
00:31:36
Speaker 1: padded slowly over to their owners and flopped at their feet.
00:31:42
Speaker 1: Their owners finished their drinks and then headed home. Later on,
00:31:49
Speaker 1: the snow began to fall, and inside their respective homes,
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sunny snuggled up to their owners and thought
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Speaker 1: about their day and all the dogs who would be
00:32:05
Speaker 1: waking up to presents they had only dreamed about. A
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Speaker 1: Feeling of warmth and happiness flowed through the dogs and
00:32:16
Speaker 1: stayed with them as they fell asleep on that snowy
00:32:21
Speaker 1: Christmas Eve, as they slept, Santa paid them a visit
00:32:29
Speaker 1: and left a silver bable on each of their Christmas trees.
00:32:36
Speaker 1: On the barbles was an image of Hector, Sunny and
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Speaker 1: Bernie sitting inside Santa's sleigh as it flew through the
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Speaker 1: Starlit sky on the most magical of nights.