In tonight’s bedtime story for kids, we're going on a festive adventure with our favourite canine companions, Hector & Sunny! In this story, the duo meet Santa Claus and his trusty dog, Bernie. The three furry friends are soon at work testing dog toys, ready for them to be delivered to snoozing pups all over the world. Relax, get sleepy, and let’s begin!
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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to Coco Sleep, 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 advances together. Whenever Hector thought about Sonny,
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Speaker 1: his heart danced with joy. Hector and his owner soon
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Speaker 1: arrived at Sonny's house. She was standing with her owner
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Speaker 1: outside their front door. When Sonny saw Hector. She jigged
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Speaker 1: happily from side to side and barked out a loud hello.
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Speaker 1: Hector barked back and grinned at her. Sonny and her
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Speaker 1: owner walked along the garden path and out of the gate.
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Speaker 1: The owners said hello to each other and then strolled
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Speaker 1: along the path. The dog's owners fell into conversation and
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Speaker 1: talked about the weather and how they might be snow. Later,
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Speaker 1: Sonny walked to Hector's side. She smiled at him and said,
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Speaker 1: Merry Christmas, Hector, Merry Christmas, do you too, Sonny. Hector
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Speaker 1: grinned at her, his grin face and was replaced by
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Speaker 1: a thoughtfuler, but Sonny knew well Hector often had very
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Speaker 1: deep thoughts, and she waited patiently to hear what his
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Speaker 1: latest one was. Hector said, I've been thinking about this
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Speaker 1: Christmas thing, Sonny, and I know Father Christmas delivers gifts
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Speaker 1: to children around the world, but do you think he
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Speaker 1: delivers presents to dogs too? Also? Do you think he
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Speaker 1: has a dog with his own? Sonny said she didn't know,
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Speaker 1: but thought those were interesting questions. Maybe we'll find out
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Speaker 1: the answer someday, she said, with a wise look in
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Speaker 1: his beautiful dark eyes. Hector said, Sonny, I've got a
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Speaker 1: feeling that we might find out the answers very soon.
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Speaker 1: Can you sense something special in the air. Sonny sniffed
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Speaker 1: the chilly air and said, I can sense that snow
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Speaker 1: is on the way. Is that what you mean? Hector
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Speaker 1: shook his head. No, not the snow, but I can
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Speaker 1: smile that too. It's a magical feeling, one I've had before,
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Speaker 1: and I think it means we're going on another adventure soon.
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Speaker 1: Sonny chuckled in delight. Another adventure on Christmas Eve? How exciting.
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Speaker 1: She did a little dance from side to side. Hector
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Speaker 1: danced too. Their owners looked down at the dancing dogs,
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Speaker 1: shared a look of confusion, and then carried on talking
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Speaker 1: about the weather. A few minutes later, they reached the
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Speaker 1: park and began to walk along the meandering path. The
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Speaker 1: bare trees were covered in a light layer of sparkling frost.
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Speaker 1: A delicate lacework of frozen mist lay on the grass
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Speaker 1: and twinkled brightly in the sun. Sonny whispered to Hector,
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Speaker 1: I can definitely thee are the magic in the air now.
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Speaker 1: Hector smiled at her. The group walked along the path
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Speaker 1: and towards a cafe that was next to a lake.
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Speaker 1: Some tables and chairs were set up outside the cafe,
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Speaker 1: and outdoor heaters had been placed near them. When they
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Speaker 1: reached the cafe, Sonny's owner went inside and returned shortly
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Speaker 1: with two mugs of hot chocolate for herself and Hector's owner.
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Speaker 1: The friendly woman who ran the cafe came out with
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Speaker 1: two bowls of water for the dogs. The bowls had
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Speaker 1: pictures of dancing gingerbread people on them. She put the
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Speaker 1: bowls on the ground and gave Hector and sonnye a
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Speaker 1: big smile. The dogs smiled back at her and barked out,
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Speaker 1: thank you. Hector and Sonny's owners sat down with their
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Speaker 1: mugs of hot chocolate cupped in their gloved hands. Steam
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Speaker 1: rose from the mugs and swirled in the cold air.
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Speaker 1: The dogs had a quick drink of water and then
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Speaker 1: looked around at the other visitors to the park. There
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Speaker 1: were plenty of dogs who they knew, and Hector said
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Speaker 1: he should go and say hello to them all. He
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Speaker 1: asked Sonny if she wanted to go with him, but
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Speaker 1: Sonny wasn't listening to Hector. She was staring at something.
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Speaker 1: There was a puzzled look on her face. Hector soon
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Speaker 1: saw what Sonny was looking at. He frowned and said,
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Speaker 1: is that a silver ball rolling across the grass over there?
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Speaker 1: Sonny replied, I don't think it's a ball. It looks
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Speaker 1: like one of the Christmas ball balls that hang on
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Speaker 1: my tree at home. Can you hear that noise? Hector?
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Speaker 1: It sounds like jingle bells, and it's coming from behind
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Speaker 1: that tree near the bable. Shall we go over and investigate?
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Speaker 1: Hector said yes, and the dogs jogged towards the silver
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Speaker 1: ball ball. It stopped rolling and came to a stop
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Speaker 1: on the sparkling grass. A silver furred squirrel popped out
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Speaker 1: from behind the tree. He was called Sydney, and the
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Speaker 1: dogs had met him many times before. Sydney scampered over
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Speaker 1: to them and wished them a merry Christmas. The dogs
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Speaker 1: returned his greeting with a familiar twinkle in his eye.
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Speaker 1: Sydney said, would you like to go on another magical adventure?
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Speaker 1: I have a friend who needs your help. The dogs
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Speaker 1: nodded eagerly and followed the squirrel as he scampered back
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Speaker 1: to the tree and went around it. When the dogs
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Speaker 1: jogged around the tree, they were astonished to see Santa
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Speaker 1: Claus standing there. He was dressed in a bright red
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Speaker 1: coat which was edged in white. His trousers were bright
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Speaker 1: red too, and his black boots gleamed. Santa's beard was
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Speaker 1: thick and fluffy, and merriment danced in his eyes. Sydney
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Speaker 1: stood at Santa's side and grinned the dogs. Santa let
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Speaker 1: out a cheerful ho ho ho, and waved to Hector
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Speaker 1: and Sonny. Hector and waved back somewhat shyly. Santa Claus
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Speaker 1: walked over to the dogs and knelt at their side.
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Speaker 1: His voice was deep and calming as he said follow there,
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Speaker 1: you two. Sydney has told me all about you and
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Speaker 1: the adventures you've been on. It's an absolute pleasure to
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Speaker 1: meet you, Hector and Sonny. Hector and Sonny gave him
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Speaker 1: bashful smiles. Santa smiled warmly and continued talking. You might
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Speaker 1: know that I deliver gifts to the children of the world,
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Speaker 1: but did you know that I also deliver gifts to
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Speaker 1: dogs around the world. Sonny stared wide eyed at Santa
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Speaker 1: and said Hector had been wondering about that very thing
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Speaker 1: earlier on. Santa said, oh, really, what a lovely coincidence.
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Speaker 1: I have a pet dog called Bernie, and he helps
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Speaker 1: me deliver the presence to the dogs. But we've got
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Speaker 1: a lot of places to visit to night, and Bernie
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Speaker 1: said he could do with some extra help, and that's
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Speaker 1: why I've stopped here. Sydney is a good friend of
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Speaker 1: mine and he's helped me with many things over the years.
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Speaker 1: And as soon as he mentioned you two, I knew
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Speaker 1: you'd be the perfect dogs to assist me. Hector, Sonny,
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Speaker 1: can 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 into the sleigh with silver rains.
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Speaker 1: On the reins were dozens of tiny bells that jingled merrily.
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Speaker 1: A huge Saint Bernard dog was sitting inside the sleigh,
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Speaker 1: and there was a small wooden barrel tied loosely around
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Speaker 1: his neck. Hector and Sonny's mouths fell open as they
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Speaker 1: gazed at the amazing sleigh, the reindeer, and the friendly
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Speaker 1: dog who was now waving to them. They didn't know
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Speaker 1: quite where to focus their attention. Santa saw their astonished
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Speaker 1: expressions and suggested they say hello to the reindeer first,
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Speaker 1: and then say hello to Bernie. Sydney the squirrel raised
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Speaker 1: his pow and said, there's one thing we need to
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Speaker 1: do before that, Santa. We need to freeze time, otherwise
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Speaker 1: the good people of this park will be wondering over
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Speaker 1: soon to admire your sleigh. Sydney clicked his little fingers
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Speaker 1: and a little ring of sleigh bells appeared in his paw.
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Speaker 1: He shook them three times. The world around them froze
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Speaker 1: in time. Hector and Sonny looked over at their owners
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Speaker 1: sitting outside the cafe. They had frozen in time too,
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Speaker 1: and even the steam rising from their mugs had become still.
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Speaker 1: Sydney made the bells vanish. He told the dogs that
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Speaker 1: when they wanted to return home, they didn't need to
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Speaker 1: bark three times as they usually did, but to say
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Speaker 1: Merry Christmas three times instead. Sydney waved goodbye eye and
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Speaker 1: scampered away. Santa took the dogs over to the reindeer
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Speaker 1: and introduced them. This is Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen,
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Speaker 1: and on the other side are Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen.
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny nodded hello to each reindeer. They had
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Speaker 1: never seen reindeer before, except on the television or in pictures,
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Speaker 1: and the animals were more magnificent than they ever could
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Speaker 1: have imagined. Next, Santa introduced them to Bernie. Bernie gazed
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Speaker 1: at the dogs with eyes full of kindness and warmth.
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny instantly felt a connection to him, as
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Speaker 1: though he was a friend they had been waiting to meet.
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Speaker 1: Bernie said, it's wonderful to meet you, Hector and Sonny,
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Speaker 1: and I'm so glad you're helping us on this beautiful
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Speaker 1: Christmas Eve. Won't you sit beside me? Tell me, do
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Speaker 1: you two like gravy. I've got some in this barrel
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Speaker 1: around my neck, and there's plenty to share. I never
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Speaker 1: leave home without my barrel of gravy. At the mention
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Speaker 1: of gravy, Sonny and Hector leapt into the sleigh in
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Speaker 1: a flash. They settled down on either side of the
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Speaker 1: friendly Saint Bernard dog. A lovely aroma surrounded Bernie, and
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Speaker 1: it reminded the dogs of fun times filled with laughter
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Speaker 1: and love. It made them feel all warm and happy inside.
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Speaker 1: Santa got into the sleigh and picked up the silver rain.
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Speaker 1: He called out the names of the reindeer and told
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Speaker 1: them to head back home to the North Pole. The
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Speaker 1: sleigh rose smoothly from the frosty grass and soared upwards
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Speaker 1: over the park they flew. Hector and Sonny took another
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Speaker 1: glance at their owners sitting outside the cafe, and even
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Speaker 1: though they were frozen in time, the dogs waved goodbye
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Speaker 1: to them. Anyway, Santa flew the sleigh high above the
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Speaker 1: town and over the countryside. Soon they were soaring above
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Speaker 1: the sea. As they continued on their journey, Bernie gave
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sunny a serving of the hot gravy. The
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Speaker 1: dogs said it was the most delicious gravy they had
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Speaker 1: ever ever had. Sonny added, it tastes like magic and
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Speaker 1: laughter and fun and cuddles. She let out a cute
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Speaker 1: giggle if you know what I mean. Hector said he
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Speaker 1: did know what she meant, and he completely agreed. Very
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Speaker 1: 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 plaus 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 Sonny 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 to 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 two. 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 soft
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Speaker 1: and dream about things that fill their heart with joy.
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Speaker 1: Dog's dreams are full of magic, and they drift towards
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Speaker 1: us on evening breezes. We sort through them and see
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Speaker 1: what the perfect Christmas present would be for each dog.
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny gazed at Bernie in wonder and said
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Speaker 1: they ever knew that. Bernie searched the table and found
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Speaker 1: a gold colored football. He picked it up and said,
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Speaker 1: would you test this for me? Please? You can go
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Speaker 1: out of that door over there and give it a
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Speaker 1: kick around in the snow. Don't worry about damaging it.
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Speaker 1: The ball is made from magical material and will never
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Speaker 1: become damaged. Hector and Sonny took the football outside and
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Speaker 1: began to play with it. They knew how to play
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Speaker 1: football because they often joined in with games in the park,
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Speaker 1: even though sometimes they weren't actually invited to play. The
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Speaker 1: golden football was great fun to play with, and the
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Speaker 1: dog 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.
00:24:51
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.
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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 upward.
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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Speaker 1: stayed with them as they fell asleep on that snowy
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Speaker 1: Christmas Eve. As they slept, Santa paid them a visit
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Speaker 1: and left a silver bable on each of their Christmas trees.
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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.