In tonight’s bedtime story for kids, Hector and Sunny take a trip to London with their owners. Their day in the busy city begins with a walk through a large park and the dogs soon get swept up in the special celebrations marking the coronation of King Charles the Third. Relax, get sleepy, and let’s begin!
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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to Coco Sleep for 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. So today we're off to meet the King. Ah,
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Speaker 1: but which king is it? Could we be heading into
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Speaker 1: Sleepy Forest to meet King Leo the Lion again. Well,
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Speaker 1: we're off to London actually for a rare and very
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Speaker 1: special royal celebration. But before I can tell you, let's
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Speaker 1: give a warm welcome to today's special Cocoa Club members.
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Speaker 1: Hi Marley Hayden's younger sister Scotia, Faith sisters Delilah and
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Speaker 1: Florence Sawyer who's six and four year old pacin Oh
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Speaker 1: and a very happy birthday to Aubrey who will be
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Speaker 1: five in a couple of days. Welcome to you all,
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Speaker 1: and thank you so much for joining us in the club.
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Speaker 1: I hope you enjoy all the extra stories you've got
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Speaker 1: waiting for you, especially the ones about our crazy pups
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Speaker 1: who were about to join again today. So we're joining
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny on a very special trip to London
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Speaker 1: with their owners on the day of the coronation of
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Speaker 1: King Charles the Third. Inevitably, the dogs get swept up
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Speaker 1: in the excitement of the day and wonder if they
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Speaker 1: will be lucky enough to meet the King and perhaps
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Speaker 1: even talk to him. Let's join them and hear how
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Speaker 1: their day turns into the most magical of times. But first,
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Speaker 1: lie back in bed and snuggle down. Close your eyes
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Speaker 1: and imagine a beautiful, big park in the sunshine. All
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Speaker 1: around are the colors red, white and blue on flags
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Speaker 1: people are waving, on bunting tied onto railings, gates, on
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Speaker 1: picnic blankets even, and on the clothes people are wearing.
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Speaker 1: We're in London and this is Hector and Sunny Meet
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Speaker 1: the King. By Jillian Rogerson. It was very early on
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Speaker 1: a sunny day in May and two dogs were walking
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Speaker 1: through a beautiful park in London with their owners. The
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Speaker 1: dogs were called Hector and Sunny, and they were the
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Speaker 1: very best of friends. They hadn't been to London before
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Speaker 1: and were very excited about exploring the city. As the
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Speaker 1: group walked along, Hector said to Sunny, park is enormous,
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Speaker 1: much bigger than our one back at home. For so
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Speaker 1: much to see and do here. Sonny nodded, I agree,
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Speaker 1: and the city is much bigger than our town back home.
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Speaker 1: I love having days out with our owners don't you.
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Speaker 1: I wonder why they've brought us to London though. Do
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Speaker 1: you think there's something special going on today? Hector looked
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Speaker 1: left and right and said, hmm, there is definitely something
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Speaker 1: going on. The humans are very happy and they're wearing
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Speaker 1: their holiday clothes. Some of them have brought picnic hampers
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Speaker 1: into the park and sitting on blankets. A dapper looking
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Speaker 1: Daxon walk towards to the dogs. He smiled at them
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Speaker 1: and said, hello, there, you must be here for the
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Speaker 1: coronation celebrations. I am too. My owner is very excited
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Speaker 1: and she was awake even before the sun rose in
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Speaker 1: the sky. Hector and Sonny stopped walking and gave the
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Speaker 1: Daxon their full attention. They asked what a coronation was.
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny's owners stopped to talk to the owner
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Speaker 1: of the dacent The d accent explained, there's a man
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Speaker 1: called King Charles the Third who lives in a palace
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Speaker 1: not far away. Today is a special day for him
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Speaker 1: and he will get to wear a really special crown.
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Speaker 1: His wife will get a crown too. It will happen
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Speaker 1: inside a lovely building called west Minster Abbey, and it'll
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Speaker 1: be shown on lots of huge screens around London and
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Speaker 1: around the world as well. There are some screens in
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Speaker 1: this park and that's where I'm going now with my owner.
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Speaker 1: We want to find the perfect place where we can
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Speaker 1: watch the coronation. Sonny was a curious dog, and she
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Speaker 1: asked the Daxond more about King Charles. The Daxon answered
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Speaker 1: as many questions as he could, but his owner was
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Speaker 1: keen to find somewhere to sit, so he said farewell
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Speaker 1: to Hector and Sonny and added, I hope you get
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Speaker 1: to see the King on a screen somewhere. Hector said
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Speaker 1: to Sonny, I know we've only just heard about the King,
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Speaker 1: but I really hope we get to see him. He
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Speaker 1: grinned what if we got to meet him? To what
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Speaker 1: if we got to talk to him? Wouldn't that be amazing?
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Speaker 1: Sonny said it would be utterly amazing. Then she noticed
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Speaker 1: a familiar look in Hector's eyes and said, Hector, are
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Speaker 1: you getting one of your feelings? Will we be going
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Speaker 1: on a magical adventure soon? Hector's look turned thoughtful and
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Speaker 1: he said, I think there is an adventure ahead of us,
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Speaker 1: but I'm not sure if it's a mad jock or
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Speaker 1: one yet, but I do know it will be a
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Speaker 1: special adventure. They continued strolling through the park and noticed
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Speaker 1: more happy people setting up chairs and blankets on the grass.
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Speaker 1: Everyone was in high spirits and the sound of happy
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Speaker 1: chatter filled the air. Hector and Sonny got to meet
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Speaker 1: many other dogs as they walked on through the park,
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Speaker 1: and they said hello to them. The other dogs were
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Speaker 1: very excited about the coronation, and their tails wagged enthusiastically
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Speaker 1: about the upcoming event. Their joy washed over Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sonny and filled them with happiness too. Hector said, Sonny,
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Speaker 1: I think there is magic in the air today, but
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Speaker 1: it's a different kind of magic, one that's made from joy.
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Speaker 1: There's so much of it that I feel I could
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Speaker 1: reach out and catch some of that magic in my
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Speaker 1: poor He swiped his pow in the air and pretended
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Speaker 1: to catch some magic in it. Sonny chuckled, Hector, you
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Speaker 1: are so funny sometimes. The group walked on and soon
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Speaker 1: reached the exit of the park. They left the park
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Speaker 1: and walked along the busy streets of London. Fluttering flags
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Speaker 1: and colorful bunting adorned lampposts and shop windows. Trees were
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Speaker 1: festooned with red blue and white ribbons and balloons bobbed
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Speaker 1: on strings tied around their branches. Light, laugh and happy
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Speaker 1: chatter came from all directions as people walked along looking
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Speaker 1: for the ideal place to enjoy the festivities. The sun
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Speaker 1: shone down warmly and there wasn't a single cloud in
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Speaker 1: the beautiful blue sky. It was the most perfect of days.
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Speaker 1: The dogs and their owners continued walking along the streets
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Speaker 1: and saw a group of street performers on a corner
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Speaker 1: who were entertaining the crowd with their joyful music. The
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Speaker 1: watching crowd jigged from side to side. Hector and Sonny
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Speaker 1: couldn't resist having a little jig too. They watched the
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Speaker 1: performers for a few minutes and then carried on through
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Speaker 1: the colorful streets. The dog's owners seemed to be heading
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Speaker 1: somewhere in particular, and Sonny said, I wonder where we're going.
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Speaker 1: Hector replied, I think our owners are looking for the
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Speaker 1: right place to watch the coronation. I hope they'll find
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Speaker 1: somewhere soon. I don't want to miss anything. To Hector's relief,
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Speaker 1: their owners brought their dogs to a stop outside a huge,
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Speaker 1: majestic building. There were a lot of people gathered in
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Speaker 1: front of it, but there was a special area that
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Speaker 1: was just for dog owners, and it had lots of
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Speaker 1: full water bowls on the ground, along with some soft
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Speaker 1: dog beds in case any tired canines needed a rest.
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny settled into the area, had a drink
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Speaker 1: of cool water, and then began to chat with the
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Speaker 1: other dogs around them. They soon discovered that the building
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Speaker 1: behind them was Westminster Abbey, the very place where King
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Speaker 1: Charles would receive his crown. Hector and Sonny shared an
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Speaker 1: excited look and their eyes twinkled with joyful anticipation. Hector said,
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Speaker 1: what an amazing time we're having, Sonny. I don't think
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Speaker 1: this day can get any better. The dogs continued to
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Speaker 1: chat with the other dogs, and their owners talked with
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Speaker 1: the other owners too. A few minutes later, a giant
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Speaker 1: screen near the dog area flickered to life, and the
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Speaker 1: crowd got their first view of the interior of Westminster Abbey,
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Speaker 1: with its stunning stained glass windows, polished pews, and vases
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Speaker 1: overflowed with spectacular flowers. The dogs and their owners watched
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Speaker 1: the screen intently, their eyes wide with wonder as they
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Speaker 1: took in every detail of the amazing building. Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sunny soon realized that nothing was happening inside the abbey,
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Speaker 1: and so began to look around them again. They wanted
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Speaker 1: to remember every detail of the historic day. Sonny moved
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Speaker 1: closer to Hector and whispered, Hector, there are some unusual
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Speaker 1: looking dogs over there doing something peculiar. Hector whispered back,
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Speaker 1: what do you mean by unusual looking? And what do
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Speaker 1: you mean by peculiar? Have a look for yourself and
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Speaker 1: tell me what you think. Sonny replied, she told Hector
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Speaker 1: where to look. Hector looked at where Sonny had indicated.
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Speaker 1: He saw two Jack Russell terriers weaving in and out
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Speaker 1: of people's legs. They were sniffing the ground as though
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Speaker 1: searching for something. The dogs were wearing blue coats trimmed
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Speaker 1: with gold braids and had little golden blue hats on
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Speaker 1: their heads with holes for their ears to flop through.
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Speaker 1: Hector looked back at Sonny and said they seemed to
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Speaker 1: be looking for something. What do you think they've lost?
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Speaker 1: Sonny said she didn't know, but hoped it wasn't anything
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Speaker 1: too important. The dogs in blue jackets came closer, and
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Speaker 1: when they began to sniff the ground near Hector and Sonny.
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Speaker 1: Sonny couldn't stop herself from politely asking if they were
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Speaker 1: looking for something. The dogs looked left and right and
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Speaker 1: then asked Hector and Sonny to lower their heads. Hector
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Speaker 1: and Sonny did so, and in a quiet voice, one
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Speaker 1: of the dogs said, we work for the Royal family.
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Speaker 1: I'm Robert and this is my colleague Rita. Something very
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Speaker 1: valuable was gone missing from the King's Crown and we're
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Speaker 1: trying to find it. Hector and Sonny's eyes widened, and
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Speaker 1: they asked if they could help the Royal dogs look
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Speaker 1: for the missing item. Hector said, we once had drawn
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Speaker 1: as private detectives and we found a lot of missing items. Well,
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Speaker 1: it was Sonny here who found them. She's amazing. Sonny
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Speaker 1: smiled shyly and said Hector is just as good at
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Speaker 1: finding things too. Robert and Rita smiled at Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sonny and said they could do with all the help
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Speaker 1: they could get, especially from experienced detectives like Hector and Sonny.
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Speaker 1: Rita asked if Hector and Sonny could go into Westminster
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Speaker 1: Abbey with them so that they could explain more about
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Speaker 1: the missing item. Hector said, we would love to, but
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Speaker 1: we can't leave our owners. They would worry about us.
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Speaker 1: Sonny nodded and added, we have left them before when
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Speaker 1: we've been on in magical adventures. But time always becomes
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Speaker 1: frozen when we go on adventures and our owners aren't
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Speaker 1: aware that we've left them. Robert and Rita were amazed
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Speaker 1: by the mention of magical journeys and said they would
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Speaker 1: like to hear more about them, but it would have
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Speaker 1: to be at another time because they had to find
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Speaker 1: the missing item as soon as possible. Rita said, could
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Speaker 1: you freeze time now please? Hector said, We've never been
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Speaker 1: the ones to freeze time before. We've always had help
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Speaker 1: with that. He sighed softly, Perhaps, sir, we can't be
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Speaker 1: of any use after all. Sonny's face was furrowed in concentration,
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Speaker 1: and Hector knew she was having deep thoughts. After a
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Speaker 1: few more moments of deep thinking, Sonny said to Hector,
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Speaker 1: do you remember earlier saying that there was so much
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Speaker 1: magic in the air you could catch it in your pause? Well, yes,
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Speaker 1: Hector replied, but it wasn't actual magic, just a feeling
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Speaker 1: of magic because everyone was so happy. Sonny smiled gently
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Speaker 1: at her best friend. What if the feeling of magic
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Speaker 1: is all that we need. What if we really believed
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Speaker 1: there was magic in the air and it was something
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Speaker 1: you could catch and hold in your pow, and then
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Speaker 1: you can make time stop. Why don't you try, Hector?
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Speaker 1: I believe you can do it, I really do. Hector's
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Speaker 1: heart swelled with pride at Sonny's kind words, and he
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Speaker 1: said he would give it a try. His gaze softened,
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Speaker 1: and he imagined that the air around him was full
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Speaker 1: of magic. He raised his poor and pictured catching some
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Speaker 1: of the magic and holding it lightly. He brought his
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Speaker 1: paw to his mouth and said, please freeze time around
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Speaker 1: us so that we can help these royal dogs. And
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Speaker 1: don't unfreeze it until I ask you to thank you.
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Speaker 1: Magic Air blew on the imagined magic in his paw
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Speaker 1: and set it free. Hector and Sonny and the Royal
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Speaker 1: Dogs waited for something to happen. A few seconds later,
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Speaker 1: time began to slow down, and then it came to
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Speaker 1: a stop. Everyone froze and became as still as statues.
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Speaker 1: Everyone except Hector, Sonny, Robert, and Rita. The Royal dogs
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Speaker 1: shook their little heads in amazement and said they had
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Speaker 1: never met anyone like Hector. And Sonny before the Royal
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Speaker 1: Dogs turned around and headed towards the abbey, with Hector
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Speaker 1: and Sonny right behind them. They made their way into
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Speaker 1: the abbey through a hidden doorway at the back of
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Speaker 1: the building. Once inside, the Royal Dogs took Hector and
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Speaker 1: Sonny over to a large area and started to tell
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Speaker 1: them about the missing item. Rita said, the King's crown
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Speaker 1: is hundreds of years old and it has lots of
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Speaker 1: precious stones on it, including sapphires, but one of those
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Speaker 1: sapphires has gone missing. The crown is normally kept at
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Speaker 1: the Tower of London, but it was brought here early
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Speaker 1: this morning in preparation for the King's coronation. But when
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Speaker 1: one of the sapphires was missing, and we heard some
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Speaker 1: people saying it must have become loose and fallen out
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Speaker 1: on its journey here. The Tower of London has been searched,
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Speaker 1: and so as the vehicle that transported the crown to
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Speaker 1: the abbey, but no one has found the sapphire yet.
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Speaker 1: We've been asked to look for it in here and
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Speaker 1: have already had a good look. Perhaps you two might
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Speaker 1: be able to spot something we've missed. Robert described the
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Speaker 1: sapphire and asked Hector and Sonny if they could help
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Speaker 1: them look for it. Hector nodded and said they certainly would,
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Speaker 1: no matter how long it took. The abbey was huge
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Speaker 1: and there were many places to look, but the dogs
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Speaker 1: were determined to help their new friend. Hector set off
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Speaker 1: in one direction and Sunny set off in another. The
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Speaker 1: two dogs walked slowly around the building and searched everywhere,
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Speaker 1: every nook and cranny, every polished pew and chair, and
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Speaker 1: all over the plush red carpets. The Royal dogs also
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Speaker 1: searched the abbey, again, their noses close to the floor.
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Speaker 1: As Sunny walked along one side of the abbey, she
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Speaker 1: became transfixed by the sunlight slanting through the intricate stained
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Speaker 1: glass windows. Rainbows of reflected colors flowed across the ancient
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Speaker 1: floor and over the many vases of flowers that were
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Speaker 1: placed around the abbey. She looked at the beautiful flow.
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Speaker 1: Some of the blue ones reminded her of the flowers
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Speaker 1: her owner grew in their garden at home. They looked
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Speaker 1: very similar, apart from that one in the middle, which
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Speaker 1: looked a little different. Sunny frowned and moved closer to it.
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Speaker 1: The center of the blue flower was twinkling and shimmering
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Speaker 1: in the sunlight, but the flowers around it weren't twinkling
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Speaker 1: at all. Why was that. She looked at the flowers
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Speaker 1: some more and noticed something. Her mouth dropped open, her
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Speaker 1: eyes widened. There was a twinkling blue gem right in
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Speaker 1: the middle of the flower. Its delicate color matched the
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Speaker 1: soft petal surrounding it, making it almost invisible. Sonny turned
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Speaker 1: around to face the others, waved her poor excitedly and said,
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Speaker 1: I think I've found it. I think I've found the sapphire.
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Speaker 1: The dogs jogged over to her and looked into the
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Speaker 1: center of the blue flower. The royal dogs broke into
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Speaker 1: big smiles and said it was the sapphire, and how
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Speaker 1: clever Sonny was to have spotted it. They didn't know
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Speaker 1: how it got into the flower, but that didn't matter now.
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Speaker 1: All that mattered was that the sapphire had been found.
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Speaker 1: Rita and Robert thanked Sonny and began to dance with joy.
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny were so happy that the missing sapphire
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Speaker 1: had been found that they danced with Joy too. At
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Speaker 1: that moment, a smartly dressed man walked into the abbey
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Speaker 1: and saw the dancing dogs. He smiled gently at them
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Speaker 1: and walked closer. The dogs didn't notice him for a
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Speaker 1: while because they were too busy having a boogie, but
00:25:19
Speaker 1: when they did see him, they came to an immediate
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Speaker 1: stop and stared at him. Hector asked the royal dogs
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Speaker 1: who it was. They told him it was the king.
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Speaker 1: The king, Hector said, the king who's getting his crown
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Speaker 1: to day. The man spoke, I am the king who
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Speaker 1: is getting my crown to day. His gentle smile grew
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Speaker 1: and his eyes twinkled with kai. You can understand me,
00:26:05
Speaker 1: Hector asked, still smiling. The King said, it appears so,
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Speaker 1: though why I can suddenly talk to dogs is a
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Speaker 1: complete mystery to me. I would also like to know
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Speaker 1: why everyone outside appears to become frozen in time. I
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Speaker 1: don't suppose you know the answer to that, do you.
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Speaker 1: I only pop down here to make sure everything was
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Speaker 1: in order before the proceedings began, and was quite surprised,
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Speaker 1: to say the least, that everyone had been frozen. But
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Speaker 1: before we continue with our conversation, let me formally introduce myself.
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Speaker 1: He gave his full name. It was a long name.
00:27:09
Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny gave their names, which were much shorter.
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Speaker 1: The Royal Dogs didn't need to introduce themselves as they
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Speaker 1: had met the king before, but they didn't miss the
00:27:23
Speaker 1: chance to finally talk to him. They told him about
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Speaker 1: the missing sapphire and how Sunny had found it. The
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Speaker 1: King smiled at Sonnie and thanked her warmly. Sonny was
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Speaker 1: overcome with shyness and looked down at the floor as
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Speaker 1: if it was the most fascinating floor she had ever seen.
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Speaker 1: Hector wasn't so shy and told the king how he
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Speaker 1: had used magic to free time so that they could
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Speaker 1: help the Royal Dogs find the sapphire without their owners
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Speaker 1: noticing they were missing. When he saw the King's confused look,
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Speaker 1: he then explained about the magical adventures he'd been on
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Speaker 1: with Sonny. Ohkay, the King replied slowly, his eyes still
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Speaker 1: full of confusion. Hector frowned and said to the King, oh,
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Speaker 1: I don't understand why you haven't become frozen in time
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Speaker 1: like everyone else. His frown turned into a smile. Perhaps
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Speaker 1: you're a magical king and my magic didn't work on you.
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Speaker 1: The King chuckled and said perhaps he was, or maybe
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Speaker 1: he was just meant to meet Hector and Sonny on
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Speaker 1: his coronation day. He said, in any event, why don't
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Speaker 1: we take advantage of this extra time and havard chat.
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Speaker 1: The four dogs were delighted with that suggestion and followed
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Speaker 1: the king over to a comphy area on the carpet
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Speaker 1: and sat at his side. The royal dogs talked about
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Speaker 1: their jobs and how much they loved helping the king
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Speaker 1: and his family. The king smiled and said his family
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Speaker 1: loved having dogs around, and his mother had been very
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Speaker 1: fond of Corgy's. In particular, he had a couple of
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Speaker 1: Jack Russell terriers at home who were very similar to
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Speaker 1: Robert and Rita. Hector and Sonny spoke about their magical adventures,
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Speaker 1: which greatly impressed the others, and then the King spoke
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Speaker 1: about some of his travels around the world and the
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Speaker 1: lovely people he had met. After a while, the King
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Speaker 1: said he had better get along, he still had many
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Speaker 1: things to do. He asked the dogs if he could
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Speaker 1: give them a hug before he left. The dog said
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Speaker 1: yes immediately, and each one received a very special royal
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Speaker 1: hug from the king. The King then collected the sapphire
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Speaker 1: from the blue flower and said he would make sure
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Speaker 1: it would be fixed firmly. Back on to his crown,
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Speaker 1: He waved good bye and left the abbey. The dogs
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Speaker 1: watched him leave and then grinned at each other. What
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Speaker 1: a wonderful surprise there had been for them. Rita and
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Speaker 1: Robert said they had work to do too, and thanked
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny for helping them. They said goodbye and
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Speaker 1: headed off in the same direction that the king had.
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Speaker 1: Hector and Sonny left Westminster Abbey through the secret door
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Speaker 1: and returned to their owners. Hector used the coronation magic
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Speaker 1: in the air to unfreeze time. People resumed their conversations
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Speaker 1: and the city came back to life. Hector and Sonny
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Speaker 1: sat at the side of their owners and smiled at
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Speaker 1: each other, what an amazing day they were having. The
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Speaker 1: day wasn't quite over. The coronation proceedings began and were
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Speaker 1: on big screens. Hector and Sonny watched the event and smiled.
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Speaker 1: When their new friend, the King was crowned, they were
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Speaker 1: delighted to see that all the sapphires on the crown
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Speaker 1: were firmly in place. Later on, the crowds gathered outside
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Speaker 1: Buckingham Palace and watched the King and his family wave
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Speaker 1: from the large balcony in the center of the magnificent building.
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Speaker 1: The King searched the crowd, and when he saw Hector
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Speaker 1: and Sonny, he gave them a big smile and an
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Speaker 1: extra long wave. The two dogs waved back and wagged
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Speaker 1: their tails so enthusiastically that they created a small breeze.
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Speaker 1: The sun began to set and the day's celebrations drew
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Speaker 1: to a close. The King gave one final wave to
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Speaker 1: the cheering crowd and went back inside the palace. The
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Speaker 1: joyous atmosphere gradually began to settle, and people started to
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Speaker 1: head home together with their owners. Hector and Sunny began
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Speaker 1: their long journey home and left the twinkling nights of
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Speaker 1: London behind. But before they turned away from the palace,
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Speaker 1: they said good night and sweet dreams to the King
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Speaker 1: and his family. Later on, as they settled down in
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Speaker 1: their cozy, warm beds in their homes, Hector and Sunny
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Speaker 1: thought about their very special day. Happiness and joy flowed
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Speaker 1: gently through them, and they knew it was a day
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Speaker 1: they would remember forever.