In tonight’s bedtime story for kids, we have a specially selected Koko Rewind, where we journey to South America to meet a kind Llama named Karma. Have you ever heard of a country called Peru? There are many exotic animals that live there, and we’re going to meet some wonderful ones during our story tonight. Relax, get sleepy, and let’s begin!
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Speaker 1: Hi, 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. Have you ever heard of a country called
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Speaker 1: Peru in South America? Maybe you've heard of a certain
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Speaker 1: marmalade loving bear who came from there, or maybe you
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Speaker 1: know something about the Amazon rainforest that covers part of
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Speaker 1: the country. Okay, Well, besides Paddington, there are many exotic
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Speaker 1: animals that live in Peru, and we're going to meet
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Speaker 1: some wonderfully kind ones during our story tonight. Before we
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Speaker 1: set off on our travels, though, let's relax into bed
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Speaker 1: and clear our minds with some lovely, long, deep breaths.
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Speaker 1: Wiggle your fingers and flex and point your feet, close
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Speaker 1: your eyes, and snuggle down a little bit more. Once
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Speaker 1: you're completely relaxed, we'll join Karma the Lama as she
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Speaker 1: sets off on a walk towards the majestic snow capped
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Speaker 1: mountains in the distance. On the way, she meets many
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Speaker 1: kind animals and shares the wonderful gifts she's been given
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Speaker 1: with them. When Karma climbs to the top of a mountain,
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Speaker 1: she meets a very special animal who gives her some
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Speaker 1: wise advice. This is Karma the Lama by Jillian Rogerson.
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Speaker 1: One bright sunny morning in the mountain area of Peru,
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Speaker 1: Karma the Lama woke up and smiled. She had a
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Speaker 1: long stretch, got out of bed and opened the curtains.
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Speaker 1: It was a beautiful day. The sun shone down on
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Speaker 1: the grassy fields that surrounded her cozy cottage. In the distance,
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Speaker 1: she saw the magnificent mountains that were topped with snow.
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Speaker 1: Karma loved climbing the mountains, and it was the perfect
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Speaker 1: day for such an adventure. Perhaps she would meet some
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Speaker 1: friends along the way. She had her breakfast and then
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Speaker 1: set off on her journey. The air was warm and
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Speaker 1: fresh on her face, and the path in front of
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Speaker 1: her was smooth and inviting. Karma's grandpa lived nearby. She
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Speaker 1: wondered if he would like to go with her, so
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Speaker 1: she stopped at his house. Her grandpa was sitting in
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Speaker 1: a stripy deck chair in his garden when Karma arrived.
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Speaker 1: He gave her a day cheery hello and asked if
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Speaker 1: she wanted to sit with him for a while. Karma
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Speaker 1: gave her grandpa a hug and sat next to him.
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Speaker 1: She told him about her plans for the day and
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Speaker 1: asked if he wanted to climb the mountains too. He
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Speaker 1: settled back further in his chair and said, Oh, I
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Speaker 1: do like climbing mountains, but today feels like a day
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Speaker 1: of rest for me. I'm going to sit here, bask
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Speaker 1: in the warmth of the sun and met my mind
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Speaker 1: wonder wherever it wants to go. He glanced at the
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Speaker 1: long grass on his lawn. A small sigh escaped from him,
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Speaker 1: and he told his granddaughter his day of rest would
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Speaker 1: have to begin after he'd moan the lawn. He chuckled
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Speaker 1: and said the grass had grown so quickly lately, and
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Speaker 1: the garden was starting to look like the Amazon jungle.
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Speaker 1: Karma smiles kind at her grandpa and said, I will
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Speaker 1: mow the lawn for you. I love the smell of
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Speaker 1: freshly cut grass, especially on such a sunny day as this.
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Speaker 1: You stay right where you are and I'll get you
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Speaker 1: a cup of tea. Then I'll get the law mower out.
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Speaker 1: Before her grandpa could say a word in protest, Karma
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Speaker 1: leapt out of her chair and ran into her grandpa's house.
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Speaker 1: She used his favorite cup and quickly made him a
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Speaker 1: cup of grass tea. She took it outside and handed
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Speaker 1: it to him. He smiled at her and said thank you.
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Speaker 1: Karma collected the lawn mower from the shed and got
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Speaker 1: to work. Going back and forth over the grass was
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Speaker 1: a relaxing activity, and she hummed happily to herself. The
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Speaker 1: pleasing scent of freshly cut grass made her relax even more,
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Speaker 1: and the lawn was soon looking much better. There were
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Speaker 1: a lot of grass clippings left on the lawn. Karma
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Speaker 1: knew her grandpa saved some of them to make his
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Speaker 1: favorite tea, and he usually gave the rest away to
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Speaker 1: his neighbors. She looked over at her grandpa to ask
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Speaker 1: what she should do with the clippings, but he was
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Speaker 1: fast asleep in his deck chair with the empty cup
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Speaker 1: of tea on the ground. Karma didn't want to disturb him, so,
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Speaker 1: being as quiet as she could, she put the lawn
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Speaker 1: mower away and collected the grass clippings. She put some
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Speaker 1: into the special container her grandpa kept in the kitchen
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Speaker 1: to make his tea, and the rest of the clippings
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Speaker 1: went into a basket. Even though her grandpa was fast asleep,
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Speaker 1: Karma gave him a wave goodbye. She continued on her journey.
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Speaker 1: With the basket of grass clippings in her hands, she
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Speaker 1: was certain someone would like them. It wasn't long before
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Speaker 1: Karma found some one busy in their garden. It was Alma,
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Speaker 1: the alpaca. She had been one of Grandpa's neighbors for
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Speaker 1: a long time and knew Karma well. Alma was a
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Speaker 1: keen gardener who was always busy doing something in her
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Speaker 1: beautiful garden. Alma waved at Karma and asked how she was.
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Speaker 1: Karma said she was good and held up the basket
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Speaker 1: of grass clippings and told the alpaca where they had
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Speaker 1: come from. She asked Alma if she had any use
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Speaker 1: for them. Alma broke into a wide smile and said absolutely.
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Speaker 1: I need to put some around the carrots and potatoes
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Speaker 1: that I'm growing. It helps to keep the moisture in
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Speaker 1: the soil. When Karma asked how much she would like,
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Speaker 1: Alma inspected the basket and asked if she could possibly
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Speaker 1: have all of it please. She had a lot of
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Speaker 1: vegetables in her garden and the grass clippings would cover
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Speaker 1: them all. Karma smiled and said of course she could
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Speaker 1: have them all. Alma said thank you, and then started
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Speaker 1: laughing as she ran her hand over her fluffy arm,
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Speaker 1: which was covered in soft wool. She said, I don't
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Speaker 1: suppose you know anyone who would like some of my wool.
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Speaker 1: I've been using a new shampoo recently, and my wooly
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Speaker 1: covering has grown quicker than ever before, and I have
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Speaker 1: to keep cutting it. I've got a big pile of
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Speaker 1: wool inside my house, and I don't know what to
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Speaker 1: do with it. Karma said she didn't need any wool,
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Speaker 1: but offered to take it with her in case she
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Speaker 1: met anyone who would like it. Alma thanked the kind
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Speaker 1: lama and swapped the grass clippings in her basket for
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Speaker 1: a pile of her soft wool. Karma waved goodbye to
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Speaker 1: the alpaca and went on her way. The lama walked
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Speaker 1: towards a line of gray rocks that were surrounded by
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Speaker 1: long swaying grass. A group of young chinchillas were playing
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Speaker 1: outside the rocks, and their cheerful laughter filled the air.
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Speaker 1: The mother chinchillas were resting nearby and watching their young
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Speaker 1: at play. Karma walked over to the mothers and said hello.
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Speaker 1: She held up her basket and asked if they would
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Speaker 1: like any alpaca wool. One of the mothers clasped her
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Speaker 1: hands together in delight and said, this is just what
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Speaker 1: we need. Our little ones are growing so fast and
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Speaker 1: they keep getting too big for their clothes. We're always
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Speaker 1: making new ones for them. Not only that, some of
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Speaker 1: them are starting school soon and we'll need to knit
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Speaker 1: school jumpers for them. One of the other mothers added,
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Speaker 1: don't forget about their winter clothes too. I've already started
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Speaker 1: knitting some scarves and gloves for my children. And there's
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Speaker 1: also the matter of our cousins arriving soon. She told
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Speaker 1: Karma that because the chinchillas loved living by the rocks,
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Speaker 1: they had invited their cousins to join them there too.
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Speaker 1: They were due to arrive any day soon and there
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Speaker 1: would be many more chin chiller children to knit for.
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Speaker 1: Karma looked at the playing children. There were a lot
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Speaker 1: of them. Karma moved the basket closer and said they
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Speaker 1: could have all the wool. The chinchillas were delighted and
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Speaker 1: thanked the kind Lama. They asked if they could give
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Speaker 1: her something in return. No, thank you, Karma replied with
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Speaker 1: a smile. One of the mothers laughed and said, I
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Speaker 1: don't suppose you know anyone who needs a pile of straw.
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Speaker 1: We've been cutting some down to make room for our
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Speaker 1: cousins and their new homes. We don't need it for anything,
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Speaker 1: and you're welcome to take it. Karma offered to take
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Speaker 1: the straw in case she met anyone on her walk
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Speaker 1: who might need it. She swapped the soft alpack of
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Speaker 1: wool in her basket for a pile of golden straw.
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Speaker 1: She waved goodbye to the chinchillas and continued on her way.
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Speaker 1: The sun shone warmly on the lama's back, and birds
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Speaker 1: sang sweetly from the treetops. Karma walked on, getting ever
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Speaker 1: closer to the mountains. She walked through an orchard and
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Speaker 1: saw a ladder resting against a tree that was ripe
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Speaker 1: with red apples. A mountain goat was about to climb
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Speaker 1: the ladder, but when he saw Karma, he wave and
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Speaker 1: said hello. He asked where she was going on such
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Speaker 1: a lovely day. Karma said she was heading towards the mountains.
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Speaker 1: She held up the basket of straw and asked if
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Speaker 1: he would like any of it. The mountain goat chuckled
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Speaker 1: and said it was just what he needed. His orchard
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Speaker 1: had produced a lot more fruit that year, and he'd
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Speaker 1: run out of straw baskets to put it in. The
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Speaker 1: goat peered closer at the basket and asked if he
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Speaker 1: could have some please. Of course, Karma said, take as
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Speaker 1: much as you like. The mountain goat asked Karma if
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Speaker 1: she'd ever made any baskets before. When she said no,
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Speaker 1: he offered to teach her the art of basket making.
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Speaker 1: Karma said yes and thanked the goat for his kindness.
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Speaker 1: The goat told her to sit under the shade of
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Speaker 1: the apple tree. With lightning speed, he dashed up the
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Speaker 1: ladder and picked a couple of ripe apples from the branches.
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Speaker 1: He returned to the lama and gave her one of
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Speaker 1: the apples bit into it. The apple was delicious and
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Speaker 1: tasted of warm sunshine and refreshing rain. The mountain goat
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Speaker 1: and the lama crunched on their apples and talked happily
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Speaker 1: about one thing and another. When they had finished eating
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Speaker 1: their apples, the goat showed Karma how to make a
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Speaker 1: straw basket. It was a bit tricky at first, but
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Speaker 1: Karma kept trying and she soon worked out how to
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Speaker 1: bend the pieces of straw over each other. She held
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Speaker 1: up her finished basket to show the goat. He was
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Speaker 1: very impressed and said she needed some fruit to go
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Speaker 1: inside the basket. Not only did he have apples in
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Speaker 1: his orchard, but he had pears, oranges and lemons too.
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Speaker 1: The goat led Karma through the orchards and together they
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Speaker 1: collected enough fruit to fill the lama's basket. Karma looked
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Speaker 1: upon the full basket. There was a lot of fruit,
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Speaker 1: and she asked if he wanted some. No, you can
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Speaker 1: have it all, he replied, as you can see, I
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Speaker 1: have plenty. Karma looked at the remaining straw in the
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Speaker 1: basket she had brought with her. She gave it to
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Speaker 1: the mountain goat and said he could have all of
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Speaker 1: the straw and the basket as well. The two friends
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Speaker 1: said goodbye, and Karma continued on her way. The lama
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Speaker 1: hummed happily to herself as she walked along with the
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Speaker 1: new basket in her hand. She left the orchard behind
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Speaker 1: and began walking along a pebbled path that led to
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Speaker 1: the mountains. As she walked on, calmer looked towards the
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Speaker 1: top of the mountains, She couldn't see the very top
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Speaker 1: of them because a layer of thick white clouds was
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Speaker 1: swirling around the mountains. It made the mountains look magical,
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Speaker 1: as though an enchanted land lay above the clouds. She
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Speaker 1: reached the foot of the nearest mountain and began her
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Speaker 1: climb along the winding path that led upwards. Karma walked
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Speaker 1: past some leafy trees and heard birds singing beautiful songs
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Speaker 1: from the branches. She stopped at a tree and looked
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Speaker 1: at the birds nestled inside it. She saw six umbrella
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Speaker 1: birds perched on the branch. They were singing a soothing song.
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Speaker 1: The distinctive crest of black feathers on their little heads
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Speaker 1: looked like tiny umbrellas and made Karma smile. She had
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Speaker 1: never seen any of the lovely umbrella birds before, but
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Speaker 1: her grandpa had, and he told her all about them.
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Speaker 1: The soft lullaby coming from the birds filled Karma's heart
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Speaker 1: with joy. The umbrella birds finished their song and said
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Speaker 1: hello to the Lama. Charma said they were wonderful singers
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Speaker 1: and she had enjoyed listening to their song. She held
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Speaker 1: up the basket of fruit and asked if they were
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Speaker 1: like some the umbrella birds said they would love some fruit,
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Speaker 1: because singing was very hungry work. Karma stayed with the
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Speaker 1: birds for a while and chatted whilst they ate some
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Speaker 1: of the scrumptious fruit. When they'd finished eating, the umbrella
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Speaker 1: birds sang more songs for Karma. They taught her the words,
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Speaker 1: but Karma couldn't remember them all, so she hummed along instead.
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Speaker 1: After a while, Karma said goodbye to the birds and
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Speaker 1: continued climbing the mountain, the basket of fruit secure in
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Speaker 1: her hand. Up the winding path, she went, yetting closer
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Speaker 1: to the clouds that hung low over the mountains like
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Speaker 1: a fluffy white blanket. Bright kids bloomed in nooks and
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Speaker 1: crannies in the mountain face, and she caught a hint
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Speaker 1: of their flowery fragrance. Soon, a light mist touched her face,
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Speaker 1: a gentle kiss from the clouds. Karma walked on and
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Speaker 1: was enveloped lovingly by the pale clouds. She could still
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Speaker 1: see the path beneath her feet and the rocky mountain
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Speaker 1: at her side. Karma walked through the cloud forest. The
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Speaker 1: warm mist settled softly on the lama's fir like a
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Speaker 1: comforting blanket. Further along the path, the sun's rays broke
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Speaker 1: through the clouds, and a pleasant warmth flowed through the lama.
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Speaker 1: She carried on walking until she was completely out of
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Speaker 1: the clouds. Karma the Lama walked around a bend in
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Speaker 1: the past and came to the top of the mountain.
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Speaker 1: The view before her was magnificent. Patches of fluffy clouds
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Speaker 1: lay between the snow capped mountaintops. The tallest trees reached
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Speaker 1: through the clouds and stretched their branches up towards the
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Speaker 1: blue sky. Karma was on top of the world. She
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Speaker 1: took some deep, relaxing breaths. The mountain air was fresh
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Speaker 1: and clean. Peace and tranquility flowed effortlessly through her. Her
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Speaker 1: voice at her side said, it's quite beautiful, isn't it.
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Speaker 1: I see this view every day and I never grow
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Speaker 1: tired of it. Karma looked away from the view and
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Speaker 1: saw a little monkey by her side. It was a
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Speaker 1: yellow tailed wooly monkey, and he was wearing an orange waistcoat.
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Speaker 1: Carma knew the special monkeys lived in the mountains somewhere,
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Speaker 1: but she'd never seen one, and neither had her grandpa.
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Speaker 1: The monkey smiled and said his name was Marlowe. Karma
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Speaker 1: introduced herself. She didn't know what yellow tailed wooly monkeys ate,
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Speaker 1: so she offered him some of her fruit. Marlowe said
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Speaker 1: thank you, He loved fruit especially. He invited Karma to
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Speaker 1: stay with him for a while as he wanted to
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Speaker 1: know where she had traveled from. He took her over
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Speaker 1: to a rock and the two animals sat on top
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Speaker 1: of it. The little monkey bit into one of the
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Speaker 1: juicy pears and smiled in joy at the succulent taste
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Speaker 1: of it. Karma told him about her day and the
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Speaker 1: animals she had met on her walk. As she spoke
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Speaker 1: about the gifts she had passed from one animal to
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Speaker 1: the next, she realized how kind everyone had been, and
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Speaker 1: her heart overflowed with love for having such thoughtful neighbors.
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Speaker 1: She told the monkey what she was thinking, and he
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Speaker 1: smiled too. Marlowe said, it is good to give things
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Speaker 1: to others, but it's also important to receive gifts too.
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Speaker 1: Giving needs to be balanced with receiving. When it works
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Speaker 1: both ways, everyone is happy. Karma wasn't sure what he meant,
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Speaker 1: and asked him to explain more. The monkey ate the
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Speaker 1: last of his pear and wiped his mouth with his
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Speaker 1: yellow tail. He said to Karma, because you gave me
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Speaker 1: this wonderful fruit. I'd like to give you something as
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Speaker 1: a thank you, not because I have to, but because
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Speaker 1: I want to, and it will make me feel good too.
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Speaker 1: Karma said he didn't have to give her anything, because
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Speaker 1: being with him and sharing the wonderful view was enough
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Speaker 1: of a gift. A monkey. He nodded in understanding, but
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Speaker 1: said he would still like to give her something. He
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Speaker 1: reached into a pocket in his waistcoat and pulled a
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Speaker 1: small lightem out. He held it up so that Karma
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Speaker 1: could see what it was. The monkey was holding a
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Speaker 1: perfectly sculpted model of himself, complete with a yellow tail
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Speaker 1: and an orange waistcoat. Marlow told the larmer he had
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Speaker 1: made it himself from the mud at the bottom of
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Speaker 1: the mountain. Once he'd made it, the mud had dried
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Speaker 1: in the clear air at the top of the mountain.
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Speaker 1: He loved making things, and with a grin, he said
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Speaker 1: he loved playing in the mud too. Please do take
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Speaker 1: it with you, Marlow said. Karma took the model and
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Speaker 1: placed it carefully in her basket. She said, thank you.
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Speaker 1: I will treasure this forever. It will be getting dark
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Speaker 1: soon I should head home. You are welcome to visit
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Speaker 1: my home any time. I know my grandpa will be
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Speaker 1: delighted to meet you too. Marlowe promised to do so.
00:24:29
Speaker 1: He said it had been lovely to meet Karma, and
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Speaker 1: he reminded her to remember to accept any gifts that
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Speaker 1: came her way. Charmer said good bye and began her
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Speaker 1: walk back down the mountain. She soon entered the misty
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Speaker 1: cover of clouds again. There was a rumble of thunder
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Speaker 1: and rain began to fall from the clouds. Karma was
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Speaker 1: concerned her monkey sculpture would get wet, but she needn't
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Speaker 1: have worried, because at that very moment, the group of
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Speaker 1: umbrella birds whom she'd met earlier, flew towards her and
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Speaker 1: made a feathery umbrella above her. The cover kept her
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Speaker 1: and the basket completely dry as she walked on. After
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Speaker 1: a few minutes, the rain stopped. Karma said thank you
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Speaker 1: to the birds. They smiled in reply and flew away.
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Speaker 1: The Lama reached the bottom of the mountain and the
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Speaker 1: sun was warm on her back again. Karma walked through
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Speaker 1: the orchard and met the mountain goat once more. He
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Speaker 1: had made her some apple part He said, I love
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Speaker 1: making apple pies and thought you might like to take
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Speaker 1: one home with you. Karma said she would and thanked
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Speaker 1: the thoughtful goat. The pie was placed snugly inside her basket.
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Speaker 1: The llama said goodbye to the mountain goat and went
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Speaker 1: on her way. The family of chinchillas had a gift
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Speaker 1: for her too. They had been busy knitting with the
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Speaker 1: alpaca wool, and they'd made her a soft blanket that
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Speaker 1: would keep her cozy and warm in the snowy months.
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Speaker 1: Karma was touched by their kindness. They helped her to
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Speaker 1: roll up the blanket and put it in her basket.
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Speaker 1: She said thank you and went on her away. The
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Speaker 1: last animal she saw before she reached her grandpa's house
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Speaker 1: was Alma, the alpaca. Alma was standing by her garden
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Speaker 1: gate when she saw Karma. She held out a bunch
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Speaker 1: of fresh carrots and said they were a gift for
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Speaker 1: the lama and would make a delicious carrot stew. Alma
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Speaker 1: placed the carrots inside the basket that was already overflowing
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Speaker 1: with gifts. Karma thanked the alpaca and walked the short
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Speaker 1: distance to her grandpa's house. Her grandpa was sitting in
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Speaker 1: his deck chair. He beamed in delight when he saw
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Speaker 1: his granddaughter and told her to sit next to him.
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Speaker 1: He thanked her for cutting the lawn and taking the
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Speaker 1: grass clippings to Alma. Grandpa asked if she'd enjoyed her
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Speaker 1: mountain climb. Karma put her basket down, pointed to it,
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Speaker 1: and told her grandpa about her day, the kind animals
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Speaker 1: she'd met, and the gifts they had given her. She
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Speaker 1: showed him the model of the yellow tailed wooly monkey.
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Speaker 1: Her grandpa thought it was amazing and said it would
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Speaker 1: look perfect on her mantelpiece. He got up from his
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Speaker 1: deck chair and went into the house. He returned with
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Speaker 1: two glasses of iced grass tea and passed one to Karma.
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Speaker 1: She loved ice grass tea and took a big drink.
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Speaker 1: Her grandpa settled back down in his chair and took
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Speaker 1: a drink too. Karma sighed heavily. She said, Ah, Grandpa,
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Speaker 1: I've had such a wonderful day and met some amazing animals.
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Speaker 1: I'm a very lucky lama. Her grandpa patted her arm
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Speaker 1: and said, and those amazing animals are lucky to have
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Speaker 1: met you. Do you want to stay and watch the
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Speaker 1: sunset with me. There will be a full moon to
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Speaker 1: night and it's going to be a magnificent sight. Karma
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Speaker 1: said she would love to. Her day had been full
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Speaker 1: of one magical moment after another, and watching the sunset
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Speaker 1: with her beloved grandpa was the perfect way to end it.
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Speaker 1: Calmer smiled, she was the happiest Lama in the world.