In tonight's specially selected Koko Rewind, we're looking back on an early journey we took with Koko - into space! Let’s join him as he climbs into his space rocket and whizzes up into the solar system with his intrepid Auntie Shirley. We’ll hear about the fascinating planets they visit and the friendly aliens they meet along the way. During their space adventure, Koko and his auntie come up with a plan to help their new friends drift into a relaxing sleep. Relax, get sleepy, and let’s begin!
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Narrator 🎙 Abbe Opher
Author ✍️ Gillian Rogerson
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Speaker 1: Hello and welcome back to Koala Moon, a podcast of
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Speaker 1: original children's bedtime stories and meditations designed to make bedtime
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Speaker 1: a dree. To celebrate the launch of our first ever
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Speaker 1: bonus story, we thought it perfect and fitting that our
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Speaker 1: little Koala friend Coco is also embarking on a thrilling
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Speaker 1: new journey into space. Let's join him as he climbs
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Speaker 1: into his space rockets and whizzes up into the Solar
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Speaker 1: System with his intrepid auntie Shirley. We'll hear about the
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Speaker 1: fascinating planets they visit and the friendly aliens they meet
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Speaker 1: along the way. During their space adventure, Coco and his
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Speaker 1: auntie come up with a plan to help their new
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Speaker 1: friends drift into a relaxing sleep. This is Coco's Rocket
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Speaker 1: Adventure by Jillian Rogerson. Deep in the heart of a
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Speaker 1: far away forest stirred a cozy wooden cabin. Inside the
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Speaker 1: cabin lived a family of Koalas. The youngest member of
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Speaker 1: the family was called Coco. One morning, a special visitor
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Speaker 1: arrived at the Koala's home. It was Coco's auntie, Shirley.
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Speaker 1: Coco loved seeing his auntie because she went on lots
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Speaker 1: of exciting adventures and when she came to visit the family,
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Speaker 1: she would tell Coco all about her latest one. Auntie
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Speaker 1: Shirley's adventures included the time she had sailed down the
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Speaker 1: Amazon River on a canoe and rescued a little crocodile
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Speaker 1: who had got himself stuck up a tree. Auntie Shirley
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Speaker 1: had also cycled through the mountains of Scotland and met
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Speaker 1: the lochness Monster. Auntie Shirley told Coco that NeSSI was
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Speaker 1: a friendly monster and they'd had a lovely cup of
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Speaker 1: tea together. Coco's auntie had once climbed snowy mountains in
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Speaker 1: the Himalayas. She had met a kind hearted yetti called Hugo,
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Speaker 1: who had made the best hot chocolate Auntie Shirley had
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Speaker 1: ever tasted. Coco thought Auntie Shirley's adventures were amazing, and
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Speaker 1: he hoped one day he'd be able to go traveling
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Speaker 1: with his auntie and they would have adventures together. His
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Speaker 1: very favorite stories were about his Auntie's journeys into space.
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Speaker 1: She had her own rocket and would often blast off
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Speaker 1: into the sky and travel through the sparkling stars and
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Speaker 1: land on amazing planets. She would tell Coco about the
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Speaker 1: interesting aliens she'd met there, and the fascinating lives they lived.
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Speaker 1: More than anything, Coco hoped that one day he too
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Speaker 1: would get to have a rocket adventure. Coco didn't know
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Speaker 1: it yet, but that day had arrived. When Auntie Shirley
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Speaker 1: turned up at the Cozy cabin that morning, she was
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Speaker 1: welcomed warmly by everyone. Co Ko's mam asked her to
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Speaker 1: sit for a while next to the fire, and ko
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Speaker 1: Ko's dad made Shirley a hot drink and brought her
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Speaker 1: a slice of strawberry cake he'd made early that morning.
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Speaker 1: Coko sat on the rug at his auntie's feet and
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Speaker 1: waited eagerly to hear about her latest adventure. Auntie Shirley
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Speaker 1: smiled down at the little Koala and gently ruffled the
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Speaker 1: fur on his head, and then she said the words
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Speaker 1: Coco had been waiting to hear for a long time. Cocoa,
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Speaker 1: would you like to go in the rocket with me today?
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Speaker 1: You're big enough now for an adventure into space. Coco
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Speaker 1: blinked in surprise. He wasn't sure he'd heard his auntie correctly.
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Speaker 1: He rubbed his ears in case they were playing tricks
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Speaker 1: on him, and then asked Auntie Shirley to repeat her
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Speaker 1: words please. Auntie Shirley laughed fondly and asked again if
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Speaker 1: he'd like to go on a rocket adventure with her.
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Speaker 1: Her rocket was part nearby and it was the perfect
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Speaker 1: weather for taking to the skies. Coco's eyes widened. He said, really,
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Speaker 1: I can go in the rocket with you today. Auntie
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Speaker 1: Shirley nodded and said they would set off as soon
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Speaker 1: as she'd finished her cake and tea. In a flash,
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Speaker 1: little Coco was on his feet and running towards his bedroom.
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Speaker 1: When he got there, he slowly turned round. What would
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Speaker 1: he need to take with him? Should he take some
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Speaker 1: toys to play with on the journey or would he
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Speaker 1: be too busy staring out of the window at the
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Speaker 1: twinkling stars? What should he wear? Was it hot or
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Speaker 1: cold in space? He didn't know, so he rushed into
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Speaker 1: the kitchen and asked his dad. His dad was delighted
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Speaker 1: to hear Coco was going on an adventure with his
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Speaker 1: auntie and said he would make a pat lunch for
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Speaker 1: them both. When Ko Ko asked what he should wear,
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Speaker 1: his dad didn't know either, and suggested he ask Auntie Shirley.
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Speaker 1: Coco returned to his Auntie and asked her. She told
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Speaker 1: him a T shirt and shorts would be perfect for
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Speaker 1: the first part of the journey, but she'd had a
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Speaker 1: special spacesuit made for Coco that would be perfect for him.
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Speaker 1: When they left the rocket lay and floated around in space.
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Speaker 1: We're going to float around in space, Coco said, his
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Speaker 1: eyes wide in surprise and delight. Really, Auntie Shirley smiled
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Speaker 1: fondly at her little nephew. Yes, really, it's great fun,
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Speaker 1: and I know you'll love it. You don't need to
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Speaker 1: bring anything with you because I've got everything we need
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Speaker 1: in the rocket. There was one item Coco did want
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Speaker 1: to bring with him, and he asked Auntie Shirley if
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Speaker 1: there was room for his pink ukulele in the rocket.
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Speaker 1: He learned some new songs and he wanted to play
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Speaker 1: them for her later. Also, he'd never played his ukulele
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Speaker 1: in space before and he wanted to know if it
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Speaker 1: would sound different up there. Auntie Shirley agreed that Coco
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Speaker 1: should bring his pink ukulele with him. A short while later,
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley and Ko Ko stood at the door of
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Speaker 1: the cabin and said goodbye to everyone. Koko's dad had
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Speaker 1: made a huge packed lunch that he insisted they take
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Speaker 1: with them. Ko Ko's family told him to have a
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Speaker 1: wonderful adventure and they wanted to hear all about it
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Speaker 1: when he returned home later. Ko Ko promised to tell
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Speaker 1: them everything. With his pink ukulele in one paw and
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley's paw in the other, co Ko left the
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Speaker 1: cabin and headed towards the rocket. The magnificent red rocket
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Speaker 1: was parked in the middle of a clearing behind the cabin.
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Speaker 1: A few curious squirrels were looking at the rocket and
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Speaker 1: wondering what it was. When Coco walked closer to it,
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Speaker 1: they asked him about the rocket. Coco proudly told them
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Speaker 1: all about it and how he was going to zoom
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Speaker 1: into space with his Auntie Shirley on an adventure. The
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Speaker 1: squirrels thought Coco was a brave Koala and said they
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Speaker 1: would watch the rocket take off. Auntie Shirley pointed a
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Speaker 1: remote control device at the rocket and pressed it with
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Speaker 1: a beep. The rocket door opened and a set of
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Speaker 1: stairs unfolded and reached the ground. Still holding paws, the
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Speaker 1: two Koalas walked up the stairs and into the rocket.
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Speaker 1: It was bigger than Coco was expecting, and there was
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Speaker 1: plenty of room for his ukulele and the enormous basket
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Speaker 1: of food his dad had given them. Auntie Shirley closed
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Speaker 1: the door and helped Ko Ko to settle into his seat.
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Speaker 1: Once he was firmly secured, his auntie climbed into her
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Speaker 1: seat and asked Ko Ko if he was ready. Ko
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Speaker 1: Ko was too excited to speak and could only nod.
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley pressed some buttons, and a cloud of steam
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Speaker 1: rose from the rocket's engine and drifted upwards. Ko Ko
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Speaker 1: watched it through his window. His auntie pointed to a
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Speaker 1: red button on the control panel and told Ko Ko
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Speaker 1: to press it. Ko Ko put his little paw on
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Speaker 1: the button and grinned as he firmly pressed it. They
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Speaker 1: began to count down to lift off. Five four, three,
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Speaker 1: two one off. They went up, up and away into space.
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Speaker 1: Ko Ko looked out of the window and saw the
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Speaker 1: squirrels waving at him. He waved back. Looking further along,
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Speaker 1: he spotted his family standing on the porch of the cabin.
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Speaker 1: They were waving enthusiastically. Ko Ko waved back and smiled
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Speaker 1: at them. The rocket zoomed upwards, Ko Ko gazed out
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Speaker 1: of the window in wonder. Below him, he saw the
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Speaker 1: leafy tops of the trees and the green valleys. In
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Speaker 1: the far distance, he noticed tall mountains covered in snow.
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Speaker 1: Very soon they were flying high above the mountains. They
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Speaker 1: continued zooming upwards into the dark sky. Auntie Shirley steered
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Speaker 1: the rocket through sparkling stars and around planets. Shooting stars
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Speaker 1: and orange comets zipped through the sky. Clusters of stars
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Speaker 1: twinkled and sparkled like diamonds on a bed of black velvet.
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Speaker 1: Coco gazed at it all in complete wonder. Everything was
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Speaker 1: so beautiful and magical. Auntie Shirley tapped some buttons on
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Speaker 1: the control panel. The rocket came to a stop and
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Speaker 1: hovered gently in the sky like a floating balloon. Auntie
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Speaker 1: Shirley told Coco it was time to explore space a
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Speaker 1: little closer. She helped him out of his seat and
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Speaker 1: into his cozy spacesuit. Auntie Shirley put her spacesuit on too.
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Speaker 1: She opened a door, took Ko Ko's paw in hers,
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Speaker 1: and together they walked through the door and into space.
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Speaker 1: Ko Ko floated at his Auntie's side as they drifted
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Speaker 1: amongst the stars. He felt as light as a feather
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Speaker 1: and smiled in pure joy. In the distance, he saw
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Speaker 1: a blue and purple planet that had two white rings
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Speaker 1: around it. To his other side, he noticed a huge
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Speaker 1: pink planet that was circled by a band of dark
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Speaker 1: pink mist. Ko Ko closed his eyes dreamily and drifted
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Speaker 1: along in the sky. Floating in space was even more
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Speaker 1: magical than he could ever have imagined. He felt so
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Speaker 1: carefree and happy as he glided along. After a while,
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley guided him back to the rocket. Once inside,
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Speaker 1: she asked co Ko if he would like to land
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Speaker 1: on some of the planets and meet the aliens who
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Speaker 1: lived there. Coco said he would like that very much.
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Speaker 1: Just when he thought his rocket adventure couldn't get any
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Speaker 1: more magical, Auntie Shirley told co Ko he could fly
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Speaker 1: the rocket for a while. She said it wasn't difficult
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Speaker 1: and she would help him. Once Coko was secured in
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Speaker 1: the driving seat, he took the controls in his paws.
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Speaker 1: He listened carefully to Auntie Shirley as she gave him instructions,
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Speaker 1: and then the little Koala began to fly the rocket
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Speaker 1: all on his own. His little half filled with joy,
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Speaker 1: and he felt like a brave adventurer, just like his auntie.
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Speaker 1: Onwards they flew, Auntie Shirley asked Coco which planet he
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Speaker 1: would like to visit. Coco looked through the window and
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Speaker 1: spotted a green planet further along. The planet was wobbling
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Speaker 1: like a jelly. He pointed to the green planet and
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Speaker 1: told his auntie he'd like to go to that one.
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley guided Coco towards the planet and helped him
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Speaker 1: land the rocket on its green surface. When they stepped
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Speaker 1: out of the rocket and onto the ground, they discovered
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Speaker 1: the planet was made completely out of jelly. They grinned
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Speaker 1: at each other and bounced up and down. Coco bounced
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Speaker 1: so much that he fell backward, but it was a
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Speaker 1: soft landing and he bounced right back up again. The
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Speaker 1: friendly aliens who lived on the planet jumped out of
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Speaker 1: holes in the ground. They were made of jelly too,
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Speaker 1: and were in a variety of bright colors. Some had
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Speaker 1: big orange jelly shoes on their feet, and others were
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Speaker 1: wearing bow ties made out of yellow jelly. They bounced
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Speaker 1: towards Cocoa and Auntie Shirley and introduced themselves. They were
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Speaker 1: the Wibblewobbles, and the green planet was their home. Auntie
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Speaker 1: Shirley pointed into the dark sky and said they'd come
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Speaker 1: from a place called Sleepy Forest, which was far far away.
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Speaker 1: The Wibblewobbles showed their visitors around their planet. Everyone bounced
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Speaker 1: up and down like they were on an enormous bouncy castle.
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Speaker 1: The Wibblewobbles were very friendly and laughed a lot, and
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Speaker 1: when they laughed, their tummies jiggled and joggled so much
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Speaker 1: that they made Coco and his auntie laughed too. At
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Speaker 1: one point, Coco laughed so much that he fell over
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Speaker 1: and bounced right away over a small hill. Everyone chased
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Speaker 1: after him and caught the little koala before he bounced
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Speaker 1: all the way around the planet. Coco loved jumping up
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Speaker 1: and down, but he soon began to grow tired, and
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Speaker 1: he thought he could do with a little nap. He
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Speaker 1: asked the Wibblewobbles where they slept at night time, and
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Speaker 1: if he could go there to have a nap. One
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Speaker 1: of the Wibblewobbles said they didn't have a special place
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Speaker 1: to sleep, and sometimes they forgot to rest because they
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Speaker 1: were having so much fun bouncing. But a nap sounded
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Speaker 1: like a good idea, as they knew it would help
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Speaker 1: them feel more energetic later. Coco said he loved sleeping
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Speaker 1: and getting all snug and cozy in his bed. He
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Speaker 1: had a bedtime story every night, and sometimes his Grandpa
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Speaker 1: would play Coco a lullaby on his ukulele. The Wibblewobbles
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Speaker 1: said they didn't know what a bedtime story was or
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Speaker 1: a ukulele, but they sounded lovely and perhaps those things
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Speaker 1: would help them to fall asleep at night. Koko said,
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Speaker 1: I can play my ukulele for you later if you like.
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Speaker 1: He looked at Auntie Shirley and asked if she would
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Speaker 1: tell their new friends a bedtime story later too. Auntie
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Speaker 1: Shirley said she would love to do that, and she
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Speaker 1: knew plenty of stories from her adventures around the world.
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Speaker 1: The Koalas stayed a little longer with the Wibblewobbles and
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Speaker 1: then said goodbye. They promised to come back later and
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Speaker 1: Ko Ko would play a lullaby on his ukulele and
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley would tell them a bedtime story. Coko and
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Speaker 1: his auntie bounced back to the rocket and went inside.
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Speaker 1: Ko Ko thought that even though it was fun, to
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Speaker 1: jump up and down. It was also good to sit
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Speaker 1: down and have a rest. He settled down in his
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Speaker 1: seat and yawned. Auntie Shirley asked where he wanted to
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Speaker 1: go next. Pointed to a sparkling white planet far away
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Speaker 1: and asked if they could go there. He yawned again.
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley said she would fly the rocket so that
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Speaker 1: Coco could have a little nap. Coco closed his eyes
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Speaker 1: and drifted into a RESTful sleep. When he opened his
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Speaker 1: eyes a short time later, he looked out of the
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Speaker 1: window and saw they had landed on the sparkling white planet.
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Speaker 1: He asked Auntie Shirley if it was made out of snow.
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Speaker 1: She smiled and said it was better than snow. She'd
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Speaker 1: been to this planet before, and it was made of icing. Icing.
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Speaker 1: Coco asked, like the icing you get on cakes and cookies.
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley nodded and told him the frosting fairies lived
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Speaker 1: on the planet and they were always pleased to see visitors.
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Speaker 1: She reached into a cupboard behind them and took out
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Speaker 1: two pairs of boots. She handed a pair to Coco
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Speaker 1: and asked him to put them on the surface of
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Speaker 1: the planet was very sticky, and the boots would stop
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Speaker 1: them from getting stuck in the icing. Co Ko pulled
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Speaker 1: on the boots and walked with his auntie towards the
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Speaker 1: open door. As they went down the ladder, they were
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Speaker 1: met by a group of flying fairies who were no
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Speaker 1: bigger than Coco's paw. Their pale blue wings shimmered and glimmered.
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Speaker 1: They had tiny silver boots on their feet that looked
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Speaker 1: so similar to the ones Cocoa and his auntie were wearing.
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley waved to the fairies and said it was
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Speaker 1: good to see them again. She introduced co Ko and
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Speaker 1: told them where he lived. The friendly fairies fluttered around
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Speaker 1: Coco and smiled kindly at him. They asked Coko if
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Speaker 1: he would like to explore their planet. He said he
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Speaker 1: would like that very much. Coco carefully stepped onto the
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Speaker 1: white surface of the planet. It was soft beneath his boots.
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Speaker 1: He looked closer at the ground and noticed how it
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Speaker 1: twinkled and sparkled, like a thousand stars had been sprinkled there.
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Speaker 1: The frosting fairies showed Coco and his auntie around their
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Speaker 1: beautiful home. They took them towards an orchard that was
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Speaker 1: made out of brown and green icing. Red apples hung
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Speaker 1: low from the branches. One of the fairies told Cocoa
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Speaker 1: he could eat the apples because they were made of
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Speaker 1: cake and icing. They offered to pack some so he
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Speaker 1: could take the apples back to the rocket later. The
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Speaker 1: apples weren't the only items on the sparkling white planet
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Speaker 1: that could be eaten. The fairies loved making things out
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Speaker 1: of icing, and led Cocoa through a field of edible
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Speaker 1: flowers and grass. They picked a selection and put them
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Speaker 1: in a bag for Cocoa and his auntie. The fairies
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Speaker 1: led their visitors to a cave where brightly colored strings
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Speaker 1: of crystal festooned the walls like tinsel on a Christmas tree.
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Speaker 1: Coco was told he could eat those too. More treats followed,
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Speaker 1: and the two koalas were given many gifts, including edible necklaces, scarves,
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Speaker 1: and shoelaces. The fairies told Coco they loved making things
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Speaker 1: to eat, and sometimes they stayed up late into the
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Speaker 1: night thinking of new things to create. The thought of
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Speaker 1: staying up late made Cocoa yawn. He said he couldn't
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Speaker 1: do that because he loved getting into his cozy bed
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Speaker 1: and snuggling down for the night, and sometimes, if he
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Speaker 1: was really tired, he would go to bed early. But
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Speaker 1: no matter what time he went to bed, he always
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Speaker 1: listened to a bedtime story because it helped him fall asleep.
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Speaker 1: The frosting fairies didn't know what a bedtime story was, so,
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Speaker 1: just like before, Coco asked his auntie if she would
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Speaker 1: read the fairies a story. Later. She said yes and
00:24:23
Speaker 1: told Coko he should play his ukulele too. The Koalas
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Speaker 1: stayed a little longer with the fairies and then headed
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Speaker 1: back to the rocket. They had lots of gifts to
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Speaker 1: carry and thanked the fairies for their kindness. Coco and
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley said goodbye and promised to return later with
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Speaker 1: a bedtime story and a lullaby. They climbed into the
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Speaker 1: rocket and carefully put their g gifts of icing away.
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Speaker 1: They agreed to share the gifts with Coco's neighbors and
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Speaker 1: friends when they returned to Sleepy Forest. They continued their
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Speaker 1: journey through space and visited more planets. They landed on
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Speaker 1: a rocky planet where dragons lived. The dragons loved flying
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Speaker 1: around the planet all day long, and sometimes they were
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Speaker 1: having so much fun they forgot to sleep. When Coco
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Speaker 1: explained about his bedtime routine, they said they would love
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Speaker 1: to hear a bedtime story and a lulla by two,
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Speaker 1: as it might help them settle into sleep, just like Coco.
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Speaker 1: After they'd been to the Rocky planet, Coco and his
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Speaker 1: auntie stopped at a planet where enormous fruit grew. Some
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Speaker 1: of the fruit had been made into an adventure playground,
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Speaker 1: and Coco had a wonderful time sliding down a huge
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Speaker 1: banana and then climbing up a gigantic pineapple. Once again,
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Speaker 1: the aliens who lived on the fruit planet hadn't heard
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Speaker 1: about bedtime stories and lullabies, and Coco and his auntie
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Speaker 1: promised to return later and help the aliens with their
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Speaker 1: nighttime routine. When they'd visited enough places, Coco asked his
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Speaker 1: auntie if it was time to return to the first
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Speaker 1: planet and tell the Wibblewobbles a bedtime story. He frowned
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Speaker 1: a little as he thought about the other planets they
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Speaker 1: needed to revisit too. It was going to take them
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Speaker 1: a long time time to go back to all of them.
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley looked at his concerned face and knew what
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Speaker 1: he was thinking. She told him she had a plan.
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley put the rocket on autopilot. She took Coco
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Speaker 1: to the back of the rocket and showed him a
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Speaker 1: recording machine. She explained there was a loud speaker on
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Speaker 1: the outside of the rocket that was attached to the
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Speaker 1: recording machine. Auntie Shirley told Coco he could play his
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Speaker 1: ukulele into the machine and his lullaby could then be
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Speaker 1: broadcast to all the planets nearby. She could record a
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Speaker 1: bedtime story into it too, and instead of returning to
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Speaker 1: all the planets they had visited landing on them, they
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Speaker 1: could fly near the planets and play their music and
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Speaker 1: words to the aliens below, like a radio, Coko asked.
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Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley nodded and said, yes, like a radio. Shall
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Speaker 1: we give it a goat his Auntie pressed a button
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Speaker 1: on the recorder and nodded at him. Ko Ko thought
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Speaker 1: about which tune to play. His grandpa had taught him
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Speaker 1: a lovely lullaby recently, and when he'd first heard it,
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Speaker 1: Coko had fallen asleep straight away. Coco smiled it would
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Speaker 1: be the perfect tune to play for his new friends.
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Speaker 1: Ko Ko put his pour on the strings and gently
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Speaker 1: plucked them. A soothing lullaby drifted from the pink ukulele
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Speaker 1: and was captured on the recording machine. Once he'd finished
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Speaker 1: playing his ukulele, Auntie Shirley sat next to the machine
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Speaker 1: and recorded a calming bedtime story. Her voice was so
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Speaker 1: soft and warm that Coco nearly fell asleep. Once both
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Speaker 1: recordings were finished, the Koalas returned to the front of
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Speaker 1: the rocket and sat down. Coco's eyes began to grow heavy.
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Speaker 1: He was feeling sleepy. Auntie Shirley slowly flew the rocket
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Speaker 1: over the planets they had visited earlier, ures a button
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Speaker 1: for the recording machine, and a second later, the sound
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Speaker 1: of Coco's ukulele filled the starlit sky with its rest
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Speaker 1: for rhythm. When the lullaby came to an end, the
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Speaker 1: calming sound of Auntie Shirley's voice took over, and her
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Speaker 1: soft words drifted through the air. The aliens on the
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Speaker 1: planets below stopped what they were doing and smiled gently
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Speaker 1: as they heard the relaxing sounds. Peace flowed through them,
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Speaker 1: and some of them yawned. The lullaby coming from the
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Speaker 1: ukulele was soothing, and Auntie Shirley's voice was warm and comforting.
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Speaker 1: It wasn't long before all the aliens drifted into a deep,
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Speaker 1: RESTful sleep. The aliens weren't the only ones who had
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Speaker 1: fallen asleep. Little Coco was asleep too, snuggled up in
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Speaker 1: his chair. Auntie Shirley smiled softly at her nephew. She
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Speaker 1: let out a little yawn too. Having a rocket adventure
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Speaker 1: was fun, but it was also tiring. She flew the
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Speaker 1: rocket over a few more planets and let the soothing
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Speaker 1: sounds of the ukulele and her voice float down to
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Speaker 1: the planets below. Then she turned the rocket around and
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Speaker 1: headed back to sleepy Forest. Did the rocket outside the
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Speaker 1: Koala's cabin, scooped the sleeping Coco into her arms, and
00:32:09
Speaker 1: walked down the steps of the rocket. Auntie Shirley went
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Speaker 1: into the cabin and placed Coco into his soft, cozy bed.
00:32:22
Speaker 1: She gently kissed him good night. Coco didn't stir from
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Speaker 1: his slumber. He was fast asleep and having a wonderful
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Speaker 1: dream about floating amongst the sparkling stars in space.