In tonight's bedtime story for kids, we meet up with our friend Munchy on his first day at his new job - working alongside Mia and Marcello at their Pizzatopia! Relax, get sleepy, and let’s begin!
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Speaker 1: show notes. Now, then, do you remember the last time
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Speaker 1: we met Munshee, the mischievous raccoon. He enjoyed a huge
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Speaker 1: summer feast, moving through the gardens of Strawberry Avenue, eating
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Speaker 1: almost everything in sight. Well, Munchie can't always rely on
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Speaker 1: other people to give him food, so he's now taken
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Speaker 1: up his first ever job to buy his own groceries.
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Speaker 1: And the place where he works couldn't be more perfect.
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Speaker 1: This is Munschhee the Raccoon in Pete Satopia by Alicia Ainslie.
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Speaker 1: There was a beautiful sunny day and Munshee the Raccoon
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Speaker 1: walked down the street with a skip in his step.
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Speaker 1: Today was a special day for Munchee. Today was his
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Speaker 1: first day at his new job. Munshie never had a
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Speaker 1: job before, so he didn't know what to expect. All
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Speaker 1: he knew was that he was eager to get started
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Speaker 1: and itching to learn. When Munshie was debating what to
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Speaker 1: do for a job, he thought about what he loved
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Speaker 1: to do. Everybody said that if he found a job
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Speaker 1: he loved, then he would never work a day in
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Speaker 1: his life. And once she liked the sound of that.
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Speaker 1: So Munchie thought hard. As he thought, his mind drifted
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Speaker 1: to what he was having for lunch, and so he
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Speaker 1: realized that what he loved was eating, eating, and more eating.
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Speaker 1: A job that involved food was essential. And when he
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Speaker 1: saw the advertisement for a job but Mia and Marcello's
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Speaker 1: Pizza Topia, it couldn't have been more perfect. Munshie the
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Speaker 1: Raccoon loved pizza. It was one of his favorite foods
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Speaker 1: in the whole world. He didn't mind what topping it had,
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Speaker 1: whether it was covered in olives, pineapple, or chili peppers.
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Speaker 1: Munch She would gratefully gobble it up without complaint. Mia
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Speaker 1: and Marcello's Pizzatopia had been running for a couple of years,
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Speaker 1: and the dynamic duo who owned it had built up
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Speaker 1: a big reputation during that time. Munch She had heard
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Speaker 1: many good things about the pizza at mir and Marcello's,
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Speaker 1: but he was still yet to try it. He hoped
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Speaker 1: that he would get to do lots of taste testing
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Speaker 1: on the job. Now, with Munchi's first day of work ahead,
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Speaker 1: he goodly skipped all the way to Mia and Marcello's Pizzatopia,
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Speaker 1: eager to begin. As munch She approached the big red
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Speaker 1: sign above the shop door, he could see that Mia
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Speaker 1: and Marcello were already busy taking orders. Munch She stepped
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Speaker 1: through the front door and announced, Hello, Mio and Marcello.
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Speaker 1: I'm here for my first day of work. Marcello looked
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Speaker 1: up over the shop counter, his beady eyes surveying Munshie
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Speaker 1: with curiosity and then a glint of realization. The beady
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Speaker 1: eyed frog called out in an Italian accent. Oh good,
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Speaker 1: you're hear Mia, Mia, Dracuna is here. Then from the
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Speaker 1: back of the pizza kitchen walked out a tall, blue
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Speaker 1: tinged Italian greyhound wearing a purple hairnet over her ears.
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Speaker 1: It was Mia who had interviewed Munchi for the job.
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Speaker 1: Mia walked over and smiled at Munchie. Oh, well, come, Maunchi,
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Speaker 1: it is good to see you, she said warmly. Are
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Speaker 1: you ready to get started? Munchi nodded his head eagerly,
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Speaker 1: and Mia led him through into the back of the shop.
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Speaker 1: Mia gave Munchi tour of the pizza kitchen, which was
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Speaker 1: already kicking into action for the day. There was a
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Speaker 1: large wood fired oven already cooking up some pizzas, a
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Speaker 1: long worktop sprinkled with flour, with several pizza dough bases
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Speaker 1: already laid out waiting to be covered in toppings, and
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Speaker 1: on the other side of the counter were buckets full
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Speaker 1: of different ingredients and toppings for the pizzas. Whilst Mia
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Speaker 1: gave Munshi a tour, Marcello the Frog answered the phone
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Speaker 1: and took down food orders. They were piling up fast.
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Speaker 1: There wasn't time to guide Munchhi through the pizza making process.
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Speaker 1: He would have to learn as they went along. Mia
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Speaker 1: handed Munchi a red apron and a blue hairnet to
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Speaker 1: pop on his head, and then she instructed him to
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Speaker 1: wash his paws in the kitchen sink. They had some
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Speaker 1: orders to fulfill. Cri Cello toddled over to Mia and
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Speaker 1: Munchi with his gangly frog legs and slapped a piece
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Speaker 1: of paper down on the worktop. Here is your first order,
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Speaker 1: ir bambino, Marcello commanded, twizzling his mustache with his fingers. Uh,
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Speaker 1: the customer wants a bizza Luna with a side of
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Speaker 1: a mozzarella stix. Mia commented with a smile. Ooh, very cheesy.
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Speaker 1: Marcello responded with a grin and a very delicious Marcello
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Speaker 1: and Mia were very different from one another, but they
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Speaker 1: shared the same love for pizza. At first sight, anyone
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Speaker 1: who saw Marcello and Mia together would never guess that
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Speaker 1: they were married. Marcello was an oversized frog with a
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Speaker 1: curly red mustache. He spoke fast and assertively, and often
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Speaker 1: seemed as though he was permanently mad about something, but
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Speaker 1: actually he was perfectly happy. Even though Marcello was big
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Speaker 1: for a frog, he was no way near as tall
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Speaker 1: as his wife, Mia. Mia was a beautiful, statuesque greyhound
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Speaker 1: with a gentle voice and a gentle heart. Mia always
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Speaker 1: had a smile on her face and was very popular
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Speaker 1: with the customers who came back time and time again
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Speaker 1: to their pizza topia. Mia and Marcello might have been
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Speaker 1: polar opposites in many ways, but their differences complimented each
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Speaker 1: other and they were un unstoppable team. However, since their
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Speaker 1: pizza shop had become so popular, they needed an extra
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Speaker 1: pair of hands to help them fulfill all the orders
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Speaker 1: that came in, and bright eyed and bushy tail failed
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Speaker 1: Munchie the raccoon seemed like the perfect fit, Monce. She
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Speaker 1: only hoped that he was cut out for the job.
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Speaker 1: Marcello waddled back to the front of the shop, where
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Speaker 1: the phone was already ringing again, and Mia pinned the
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Speaker 1: piece of paper up on the order board that hung
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Speaker 1: above the pizza making area. Monce she read the order
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Speaker 1: again and asked, what is a pizza Luna. Mia rubbed
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Speaker 1: her paws together excitedly and replied, it is a very
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Speaker 1: special type of cheese pizza. The cheese used on a
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Speaker 1: pizza Luna comes from the moon Mounch. She gasped, You
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Speaker 1: mean you use moon cheese on your pizzas? He questioned
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Speaker 1: with intrigue. Mia the Greyhound nodded her head and responded, yes, well,
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Speaker 1: only on a pizza Luna. That's what makes it so special.
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Speaker 1: We use normal earth cheese on all other pizzas. Munchie
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Speaker 1: was impressed. He had heard of moon cheese before, but
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Speaker 1: he'd never tried it. Mia guided munch she through the
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Speaker 1: process of making a pizza so that he could learn
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Speaker 1: as they went along. To begin, she told him to
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Speaker 1: scoop a ladle full of pizza sauce out of the
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Speaker 1: first bucket and tip it onto the plain doughe bass
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Speaker 1: on the worktop. Then he had to use the bottom
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Speaker 1: of the ladle to spread out the pizza sauce all
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Speaker 1: over the circular dough, leaving just a little space near
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Speaker 1: the outer edges clear to act as the crust. Then
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Speaker 1: they could get to work on the pizza tar. Making
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Speaker 1: a pizza Luna was pretty simple as far as pizzas go.
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Speaker 1: The only toppings monch she needed to use were a
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Speaker 1: few chunks of moon cheese from one of the buckets,
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Speaker 1: and then a drizzle of garlic oil from one of
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Speaker 1: the sauce bottles. Mounch she picked out three slices of
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Speaker 1: moon cheese for the pizza, and Mia told him to
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Speaker 1: take one more for himself. It was important to taste
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Speaker 1: test the food, she told him. He placed three slices
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Speaker 1: evenly across the pizza base and popped the fourth slice
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Speaker 1: into his mouth. Instantly, the moon cheese began to melt
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Speaker 1: on his tongue. It tasted delicious. It was like no
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Speaker 1: cheese he had tasted on earth before. It was otherworldly. Munch.
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Speaker 1: She inspected his Pizza Luna. So far it seemed like
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Speaker 1: there was a lot more pizza sauce than cheese, but
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Speaker 1: Mia assured Munshi that the cheese would melt in the
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Speaker 1: oven and spread out all over the base to create
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Speaker 1: a perfectly gooey cheesy pizza. Then, last, but not least, Monch,
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Speaker 1: she picked up the bottle of garlic oil and tipped
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Speaker 1: it onto the pizza with a big dollop. Oh stop, stop,
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Speaker 1: Mia cried out, softly, grabbing the bottle of garlicoil out
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Speaker 1: of Monchy's hands. You've got to be very careful with
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Speaker 1: the oils, otherwise they come out too fast. Watched this month.
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Speaker 1: She watched as Mia expertly drizzled a small amount of
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Speaker 1: garlic oil across the whole of the pizza with a
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Speaker 1: flourish of her arm. She turned back to Munchie and
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Speaker 1: saw the mixture of doubt an awe on his face,
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Speaker 1: and she whispered, don't worry, you'll get the hang of it.
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Speaker 1: It takes practice. Now that the pizza was ready for
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Speaker 1: the oven, Mia ordered Munchi to grab one of the
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Speaker 1: wooden pizza boards that were stacked up to the side
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Speaker 1: of the oven. The pizza boards were big and round
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Speaker 1: with long handles, and once she struggled to wrap his
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Speaker 1: little hands around one, with all his might, he heaved
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Speaker 1: a pizza board off the pile and brought it over
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Speaker 1: to the pizza worktop, wobbling and catching his balance along
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Speaker 1: the way. The pizza boards were a little too big
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Speaker 1: for him. Mia smiled and said, now slide the board
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Speaker 1: underneath the pizza dough and you're going to carry it
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Speaker 1: over to the oven to cook. Munchie braced himself, took
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Speaker 1: a deep breath, and slowly attempted to slide the thin
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Speaker 1: wooden board underneath the delicate pizza dough. The board wobbled
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Speaker 1: from side to side as he tried to balance the
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Speaker 1: heavy board in his tiny hands, but eventually he managed
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Speaker 1: to scoop up the pizza successfully. Munch sighed with relief
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Speaker 1: and lifted the pizza up off the worktop before turning
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Speaker 1: to face the oven. This would be the hardest part,
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Speaker 1: trying to carry the pizza across the kitchen without dropping
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Speaker 1: it mount She took it step by step and focused
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Speaker 1: on keeping the wooden board straight as he slowly moved
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Speaker 1: across the kitchen. The heavy board swayed from side to
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Speaker 1: side with the pizza lunar perched on top, and beads
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Speaker 1: of sweat began to trickle down Onnce's furry face. Don't
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Speaker 1: drop it, don't drop it, he muttered to himself pleadingly.
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Speaker 1: The pizza oven drew closer than Onnce. She could see
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Speaker 1: the end in sight, with just a few more steps
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Speaker 1: to go. Munch, she felt his little hands and wrists
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Speaker 1: beginning to shake. They were getting very tired from carrying
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Speaker 1: the heavy board. He quickened his footsteps and sped towards
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Speaker 1: the oven, holding the pizza out ahead of him, just
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Speaker 1: as his tiny hands gave in from the weight. He
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Speaker 1: flung the pizza into the open oven and it landed
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Speaker 1: with a satisfying PLoP inside Monce. She released the board
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Speaker 1: and wiped the sweat from his brow with the back
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Speaker 1: of his fuzzy arm. That was, he whispered to himself.
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Speaker 1: Mia applauded Munchi for his efforts and stated that they
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Speaker 1: needed to leave the pizza in the oven for ten
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Speaker 1: minutes and then check on it to see if it
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Speaker 1: was ready. Monce. She sighed and relaxed. He was proud
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Speaker 1: of himself for making his first ever pizza, but there
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Speaker 1: was no time to rest as Marcello shuffled back over
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Speaker 1: to the pizza worktop and placed a new order on
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Speaker 1: the board, one a pizza Vegetarianna and one pizza Fungi,
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Speaker 1: Marcello called out before returning to the front of the shop. Monce.
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Speaker 1: She looked at Mia, and she raised her eyebrows and said,
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Speaker 1: are you readto make some more mounch. She took a
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Speaker 1: deep breath, steadied himself, and replied eagerly, let's do this, muns.
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Speaker 1: She and Miha spent the next couple of hours working
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Speaker 1: away in the kitchen as order after order poured in
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Speaker 1: from the phone months, she learned the different types of
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Speaker 1: pizzas that they served and how to make each one.
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Speaker 1: He had a go at frying mozzarella sticks and onion rings,
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Speaker 1: and he boxed up each order, ensuring that everything was
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Speaker 1: there ready to be picked up by the customers. It
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Speaker 1: was a busy job, and Monce she was learning a
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Speaker 1: lot at once, but he loved it. He was having
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Speaker 1: so much fun. The hours ticked by, and munk She,
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Speaker 1: Mia and Marcello worked equally as hard as each other.
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Speaker 1: Customers came and went happily collecting their pizzas, and months
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Speaker 1: she even heard one of them declare that the pizza
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Speaker 1: to day was the best it had ever been. Monce,
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Speaker 1: she smiled to himself as Mia nudged him, whispering, did
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Speaker 1: you hear that you're unnatural? After a while, the phone
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Speaker 1: calls died down and the flow of orders lessened, so
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Speaker 1: that the three pizza shop workers could relax a little.
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Speaker 1: Once she wiped his furry brow and sighed with relief.
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Speaker 1: He had never worked so hard in his whole life.
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Speaker 1: Marcello toddled over to the weary raccoon and asked, in
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Speaker 1: his flamboyant tone, MUNCHI, how would you like to have
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Speaker 1: a turn working at the front of the shop. It
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Speaker 1: will be good for you to learn how to serve
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Speaker 1: the customers and answer the phones while it is quiet, Monce,
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Speaker 1: She gulped. Working out front was a big responsibility. What
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Speaker 1: if he got something wrong? You felt safe hiding away
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Speaker 1: in the back of the kitchen. But Mia urged him
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Speaker 1: to have a go out front. You needed to learn
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Speaker 1: how to serve the customers. Eventually, so Monce. She poured
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Speaker 1: off his blue hairnet, dusted off his red apron, and
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Speaker 1: proceeded to join Marcello at the front of the shop.
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Speaker 1: Marcello showed Munchhi how to use the cash register and
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Speaker 1: count out change, then he instructed him to answer the
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Speaker 1: phone the next time it rang. After a few minutes,
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Speaker 1: the shop phone began to ring. Monce She picked up
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Speaker 1: the phone and answered, in his brightest, most chirpy voice. Hello,
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Speaker 1: this is Mia and Marcello's Pizza Topia. May I take
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Speaker 1: your order? He greeted the unknown customer. The voice on
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Speaker 1: the other end paused and then asked, with puzzlement, Munchie,
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Speaker 1: is that you? Monce. She recognized the voice instantly. It
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Speaker 1: was his good friend slow Mo, the sloth Hi, Mo, Munch,
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Speaker 1: she replied, cheerfully. Mo laughed a slow chuckle. What are
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Speaker 1: you doing answering the phone at the pizza shop, he
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Speaker 1: questioned Munce. She explained that he worked here now, it's
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Speaker 1: my first day, he added, with pride. Slow Mo was
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Speaker 1: very impressed and delighted that he could order a pizza
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Speaker 1: from his good friend. Mo placed his order with Munchie
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Speaker 1: and Monce. She wrote it down on a piece of paper.
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Speaker 1: Moe wanted an eggplant pizza with extra cheese. Monce. She
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Speaker 1: handed the order to Marcello, who was patiently watching and
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Speaker 1: listening in and the mustachioed frog delivered it to Mia,
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Speaker 1: who was still working in the kitchen. Munce she informed
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Speaker 1: Mo that his pizza would be ready in twenty minutes
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Speaker 1: and prepared to hang up the phone when Moe called
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Speaker 1: out on the other end in his slow drawl, Munchie, please,
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Speaker 1: can I ask you a favor? At my slow pace,
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Speaker 1: it will take me a long long time to walk
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Speaker 1: to the shop to collect my pizza. Would it be
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Speaker 1: possible to have it delivered to my house? She looked
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Speaker 1: to Marcello for advice. He wasn't sure if they offered deliveries.
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Speaker 1: Monce she called out to Marcello and Mia in the kitchen.
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Speaker 1: Can Mo have his pizza delivered please? Marcello replied, well,
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Speaker 1: of course, segam, we always deliver for slow Mo. Monchi
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Speaker 1: grinned and told Mo the good news. His sloth friend.
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Speaker 1: Thanked Munchi for his help and wished him a great
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Speaker 1: rest of his day at work, before hanging up the
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Speaker 1: phone to wait for his pizza. Mia whipped up an
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Speaker 1: eggplant pizza with extra cheese pronto and boxed it up
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Speaker 1: for Slow Mo. The delicious scent of freshly melted cheese
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Speaker 1: wafted up out of the box, and Monce she sniffed
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Speaker 1: the air with longing. Slow Mo was lucky to get
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Speaker 1: to eat this pizza soon. Then, to Munchy's surprise, Marcello
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Speaker 1: handed him a helmet, a red and white striped motorbike helmet.
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Speaker 1: What's this for, Munce, she asked with intrigue. Marcello replied
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Speaker 1: with a smile as he passed Munchie some keys. Here's
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Speaker 1: the food you you are going to deliver Slowmo's pizza
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Speaker 1: to him. Take the pizza mobile outside the and that
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Speaker 1: you'll be there in no time. Monce. She looked out
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Speaker 1: the window and noticed the red and white, shiny moped
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Speaker 1: parked outside the shop. He clapped his little hands together
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Speaker 1: with glee and strapped the helmet to his head. This
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Speaker 1: was so exciting, Munk. She picked up Slomo's pizza and
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Speaker 1: took it outside with him. He placed the pizza box
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Speaker 1: in the delivery bag strapped to the back of the
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Speaker 1: mope and climbed aboard, turning the key and the ignition.
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Speaker 1: The moped chugged to life with a grumble, and the
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Speaker 1: moped vibrated gently beneath him. He held on to the handlebars,
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Speaker 1: pressed down on the pedal with his foot, and the
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Speaker 1: moped zoomed off into sleepy forest with Munchey and Moe's
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Speaker 1: order on board. Munch She squealed with joy as he
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Speaker 1: rode through the forest to Moe's house. When he had
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Speaker 1: set off for work to day, he hadn't thought for
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Speaker 1: a second that he would get an opportunity to deliver
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Speaker 1: pizzas on the pizzamerbile, But here he was. This day
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Speaker 1: was turning into the best day ever. Munch. She zoomed
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Speaker 1: in and out of the trees, over bridges and through puddles,
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Speaker 1: waving to pass as by as he went He spotted
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Speaker 1: several of his sleepy forest friends as he drove by,
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Speaker 1: and they all cried out with disbelief. Wow, that's Munchie.
00:24:10
Speaker 1: As he sped by, Munchie the raccoon fell on top
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Speaker 1: of the world. Eventually he reached the bottom of the
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Speaker 1: tree where slow Mo the sloth lived, and he parked
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Speaker 1: up and hopped off the bike. He unpacked the pizza
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Speaker 1: box from the delivery bag and called up the tree, Mo,
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Speaker 1: I have your eggplant pizza. A smiley, slovenly face peeped
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Speaker 1: out from behind a tree branch and gushed, Oh, thank you, Munchie.
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Speaker 1: I can't wait to eat it, Monce. She watched as
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Speaker 1: the friendly sloth slowly climbed down the tree to the
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Speaker 1: forest floor and retrieved his pizza. Thank you again, Munchi
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Speaker 1: Mo said, would you like a slice as a reward
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Speaker 1: for your hard work? Bunche was tempted, but he shook
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Speaker 1: his head professionally. No, thank you, Moe, he replied politely,
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Speaker 1: you enjoy that pizza for yourself. It's best that I
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Speaker 1: get back to the shop to continue helping with the orders.
00:25:34
Speaker 1: It gets very busy at Mia and Marcello's Pizza Topia.
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Speaker 1: Waving goodbye to his friend, Munch. She jumped back on
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Speaker 1: the pizza mobile and raced back through sleepy forest to
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Speaker 1: return to the pizza shop. He passed by his friends
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Speaker 1: all over again and they cheered him on as he
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Speaker 1: zoomed by go Gee. They chanted with encouragement and Munch
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Speaker 1: she grinned beneath his red and white striped helmet, pulling
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Speaker 1: up but mir and Marcello's Pizza Topia once more. Munch
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Speaker 1: she dashed back inside, ready to jump straight back in
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Speaker 1: with the busy orders, but was surprised by what he saw.
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Speaker 1: Mia and Marcello were sitting at the front counter, sharing
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Speaker 1: a large pizza between them. They turned to Munchie and smiled,
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Speaker 1: A well done, a Manchi. Marcello smiled, in a surprisingly
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Speaker 1: jovial voice, you have done our very impressive job of today.
00:26:48
Speaker 1: Mia lifted up the pizza box and offered it towards Munchie,
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Speaker 1: asking would you like a slice? Mounch. She gazed at
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Speaker 1: the gooey, cheesy pizza and licked his lips. His tummy grumbled,
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Speaker 1: and he reached out and grabbed a slice. He definitely
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Speaker 1: wanted a slice, maybe even three Monch. She shoveled the
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Speaker 1: slice of pizza in his mouth and gratefully enjoyed the
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Speaker 1: delicious flavors. This really was one of the best pizza
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Speaker 1: places around. He was proud to work here. Monce. She
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Speaker 1: finished his slice and asked, are we not making any
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Speaker 1: more orders? Mia and Marcello giggled and told him to
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Speaker 1: sit down. Even pizza makers need to have a break
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Speaker 1: every now and then, Manchi, Mia replied, offering him another
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Speaker 1: slice of pizza, which he delightedly took. Monce, She smiled
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Speaker 1: and relaxed. He did need a break. Actually, it had
00:28:07
Speaker 1: been a very busy day, and it had been torturous
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Speaker 1: making all these delicious pizzas without getting to eat any
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Speaker 1: of his own. Munce, She was relieved to finally sit down,
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Speaker 1: relax with Mia and Marcello, and devour some pizza. Munchi
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Speaker 1: was officially a part of the team. Mia and Marcello
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Speaker 1: had been so impressed with his efforts today, and most importantly,
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Speaker 1: Munchi was proud of himself. He had learnt a lot
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Speaker 1: of new skills and approached it all with a positive attitude. Plus,
00:28:47
Speaker 1: riding around on the pizzamobile had been so much fun.
00:28:52
Speaker 1: As Mounce, She hung up his apron and set off
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Speaker 1: for home at the end of his shift. Munce she
00:28:58
Speaker 1: was already looking forward to returning to work tomorrow. As
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Speaker 1: the sun set in a distance. Once she looked back
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Speaker 1: at the sign above the shop door and thought to himself,
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Speaker 1: Mia Marcello and munch, She's pizzatopia as a good ring
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Speaker 1: to it. Then he set off home, skipping all the
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Speaker 1: way with a box of moon cheese in his little
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Speaker 1: raccoon hands. You wat