In tonight’s bedtime story for kids, we are joining the dream givers, as Cosmo and Astrid decide to give their Dad a day off to thank him for all he's done for them. They also give him the gift of happy sleep, turning their family memories into a heartwarming dream for him. Relax, get sleepy, and let’s begin!
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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to Coco Sleep, your 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. Tonight, I'd like to start by wishing a
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Speaker 1: warm welcome and give a happy hello to Joshua, Phoenix, Seapeir, Delilah, Ruby, Olive,
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Speaker 1: Theo and his dog Penny and Evelyn or Evelyn and Ruby,
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Speaker 1: who've been waiting for their shout out every night. Thank
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Speaker 1: you for your patience, girls, We're so happy to have
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Speaker 1: you in the Cocoa Club. Everyone. So to tonight's story,
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Speaker 1: Cosmo and Astrid want to do something special for their
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Speaker 1: dad Orian to show him how much they are pre
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Speaker 1: shade him. They learn that the best way they can
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Speaker 1: do that is by using their unique magical powers alongside
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Speaker 1: their love. Can you remember what their special powers are?
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Speaker 1: Whilst you think about it, lie back and close your eyes,
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Speaker 1: Maybe snuggle into your bed a little bit and get
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Speaker 1: as comfy as you can, giving a little sigh out
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Speaker 1: as you are there, gently breathing in and out. Imagine
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Speaker 1: some magic golden dust being sprinkled over your face, relaxing
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Speaker 1: you and lulling you into a peaceful, deep sleep. Now
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Speaker 1: I'm sure you remember their powers they are our young
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Speaker 1: dream givers. Let's join them now. In Orion's Dreams by
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Speaker 1: Alicia Ainslie, one night, after a particularly long shift delivering dreams,
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Speaker 1: Orion returned home to his purple house in the clouds
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Speaker 1: and collapsed on the sofa with a sigh. His wings
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Speaker 1: were so tired after flying around the world all night,
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Speaker 1: and his hands were aching from sprinkling so much dream
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Speaker 1: dust everywhere. He closed his eyes and instantly fell into
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Speaker 1: a slumber, breathing heavily and snoring loudly. He snored so loudly,
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Speaker 1: in fact, that his children, Cosmo and Astrid, wandered into
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Speaker 1: the living room to see what was making all the noise.
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Speaker 1: Young Cosmo and Astrod didn't go out delivering dreams with
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Speaker 1: their father every night, as they were only children they
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Speaker 1: needed some nights off to learn and play, But adult dreamgivers,
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Speaker 1: like their father Orion, worked almost every evening after If
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Speaker 1: the dream givers had a night off, then who would
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Speaker 1: give out dreams to the sleeping people on Earth. Seeing
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Speaker 1: their father lying on the sofa exhausted, Cosmo and Astrid
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Speaker 1: decided to make him a little more comfortable. Cosmo found
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Speaker 1: a blanket to lay over their father. To keep him warm,
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Speaker 1: an Astrid slid a pillow beneath his head so that
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Speaker 1: his neck was a little more comfortable. Orion stirred and
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Speaker 1: snuggled up gratefully before rolling over and continuing to snooze
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Speaker 1: on the sofa. Cosmo and Astrid crept out of the
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Speaker 1: living room quietly so as not to disturb their sleepy dad.
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Speaker 1: They retreated to their bedroom and giggled about what they
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Speaker 1: had seen poor daddy. Astrid sighed, he works so hard
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Speaker 1: every single night. Cosmo nodded his head and agreed, I know,
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Speaker 1: he said. I wish there was something we could do
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Speaker 1: to help him. He seems to be very tired all
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Speaker 1: the time. At the moment, the young dream Givers thought
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Speaker 1: about what they could do to help their father relax.
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Speaker 1: They were very proud of him and wanted to do
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Speaker 1: something to show that they cared about him and appreciated him.
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Speaker 1: They decided to ask their mother for a bit of inspiration.
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Speaker 1: Their mother, Nova, was marking her students homework in the kitchen.
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Speaker 1: Nova worked at the dream Giver's Training Academy, and it
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Speaker 1: was her job to teach all the young dream Givers
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Speaker 1: about the world and how to use their magical powers.
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Speaker 1: She was sitting at the kitchen table, marking the papers
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Speaker 1: with a glitter in quill that wrote in a special
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Speaker 1: invisible ink that only the student whose paper it belonged
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Speaker 1: to could read. Mummy, Astrod asked, interrupting her mother's work,
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Speaker 1: we want to do something nice for daddy. Do you
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Speaker 1: have any ideas of what we can do? Nova smiled
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Speaker 1: and asked her children why they wanted to do something
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Speaker 1: so lovely. They told her that their father had fallen
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Speaker 1: asleep on the sofa because he was so tired, and
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Speaker 1: they thought he worked very hard and deserved a treat.
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Speaker 1: Nova agreed Orian did work very hard, and she suggested
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Speaker 1: that he deserved a night off work. Nova replied, I
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Speaker 1: will book him a night off work so that we
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Speaker 1: can all spend it together. Cosmo and asked. He grinned
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Speaker 1: with appreciation. This would be perfect. Orion could have a
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Speaker 1: night off to relax and do something nice with his
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Speaker 1: family that would make him feel better and re energized.
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Speaker 1: After all, everyone works a little bit better when they're
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Speaker 1: getting the proper rest they need. Their mother booked the
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Speaker 1: next night off work for Orion so that Cosmo and
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Speaker 1: Astrid could spend some quality time with him. When the
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Speaker 1: time came around for Orion to head to work, he
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Speaker 1: went to find his saxeal of dream dust, but Cosmo
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Speaker 1: beat him to it. Cosmo hid the dream dust behind
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Speaker 1: his back, smiled at his father and announced that he
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Speaker 1: wasn't going to work tonight. Instead, Orion could do anything
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Speaker 1: he wanted and his family would join him. Orion was puzzled.
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Speaker 1: Surely couldn't take the night off work when there was
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Speaker 1: so much to be done, but his wife Nova confirmed
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Speaker 1: that it was true. They had all arranged for Orion
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Speaker 1: to have the night off to spend some quality time
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Speaker 1: with his family. Orion was delighted. It was such a surprise.
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Speaker 1: Astrid gave her dad a hug and asked, so, what
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Speaker 1: would you like to do tonight? Daddy? Orion hummed as
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Speaker 1: he thought what had he wanted to do for a
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Speaker 1: while that he hadn't had time for. They could fly
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Speaker 1: to Egypt to see the Pyramids, or float along the
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Speaker 1: lazy Amazon River, admiring the amazing wildlife along the way.
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Speaker 1: They could enjoy a night in watching movies with popcorn,
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Speaker 1: or have a go at building a treehouse in their garden.
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Speaker 1: There were many things that Orion had wanted to do
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Speaker 1: for a while, but hadn't found the time for He
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Speaker 1: gazed out of the window and into the twinkling night sky.
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Speaker 1: The wispy white cloud that they lived on cast swirling
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Speaker 1: shapes in the air, and the moon shone luminously. A
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Speaker 1: night out enjoying the gorgeous sky that they lived in
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Speaker 1: would be a treat in itself. That's when Orion had
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Speaker 1: an idea for what he would like to do with
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Speaker 1: his night off. He turned to his thoughtful family and suggested,
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Speaker 1: I've always wanted to go to the North Star. Maybe
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Speaker 1: we could all go there together. Cosmo and Astrid clasped
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Speaker 1: their hands with glee, and Nova smiled with excitement. That
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Speaker 1: sounded like a wonderful idea. The magical family of four
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Speaker 1: dusted off their wings and popped on their coats. Then
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Speaker 1: they stepped out of their front door and on to
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Speaker 1: the soft cloud that they lived on. Top of the
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Speaker 1: family all took each other's hands and fluttered their wings
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Speaker 1: to lift up into the air. Hand in hand, Orion, Nova, Cosmo,
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Speaker 1: and Astrid flew up into the night sky and made
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Speaker 1: their way towards the North Star. The North Star was
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Speaker 1: a special star in the galaxy. With its bright light
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Speaker 1: and unchanging position, it had guided sailors home and helped
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Speaker 1: adventurers navigate their way across the Earth for centuries. The
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Speaker 1: North Star was situated directly above the Earth's north pole,
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Speaker 1: and Cosmo and Astri hoped that they might catch a
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Speaker 1: glimpse of a polar bear as they flew by. The
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Speaker 1: family of dream Givers soared through the night sky towards
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Speaker 1: the North Star. It was always easy to find. All
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Speaker 1: they had to do was find the Big Dipper constellation
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Speaker 1: and then look a little further down to see the
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Speaker 1: Little Dipper. It was easy. Both were shaped like saucepans.
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Speaker 1: At the tip of the Little Dipper's panhandle was the
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Speaker 1: North Star. Can you see it yet, Brian called out
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Speaker 1: to his children. As they flew hand in hand, Cosmo
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Speaker 1: and Astrid gazed out into the sky and searched for
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Speaker 1: the North Star. Noticing the curve of the Little Dipper
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Speaker 1: and the special star that shone brightly at its tip,
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Speaker 1: Astrid cried out, I can see it. It's over there.
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Speaker 1: The dream Givers followed Astrid's direction and whisked off to
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Speaker 1: the left towards the stars that made up the Little Dipper.
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Speaker 1: As they got closer, Cosmo couldn't help but think that
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Speaker 1: the stars looked more like the shape of a little
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Speaker 1: bear than a pan, but he kept it to himself.
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Speaker 1: As they approached the North Star, Cosmo and Astrid glanced
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Speaker 1: down at the earth below. They could see the snowy
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Speaker 1: landscape of the North Pole stretching out for many miles,
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Speaker 1: and icy waters with glistening glaciers protruding from within. Orion
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Speaker 1: was delighted by all of the picturesque scenery, too, and
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Speaker 1: he guided the family down towards the earth just a
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Speaker 1: little so that they could get a better look. Astrid
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Speaker 1: spotted a fluffy white polar bear plodding across the land
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Speaker 1: with a younger bear in tow, and Astrid grabbed her
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Speaker 1: father's attention to show him. The polar bear's fur was
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Speaker 1: so clean that they almost blended into the landscape. The
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Speaker 1: polar bear's fuzzy white fur provided excellent camouflage. In the
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Speaker 1: snowy wilderness, Nova noticed a colony of penguins waddling along
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Speaker 1: the banks of a snowy shore. The adorable penguins toddled
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Speaker 1: up to the end of a snow topped glacier and
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Speaker 1: one by one dove off the edge and down into
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Speaker 1: the icy waters below with a PLoP. The dream Giver
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Speaker 1: family watched the penguins floating around in the water below,
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Speaker 1: splashing each other as they landed, and then swimming with
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Speaker 1: purpose through the water, no doubt, in search of a
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Speaker 1: new place to call home. Smoke also spied a group
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Speaker 1: of huge, tusked walruses relaxing on the ice. He could
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Speaker 1: hardly believe how ginormous the creatures were up close, and
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Speaker 1: he was impressed at how their smooth, blubbery bodies kept
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Speaker 1: them warm in such cold weather. Astrid begged her parents
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Speaker 1: to let them go off in search of Santa's grotto,
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Speaker 1: but they said that there wouldn't be time. Astrid sighed
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Speaker 1: and accepted that she would have to wait to visit Santa.
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Speaker 1: She hoped that one day she would have the opportunity
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Speaker 1: to deliver a dream to him. The four dream Givers
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Speaker 1: rose back up into the dark night sky and zoomed
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Speaker 1: towards the North Star. With every beat of their wings,
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Speaker 1: the star grew bigger and bigger, and brighter and brighter.
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Speaker 1: Eventually they reached a large silver gate at the entrance
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Speaker 1: to the North Star a friendly fairy with silver wings
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Speaker 1: and blue skin just like them, greeted the Dreamgivers at
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Speaker 1: the gate and welcomed them to the North Star. She
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Speaker 1: gave them four little wristbands to wear during their visit,
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Speaker 1: and then opened up the gate to allow them inside.
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Speaker 1: The family had never been to the North Star before,
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Speaker 1: but Orion had heard great things, which was why he
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Speaker 1: had chosen it as the place to spend his night off.
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Speaker 1: Looking around, there seemed to be so much to do,
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Speaker 1: and everywhere they looked they saw a myriad of different
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Speaker 1: flying creatures enjoying themselves. There were pixies and in a
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Speaker 1: a sortment to fairies, unicorns with wings, and cat astronauts
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Speaker 1: who had parked up their rocket ship. Outside the gates.
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Speaker 1: There was a mystical phoenix and a flying piggy, and
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Speaker 1: a group of talking animals who had visited on a
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Speaker 1: flying coach trip from planet Earth. Cosmo and Astrid even
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Speaker 1: bumped into some Dreamgiver friends from school who had come
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Speaker 1: for a night out with their family too. The North
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Speaker 1: Star seemed like the place to be, and Orion couldn't
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Speaker 1: wait to explore it with his family. No over looked
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Speaker 1: to her husband, then asked where shall we begin then?
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Speaker 1: Orion looked around at all of the attractions on offer.
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Speaker 1: There was a giant helter skelter ride with a long
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Speaker 1: slide wrapped round and around a tour multicolored tower. Cosmo
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Speaker 1: and Astrid would love that, he thought. There were bungee
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Speaker 1: jumping trampolines that claimed you could bounce and see the
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Speaker 1: whole universe from the top, and there was an empty
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Speaker 1: stage that advertised a spectacular show starting in one hour's time.
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Speaker 1: There were shops and a giant swimming pool with an
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Speaker 1: array of water slides, plus restaurants and cafes to enjoy
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Speaker 1: some delicious food. Haraan noticed that his stomach was grumbling
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Speaker 1: after such a long journey and spotted a pop up
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Speaker 1: stool serving refreshing gelato in different flavors. He decided they
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Speaker 1: would start there and have a snack before enjoying everything
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Speaker 1: on offer. At the north Star, the family of dream
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Speaker 1: Givers chose their unique gelato flavors and slurped up their
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Speaker 1: delicious treats. There were some very interesting flavors here on
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Speaker 1: the north Star that they had never tried before. Cosmo
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Speaker 1: and Astrid shared a big saturn fruit Sunday while Nova
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Speaker 1: ordered Moon Cheesecake flavored gelato. Meanwhile, Orion ordered a big
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Speaker 1: tub of Jupiter shortbread crunch. The North Star was already
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Speaker 1: turning out to be a delightful night out for the family.
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Speaker 1: Once their gelato treats were finished, the family allowed Orion
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Speaker 1: to choose everything that he wanted to do. He knew
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Speaker 1: that Cosmo and Astrid would love the Helter skelter, so
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Speaker 1: he led them all up to the topped Cosmo onto
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Speaker 1: his lap and Nova held Astrid on hers, and then
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Speaker 1: they raced down the winding slide to the bottom. Cosmo
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Speaker 1: and Astroids squealed with amusement as they whizzed down the
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Speaker 1: large slide with their parents, and Oriyan and Nova laughed
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Speaker 1: the whole way. After that, Orion suggested they go watch
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Speaker 1: the show at the north Star Theater. It was an
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Speaker 1: enthralling circus spectacular with floating aerial artists, fire breathers, and
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Speaker 1: incredible gymnasts. They all adored the show and clapped and
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Speaker 1: cheered at the end, pleading for more. Orion, Cosmo and
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Speaker 1: Astrid all wanted to have her go on the bungee
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Speaker 1: jumping trampolines, so they all strapped themselves into the harnesses
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Speaker 1: next to each other. Then they bounced alongside each other,
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Speaker 1: getting higher and higher each time. Orion felt elated as
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Speaker 1: he boinged up into the air, high above the surface
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Speaker 1: of the North Star and her beaming light. It was
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Speaker 1: true what they said, You could practically see the entire
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Speaker 1: universe from the top of the bungee. After several thrilling bounces, Orion, Cosmo,
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Speaker 1: and Astid began to tire, and when they returned to
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Speaker 1: Nova on the ground, she giggled as she observed all
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Speaker 1: of their sleepy expressions. Would you like to go home
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Speaker 1: for a rest now, she asked Orion, placing a hand
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Speaker 1: on his shoulder. He s smild appreciatively and agreed that
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Speaker 1: he would. There had been a wonderful trip to the
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Speaker 1: North Star, but now he was looking forward to going
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Speaker 1: home for a bit of quiet time with his family.
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Speaker 1: Rian Nova, Cosmo, and Astrid all held hands and flew
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Speaker 1: back out of the North Stargates towards their home in
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Speaker 1: the clouds above planet Earth. When they eventually reached their
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Speaker 1: little purple house in the clouds, Orion tried to conceal
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Speaker 1: a yawn, but he wasn't fooling anyone. They could all
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Speaker 1: see how exhausted he was. Why don't we all cuddle
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Speaker 1: up on the sofa and I'll read us a story,
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Speaker 1: Nova suggested, much to the delight of Cosmo and Astrid.
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Speaker 1: While Nova chose a story to read, Orion grabbed a
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Speaker 1: big blanket and joined his children on the sofa to
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Speaker 1: curl up beneath it. Cosmo and Astrod sat on either
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Speaker 1: side of their father and snuggled up close to him.
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Speaker 1: Nova joined them, and the family of four all relaxed
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Speaker 1: on the sofa, warm and cozy beneath the blanket. Nova
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Speaker 1: opened up the book in her hands and began to
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Speaker 1: read the story to her family. After only a few minutes,
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Speaker 1: Nova noticed that Cosmo and Astrod were giggling. She turned
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Speaker 1: to see what was so amusing, and she noticed that
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Speaker 1: Oriyan was already fast asleep on the sofa. Cosmo and
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Speaker 1: Astrod were giggling at the sound of his soft snoring.
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Speaker 1: I don't think we gave daddy the most relaxing night
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Speaker 1: of Astrid chuckled, pulling the blanket up a little closer
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Speaker 1: to her father's chin. Novah watched her two children fuss
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Speaker 1: over their sleeping father, and she had an idea do
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Speaker 1: you know what the greatest gift you could give your
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Speaker 1: dad would be. She began capturing her children's attention. You
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Speaker 1: could use your special powers to give him some lovely
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Speaker 1: dreams tonight. Cosmo and Astrid adored this idea. They had
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Speaker 1: never given dreams to their parents before. They were usually
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Speaker 1: in better way before their parents retreated to sleep. Cosmo
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Speaker 1: dashed off to find the bag of dream dust that
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Speaker 1: he had hidden, while Astrid pondered on what dreams to
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Speaker 1: give her father. What kind of dream do you think
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Speaker 1: he would like, Astrid questioned her mother. Hmm, Nova thought,
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Speaker 1: before replying, I think that the best kind of dream
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Speaker 1: that you could give him would have to come straight
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Speaker 1: from the heart. Straight from the heart, Astrid thought, what
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Speaker 1: exactly did that mean? Inside her heart? Astrid knew she
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Speaker 1: felt feelings of love, so maybe she should give her
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Speaker 1: dad a dream showing him how much she loved him.
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Speaker 1: By the time Cosmo returned with the bag of dream dust,
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Speaker 1: Astrid had an idea. She suggested that they give Ryan
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Speaker 1: a dream full of lots of special memories that they
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Speaker 1: had shared together. An Ova thought it was a lovely idea.
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Speaker 1: Cosmo stuck his hand in the bag of dream dust
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Speaker 1: and pulled out a handful of the magical golden dust.
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Speaker 1: He gave half to Astrid and kept half for himself. Then,
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Speaker 1: together they stood next to their sleeping father and held
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Speaker 1: their hands out above his head. They gently sprinkled glittering
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Speaker 1: dream dust onto his forehead, and it instantly absorbed itself
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Speaker 1: into his blue skin. As expected by the young dream givers,
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Speaker 1: an enchanted dream portal opened up right in front of
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Speaker 1: their eyes, allowing a window into their sleeping father's mind.
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Speaker 1: Right now, they could see that their father wasn't dreaming
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Speaker 1: about anything at all. He was simply slumbering peacefully and quietly.
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Speaker 1: It was up to them to place a beautiful dream
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Speaker 1: in his mind to see him happily through the rest
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Speaker 1: of the night. Cosmo looked to his sister and asked,
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Speaker 1: what special memories shall we get him to remember. Then
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Speaker 1: Astred smiled knowingly and started to wave her hands above
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Speaker 1: the dream portal. Inside the dream portal, a memory started
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Speaker 1: to take shape. It was the moment that Orion had
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Speaker 1: first taught Astrad to fly. Cosmo and their mother Nova
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Speaker 1: watched Orion's dream unfold. In the dream, Orion was holding
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Speaker 1: baby Astrid's hands, helping her as she attempted to flutter
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Speaker 1: her wings to fly. Little Astrid was clearly getting frustrated
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Speaker 1: that she could only lift up off the ground for
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Speaker 1: a few seconds at a time, but Orion patiently waited
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Speaker 1: and cheered her on. You've got this, Orion whispered to
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Speaker 1: her in the dream. You're so close. Don't give up now.
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Speaker 1: After several more attempts, Orion held Baby Astrid's hands and
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Speaker 1: she lifted up off the ground. He distracted her with
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Speaker 1: his voice and pulled funny faces to make her laugh
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Speaker 1: and relax, without Little Astrid even noticing her tiny wings
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Speaker 1: flat so hard that she lifted up off the ground
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Speaker 1: for one, two, three seconds and even longer. Orion started
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Speaker 1: to guide her forwards, holding her hands, and she unknowingly
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Speaker 1: floated along with him. Then, when he decided she was ready,
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Speaker 1: he gently let go of her hands and allowed her
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Speaker 1: to hover there in mid air on her own. Baby
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Speaker 1: Astrid looked absolutely delighted, and Orion cheered her on and
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Speaker 1: celebrated her achievement. When she was ready to land again,
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Speaker 1: Orion scooped up Baby Astrid into a big hug. He
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Speaker 1: kept saying over and over again how proud he was
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Speaker 1: of her. From Orion's sleeping position on the se they
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Speaker 1: could all see a soft smile creep across his lips.
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Speaker 1: He was clearly enjoying this heartwarming dream. Cosmo then had
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Speaker 1: an idea for another dream to give their father. He
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Speaker 1: waved his hands above the dream portal, casting away the
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Speaker 1: previous memory and replacing it with another one. They all
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Speaker 1: looked on as Orion's dream recounted the first night that
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Speaker 1: he and Cosmo had headed out into the sky delivering
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Speaker 1: dreams together. They all watched as Orion packed up an
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Speaker 1: extra little bag of dream dust for young Cosmo and
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Speaker 1: placed it in his hand. Then he whispered to his son,
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Speaker 1: this is your dream dust, Cosmo, and with this dust
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Speaker 1: you can create any dream you want for whoever it
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Speaker 1: lands on. Do you have some ideas in the dream?
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Speaker 1: Young Cosmo nodded his head excitedly, and together the father
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Speaker 1: and son flew hand in hand out into the night sky. Together,
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Speaker 1: they soared above the houses and shared ideas as they
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Speaker 1: handed out dreams to the sleeping people they visited. Cosmo
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Speaker 1: was clearly in awe of his father, and Orion was
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Speaker 1: obviously proud of his son. The sleeping Orion stirred slightly
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Speaker 1: as he audibly chuckled in his sleep at the playful
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Speaker 1: edition Cosmo added to a dream. Cosmo had done very
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Speaker 1: well as Orion's dream giving apprentice that night, and Orion
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Speaker 1: clearly looked back on the memory fondly. Their mother, Nova,
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Speaker 1: watched on as her children gave their father sweet memories
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Speaker 1: to dream about. She was sure that Orion would be
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Speaker 1: very grateful for these dreams, and they would allow him
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Speaker 1: to enjoy a rejuvenating, tranquil sleep. Nova decided to add
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Speaker 1: one last memory to the collection of Orion's dreams. She
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Speaker 1: waved her hands above the dream portal and an image
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Speaker 1: began to form in Orion's mind. Cosmo and Astrid gazed
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Speaker 1: inside the portal and saw a picture of Nova wearing
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Speaker 1: a long white dress and carrying a bouquet of sparkling
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Speaker 1: moon lilies. She floated down an aisle surrounded by friends
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Speaker 1: and family, and approached Ryan, who waited at the other end.
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Speaker 1: Cosmo and Astrid gasped at how beautiful their mother looked
00:31:13
Speaker 1: in the dream. Novah took Orion's hands at the top
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Speaker 1: of the aisle, and Cosmo and Astrid realized that this
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Speaker 1: was a snapshot into their parents' wedding day. The two
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Speaker 1: children wanted to continue watching, but Novah closed the dream
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Speaker 1: portal with a wave of her hands. Cosmo asked, why
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Speaker 1: did you close the dream portal? Mum, how we can't
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Speaker 1: see what he's dreaming about, Astrid added. Nova smiled and
00:31:52
Speaker 1: replied that that was the point. She had given their
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Speaker 1: father a lovely memory of their wedding day to continue
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Speaker 1: dreaming about for the rest of the night. But now
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Speaker 1: it was time for Cosmo and Astrid to head to
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Speaker 1: bed for some dreams of their own. The two young
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Speaker 1: dream givers sighed and moaned. They didn't want to go
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Speaker 1: to bed just yet. They were having fun providing dreams
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Speaker 1: for their father, but Nova assured them that they would
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Speaker 1: feel cranky the next day if they didn't get some
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Speaker 1: good rest now. Cosmo and Astrid left their father to
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Speaker 1: sleep on the sofa beneath his comfy blanket and followed
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Speaker 1: their mother to bed. She was right. If they didn't
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Speaker 1: get some good sleep of their own now, then how
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Speaker 1: would they ensure that everyone on earth had good dreams
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Speaker 1: to morrow night. They need to be well rested if
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Speaker 1: they wanted to help others. Nova tucked her children into
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Speaker 1: bed and kissed them on their cheeks. Good Night Cosmo,
00:33:14
Speaker 1: good night Astrid, she whispered as she dimmed their lamp lights.
00:33:21
Speaker 1: Astrid rolled over in bed, closed her eyes and asked
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Speaker 1: her mother before she left, Mommy, will Daddy have good
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Speaker 1: dreams for the rest of the night. Nova smiled and
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Speaker 1: assured her daughter that yes, Orion's dreams would be wonderful
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Speaker 1: for the rest of the night because they would include
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Speaker 1: their special family who loved him very much.