In tonight’s bedtime story for kids, we meet a little piggie who's quite unlike the others. This pig can fly! Her name is Pippie, and although she stands out from the usual feathered contestants, she has decided to join a flying race, to prove that she can fly as beautifully as a bird. Relax, get sleepy, and let’s begin!
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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to Coco Sleep, a podcast of
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Speaker 1: original children's bedtime stories and meditations designed to make bedtime
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Speaker 1: a dream. A big hello and welcome to our new
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Speaker 1: Coco Club members, Penny Aubrey, Aiden, Elliott, Levi, Aurora, Abel, Alana, Verrelia,
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Speaker 1: Emelie and Ophelia. You're all in for quite a ride
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Speaker 1: in tonight's bedtime story. It's a true flight of fancy,
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Speaker 1: that is the stuff dreams are made of. Or could
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Speaker 1: it be true? It's a fact that in our world
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Speaker 1: pigs can't fly. But as many of you well know
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Speaker 1: by now, in Sleepy Forest, anything and everything is. Tonight,
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Speaker 1: we're going to hear all about one young pig called Pippy,
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Speaker 1: who is lucky enough to have been born with the
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Speaker 1: ability to fly. That's right, she has wings, and by
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Speaker 1: marshaling her positive, happy thoughts, she can lift herself off
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Speaker 1: the ground and into the sky. The question is is
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Speaker 1: she good enough to compete in a very special race
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Speaker 1: reserved only for winged creatures. Let's find out. Hop into bed,
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Speaker 1: snuggle down under your covers, close your eyes and take
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Speaker 1: some lovely deep breaths in and out. Relax your hands
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Speaker 1: and feet. Have a little wriggle. If you need right,
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Speaker 1: I think it's time to begin. Pippy the Flying Pig
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Speaker 1: by Alicia Ainslie in the harsh of sleepy Forest was
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Speaker 1: a farm. This farm was like no other you have
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Speaker 1: heard of before. Fee See, all the animals on this
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Speaker 1: farm were extra special. They could all talk. There were
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Speaker 1: chattering cows and gossiping sheep, outspoken pigs, and fast talking chickens,
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Speaker 1: as well as sweet talking horses and gabbling geese, all
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Speaker 1: living together on this farm. The animals were so clever
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Speaker 1: they could all look after themselves, but the farmer worked
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Speaker 1: hard anyway, tending crops for them to eat and bringing
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Speaker 1: them everything they needed. Plus, you lent a listening ear
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Speaker 1: from time to time to whatever chattering animal needed one.
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Speaker 1: Aside from their chattiness, the animals fairly normal, except for one.
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Speaker 1: On one dark, starry night, the farmer was enjoying his
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Speaker 1: dinner in his farmhouse when he heard a cacophony of
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Speaker 1: grunting coming from the pigpen. The pigs were usually fast
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Speaker 1: asleep by now, so he thought it very peculiar. The
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Speaker 1: farmer rose from his dinner table and wandered out to
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Speaker 1: the pigpen. The beam of sunlight shone down onto the
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Speaker 1: pigpen like a spotlight on a stage. It was very unusual,
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Speaker 1: But what was even more unusual was that nestled in
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Speaker 1: the corner of the pen was a tiny little piglet.
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Speaker 1: At first glance, the farmer was ecstatic to see that
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Speaker 1: a new piglet had been born on his farm, But
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Speaker 1: when he looked closer, he noticed something blew him away.
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Speaker 1: Sprouting out of the piglet's pink back was a pair
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Speaker 1: of small, feathery white wings. The farmer stepped closer to
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Speaker 1: take a better look than the tiny piglet gazed up
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Speaker 1: at him with her big brown eyes and snorted a
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Speaker 1: cheerful greeting. Her coiled up tail began to wag like
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Speaker 1: an excited puppy, and her feathery wings started to flutter
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Speaker 1: on her back. To the piglet's own amazement, she lifted
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Speaker 1: up into the air, aided by her miraculous wings, and
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Speaker 1: she magically hovered in front of the farmer's face. The
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Speaker 1: farmer caught the tiny piglet before she could float away,
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Speaker 1: and he cradled her in his arms affectionately. The baby
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Speaker 1: piggy snorted with happiness and fell asleep in his arms.
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Speaker 1: The farmer was smitten and named her Pippy. Pippy grew
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Speaker 1: up alongside the other pigs on the farm. The farmer
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Speaker 1: never treated her any more favorably than the others, but
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Speaker 1: Pippy had understandably become somewhat of a celebrity in Sleepy Forest.
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Speaker 1: Nobody had ever seen a flying pig before, and so
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Speaker 1: creatures came from all over to visit the farm just
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Speaker 1: to see Pippy and get her autograph. Pippy was always
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Speaker 1: very gracious and posed for pictures with her fans and
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Speaker 1: the other farmyard animals delighted in all the visitors who
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Speaker 1: came by and brought them treats. They loved all the
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Speaker 1: attention too. Do you like being a celebrity, Pippy, Polly
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Speaker 1: the pig asked, day I would love to be famous.
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Speaker 1: Perry the piglet added, I love the idea of everyone
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Speaker 1: knowing my name and thinking I'm amazing. Pippy nodded her
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Speaker 1: head modestly and admitted that it was nice being so
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Speaker 1: well known. Everybody was always very complimentary and kind when
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Speaker 1: they came to meet her, but Pippy did sometimes wish
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Speaker 1: that she was known for something more spectacular than just
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Speaker 1: her wings. Yes, she could fly and the other pigs couldn't,
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Speaker 1: but she hadn't really achieved anything impressive using her wings.
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Speaker 1: She simply had been born with them, and every now
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Speaker 1: and then she would float around with them and show
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Speaker 1: off her miraculous skills when fans came to see her
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Speaker 1: on the farm. Pippy longed for an opportunity to use
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Speaker 1: her wings to do something impressive. Pasha Pig suddenly had
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Speaker 1: an idea and suggested, if you want to do something
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Speaker 1: impressive with your wings, Pippy, why don't you enter the
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Speaker 1: Fantasy Flying Race. Pasha pointed to a poster stuck to
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Speaker 1: one of the nearby trees, and Pippy floated over to
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Speaker 1: inspect it. It was an advertisement asking for contestants to
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Speaker 1: compete in an upcoming race through the skies. All creatures
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Speaker 1: that could fly were welcome to join in the race
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Speaker 1: to see who was the fastest flier in Sleepy Forest.
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Speaker 1: The winner would win a special trophy and two vouchers
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Speaker 1: for dinners at the all you can eat buffet. Pippy
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Speaker 1: licked her lips at the thought of going to a
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Speaker 1: restaurant where she could eat as much as her piggy
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Speaker 1: belly desired, but the bit that piqued her interest the
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Speaker 1: most was the thought of winning the trophy for the
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Speaker 1: fastest flier. If Pippy won that race, then she would
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Speaker 1: finally feel like she had achieved something to warrant being
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Speaker 1: so famous. Pippy looked at the date of the race.
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Speaker 1: It was next Saturday. She had one week to prepare
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Speaker 1: and train for the race, so she set to work immediately.
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Speaker 1: Pippy's feathery wings were healthy and strong, and she regularly
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Speaker 1: used them to float around the farm. However, she had
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Speaker 1: never truly pushed her flying skills to find out her
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Speaker 1: full potential. She had always been cautious not to fly
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Speaker 1: up too high in the sky in case she lost
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Speaker 1: sight of the farm and couldn't find her way back.
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Speaker 1: She had also never pushed her wings to the limit
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Speaker 1: to see how fast she could go. Pippy didn't want
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Speaker 1: to get to the race and test it all out
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Speaker 1: for the first time, so she set to work practicing.
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Speaker 1: On the first day of training, she enlisted the help
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Speaker 1: of a giraffe to help her bravely rise up into
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Speaker 1: the air as high as she could. She felt comforted
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Speaker 1: by having a giraffe by her side. They were used
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Speaker 1: to having their heads up in the trees and close
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Speaker 1: to the clouds so they could help her get used
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Speaker 1: to such tummy turning heights. Pippy met up with Gingy,
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Speaker 1: the giraffe, who had kindly offered to help. Pippy had
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Speaker 1: to crane her head to look up at her training partner.
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Speaker 1: Gingy was perfect. Pippy could hardly see her face from
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Speaker 1: so low down on the ground. It was time to
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Speaker 1: get used to floating up to the tops of the trees.
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Speaker 1: Pippy was a little nervous, but her coach, Gingy, was
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Speaker 1: patient and reassuring. Gingy instructed Pippy to take a deep
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Speaker 1: breath and relax, try not to overthink it. Gingy recommended,
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Speaker 1: how do you usually make yourself fly? Pippy thought, when
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Speaker 1: Pippy flew, it was usually because she was happy or excited.
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Speaker 1: Gingy smiled, that was perfect, Gingy. Or close your eyes
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Speaker 1: and think about something that makes you happy. Pippy did
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Speaker 1: as she was told, shut her eyes and started thinking
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Speaker 1: about her friends on the farm. She remembered how the
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Speaker 1: geese had made her laugh this morning as they chased
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Speaker 1: each other around the yard, and her wings began to flutter.
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Speaker 1: Pippy took a deep breath and relaxed as she recalled
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Speaker 1: this happy memory. Her wings began to flap hup and down,
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Speaker 1: lifting her body off the ground. Good Gingy encouraged her
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Speaker 1: keep thinking those happy thoughts and keep breathing. As Pippy's
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Speaker 1: piggy body floated higher and higher into the air, she
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Speaker 1: felt her happiness growing and growing. She felt as light
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Speaker 1: as a feather, and her heart felt warm and fuzzy
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Speaker 1: from all the good thoughts. After a few moments, Gingy
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Speaker 1: told Pippy to open her eyes. As Pippy did, she
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Speaker 1: realized that she was face to face with the tall giraffe.
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Speaker 1: Pippy glanced down at the forest floor and realized that
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Speaker 1: she had floated up so high that she could touch
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Speaker 1: the tree tops if she wanted. The flowers below looked
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Speaker 1: like tiny, colorful dots from up here. Pippy grinned and
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Speaker 1: snorted with joy. She had never risen up so high before.
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Speaker 1: This was ideal practice for her to get used to
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Speaker 1: flying high for the race. She hugged Gingy around her long,
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Speaker 1: slender neck and thanked her for her patients and effective coaching.
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Speaker 1: On the second day, Pippy decided to practice flying as
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Speaker 1: fast as she could. The fastest animals she knew were
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Speaker 1: the horses on the farm. They were always racing around.
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Speaker 1: Pippy and the horses assembled at the edge of the
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Speaker 1: farmer's field, just on the outskirts of Sleepy Forest. The
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Speaker 1: plan was that the horses would gallop across the field
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Speaker 1: to the other side, and Pippy would race them, using
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Speaker 1: her wings rather than her legs. Pippy brought along her
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Speaker 1: friend Pasha Pig to be the referee and time Pippy
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Speaker 1: on her stopwatch. Pippy and the horses lined up. Pasha
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Speaker 1: set the timer and counted down three, two, one go.
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Speaker 1: The horses shot off across the field like cannon balls,
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Speaker 1: and Pippy flapped her wings as hard as she could
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Speaker 1: to follow them. By the time Pippy reached the other side,
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Speaker 1: all of the horses had beaten her, and Pippy was exhausted.
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Speaker 1: The horses reassured Pippy that she would get faster. Don't worry, Pippy,
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Speaker 1: they said, we've been running and racing for years. You
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Speaker 1: will get faster every time you practice. So they all
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Speaker 1: waited for Pippy to catch her breath before they raced
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Speaker 1: again back to the other side of the field. Pippy
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Speaker 1: was disappointed when she came in last again, but Pasha
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Speaker 1: was timing her and declared that Pippy had beaten her
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Speaker 1: speed in the race before by five seconds. That's amazing, Pippy.
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Speaker 1: The horses cheered, You're already getting faster. Pippy and the
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Speaker 1: horses continued to race and practice every day in the
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Speaker 1: build up to the Fantasy Flying Race, and every day
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Speaker 1: Pippy got faster and faster. By the time Friday came around,
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Speaker 1: Pippy had beaten all of the horses to the other
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Speaker 1: side of the field. Pasha Pig winked at Pippy and said,
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Speaker 1: practice makes perfect. Pippy was ecstatic and felt much more
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Speaker 1: confident about competing in the Fantasy Flying Race than she
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Speaker 1: had at the start of the week. The night before
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Speaker 1: the race, Pippy went to bed early. She wanted to
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Speaker 1: make sure she was as well rested as possible for
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Speaker 1: the next day. All night long, she dreamt of soaring
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Speaker 1: through the clouds and feeling the wind in her piggy ears.
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Speaker 1: It was a blissful dream. No matter what happened tomorrow,
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Speaker 1: she would be the first pig to ever compete in
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Speaker 1: a flying race. On the day of the Fantasy Flying Race,
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Speaker 1: Pippy headed to the starting point, followed by a crowd
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Speaker 1: of supporters from the farm. All of the pigs from
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Speaker 1: her pen came along to cheer her on, as did
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Speaker 1: the horse who helped her train, Gingy the giraffe, and
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Speaker 1: of course, the gobbling geese. Pippy approached the starting line nervously.
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Speaker 1: She had never taken part in a race before, and
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Speaker 1: certainly not a flying one. She was a little nervous
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Speaker 1: to fly alongside more established flying animals like the birds, unicorns,
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Speaker 1: and fairies. What if she couldn't keep up and came
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Speaker 1: in last. As she lined up, she looked to her
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Speaker 1: side and took note of the creatures she was competing against.
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Speaker 1: There was a great bald eagle with enormous wings, and
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Speaker 1: a teeny gray bat hanging upside down from a nearby
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Speaker 1: tree branch. Spotted a bumblebee lining up, along with a
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Speaker 1: scattering of other pretty bugs like butterflies and ladybirds. There
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Speaker 1: were a few fairies and pixies, and even a young
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Speaker 1: dragon had joined the race. A unicorn with large white
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Speaker 1: wings primped and posed as they waited, and Pippy found
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Speaker 1: herself growing increasingly nervous. All of these animals must have
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Speaker 1: had much more practice than she had, and Pippy was
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Speaker 1: starting to feel a little inferior. Maybe she shouldn't compete
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Speaker 1: in the race and remain on the ground just like
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Speaker 1: all the other pigs. Pippy turned around and looked at
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Speaker 1: her group of friends who had come to support her.
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Speaker 1: She was about to tell them that she wanted to
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Speaker 1: quit the race before it even began, when she noticed
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Speaker 1: what they were holding. Her friends had painted a big,
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Speaker 1: long banner to support her. The banner read we love
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Speaker 1: you Pippy, and they were all wearing T shirts with
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Speaker 1: an image of her on their T shirt said Pippy
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Speaker 1: the Flying Piggy the greatest hovering hog in the world.
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Speaker 1: Pippy laughed and grinned at her friends. They didn't care
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Speaker 1: whether she won or not. They already loved her and
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Speaker 1: thought she was incredible, and that wouldn't change by what
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Speaker 1: place she came in the race. Pippy took a deep
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Speaker 1: breath and thought about how happy her friends made her.
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Speaker 1: Her feathery wings began to flutter and buzz with warmth.
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Speaker 1: She was ready to race. The referee arrived and all
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Speaker 1: of the animals competing in the race took up their
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Speaker 1: starting positions. The referee was a little penguin. The flightless
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Speaker 1: bird might not be able to join in the race,
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Speaker 1: but at least he could still be a part of
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Speaker 1: it in some way. The penguin referee instructed the competitors
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Speaker 1: to fly through the sky to the finish line on
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Speaker 1: the edge of the forest. When he blew his whistle.
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Speaker 1: At the finish line, another flightless bird, an Ostrich, was
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Speaker 1: waiting to announce the winner. The finish line was signposted
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Speaker 1: by a big purple flag that they would all be
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Speaker 1: able to see when they lifted up into the air.
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Speaker 1: The penguin began the countdown five four, three, two, one go.
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Speaker 1: Every flying animal at the starting line used their wings
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Speaker 1: to rise up into the air, and they set off.
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Speaker 1: All of the animals who had come to watch began
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Speaker 1: cheering them on, and Pippy's excitement made her wings flap
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Speaker 1: harder and harder, so much so that she rose higher
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Speaker 1: up into the air than she had ever been before.
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Speaker 1: The forest floor and her friends below disappeared out of sight.
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Speaker 1: She lifted up past the trees and into the open sky,
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Speaker 1: close enough to touch the clouds, just like in her
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Speaker 1: dream last night. Pippy looked round for the purple flag
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Speaker 1: that signified the finish line. At first, she couldn't spot it.
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Speaker 1: Pippy's piggy eyes couldn't see very far ahead, but she
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Speaker 1: noticed that all the other animals were heading in the
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Speaker 1: same direction, so she decided to follow their lead. Flapping
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Speaker 1: her wings as hard as she could, and spurred on
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Speaker 1: by the sounds of her friends cheering below, Pippy flew
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Speaker 1: as fast as she could through the sky. As she flew,
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Speaker 1: Pippy felt the wind blow through her ears, and she
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Speaker 1: had never felt freer up here in the sky. There
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Speaker 1: was so much space to fly, and the possibilities of
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Speaker 1: where to go felt endless. Pippy was having so much
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Speaker 1: fun that she momentarily forgot that she was competing in
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Speaker 1: a race. The bumblebee buzzed past her ear, pulling Pippy
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Speaker 1: out of her reverie and reminding her that she had
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Speaker 1: better focus if she wanted to win the race. Pippy
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Speaker 1: diverted her attention forward and flapped her wings as fast
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Speaker 1: as she could. She picked up speed and jetted forward
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Speaker 1: through the air, surpassing the leisurely fairies and the fluttering butterflies.
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Speaker 1: She could see the dragon's mighty wings soaring ahead and
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Speaker 1: the eagle pushing forward with ease. Pippy, the piggy, flew
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Speaker 1: as fast as she could, but she was growing more
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Speaker 1: and more tired with every flap of her wings. She
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Speaker 1: had never had to race against such fast animals before.
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Speaker 1: These well established fliers were even faster than the horses
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Speaker 1: she had trained with. Pippy was starting to feel a
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Speaker 1: little out of her depths. What would everybody think of
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Speaker 1: her if she didn't win the race. She didn't want
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Speaker 1: to let anyone down. Pippy kept flying as fast as
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Speaker 1: she could, even when she felt like giving up. She
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Speaker 1: pushed forward and thought of how great she would feel
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Speaker 1: when she reached the finishing line, having tried her best.
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Speaker 1: To her surprise, eventually Pippy passed the unicorn and caught
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Speaker 1: up with the dragon and bald eagle. They were just
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Speaker 1: as surprised to see Pippy, the flying piggy, soaring next
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Speaker 1: to them. Wow, little pig, you're doing well, the dragon
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Speaker 1: commented with a smile. The bald eagle nodded, yus, I
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Speaker 1: never thought i'd see the day when a pig flew
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Speaker 1: let alone next to me in a race. Pippy stifled
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Speaker 1: a smug smile and thanked them for their compliments. She
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Speaker 1: kept focused on what was ahead, and in the distance,
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Speaker 1: at the edge of the forest, she spotted a purple
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Speaker 1: flag waving in the wind. It was the finish line
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Speaker 1: The bald eagle and the young dragon noticed it right
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Speaker 1: at the same time, and they all looked from one
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Speaker 1: to the other, smiling competitively. Last one to the finish
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Speaker 1: line is a rotten egg, the bald eagle cried, before
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Speaker 1: swooping down towards the purple flag in the distance. The
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Speaker 1: dragon followed suit, and Pippy steered herself to follow them.
00:26:36
Speaker 1: She hadn't quite mastered landing yet, but there was no
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Speaker 1: time to overthink it. She was in the final race
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Speaker 1: to first place. Pippy, the flying piggy, zoomed down towards
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Speaker 1: the ground, hot on the heels of the eagle and dragon.
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Speaker 1: As the purple flag and the ground came clearer into sight,
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Speaker 1: she could see that all of her friends from the
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Speaker 1: farm had gathered at the finish line, ready to celebrate.
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Speaker 1: When she landed, Pippy flapped her wings with all her might,
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Speaker 1: using up all the last dregs of energy she had
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Speaker 1: left inside. She caught up with the eagle and the dragon,
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Speaker 1: and they all flew head to head towards the purple flag.
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Speaker 1: As the three animals sped towards the finish line, the
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Speaker 1: sound of the crowd cheering filled their ears, and Pippy
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Speaker 1: felt elated she had done it. She had competed in
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Speaker 1: the flying race. She passed the finish line and her
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Speaker 1: trotters touched the ground triumphantly. Her farm yard friends rushed
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Speaker 1: forward and embraced her in a congratulatory hug. You were incredible, Pippy,
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Speaker 1: they exclaimed. Did you know you're the first pig to
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Speaker 1: fly in the sky and next to a dragon? No less,
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Speaker 1: Another friend whooped, You're a winner in our eyes, Pippy,
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Speaker 1: regardless of where you have come in the race, Gingy
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Speaker 1: the giraffe added, Towering over her farmyard friends, Pippy felt
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Speaker 1: amazing and like she finally had a reason to be
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Speaker 1: known for her unusual wings and her magnificent flying abilities.
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Speaker 1: Not many other animals could say they had done what
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Speaker 1: she had done. But now it was time to find
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Speaker 1: out where she had come in the race. The Ostrich
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Speaker 1: at the finish line and the penguin from the start
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Speaker 1: conferred and checked in every animal as they crossed the
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Speaker 1: finish line. Once the final fairy and butterfly had reached
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Speaker 1: the end, everyone gathered around to find out who had
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Speaker 1: come in first place. The ostrich and the penguin stepped
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Speaker 1: up onto a large tree stump and gazed down at
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Speaker 1: the crowd. With the winner's trophy propped between them. Pippy
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Speaker 1: stared at the shiny gold trophy and admired its splendor.
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Speaker 1: It would look lovely in her pig pen, she thought.
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Speaker 1: The crowd fell silent as the Ostrich announced that the
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Speaker 1: winner of the Fantasy Flying Race was the Bald Eagle.
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Speaker 1: Everyone clapped and cheered in congratulations, even Pippy. Pippy was
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Speaker 1: a little disappointed that she didn't win, but she was
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Speaker 1: still proud of herself for how well she had done.
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Speaker 1: In fact, the Ostrich claimed that it was so close
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Speaker 1: between the Bald Eagle, the Dragon, and Pippy the Flying
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Speaker 1: Piggy that they wanted to award two runner up prizes
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Speaker 1: to Pippy and the Dragon for their valor in the race.
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Speaker 1: The penguin presented each of them with a mini silver
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Speaker 1: trophy to take home, and Pippy's friend in the crowd
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Speaker 1: went wild. Pippy couldn't stop smiling. She had never been
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Speaker 1: prouder of herself. Pippy and her friends returned to the
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Speaker 1: farmyard that evening and placed her runner up trophy in
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Speaker 1: pride of place in the middle of their pigpen. They
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Speaker 1: wanted everybody who came by to be able to see
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Speaker 1: the trophy and know just how impressive Pippy the Flying
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Speaker 1: Pig really was. Pippy gazed at her silver trophy with
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Speaker 1: satisfaction and gratitude, not only for her fabulous wings that
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Speaker 1: she had been lucky enough to be born with, but
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Speaker 1: also for her wonderful friends that supported her to no end,
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Speaker 1: and her own nobility to persevere when things got tough.
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Speaker 1: Pippy finally felt worthy of her fame. She waggled her
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Speaker 1: wings and snuffled her snout. Everything felt possible now. She
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Speaker 1: drifted off into a well deserved nap, dreaming of all
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Speaker 1: the future flying adventures she was going to take now
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Speaker 1: she had learnt to spread her wings