In tonight's bedtime story for kids, we're heading to a peaceful ranch in the vast landscape of Texas, USA to meet a little girl named Georgia and her very special ponies. Relax, get sleepy, and let’s begin!
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Speaker 1: back to tonight's heartwarming tale. Alicia has written us a
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Speaker 1: sweet story based in Texas in the US, and soon
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Speaker 1: we're going to journey over to a ranch. There in
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Speaker 1: the fields surrounding the ranch live a group of horses,
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Speaker 1: and together they go exploring the wilderness and gradually hone
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Speaker 1: their already impressive skills. Get snugly in bed, and imagine
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Speaker 1: a big blue sky above you. A huge, wide landscape
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Speaker 1: of golden and green fields with fences cutting through here
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Speaker 1: and there extends ahead of you. You can hear the
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Speaker 1: soft swishing of horses, tails and birds on let out
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Speaker 1: a lovely deep breath, and another one. That's right now,
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Speaker 1: it's time to head down to the ranch together. This
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Speaker 1: is the Horses of Sweet Pine Ranch by Alicia Ainslie.
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Speaker 1: Every morning was the same on Sweet Pine Ranch. Through
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Speaker 1: the night, there wasn't a sound to be heard, aside
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Speaker 1: from the dust blowing with the breeze and the occasional
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Speaker 1: call of a bobcat. But as the sun crept over
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Speaker 1: the horizon each morning, illuminating the vast grassy landscape, the
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Speaker 1: ranch came to life, signaled by the familiar sound of
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Speaker 1: a rooster cockadoole. The rooster would cry out, and the
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Speaker 1: horses on the ranch would begin to stir in their
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Speaker 1: hay field beds, ready for a new day. Sweet Tea
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Speaker 1: was the youngest horse living on Sweet Pine Ranch, and
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Speaker 1: as she heard the cockrell's call, she started to stretch
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Speaker 1: her body and flutter her sleepy eyes open. Sometimes she
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Speaker 1: wished that the cockrew would let them all sleep in
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Speaker 1: a little longer. Her days as the youngest horse on
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Speaker 1: the ranch used to be as leisurely as she wished.
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Speaker 1: She would rise whenever she felt like it and take
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Speaker 1: naps whenever she could. She would lazily graze in the
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Speaker 1: fields and watch the older horses carry out their duties
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Speaker 1: on the ranch, never contributing much with her own skills.
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Speaker 1: But that's because she hadn't developed them yet. Now that
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea was tall enough, there was time for her
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Speaker 1: to learn a row too and start pulling her weight
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Speaker 1: on the ranch. Besides, soon there would be another horse
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Speaker 1: born on the ranch, signaling the end of sweet Teas
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Speaker 1: time as the youngest and ushering her into the next
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Speaker 1: stage of her life. It was very exciting, and Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea couldn't wait to learn how to do all the
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Speaker 1: things that the other horses could do. As Sweet Tea
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Speaker 1: was rising from her bed, she heard a soft voice
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Speaker 1: call out into her box stall. Wakey, wakey, sleepy hair.
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea recognized the familiar voice. She looked up and
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Speaker 1: saw her young owner, Georgia, peering over the stall door.
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Speaker 1: Georgia smiled at her with a big toothy grin and
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Speaker 1: began to unlock the stool. We're going to have lots
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Speaker 1: of fun today, Georgia announced as she swung open the door.
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Speaker 1: Mom and Dad have given us something exciting to do.
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea noticed that Georgia had lost another tooth, and
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Speaker 1: she could now poke her tongue out of the gap
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Speaker 1: at the front of her mouth. Sweet Tea always thought
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Speaker 1: it was so bizarre that humans lose their teeth and
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Speaker 1: grow new, bigger ones. Why aren't their teeth already big enough,
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea often thought. Georgia's family ran the ranch that
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea and the other horses lived on, and they
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Speaker 1: all kept busy together. They offered horse riding lessons to
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Speaker 1: children and embarked upon treks through the open range. Plus
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Speaker 1: they had to maintain the care for the acres and
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Speaker 1: acres of land that surrounded them. Every day, there was
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Speaker 1: always plenty to do to keep them entertained, and it
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Speaker 1: sounded like Georgia had some intriguing plans for Sweet Tea today.
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Speaker 1: Georgia gently placed a saddle and a pair of stirrups
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Speaker 1: over Sweet Tea's back, along with a set of reins
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Speaker 1: to her neck, and then guided her outside into the
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Speaker 1: morning sunlight. Sweet Tea and Georgia both lifted their faces
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Speaker 1: to the warm sun, took a big breath, and sighed happily.
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Speaker 1: It was a beautiful day as always. Sweet Tea passed
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Speaker 1: all of her fellow horse friends as they paraded out
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Speaker 1: across the ranch to start their day. She saw her
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Speaker 1: friend honey Drop heading out towards the grazing lands. Honey
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Speaker 1: Drop was a tall, golden colored horse, hence his name.
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Speaker 1: He was arguably the most beautiful horse on the ranch,
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Speaker 1: with such unique hair and his majestic stance. He was
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Speaker 1: taller than all the other horses, and so he was
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Speaker 1: often called upon to lead the other horses on trecks
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Speaker 1: out into the wilderness. Then Sweet Tea passed Buttercup and
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Speaker 1: wished her good morning. Buttercup was a silvery gray colored
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Speaker 1: horse with white hair. She that like she came from
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Speaker 1: a magical world. Sometimes Sweet Tea overheard children proclaiming that
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Speaker 1: Buttercup was a unicorn just missing her horn. Buttercup could
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Speaker 1: often be found herding the cattle on the pastures. She
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Speaker 1: was gentle and caring, but also firm and confident, making
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Speaker 1: her perfect for bossing the cattle around from pasture to pasture.
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Speaker 1: As Georgia led Sweet Tea around the back of the ranch,
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Speaker 1: they passed a horse called Cookie being guided by Georgie's
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Speaker 1: mother over to the horse riding arena. Cookie had been
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Speaker 1: named so due to his brown and white spotted body.
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Speaker 1: He looked a little like a chocolate chip. Cookie. Cookie
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Speaker 1: often worked with George's mum offering horse riding lessons to children.
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Speaker 1: All the kids wanted to ride Cookie. He was their favorite,
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Speaker 1: and he was a very patient and understanding companion for
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Speaker 1: the young horse riders. Sweet Tea wondered what would become
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Speaker 1: her main duty on the ranch as she grew up.
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Speaker 1: Would she grow up big and strong and become a
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Speaker 1: trek leader like honey Drop, or would she help move
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Speaker 1: the cattle like Buttercup, Or perhaps she would assist with
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Speaker 1: the horse riding lessons like Cookie. Sweet Tea did enjoy
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Speaker 1: being ridden by her owner, Georgia, although she wasn't sure
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Speaker 1: if she would want anybody else riding on her back.
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Speaker 1: Georgia was her special person, but Georgia had a duty
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Speaker 1: all of her own to carry out this morning, and
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Speaker 1: it was one that was always really good fun. Georgia
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Speaker 1: guided Sweet Tea around to the chicken coop and showed
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Speaker 1: her that there were no chicks inside. The chickens had escaped. Again.
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Speaker 1: This happened pretty often. Georgia turned to Sweet Tea playfully
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Speaker 1: and suggested, are you ready for a chicken roundup? Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea neighed excitedly, and Georgia climbed onto her back, holding
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Speaker 1: onto the reins and securing her feet in the stirrups.
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Speaker 1: Then she flicked the reins and cried out, giddy up
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea. Right on cue, Sweet Tea picked up the
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Speaker 1: pace and trotted around the ranch in search of the
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Speaker 1: runaway chickens. Together, they explored the dusty yard looking out
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Speaker 1: for stray chickens. They passed the horse riding arena and stables,
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Speaker 1: the car park, and the main house, but there was
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Speaker 1: no sign of the chickens. They gazed out to the
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Speaker 1: open range, but they couldn't see any chickens dotted around them. Either,
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Speaker 1: all they could see were the grazing cattle far off
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Speaker 1: in the distance. Sweet Tea realized she would have to
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Speaker 1: use more than her eyesight to find these mischievous chickens.
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Speaker 1: She closed her eyes and honed in on what she
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Speaker 1: could hear. Instead, she listened to the sounds in the air.
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Speaker 1: She could hear horse footsteps galloping around the riding arena,
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Speaker 1: and the faint orders and directions coming from Georgie's mother
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Speaker 1: as she taught the students. Sweet Tea could hear far
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Speaker 1: away cattle in the pastures and cars pulling into the
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Speaker 1: car park across the gravel roads. Then her ears pricked
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Speaker 1: at the gentle sound of clucking. Sweet Tea opened her
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Speaker 1: eyes and glanced in the direction of the sound. It
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Speaker 1: was coming from around the back of George's house. Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea clopped over to the front gate and moved through
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Speaker 1: the front garden around to the back. As soon as
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Speaker 1: they rounded the corner, the air filled with the repetitive
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Speaker 1: sounds of clucking, and Georgia giggled. All of the chickens
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Speaker 1: had congregated on the lawn at the back of Georgie's house.
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Speaker 1: They were blissfully bobbing around, picking fruit off the bushes
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Speaker 1: and laying down in the grass. Sweet Tea even spotted
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Speaker 1: a laid egg or two. Georgia patted Sweet tea side
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Speaker 1: and said, good job, Sweet Tea. Now it's time to
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Speaker 1: round these cridders up. Sweet Tea bucked with delight and
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Speaker 1: raced across the lawn at top speed. Her so sudden
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Speaker 1: movement startled the chickens, and they began to flap their
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Speaker 1: wings and run around in circles. With Georgia's guidance, Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea rounded up the chickens and guided them out of
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Speaker 1: the back garden, around to the front, and back out
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Speaker 1: the gate. The chickens clucked and gobbled as Sweet Tea
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Speaker 1: and Georgia ushered them back across the ranch and into
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Speaker 1: their chicken coop. When the last chicken was back safely
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Speaker 1: in the coop, Georgia jumped down off Sweet Tea's back
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Speaker 1: and shut the coop gate behind the feathered escape artists.
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Speaker 1: Georgia dusted off her hands, pleased with herself, and stroked
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea's face. She declared, good job, Sweet Tea, we
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Speaker 1: are quite the team. We'll be rounding up the cattle too.
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Speaker 1: In no time, sweet Tea's heart leapt a little. She
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Speaker 1: would love to help round up the cattle one day.
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Speaker 1: It was a very important duty on the ranch, and
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea would adore being a part of it. Georgia
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Speaker 1: held on to sweet Teas reins and walked her back
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Speaker 1: across the ranch. They reached the horse riding arena and
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Speaker 1: stopped by the side. The arena was a big, circular
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Speaker 1: patch of ground specifically designated for the people learning to
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Speaker 1: ride horses. There were only ever a handful of adults
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Speaker 1: or children learning at a time. Sweet Tea had spent
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Speaker 1: lots of time here as a young horse, allowing Georgia
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Speaker 1: to learn to ride her. Georgia used to ride the
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Speaker 1: likes of Cookie and the other medium sized horses, but
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Speaker 1: as soon as Sweet Tea came onto the scene, Georgia
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Speaker 1: hadn't wanted to ride anyone else. Sweet Tea was George's horse,
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Speaker 1: and they would grow up together on the ranch, working,
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Speaker 1: learning and playing by each other's side. The pair watched
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Speaker 1: the children riding around the arena with admiration. Cookie, the
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Speaker 1: most popular horse, was carrying a little boy on his back.
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Speaker 1: The little boy looked a bit nervous and held tightly
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Speaker 1: onto the reins, pulling them all the way up to
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Speaker 1: his chin. Georgia's mother walked over and taught him to
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Speaker 1: relax his arms down by his belly and loosen his grip.
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Speaker 1: Cookie waited patiently as the little boy relaxed into the
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Speaker 1: lesson and walked with a slow, gentle trot to help
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Speaker 1: him feel safe and secure. Sweet Tea could see why
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Speaker 1: the children always wanted to ride Cookie. He was so
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Speaker 1: good at his job. Georgia smiled and stuck her tongue
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Speaker 1: through the gap in her teeth. She gazed out at
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Speaker 1: the open range. The landscape was a mixture of lush
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Speaker 1: green grass and dusty sandy paths. In the distance, a
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Speaker 1: mountain towered up into the blue sky, and a turquoise
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Speaker 1: lake snaked its way past the base. Walking out onto
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Speaker 1: the open range was always a picturesque, relaxing experience. Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea followed George's gaze, and they both had the same
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Speaker 1: idea at the same time. It was the perfect day
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Speaker 1: for a trek. Georgia and Sweet Tea wandered over to
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Speaker 1: the stables, where they met Georgia's father. He was busy
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Speaker 1: as signing visitors with a horse to ride. Georgia's father
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Speaker 1: often led treks across the open range with guests, was
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Speaker 1: one of their most popular offerings at the ranch. Whenever
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Speaker 1: they could, Georgia and Sweet Tea would join in too.
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Speaker 1: Georgia approached her father and asked, Daddy, please, can Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea and I come for this morning's trek. Georgia's father
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Speaker 1: immediately gave them permission, and Georgia readied herself on Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea's back for the trek. Even though Georgia and Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea were much younger than the others on the track,
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Speaker 1: they were still some of the most accomplished riders. Georgia
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Speaker 1: and Sweet Tea were so in sync that their rides
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Speaker 1: were always easy breezy. Georgia's father led all the horses
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Speaker 1: and their riders out of the ranch and onto the
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Speaker 1: open range. Georgia's dad rode Honey Drop up at the
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Speaker 1: top of the line and tottered higher than everybody else.
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Speaker 1: Following them was Sunshine Angel and Raffi and their riders,
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Speaker 1: and Sweet Tea and Georgia walked at the back. Sunshine,
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Speaker 1: Angel and Raffi were all big horses who were used
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Speaker 1: to walking long distances with riders on their backs. They
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Speaker 1: did it almost every day, and as a result they
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Speaker 1: had big, muscley legs and strong backs. They trotted with
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Speaker 1: pride as they wandered across the range for hours each day.
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Speaker 1: As small as Sweet Tea followed behind them, she admired
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Speaker 1: the breathtaking view. Who were so peaceful out here. Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea wondered how pleasant it must be to walk out
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Speaker 1: here every day. Maybe when she was a bit older,
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Speaker 1: she could become one of the big horses that journeyed
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Speaker 1: out for treks each day. That would be a great
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Speaker 1: duty on the runch. They all trekked across the flat
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Speaker 1: land and climbed their way over the rocky hills. They
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Speaker 1: made their way over to the river, where they stopped
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Speaker 1: for a quick break. Sweet Tea and the other horses
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Speaker 1: refreshed themselves with water from the cool, crystal clear river.
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Speaker 1: It could get pretty warm in Texas, so it was
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Speaker 1: important to stay hydrated. Once their break was over, Georgia
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Speaker 1: hopped back up onto Sweet Tea's back, and they all
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Speaker 1: made their way around the base of the mountain and
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Speaker 1: started the journey back towards the ranch. The ranch looked
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Speaker 1: like a small dot in the distance from the bottom
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Speaker 1: of the mountain, and the range looked like it stretched
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Speaker 1: out forever. Sweet Tea's legs were beginning to get tired.
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Speaker 1: She didn't often try this far, and her little legs
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Speaker 1: were still building up their stamina. She wasn't as strong
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Speaker 1: as the likes of Sunshine, Angel, Raffi, and Honey Drop,
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Speaker 1: but they all encouraged her to keep going. Sunshine fell
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Speaker 1: back to walk alongside Sweet Tea and reassured her, don't worry,
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Speaker 1: little sweet Tea, You're still growing. One day you'll be
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Speaker 1: able to walk across the open range with ease. Maybe
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Speaker 1: you'll even be able to do it twice a day,
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Speaker 1: Raffi added, from just in front, try not to think
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Speaker 1: about how far we still have to go. Just breeze
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Speaker 1: and enjoy the view. Sweet Tea did as the older
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Speaker 1: horses suggested and tried to focus on the scenery around
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Speaker 1: them rather than counting her own footsteps. As she looked around,
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Speaker 1: she started to notice things that she hadn't noticed before.
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Speaker 1: The clouds in the sky were scattered and small, like
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Speaker 1: little balls of cotton wool floating in space. A large
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Speaker 1: eagle soared through the sky in the distance, and a
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Speaker 1: tiny lizard scuttled past Sweet Tea's hoofs as she moved
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Speaker 1: along the path. As they got closer to the ranch,
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Speaker 1: they passed the herd of cattle grazing to their right.
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Speaker 1: Their cattle were huge, and half of them had big,
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Speaker 1: long horns that pointed out of the sides of their head.
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Speaker 1: In their midst Sweet Tea spotted that they had a
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Speaker 1: new calf. The little brown calf stuck close by to
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Speaker 1: its mother and honked for attention with a little voice.
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Speaker 1: One day the little calf would be as big and
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Speaker 1: muscular as the adults, but right now it was miniature
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Speaker 1: and adorable, with tiny horns only just beginning to protrude
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Speaker 1: out of its head. As they passed by the herd,
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Speaker 1: they saw Buttercup riding around with Randy, the ranch hand,
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Speaker 1: on her back. Together they were herding the cattle across
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Speaker 1: the pasture. Honey dropped the tallest horse cooled out a Buttercup.
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Speaker 1: How's it going, Buttercup? That herd playing ball to day.
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Speaker 1: Buttercup shook out her pristine white hair and answered, confidently,
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Speaker 1: ain't nothing I can't handle. That baby doesn't quite understand
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Speaker 1: the concept of movin with the herd, though, it don't
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Speaker 1: seem to want to move in the right direction. Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea observed the confused little calf and had an idea.
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea called out to Buttercup, do you need a hand?
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Speaker 1: I could try and help her the little one if
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Speaker 1: you like. Maybe having some one else little around will
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Speaker 1: help them feel more comfortable. Buttercup smiled and said that
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea was welcome to try. It was always helpful
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Speaker 1: to have an extra pair of hands. So Sweet Tea
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Speaker 1: carried Georgia over to the herd of cattle and attempted
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Speaker 1: to help Buttercup round them up. While Buttercup focused on
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Speaker 1: the adol cattle, Sweet Tea moved up close to the
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Speaker 1: little calf. She walked alongside the calf and introduced herself.
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Speaker 1: Hey there, Sweet Tea greeted them. My name is sweet Tea.
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Speaker 1: What's your name? The curious calf replied, my name is Boof.
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Speaker 1: Do you know what's going on? Sweet Tea smiled kindly,
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Speaker 1: then explained to the little calf that Buttercup the horse
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Speaker 1: was rounding up the herd to move them all to
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Speaker 1: a new area to graze. All you have to do
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Speaker 1: is follow the herd in the direction that Buttercup is
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Speaker 1: leading you in, Sweet Tea explained. Boof. The calf looked
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Speaker 1: around and noticed that the herd were moving away and
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Speaker 1: quickly picked up the paste to follow suit. That's right,
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Speaker 1: sweet Tea cried, encouraging Booth to follow, just follow the herd.
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Speaker 1: Boof listened to Sweet Tea's advice and moved with the
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Speaker 1: other cattle across the pasture. Sweet Tea and Georgia hung
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Speaker 1: by to make sure that Booth caught up all right.
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Speaker 1: The little calf happily plodded behind, catching up with its mother,
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Speaker 1: and then turned back to call out over its shoulder
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Speaker 1: tanks with the advice sweet Tea. Sweet Tea looked a
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Speaker 1: butter cup when the gray horse nodded her head in.
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Speaker 1: Thanks to Sweet Tea had made her job a lot easier,
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Speaker 1: and now the young calf knew what to do. All
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Speaker 1: they needed was someone to explain what was going on.
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Speaker 1: It was a simple fix, really, and Sweet Tea was
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Speaker 1: glad to have helped. Georgia watched the herd of cattle
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Speaker 1: move away, and she guided Sweet Tea back towards the
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Speaker 1: other horses on their track. She smiled proudly at her
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Speaker 1: favorite horse and said out of the blue. Do you
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Speaker 1: want to know something, Sweet Tea. One day I am
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Speaker 1: going to round up cattle and you're going to help me.
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Speaker 1: Will be an awesome team. Sweet Tea trotted along cheerfully.
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Speaker 1: It seemed there was no end to the possibilities of
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Speaker 1: what she and Georgia could do together in the future.
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Speaker 1: They rejoined the other horses and continued the journey across
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Speaker 1: the open range back to Sweet Pine Ranch. Sweet Tea, Georgia,
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Speaker 1: and the other horses and riders arrived back at the ranch,
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Speaker 1: and everyone instantly relaxed. The riders climbed off the horses backs,
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Speaker 1: and Georgia assisted her father in guiding all the horses
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Speaker 1: back indoors. They all deserve a good rest after a
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Speaker 1: long trek. Sweet Tea waited in the corridor of the
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Speaker 1: stables while Sunshine, Angel, Raffie, and Honey Drop were taken
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Speaker 1: to bed. Her legs were so exhausted from the trek
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Speaker 1: and she was struggling to keep her eyes open. She
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Speaker 1: couldn't wait to rest in her bed of straw. In
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Speaker 1: a few minutes time, Georgia came back and bounded towards
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea, and the young horse sighed with relief that
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Speaker 1: it was her turn to retreat to bed, But to
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Speaker 1: her surprise, Georgia had one last suggestion before she rested.
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Speaker 1: Georgia whispered excitedly, sweet Tea, would you like to meet
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Speaker 1: the new fall? Sweet Tea's eyes wide. She had known
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Speaker 1: that a new horse was due to be born on
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Speaker 1: the ranch soon, but she didn't think it would be today.
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea nodded her head with enthusiasm, and Georgia led
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Speaker 1: the way into another part of the stables. The Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea hadn't been in in a long time. In fact,
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Speaker 1: she hadn't been here since she was a young fole herself.
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Speaker 1: It must be where all the horses are born. Georgia
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Speaker 1: stopped outside a large stall box and opened the door wide.
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea and Georgia peered inside, and both of their
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Speaker 1: hearts melted instantly. Inside the stall box, sleeping peacefully on
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Speaker 1: a bed of straw, was a tiny newborn fole. The
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Speaker 1: little brown fole was sweetly snoring as it curled up
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Speaker 1: close to its mother's side. George's mother was sitting next
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Speaker 1: to them, stroking the horse's face affectionately. Georgia whispered to
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Speaker 1: her mother, what have you called the fole. Georgie's mother
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Speaker 1: whispered back that the new fold didn't have a name yet,
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Speaker 1: causing Georgia to jump up and down eagerly begging to
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Speaker 1: name the new baby horse. Georgie's mother laughed softly and replied,
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Speaker 1: all right, then, what would you like to call it?
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Speaker 1: Georgia paused and thought hard. It had to be a
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Speaker 1: good name. It had been Georgia that had named Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea just over a year ago. Too. After some thought,
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Speaker 1: Georgia announced that she had the perfect name for the fol.
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Speaker 1: It would be called Biscuit. Sweet Tea quietly trotted forward
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Speaker 1: to inspect the new fol Called Biscuit, she was fast
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Speaker 1: asleep and breathing heavily, no doubt, enjoying a sweet dream
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Speaker 1: after the tiring effort of being born into the world.
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Speaker 1: Biscuit was a rich brown color with jet black hair.
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Speaker 1: Sweet Tea leant down and nuzzled her long face against
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Speaker 1: the cheek of the sleeping newborn fol. She whispered, Welcome
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Speaker 1: to Sweet Pine Ranch, Biscuit. You're going to like it here.
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Speaker 1: It felt a little strange to Sweet Tea to not
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Speaker 1: be the youngest horse on the ranch anymore, but it
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Speaker 1: was exciting too. Now she had someone to teach everything
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Speaker 1: she had learned. Sweet Tea could help guide Biscuit as
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Speaker 1: they grew up, and maybe they would grow up to
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Speaker 1: be friends too. Besides, Sweet Tea couldn't wait for all
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Speaker 1: the new duties she would learn and be entrusted with
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Speaker 1: as one of the older horses on Sweet Pine Ranch.
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Speaker 1: Georgia guided Sweet Tea back to her bed to rest,
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Speaker 1: and the young horse laid down in the hay. Immediately,
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Speaker 1: Georgia closed the stall door and peeked over the top
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Speaker 1: to whisper, have a nice rest, sweet Tea, I enjoyed
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Speaker 1: our fun today. Sleep well. Then Georgia disappeared and Sweet
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Speaker 1: Tea was left on her own to relax. She closed
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Speaker 1: her eyes and laid her head in the hay. Her
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Speaker 1: whole body felt so tired, and she slumped against the
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Speaker 1: bed of straw gratefully. Her Sweet Tea drifted off to sleep.
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Speaker 1: She wondered what her future duties on the ranch would be.
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Speaker 1: Would she be a horse riding teacher or a trecker,
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Speaker 1: or would she help round up the cattle. Whatever her duty,
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Speaker 1: sweet Tea only hoped that Georgia would be by her
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Speaker 1: side to guide her and make every day has fun
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Speaker 1: filled as today was.