In tonight’s bedtime story for kids, we meet Princess Sierra, a princess who needs a noble steed for the royal parade. When Princess Sierra and her mum go walking through the forest, they meet the perfect candidate- though he's a little scalier than they expected! 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. Before we begin, I'd like to say a
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Speaker 1: big welcome to Madison and Adlie, who have just joined
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Speaker 1: the Cocoa Club. Welcome you two. We're so happy to
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Speaker 1: have you both. Adelie is even a story writer herself.
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Speaker 1: I'm really curious to know what you write about. We
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Speaker 1: hope to hear your stories too one day, Adlie, I
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Speaker 1: wonder if you like writing about animals meeting each other,
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Speaker 1: about unexpected friendships. There's a twinkle of magic in the
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Speaker 1: air around Coco's cabin and Sleepy forest. I have a
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Speaker 1: feeling something exciting is going to happen in Wednesday's story,
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Speaker 1: and possibly it might involve our good friend NeSSI from Lochness.
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Speaker 1: I hope you both enjoy it. Now back to Tonight's story.
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Speaker 1: We're going to soon meet a princess in training called Sierra.
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Speaker 1: Being so very busy with her training, Sierra never knew
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Speaker 1: about the special magic of the forest behind the castle
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Speaker 1: until one day she takes a walk and meets the
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Speaker 1: most unusual of animals, a dinosaur. Maybe this dinosaur could
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Speaker 1: be her new noble steed. Let's get ready to fly
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Speaker 1: over to the royal Castle by snuggling down deep into
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Speaker 1: our beds, close your eyes and smile for a moment
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Speaker 1: as you get nice and comfy. Imagine a fairy tale
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Speaker 1: castle with turrets and towers and people busy with preparations
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Speaker 1: for a royal parade. And now look out beyond into
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Speaker 1: the forest nearby, where a little dinosaur with her long
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Speaker 1: neck calmly munches on some leaves, not knowing he's about
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Speaker 1: to meet someone very special. This is the Princess and
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Speaker 1: the Dinosaur by Alicia Ainslie. Sierra was a normal nine
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Speaker 1: year old girl. She was inquisitive and quick witted. She
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Speaker 1: loved learning new things and new skills, and she had
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Speaker 1: plenty of energy that she needed to burn off every day.
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Speaker 1: She loved dancing and art. She thought animals were adorable,
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Speaker 1: and her favorite food was ice cream. Yes, Sierra was
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Speaker 1: just like many other nine year olds, except for one thing.
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Speaker 1: Sierra was a pretty sts, a real royal princess. Every day,
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Speaker 1: Princess Yerira awoke to her usual wake up call of
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Speaker 1: the birds chirping outside her window. The morning sun trickled
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Speaker 1: in through the long white curtains and lit up her room,
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Speaker 1: beckoning her to start her day. The palace attendants always
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Speaker 1: laid out a pretty dress for Sierra to wear and
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Speaker 1: a matching pair of shoes. Once she was dressed, her
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Speaker 1: lady in waiting would brush her hair and style her
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Speaker 1: ringlet curls in a delightful design, completed by a colorful
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Speaker 1: ribbon that matched her outfit. Then she would go downstairs
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Speaker 1: to eat breakfast with her parents, the King and Queen.
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Speaker 1: A buffet of eggs, bread, yogurt, and fruit was readily
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Speaker 1: laid out for her to help herself too, and then
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Speaker 1: she would eat her fill before the day's duties began.
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Speaker 1: Each morning, Sierra had several classes she needed to attend
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Speaker 1: as a princess in training. She would take etiquette lessons
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Speaker 1: and learn how to eat, speak, and stand like a princess.
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Speaker 1: Then she would take music lessons and dance classes, practice
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Speaker 1: different languages, and work on her school studies with the
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Speaker 1: palace tutor. Aside from her princess training, she was required
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Speaker 1: to join her parents in their royal duties so that
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Speaker 1: she could observe them and learn from them. Royal duties
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Speaker 1: could be as simple as meeting the townspeople and tending
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Speaker 1: to their needs, paying visits to near by kingdoms, and
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Speaker 1: welcoming lords and ladies to their own, and sitting in
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Speaker 1: on courtly matters regarding the running of the kingdom. Sierra
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Speaker 1: found this last task particularly dull. Today, Sierra was required
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Speaker 1: to join her parents in a royal parade through their kingdom.
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Speaker 1: It was a special anniversary celebrating the kingdom's long history,
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Speaker 1: and there would be a huge parade through the town
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Speaker 1: for all of the citizens to watch. There would be
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Speaker 1: music and dancing in the streets, and Sierra and her
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Speaker 1: parents would ride in their golden carriage pulled by their
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Speaker 1: majestic horses, smiling and waving to the people. Because of
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Speaker 1: the big royal parade, Sierra's classes were postponed for the day,
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Speaker 1: and she had the morning to do with as she pleased.
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Speaker 1: Despite having so much free time on her hands, Sierra
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Speaker 1: didn't know what to do. She wondered the palace hall
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Speaker 1: for a while, admiring the tapestries and paintings of her
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Speaker 1: royal family, and then went for a stroll around the
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Speaker 1: palace grounds. It was a bright, sunny day, perfect for
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Speaker 1: a royal parade. Sierra walked for a while, holding up
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Speaker 1: her parasol above her head, and stopped to rest on
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Speaker 1: the wall of the water fountain. Two sweet stone cherubs
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Speaker 1: spurted water out of their mouths in the center of
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Speaker 1: the fountain, creating a relaxing trickling sound. Sierra looked around,
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Speaker 1: took a deep breath, and sighed she was bored. She
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Speaker 1: gazed at all of the beautiful flowers, fruit trees, and
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Speaker 1: perfectly groomed hedges that adorned the palace grounds. It was
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Speaker 1: all very picturesque, but there wasn't much else to do
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Speaker 1: except look and admire. Sierra wished that she could have
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Speaker 1: a big climbing frame or a swing set in the
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Speaker 1: palace gardens. That would be really fun. As Sierra sat
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Speaker 1: and sulked on the water fountain, she stared ahead to
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Speaker 1: the edge of the palace grounds and noticed something moving
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Speaker 1: in a tree beyond the garden wall. She stood up
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Speaker 1: and walked closer to the wall to inspect it better.
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Speaker 1: As Sierra approached the tall white stone wall, she noticed
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Speaker 1: that there were hundreds of trees beyond the palace grounds.
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Speaker 1: She'd never really noticed them before. It looked like a forest.
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Speaker 1: As Sierra got nearer, she could see clearly what was
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Speaker 1: moving in the tree. Slowly, but surely, a gray sloth
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Speaker 1: was shuffling across one of the tree branches. Sierra had
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Speaker 1: never seen a sloth in real life before. She giggled
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Speaker 1: and said, without expectation, good morning, mister sloth, how are
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Speaker 1: you today? To her bewilderment, the sloth turned its head
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Speaker 1: lethargically and looked at Sienna before replying in a slow drawl, why,
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Speaker 1: good morning. I'm very well, thank you, although i I'm
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Speaker 1: a bit tired. How are you? Sierra s go backwards
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Speaker 1: with surprise. She didn't know that sloths could talk. She
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Speaker 1: didn't think that any animals could talk for that matter.
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Speaker 1: Sierra stammered, you you can talk. The sloth chuckled a
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Speaker 1: slow chuckle and replied, why, of course I care. Every
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Speaker 1: animal can talk in Sleepy Forest. Sierra's eyes grew wide
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Speaker 1: with excitement. She had never heard of Sleepy Forest before.
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Speaker 1: She hadn't thought much about what was outside of her
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Speaker 1: royal kingdom, but now she was desperate to find out more.
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Speaker 1: Sierra bade farewell to the talking sloth and wished to
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Speaker 1: a good day, before running back inside the palace to
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Speaker 1: find her parents. Mother, father, she cried as she rushed
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Speaker 1: into the drawing room, where they were relaxing before the
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Speaker 1: afternoon's parade. Have you ever heard of a sleepy forest before?
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Speaker 1: I just spoke to a dorking sloth on the edge
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Speaker 1: of the palace grounds, and he said that in Sleepy
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Speaker 1: Forest all the animals can talk. The King and Queen
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Speaker 1: laughed gently at their daughter's bafflement. The King twitched his
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Speaker 1: mustache and answered, yes, of course, Sleepy Forest is just
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Speaker 1: beyond our kingdom, and it is full of all sorts
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Speaker 1: of wonderful magical beings. The Queen admitted that she used
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Speaker 1: to venture out into Sleepy Forest all the time before
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Speaker 1: she became so busy with royal errands. Princess Sierra was perplexed.
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Speaker 1: She couldn't believe she'd never heard about Sleepy Forest before.
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Speaker 1: She wanted to know more. Immediately, Sierra asked her parents
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Speaker 1: if she could go out into Sleepy Forest sometime to
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Speaker 1: take a look around. She would love to meet some
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Speaker 1: more talking animals and see what other magical creatures were
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Speaker 1: living there. It sounded incredible. The King and Queen shared
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Speaker 1: a look from their comfy chairs, and the queen nodded
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Speaker 1: her head Let's go for a morning stroll in sleepy forest,
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Speaker 1: she suggested, I haven't been there in years, since I
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Speaker 1: have some rare spare time on my hands, now would
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Speaker 1: be a perfect opportunity. Sierra leapt up into the air
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Speaker 1: with glee. She couldn't believe that she was getting to
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Speaker 1: go into a magical forest. This day had just got
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Speaker 1: so much better. The Queen asked the royal attendants to
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Speaker 1: bring her and Sierra's wellies, and they swapped their pretty,
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Speaker 1: dainty shoes over for big, clumpy boots perfect for trudging
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Speaker 1: through a forest. The Queen led Sierra through the palace
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Speaker 1: grounds and over to a big wooden gate on the
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Speaker 1: far side of the gardens. The gate was always locked,
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Speaker 1: but today the Queen unlocked it with a special iron key.
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Speaker 1: She opened it up, and Sierra was amazed to see
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Speaker 1: a long, dusty path leading from the gate out into
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Speaker 1: the vast forest beyond. The Queen informed the royal attendants
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Speaker 1: that they would be back in time for the parade,
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Speaker 1: and then she took her daughter's hand and led the
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Speaker 1: way into sleepy forest. Sierra felt exhilarated. She'd never been
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Speaker 1: outside of the kingdom before, and it was especially exciting
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Speaker 1: to be exploring a new magical land With her mother
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Speaker 1: by her side, Sierra and the Queen walked along the
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Speaker 1: path through Sleepy Forest, enjoying the morning sun breaking through
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Speaker 1: the trees, and listening to the sounds of the forest.
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Speaker 1: Aside from the sound of birds singing and squirrels squeaking,
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Speaker 1: Sierra heard the occasional gentle rustling in the bushes, and
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Speaker 1: she could have sworn she could hear a faint jingling
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Speaker 1: in the air. She wondered if the talking sloth she
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Speaker 1: had met earlier was still anywhere around her mother. The
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Speaker 1: Queen walked with a spring in her step and smiled
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Speaker 1: delightedly as she led the way. She told Sierra all
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Speaker 1: about the times she had ventured into Sleepy Forest in
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Speaker 1: the past. She had met a myriad of friendly, talking animals,
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Speaker 1: and once she'd even seen a group of tiny elves
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Speaker 1: building a bridge over the river. The Queen seemed to
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Speaker 1: have lots of pleasant memories of sleep beforest and Sierra
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Speaker 1: couldn't wait to make her own. Eventually, Sierra and the
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Speaker 1: Queen came upon a wooden bridge similar to the one
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Speaker 1: that the queen had mentioned. Sierra was in awe that
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Speaker 1: her mother's story was true, and the Queen giggled at
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Speaker 1: her daughter's fascinated expression. Shall we cross the bridge, the
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Speaker 1: queen asked Sierra eagerly. Sierra was speechless and could only
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Speaker 1: nod in response. Both royal ladies walked over the bridge
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Speaker 1: in their wellington boots and beautiful long dresses and continued
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Speaker 1: their stroll on the other side. They walked for a while,
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Speaker 1: but they did not come across any talking animals. It
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Speaker 1: seemed that either the magical creatures were hiding or didn't
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Speaker 1: live in these parts. Sierra was starting to grow disappointed
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Speaker 1: that she might not see any more talking animals when
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Speaker 1: the Queen paused and whispered to Sierra, over there through
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Speaker 1: the trees. Sierra squinted in the direction her mother was pointing, and,
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Speaker 1: to her amazement, saw a young dinosaur with a long
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Speaker 1: neck trotting through the trees. The dinosaur appeared to be
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Speaker 1: practicing its whistle, but its notes were slightly off key,
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Speaker 1: and Sierra grinned at its adorable attempts. Sierra couldn't believe
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Speaker 1: she was seeing a real life dinosaur. She thought they
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Speaker 1: were extinct, but her mother whispered to her that anything
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Speaker 1: was possible. In sleepy forest. Sierra wondered what other marvelous
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Speaker 1: creatures were hiding amongst the trees. Can we say hello?
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Speaker 1: Sierra whispered back to her mother. But she needn't have
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Speaker 1: bothered asking as right on cue, the young dinosaur spotted
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Speaker 1: Sierra and the Queen through the trees and began plodding
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Speaker 1: over to see them. Hello, the little dinosaur called out
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Speaker 1: in a sweet voice. Sierra mustered up the courage to
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Speaker 1: speak back to the dinosaur and greeted it in return.
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Speaker 1: The friendly young dinosaur introduced himself. My name is Dewey,
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Speaker 1: he said, cheerfully. What are your names? Sierra informed Dewey
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Speaker 1: the dinosaur that she was called Princess Sierra, and she
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Speaker 1: was with her mother, the Queen of Pearlasia. Wow, the
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Speaker 1: dinosaur gasped as he took in the two royal ladies.
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Speaker 1: Dewey the dinosaur lowered his head in a deep bow.
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Speaker 1: What an honor to meet a queen and a princess,
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Speaker 1: he said. The queen smiled graciously, and Sierra returned a
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Speaker 1: curtsey to Dewey's polite bow. What brings you into sleepy
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Speaker 1: forest this morning, the long necked dinosaur asked, politely, Are
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Speaker 1: you lost? Princess Sierra replied that they weren't lost. Her
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Speaker 1: mother was showing her around Sleepy Forest as she had
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Speaker 1: only just discovered it. They had a royal parade to
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Speaker 1: return home for later. The young dinosaur's ears pricked at
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Speaker 1: the mention of the parade, and his shiny black eyes
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Speaker 1: lit up. Will there be noble steeds at your parade,
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Speaker 1: the little dinosaur asked breathlessly. Princess Sierra wasn't sure what
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Speaker 1: a noble's deeed was, and she turned to her mother
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Speaker 1: with a look of confusion. The Queen confirmed that yes,
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Speaker 1: there would be noble steeds in the parade. She informed
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Speaker 1: Sierra that noble steeds were the royal horses that pulled
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Speaker 1: their carriages and allowed the royal family to ride around
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Speaker 1: on horseback. The youthful dinosaur's mouth hung open with longing.
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Speaker 1: I've always wanted to be a noble steed, Dewey confessed,
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Speaker 1: It has been my dream for as long as I
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Speaker 1: can remember. Jury The dinosaur explained that he had always
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Speaker 1: looked up to the majestic horses that grew up to
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Speaker 1: become noble steeds for royalty. He longed to grow up
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Speaker 1: to be just as tall and strong as them, and
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Speaker 1: maybe one day be lucky enough to carry out important
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Speaker 1: duties as they do, although there weren't many jobs like
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Speaker 1: that in Sleepy Forest, and certainly not for dinosaurs like him.
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Speaker 1: You could become a noble steed if you really want to,
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Speaker 1: Princess Sierra encouraged him. The little dinosaur sulked disappointedly and
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Speaker 1: responded sadly, I can't. I'm only a dinosaur. Dinosaurs aren't
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Speaker 1: regal enough to work for royal families. My big clumsy
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Speaker 1: feet couldn't keep up with the graceful horses. Sierra looked
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Speaker 1: at the sweet young dinosaur. He didn't seem clumsy and
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Speaker 1: ungraceful to her. He looked like he was the perfect
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Speaker 1: size for someone to ride if they were as short
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Speaker 1: as Sierra. Then a light bulb clicked in Sierra's mind.
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Speaker 1: She excused herself and her mother for a moment and
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Speaker 1: whispered in her mother's ear, what if Dewey could be
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Speaker 1: Sierra's noble's deed. Sierra turned back to the young dinosaur,
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Speaker 1: who was patiently waiting, and smiled, how would you like
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Speaker 1: to be my noble's deed for the day, She suggested,
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Speaker 1: you could come back to the Kingdom with us and
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Speaker 1: take part in the royal Parade this afternoon. Then when
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Speaker 1: you're ready to come home, we'll bring you back. Dewey
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Speaker 1: the Dinosaur was flabbergasted. It was so unexpected that he
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Speaker 1: didn't know what to say. After a few moments, the
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Speaker 1: dinosaur nodded his head vigorously. Yes, please, I would love that,
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Speaker 1: he cried Princess Sierra and the Queen smiled happily and
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Speaker 1: began to lead the way back along the path through
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Speaker 1: sleepy forest. It wouldn't be long until the Royal Parade began,
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Speaker 1: and they needed to get their new guest of honor
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Speaker 1: ready for the occasion. The young dinosaur was a bit
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Speaker 1: nervous about walking in the parade. He had never done
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Speaker 1: anything like it before, and he was worried he might
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Speaker 1: stumble or fall flat on his face in front of everyone,
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Speaker 1: but Sierra assured him that they would practice before the
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Speaker 1: parade began. Sierra climbed upon Dewey the Dinosaur's bag and
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Speaker 1: he practiced walking with her riding on top of him.
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Speaker 1: At first, it felt strange to have somebody sitting on
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Speaker 1: his back, but after a few minutes the dinosaur got
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Speaker 1: used to it, and he found his stride. Sierra wasn't
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Speaker 1: very heavy, and she was right. The dinosaur was the
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Speaker 1: perfect height for someone like her to ride. Dewey. The
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Speaker 1: dinosaur carried Sierra all the way back to the gate
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Speaker 1: to the Royal Kingdom, and she hopped off upon arrival.
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Speaker 1: The Royal Attendants were already waiting at the gate and
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Speaker 1: were baffled when they saw Sierra arrive riding on a dinosaur,
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Speaker 1: and not just any dinosaur, a talking dinosaur. The Queen
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Speaker 1: requested that the Royal Attendants prepare the young dinosaur accordingly
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Speaker 1: for the parade. He would need to wear some of
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Speaker 1: their noble steeds finest accessories for the event. While Princess
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Speaker 1: Sierra and her mother went to get changed for the parade,
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Speaker 1: the Royal Attendants dressed the young dinosaur for the procession too.
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Speaker 1: They placed a sparkling gold saddle on his back and
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Speaker 1: draped a pink pair of reins over his stately neck.
00:25:50
Speaker 1: To top it all off, they gave him a golden
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Speaker 1: helmet to wear on his head with a pale pink
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Speaker 1: feather poking out of the top. The young dinosaur looked
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Speaker 1: at himself in the mirror and twirled with elation. He
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Speaker 1: looked absolutely glorious. Dewey the dinosaur was led to the
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Speaker 1: horse's stables, where the official royal horses were preparing for
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Speaker 1: the parade. The young dinosaur gazed at the impressive noble
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Speaker 1: steeds with awe. They were just as radiant up close
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Speaker 1: as they were from afar. The royal horses varied in
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Speaker 1: colors of white, black, and brown, with elaborate armor covering
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Speaker 1: their bodies. After some time, Princess Sierra arrived at the
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Speaker 1: stables in a white, sparkling dress and matching silver slippers.
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Speaker 1: Her ring lick curls were all piled up on top
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Speaker 1: of her head, and she looked like a true princess.
00:27:10
Speaker 1: She noticed that Dewy appeared nervous despite his fabulous costume
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Speaker 1: for the parade. Sierra asked him if he was excited,
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Speaker 1: and the dinosaur meekly replied, surely, I can't be expected
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Speaker 1: to walk amongst these amazing noble steeds. I will look
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Speaker 1: out of place. Sierra smiled reassuringly and patted him on
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Speaker 1: his side. You might be different to the royal horses,
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Speaker 1: but it doesn't make you any less significant, she said,
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Speaker 1: you are just as special and important as anyone here.
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Speaker 1: You're going to be my noble steed, and you're perfect
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Speaker 1: for the job because the others are too big for
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Speaker 1: me to ride. The young dinosaur perked up at Sierra's
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Speaker 1: words and smiled shyly. She was right. His dream was
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Speaker 1: about to come true, and he wasn't going to let
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Speaker 1: his nerves ruin the moment for him. Sierra climbed up
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Speaker 1: onto the golden saddle on his back and grabbed the reins.
00:28:39
Speaker 1: Let's have one more practice before we go, she whispered
00:28:44
Speaker 1: into her new friend's ear. By the time the royal
00:28:50
Speaker 1: parade began, they had practiced their walk to perfection, and
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Speaker 1: Dewey felt much more confident and ready to go. The
00:29:01
Speaker 1: doors to the stables opened and all of the noble
00:29:06
Speaker 1: steeds were led out into their procession positions. Four huge
00:29:14
Speaker 1: royal horses were strapped up to the King and Queen's
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Speaker 1: golden carriage, while four royal guards rode on the backs
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Speaker 1: of the others. Meanwhile, Princess Sierra rode the young Dinosaur
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Speaker 1: out to the front of them all to lead the
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Speaker 1: way through the streets. As they reached their position and
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Speaker 1: prepared for the parade to begin. Sierra could sense that
00:29:47
Speaker 1: Dewy the Dinosaur was nervous, so she leaned down and
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Speaker 1: whispered into his ear, just take a deep breath, everything
00:30:01
Speaker 1: will be absolutely fine. As the trumpets sounded and the
00:30:09
Speaker 1: royal parade began, the noble steeds started to move forward,
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Speaker 1: and Dewey the Little Dinosaur led the way. As they
00:30:22
Speaker 1: all strode through the streets of the Kingdom of Perlasia.
00:30:27
Speaker 1: The people cheered and sang for joy as they admired
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Speaker 1: the noble steeds and waved to the royal family. But
00:30:37
Speaker 1: nobody stole the show quite like Dewey the Little Dinosaur.
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Speaker 1: Everyone was a standard to see the princess riding on
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Speaker 1: the back of a magical, sleepy forest dinosaur, and they
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Speaker 1: rejoiced and praised her for it. Dewey the Dinosaur beamed
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Speaker 1: a smile from ear to ear. His dream had come true.
00:31:07
Speaker 1: He was a noble steed for royalty, and it felt wonderful.
00:31:16
Speaker 1: Cheerful music played in the streets all afternoon, and the
00:31:22
Speaker 1: citizens of the kingdom were full of joy and goodwill.
00:31:27
Speaker 1: They hailed their kind King and Queen, and delighted in
00:31:32
Speaker 1: seeing Princess Sierra riding her very own, one of a
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Speaker 1: kind steed. By the time the royal parade had worked
00:31:44
Speaker 1: its way through the kingdom and back to the palace
00:31:48
Speaker 1: where it finished, everyone was thoroughly exhausted. Sierra climbed down
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Speaker 1: from Dewy's bag and gave him a hug. You were magnificent,
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Speaker 1: she told him. The little dinosaur's eyes were glistening with gratitude,
00:32:13
Speaker 1: and he stood so proudly that he appeared as if
00:32:18
Speaker 1: he had grown ten inches taller in the time it
00:32:22
Speaker 1: had taken to complete the parade. Dewey, the little dinosaur,
00:32:28
Speaker 1: smiled at Sierra and said wholeheartedly, thank you, Princess for
00:32:37
Speaker 1: making my dream come true. It was late in the afternoon,
00:32:45
Speaker 1: and the sun would soon set. It was about time
00:32:51
Speaker 1: that the young dinosaur returned to Sleepy Forest in time
00:32:56
Speaker 1: for bed. Princess Sierra and the Queen led Dewy back
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Speaker 1: through the palace grounds and opened up the gate to
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Speaker 1: Sleepy Forest. As the young dinosaur was about to pass
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Speaker 1: through the gate and walk home, Sierra stopped him briefly
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Speaker 1: in his tracks. I almost forgot, she said, I have
00:33:27
Speaker 1: something for you to take so that everyone will believe
00:33:31
Speaker 1: you when you tell them, you are a Princess's noble steed.
00:33:38
Speaker 1: She pulled out from behind her back the gold helmet
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Speaker 1: that Dewy had worn in the parade and placed it
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Speaker 1: back on his head. The little dinosaur grinned and stood
00:33:53
Speaker 1: satisfied with his splendid helmet on his head. Princess Sierra
00:34:01
Speaker 1: gave Dewey the Dinosaur one last hug and the Queen
00:34:07
Speaker 1: curtsied in farewell. Then, with one last declaration of his
00:34:14
Speaker 1: gratitude to the Queen and Princess for their kindness and generosity,
00:34:20
Speaker 1: he trotted back off into Sleepy Forest to tell all
00:34:24
Speaker 1: of his friends about his incredible day. Princess Sierra watched
00:34:32
Speaker 1: her magical friend disappear into the mystical Sleepy Forest, and
00:34:39
Speaker 1: she felt a pang of longing to follow him. She
00:34:44
Speaker 1: wanted to explore more of Sleepy Forest and the other
00:34:48
Speaker 1: creatures who lived within it. She wanted to learn about
00:34:53
Speaker 1: their hopes and dreams and befriend them and help them
00:34:58
Speaker 1: in whatever way she could. The Queen took her hand
00:35:05
Speaker 1: and Sierra looked up at her mother dreamily. The Queen chuckled, and,
00:35:12
Speaker 1: as if reading Sierra's mind, said, There's always tomorrow for
00:35:19
Speaker 1: now it's time for your royal bed. As Sierra followed
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Speaker 1: her mother back to her bedchamber to relax for the night,
00:35:33
Speaker 1: Sierra couldn't help thinking about Sleepy Forest and Dewey the
00:35:38
Speaker 1: Little Dinosaur. That night. As her head hit the pillow,
00:35:46
Speaker 1: she dreamed of the adventures she would go on with
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Speaker 1: her future Sleepy Forest friends, and she slept peacefully in
00:35:57
Speaker 1: the knowledge that the magical forest was only just outside
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Speaker 1: the palace walls.