In tonight’s bedtime story for kids, we'll be meeting a sleepy leprechaun named Shamrock, as he walks through the forest and helps seven friendly fairies on the way. 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. First things first, I'd like to say welcome
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Speaker 1: to our new Coco Club members, Sol and Columba. We're
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Speaker 1: so happy to have you, Thank you for joining. I'd
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Speaker 1: also like to say a big hello to our friend
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Speaker 1: Hayden and his little sister Parker, who are kind enough
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Speaker 1: to wish me a happy Valentine's Day in February. Thank you, Hayden,
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Speaker 1: and I'd like to wish you a happy Saint Patrick's Day.
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Speaker 1: In fact, Happy Saint Patrick's Day to everyone, especially to
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Speaker 1: Lilly Patrick, who we know because her mum wrote to
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Speaker 1: us has a birthday on Saint Patrick's Day. Saint Patrick's
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Speaker 1: Day is an Irish holiday where there's parties and parades,
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Speaker 1: singing and dancing as the people who live there celebrate
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Speaker 1: their home. Have any of you Coco Sloopers ever been
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Speaker 1: to Ireland? Some of you may even live there. It's
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Speaker 1: a beautiful country just over the sea from where I live,
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Speaker 1: where there's bright green hills and rocky beaches and lots
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Speaker 1: and lots of stories to be told in our own
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Speaker 1: little celebration. We would like to share a special story
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Speaker 1: with you tonight. It features fairies, wishes, and an Irish
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Speaker 1: mythical creature called a leprecorn. This leprecorn is called Shamrock,
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Speaker 1: and one day he goes on a walk through a
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Speaker 1: forest where he meets seven friendly fairies. The leprecorn helps
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Speaker 1: the fairies and in return they give him gold coins
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Speaker 1: to say thank you for his kindness. Each coin contains
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Speaker 1: a wish. Let's find out how Shamrock uses them. This
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Speaker 1: is the Sleepy Leprecorn by Gillian Rogerson. Once upon a time,
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Speaker 1: in a land called Ireland, there lived a friendly leprecorn
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Speaker 1: called Shamrock. The little leprecorn loved singing and dancing, and
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Speaker 1: most of all, he loved sleeping. Shamrock was a magic leprecorn,
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Speaker 1: and he had an enchanted flute that he would use
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Speaker 1: when someone needed help. One sunny day, Shamrock set off
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Speaker 1: for a stroll through a forest. He had a feeling
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Speaker 1: that his help might be needed that day somehow. As
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Speaker 1: he walked along, he soon came upon a small fairy
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Speaker 1: with red hair, green eyes, and wings in the shape
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Speaker 1: of hearts. She was standing outside a cottage which had
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Speaker 1: red rose growing around the door. There was a small
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Speaker 1: paintbrush in one of her hands and a paint pot
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Speaker 1: in the other. The red fairy was looking at the
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Speaker 1: paint pot with a concerned expression on her face. Shamrock
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Speaker 1: called out a friendly hello and walked over to the fairy.
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Speaker 1: He introduced himself and said, I couldn't help noticing that
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Speaker 1: something seems to be troubling you about that paint pot.
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Speaker 1: The red fairy looked at Shamrock, sighed gently and said,
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Speaker 1: I've completely run out of red paint. I've been to
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Speaker 1: the local shop and they don't have any either. She
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Speaker 1: told Shamrock her name was Rose, and she loved painting
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Speaker 1: hearts and red roses onto greeting cards. She would then
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Speaker 1: give the cards to her friends, family, and neighbors. She
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Speaker 1: loved see the joy on their faces when they received
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Speaker 1: one of her cards. Rose looked back at the empty
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Speaker 1: pot and shrugged. I suppose I'd have to paint something else,
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Speaker 1: but I do so love painting red hearts and flowers.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock took his flute from his pocket and told Rose
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Speaker 1: it had magical powers and that he could use them
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Speaker 1: to help her if you would like my help, that is,
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Speaker 1: he asked. Rose broke into a smile and said, I
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Speaker 1: would like that very much, thank you. The Leprechorn looked
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Speaker 1: at the ground in front of the fairy's cottage. An
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Speaker 1: idea came to him. He lifted the flute to his
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Speaker 1: mouth and began to play a soothing tune. A soft
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Speaker 1: melody drifted around the fairy and the leprecorn. It made
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Speaker 1: Rose smile and she swayed gently from side to side.
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Speaker 1: After a while, Shamrock stopped playing the flute. He told
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Speaker 1: Rose to look at the ground in front of her.
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Speaker 1: The little fairy did so and was astonished to see
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Speaker 1: roses slowly sprouting from the grass. They grew bigger and bigger,
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Speaker 1: and soon their velvety red petals opened. Inside the petals
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Speaker 1: were small paint pots which contained red paint. Shamrock told
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Speaker 1: Rose that the pots inside the roses were magical ones
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Speaker 1: and would never ever run out of red paint. For
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Speaker 1: a moment, Rose didn't know what to say. She gazed
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Speaker 1: at the magic flowers and slowly shook her head in disbelief.
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Speaker 1: She looked back at the thoughtful eprocorn and said, thank you,
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Speaker 1: thank you so much. I can't wait to start painting
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Speaker 1: more hearts and flowers. You are very welcome, Shamrock replied
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Speaker 1: with a smile. He was about to walk away, but
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Speaker 1: Rose reached into one of her pockets and pulled out
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Speaker 1: a gold coin. She gave it to Shamrock and said,
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Speaker 1: this is my way of saying thank you for your help.
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Speaker 1: This coin contains one wish and you can use it
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Speaker 1: for anything you want. Shamrock was touched by her kindness.
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Speaker 1: He took the coin, said good bye, and went on
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Speaker 1: his way. Very soon he met another fairy. This fairy
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Speaker 1: had spiky gold hair tipped with orange, and bright orange
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Speaker 1: wings that shimmered in the sunshine. The fairy was sitting
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Speaker 1: on a rock with her chin resting on her hands.
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Speaker 1: She was staring at the grass with a puzzled look
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Speaker 1: on her little face. Shamrock called out a cheerful hello
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Speaker 1: and introduced himself. He asked if something was bothering the fairy,
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Speaker 1: and if so, could he help. The orange fairy sighed
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Speaker 1: and said, I don't think any one can help me,
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Speaker 1: but thank you for your kind offer. She told Shamrock
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Speaker 1: her name was Blossom and she was usually a very
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Speaker 1: happy fairy, and from the moment she woke up she
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Speaker 1: always found something to be cheerful about loss and said,
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Speaker 1: but this morning I couldn't find anything at all to
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Speaker 1: be happy about, not a single thing. I think I've
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Speaker 1: lost my happiness somewhere. I don't know where to find it,
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Speaker 1: or even how to start looking for it. Shamrock said, kindly,
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Speaker 1: your happiness is always inside you, but sometimes you need
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Speaker 1: a little bit of help to wake it up. With
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Speaker 1: your permission, I would like to play my magical flute
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Speaker 1: for you. It might help. Blossom said, you can try,
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Speaker 1: but I'm not sure how a flute will help me.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock brought the enchanted flute to his mouth and blew
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Speaker 1: gently on it. A joyful melody came from the flute,
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Speaker 1: and musical notes magically appeared in the air. Blossom watched
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Speaker 1: the notes bob along on the gentle breeze. She stood
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Speaker 1: up and followed their journey. The notes floated into rays
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Speaker 1: of sunlight that streamed through the branches. Blossom walked into
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Speaker 1: the rays and felt the gentle warmth of the sun
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Speaker 1: on her skin. A small smile alighted on her face.
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Speaker 1: The musical notes bobbed away towards some fluttering butterflies. Blossom
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Speaker 1: followed the notes, and when she got closer to the butterflies,
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Speaker 1: they danced around her with their bright wings flapping slowly.
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Speaker 1: Blossom danced with the fairies, and her smile grew bigger.
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Speaker 1: The orange fairy followed the notes again, and they took
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Speaker 1: her closer to bees who were resting on flowers and
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Speaker 1: buzzing quietly, and then over to some ladybirds who were
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Speaker 1: climbing tall blades of grass. Everything she saw filled Blossom's
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Speaker 1: heart with love and happiness, and her smile grew even bigger.
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Speaker 1: Her orange wings glowed brightly. Shamrock stopped playing his flute
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Speaker 1: and lowered it. The musical notes faded away, but Blossom
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Speaker 1: continued to smile at the beauty of her surroundings. Shamrock
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Speaker 1: asked how she was feeling. Why wonderful, Just wonderful, Blossom replied,
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Speaker 1: her eyes full of joy. I'd forgotten just how beautiful
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Speaker 1: this forest is, and just looking more closely at it
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Speaker 1: has made me feel so happy and warm inside. Thank
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Speaker 1: you so much for helping me, Shamrock said she was
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Speaker 1: very welcome. Before he could say goodbye and continue on
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Speaker 1: his journey, Blossom gave him a fairy coin just as
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Speaker 1: Rose had done and told him it contained one wish.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock took the coin, said thank you, and went on
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Speaker 1: his way. He let out a small yawn. Playing the
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Speaker 1: flute always made him sleepy. He carried on walking through
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Speaker 1: the forest, humming gently to himself and letting out the
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Speaker 1: occasional yawn. Very soon he came upon another fairy who
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Speaker 1: was standing in the middle of a sun dappled glade.
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Speaker 1: This fairy had long yellow hair, with a small sunflower
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Speaker 1: tucked behind one ear. A daisy chain hung around her neck,
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Speaker 1: and her pale yellow wings were shaped like daisy petals.
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Speaker 1: The fairy didn't notice Shamrock because she was looking at
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Speaker 1: her legs in confusion. She was mumbling something to herself.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock didn't catch her words, but he could tell something
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Speaker 1: was troubling her. Shamrock politely cleared his throat and said, hello, there,
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Speaker 1: I do hope I'm not disturbing you, but may I
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Speaker 1: ask is something bothering you? The yellow fairy looked at
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Speaker 1: Shamrock and said, hello, You're not disturbing me at all.
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Speaker 1: Something is bothering me, and I don't know what to
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Speaker 1: do about it. I have to make up a new
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Speaker 1: dance for a summer ball that's coming up. I love dancing,
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Speaker 1: and I've made up many dances before, but for some reason,
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Speaker 1: I can't think of any new moves at all. I've
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Speaker 1: been trying all morning, but I haven't managed to come
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Speaker 1: up with even one new step. I think my legs
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Speaker 1: have forgotten how to dance. Oh, she sighed and shook
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Speaker 1: her head at her legs. Shamrock gently said, perhaps you
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Speaker 1: should stop thinking about a new dance and perform one
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Speaker 1: that you already know, one that might be easier for
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Speaker 1: your legs. If you like, I can plain my flute.
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Speaker 1: It's a magical one and it might work its magic
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Speaker 1: on your dancing legs. Shamrock gave his name, and then
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Speaker 1: took his flute from his pocket and showed it to
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Speaker 1: the yellow fairy. The fairy smiled and said her name
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Speaker 1: was Sunbeam. She thought performing a dance that she knew
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Speaker 1: well was an excellent idea. Shamrock began to play a
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Speaker 1: light and cheerful melody on his magical flute. The joyful
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Speaker 1: song echoed around the glade. A smile appeared on Sunbeam's face,
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Speaker 1: and she started to tap her feet. Then she swayed
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Speaker 1: from side to side and waved her hands in the air.
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Speaker 1: Her smile grew bigger, and her legs skipped back and
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Speaker 1: forth in a jaunty movement. Shamrock continued playing his upbeat tune,
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Speaker 1: and Sunbeam twirled across the soft grass and whirled around
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Speaker 1: the trees. She hopped onto a rock and had a boogie.
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Speaker 1: She laughed with delight as she got lost in her dance.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock began to tap his feet and he jigged from
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Speaker 1: side to side. The little fairy jumped off the rock
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Speaker 1: and jigged and jived across the grass. Her eyes suddenly
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Speaker 1: widened and she said, Oh, I'm making up a new
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Speaker 1: dance right now. My legs know exactly what to do.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock played his lovely tune while Sunbeam continued to create
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Speaker 1: a new dance. A ray of sun shone down on
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Speaker 1: the dancing fairy and made her wings sparkle and shimmer.
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Speaker 1: When Sunbeam came to the end of her dance, she
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Speaker 1: held her arms out and bowed to her audience of one.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock stopped playing his flute and gave her an enthusiastic
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Speaker 1: round of applause. He said her dance was very aggressive,
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Speaker 1: and he was sure she'd be a hit at the
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Speaker 1: summer Ball. Sunbeams smiled at Shamrock and said, it's all
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Speaker 1: thanks to you. I'm going to practice my new dance.
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Speaker 1: I think I can make it even better. The little
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Speaker 1: yellow fairy gave Shamrock a gold coin to thank him
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Speaker 1: for his help. Shamrock said thank you, and with a
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Speaker 1: wave of goodbye, he went on his way. The happy
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Speaker 1: leprecorn walked on and thought about the fairies he had
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Speaker 1: helped and the coins they had given him. He didn't
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Speaker 1: know what to wish for, but thought something might occur
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Speaker 1: to him later. He walked on some more, yawning now
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Speaker 1: and again and wondering if it was time for his
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Speaker 1: nap yet. Very soon he met another fairy in the forest.
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Speaker 1: This fairy was wearing a green tunic over gold trousers.
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Speaker 1: He had curly emerald green hair, and his wings were
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Speaker 1: shaped like leaves. The little fairy was frowning and looking
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Speaker 1: behind a rock, as though possibly searching for something. Shamrock
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Speaker 1: called out a friendly hello and walked over to the
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Speaker 1: green fairy. He asked if he was looking for something.
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Speaker 1: The green fairy looked at Shamrock and smiled. He said, indeed,
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Speaker 1: I'm looking for something. I have lost my shoes somewhere.
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Speaker 1: I had them this morning, but I've lost them somewhere.
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Speaker 1: He lifted one of his bare feet and wriggled his toes.
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Speaker 1: I'll have to find them soon because my feet are
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Speaker 1: getting cold. The fairy introduced himself and said his name
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Speaker 1: was Ashleigh. Shamrock gave his name and asked Ashleigh if
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Speaker 1: he would like help finding his shoes. Ashley nodded and
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Speaker 1: said he would like that. Shamrock asked Ashleigh where he
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Speaker 1: had been that morning. Ashley scratched his head and replied, everywhere.
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Speaker 1: I have walked all through the forest. I love walking
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Speaker 1: through the forest and looking at the beautiful trees. Sometime
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Speaker 1: I lie down beneath the trees and take a nap.
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Speaker 1: I've had five naps already today. I must have taken
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Speaker 1: my shoes off during one of my naps, but now
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Speaker 1: I can't remember which tree I slept beneath. I suppose
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Speaker 1: I'll have to go back through the forest and look
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Speaker 1: under every tree. But I'm so very tired. Ooh, he
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Speaker 1: let out along long yawn. Shamrock yawned too. When the
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Speaker 1: leprecorn finished yawning, an idea popped into his head. He
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Speaker 1: pulled the flute from his pocket and said to the fairy,
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Speaker 1: you don't have to go looking for your shoes, because
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Speaker 1: I can ask them to come to us. This flute
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Speaker 1: is magical, and if I play a certain tune, your
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Speaker 1: shoes should walk towards us. Shamrock gave the Green Fairy
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Speaker 1: a little grin. Well that's what should happen. I've never
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Speaker 1: tried to do this before. Shall we give it a go.
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Speaker 1: Ashley nodded and said, shall I sing a song at
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Speaker 1: the same time, I could ask my shoes to come
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Speaker 1: back to me. Shamrock smiled and said that was a
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Speaker 1: wonderful suggestion. The Leprecorn played his flute and Ashley sang
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Speaker 1: a song and asked his shoes to please return to him.
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Speaker 1: At first, nothing happened, no shoe appeared from any direction,
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Speaker 1: but the Leprecorn and the Green Fairy didn't give up.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock continued playing his flute and Ashley continued singing to
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Speaker 1: his lost shoes. After a while, a slight rustling sound
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Speaker 1: came from the grass in front of the fairy and neprecorn.
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Speaker 1: The rustling got louder and then a pair of green
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Speaker 1: shoes danced through the grass and over to Ashley. He
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Speaker 1: smiled at the shoes and picked them up. He gave
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Speaker 1: them a hug and promised never to lose them again.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock lowered his flute and smiled at the happy fairy.
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Speaker 1: Ashley gave Shamrock a gold coin as I thank you.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock took the coin with thanks, said goodbye, and went
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Speaker 1: on his way. As he walked along, Shamrock heard the
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Speaker 1: soothing sound of running water. He followed the sound through
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Speaker 1: the forest and into a lagoon. The little blue Fairy
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Speaker 1: was sitting cross legged at the side of the shimmering water,
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Speaker 1: with a wistful expression on his face. He had long
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Speaker 1: blue hair that hung over his shoulders in gentle waves,
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Speaker 1: and the shape of them reminded Shamrock of the sea.
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Speaker 1: The fairy sparkling blue wings were covered in raindrop shaped sequins.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock walked over to the fair and sat at his side.
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Speaker 1: The blue fairy looked at the leprechorn, smiled and said hi. Hi.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock replied, He introduced himself and said, this is a
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Speaker 1: lovely lagoon and the water looks very inviting. The fairy
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Speaker 1: nodded in agreement. He said his name was River, and
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Speaker 1: he loved looking at the calm water of the lagoon.
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Speaker 1: He also loved looking at the meandering streams that ran
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Speaker 1: through the forest and the waterfalls that cascaded over the rocks.
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Speaker 1: He said that looking at water always made him feel
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Speaker 1: so peaceful. A dreamy look came into the fairy's blue eyes,
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Speaker 1: and he said, I've heard of a far away place
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Speaker 1: called the ocean. It sounds amazing. I'd love to visit
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Speaker 1: it one day, but I don't know how to get there. Ah.
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Speaker 1: He sighed softly and turned his gaze back to the water.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock knew how he could help the fairy. He took
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Speaker 1: out his flute, showed it to River, and said, I
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Speaker 1: once met a kind mermaid who lives in the ocean.
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Speaker 1: She said that if I ever needed her help, all
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Speaker 1: I had to do was play a certain tune on
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Speaker 1: my feet and she would appear. If it's okay with you,
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Speaker 1: I can play that tune now, and when she appears,
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Speaker 1: I can ask her to show you the way to
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Speaker 1: the ocean. The fairy's little eyes grew wide in a
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Speaker 1: mixture of delight and astonishment. You would do that for me,
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Speaker 1: of course, Shamrock replied. He put the flute to his
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Speaker 1: mouth and played the special tune to summon his mermaid friend.
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Speaker 1: A few moments later, a beautiful mermaid magically appeared in
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Speaker 1: the lagoon. She had the same blue, wavy hair as River.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock said hello to his friend and explained about River's
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Speaker 1: wish to see the ocean. The mermaid smiled kindly at River,
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Speaker 1: held out her hand and said, I had magically transport
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Speaker 1: you to the ocean in a second. Can you swim?
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Speaker 1: River nodded eagerly and said he was a good swimmer
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Speaker 1: and could even swim under water. He put his little
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Speaker 1: hand into the mermaid's There was a flash of blue light,
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Speaker 1: and the mermaid and the fairy vanished. A gold coin
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Speaker 1: popped out of the water and landed on SHAMROCK's lap.
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Speaker 1: A faint call of the fairies thank you, echoed around
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Speaker 1: the lagoon. Shamrock put the coin with the others. He yawned.
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Speaker 1: He was very sleepy, but something told him his help
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Speaker 1: was still needed. He left the lagoon and went on
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Speaker 1: his way. He met an indigo colored fairy next, who
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Speaker 1: was called Lavender. Her wings were covered in tiny purple flowers,
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Speaker 1: and a soothing scent drifted from them whenever she flapped
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Speaker 1: her wings. After talking to the fairy, Shamrock discovered she
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Speaker 1: was having trouble falling asleep at night. Lavender explained, every
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Speaker 1: time I settled down in my bed, lots of thoughts
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Speaker 1: tumble into my head and whirl around trying to get
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Speaker 1: my attention. I can't seem to get rid of them.
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Speaker 1: Shamrock had also had trouble falling asleep in the past,
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Speaker 1: and he knew of a way to get rid of
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Speaker 1: the bothersome thoughts. He said to the tired fairy, can
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Speaker 1: you imagine your thoughts as tiny feathers that'll float in
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Speaker 1: front of you. Lavender closed her eyes and scrunched up
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Speaker 1: her face. She stayed like that for a few moments,
00:29:52
Speaker 1: then opened her eyes and sighed. She said she couldn't
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Speaker 1: imagine the feather at all. Let me help you, Shamrock said.
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Speaker 1: He played a magical tune on his flute, and pale,
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Speaker 1: purple feathers appeared in front of the fairy. The feathers
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Speaker 1: bobbed gently in the air. Shamrock told Lavender to take
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Speaker 1: some deep breaths and gently blow on the feathers, he said,
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Speaker 1: Imagine the feathers are your thoughts, and with every deep
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Speaker 1: breath you take and release, you're blowing the thoughts further
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Speaker 1: and further away, and soon you won't be able to
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Speaker 1: see them anymore. Lavender gazed softly at the feathers. She
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Speaker 1: took a deep breath and slowly let it out. The
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Speaker 1: feathers began to move away from her. She took some
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Speaker 1: more deep breath and concentrated on the feeling of slowly
00:31:18
Speaker 1: letting her breath out, over and over again. She breathed
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Speaker 1: slowly in and then out, and soon the feathers drifted
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Speaker 1: so far away that they couldn't be seen any longer.
00:31:39
Speaker 1: Lavender smiled softly and said she felt so very relaxed
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Speaker 1: and so very very sleepy. She settled down on the
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Speaker 1: soft grass and smiled happily. A gold coin floated from
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Speaker 1: the fairies hand and over to Shamrock. She gave him
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Speaker 1: a tired thank you, and then fell asleep. SHAMROCK's eyes
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Speaker 1: closed a little and a yawn escaped from him. He
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Speaker 1: was sleepy too, but he still had a feeling that
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Speaker 1: someone else needed his help. He continued walking through the
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Speaker 1: forest the sun moved towards the horizon and the sky
00:32:36
Speaker 1: grew a little darker. Shamrock walked through a clearing and
00:32:43
Speaker 1: noticed a fairy sitting on a tuft of grass. She
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Speaker 1: was wearing a dark purple dress that was dotted in
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Speaker 1: shiny star shaped sequins. Her ears were adorned with silver
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Speaker 1: star ear rings, and her silver wings twinkled brightly under
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Speaker 1: the darkening sky. The fairy looked SHAMROCK's way, smiled, and
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Speaker 1: invited him to sit down with her and stargaze for
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Speaker 1: a while. Shamrock smiled back and sat next to the fairy.
00:33:24
Speaker 1: They exchanged names, and he discovered her name was Violet,
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Speaker 1: and every night she would look at the stars and
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Speaker 1: get lost in their beauty. Violet said, I often wonder
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Speaker 1: what the stars would look like if they could dance,
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Speaker 1: and what they would sound like if they could sing.
00:33:50
Speaker 1: She laughed softly. But that's impossible, isn't it. Shamrock said,
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Speaker 1: anything was possible if you believed in magic. He explained
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Speaker 1: about his flute and then began to play a gentle
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Speaker 1: tune on it. The soft sound drifted up towards the
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Speaker 1: star studded sky. The leprecorn continued to play the magical tune,
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Speaker 1: and very soon something wonderful happened. The twinkling stars stretched
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Speaker 1: out their sparkling arms and legs, gave them a little shake,
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Speaker 1: and then began to slowly dance across the moonlit sky.
00:34:45
Speaker 1: Effortlessly and gracefully. They glided this way and that. The
00:34:53
Speaker 1: stars started to sing a light, joyful song. They sang
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Speaker 1: about the beauty of the earth below them, and all
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Speaker 1: the wonderful beings who lived in the forests, the oceans,
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Speaker 1: and the mountains. The little purple fairy at SHAMROCK's side
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Speaker 1: put her hands over her heart and gazed at the
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Speaker 1: stars in wonder and love. She swayed gently to the
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Speaker 1: soothing song. After a few mesmerizing minutes, the stars stopped
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Speaker 1: singing and returned to their original positions in the sky.
00:35:40
Speaker 1: They twinkled brightly and became still. Shamrock lowered his flute
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Speaker 1: and sent a silent thank you to the stars. Violet said,
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Speaker 1: I don't know how you made that happen, but it
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Speaker 1: was amazing. It's something I will never forget. Please take
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Speaker 1: this gold coin as my way of saying thank you.
00:36:17
Speaker 1: She gave him a coin and then lay down beneath
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Speaker 1: the stars and fell asleep. Shamrock put the coin with
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Speaker 1: the others. He had seven of them now, and he
00:36:34
Speaker 1: wasn't sure what to do with them. He knew he
00:36:38
Speaker 1: didn't want to keep the wishes for himself. He wanted
00:36:42
Speaker 1: to share them with the world. But how would he
00:36:46
Speaker 1: do that. He walked on a little further and wandered
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Speaker 1: into the meadow. He let his thoughts slowly drift wherever
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Speaker 1: they wanted to. Out of nowhere, a wonderful idea popped
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Speaker 1: into his mind, as if by magic. He stopped right
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Speaker 1: where he was and played a tune on his magical flute.
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Speaker 1: A large pot appeared in front of him. He placed
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Speaker 1: the seven gold coins into the pot and played another tune.
00:37:30
Speaker 1: Out of the pot arose a beautiful rainbow in seven colors.
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Speaker 1: Each color reminded him of the kind fairies who had
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Speaker 1: given him a wish. The rainbow grew bigger and bigger
00:37:48
Speaker 1: an arch across the night sky. The colors of the
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Speaker 1: rainbow glowed brightly, as if made out of stars. Shamrock
00:38:01
Speaker 1: used his flute for the last time that day and
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Speaker 1: sent magical wishes into the rainbow. He knew that any
00:38:12
Speaker 1: one who made a wish upon the rainbow would have
00:38:16
Speaker 1: their wish granted. Finally, it was time for the sleepy
00:38:24
Speaker 1: Leprecorn to rest. He settled down on the grass and
00:38:30
Speaker 1: gazed up at the shimmering rainbow. The rainbow began to
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Speaker 1: fade away, for the Leprecorn knew it would return over
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Speaker 1: and over again, and everyone around the world who saw
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Speaker 1: the rainbow would get to wish upon it.