In tonight's bedtime story for kids, we meet a family of teddy bears in Sleepy Forest. It is a beautiful sunny day and they have come up with the grand plan to go on a picnic, with a basket of yummy food and toys, and a whole host of good friends.
Relax, get sleepy, and let’s begin!
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Narrator 🎙️ Abbe Opher
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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to Koala Moon, 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. Tonight, we are back in Sleepy Forest with
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Speaker 1: a family of teddy Bears. It's a beautiful sunny day
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Speaker 1: and they have come up with the grand plan to
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Speaker 1: go on a picnic. I can't think of a better
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Speaker 1: way to spend a warm afternoon. Can you imagine all
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Speaker 1: the lovely things that they can pack to eat and drink?
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Speaker 1: Think about the games they might play whilst you're imagining.
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Speaker 1: Snuggle down in bed and have a lovely big stretch.
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Speaker 1: Breathe nice and slowly and deeply, breathing in and out,
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Speaker 1: breathing in and out. Will there be strawberries and cherries
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Speaker 1: in their picnic chocolate cake sandwiches? Maybe they've included some
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Speaker 1: special drinks too. Let's join them as they set off
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Speaker 1: to find the perfect picnic spot, and let's see who
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Speaker 1: they meet along the way. This is the Teddy Bear's
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Speaker 1: Picnic by Jillian Rogerson. It was a perfect Midsummer's day
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Speaker 1: in Sleepy Forest. The flowers were in full bloom, and
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Speaker 1: brightly colored butterflies flitted from petal to petal resting now
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Speaker 1: and again to bask in the soothing warmth of the sun.
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Speaker 1: Fluffy bumblebees chased each other through meadows full of orange
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Speaker 1: poppies and towering sunflowers. The air was scented with the
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Speaker 1: peaceful aroma of rose and lavender, with an added hint
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Speaker 1: of wild mint and rosemary. It was the perfect day
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Speaker 1: for slowing down and taking it easy. In the garden
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Speaker 1: of a cozy cottage, a family of teddy bears were
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Speaker 1: doing just that. The younger teddy bears, Alfie and Zara,
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Speaker 1: were lying on their tummies in the soft grass, their
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Speaker 1: chins resting on their paws. They were watching a tiny
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Speaker 1: ladybird expertly climb a long blade of grass. The ladybird
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Speaker 1: reached the top of the blade, opened her ruby red wings,
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Speaker 1: and soared elegantly to there was another stalk of grass.
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Speaker 1: She landed on the top of it, closed her wings,
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Speaker 1: and with a little whoop of joy, she slid down
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Speaker 1: the grass. The ladybird reached the ground, waved at the bears,
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Speaker 1: and ran over to the first blade of grass and
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Speaker 1: started the fun game all over again. The ladybird was
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Speaker 1: having a wonderful time on her climbing adventure, and the
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Speaker 1: Teddy Bears were having a wonderful time lying in the
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Speaker 1: warm grass and watching her, but Teddy Bear's parents were
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Speaker 1: also having a relaxing day. Mother Bear was reclining in
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Speaker 1: a deck chair and softly looking at the freshly washed
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Speaker 1: laundry on the washing line. Her gentle breeze moved through
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Speaker 1: the sheets and blankets, making them dance merrily. The soothing
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Speaker 1: aroma of linen drifted towards Mother Bear and made her smile.
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Speaker 1: She closed her eyes and listened to the sounds around her,
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Speaker 1: the children giggling, a gentle breeze whispering through the trees,
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Speaker 1: the soft buzz of the bees, and the happy sound
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Speaker 1: of Father Bear whistling as he painted the garden fence.
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Speaker 1: She let out a long, contented sigh. On the other
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Speaker 1: side of the garden, Father Bear had just finished painting
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Speaker 1: the last fence panel. He loved painting and found it
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Speaker 1: a very RESTful activity. He stood back and looked at
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Speaker 1: the fence to make sure he hadn't missed a spot.
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Speaker 1: His attention went to the apple trees near the fence,
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Speaker 1: where the sun kissed apples dangled like jewels on the branches.
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Speaker 1: Some of them were ripe for picking, and Father Bear
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Speaker 1: knew they would be delicious. Seeing the scrumptious apples gave
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Speaker 1: him an idea. He smiled to himself, this was the
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Speaker 1: perfect day for such an outing. He put the lid
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Speaker 1: on the painting and popped his brush into a tub
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Speaker 1: of liquid to clean it. He jogged lightly over to
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Speaker 1: Mother Bear and knelt at her side. He laid his
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Speaker 1: paw over hers. Mother Bhaer opened her eyes and smiled
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Speaker 1: at her husband. Father Bear said, isn't this a beautiful day?
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Speaker 1: Shall we go on a picnic? Mother Bear's face lit
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Speaker 1: up in delight, and she said you must have been
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Speaker 1: reading my mind, because I was thinking the same thing.
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Speaker 1: You tell the children, and I'll get the picnic hamper ready.
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Speaker 1: With a spring in her step, Mother Bear headed into
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Speaker 1: the cottage. Father Bear went over to the children and
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Speaker 1: lay on his tummy next to them. He watched the
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Speaker 1: Ladybird's climbing antics for a moment and said he wished
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Speaker 1: he could climb a blade of grass. His children chuckled.
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Speaker 1: Father Bear said, it's such a lovely day that your
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Speaker 1: mother and I have decided to have a family picnic.
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Speaker 1: As soon as he said the word picnic. The little
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Speaker 1: teddy bears leaped to their feet and jumped up and
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Speaker 1: down in joy. Sarah asked if she could take her
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Speaker 1: book about Dancing Ponies with her her dragon coloring in
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Speaker 1: book and her trumpet. Father Bear wasn't sure why Zoe
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Speaker 1: needed her trumpet, but he said yes anyway. Alfhi asked
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Speaker 1: if he could bring his skipping rope, his toy robot,
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Speaker 1: and his pajamas with alarmers on them. Father Bear wasn't
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Speaker 1: sure why Alfie needed his pajamas, but he said yes anyway.
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Speaker 1: The children raced into the cottage and began filling their
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Speaker 1: backpacks with everything they would need for the picnic. Father
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Speaker 1: Bear went into the kitchen and helped Mother Bear with
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Speaker 1: the picnic hamper. Together, they made a pile of honey
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Speaker 1: sandwiches using slices of soft bread. They chopped vegetables into
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Speaker 1: chunks and made delicious dips to go with them. Mother
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Speaker 1: and father Bear went into the garden and collected plump
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Speaker 1: raspberries and blackberries from the hedgerows. Father Bear remembered the
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Speaker 1: apple trees and picked a dozen ripe apples. Bottles were
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Speaker 1: filled to the brim with cold water and ice cubes.
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Speaker 1: Popped inside to keep the water extra cold. Everything went
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Speaker 1: into the picnic hamper. When it was full, Father Bear
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Speaker 1: closed the hamper and gave it a satisfied tap. Zara
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Speaker 1: and Alphy rushed into the kitchen with their backpacks in
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Speaker 1: place and hats on their heads. They asked if it
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Speaker 1: was time to go on the picnic. Father Bear picked
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Speaker 1: up the hamper and said, yes, it was time to go.
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Speaker 1: Mother Bear didn't say anything. She was looking at the
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Speaker 1: hamper with a puzzled look on her face. Father Bear
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Speaker 1: asked if something was bothering her. I'm not sure. Mother
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Speaker 1: Bear replied, I've got a feeling that I've forgotten something,
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Speaker 1: but I can't think what. She shook her head and
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Speaker 1: said it couldn't be anything important, and they had packed
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Speaker 1: plenty of food and drink. The Teddy Bears left their
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Speaker 1: cottage and set off on their picnic. Tzara skipped along
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Speaker 1: the forest path with her brother. She looked over her
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Speaker 1: shoulder and asked, where are we going to have our picnic?
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Speaker 1: In the middle of the meadow or at the side
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Speaker 1: of the river. I want to go to the park.
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Speaker 1: They've got lots of picnic tables there, Alfy said, or
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Speaker 1: maybe the big field where there's lots of room to
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Speaker 1: run around. Mother Bear considered their suggestions and said they
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Speaker 1: all sounded good and she couldn't decide which one to pick.
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Speaker 1: The children couldn't either. She suggested they kept on walking
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Speaker 1: and see how they felt further along the path. The
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Speaker 1: children nodded and continued skipping along. Rays of sunlight slanted
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Speaker 1: through the trees and cast flickering shadows across the path.
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Speaker 1: Warm summer breezes flowed over the bears and gently ruffled
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Speaker 1: their fur. Crickets chirped, and bumblebees buzzed. Birds tweeted happily
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Speaker 1: to each other from the tree tops. The teddy bears
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Speaker 1: carried on walking. Soon they came to the home of
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Speaker 1: one of their friends, a fluffy white rabbit, who was
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Speaker 1: sitting outside her burrow. Her bunnies were playing in the
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Speaker 1: grass near by. The rabbit waved the bears and asked
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Speaker 1: where they were going on a picnic. Father Bear replied,
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Speaker 1: what a great idea. The rabbit said, it's the perfect
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Speaker 1: day for such a lovely outing. I love sitting on
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Speaker 1: a picnic blanket and eating food in the fresh air.
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Speaker 1: There's nothing like it. Mother bear put her paw on
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Speaker 1: her forehead. A picnic blanket. I've forgotten to bring a blanket.
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Speaker 1: She shrugged. Well, there's nothing we can do about that now.
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Speaker 1: Our cottage is too far away for us to go
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Speaker 1: back for one. I suppose we can sit on the
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Speaker 1: grass instead. The white rabbit said they must have a
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Speaker 1: picnic blanket, and they could borrow hers. It was enormous
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Speaker 1: and the bears would easily fit on it with room
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Speaker 1: to spare. Mother Bear said that was a very kind offer,
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Speaker 1: and yes, please, they would love to borrow the blanket.
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Speaker 1: She had an idea and shared a look with father
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Speaker 1: Bear to see if he was thinking the same thing.
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Speaker 1: He was, because he said, why don't you and your
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Speaker 1: children join us on our picnic. We've got plenty of food.
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Speaker 1: The rabbit beamed in delight. She collected her children and
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Speaker 1: took them into the burrow to collect the picnic blanket
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Speaker 1: and some toys for her children. The rabbit family jumped
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Speaker 1: back out a minute later. The bunnies had little backpacks
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Speaker 1: with them, and their mother had an enormous blanket tucked
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Speaker 1: under her arm. Father Bear took the blanket and placed
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Speaker 1: it on top of the hamper. The little bunnies waved
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Speaker 1: to Tzara and Alfie and hopped over to them. The
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Speaker 1: white rabbit said, I don't know what's in their bags,
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Speaker 1: but I did see some pajamas going in there. Father
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Speaker 1: Bear laughed and said Alfie had packed his pajamas too.
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Speaker 1: The teddy bears continued on walking through the sunlit forest
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Speaker 1: with their rabbit friends at their side. Further along, they
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Speaker 1: came across another friend. This time it was a squirrel
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Speaker 1: who lived in a tree house. When he saw the
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Speaker 1: Teddy Bears and the rabbits, the squirrel ran down the
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Speaker 1: tree and said hello to them. He asked where they
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Speaker 1: were going. Father Bear told him about their picnic plans.
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Speaker 1: The squirrel grinned and said he loved picnic food, especially
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Speaker 1: the desserts. He rubbed his tummy and said his favorite
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Speaker 1: dessert was pecan pie topped with freshly whipped blueberry cream.
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Speaker 1: Mother Bear put her paw on her forehead and said, desserts.
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Speaker 1: I forgot to pack some desserts. The squirrel said he'd
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Speaker 1: made some pecan pies that very morning. He had plenty
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Speaker 1: to spare and asked if they would like some. He
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Speaker 1: had also whipped up some blueberry cream and they could
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Speaker 1: have some of that too. The bears and the rabbits
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Speaker 1: said they would love that. Thank you. The squirrel scampered
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Speaker 1: up the tree and disappeared into his house. Mother bear
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Speaker 1: shared a look with Father Bear. He nodded and smiled
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Speaker 1: at her. When the kind squirrel returned with a couple
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Speaker 1: of pies and a jug of freshly whipped cream, the
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Speaker 1: bears asked him to join their picnic. Father Bear said,
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Speaker 1: bring your twin brother too. The squirrel broke into a
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Speaker 1: huge smile and thanked them back up the tree. He
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Speaker 1: went and returned, this time with his twin brother. His
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Speaker 1: twin brother was carrying a guitar. The teddy bears, rabbits,
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Speaker 1: and squirrels continued on their journey along the path. They
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Speaker 1: felt very peaceful and happy. The sun shone warmly on
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Speaker 1: the traveling animals. The fresh air was scented with pine
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Speaker 1: trees and a wild herb. Along the way, they met
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Speaker 1: other animals who offered them food, drink, and other items
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Speaker 1: perfect for a picnic on a sunny day. Her fox
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Speaker 1: gave them chocolate chip cookies, popping candy cookies, and banana
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Speaker 1: bread still warm from the oven. A woodpecker gave them
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Speaker 1: bowls of freshly picked fruit, including scrumptious strawberries and plump plums.
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Speaker 1: He also offered them a jar of pickled gerkins, which
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Speaker 1: caused father Bear's face to light up. He loved pickled gerkins.
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Speaker 1: A couple of chipmunks offered to lend them a selection
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Speaker 1: of bat and ball games. When the animals couldn't decide
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Speaker 1: which ones to borrow, the chipmunk said they could have
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Speaker 1: them all, and an owl gave the animals some board
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Speaker 1: games and puzzle books. Mother and father invited all the
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Speaker 1: kind animals to join their picnic, and every one they
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Speaker 1: asked said yes. More picnic blankets were collected, and some
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Speaker 1: folding chairs too. Onwards, the party of picnicers traveled. Some
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Speaker 1: one started to sing some cheerful songs and everyone joined in.
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Speaker 1: The squirrel's twin brother played his guitar and Zara blew
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Speaker 1: on her trumpet. As the happy friends walked along, a
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Speaker 1: family of deer stepped out of the trees and asked
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Speaker 1: where everyone was going. When Father Bear said they were
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Speaker 1: going on a picnic, the biggest deer asked where they
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Speaker 1: were going to have the picnic. Father Bear looked at
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Speaker 1: Mother Bear. She said they hadn't decided on a place yet.
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Speaker 1: The deer said, if I may offer a suggestion, the
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Speaker 1: beach is always a wonderful place to have a picnic.
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Speaker 1: The young ones can play games in the sand or
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Speaker 1: paddle in the ocean, and others can relax in chairs
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Speaker 1: and maybe read a book or do a crossword puzzle.
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Speaker 1: The bears liked the idea of that and asked the
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Speaker 1: other animals what they thought. They all agreed the beach
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Speaker 1: was the ideal location for their picnic. The deer family
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Speaker 1: were invited to join the picnic too. The deer happily
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Speaker 1: accepted the invitation and brought with them beach games and
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Speaker 1: some more food, including delicious ice cream, which was eaten
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Speaker 1: on the last part of the journey. The picnic procession
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Speaker 1: wound through the trees and towards the beach. Soon the
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Speaker 1: animals heard the soothing sound of the ocean lapping at
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Speaker 1: the shore. They rounded a bend in the path and
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Speaker 1: the beach came into view. The golden sands stretched out
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Speaker 1: on either side. A few animals were lying on blankets
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Speaker 1: and enjoying the gentle heat of the sun. The sun
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Speaker 1: glinted off the vast blue ocean and seagulls dipped and
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Speaker 1: soared over the water. The teddy bears led the way
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Speaker 1: onto the beach and found the perfect spot to have
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Speaker 1: their picnic. Blankets were laid out in chairs set up.
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Speaker 1: The delicious food was put on the blankets, and cold
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Speaker 1: drinks were poured for everyone. When all the food was ready,
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Speaker 1: the animals sat down and tucked into the delicious feast.
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Speaker 1: One of the bunnies said the food tasted even better
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Speaker 1: when it was eaten outside. Everyone agreed. As the animals
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Speaker 1: ate their food, they gazed at the gentle waves and
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Speaker 1: watched as the water washed gently upon the shore. The
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Speaker 1: peaceful sound of the waves mingled with the soft chatter
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Speaker 1: coming from the animals. Everyone said it was the perfect
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Speaker 1: day for a pink and sharing it with friends made
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Speaker 1: it extra special. The youngest animals said they'd had enough
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Speaker 1: to eat and asked if they could dip their toes
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Speaker 1: in the ocean. Far The bear said he would take them.
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Speaker 1: He led the children down to the water's edge and
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Speaker 1: kept a watchful eye on the little ones as they
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Speaker 1: let the warm water trickle over their feet. Some of
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Speaker 1: them decided to play a game with the ocean and
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Speaker 1: jumped out of the way. As the water came closer.
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Speaker 1: They giggled in delight every time the wave missed, touching
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Speaker 1: their toes. Back at the picnic area, some of the
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Speaker 1: animals decided to set up games on the beach and
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Speaker 1: use the bats and balls that the chipmunks had brought
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Speaker 1: with them. The young animals returned from the water's edge
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Speaker 1: and asked if they could make sand castles. Buckets and
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Speaker 1: spades were produced, and the little animals became absorbed in
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Speaker 1: their creations. Alfi made a sand castle and proudly placed
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Speaker 1: his toy robot on the top of it. More games
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Speaker 1: were played on the beach and every one joined in.
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Speaker 1: Running around made the animals hungry, and the rest of
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Speaker 1: the picnic food was eaten with full tummies. The animals
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Speaker 1: rested on the various blankets and chairs and gazed once
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Speaker 1: more at the gentle waves of the ocean washing up
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Speaker 1: on the shore. The sun began to move towards the
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Speaker 1: horizon and shades of pale orange appeared in the sky.
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Speaker 1: Mother Bear noticed that a couple of the younger children
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Speaker 1: were yawning. She spoke to Father Bear and asked if
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Speaker 1: they should head home soon before the young ones fall asleep.
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Speaker 1: Father Bear said it was such a lovely day and
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Speaker 1: watching the sunset by the beach would be a wonderful
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Speaker 1: way to end it. With a twinkle in his kind eyes,
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Speaker 1: he added that if any little ones fell asleep, he
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Speaker 1: would carry them home. The sky turned from orange to
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Speaker 1: dusky pink. The sun moved closer towards the horizon and
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Speaker 1: sent the last of its rays dancing across the undulating
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Speaker 1: waves of the ocean. Some of the animals began to
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Speaker 1: play RESTful songs on the instruments they had brought with them.
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Speaker 1: Missus Bear asked her husband to sing one of his lullabies.
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Speaker 1: He had a lovely deep voice, and whenever he sang
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Speaker 1: to Tzara and Alfie, they would fall asleep in minutes.
00:24:22
Speaker 1: Father Bhaer chuckled and said he'd be happy to sing,
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Speaker 1: but if all the young ones fell asleep, might need
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Speaker 1: help carrying them home. Mother Beer smiled and said she
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Speaker 1: would help him, and so would the others. Father Bear
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Speaker 1: cleared his throat and began to sing. His wonderfully deep
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Speaker 1: voice carried across the beach, and those that heard it
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Speaker 1: stopped what they were doing and smiled. The picnic animals
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Speaker 1: listened to the peaceful tones coming from Father Bhaer, and
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Speaker 1: just as he suspected, some of the younger ones began
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Speaker 1: to fall asleep. Father beher came to the end of
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Speaker 1: his song and received a quiet round of applause. Zara
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Speaker 1: asked if she could read her bedtime story and held
00:25:28
Speaker 1: up her book about the dancing ponies. Mother Bhaer said
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Speaker 1: that was a great idea. The children who had brought
00:25:38
Speaker 1: pajamas quickly changed into them and sat in front of
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Speaker 1: Zara with eager looks on their little faces. Zara began
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Speaker 1: her story, and just like her father, she had a soothing,
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Speaker 1: calm voice, and it wasn't long before tired little eyes
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Speaker 1: began to close. The sun disappeared below the horizon, and
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Speaker 1: sways of pink and purple filled the sky. One by one,
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Speaker 1: The sparkling stars twinkled interview. Some of the children started
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Speaker 1: to count them, but fell asleep before they reached tenth.
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Speaker 1: The moon appeared from behind a cloud and cast moonbeams
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Speaker 1: across the dark blue ocean. Zarah finished her story, closed
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Speaker 1: her book, and yawned. Her little brother was fast asleep
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Speaker 1: on the blanket in front of her. She lay next
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Speaker 1: to him and closed her eyes. The old animals gazed
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Speaker 1: fondly at the sleeping animals. They knew they should be
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Speaker 1: heading home soon, but the beautiful sight of the evening
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Speaker 1: sky was too magical to miss. Mother Bear leaned against
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Speaker 1: Father Beer and said it had been a wonderful day.
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Speaker 1: Father Bear agreed and suggested they stay just a little
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Speaker 1: bit longer. When the animals of Sleepy Forests returned to
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Speaker 1: their homes later on and settled down in their cozy beds,
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Speaker 1: they dreamed of the lovely picnic they shared with dear
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Speaker 1: friends on a beautiful sunny day in summer.