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Welcome to Disney's Magic of

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Storytelling podcast, sponsored by Wake

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Med Children's, because inside every

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child is a story waiting

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to be told. Our

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storyteller is ABC 11 news

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anchor, Lauren Johnson. Sleeping

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beauty and amazing team.

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Aurora loved being a princess, but after

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spending so many years in a quiet

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cottage, her life at the castle was

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often a bit overwhelming. One

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day, Aurora was embellishing a flag for

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the upcoming joust. The whole kingdom gathered

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at this exciting event to watch knights

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compete on horseback, but Aurora

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noticed Samson, Philip's horse, was refusing to

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follow the stable hand into his stall.

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The prince is traveling so the horse

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won't get to compete in the joust,

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the stable hand said. It

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seems like we both could use some fresh air, Aurora

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said to Samson. I'd like to take

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you somewhere special. It

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was an awkward ride into town. Samson

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and Aurora had trouble finding a rhythm.

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Eventually, they reached the village. It was

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bustling. Just

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then, Aurora had an idea. What

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if we compete in the joust together? She whispered

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to Samson. Samson was overjoyed.

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He immediately raced to the field where

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he and Philip used to practice. You

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are amazing, Aurora exclaimed. Is this where

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I'm going to learn how to joust?

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Samson went eat and reply. In

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the joust, Aurora would have to thread a

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series of rings onto her lance, gallop down

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a straightaway and disarm the knight pitted against

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her. On the night before

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the tournament, Aurora revealed her plan to her

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parents. Since Philip won't be

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present for the joust tomorrow, I'd like to compete

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in his place. After

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a brief silence, her mother spoke. You're

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a new kind of princess, she said. It

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would be our honor to have you participate.

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The sun rose early the next

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morning. The townspeople gathered around the

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jousting arena excitedly waving flags and

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banners. Aurora and Samson took their

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place among the competitors. Their

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hearts raced as they surveyed the scene.

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No matter what happened, Aurora whispered

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to Sampson, we are a team. All

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of a sudden, their names were announced. It

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was time to compete. Sampson took off. Aurora

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lifted her lance and put it through all

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the rings on their path. Aurora

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and Sampson charged toward their opponent,

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the valiant Sir Caspar, from the

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kingdom of Blumenfest. Now,

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Aurora needed to disarm Sir Caspar,

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but their weapons kept getting locked.

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She had to try a different tactic. While

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Aurora was thinking of a new plan, Sir Caspar

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sent her lance flying through the air. With their

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weapon gone, Aurora and Sampson were

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defeated. At the

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end of the day, the winners were announced.

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Aurora and Sampson ended up in fourth place.

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Not bad for our first tournament, Aurora

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said with a wink. She and Sampson

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made an amazing team.