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Hello, friends, and welcome to

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sleep tight Stories.

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Bernice has been invited to a birthday

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party. She tells

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Papa Bear about her day and

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mentions she has been invited to

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Gertrude's birthday party.

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Bernice says she can't decide what to get

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her for a gift, and she and

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Papa Bear talk about it. Bernice

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gets invited to Gertrude's party.

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Are you sad that you don't have to wear glasses?

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Ethan asked as they walked from their bus

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stop to Bernice's house. Gertrude

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said that she would have to get at some because

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everything was blurry and she couldn't

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see the board in class.

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I don't think it's that bad, but maybe

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she will have to wear them. I

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don't think it's a big deal, but I was

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kind of excited to wear them.

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Do you think you will have to get glasses? Bernice

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asked. Maybe.

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I don't know when my next eye checkup is.

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My mother handles all these things and

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I just go for the treats. Ethan

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said as they arrived at Bernice's house.

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You get treats when you go to the eye doctor,

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Bernice asked, Usually,

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when I have to go to the doctor, dentist,

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or any of those boring appointments.

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My mother will get me a treat. She

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said that I used to be difficult when I

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wasn't as grown up as I am now,

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and that promising me a treat was

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my reward for cooperating and

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having good behavior. Nah,

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I sometimes get treats when I go, but

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not always. Lately,

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my mama has been more strict about vegetables

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and stuff like that. My

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mother makes me eat egg plant.

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Yeah, I would eat your

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papa's cookies over eggplant any

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day. Eggplant is too squishy.

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Huh huh, Yeah, I think I would

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too. Well.

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I better hurry to my grandmother's. She

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starts to worry if I am super late, Ethan

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said as he walked away. Okay,

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see you tomorrow. Ethan by

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her niece walked up the steps and into

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the front door of her small house. After

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she closed the door, she sat

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down on the floor to take off her sneakers,

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a habit she started when taking off

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her stubborn winter boots. Whenever

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she would sit down, Cookie would

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immediately come to greet her and give her

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some headbite.

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Papa, I am home. I

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was talking to Ethan for a couple of seconds,

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so that is why I might be a little bit late.

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Something smell super duper yummy,

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and I bet it isn't eggplant.

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You know where I am, little bear, Papa

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Bear said in his super low voice.

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Just then, running around the corner

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came Cookie. Hi,

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Cookie, Thank you for coming

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to say hello and giving me headbuts

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and purs. Did you miss me today?

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I missed you, even though I am

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always super busy at school. What

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did you do today? I

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learned that cats mostly sleep during

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the day and play at night. If

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that is true, then why do you

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sleep with me every night? Maybe

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you are just the most special cat

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in the whole world. After

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she gave cookies some pets and put her

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sneakers and jacket away, Bernice

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ran into the kitchen to see what treats

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Papa Bear had prepared for them. Hi,

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Papa, it's warmer outside

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today, but my science teacher

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said that there might be a snowstorm coming.

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Isn't that super strange. It's

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not that unusual, little bear, though

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I prefer it not to snow. It

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will soon be time for you and me to prepare

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our garden for the summer, Papa

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Bear said, as he was putting some cookies

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on a plate, washing

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her hands, Bernice said, Yeah,

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I think I will plant cookies, flowers,

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chocolate trees, and cotton

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candy bushes this year, and

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some carrots for Bobby so that he

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can make some funny stinks. That

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sounds like quite a garden, little

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Bear. I think maybe you have

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been thinking about our bedtime stories,

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Papa Bear said, as he poured

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some milk into a glass for Bernice

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and tea into a cup for himself. Yeah,

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I think it's time you told me some more. It's

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been like a hundred months or something.

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Ha ha, that's a long time.

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We have been pretty busy lately, and

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we've been super tired, Papa

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Bear said with a yawn. Don't

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start yawning yet, Papa, it's

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too early to go to sleep. Bernice

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said, also starting to

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yawn. That's true.

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I made you some chewy coconut

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cookies today, Papa Bear said. They

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are yummy, yummy, delicious, Bernice

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said, after taking a great

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big bite.

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So tell me about your day, little

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bear. Did you get to go outside

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on break The weather was pretty

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nice. The sun was shining,

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the sky was blue, and

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it was so nice. I even

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went for a run at lunch. Papa Bear

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said, you went for a

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run, Papa. Maybe someday

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you will be as fast as Mama and I. Bernice

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said, teasing a little bit. School

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was okay, except Bobby

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wasn't in school today. It's

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strange because he never misses

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school, even when the teachers get

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upset at him for making jokes when he

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isn't supposed to and stuff. Our

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homeroom teacher said that he had

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all his doctor's appointments scheduled

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for one day, which is kind

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of funny because he doesn't like going

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to any kind of doctor. I

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think his parents have been pretty busy lately,

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so they might have scheduled his dentist

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appointment and check up on the same day.

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I bet that wouldn't be very fun for Bobby,

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Papa Bear said, with a smile. Can

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I check in on him later on the pad, Papa,

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I just want to make sure that he isn't too traumatized.

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You can chat with him for a little while, Papa

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Bear said, I am sure he

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is fine. I bet his mother

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took him out for lunch to make the day a bit more

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special. Yeah,

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Ethan said, his mother took him out for ice

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cream. The last time he had to go to the doctor,

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so I guess it's not that unusual anyway.

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It was a bit quieter today without Bobby

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around. Nobody has

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as many bad jokes as he does.

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But guess what, Papa. During

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lunchtime, Gertrude said she

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was going to have some friends over for her birthday

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and I was invited, And

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I think I should invite her over for my birthday

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too. Do you think it is okay

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if I go to her party, Papa? And

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I don't know what I could get her as a gift,

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but maybe an Encyclopedia

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set, science experiment

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said or something like that. Except

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she kind of likes art stuff more than science

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and math, so maybe art stuff

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would be better. Remember,

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Bernice, it's not the size

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of the gift that counts, it's

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the thought. I

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think she would prefer something small that

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shows you know and are thinking

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about her, rather than anything

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big or fancy. I

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don't see why you couldn't go to her party.

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Once Gertrude's mom gives us a call,

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we will make some arrangements for you. How

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come you don't have parties for your birthday,

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Papa? Is it because you are

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so old? Bernice? Said,

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laughing, ha ha, it

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might be, but I like to celebrate

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with those that matter most to me, you

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and your mama. We will

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have to start planning for your birthday

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party soon. Yeah, Papa,

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I want your super yummy cookies

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for my birthday, Bernie said, after

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taking a big drink of milk. I

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think I might be able to arrange that, Papa

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Bear said, with a smile. It's

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that time, Papa Bernice said,

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as she crawled into her bed and got cozy

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with her friends Twigger, Wolfy

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and Madeline. And

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what time is that, Little Bear replied

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Papa Bear. Could it be time for

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a story? I think I would

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like it if you told me a story.

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I think I could tell you a short one,

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not a super duper long one, Papa

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Bernice said, with a great big yawn. Not

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with yawns like that, Papa Bear said,

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trying very hard to not yawn.

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Just then, Cookie jumped up on Bernice's

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bed, gave Bernice a head butt,

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and curled up to have a sleep. Did

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you do all that things you need to do before

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bed? I had a bath,

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put on my pajamas, brushed

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my teeth for a super long time,

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and tried to do some yoga. I'm

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not very good at yoga.

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Are you comfy, yes, Papa.

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How about Twigger, Wolfy and Madeline? Are

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they ready for a story too? I

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think so. And Cookie looks ready

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too. Okay,

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give me a hug and a kiss, and I'll tell you

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a short story. Thank

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you, Papa.

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Once upon a time, in a world

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full of magic and fun, there

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lived a brave little bear named

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Booboo.

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She lived in a large castle at

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the edge of a mystical forest. And

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in this forest there were unicorns,

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fairies, gnomes, and all

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manner of insects, birds

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and animals. It was a

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wonderful place. Her

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best friend was a young dragon called

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Kai Kai, and they liked

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to play as much as they could. The

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kingdom they lived in was full of people

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who lived in the meadows, those

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who lived in the hills, and those

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who lived in the forest, and

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they all lived in harmony.

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On this day, Bubu and Kaiki

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were excited because the annual

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Sparkle festival was upon them,

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and many unicorns and their friends

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in the rest of the kingdom would

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celebrate the birthday of all unicorns

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at one time. It

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was usually full of all kinds

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of good food, magical

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displays in the sky, and

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the tradition of gift giving. Bubu's

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father couldn't attend this year, but

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he sent a collection of his favorite

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sweet fruit from his garden. Together,

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Bubu and Kai Kai set off toward

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the bustling marketplace near the castle.

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Their mind's full of big and

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impressive gifts. I'm

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going to find the biggest piece of dragon

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candy, imaginable, Kai Kai

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said, almost with fire

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coming out of his mouth. Whoever

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gets it will love how it sparkles

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just like a river. And

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I will get the largest cake. Bubu

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chimed in. It'll be as tall

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as a chocolate tree and covered

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in the sweetest berries. We

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shouldn't talk too much about food. My

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stomach is starting to make noises,

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and I don't want people to think that it's thundering

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outside, Kai Kai said with a

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look of concern. As

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they wandered through the marketplace, their

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eyes were caught by all manner

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of large and extravagant

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items. There were towering

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candies, shimmering fruit,

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and cakes so tall they

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seemed to touch the sky. Yet

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as they looked at these big gifts,

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something didn't seem right. Then

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in the distance, they spotted their

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teacher, Bixie, making a rare

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appearance outside his forest home.

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He was walking slowly through the crowd

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with a bundle of small, handmade

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gifts. Bubu and Kai

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Kai quickly approached him. Hi,

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Bixi, it's great to see you. Why

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are your gifts so small? Kai

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Kai asked, getting straight to the point,

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Bixie smiled, Oh,

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Kai Kai, don't you ever listen

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to my lectures. The true

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value of a gift lies not in

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its size or price, but

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in the thought and love you put into

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these small gifts. He

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gestured to his bundle carried

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great meaning because they are made

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with care and consideration for

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the one who will receive them. Booboo

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and Kai Kai looked at each other and

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realized that in their excitement

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about attending the festival, they

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had forgotten one of the many

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things they had been taught. We

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did forget, Bixie. It's so

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exciting seeing all these big and

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delicious foods that we

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got carried away.

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That's okay, Booboo. It's an exciting

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festival full of all kinds of food.

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Even leaves from chocolate trees will

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be there to eat. And if I know

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you, Kai Kai, you are already

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feeling very hungry, Kai

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Kai's stomach started to rumble, causing

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some people nearby to look to the sk

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to see if rain was coming. I

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guess we should make something more interesting

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and thoughtful. If

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we don't see you tonight, Pixie, see

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you next time at your class, Bubu

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said, as they walked away.

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Back at Booboo's castle, they both

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decided to create a small lantern

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that could capture the sparkle of the stars.

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Someone was short like that making

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something small like this is more fun

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than buying one of those big cakes, Bubu

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said, yeah, though

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I would have liked to have had a bite

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of one of those cakes, Kai Ki

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said with his version of a smile.

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The time for the party had arrived,

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and Booboo and Kai Kai joined

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their friends. Their small gifts

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in hand, Kai

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Kai presented them to an elder who

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was responsible for distribute the

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gifts. They look beautiful,

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she whispered. That

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night, Booboo and Kai Kai ate

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far too much chocolate, cakes

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and other treats and enjoyed

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watching the unicorns open their gifts.

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The gifts were just perfect.

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And with that, Papa Bear kissed

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Bernice on her forehead, adjusted

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her blanket, turned off her lamp

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and quietly whispered, I

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love you Cookie, and I

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love you little Bear. And

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that is the end of our story. Good

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Night, sleep tight

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