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Hello, and welcome to Radio Eye's Children's Story Hour. As
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a reminder, Radio Eye is a reading service intended for
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people who are blind or have other disabilities that make
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it difficult to read printed material. Today, we're going to
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be reading from several children's books. Your reader today is Patty.
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We'll start with the book called Bella's Fall Coat. This
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book was published by Disney Hyperion in 2016. The author
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is Lynn Plurde and its illustrator is Susan Gao. From
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the inside front cover. Bella loves the sights and sounds
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of fall. The crinkle crackle of fallen leaves. The crunch
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of crisp red apples. the honking and flapping of migrating geese.
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She wants the season to last forever, and she wants
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her fall coat, the one Grams made especially for her,
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to last forever, too. But the coat is worn out
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and too small. With a snip and a whir, Grams
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makes sure Bella, will be warm when the first snowflakes fall,
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and Bella finds a perfect use for her old coat.
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And now we'll begin the story. Bella was little, but
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not as little as she used to be. Grams, tsk, tsk,
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you're going to burst your buttons, girl. It's time for
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a new coat. Bella shook her head. No, Grams, this
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coat is my favorite. You made it for me and
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I want to wear it forever. Bella Marie, nothing lasts forever.
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Winter will be here soon. But whoosh, Bella was already outside.
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Now the illustration here shows the young girl, Bella, with
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a very colorful coat on. But in the picture, you
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can see that the sleeves are way too short, and
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she cannot even get the coat buttoned. Standing beside her
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is her grams, her grandmother. And beside the grandmother is
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this beautiful striped cat. And Bella is already running outside.
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Bella twirled and whirled. She crinkled and crackled. She dove
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deep and she popped back up. The illustration here shows
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Bella playing in a pile of leaves. When Grams jangled
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the lunch bell, Bella burst into the kitchen. Eek! Grams screamed.
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A leaf monster! Bella giggled. It's just me, Grams. Fall
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leaves are my favorite. Let's keep them forever. Well, I
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know a way we can keep them for a little while,
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said Grams. The illustration here shows Bella and her grandmother
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taking the fall leaves that came in all over Bella's
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coat and hair, and they've put them on the kitchen
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counter in between two pieces of waxed paper. or parchment paper,
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and the grandmother is using an iron to iron the
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leaves very flat. Watching beside Bella is that striped cat. Continuing.
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After lunch, Graham said, Now, Bella, about that coat. But whiz!
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Bella was already outside. She stretched and reached She picked
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and plucked. She crunched and munched. The illustration on this
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page shows Bella high up in an apple tree where
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she's picking the apples and putting them in the pockets
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of her much too small coat. But she's also eating
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one of the apples. Grams, my coat has pockets big
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enough for a whole tree of apples, said Bella. Can
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we make an apple pie? My favorite! Hmm, said Grams.
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I'm sure we can make something with these. After supper,
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with warm apple tarts for dessert, Gram tried once more.
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Your coat, Bella, it... But zoom! Bella was already outside.
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She sneaked and snooped. She honked and whistled. She flapped
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and flew. The illustration here shows Bella, who has run
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quickly outside, wearing that coat that is much too small.
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And she's run right out into the yard where a
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group of geese has gathered. and when she ran out,
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they flapped away. Oh, dear, said Grams. I'm afraid these
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wings have flapped their last flap. I was flying away
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with the geese. I wish they could stay forever, said Bella.
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Can't you fix my coat? Let's see what I can do,
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said Grams. But now it's time for you to get
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ready for bed. So the illustration here shows Grams outside
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with Bella. And where she was flapping her arms around,
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she has torn a large rip in her coat. And
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Grams is looking at it carefully as they walk back
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inside to the house. Grams tucked Bella in tight. The
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little girl, who wasn't quite so little, fell asleep. and
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dreamed of her favorites, bright orange leaves, crisp juicy apples,
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and soft white feathers. Meanwhile, Grams snipped and clipped. She
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pushed and pulled. She whirred and snored. The illustration here
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shows several different pictures of Graham. She's first put a
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large piece of orange material out on a table, and
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she's using her scissors to cut it. Then she shows
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another illustration on the page, shows Graham sitting at her
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sewing machine, stitching up the orange material while that striped
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cat watches. And the last part on the page shows
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that Grams finally is asleep in a chair, but she
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has that orange material in her lap with a needle
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and thread in her hand. The next morning, Bella awoke,
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her eyes filled with white flakes. The first snow, said Bella.
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Can I go out and play in it? Not in
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your old coat you can't, said Grams. You couldn't fix it,
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Bella said, her eyes filling with tears. Grams. Oh, Grams. No, kitten,
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I'm afraid you're going to have to wear this one instead.
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Bella slipped it on. She twirled and whirled. She stretched
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and flapped. She even found surprises in the deep, deep pockets.
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Now the illustration shows the brand new orange coat that
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Graham has sewn for her. And Bella has put it
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on and it fits perfectly. And she's twirled and stretched
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and flapped. And now she's reaching into those deep pockets. Grams,
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this is my new favorite coat. Thank you. I will
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wear it forever. Bella saw her old coat drooping on
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a chair, sad and lonely. She picked it up. Grams asked,
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where are you going with her? But swoosh, Bella was
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already outside. That coat fits her perfectly, said Graham. Of course,
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said Bella. It's her favorite. And here on the last illustration,
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it shows that Bella has made a snowman. And she
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has put her old coat that was much too small
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for her on the snowman. And it fits. perfectly. And
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now let's read another book. This one's called Pumpkin Soup.
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It was written by Helen Cooper, published by Doubleday, a
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division of Transworld Publishers in 1998. Deep in the woods,
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there's an old white cabin with pumpkins in the garden.
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There's a good smell of soup, and at night, with luck,
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you might see a bag-piping cat through the window and
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a squirrel with a banjo and a small singing duck.
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The illustration here shows the old white cabin And looking
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in through the window, you can actually see a cat
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who is playing the bagpipes and a squirrel who is
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playing a banjo and a very small duck who appears
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to be singing. Pumpkin soup, the best you ever tasted.
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Made by the cat who slices up the pumpkin. Made
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by the squirrel who stirs in the water. made by
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the duck who scoops up a pipkin of salt and
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tips in just enough. They slurp their soup and play
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their song, then pop off to bed in a quilt
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stitched together by the cat, embroidered by the squirrel, and
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filled with fine feathers from the duck. And it's peaceful
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in the old white cabin. Everyone has his own job
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to do. Everyone is happy, or so it seems. The
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illustration here shows the three animals, the squirrel, the cat,
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and the little duck, all in a bed together, covered
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by the quilt that they all helped to make. But
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one morning, the duck woke up early. She tiptoed into
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the kitchen and smiled at the squirrel's special spoon. Wouldn't
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it be fine, he murmured, if I could be the
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head cook? He drew up a stool, hopped on top,
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and reached until his beak just touched the tip of
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the spoon. Ker-plunk! Down it clattered. Then the duck trotted
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back to the bedroom, held up the spoon and said,
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Today it's my turn to stir the soup.
That's mine,
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squeaked the squirrel. Stirring is my job. Give that back.
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You're much too small, snapped the cat. We'll cook the
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way we always have. But the duck held on tight.
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until the squirrel tugged with all his might, and whoops!
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The spoon spun through the air and bopped the cat
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on the head. Then there was trouble. A horrible squabble.
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A row, a racket, a rumpus in the old white cabin.
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The illustration here shows the three animals all jumbled up together,
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trying to fight over that wooden spoon. I'm not staying here,
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wailed the duck. You never let me help with anything.
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And he packed up a wheelbarrow, put on his hat,
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and waddled away. You'll be back, stormed the cat, after
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we've cleaned up. And the squirrel shook his spoon in
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the air. But the duck didn't come back. Not for breakfast.
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Not for lunch. I'll find him, scoffed the cat. He'll
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be hiding outside. The illustration here shows the old white
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cabin with the cat and the squirrel looking out the
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window and the little white duck. is down below pushing
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his wheelbarrow away. I bet he's in the pumpkin patch.
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But the duck was not in the pumpkin patch. They
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could not find him anywhere. So they waited. All that
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long afternoon, the cat watched the door, The squirrel paced
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the floor. That duck will be sorry when he comes home,
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they muttered. But the duck didn't come home, not even
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at soup time. The illustration here shows the cat and
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the squirrel looking very worried and walking all around the floor,
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waiting for the duck to come home. The soup wasn't tasty.
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They'd made it too salty. They didn't even feel hungry anyway.
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They both sobbed over supper, and their tears dripped into
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the soup and made it even saltier. We should have
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let him stir the soup, sniffled the squirrel. He was
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only trying to help, wept the cat. Let's go out
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and look for him. The illustration here shows the squirrel
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and the cat sitting at their kitchen table with their
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big bowl of pumpkin soup. But they're crying, and you
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can see the little tears falling down into the pumpkin soup.
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The cat and the squirrel were scared as they wandered
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down the path in the dark, dark. They feared for
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the duck, all alone with the trees and the foxes
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and the wolves and the witches and the bears, but
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they couldn't find him. The illustration here shows the cat
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and the squirrel creeping through the dark, dark forest. On
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and on they trudged until they reached the edge of
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a steep, steep cliff. Maybe he fell down that, wailed
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the cat. I'll save him, squeaked the squirrel, and he
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scrambled down on a long, shaky rope. He searched all
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around on the ground, but he couldn't find the duck.
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The illustration here shows the cat at the top of
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the cliff holding the rope while the squirrel is down below.
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Then the cat whispered in a sad little voice, Duck
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might have found some better friends. He might, sighed the squirrel,
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friends who let him help. And the more they thought
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about it as they plotted back, the more they were
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sure they were right. The illustration here shows what was
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going on in their imagination with the duck as a
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cook and serving up pumpkin soup to birds and mice
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and all sorts of creatures. But when they were almost home,
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they saw light shining from the old white cabin. It's Duck!
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they shrieked as they burst through the door. And the
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duck was so happy to see them. He was also
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very hungry. And though it was late, they thought they
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would all make some pumpkin soup. When the duck stirred,
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The cat and the squirrel didn't say a word. Not
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even when the duck stirred the soup so fast that
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it slopped right out of the pot. Not even when
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the pot got burnt. Then the duck showed the squirrel
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how to measure out the salt. And the soup was
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still the
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was peaceful in the old white cabin until the duck said, Hmm,
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I think I'll play the bagpipes now. And the last
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illustration shows the little white duck playing his bagpipes very lightly.
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And now let's read another book. This one's called The
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Nutty Nut Chase. It was written by Catherine White, illustrated
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by Vanessa Cabin, and published by Good Books in 2004.
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From the inside front cover. Pop! A shiny brown nut
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suddenly burst up from the ground. It wobbled and shook,
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wibbled and quivered, then lay there teasingly delicious. It looked
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so delicious that everybody wants to eat it. Badger decides
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that there will be a race and the winner will
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get the nut. But the nut race doesn't go quite
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as planned and soon turns into a nutty, Nutshecks. Let's begin.
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Hickory was making rude faces at pecan when the strangest
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thing happened. A shiny brown nut suddenly burst up from
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the ground. It wobbled and shook, wibbled and quivered, then
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lay there teasingly delicious. Now Hickory is a gray squirrel
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and Pecan is a brown squirrel, and the illustrator has
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these two squirrels watching the ground as a nut pops
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up through the grass, and they both are amazed. Wow, lunch,
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Pecan shouted. Wow, lunch and dinner, Hickory screeched. It's my nut,
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said Pecan. It's mine, snapped Hickory. Who's making that noise,
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shouted Badger. I'm trying to sleep. All the animals came
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out to see what was happening. The illustration here shows
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Hickory and Pecan, those two squirrels, looking at that nut,
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and Badger looking out of his hole in the side
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of a tree trunk, telling them to sleep. Stop making
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so much noise. My nut, Pecan shouted. It's mine, shouted,
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yelled Hickory. I saw it first. Did not. Did so.
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Box's ears, shouted Littlest Rabbit. Certainly not. Boxing ears doesn't
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solve problems, said Badger firmly. Oh, said Littlest Rabbit, disappointed.
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Then bop his nose. No boxing or bopping, said Badger.
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There will be a competition and the winner will get
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the nut. So the illustration here shows Hickory and Pecan,
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the two squirrels, alongside Badger. And now we also have
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a little white rabbit and a hedgehog in the picture.
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I know, said Hedgehog, the prickliest wins the nut. But
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you're the prickliest, said Pecan and Hickory. Oh, so I am,
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said Hedgehog, delighted. I win. I get the nut. Cuddly
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gets the nut. The cuddliest gets it, said Little Rabbit.
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I win. Enough, said Badger. We will have a race.
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First to reach the post wins. Hooray, a race! Everyone cheered.
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Blackbird whistled the start of the race. They were off.
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Pecan and Hickory shot ahead, but the rabbits were close behind.
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Hedgehog tried to run, but only managed a waddle. In
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a huff, he curled himself into a ball and rolled
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full speed down the slope. Littlest rabbit looked back to
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see a prickly ball spinning toward them. Look out, he called.
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Too late. The illustration here shows all the forest animals
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running down the hill, and there's that hedgehog who has
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rolled himself into a ball close behind them. Hedgehog crashed
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through the racers like a cannonball, and everyone landed in
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a prickly heap. Oh, dear, tutted badger, badger. We'll have
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to start again, and prickly cannonballs aren't allowed. Hedgehog snorted
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and sulked off. Blackbird whistled, and they were off again.
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Pecan and Hickory were neck and neck. My nut, shouted
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Pecan triumphantly. I win. No, shouted Hickory. It's mine. I win.
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Suddenly the nut began to move. It twitched and jerked,
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joggled and jiggled, until plop! It disappeared down under the ground.
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It's a magic nut! shouted Littlest Rabbit. Nutty magic! squealed Hedgehog,
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racing back to sea. Bet it would have tasted magic, too,
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said Shrew. Op! The nut sprang up. right in front
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of Shrew. Quick, grab it, shouted Littlest Rabbit. All the
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animals shot across the grass, rolling and shrieking, jumping and hopping,
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banging and bopping into each other. I've got it, shouted Hedgehog.
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But the nut vanished again. That's my nose, Shrew shrieked. Shhh,
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said Badger suddenly. Look, He pointed at the magic nut
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that had appeared at his feet. Everyone tiptoed up to it.
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The nut shook and quivered. The animals looked in amazement. Help,
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squeaked the nut. Ah, shrieked Littlest Rabbit, a talking nut.
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You're a talking nut, said Pecan. Pecan and Hickory bent
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down and pulled and tugged, yanked, and wrenched at the
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nutshell with all their might. Pop! Out flew the nutshell,
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sending Pecan and Hickory rolling backwards. And there, beside the nut,
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was Mole. Mole shook himself and stood up on his
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two tiny legs. Thanks, he said. I thought I would
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be stuck in that nutshell forever. Little Estrabit put the
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empty shell on his head. It makes a great hat,
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he giggled. That looks like the tastiest nut ever, groaned
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Pecan and Hickory. There's plenty more where that came from,
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chirped Mole, and he disappeared underground. Suddenly shiny nuts began
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popping up all over the place. There's enough for everyone,
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Mole chuckled. Magic, shouted Hickory. Magic, shouted Pecan. Nutty magic,
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everyone shouted, and they all munched with delight. This final
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illustration shows all the forest animals, the squirrels and the
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rabbits and the hedgehog and the shrew and the mice,
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all gathering the nuts as the little mole pushes them up.
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from the ground below well this concludes the children's story
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hour for today please join us next time as we
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