| Speaker
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Dialogue
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| Kelsey
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Drink in the wax paper, my chariot.
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| Craig
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Hey, guys! Sorry I'm late. I brought a special guest to the creek today, Jessica!
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| Jessica
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I also brought a special guest to the today, nobody. It's just me.
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| Kelsey
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Welcome, littlest kin of Craig.
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| JP
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What's the special occasion?
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| Craig
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Well, my brother had to work today, and somebody needed to take care of her, so I volunteered. [ Whispers ] I tell you, she's a handful. It took forever just to put on her shoes.
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| Jessica
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I told ya, I can tie my own shoes!
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| Craig
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But this is the creek. Your shoes need to be quadruple-knotted for what we are doing today.
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| Kelsey and JP
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Grass sledding!
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| Kelsey
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Ready?
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| Mortimor
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*Chrip*
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| JP
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Go!
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| ("Kelsey and JP start sliding but both fall.")
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| JP
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Okay, your turn.
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| Jessica
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I am not doing that.
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| Craig
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Well, that's what we're doing today and I'm your older brother, so you have to listen to me.
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| Jessica
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No...way...Craiggy...boy.
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| Craig
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Ugh, fine! Then I'm taking you to daycare.
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| ("Cuts to the Creek Daycare (location).")
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| Craig
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Creek Daycare! where kids bring their brothers and sisters if they're too little to hang out.
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| Kadesha
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Yay, yay!
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| ("Lil' Chris hits the ground.")
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| Lil' Chris
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[ Grunting ]
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| Nathan
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[ Snorts ]
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| Jessica
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Craig, these are babies. I'm gonna be in first grade.
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| Craig
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And I'm gonna be in fifth grade, so you gotta listen to me.
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| Craig
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Angel!
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| Angel
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Oh, hey, Craig!
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| Craig
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I'm here to drop off my sister, Jessica.
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| Jessica
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Hello.
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| Angel
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Well, welcome, Jessica. It's so nice to meet you. You're going to have lots of fun here.
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| Angel
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Okay, so I'm going to need you to fill out these forms. I'll need your name, number, pronouns, uh, any allergies your sibling may have, and your preferred excuse if they get into trouble and I need to call your parents. If you can't think of one, I can make one up. I'm very creative.
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| Sick Kid
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Um, excuse me, Angel. My legs have become bubble legs.
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| Angel
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Bubble legs? That sounds -- oh! Oh, my gosh!
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| Sick Kid
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It's really itchy.
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| Angel
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Yeah, 'cause it's poison ivy! How did you get into poison ivy? Uh, okay, don't worry, it's not your fault, okay? Whatever you do, don't scratch it. Don't touch it. Don't touch anything.
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| Angel
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Craig! Craig, can you do me a favor and watch the kids for me? I have to get this kid some calamine lotion -- stat!
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| Craig
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Uh, I-I don't know, we were going to--
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| Angel
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Oh, come on, Craig. You're so good with kids. I mean, look at how uninfected your sister is. You're such a great older brother.
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| JP
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Uh-oh. They've unleashed the compliments.
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| Craig
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It's true, I have kept her alive for a whole 15 minutes. You know what? We can take care of these kids, no problem.
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| Kelsey
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So much for grass sledding!
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| ("Kelsey throws the sled in anger.")
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| Craig
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So...I'm Craig.
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| Jessica
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I'm Jessica.
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| JP
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You can call me Daddy.
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| Kelsey
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And I am your fearless leader, Kelsey.
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| Nathan
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[ Snorts ]
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| Craig
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I guess they're shy.
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| Kadesha
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I'm not shy! I'm Kadesha. That's Nathan, he's Boogery, that's Lil' Chris, His dad's big Chris. Here's Gurpreet, she's sleepy. And why's the new girl standing with you? She should be over here with us little kids.
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| Jessica
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No, I shouldn't, I'm a big kid!
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| Kadesha
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Not you, I was talking about the little girl with the bird.
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| Kelsey
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Who me? How dare you? I'm way older than you! I'm old enough to be, uh, your older sister!
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| Craig
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Hey, let's take it easy. These buds are little. And we're going to be taking care of you today. What do you wittle busy beetles wanna do first?
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| Lil' Chris
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Lil' Chris wanna pound that one!
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| JP
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[ Gasps ] Me one?
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| Craig
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No, no, no! No pounding at all. What if we just play a nice engaging game of...
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| Craig
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peek-a-boo-baby! Peeky-pooky! Peek-a-boo baby! Peeky-pooky-peeky. Peeky-poopy!
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| ("The daycare kids leave meanwhile Craig is still playing.")
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| Kelsey
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Hey! Hey, no wandering off! Well, that was easy.
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| Jessica
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Craig, these kids are too old for pooky-pooky! Some of us can count to 100!
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| Craig
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Well, what do you think we should play?
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| Jessica
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Simon Says! Simon says sit down!.
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| Nathan
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[ Laughs ]
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| Lil' Chris
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Lil' Chris sit down!
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| Kadesha
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Yay!
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| ("The daycare kids all sit down.")
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| Jessica
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Simon says stand up!
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| Nathan
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[ Laughs ]
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| Lil' Chris
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[ Grunts ]
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| Jessica
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Simon says spin around!
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| Nathan
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Whee!
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| Lil' Chris
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Lil' Chris is spinning!
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| Nathan
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Whee!
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| Kadesha
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[ Laughing ]
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| ("Nathan's booger sticks on Kadesha's face.")
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| Kadesha
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Ah! Nathan's booger!
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| Nathan
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No, I didn't, I didn't!
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| Lil' Chris
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Lil' Chris about to booger you, big boy!
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| JP
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Uh, Craig, do something!
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| Craig
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Uh, stop crying! Stop whining!
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| Jessica
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Simon says freeze!
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| ("Everyone in the daycare freezes.")
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| Jessica
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Okay, now stand on one foot!
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| Lil' Chris
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Heh, Lil' Chris ain't move!
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| Jessica
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Simon Says always works, Craig.
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| Craig
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You know what always works is snack time. Choco-Rolls!
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| Craig
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One for you, and one for you, and one for you.
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| Nathan
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My mom never lets me have Choco-Rolls.
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| Lil' Chris
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Yeah!
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| Daycare Kids
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Yeah, yeah.
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| Jessica
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Craig, you can't give us Choco-Rolls before nap time. They'll make us go koo-koo crazy!
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| Lil' Chris
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[ Grunts, spits ] [ Eats noisily ] [ Growling ]
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| Craig
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Please. I think I would know what would make you go koo-koo crazy -- oh, my gosh!
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| JP
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Aah! He's trying to beat me from the inside!
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| Lil' Chris
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Lil' Chris about to pull you inside out!
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| JP
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Agh! Kelsey, save me!
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| Kelsey
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Aah!
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| Craig
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Oh! Snack time's over.
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| ("Craig puts the Choco-Rolls in his purse.")
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| Craig
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Okay, it's time for something relaxing. Story time with Kelsey.
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| Kelsey
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Today, I'll be reading from my first novel -- "Robyn and the Snow Sword."
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| Daycare Kids
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Ooh!
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| Kadesha
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What's that?
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| Kelsey
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It's a harrowing tale of a young knight and her trusted blade. We begin at chapter one --
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| Kadesha
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Ooh, ooh, ooh! Um, when, um, when my mom -- I mean, you said it's a snow and you said it's a -- it's a sword story, I was thinking, um...what's Robyn?
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| Kelsey
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Uh, I...
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| JP
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Yeah, Kelsey, like, who is the Robyn behind the sword? Also, where's Nathan and Lil' Chris?
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| Jessica
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[ Gasps ] One, two, three, eyes on me!
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| Nathan and Lil' Chris
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One and two, eyes on you!
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| Craig
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[ Sighs ] These kids won't pay attention to anything.
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| Jessica
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At my school, my teacher helps us make up our own stories for story time. I'll start and you guys add to it.
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| Jessica
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Once upon a time, there was a butterfly, who lived in the city. What was her name?
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| Kadesha
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Ooh, ooh, ooh! Robyn Snow Sword?
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| Jessica
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Sure! And what did Robyn the butterfly snow sword like to do?
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| Lil' Chris
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Can she pound?
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| Jessica
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That seems a little violent, but sure!
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| Lil' Chris
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Lil' Chris likes this butterfly!
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| Kelsey
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Wow, Jessica's really got a handle on things.
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| JP
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Yeah, it's like she's a better babysitter than you, Craig! Which could be embarrassing, because, ya know, you're the big brother, but good thing you don't feel weird about it or anything.
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| Craig
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Okay, how about some grass sledding?
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| Kelsey
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But we told Angel we'd stay here.
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| Craig
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Like you said, Jessica can handle this.
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| Craig
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Jessica, we're gonna go play. You're in charge.
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| Jessica
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Don't worry, I've got this. I am a big kid.
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| Nathan
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You're so amazing, Jessica. We love you way more than pooky-pooky!
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| ("Craig leaves in anger.")
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| Jessica
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Whew, now I'm feelin' sleepy. But I'm not falling asleep, mnh-mnh! 'Cause I'm a big...kid. [ Snoring ]
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| ("Jessica falls asleep.")
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| ("Gurpreet wakes up and throws the blanket away.")
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| Kadesha
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Gurpreet, where you goin'?
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| Nathan
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Hey, wait for me!
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| Lil' Chris
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Hey! Ain't no one go no where without Lil' Chris!
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| Craig
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Jessica! Jessica! Where are the kids?
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| Jessica
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What do you mean? They're right over...They're gone! I put them down for nap time, and then accidentally put myself down for nap time!
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| Craig
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How could you do that?
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| Kelsey
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Well, you were the one who left her in charge!
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| Craig
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We gotta find them, fast!
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| JP
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All of them?
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| Craig
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Yes, all of them. Let's split up. They couldn't have gotten far on their tiny legs!
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| Craig and Jessica
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[ Panting ]
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| Craig
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Uh, where are they?
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| Jessica
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Ah! I'm sorry for falling asleep! I'm sorry for losing everyone! I thought I was a big kid, but I'm not.
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| Craig
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No, it's my fault. I should've stayed and helped. I was just jealous. I thought being a big brother was easy, but it's only easy because I have a super-capable little sister.
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| ("Jessica smiles.")
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| Nathan
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[ Snorts ]
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| Jessica
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That's Nathan's boogery nose.
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| Craig and Jessica
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[ Panting ]
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| Craig
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Stop! That's Poison ivy! Oh, no!
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| Nathan
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[ Snorts ]
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| Craig
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We gotta get them outta there! Okay, little babies, I don't wanna scare you, but you're surrounded by deadly plants!
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| Daycare Kids
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[ Screaming ]
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| Jessica
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Simon says freeze! Simon says don't touch anything!
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| ("Nathan freezes.")
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| Jessica
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How are we gonna save them, Craig?
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| Craig
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If there's a way in, there's a way out. Activate map brain.
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| Craig
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Jessica, I need your powers of Simon says to get them onto that log. If we can do that, we might have a chance of rescuing them.
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| Jessica
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There's one problem Craig, you didn't say Simon says.
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| Craig
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[ Sighs ] Jessica, please, this is a crisis.
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| Jessica
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Fine!
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| Jessica
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Simon says hop on a log and bark like a dog!
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| ("The Daycare Kids jump on the log and start barking.")
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| Craig
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Why bark like a dog?
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| Jessica
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It's still supposed to be fun, Craig. Simon says jump on the rock!
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| ("Nathan jumps on a rock.")
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| Jessica
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Simon says one more jump!
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| Craig
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Jessica, you have to keep going! Lil' Chris is still in there!
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| Jessica
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Simon says my throat hurts from yelling.
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| Lil' Chris
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[ Whining ]
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| Craig
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What are we gonna do?
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| JP
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Oh, hey, Craig! Oh, thank goodness, you found the kids. And I saw some rocks in the creek, and I thought that -- Aah!
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| ("Lil' Chris starts pounding JP.")
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| Jessica
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Oh, no! What about Gurpreet?
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| Craig
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How the...
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| ("Cuts at the Creek Daycare.")
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| Angel
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I hope these kids didn't give you too much trouble! Of course, I know widdle Cwis didn't.
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| Lil' Chris
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Lil' Chris picked this flower for you.
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| Angel
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Oh, aren't you the sweetest!
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| JP
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What!
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| Angel
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Thanks for watching them for me, Craig.
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| Craig
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Oh, don't thank me. I left to go grass sledding I left to go grass sledding and all the kids wandered off unsupervised.
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| Angel
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What?
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| Craig
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But don't worry. Jessica kept them from falling into deadly poison ivy patch. My sister is actually a pretty big kid.
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| Jessica
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[ Laughs ]
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| Angel
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Please leave and never come back.
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