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Mmm, I found another one!
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Me too!
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Little Field Mouse was helping Little Nut Brown Hair gather some lovely ripe strawberries.
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Four!
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Let's have one now and take the rest back to share with Big Nut Brown Hair.
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- Mm, yes, let's.
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- Yes.
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Mmm.
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Mmm.
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Delicious.
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You're eating very slowly, Little Fear Mouse.
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Mmm.
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I get more yummy taste this way.
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I got a big burst of strawberry taste in my mouth when I ate it quickly.
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I like them to last.
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Forever.
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Mmm.
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Oh, I think I want to eat another strawberry.
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Then think about something else.
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Like what?
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Oh, a pink butterfly? And purple flowers.
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And red strawberries.
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Oh, little field mouse.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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Oh, phew!
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Oh, they smell delicious.
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Big Nut Brown Hair is waiting for us.
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you Listen up, brown hair.
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Where are your strawberries?
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They smell so good and I...
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accidentally ate them.
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That was quick!
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Now I don't have any to share with Big Night Brown hair.
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We can give him these.
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Oh, thank you, Little Phil Mouse.
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You are a wonderful friend.
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Big and brown hair!
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These are for you.
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Oh!
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Ho ho!
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Mmm!
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Mmm!
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Mmm!
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Mmm!
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Mmm!
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Mmm!
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Mmm!
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Mmm!
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Mmm!
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Mmm!
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Mmm.
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It's time for me to go.
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Thank you, Little Field Mouse.
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Goodbye, Big Nut Brown Hare.
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Big Nut Brown Hare?
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Yes, Little Nut Brown Hare.
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We both picked strawberries to share with you.
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I know.
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Delicious.
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But I ate all mine.
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So they were all Little Phil Mouse's strawberries that we gave you.
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Hmm well that was very kind of her little female mouse eats her strawberries very slowly So they last longer.
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Oh, and what do you think?
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Hmm?
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I think she's right from now on I'm going to eat strawberries slowly too
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and I want to do something nice for Little Field Mouse.
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Hmm.
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Good idea.
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Something really special.
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Maybe you could pick her a lovely flower.
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Hmm.
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Or a big leaf, so she can fan herself with it on hot days.
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Oh!
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Tickly leaves.
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I know!
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I'm going to pick some strawberries for her.
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Oh, I found you.
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But I'm over here.
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Oh, hello, little Redwood Fox.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello.
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Oh, hello I meant the strawberry, not you.
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I know.
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Can I see them?
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They're a surprise for Little Fieldmouse.
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But there are plenty if you would like one.
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No, thank you.
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Don't you like strawberries?
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Strawberries.
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Not very much.
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But I do like finding them. Can I help you?
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Of course you can!
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Oh!
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I don't think you'll find strawberries here, little Redwood Fox.
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No, but it's where I sometimes find juicy bulbs.
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Oh!
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Why don't you have a strawberry while I eat my juicy bulb?
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Mmm, mmm.
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I guess I could have one.
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And I can eat it very slowly.
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Just like Littlefield Mouse.
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Oh!
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It's harder to eat slowly than I thought.
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You'll have to try again.
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Oh!
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And here's another strawberry for you!
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Oh, thanks, Little Redwood Fox.
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That was fun.
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Goodbye!
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Goodbye!
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Hello, Bluebird.
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- Hello, little Nut Brown -Hair.
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- Look what I've got.
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Summer treats.
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They're a surprise for little field mills.
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A surprise?
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How exciting!
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Ooh, it's our lucky day.
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Here are some tasty seeds for me too.
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Little Fear Mouse says that the taste lasts longer when you eat slowly.
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Did you give it a try?
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I'm going to give it another try right now.
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Whoops!
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How did you get on?
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Not very well.
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But at least I have one left for Little Field Mouse.
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Good luck.
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I'm toodle toots, little Nut Brown Hare.
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Goodbye, Bluebird.
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Hello, little Nut Brown Hare.
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What are you doing today?
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I'm off to surprise little Fieldmouse with some lovely strawberries.
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Well, one lovely strawberry.
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Mmm.
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It makes me hungry for some spotty acorns.
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Strawberries don't make me hungry for spotty acorns.
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They're yummy.
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I've been nibbling on them all morning.
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Nibbling looks like a nice slow way of eating.
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Maybe I'll just nibble the strawberry to see how it goes.
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Oh dear, I'm not very good at nibbling.
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Oh, look, here comes Little Field Mouse now.
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See you soon.
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Bye, Little Great Squirrel.
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Hello, Little Not Brown Hair.
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What are you doing?
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A surprise.
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Oh, it's lovely.
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Thank you.
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You are a wonderful friend too.
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Not today, I'm not.
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Yes, you are.
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Really.
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I picked some strawberries for you.
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Then I was trying to eat them slowly so I wouldn't eat them all.
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But I couldn't.
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It's not funny, Little Phil Mouse.
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How can I stop eating them so quickly when they're so yummy?
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You just need some practice.
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Wait here.
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Close your eyes.
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Take a bite.
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and chew really, really, really slowly.
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What's it like?
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I think I can taste some morning dew.
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Aha!
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Anything else?
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Hmm.. sweetness.
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Just like you, Little Field Mouse. And?
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Hmm... And juiciness.
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Anything else?
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Hmm.
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The best strawberry -ish taste.
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And it's lasting forever.
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You did it!
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Hooray!
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Little Nut Brown Hair was so eager to show his father how he had made his strawberry last longer.
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that he brought two home and didn't even eat them on the way.
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I've got something for you, Big Nut Brown Hare.
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A tasty treat!
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-Thank you.
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-Big nut brown hair.
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What's the matter?
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You should try eating them slowly.
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No. Here, close your eyes.
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- - Choo very slowly.
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Did you swallow the strawberry already?
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You're going to need lots of practice.
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Good match, I love you!
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Wow!
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Look at them all!
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What are they?
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They're plums.
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Taste it.
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Plums!
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Mmm, delicious!
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One of nature's best summer treats.
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Mmm.
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Ah!
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Let's go to the plum tree.
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Oh!
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I know.
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I'll show Little Field Mouse the plum tree.
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Little Field Mouse!
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Guess what?
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Little Field Mouse!
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Oh, nobody home.
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Who else could I show?
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I know!
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Little grey squirrel!
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Huh?
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Where are you?
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Oh, well, I guess I'll go to the plum tree by myself.
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Hello little nut brown hair.
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Look at these plums.
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Aren't they colourful?
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Red and purple.
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Oh, and so shiny.
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Little grey squirrel.
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How did you know about...
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Good morning!
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Oh!
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Little Redbird Fox!
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You know about the plums too!
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I sure do!
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So sweet and juicy!
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Whoa!
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And round and rolly!
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Hello, Little Field Mouse!
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Hello!
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Whoa!
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It looks like everyone knows about the plum tree.
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That's right.
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The plums have such a tingly taste, don't you think?
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Huh?
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Look!
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Someone else is enjoying a plum.
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Oh, and look!
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The ants are taking a piece of plum away!
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Whoops!
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So many creatures in the meadow love these plums.
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They are delicious.
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There's plenty for everyone.
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Bigg up round here.
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Bigg up round here.
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Good morning.
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I had a plum for breakfast.
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And here's one for you.
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Oh, thank you.
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Everyone was there.
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Oh, that sounds like fun.
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It was!
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Let's go to the plum tree every day.
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What a great idea!
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Is it juicy?
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Mmm, very.
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And so, day after summer long day Little Nut Brown Hare and his friends enjoyed the plum tree,
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the shade of its leaves.
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games played amongst its branches, and most of all, the plump and scrumptious plums.
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Listen up, brown hair!
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Wake up!
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Ah, what is it?
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Something's wrong!
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Follow me!
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Huh?
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Wait for me!
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Look!
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What is it?
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Do you see any plums?
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Oh!
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No!
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I've looked all over the tree.
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And there's none left. Where have they gone?
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I don't know.
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What will we do without them?
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What will all the other creatures in the meadow do without them?
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They will be so sad.
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Maybe we can find the plums.
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Who would know where they are?
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Let's see.
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It's still early.
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Little White Owl will still be up.
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And she might have seen something in the night.
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Good thinking.
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Let's go.
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Little White Owl!
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Hello?
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Did you see anything unusual last night, little white owl?
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Last night?
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There were lots of stars shining in the sky.
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Although that's not really unusual.
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What about the plums?
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The plums are all gone.
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And all the creatures in the meadow loved them.
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They were sweet and juicy.
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And red and shiny and round and rolly.
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There's nothing as special as a plum.
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Isn't there?
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Well, let me tell you a story.
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A story?
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Yes!
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It's about a plum tree.
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A plum tree that was loved by all the creatures in the meadow.
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The plum tree was very proud.
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In early summer, It had many, many plums, but by the end of summer,
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its plums were all gone.
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That's what happened to our plum tree.
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That's right.
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But wait, there's more to the story.
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Oh, what happens next?
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The plum tree cried, "Oh, my plums have gone.
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What will the creatures of the meadow do without them?" So,
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the plum tree asked the autumn grasses to look after them for a while,
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so all the creatures Large and small feasted on grasses Through the autumn Then...
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When winter came, the grasses didn't know what to do.
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What will the creatures do without us?
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They cried.
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So, the grass has asked, the woody shrubs, to take care of them.
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So the creatures enjoyed the woody shrubs all through winter.
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When spring came, fresh green leaves grew on the branches of the woody shrubs.
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The creatures ate them all through spring.
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Finally, it was summer time again and the plum tree grew new plums.
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And all the creatures Enjoyed the plans.
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Once more.
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Hooray!
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So, the plums disappeared because summer was ending.
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That's how the story goes.
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And there are treats to enjoy all year, even when there aren't any plums.
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Different treats at different times.
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That's right.
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I wonder what the creatures in this meadow are eating right now.
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Let's find out.
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Thank you, Little White Owl.
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You're welcome.
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I'm eating seeds from these flowers.
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Are they tasty?
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Very.
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I always look forward to this time of year when these seeds are ready to eat.
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Oh!
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Thank you, Bluebird.
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Yum!
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Hello, Little Redwood Fox.
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What are you eating?
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I am eating one of my favourite treats.
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What is it?
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A crab apple.
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Sweet and crunchy.
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Different treats at different times.
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Yes!
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Good night, I love you.
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Oh, look, Pinknut Brown hair.
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The last apple in the tree.
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Ha -ah!
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Ha -ah!
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Huh?
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I can't reach it.
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I'm too little.
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Hmm...
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Could you please pick it for me?
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I will if you like.
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But first, let me tell you about a time when I was a little nut brown hare.
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Tell me, tell me!
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What happened when you were a little nut brown hare?
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I saw a bunch of beech nuts that were just out of reach on the branch of a tree.
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It was late on a cold afternoon.
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I thought about going home, but instead...
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What did you do?
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Even though it was getting dark and cold, I stayed until I finally reached those beech nuts.
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Oh!
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And that night, we ate them for dinner.
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I was so proud.
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I want to get us some food, just like you did, Big Nut Brown Hair.
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And soon you will.
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Now...
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Let me pick - No, don't!
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Are you sure?
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Sure.
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Well, I'm going to the river.
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Do you want to come?
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No, thank you.
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I'm going to pick that apple for us.
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Ha ha!
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I look forward to that.
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Hmm...
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Maybe I can make myself taller. By stretching.
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Come on, stretch!
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What are you doing?
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Whoa!
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Oof!
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I didn't know you were there, Little Field Mouse.
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What were you doing?
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Trying to pick that apple.
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See?
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Oh, it's a big one!
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Yes, I want to get us some food, just like Big Nut Brown Hair did when he was little.
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He picked a bunch of beech nuts that were high up in a tree, just like this apple.
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I can help you.
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Let's shake the tree and make the apple fall off.
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Oh!
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I know!
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I'll climb up the tree! But it's too high.
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Let's build a pile of leaves up to the apple.
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OK.
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- - I'll go first!
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- - Whoo!
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It's not working, little field mouse.
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I can't get that apple.
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Maybe I'm just too little.
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But I wonder how big enough brown hair reach those beech nuts.
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When he was little.
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Of course, we can ask him.
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He's down by the river.
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To the river!
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There he is!
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Hello, Big Nut Brown Hare!
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Or did you pick the apple?
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Well, no. That's why we're here.
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We need to know how you picked those beach nuts when you were a little nut brown hair.
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Oh?
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Yes.
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The ones that were on a high branch, like my apple.
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I'll tell you if you like.
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But first, let me show you something amazing!
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The salmon are running!
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The what are running?
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See those fish?
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They're called salmon.
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Wow!
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They are running!
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Where are they going?
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Upstream.
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back to the very same pond they were born in.
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They do it every autumn, Can we follow them?
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Ho ho!
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Good idea!
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Up the river we go.
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Yay!
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Look at them all!
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It's so big and red!
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Oh, yes!
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Hello, Big Red Salmon!
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Did you see that one?
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It was long and had spank.
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Speckles on it.
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Hello long speckled salmon.
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Hello!
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And look at that little one!
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It's pink!
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Oh, she's my favorite!
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Hello!
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Little pink salmon!
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Oh look!
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They're going further upstream!
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Oh!
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Look!
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A waterfall!
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They can't swim up that!
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The pool where they were born is at the top! of the waterfall.
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They have to swim up it. But...
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How?
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Wow!
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How do they do that?
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It's something they just Have to do He did it
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And here comes Long's Beckled Salmon!
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She made it too!
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- Good bird!
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- Good bird!
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Look, there's little pink salmon.
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Let's go!
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Oh no!
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She can't make it.
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She can't get up the waterfall.
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It's because she's too small.
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- Oh, she do.
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Will they leave her behind?
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Let's watch, shall we?
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She's swimming away from the waterfall.
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Has she given up?
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No!
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She's trying again, from further back.
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She'll make it this time.
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It's no use.
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Too little to make the jump.
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She's trying again!
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From even further back this time!
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Go, Little Pink Salmon!
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She did it!
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She did it!
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She kept on trying until she made it.
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That's right.
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It's like...
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- My apple.
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Oh, how's that?
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Well...
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I can't reach my apple.
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And Little Pink Salmon couldn't reach the top of the waterfall.
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Well, not at first anyway.
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You're right, Little Nut Brown Hair.
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If you want to reach that apple, then you've got to think like a friend.
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Think like a fish.
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Remember Little Pink Salmon!
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He's taking a bigger run up Just like Little Pink Salmon did!
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Don't give up.
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Remember, think like a fish.
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He's not giving up.
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He's taking an even bigger run -up now.
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Hmm...
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Oh, wow!
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Hooray!
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We did it!
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Well done, little Nut Brown Hare!
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I got it for all of us.
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Wonderful!
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Just what you wanted.
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How do you feel now?
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I feel like I got more.
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More what?
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More than just the apple.
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Because now you're good at gathering food?
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Yes, but it feels like even more than that.
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What do you mean?
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You see?
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I love getting the apple, but what I love even more is how I got the apple.
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And how was that?
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I tried harder and harder and I didn't give up.
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That feels better than having a whole pile of apples.
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Would you like the first bite, Littlefield Mouse?
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Yes, please!
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I'm so hungry for apple!
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Oh, thank you!
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Context & Background
The transcript of the video titled "191" features a delightful exchange between two characters, Little Field Mouse and Little Nut Brown Hair. They are engaged in an amusing activity—gathering strawberries while discussing their enjoyment of these berries. The conversation emphasizes friendly companionship and the pleasure derived from savoring food. This scenario can serve as a practical context for learners aiming to enhance their English speaking skills in everyday situations. The light-heartedness of the dialogue, combined with the nature-related theme, presents a rich opportunity for language practice, especially suitable for contexts such as IELTS speaking practice.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- "Let's have one now" - A useful expression to suggest enjoying something immediately.
- "Mmm, yes, let's" - A way to agree enthusiastically with someone.
- "I like them to last forever" - An expression that conveys a desire to prolong enjoyable experiences.
- "Oh, I think I want to eat another strawberry" - A phrase indicating eagerness for more of something delightful.
- "You are a wonderful friend" - A heartfelt compliment that promotes positive interactions.
Step-by-step Shadowing Guide
Engaging with the dialogue through shadowing can significantly enhance your English pronunciation and overall fluency. Here’s a structured approach to tackle this video:
- Listen Carefully: Start by listening to the entire video without any distractions. Pay attention to the emotions conveyed through the dialogue.
- Break It Down: Divide the transcript into manageable chunks. Focus on one phrase or sentence at a time to avoid feeling overwhelmed.
- Repeat and Imitate: Use the shadowspeak method—repeat after the characters as closely as possible, mimicking their intonation and rhythm.
- Record Yourself: Once you feel comfortable, record your own voice while shadowing. This will help you assess your pronunciation and accent.
- Practice Regularly: Incorporate this practice into your routine by returning to the video and repeating the shadowing exercise multiple times a week. Utilize a shadowing site or simply your recording device to keep track of your progress.
By consistently employing these techniques, not only will you effortlessly integrate valuable phrases into your everyday vocabulary, but you will also improve English pronunciation over time. Enjoy the journey of learning through delightful dialogues!
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've looked · have they gone · have gone |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was loved · were born |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was helping · was trying · was ending |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | stop eating · love getting |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.