Koko's Aussie Adventure 🐨🦘 Rewind Bedtime Story

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Speaker 1: Hello and Welcome back to Koala Moon, a podcast of




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Speaker 1: original children's bedtime stories and meditations designed to make bedtime




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Speaker 1: a tree. I'm happy to say our littless Koala friend




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Speaker 1: is off on another grand adventure. I know he's a




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Speaker 1: busy little Marsup puel with his jet setting trips to




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Speaker 1: the Moon, ancient Egypt, and the USA, but this time




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Speaker 1: is super special as he is off to the land




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Speaker 1: of his ancestors. Yes, finally, Coco's going to Australia. He




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Speaker 1: and his Auntie arrive there on Shirley's little red plane




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Speaker 1: and by happy accident, they meet Keith, a long lost relative.




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Speaker 1: Now it's soon time to get started, so you know




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Speaker 1: what to do. Lie back, relax into your bed, and




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Speaker 1: take some even and steady breaths. As you close your eyes,




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Speaker 1: imagine a far away forest of tall trees gently swaying




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Speaker 1: in the breeze. Down in the clearing, there is a




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Speaker 1: little cabin, a cozy little cabin. Let's begin Coco's Ossy Adventure.




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Speaker 1: By Susannah McLaughlin. Deep in the heart of a far




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Speaker 1: away forest stood a cozy cabin. Inside the cabin lived




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Speaker 1: a family of Koalas the youngest Koala was called Cocoa. Now,




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Speaker 1: this Koala family had lived in Sleepy Forest for many years.




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Speaker 1: They knew the rivers, the flowers, the animals, and the




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Speaker 1: trees as their closest anser did. But recently, Coco had




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Speaker 1: been wondering where his family came from before that, so




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Speaker 1: he asked his grandpa. Coco sat down on the carpet




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Speaker 1: in front of his grandpa and waited politely for him




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Speaker 1: to look up from his book before asking his question. Grandpa,




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Speaker 1: where did our ancestors come from, Coco asked, before they




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Speaker 1: came to Sleepy Forest? I mean Coco's Grandpa put his




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Speaker 1: book down, sat back in his armchair and scratched the




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Speaker 1: tuft of white fur on the top of his head




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Speaker 1: where I'm not sure, Coco, He said, we'd need to




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Speaker 1: check the family tree for that. Coco asked where the




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Speaker 1: family tree was, and Grandpa scratched his chin and said




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Speaker 1: he'd never thought about it before. He told Coco that




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Speaker 1: their family tree would have been planted years and years ago,




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Speaker 1: as the ancestor would have told the sapling about their




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Speaker 1: family history, and the magical tree would have remembered everything




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Speaker 1: and it would know all about the future. Generations too,




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Speaker 1: mapping out how the family grows and moves over centuries.




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Speaker 1: But where could Coco's family tree be. Maybe it was




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Speaker 1: in the forest somewhere. Maybe he could go and find it.




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Speaker 1: And so Coco set out into sleepy forest on the




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Speaker 1: search for his family tree. He walked down winding paths




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Speaker 1: through pine trees, oak trees, and silver birch. He checked




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Speaker 1: apple trees, cherry trees, orange trees, and lemon trees, but




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Speaker 1: not one of them was his family tree. A little




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Speaker 1: after lunchtime, Coco sat munching on an apple in the




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Speaker 1: shade of a willow on the top of the hill,




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Speaker 1: looking at the treetops below. I'll never find my family tree,




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Speaker 1: Coco side. It could be any one of them. Coco




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Speaker 1: heard a deep, warm voice echo from behind him. No,




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Speaker 1: it couldn't be any tree, the voice said, families only




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Speaker 1: have one tree each, and they have to have planted




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Speaker 1: it themselves. Take me, for example, I was planted by




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Speaker 1: a koala hundreds of years ago, Keith I think his




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Speaker 1: name was, or Carl. It began with a K that




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Speaker 1: I know. Coco smiled and turned around. On the trunk




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Speaker 1: of the tree had appeared a kind wise face formed




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Speaker 1: from the willow bark. He was smiling at Coco knowingly.




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Speaker 1: Coco smiled back, Are you my family tree? He asked.




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Speaker 1: The willow grinned and said yes. Coco laughed and jumped




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Speaker 1: to his feet. I've been looking for you, he said.




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Speaker 1: The willow chuckled and said he'd tell him anything he




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Speaker 1: needed to know. Where did my family come from, Coco asked,




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Speaker 1: When they arrived in Sleepy Forest from a land called Australia.




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Speaker 1: The willow replied, far away on the other side of




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Speaker 1: the world. It's a ginenormous island floating in the bluest




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Speaker 1: of ocean, and there's rainforests and beeches, green fields and




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Speaker 1: dusty outback and animals and plants of all kinds. Coco




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Speaker 1: thought it sounded like a perfect place for an adventure.




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Speaker 1: The family tree agreed. He said it was good to




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Speaker 1: travel to where you came from. He said, it can




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Speaker 1: make you feel closer to your ancestors. Why don't you




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Speaker 1: call your auntie Shirley, he asked, take a ride in




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Speaker 1: her shiny new plane. You know Auntie Shirley, Coco asked




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Speaker 1: the willow. I know all of your family, Coco, he said,




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Speaker 1: I'm your family tree. Coco hugged the tree's trunk and




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Speaker 1: said thank you, before running back through the feeld fields




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Speaker 1: and forests towards the cabin. To his surprise, Auntie Shirley




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Speaker 1: was sitting at the counter eating a slice of cake




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Speaker 1: when he returned. Hello, Coco, She said, she held up




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Speaker 1: a leaf. This leaf drifted to me on the breeze.




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Speaker 1: It looks to me like this came from our family tree.




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Speaker 1: I thought this could only mean one thing. Coco's ready




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Speaker 1: for an adventure. Coco laughed and said yes, he wanted




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Speaker 1: to go to Australia. After hugging their family and promising




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Speaker 1: to bring them souvenirs, Coco and Auntie Shirley hopped into




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Speaker 1: the Little Red Shiny Plain. Auntie Shirley informed Coco that




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Speaker 1: she'd met a little magic bear in the woods, tiny Terry.




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Speaker 1: His name was such a nice little bear. They had




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Speaker 1: chatted about Auntie Shirley's adventures and her tiny plane. Terry




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Speaker 1: said he'd like to help her go even further and




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Speaker 1: sprinkled some magic dust on the engine. Now it was




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Speaker 1: even faster than before. They'd be in Australia in no time.




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Speaker 1: Even Sokko felt his eyes drift close on the plane journey,




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Speaker 1: lulled by the sight of fluffy clouds and the soft




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Speaker 1: sound of the engine, and as usual, he took an




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Speaker 1: afternoon nap. He awoke when the plane wheels touched down




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Speaker 1: on a sandy shore. The sand was white and the




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Speaker 1: sky blue, and the air was deliciously warm. Coco and




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Speaker 1: his auntie hopped out of the plane and changed into




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Speaker 1: their swimsuits and swam in the shallows, splashing one another




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Speaker 1: in giggling. Cocoa was prepared with his floppy sun hat




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Speaker 1: on and a stripe of suncream down his nose. There




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Speaker 1: were animals surfing in the frothy waves, sandy colored dogs




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Speaker 1: and wallabies, and a wombat was bobbing in a dingy sunbathing.




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Speaker 1: Before long, the duo were refreshed and ready to explore.




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Speaker 1: A wooden sign told them that they had landed at




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Speaker 1: Bell's Beach. The beach was hugged by golden orange cliffs




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Speaker 1: that seemed to glow in the sunshine. The top of




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Speaker 1: the cliffs were covered in trees and bushes, and Coco




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Speaker 1: was excited to see a grove of eucalyptus trees there,




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Speaker 1: covered in delicious leaves. He pointed them out to Auntie Shirley,




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Speaker 1: and she giggled, our ancestors might have snoozed in those




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Speaker 1: trees munching on leaves. Maybe we should have a snack




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Speaker 1: in their honor. Auntie Shirley and Coco hiked to the




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Speaker 1: top of the hill and each climbed a eucalyptus tree,




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Speaker 1: finding comfy spots between the boughs and picking leaves to




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Speaker 1: munch on. As they took in the view of the




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Speaker 1: endless sea from their perches, Coco heard a long yawn




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Speaker 1: coming from the trees next to him. He peeked through




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Speaker 1: the foliage to see a third koala waking up from




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Speaker 1: one of his many nats. Ooh, good day, the koala yawned.




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Speaker 1: The names Keith, Auntie Shirley, and Coco introduced themselves. Another




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Speaker 1: perfect day for snoozing, Keith said. Auntie Shirley agreed, but




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Speaker 1: said that they had no time for snoozing. They were




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Speaker 1: on an adventure, are you now? Keith asked what for.




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Speaker 1: Coco told Keith about the family tree and explained that




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Speaker 1: they were on a mission to visit the land of




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Speaker 1: their ancestors. Keith slowly walked down his bow and settled




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Speaker 1: on a low branch where he could see Auntie Shirley




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Speaker 1: and Coco clearly. Well, I never, he said, My great




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Speaker 1: great great great great uncle moved to Sleepy Forest hundreds




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Speaker 1: of years ago. My family tree told me mine's a




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Speaker 1: palm tree. He added. Auntie Shirley leapt from her branch




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Speaker 1: to Keith's and gave him a squeeze. What luck they




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Speaker 1: had to have climbed the neighboring tree to their their




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Speaker 1: very own, long long lost cousin. Keith said that this




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Speaker 1: stroke of luck couldn't have been a coincidence. It was fate.




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Speaker 1: Shirley and Coco needed a tour guide, and who better




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Speaker 1: than their long lost cousin Keith, And so Keith, Coco




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Speaker 1: and Auntie Shirley climbed down their trees and headed towards




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Speaker 1: the little red airplane waiting on the sands. Keith was




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Speaker 1: a little slow at first, the extra round short Koala




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Speaker 1: needed to stretch after sleeping in the tree for so long.




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Speaker 1: He did a short yoga routine and then felt right




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Speaker 1: as rain, walking at Coco's side and chatting about this,




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Speaker 1: that and everything. Once in the plane, with everybody's flight




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Speaker 1: caps and goggles in place. Keith pointed out some directions




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Speaker 1: on the map, and Shirley brought the plane off the




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Speaker 1: ground with a happy whoop. Coco rested his nose against




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Speaker 1: the window as he looked below him at the miles




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Speaker 1: and miles of craggy cliffs and white sandy beaches, and




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Speaker 1: the twirly road that ran along next to them. Being




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Speaker 1: driven upon by camper vans bursting at the seams with




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Speaker 1: camping gear and surfboards, they flew over cities and towns




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Speaker 1: and big swathes of forested countryside, following the coastline for miles.




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Speaker 1: It turned out that, like Auntie, Shirley and Coco, Keith




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Speaker 1: was rather fond of a sing song, and he taught




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Speaker 1: them funny songs that had them in fits of giggles.




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Speaker 1: Soon enough, Keith told Auntie Shirley that it was time




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Speaker 1: to make her descent. They were headed towards a city




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Speaker 1: that spread over juts of land connected by harbors, with




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Speaker 1: small boats tooting across the bay. Their little plane landed




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Speaker 1: by the water side in a big green park. The




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Speaker 1: three coadas took a stroll along the waterfront, licking ice




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Speaker 1: cream that they brought from a kinder kidnap at a




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Speaker 1: refreshment stand. As they rounded the corner, Coco stopped in




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Speaker 1: his tracks. A building in front of him had taken




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Speaker 1: his breath away. It was dazzlingly white and constructed in




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Speaker 1: a way that made it look like the sails of




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Speaker 1: a boat coming up from the water. Coco would have




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Speaker 1: dropped his ice cream had Auntie Shirley not noticed and




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Speaker 1: caught it. Auntie Shirley gasped, it's the Sydney Opera House.




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Speaker 1: She said, I've only seen this on the front of




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Speaker 1: a postcard. Auntie Shirley scooped Coco up onto her shoulders




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Speaker 1: and handed Keith her camera to snap a photo. As




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Speaker 1: Keith was telling them to say cheese, her wombat waddled




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Speaker 1: over and tapped Keith on the shoulder. She was almost spherical,




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Speaker 1: with short arms and legs, as snuffly nose, and pretty




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Speaker 1: brown eyes. She asked Keith if he wanted to be




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Speaker 1: in the picture too. She said it was a shame




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Speaker 1: to have such a handsome koala behind the camera. Keith




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Speaker 1: blushed and said yes please, and rushed to join Coco




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Speaker 1: and Shirley in their picture. After they had bought some




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Speaker 1: souvenirs from a nearby stand for the rest of the family.




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Speaker 1: The Koalas headed back towards the plane. Coco said he




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Speaker 1: was glad to have met a real Australian wombat and




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Speaker 1: said that he would like to meet more Australian animals.




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Speaker 1: Keith replied that in that case, next they were go




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Speaker 1: north to Kakadoo National Park, but first they had to




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Speaker 1: stop at the Blue Mountains. Auntie Shirley squealed with excitement,




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Speaker 1: and the trio once more took to the skies. As




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Speaker 1: the plain flew east, the land got hilly and then mountainous.




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Speaker 1: Are the mountains actually blue, Coco asked. Keith told him




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Speaker 1: that no, they weren't actually blue. The rock is a warm,




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Speaker 1: sandy color and they're covered in green trees like usual.




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Speaker 1: But when you gaze into the distance at the Blue Mountains,




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Speaker 1: everything is bathed in a soft blue glow. That's why




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Speaker 1: they have that name. When they landed at the Blue Mountains,




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Speaker 1: Keith guided the duo towards a path that would take




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Speaker 1: them on a loop to a waterfall. Their walk was lovely,




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Speaker 1: with a soundtrack of clicks and gasps as Auntie Shirley




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Speaker 1: took picture after picture of the gorgeous views. As they




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Speaker 1: neared the waterfall, they used stepping stones to cross a




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Speaker 1: river cutting their path. Coco looked to his right and




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Speaker 1: saw a furry brown creature floating on the river's current,




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Speaker 1: with its wide, shiny bill resting on the water's surface.




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Speaker 1: Coco called a cheery good day, and the animal disappeared




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Speaker 1: with a splash and a splosh. Keith chuckled, that's a platypus,




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Speaker 1: he said, they're usually quite shy. The three koalas cooled




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Speaker 1: after the animal, and he bashfully floated to the surface




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Speaker 1: once more. He looked a bit like a beaver, with




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Speaker 1: a brown body and a flat tail. Apart from his




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Speaker 1: bill and webbed feet, he was also shaped a bit




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Speaker 1: like a bean bag. The platypus gave a sheepish grin




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Speaker 1: and said hello. He explained that platypuses had a tendency




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Speaker 1: to hide in the water when other animals came by.




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Speaker 1: If they were feeling especially shy. They could even stay




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Speaker 1: under there for ten whole minutes. Coco complimented the platypus's




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Speaker 1: swimming skills. He wasn't so good at swimming underwater himself.




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Speaker 1: He preferred floating on his back and looking up at




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Speaker 1: the clouds, he suggested the platypus try it. So he did.




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Speaker 1: The platypus spun onto his back and pointed his bill




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Speaker 1: towards the sun. He propelled himself lazily down the river,




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Speaker 1: smiling gently. That is much better, thank you, he called.




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Speaker 1: Coco waggled his fingers at him, and the three koalas




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Speaker 1: watched as the platypus floated out of sight. They soon




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Speaker 1: arrived at the waterfall, which cascaded down a cliff side




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Speaker 1: into the valley below. It was the biggest waterfall Coco




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Speaker 1: had ever seen. After taking another grinning photograph in front




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Speaker 1: of the scene, Keith, Auntie, Shirley, and Coco continued on




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Speaker 1: their walk back to the little red aeroplane, which would




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Speaker 1: take them north to Kakadoo National Park. They flew over




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Speaker 1: green rainforests that turned into dusty red outback and pointed




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Speaker 1: down at hopping hordes of kangaroos. They saw Uluru, a




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Speaker 1: ginormous dusty red rock being visited and marveled at by




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Speaker 1: all kinds of creatures. Finally, they flew over a seemingly




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Speaker 1: never ending national park, Cuckadoo, miles and miles of untouched nature.




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Speaker 1: Coco gazed out of the window at green water holes,




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Speaker 1: grassy hills, and cascading waterfalls. The aeroplane touched down in




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Speaker 1: a clearing near the biggest of the waterfalls. Coco closed




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Speaker 1: his eyes and listened to the torrent splashing and crashing




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Speaker 1: into a glimmering still pool. As they climbed down the




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Speaker 1: little steps, Coco took off his hat and fanned himself.




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Speaker 1: It was hotter here and more humid too. Thank goodness,




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Speaker 1: there were pools to splash themselves with. The clearing had




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Speaker 1: plenty of animals to say hello to. Gleaming crested cockatoos




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Speaker 1: soared across the sky, frogs croaked from the greenery, and




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Speaker 1: lizards sunbathed on the rocks. A brown feathered bird with




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Speaker 1: blue spotted wings and a wide, smiling beak welcomed them




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Speaker 1: with a cackling laugh that filled the whole clearing and




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Speaker 1: set the koalas off laughing too. That's a cuckoobarrah Keith said,




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Speaker 1: they're the funniest bird, always telling jokes. Shirley opened the




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Speaker 1: trunk of the plane and pulled out her backpack filled




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Speaker 1: with treats and fruit. They each nibbled on some trail




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Speaker 1: mix and set off hiking through the bush. Kocho closed




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Speaker 1: his eyes and listened to the coops, songs and trills




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Speaker 1: of the birds. He had never heard bird's song so




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Speaker 1: loud and lovely. Then he bumped into a tree and




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Speaker 1: decided to keep his eyes open for the rest of




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Speaker 1: the walk. When the three koalas rounded the hill, they




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Speaker 1: came across a rocky plain, green and vibrant, covered in




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Speaker 1: orange rock formations. Not far ahead of them, an animal




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Speaker 1: sunbathed on the grass. She had a pointed nose, pink




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Speaker 1: round ears, and the springy legs of a kangaroo, though




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Speaker 1: she was barely a tenth of a kangaroo's size. Her long,




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Speaker 1: thin tail wrapped around her as she snored in the sun.




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Speaker 1: Cooco had never seen this animal before. What is she,




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Speaker 1: he asked Keith. Keith lowered his sunglasses and said, oh,




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Speaker 1: it's a bandicoot. As they approached, the bandicoot snorted and




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Speaker 1: woke herself up. She sat on her round behind and




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Speaker 1: looked around as if startled. Sorry to startle you, Keith said,




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Speaker 1: I'm Keith, and this is Coco and surely my new




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Speaker 1: family members from over the sea. The bandicoot giggled and




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Speaker 1: said a warm hello. She introduced herself as Marty. She




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Speaker 1: said she was nocturnal usually, but every now and again




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Speaker 1: she liked to see the park by daylight, when the




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Speaker 1: sun lit up the golden stone and danced on the water.




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Speaker 1: She always ended up dozing off though. Keith asked Marty




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Speaker 1: whether she had any suggestions of things they should see




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Speaker 1: whilst here in the park. Oh, yes, Marty said, follow me.




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Speaker 1: The bandicoot span on her tail and hopped off across




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Speaker 1: the plains. Coco had to skip to keep up with her.




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Speaker 1: Eventually she stopped in what looked like a cave. Here




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Speaker 1: is the hidden gem of the park and a big




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Speaker 1: part of Australian history, Marty explained. They are Aboriginal cave paintings,




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Speaker 1: and some of them are twenty thousand years old. Koco




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Speaker 1: couldn't even count that high. He couldn't believe a painting




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Speaker 1: could last that long. The Aboriginal people are the native




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Speaker 1: people of Australia, Marty continued. Their ancestors have lived here




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Speaker 1: for the longest and they know the land better than anyone.




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Speaker 1: Aboriginal culture is rich and their art is famous across




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Speaker 1: the world. Their paintings tell stories with dots and lines




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Speaker 1: and vibrant colors, and the Aboriginal people have so many




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Speaker 1: stories to tell on these rocks. Their paintings tell us




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Speaker 1: about the past, the animals and people who used to




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Speaker 1: live here. She led the koalas into the cave, where beautiful,




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Speaker 1: intricate paintings covered the rocks. Coco instantly pointed at one




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Speaker 1: of the depictions. That's a kangaroo, he said, like my




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Speaker 1: cousin Kiki. And that's a turtle with a long neck.




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Speaker 1: Marty smiled. That's right, she said, And some of these




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Speaker 1: paintings depict animals that aren't here anymore. Do you know




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Speaker 1: what this is? She pointed to a painting that looked




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Speaker 1: like a lion. Coco shook his head. I'm not surprised,




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Speaker 1: Marty said, this is a Tasmanian tiger. They haven't lived




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Speaker 1: in these lands for two thousand years is Coco was amazed.




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Speaker 1: It was like the paintings were transporting him back in time.




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Speaker 1: Marty pointed out more complex paintings and explained their meanings.




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Speaker 1: They depicted their painter's beliefs and stories they wanted to




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Speaker 1: tell from all those years ago. The Koalas looked at




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Speaker 1: the paintings a while longer before thanking Marty and inviting




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Speaker 1: her onwards with them. Marty said she would have loved to,




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Speaker 1: but she couldn't. She needed a nap. Coco yawned, maybe




00:26:40

Speaker 1: he needed a nap too. The three Koalas walked back




00:26:45

Speaker 1: through the National Park towards Auntie Shirley's Little Red Plain.




00:26:51

Speaker 1: There's only one more stop on our tour, Keith said,




00:26:56

Speaker 1: and it's back where we started. Aunt Shirley turned on




00:27:02

Speaker 1: the engine and once more they headed up, up, up,




00:27:07

Speaker 1: into the blue sky. By the time they touched back




00:27:11

Speaker 1: down on to Bell's Beach, the sky was dusky. Keith




00:27:16

Speaker 1: rustled in the bushes near his favorite tree and poured




00:27:20

Speaker 1: out his barbecue and set it on the beach. He




00:27:23

Speaker 1: cooked a variety of fresh vegetables until they were charred




00:27:27

Speaker 1: and soft, and put them between fluffy bread for them




00:27:31

Speaker 1: to munch on. As the sun drifted gently down towards




00:27:36

Speaker 1: the horizon, other animals sat on the beach too, gazing




00:27:41

Speaker 1: out at the ocean. The sky began to smudge with




00:27:46

Speaker 1: soft pinks and purples, and the orange sun reflected off




00:27:52

Speaker 1: the rippling waves. Orcas and humpback whales, curved paths through




00:27:58

Speaker 1: the water, jumping on occasion to be silhouetted against the




00:28:03

Speaker 1: darkening stars. Before long, Ko Ko drifted off to sleep




00:28:10

Speaker 1: with his head on Auntie Shirley's shoulder. Well, I guess




00:28:16

Speaker 1: it's time to go home, she said, as Ko Ko




00:28:20

Speaker 1: stirred and opened his eyes. He protested, but secretly knew




00:28:25

Speaker 1: that his auntie was right. The two Koalas said good




00:28:30

Speaker 1: bye to Keith. They hugged him and promised they'd come




00:28:34

Speaker 1: back soon. He could meet Grandma and Grandpa and Mum




00:28:39

Speaker 1: and dad, and they could meet his whole family too.




00:28:44

Speaker 1: Keith told them they were welcome any time. Auntie Shirley




00:28:51

Speaker 1: put her arm around Ko Ko as they returned to




00:28:54

Speaker 1: the aeroplane and tucked a blanket around him as he




00:28:58

Speaker 1: climbed in his seat. Keith was waving from the beach




00:29:03

Speaker 1: as the plane whirred to life and rose into the sky,




00:29:08

Speaker 1: and Coco waved back until he was just a little




00:29:12

Speaker 1: dot below them. Then Coco said good night to his




00:29:17

Speaker 1: Auntie Shirley and thanked her for the amazing adventure, and




00:29:23

Speaker 1: drifted off into his dreams.