The Lazy Ducks' Rainy Day 🦆☔️ Children's Bedtime Story

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Speaker 1: from everyone here at Sleepaheq. Now come with me from




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Speaker 1: sleep Hq into the tall tree of a sleepy forest.




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Speaker 1: Can you hear all the animals and birds? And can




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Speaker 1: you see the big gap in the trees cutting through




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Speaker 1: the middle of the abundant woodland, snakes, the slim, silvery




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Speaker 1: mirror of a river otherwise known as Sleepy River, And




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Speaker 1: on it are two little ducks who are sisters. Have




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Speaker 1: you ever heard someone say, oh, look at all that rain? Well,




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Speaker 1: this lovely weather for ducks. Hopefully this story will go




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Speaker 1: some way to explain that funny saying, as we are




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Speaker 1: joining our ducks on a very very very rainy day,




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Speaker 1: with their oiled feathers and other features suited to a




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Speaker 1: semi aquatic life, it's fair to say that ducks excel




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Speaker 1: in water of all types, whether they are in it,




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Speaker 1: on it, or under it. Water is where they're meant




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Speaker 1: to be, and I reckon it probably makes them very happy.




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Speaker 1: So let's close our eyes and think about these two




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Speaker 1: little ducks paddling around merrily on the silvery surface of




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Speaker 1: the river. Perhaps point in flex your toes as you




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Speaker 1: lie in bed, one foot at a time, like the




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Speaker 1: alternating paddling feet of a duck, and wind your wrists




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Speaker 1: around in gentle circles like ripples on the water, first




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Speaker 1: one way and then the other. Now, try breathing in




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Speaker 1: gently through your nose and softly out again. Breathe in




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Speaker 1: and hold a little while, and then let it go




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Speaker 1: all ever so softly and gently until you're ready to




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Speaker 1: let every part of your body rest and become still great.




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Speaker 1: Now it's time to meet our little ducky duo. This




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Speaker 1: is the Lazy Ducks Rainy Day by Luke Prendergast On




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Speaker 1: a gentle bend of sleepy river which meanders its way




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Speaker 1: slowly through sleepy forest, lived two young ducks. They had




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Speaker 1: bright white feathers, golden beaks, and little yellow webbed feet.




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Speaker 1: They were sisters, and their names were Bread and Butter.




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Speaker 1: Bread and Butter lived in a nest made out of




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Speaker 1: twigs and leaves, snuggled right down among the dense reeds




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Speaker 1: that grew on the banks of the river. Anyone who




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Speaker 1: happened to be walking along the riverside would no doubt




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Speaker 1: spot Bread and Butter sailing up and down on the river,




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Speaker 1: kicking their yellow webbed feet and quacking merrily at each




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Speaker 1: other as they went. One early morning, Bread, who was




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Speaker 1: the older of the two sisters, but only by a




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Speaker 1: couple of minutes, was just waking up. There was a cool,




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Speaker 1: silvery light breaking in through the roof twigs of their nest,




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Speaker 1: and her sister, Butter, was still rousing herself out of




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Speaker 1: sleep beside her. Bread stretched her wings wide, poked her




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Speaker 1: head out at the top of her nest, and was




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Speaker 1: delighted by what she saw. It was raining. Little droplets




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Speaker 1: of rain fell from the sky, making their plipliplot sound




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Speaker 1: on the river water, like the tinkling notes of a xylophone.




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Speaker 1: Water could be heard dripping from the leaves of the




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Speaker 1: trees and pattering down like tiny little footsteps on the




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Speaker 1: malty ground. Butter, Wake up, Bread quacked for joy, Wake up,




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Speaker 1: Wake up. Butter, who often found that her sister didn't




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Speaker 1: want to get moving in the morning, gave a big yawn.




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Speaker 1: Oh what is it? She said, But Bread wouldn't tell her.




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Speaker 1: Just come and see, she quacked quickly. Butter rubbed the




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Speaker 1: sleep from her eyes, pulled herself up and poked her




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Speaker 1: head out of the nest like her sister did. Oh, Bread,




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Speaker 1: she cracked, What a day? Why didn't you tell me




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Speaker 1: it's a rainy day? For the truth was, there was




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Speaker 1: nothing that Bread and Butter enjoyed more than a lazy,




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Speaker 1: rainy day on sleepy river. While some creatures might not




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Speaker 1: like the rain because it got their feet wet or




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Speaker 1: their fur damp or splashed in their eyes, that was




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Speaker 1: not the case for these two sisters, with their waxy




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Speaker 1: feathers and flippery feet. Ducks were in their element in




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Speaker 1: the rain. They didn't say water off a duck's back




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Speaker 1: for nothing. After all, as they ate their breakfast of




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Speaker 1: toast and seeds and pulled on their bright yellow bucket hats.




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Speaker 1: Bread and Butter chatted about how they would spend their




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Speaker 1: rainy day. They agreed that they would spend a lot




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Speaker 1: of time floating up and down the river enjoying the rain.




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Speaker 1: And we could make a big splash and have a




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Speaker 1: water fight, suggested Bread, who was the more energetic of




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Speaker 1: the two sisters. Oh, I'm not sure about that, replied Butter,




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Speaker 1: who didn't really like to over exert herself very much




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Speaker 1: at all. I'd really like a lazy day. We can




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Speaker 1: find a nice quiet corner in the rushes and just




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Speaker 1: sit there enjoying the drizzle. Bread picked up her bright




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Speaker 1: green umbrella, the most fashionable item she owned. One of




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Speaker 1: the reasons she loved rainy days was because she got




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Speaker 1: to take it out with her. Well, she said, let's




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Speaker 1: head out and see. So the two sisters waddled out




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Speaker 1: of their nest and hopped from its twiggy edges on




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Speaker 1: to the gently drifting currents of the river. Oh isn't




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Speaker 1: this wonderful, Bread sighed as she felt the cool water




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Speaker 1: running over her feathers. Just the best kind of day.




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Speaker 1: Butter agreed. Bread and Butter floated down the river enjoying




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Speaker 1: the sound of the falling rain, which they thought was




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Speaker 1: like a forest orchestra coming to life. Soon enough, they




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Speaker 1: reached an area where the river currents slowed down and




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Speaker 1: collected into a wide pool. Look what I can do,




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Speaker 1: Bred said to her sister, Are you watching? Are you sure?




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Speaker 1: And when she was sure that by was watching, Bread




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Speaker 1: took a big gulp of air and stuck her head underwater,




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Speaker 1: so that she was upside down, half submerged, with her




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Speaker 1: little yellow feet flapping this way and that in the air.




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Speaker 1: Butter couldn't help but let out a big quacking laugh.




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Speaker 1: Her sister looked so funny upside down in the water.




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Speaker 1: When Bread turned the right way round again, she shook




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Speaker 1: her head so little droplets of water were flung in




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Speaker 1: an arc and told Butter that now it was her turn.




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Speaker 1: Go on, she encouraged her, and make sure you flap




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Speaker 1: your feet extra fast. Butter took a big mouthful of air,




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Speaker 1: counted to three, and stuck her head under the water.




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Speaker 1: Now it was Bread's turn to laugh, looking at Butter's




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Speaker 1: feet waving about in the air like that. And when




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Speaker 1: Butter came back the right way round, the two sisters




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Speaker 1: laughed and quacked together because rainy days was so much fun. Then,




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Speaker 1: to their great surprise, a sparkling orange and white coy




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Speaker 1: carp stuck his head out of the water. Hello, my ducks,




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Speaker 1: he said. Bread and Butter flapped their wings and greeting,




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Speaker 1: oh hello, Kogy, they quited, recognizing their good friend. How




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Speaker 1: are you on this rainy day? Very fine, very fine,




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Speaker 1: said Kogi the coycarp. Can't be complaining, not with this




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Speaker 1: glorious weather like this. Bread and Butter looked up at




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Speaker 1: the sky. They couldn't agree more. Cogi the cooy car




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Speaker 1: said that he had seen the two sisters ducking their




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Speaker 1: heads under the water and had wondered if they were




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Speaker 1: going for a dive. A dive, repeated bred curiously, What




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Speaker 1: do you mean a dive, Coagy explained, was when you




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Speaker 1: kicked down all the way beneath the water to see




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Speaker 1: what was down below. There are some beautiful pebbles on




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Speaker 1: the river bed, he said, I can show you if




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Speaker 1: you like. As far as Butter was concerned, diving sounded




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Speaker 1: like quite a strenuous, energetic activity for what was supposed




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Speaker 1: to be a very lazy, rainy day. But her sister's




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Speaker 1: face was lit up with such bright joy at the




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Speaker 1: prospect that she said, hukaykgy show us so kogy. The




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Speaker 1: Koi carp showed the sisters that if they duck their




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Speaker 1: head under the water like they had before, and then kicked, kicked,




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Speaker 1: kicked with their yellow webbed feet, then they'd be able




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Speaker 1: to swim down to the river bed. Let's give it




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Speaker 1: a go, he said. The sisters, this time in unison,




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Speaker 1: took a big gulp of air, ducked their heads under




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Speaker 1: the surface of the water, and kicked. What fun it was,




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Speaker 1: Bred thought, as she propelled herself through the water, feeling




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Speaker 1: its cool touch slipping over her feathers. Even Butter thought




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Speaker 1: to herself as she swam down that diving was fairly exciting,




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Speaker 1: even if it was a little like hard work. Cogy




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Speaker 1: showed them all the way down to the river bed




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Speaker 1: and pointed out plenty of pretty little stones, glittering black onycks,




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Speaker 1: pink quarts, little white ones that looked like tiny eggs.




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Speaker 1: Butter found a turquoise stone and a bright blue one




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Speaker 1: that looked like a little piece of fallen sky, and




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Speaker 1: she picked them up with her beak and slid them




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Speaker 1: under her yellow bucket hat to keep them safe. They'd




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Speaker 1: looked very nice as decorations for the she thought back




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Speaker 1: at the surface. Bread and Butter thanked their friend Kogi




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Speaker 1: the koy kart for showing them what fun diving in




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Speaker 1: the rain. Was no problem, my ducks, said Cogi, before




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Speaker 1: with a swish of his long silvery tail, he swam away.




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Speaker 1: Bread and Butter continued on down the sleepy river. Bread




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Speaker 1: thanked Butter for going diving with her, and Butter told




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Speaker 1: her it was no problem at all. What would you




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Speaker 1: like to do now on this lazy, rainy day, Bread




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Speaker 1: asked her sister. Butter twitched her beak thoughtfully considering her auctions.




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Speaker 1: I think God'd like to go and perch in a tree,




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Speaker 1: she said, and watch the rain falling into the river




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Speaker 1: from above. Bread thought that sounded like a lovely plan,




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Speaker 1: but she hoped that they wouldn't be doing it for




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Speaker 1: too long, or else she might get bored. But she




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Speaker 1: said to Butter, what a wonderful idea, And with a




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Speaker 1: flap of their wings, the two ducks rose from the




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Speaker 1: river and flew up through the falling rain until they




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Speaker 1: came to rest on the branch of a big sycamore tree.




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Speaker 1: They gave their feathers a flap to dispel the water.




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Speaker 1: But just as they were folding them up on their backs,




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Speaker 1: they had a long, slow voice. Oh hollo, it said,




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Speaker 1: welcome to my tree. The sisters looked up along the




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Speaker 1: branch and caught sight of their new companion. It was Fudge,




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Speaker 1: the sloth, and the reason they hadn't spotted her before




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Speaker 1: was because she wasn't sitting on the tree branch. She




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Speaker 1: was hanging below it. Oh hello there, Bred said, I




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Speaker 1: hope we haven't disturbed you. We were only coming up here.




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Speaker 1: Butter explained to sit quietly and contemplate the rain. Not




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Speaker 1: tt all, Fudge replied at length, I always welcome company.




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Speaker 1: Bred was cocking her head at the sloth. Curiously. She




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Speaker 1: wondered why she was always sounding like she was forgetting




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Speaker 1: what she was saying halfway through saying it. Why are




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Speaker 1: you hanging upside down? She asked, Oh, Fudge replied, because




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Speaker 1: I find that it's much more comfortable when you enjoy




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Speaker 1: dozing like me, to be off your feet rather than




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Speaker 1: on them. Butter, who also enjoyed dozing, had her interest piqued.




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Speaker 1: Is that so, she asked? Why? Yes, said the sloth,




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Speaker 1: If you don't believe me, you should try it, Okay,




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Speaker 1: then cracked Butter, I will and so Butter gripped the




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Speaker 1: branch tightly with her yellow webbed feet, and, taking courage,




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Speaker 1: swung around on the branch until she was hanging upside down,




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Speaker 1: yawned the sloth. What do you think? Butter had to




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Speaker 1: admit that, in fact, it was very comfortable indeed, and




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Speaker 1: the world looked rather wondrous upside down, the river up




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Speaker 1: above her where the sky was supposed to be, and




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Speaker 1: the blue gray sky spread out below her as though




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Speaker 1: it were the ground. Best yet, the rain now seemed




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Speaker 1: to fall upwards, shooting up from the sky below and




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Speaker 1: landing in the river up above. How marvelous you have




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Speaker 1: to try this, Butter told Bread, And so Bread grasped




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Speaker 1: her feet around the sycamore branch and spun around to




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Speaker 1: meet her sister. What do you think, Bread, Butter asked, Well,




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Speaker 1: said Butter, I have to say, it's more fun than




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Speaker 1: I was expecting it to be. The two sisters stayed




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Speaker 1: hanging very peacefully off their branch, taking in slow, long




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Speaker 1: drawn out words with the sloth, and enjoying watching the




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Speaker 1: world go by upside down. But soon all the blood




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Speaker 1: went to their heads, and they began to feel a




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Speaker 1: little bit dizzy. Time to carry on with our lazy,




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Speaker 1: rainy day, don't you think, bread Butter asked her sister.




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Speaker 1: I couldn't agree more, Bread replied. Both ducks swiveled round




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Speaker 1: on their branches and thanking the sloth ever so much




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Speaker 1: for showing them just what a topsy turvy world looked like.




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Speaker 1: They took off from the sycamore branch and sailed gently




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Speaker 1: through the falling rain, landing in two little splashes on




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Speaker 1: sleepy river. The day was getting on. Although the sun




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Speaker 1: was hidden behind the big mushroom like rain clouds, Bread




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Speaker 1: and Butter could tell by the color of the light




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Speaker 1: that it was the afternoon. They had been having a




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Speaker 1: very lazy day. Indeed, soon they came to the part




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Speaker 1: of the river where a beaver named Buck had recently




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Speaker 1: built a dam. It was a very beautiful part of




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Speaker 1: sleepy forest, with river banks covered in brightly colored flowers




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Speaker 1: and a nightingale, who, when it wasn't raining, sang a




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Speaker 1: sweet and melodious song that carried softly through the trees.




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Speaker 1: This afternoon, Buck was relaxing on the verandah at the




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Speaker 1: front of his dam. He was wearing a red and




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Speaker 1: black plaid cap with big ear flaps. When he saw




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Speaker 1: Bread and Butter come sailing around the river bend, he




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Speaker 1: got up and leant over the back. How do they have,




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Speaker 1: bread and butter? He called out, for they were old




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Speaker 1: friends taking a trip down the river on this fine




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Speaker 1: and rainy day? Are we? Bread and Butter flapped their




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Speaker 1: wings and said yes, indeed they were. How about you




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Speaker 1: both come up here and have a relax on my verandah.




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Speaker 1: I can put the getlong. We can have a cup




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Speaker 1: of tea and a little something to eat. Oh yes, please,




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Speaker 1: said Bread. I am feeling rather peckish, said Butter, and




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Speaker 1: all three of them laughed at her joke. Bread and




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Speaker 1: Butter flapped their wings and rose into the air, alighting




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Speaker 1: on the verandah of bucks dam. It was a very




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Speaker 1: impressive dim, indeed, with intricate carvings and decorations. Buck had




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Speaker 1: built it all himself with his hammers and nails and




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Speaker 1: his sharp front. Now Buck said, while the two ducks




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Speaker 1: got settled, why shall I make you for lunch? How




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Speaker 1: does some toast down? There's nothing I like more than




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Speaker 1: a slice of toast, Bread told him, as long as




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Speaker 1: there's plenty of butter. Her sister added. Bread and butter




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Speaker 1: sank into the bean bags that Buck had lying out




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Speaker 1: on his verandah. There they sat watching the peaceful dripping




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Speaker 1: of the drizzle, while inside they could hear the sound




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Speaker 1: of a kettle boiling and a crunch of toast as




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Speaker 1: it was cut with a knife. Soon enough, Buck came




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Speaker 1: back out, balancing a tray on his paws. He handed




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Speaker 1: the sisters a cup each and poured hot, steaming tea




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Speaker 1: from a perfect porcelain teapot into them. The teapot had




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Speaker 1: a tea cozy on it that made it look like




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Speaker 1: a duck, and the sisters quacked with laughter. Hellok, Butter,




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Speaker 1: said Bread, it's you. Oh no, Bread, said Butter. I




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Speaker 1: think it looks much more like you. Then Buck handed




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Speaker 1: them a plate of richly buttered toast and an extra




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Speaker 1: little jug with an unfamiliar liquid in it. Bread sniffed




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Speaker 1: the jug. It smelled sweet. What's this, she asked that.




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Speaker 1: Buck replied, here's maple syrup. I made it myself from




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Speaker 1: the sap I collected from the maple tree right here




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Speaker 1: in sleepy forest. Have a taste. It's a real tree. Ah,




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Speaker 1: there's really no way I prefer to spend a lazy day,




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Speaker 1: Buck said, kicking back and taking a slurpy sip of




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Speaker 1: his tea, then having a warm cup of tea, herbaut




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Speaker 1: to eat, and some general conversation with some good friends,




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Speaker 1: don't you think, Bread and Butter said? They agreed wholeheartedly.




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Speaker 1: They told Buck about their day, about how they'd gone




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Speaker 1: diving with Kogy the koy carp, even though that was




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Speaker 1: a little more energetic than Butter like to be on




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Speaker 1: a rainy day, And then how they'd hung upside down




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Speaker 1: in the sycamore tree with Fudge the sloth, even though




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Speaker 1: Bread was worried she might get a little bored. They agreed, however,




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Speaker 1: that sitting there with Buck on his verandah, watching the




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Speaker 1: rain fall slantingly and the river trickle past them beneath




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Speaker 1: them was the best of both worlds. Who wasn't too




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Speaker 1: demanding for Butter, but it was interesting enough to keep




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Speaker 1: Bread from nodding off accidentally. It was, in a word,




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Speaker 1: just perfect. They chatted merrily and watched the rain. They




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Speaker 1: finished their tea and their buttered toast with maple syrup.




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Speaker 1: Buck even went back inside to get a box of




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Speaker 1: short bread biscuits, which they nibbled over together. Thank you, Buck,




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Speaker 1: Bread said, you've been ever so generous and kind. I




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Speaker 1: wish we had something to give you in return. And




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Speaker 1: just as Bread was saying this, Butter had an idea.




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Speaker 1: We do have something to give you. She said, and




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Speaker 1: she took her yellow bucket hat off her head and




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Speaker 1: tipped it upside down. From within tumbled the two beautiful




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Speaker 1: pebbles she gathered from the river bed, one of the




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Speaker 1: deepest turquoise, the other such a bright blue. It looked




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Speaker 1: like a little piece of the sky. These are for you.




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Speaker 1: Butter said to Buck, handing him the pebbles, There'll be




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Speaker 1: a pretty decoration for your damn. Buck took the pebbles




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Speaker 1: in his paw, thanking the sisters over and over again.




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Speaker 1: He was very touched by their gift. I know just




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Speaker 1: where they'll go, he told them. There'll look be beautiful




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Speaker 1: on my window sill. Now, he added, who like another




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Speaker 1: cup of tea? And so Bread and Butter sat on




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Speaker 1: Buck's verandah while he made another cup of tea. And




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Speaker 1: when he came out, they talked about all kinds of things.




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Speaker 1: They watched the clouds shift and change in the sky,




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Speaker 1: turning deep purple as they filled up with rain, then




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Speaker 1: bleaching a light move as they emptied their droplets all




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Speaker 1: over the forest. They watched the sun sinking behind the clouds,




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Speaker 1: turning the sky first a pale gray, then a dark indigo,




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Speaker 1: and finally black. Finally, Bread turned to her sister and said,




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Speaker 1: come on, Butter, he's our bedtime now. Oh you're right,




00:25:33

Speaker 1: said Butter, yawning, it really is. They thanked Buck again




00:25:39

Speaker 1: for his generous hospitality, and then they swam back up




00:25:43

Speaker 1: the sleepy river to where their snug home was nestled




00:25:48

Speaker 1: among the reeds. They took off their bucket hats and




00:25:53

Speaker 1: shook their wings dry. They brushed their beaks and poured




00:25:59

Speaker 1: on some warm socks to sleep in. As they were




00:26:04

Speaker 1: nuzzling down into bed, Butter said to her sister, that




00:26:11

Speaker 1: was the best rainy day we've ever had, don't you think? Ah? Yes,




00:26:19

Speaker 1: said Bread, the best lazy rainy day ever. They were




00:26:26

Speaker 1: both yawning. Now for a lazy day, it had still




00:26:30

Speaker 1: been a pretty tiring one. The night, Bread said Butter.




00:26:37

Speaker 1: The night Butter said Bread. And then the two ducks,




00:26:43

Speaker 1: sisters and best friends, closed their eyes and began to




00:26:49

Speaker 1: drift off, and little did they know it, but their




00:26:54

Speaker 1: final thoughts before sleep took them were the same. What




00:27:00

Speaker 1: they wondered as they fell asleep, would the weather be




00:27:04

Speaker 1: like tomorrow