In tonight's bedtime story for kids, we're going to a slumber party! Wait til you see the other guests - there's Potato & Beans, Pumpkin and Picasso, little Nutmeg, Minnie the Magical Cat, and more- all of your favourite cats from the koalaverse! We'll be dancing, eating a midnight feast, and making prank calls! So, relax, get sleepy, and let's begin.
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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 dream. In tonight's story, we're heading back to see Pumpkin,
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Speaker 1: the Big round ginger cat and her new friend Picasso.
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Speaker 1: It's a special night, and there's magic in the air
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Speaker 1: which brings together cats from all over the Koala Verse.
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Speaker 1: That's right, all your favorite felines from all our different
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Speaker 1: stories are about to come together in one room. This
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Speaker 1: idea comes from our lovely listener name Maizie, who suggested
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Speaker 1: all of our most popular cats might want to meet
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Speaker 1: each other. I think you're right, Maisie. In a mow.
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Speaker 1: We'll see what happens, but first make sure you're really
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Speaker 1: comfy and warm enough in your bed. Now, we're going
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Speaker 1: to say good night to our bodies by gently wriggling
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Speaker 1: different parts of it. Perhaps flex your feet or circle
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Speaker 1: your ankles, wiggle your toes, move your knees, your wrists, fingers,
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Speaker 1: scrunch up your face, and when you're finished saying good
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Speaker 1: night to yourself, let everything go very still and sigh
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Speaker 1: out a lovely long sigh. Hm magic. Now, snuggle down
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Speaker 1: a little bit more and let's see what happens when
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Speaker 1: our community of cats all congregate for a pretty perfect
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Speaker 1: sounding pajama party. This is the Moon Cat's Pajama Party
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Speaker 1: by Susannah McGlaughlin. It was a warm, still evening when
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Speaker 1: Pumpkin and Picasso had the idea. They'd been living together
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Speaker 1: for a few weeks at the time. You see, when
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Speaker 1: the two cats met, Pumpkin's own a, Flow had brought
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Speaker 1: her to Picasso's house as she was having a sleepover
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Speaker 1: with Picasso's own a, Maizie. When Flow's dad dropped her off.
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Speaker 1: He enjoyed chatting to Maisie's mum, Lucy quite a lot,
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Speaker 1: so much so that they kept on chatting, and they
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Speaker 1: were actually married now, and Maisie in Flow were now sisters.
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Speaker 1: Pumpkin and Picasso were thrilled when they heard the news,
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Speaker 1: although Pumpkin blade it cool and pretended she wasn't that bothered. Picasso,
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Speaker 1: on the other hand, bombarded her with hugs and sang
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Speaker 1: songs about how they would be the best friends forever.
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Speaker 1: They were enjoying being roommates, and Pumpkin was beginning to
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Speaker 1: love Maisie almost as much as she loved Flow, and
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Speaker 1: she'd never tell Picasso as that wasn't her nature, but
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Speaker 1: she loved him too, also happy that Lucy had convinced
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Speaker 1: Flow's dad to switch to the better brand of cat food,
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Speaker 1: and that her new stepmom gave amazing cuddles when the
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Speaker 1: girls went around. Tonight, Pumpkin and Picasso were home alone.
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Speaker 1: Their family had gone to the theater, leaving the two
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Speaker 1: cats to do what they did best, slob around in
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Speaker 1: their pajamas, stretching and rolling around and kneading the cushions.
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Speaker 1: Picasso rubbed his black splodged side against a chair's leg
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Speaker 1: and rolled over onto his back, exposing his little pink
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Speaker 1: tummy amongst clouds of white fur. Pumpkin yawned. Another evening ed,
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Speaker 1: she said, what a treat do you think, kiss darly?
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Speaker 1: Time to put our pajamas on. Picasso nodded. He tilted
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Speaker 1: his head and grinned. Isn't it fun living with your
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Speaker 1: bestist friend, he said. Pumpkin rolled her eyes. She pretended
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Speaker 1: she didn't like it when Picasso got mushy like that,
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Speaker 1: actually flows my best friend, she said, you're just my
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Speaker 1: best cat friend. Picasso grinned and crossed his eyes. That
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Speaker 1: was fine with him. He had Maisie too. He understood
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Speaker 1: that Pumpkin got protective of Flow. The connection between a
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Speaker 1: kid and a cat was hard to beat. It's really
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Speaker 1: really nice having company, Picasso said, cats should hang out more.
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Speaker 1: Pumpkin nodded. Before I knew you, I used to hiss
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Speaker 1: at the cats in the neighborhood. I thought they'm all
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Speaker 1: rather suspicious, but they're probably all right. Really, do you
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Speaker 1: think we could throw a party? Picasso asked. We could
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Speaker 1: get a bunch of cats around and we could have
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Speaker 1: a sleep over like Flow and Maisie do with their friends.
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Speaker 1: Pumpkins scratched her chin. I'd like that, she said. We can't, though,
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Speaker 1: How can we send emails when we're too short to
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Speaker 1: reach the post box? If only there was a magic
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Speaker 1: wand we could wave to magic them all here? Anyway,
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Speaker 1: shall we put our pajamas on? Little did the cats
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Speaker 1: know that there was a creature in the garden quite
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Speaker 1: capable of making their dreams come true. Her little silver squirrel,
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Speaker 1: who glinted in the light of the rising moon. He
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Speaker 1: was sitting on the fence just outside the open window.
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Speaker 1: Hearing their words, he rubbed his little paws together with
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Speaker 1: a giggle, and pranced off up a tree branch to
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Speaker 1: who knows where to make their dreams come true. Pumpkin
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Speaker 1: and Picasso were just finishing changing into their pajamas when
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Speaker 1: there was a knock knock at the door. They looked
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Speaker 1: at one another, puzzled. Must be the wrong door, Pumpkin said,
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Speaker 1: putting on her warm, fuzzy socks. Picasso nodded and held
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Speaker 1: two pairs of pajamas up for her to see which
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Speaker 1: ones tonight, he asked. Pumpkins scratched her chin, looking at
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Speaker 1: the blue onesie decorated with rocket ships and the lilac
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Speaker 1: button up suit with an ice cream cone emblazoned on
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Speaker 1: the chest. She pointed to the ice cream set, those ones,
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Speaker 1: she said. There was another knock at the door. Picasso
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Speaker 1: rolled his eyes, buttoning up his pajamas, Coming, he called.
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Speaker 1: He popped the cat flap open with his paw to
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Speaker 1: see two cats standing just outside, although he couldn't see
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Speaker 1: their faces. Piled up in their paws were casserole dishes,
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Speaker 1: cake boxes, and cardboard containers that smelt suspiciously sugary and delicious. Hello, Hello,
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Speaker 1: called two little voices. It's us potato and beans. Pumpkin
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Speaker 1: looked at Picasso in alarm. She'd never met a potato
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Speaker 1: before or a beans. They have strange names, she whispered
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Speaker 1: to Picasso, Who gets named after vegetables like that? Picasso
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Speaker 1: looked at Pumpkin pointedly, but she didn't pick up on
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Speaker 1: his drift. We got your invite, The voice came from
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Speaker 1: the little white fluffball of a cat on the right.
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Speaker 1: But jam a party right. Pumpkin looked at the newcomer's outfits.
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Speaker 1: They were in indeed, dressed in striped and starred pajamas
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Speaker 1: with the trouser legs stuffed into shining cowboy boots. Picasso
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Speaker 1: grinned he didn't know what magic sent the invitation, but
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Speaker 1: he wasn't going to question it. Ah. Yes, he grinned,
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Speaker 1: pajama party, come on in. The cats maneuvered all their
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Speaker 1: packages through the cat flap and set the banquet down
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Speaker 1: on the table. Finally able to grin at the two
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Speaker 1: cats and give them a hug, they introduced themselves properly
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Speaker 1: as Potato and Beans, the owners of a roller skate
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Speaker 1: diner way out in the middle of nowhere USA. Pumpkin
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Speaker 1: and Pigasso raised their eyebrows, impressed, they introduced themselves as
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Speaker 1: the pets of Flow and Maisie from number sixty two
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Speaker 1: Cherry Grove Way, and the cat seemed delighted to meet them.
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Speaker 1: Potato and Beans told them that they'd taken it upon
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Speaker 1: themselves to prepare the midnight snacks, pulling lids and foil
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Speaker 1: off the containers to show Crispy Mac and Cheese a
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Speaker 1: small canister of their favorite soup and box upon box
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Speaker 1: of sweet treats. Missus Big got a little carried away
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Speaker 1: in the kitchen. Beans chuckled. You don't say, Picasso, laughed,
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Speaker 1: midnight snack, This is a midnight feast. He and Pumpkin
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Speaker 1: began taste testing the food, egged on by the diner cats,
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Speaker 1: nibbling a bite of every single dish. Each seemed more
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Speaker 1: delicious than the last. We'll never be able to eat
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Speaker 1: all this on our own, Pumpkins said. Just then there
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Speaker 1: was another knock at the door. The four cats looked
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Speaker 1: at each other, raising an eyebrow. It seemed there was
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Speaker 1: something quite magic going on. They gathered around the door
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Speaker 1: to peer through the catflap once more, standing on the patio,
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Speaker 1: sniffing a potted plants, a little tiny kitten, she squealed
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Speaker 1: with excitement, as the flap opened and another kitten appeared
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Speaker 1: behind her, a Nutmeg. She said, this is my friend Donna.
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Speaker 1: The other kitten waggled her poor and hello. Nutmeg was
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Speaker 1: wrapped up in a white, fluffy dressing gown, and Donna
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Speaker 1: was wearing a matching one in sky blue. The cats
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Speaker 1: beamed and welcomed them in through the catflap. The flap
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Speaker 1: had barely swung closed when there was another knock. This
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Speaker 1: time there was a whole host of cats on the doorstep.
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Speaker 1: There was a black and white cat who twinkled with magic,
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Speaker 1: whose name tag read Minnie. There there was a pair
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Speaker 1: of ginger and white cats giggling and calling each other
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Speaker 1: ginger and snowy, and finally there was a black cat
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Speaker 1: who was talking on a cell phone, telling someone named
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Speaker 1: Tarlia that they'd be back in the morning. Every one
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Speaker 1: of them was wearing pajamas. Picasso and Pumpkin welcomed them
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Speaker 1: all in, shaking their paws and giving them hugs. They
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Speaker 1: looked around. Now this was quite the party. The cats
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Speaker 1: spent some time getting to know each other, and Pumpkin
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Speaker 1: gave them a tour of the house, showing the place
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Speaker 1: in the lard as She liked to sleep amongst the onions,
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Speaker 1: and the laundry basket that was always the warmest, and
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Speaker 1: the patch of grass in the garden that she thought
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Speaker 1: smelt really nice. Picasso poured as many blankets as he
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Speaker 1: could into the lounge until every single surface was covered
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Speaker 1: with soft, fluffy or wooly cuddly softness. Once the introductions
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Speaker 1: and tour concluded, the cats took their places in the lounge,
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Speaker 1: wrapped up warm and wiggling their toes in their fluffy slippers.
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Speaker 1: What should we do now, I've never been to a
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Speaker 1: pajama party before. Little Nutmeg purred from her spot by
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Speaker 1: the fire. The other cats shrugged. They seemed none of
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Speaker 1: them had the Casso clapped his hands. Mosy and Flow
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Speaker 1: love watching TV shows with kids having sleepovers. We know
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Speaker 1: exactly what to do. Pumpkin nodded and explained that usually
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Speaker 1: on the TV the girls would pamper themselves, then they'd
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Speaker 1: do prank calls, then they'd dance and sing, then a
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Speaker 1: midnight snack. She winked at potato and beans first up.
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Speaker 1: Then Picasso said, let pamper. The cats sprang into action.
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Speaker 1: Beans took a cucumber from the fridge, and sliced it
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Speaker 1: into cooling little circles to put over their eyes. Potato
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Speaker 1: filled the washing up bowl with warm, soapy water for
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Speaker 1: them to dip their paws in making a bubble beard.
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Speaker 1: While she waited to make nutmeg and on her laugh,
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Speaker 1: Pumpkin and Picasso took the others to maisie in floes room,
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Speaker 1: where they picked through their cupboards, pulling out little bottles
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Speaker 1: of shiny, sparkly nail varnish. Then the kitten spar was ready.
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Speaker 1: The cats wrapped towels on their heads like turbans, as
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Speaker 1: Snowy said she'd seen that happen on a spa leaflet
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Speaker 1: that once came in the post. They soaked their toes
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Speaker 1: in the warm, frothy water and got comfy on the sofa,
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Speaker 1: painting on another's claws. The one who wasn't painting would
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Speaker 1: pop cool cucumbers on their eyes and leaned back to relax.
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Speaker 1: Minnie was really good at the painting and could do
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Speaker 1: little moons and stars over the glitter. Bella suspected she
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Speaker 1: was using a little magic to keep it neat. Picasso
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Speaker 1: had his claws painted blue, and Minnie said it complimented
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Speaker 1: his eyes beautifully. Beans and Potato went with red to
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Speaker 1: match their jammies, and Nutmeg decided on rainbow as she
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Speaker 1: couldn't possibly choose. Ginger retrieved the hair dryer from the
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Speaker 1: bathroom and held it over the cat's claws to make
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Speaker 1: sure the paint dried without smudges, and then held the
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Speaker 1: hair dryer over their fur simply because the warm air
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Speaker 1: felt so lovely. Once they'd all been pampered and were
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Speaker 1: feeling very soft and relaxed, Pumpkin consulted their activity list
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Speaker 1: next prank calls. The cat spent a little while mulling
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Speaker 1: over who to prank. They didn't know any numbers off
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Speaker 1: by heart. Ginger poured out a pizza menu that was
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Speaker 1: wedged under the door mat and brought it to the group.
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Speaker 1: Let's prank a human, she said. The cats giggled at
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Speaker 1: the idea, but only one of them believed they could
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Speaker 1: pull it off. They turned to Bella, the talking cat,
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Speaker 1: who was lucky enough to be given the magical gift
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Speaker 1: of being understood by humans, and began chanting her name.
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Speaker 1: Bella took the telephone and held it to her ear,
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Speaker 1: trying to stop giggling as she typed in the number.
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Speaker 1: She asked the man, who answered whether she could order
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Speaker 1: a pizza, and he said yes, of course, and what
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Speaker 1: would she like as a topping Bella couldn't stop herself
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Speaker 1: from laughing as she answered cat food. The man laughed
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Speaker 1: and Bella laughed too, and the two of them laughed
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Speaker 1: together until Bella said she was only kidding and wished
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Speaker 1: him a good evening. The cats were all giggling on
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Speaker 1: the carpet, as laughter is quite contagious, and they all
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Speaker 1: chuckled and chortled and cackled for a while longer before
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Speaker 1: they finally settled down. Pumpkin picked up her list and
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Speaker 1: marked the box next to prank call with a big tick.
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Speaker 1: What's next, snow, he asked. Pumpkin grinned dancing, she said.
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Speaker 1: Before she finished the word, Picasso had already hit the lights,
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Speaker 1: switched on the record player, and turned the disco ball
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Speaker 1: to twinkle mode. The cats cast aside their blankets and
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Speaker 1: began to moonwalk, boogie and strut over to the center
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Speaker 1: of the room. Picasso disappeared and reappeared with items from
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Speaker 1: Flow and Maizie's dressing up box, heart and star shaped sunglasses,
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Speaker 1: feather bowers, cowboy hats, and plastic tiaras. Soon they all
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Speaker 1: looked like stars. They each had their moment on the
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Speaker 1: dance floor. Nutmeg and Donna showed off a dance routine
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Speaker 1: that they had made at school, sliding along the floor
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Speaker 1: and spinning and ending up back to back with their
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Speaker 1: paws crossed over their chest, peering through two big novelty sunglasses.
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Speaker 1: Potato and Beans coached the cats through some line dancing,
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Speaker 1: kicking their boots and clapping and calling yeehaw as they
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Speaker 1: stepped this way and that. Ginger and Snowy weren't so
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Speaker 1: talented at dancing, and kept accidentally crashing together and giggling
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Speaker 1: belly bounces and falling about laughing. Pumpkin gave a surprisingly
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Speaker 1: well rehearsed pop star routine, swishing around her feather boa
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Speaker 1: and singing into a hair brush. She grinned sheepishly as
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Speaker 1: the others applauded, and confessed she and Flo had spent
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Speaker 1: a whole weekend learning it from a music video. Picasso
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Speaker 1: did a funny impression of a ballerina with a tiara
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Speaker 1: on his head, and Bella did disco dancing, rolling her
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Speaker 1: paws around one another and pointing from one corner of
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Speaker 1: the room to the other striking poses with a cool
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Speaker 1: as a cucumber expression on her face. It was down
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Speaker 1: to Minnie to do her solo, and the cats clapped
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Speaker 1: for her to take center stage, but she shook her
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Speaker 1: head coyly. I don't want to perform a dance, she said.
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Speaker 1: She looked a little nervous that the other cats would
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Speaker 1: push her to do it anyway, but her kind friends
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Speaker 1: barely blinked, saying that's okay, Minnie and boogeying next to her.
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Speaker 1: But she added nervously, I I could show you some magic.
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Speaker 1: The cat's eyes lit up and they all said they
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Speaker 1: would love that. Pecasso led her to the dressing up box,
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Speaker 1: and when they returned, Minnie was sporting a top hat
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Speaker 1: and held a magic wand in hand, topped with a
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Speaker 1: big gold star. The cats were waiting patiently, sitting and
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Speaker 1: waiting for Minnie to begin. She felt a wave of nerves,
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Speaker 1: but soon took in each cat's encouraging smile, took a
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Speaker 1: big breath, and let out a grin. With a wave
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Speaker 1: of her tail, she created a bunch of flowers in
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Speaker 1: soft oranges and pinks. The cats all ooed and odd
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Speaker 1: at the beautiful blooms. As they watched, the flowers began
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Speaker 1: to lift from the bouquet and float and twirl in
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Speaker 1: the air. Their soft perfume filled the room. Minnie waved
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Speaker 1: her paws, and a twinkling fog swept across the ceiling
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Speaker 1: like a blanket of cloud dotted with stars. Little shimmering
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Speaker 1: planets appeared suspended in the room, rotating on their axis.
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Speaker 1: Little mini fireworks streaked through the air like little shooting stars.
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Speaker 1: A twisty, tiny smudge of the milky way appeared in
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Speaker 1: mid air, and little cloud figures in the shape of
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Speaker 1: cats seemed to be floating around, swimming and lapping from
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Speaker 1: its milky streams. Then it all disappeared into the top
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Speaker 1: hat Minnie lifted from her head. The cats didn't clap
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Speaker 1: for a moment. They were two stunned. Their little mouths
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Speaker 1: hung open, and their eyes seemed to fill with dreams.
00:21:25
Speaker 1: Then Nutmeg began to clap, and they all took off,
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Speaker 1: whooping and congratulating Minnie on her amazing talent. Little circles
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Speaker 1: of pink blush appeared on Minnie's cheeks once she'd basked
00:21:42
Speaker 1: in their praise for a moment more, Minnie took Picasso's
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Speaker 1: list from the side table. Next up, she said it
00:21:50
Speaker 1: was time for their midnight snack. Potato and Beans whizzed
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Speaker 1: to the kitchen, setting up their feast with a crack
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Speaker 1: to stease, throwing tablecloths and cutlery between them, and seeming
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Speaker 1: to arrange the food in the most beautiful of ways,
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Speaker 1: so it looked even more bountiful than when stacked up
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Speaker 1: in its tens of boxes. Dinner, Potato said, twirling in
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Speaker 1: imaginary mustache is served. She bowed like a fancy waiter,
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Speaker 1: and the cat streamed into the kitchen, loading up plates
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Speaker 1: with all sorts of delights. They crunched on natchos and popcorn,
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Speaker 1: slurped soup and milkshake, and gobbled down cookies and plump strawberries.
00:22:45
Speaker 1: They drank fizzy pop, laughing when nutmeg let out a
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Speaker 1: little burp, and ended with a glass of warm milk
00:22:52
Speaker 1: each to settle the stomach. Once they'd finished, they were
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Speaker 1: all looking a little plumper and patting their round bellies
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Speaker 1: in satisfaction. They thanked Potato and Beans, who insisted it
00:23:08
Speaker 1: was all down to their chef, missus Pig, and said
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Speaker 1: they'd pass on their compliments what's the last thing on
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Speaker 1: the list, Ginger asked Picasso, who consulted the scrap of
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Speaker 1: paper and smiled. Is to get ready for bed and
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Speaker 1: whisper secrets as we fall asleep, he replied. The cats
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Speaker 1: giggled that sounded nice. There was a cue by the
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Speaker 1: bathroom sink as the cats took turns to brush their teeth.
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Speaker 1: One by one, they returned to the lounge and selected
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Speaker 1: a blanket and cushion to sink into. Soon they were
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Speaker 1: each curled up in their own spot, and all you
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Speaker 1: could see was a carpet of snoozy cats. Pumpkin turned
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Speaker 1: off the lamp and turned on the night light, and
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Speaker 1: there were rustles and yawns as the cats got comfortable.
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Speaker 1: Do we share secrets now? Donna's little voice yawned? Picasso said, yes,
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Speaker 1: Now was the time Donna said what I tried dog
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Speaker 1: food and I liked it. Little giggles filled the room.
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Speaker 1: Potato chimed up. When I'm sleepy, sometimes I suck my thumb.
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Speaker 1: Beans grinned and said it was true. Ginger spoke up
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Speaker 1: in the darkness and said, sometimes I get nervous before
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Speaker 1: I come to parties. I get a little bit scared
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Speaker 1: that I won't know what to say and do, or
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Speaker 1: how to make friends, but I had so much fun tonight.
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Speaker 1: There were happy murmurs amongst the cats as they told
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Speaker 1: her that she needn't worry, and some confessed that they
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Speaker 1: felt that way sometimes too. Pumpkin, who was next to Ginger,
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Speaker 1: gave her a little cuddle and told her how happy
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Speaker 1: and proud of her she was that she came even
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Speaker 1: though she felt scared. They said they thought she was
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Speaker 1: perfect just the way she was. Ginger drifted off with
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Speaker 1: a smile on her face. One by one, the cat's
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Speaker 1: eilids drooped and they drifted into sleep. Soon only the
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Speaker 1: sound of soft peurs and snores filled the room. Not
00:25:41
Speaker 1: long after, the front door opened and Flow and her dad,
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Speaker 1: Maisie and her mom all crept into the land, expecting
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Speaker 1: to see only Pumpkin and pecsso curled up in their
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Speaker 1: usual ying yang. They were surprised by the cuddly puddle
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Speaker 1: of cats that they found at their feet, but they
00:26:05
Speaker 1: just smiled, whispered sweet dreams, and went upstairs to put
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Speaker 1: on their own pajamas and drift off to sleep somewhere
00:26:16
Speaker 1: out in the garden. Her little silver squirrel smiled, pleased
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Speaker 1: to have done such good work once again, and drifted
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Speaker 1: off to sleep tucked up in his nook in an
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Speaker 1: old oak tree. The next morning, the cats would wake
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Speaker 1: up to fluffy pancakes topped with blueberries, and patted around
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Speaker 1: in their slippers, drinking hot cocoa before heading back to
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Speaker 1: their homes. From sleepy forest to the middle of nowhere.
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Speaker 1: But even though they lived far apart, they had made
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Speaker 1: fast friends and was sure that it wouldn't be long
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Speaker 1: before they saw one another again.