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Hello, Aue Island family.

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Thank you for listening to Be Calm

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on Aue Island. Do

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you have a listening buddy? Maybe

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a sibling or a stuffed animal or

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a pet who likes to listen to

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Aue Island with you? Please

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draw a picture of your listening buddy

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and send it to us. We'd love

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to see it. A

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grown -up can help

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you visit aueisland .com/gallery

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to send us your

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drawing. Hello,

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Awe Islanders. We're

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so glad you're here. Let's

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see if you have everything you

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want to be calm on Awe

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Island. Are

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the lights in your room?

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dim or off? Do

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you have your favorite blanket or

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listening buddy? Before

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we begin our story,

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let's relax by taking

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a nice deep dragon

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breath. Breathe

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in through your nose, filling

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up your lungs, and then

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out through your mouth, imagining

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you are breathing fire like

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a dragon. Ready?

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Deep breath in

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and out. Great.

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Let's think about how your

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body feels resting on a

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sunny beach. This

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is all pretend. And

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you are very safe. You

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sit down in the soft,

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warm sand. The

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sand hugs you as you lie

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back on the cozy beach. Think

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about your feet as you

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push your toes into the

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sand. Imagine

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the soft grains of

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sand slide in between

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your toes. gently

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rubbing your feet. As

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you relax, let's

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take another deep dragon

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breath in and out.

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Imagine the soft sandy

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beach supporting your back

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and giving you a

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big hug. Now,

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open your hands, spreading

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your fingers. Imagine

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the grains of sand falling

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between your fingers. Your

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hands relax, settling

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into the safe warm

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sand as you take

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one more deep dragon

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breath in and out.

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Great job, everyone. I

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hope you are tucked in

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nice and cozy. And

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now we're ready to

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begin our story. Let's

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be calm on Awe

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Island. Our story

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today is I'll Do It

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Later." Liam skipped through the

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door of his home, closing

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it behind him before the

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chilly autumn air could get

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too far inside. He

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set his backpack down and took off

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his jacket and shoes. School

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had been nice, but now

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he was more excited for his favorite

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part of the day, playtime.

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Liam's mom appeared from the kitchen.

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How was school today, sweetheart? She

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asked. It was

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fun, answered Liam. My

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teacher said my drawing of

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a frog was spektakulur, which

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means really, really good. His

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mom smiled. I can't

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wait to see it. But

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first, let's get your homework done

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so you can have the whole

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afternoon to play. Liam

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nodded seriously. He

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had one worksheet of letter writing

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practice to complete. Lowercase

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Bs and Ds.

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Sometimes he mixed those two

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up. They were so similar.

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Liam picked up his backpack and

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carried it into the kitchen. He

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climbed onto a stool to sit at

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the counter, pulled out

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his homework and his sharpest

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green pencil. and got to

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work. Liam's

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mom kept him company, doing

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her own work on her laptop. Filling

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out the worksheet didn't take

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long. His mom even

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brought him a plate of crackers and

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grapes for him to snack on while

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he worked. When

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he was finished, Liam

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hopped down from the stool and began

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to head to his room. Finally,

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It was playtime. Liam,

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don't forget to put your homework

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away, his mom said. I'll

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do it later, Liam

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said dismissively. He

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had been waiting to play all day.

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Okay, Liam's

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mom sounded doubtful, but she

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didn't argue with him. Liam

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raced to his room to

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gather supplies for his first

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activity. He was going

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to have an animal parade. Liam

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lined up all his stuffed

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animals, creating a long parade

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down the hallway. A

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big brown bear led the way,

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followed by a fluffy penguin, a

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spotted giraffe, and a

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tiny turtle. He

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put the clay lion he'd made a few

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weeks ago at the end of the line.

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Welcome, everyone, to

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the Ah -Way Island Parade.

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Liam announced in his best

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announcer voice. He

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marched up and down the hallway,

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making drum sounds. The

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stuffed animals seemed happy

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in their parade. Liam

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smiled at each one as he

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passed by. Liam

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thought about how, at real

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life parades, they

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sometimes passed out candy and

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other gifts. Then

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an idea popped into Liam's

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mind. Bead

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necklaces. Liam

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hurried to the closet where they

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kept the craft supplies and grabbed

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some yarn and a jar of

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beads. He brought them

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over to the living room, pouring

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out the beads onto the coffee

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table. They clinked

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and rolled all over. Some

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of them even landed on the floor.

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Liam picked out all the

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green, yellow, and blue beads.

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These were the colors that reminded

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him of Ah Wei Island. He

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strung the beads on the yarn,

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blue, green, yellow,

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blue, green, yellow.

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When he had all the beads

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he wanted on the yarn, Liam

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realized that he needed someone to

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help him cut and tie it.

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Mom, Liam called toward

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the kitchen. What

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is it? came the response.

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Can you help me? Liam

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heard the sound of a stool

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moving, and pretty soon, his mom

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came into the living room. Liam's

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mom looked at the beads spread across

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the coffee table and on the floor.

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What's all this, she asked.

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I made a necklace, Liam

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proclaimed, proudly lifting his

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creation to show his mother. Can

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you help me cut and tie

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it? Liam's

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mom nodded and stepped into the

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kitchen. She returned

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quickly, holding a shiny pair

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of scissors. Hold

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up the ends for me, she

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said. Liam held

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the yarn carefully while his mom

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snipped it to the perfect length.

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Then she tied the ends together

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with a knot. There

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you go, she said. Slipping

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the necklace over Liam's head,

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Liam looked down at the

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colorful beads resting against his

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shirt. He grinned,

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thank you. With

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his necklace complete, Liam

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was already thinking of his next

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project. He stood

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up quickly and started walking

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back toward the closet of

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craft supplies. Um,

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Liam? Aren't you going to

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pick up these beads? His

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mom called after him. I'll

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do it later, Liam said.

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His arms were already full of

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paints and brushes and a large

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sheet of paper. I'm

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going to make a painting of the parade.

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Liam carried his painting supplies to

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the kitchen table. Liam's

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mom followed him, taking note of

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the state of the house. Beads

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were all over the coffee table. Stuffed

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animals lined the hallway. The

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letter worksheet was still on

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the kitchen counter. Liam,

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I know you're having fun,

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she said, but I

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think it would be a good idea to

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tidy up a little before starting your next

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activity. I

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can't do it now, mom, Liam

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objected. I have the

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perfect idea for a painting in my

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head, and I don't want to forget.

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His mom sighed but nodded.

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Okay, but you're going

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to have to clean it all up when

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you're done painting. No more

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putting it off. Liam

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grinned. I will, I

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promise. Liam

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spread his big sheet of paper

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across the table. and dipped his

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brush into the bright blue paint.

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He painted the sky first, and

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then he added each of his

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stuffed animals in a colorful parade.

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He even added necklaces around

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their necks and some confetti

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in the air. When

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he was finished, he left

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the paper on the table and

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dropped the paintbrushes in the sink.

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Liam looked around. trying

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to decide what to do while his

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picture dried. He spotted

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his bubble wand near the back

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door, so he grabbed his shoes

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and jacket so he could go

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outside and blow bubbles on the

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back porch. Liam

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had just dipped the wand

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into the soapy liquid when

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Liam, his mom, was calling

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from inside the house. Liam

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poked his head back inside, bubble

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wand still in hand. His

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mom stood in the kitchen, her hands

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on her hips. She

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didn't look happy. Liam,

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you need to clean up

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your mess now, she

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said firmly. But

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mom, I'm blowing bubbles. Liam

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protested. He had

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just started. His

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mom shook her head. I

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know, sweetheart, but there are

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paintbrushes in the sink, and I need

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to start dinner. You've

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put this off long enough."

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Liam stepped inside and thought

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about what he had to

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do. Beads

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were still scattered across the coffee

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table. His stuffed animals

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stood in their hallway parade, and

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his worksheet was on the counter. This

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was too much work. Mom,

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cleaning all of this up, is

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going to take forever, he

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groaned. I know

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it feels like a lot, his mom

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said, her voice softer

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now. But that's why

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it's easier to put things away

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as you go. Now

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you have to do it all at once. Liam

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sighed dramatically. He

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threw his head back and

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stared at the ceiling. His

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mom chuckled. Come

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on, buddy. One thing at

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a time. Start with the

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brushes. Liam

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huffed, but he knew

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she was right. One

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thing at a time. Liam

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walked over to the sink. The

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paint brushes were covered in

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colorful paint. Blue,

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green, yellow, red,

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all mixed together. One

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by one, Liam

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rinsed each brush. He

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made sure the water ran completely

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clear and that there was no

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more paint left behind. Then

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he laid them on a paper

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towel to dry. Next,

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Liam went over to the

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counter. He picked

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up his worksheet and his sharp

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green pencil and slid the paper

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back into its folder. Then

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he tucked the folder into his

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backpack and zipped it up tight.

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Liam carried his backpack

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down the hallway, stepping

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carefully around his stuffed

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animal parade. He

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placed his backpack at the foot of

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his bed. Then

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Liam went back to the hallway

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and picked up his animals. First

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the bear, then the

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penguin, next the giraffe,

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then the turtle, and

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finally the clay lion. He

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put them each in his room

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where they belonged. At

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last, Liam made his

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way to the living room coffee table.

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He frowned. This

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was going to be the hardest

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job. Liam

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knelt by the table and

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started picking up handfuls of

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beads and dropping them into

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the jar. Plunk,

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plunk, plunk. Over

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and over he did this.

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until there were no more beads

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on the floor or coffee table.

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By now, a

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sizzling sound and delicious aroma

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was coming from the kitchen.

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Liam took the jar and the

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yarn back to the craft closet.

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Liam felt proud. The

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house looked neat and tidy again.

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His painting was drying on the table.

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His backpack was in his room.

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The beads were back in the jar.

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His stuffed animals were cozy on

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his bed. And

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the brushes were clean. Liam,

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dinner's ready, his

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mom called. Liam's tummy

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was rumbling. He

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dashed to the kitchen. I

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picked up everything. Liam

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told his mom proudly. She

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smiled at him. I

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noticed. Thank you for

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doing such a good job. The

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house looks wonderful. Liam

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saw that his painting was still on

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the table. Oh, I

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forgot to clean that, he

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said. We'll

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move it out of the way so

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it can finish drying, said his mom.

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carefully lifting it up onto the

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counter. After

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a delicious dinner of

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veggie quesadillas, Liam

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leaned back in his chair, feeling

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full, happy, and

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just a little tired from all the

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cleaning. Next

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time, Liam said thoughtfully,

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I think I'll put away each

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thing before I start something new.

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His mom smiled. That sounds

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like a very good plan.

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That night as Liam

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was tucked cozy in

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bed for sleep, he

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snuggled under his blankets

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and smiled, thinking

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of how grateful he felt.

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He felt grateful for the

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fun he'd had playing today.

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Liam stretched his

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arms and took

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a deep dragon

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breath in and

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out. Liam

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felt grateful that he'd

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cleaned up his mess.

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He was proud of himself,

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even though it felt hard.

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Next time, he

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would tidy up as he went. Liam

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took another deep

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dragon breath in

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and out. Most

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of all, Liam was

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grateful for his mom. He

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wrapped his arms around

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himself in a tight

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hug and took one

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last deep dragon breath

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in and out.

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Liam's eyes fluttered

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closed he drifted to

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sleep, dreaming about

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his animal parade. Thank

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you for joining

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us to be calm on

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Ah Wei Island. See

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you next time.