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Speaker 1: That evening, after dinner, Ziggy, Lily, Sky, and Dash had

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stayed out in the garden to blow soap bubbles. The

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bubbles floated up light as could be, then landed on

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the grass and went plup. The sky was pink, then orange,

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then a deep, deep blue, and little by little it

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filled up with tiny stars. Look, said Sky in her

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sweet little voice. The moon is coming, and it was

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a special moon, big and round, round as a warm

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loaf of bread, rising slowly behind the roof and turning

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everything silver. The grass sparkled, the bubbles sparkled, even Dash's

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nose sparkled, and Dash started to giggle. Then a cheeky

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little breeze came along. It ruffled Lily's hair, blew a

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leaf onto Ziggy's hat, and tickled everyone behind the ears.

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The leaves in the garden began to move, and it

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almost sounded like they were whispering. Sh sh. That was

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when they heard a sound they knew, chew, chew, chew cheo.

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From behind the bush came Toby the Magic Train, all

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bright and colorful with smoke that made little rings in

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the silvery sky. The children ran to him, clapping their hands.

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Toby whistled then he said, good evening, dear children, so

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gentle and sweet. The moon's climbing up, and the night

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is a treat. Climb up here now and hold on tight.

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A brand new friend is waiting tonight. The children looked

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at each other, a hidden friend. Who could it be?

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They climbed onto the train, sat close together, and Toby

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set off slowly, past the flower beds and the pots,

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until he stopped in a corner of the garden that

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looked different from ever before. It was the whispering garden

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under the full moon. That corner glowed with light. There

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was an old well where fireflies danced like tiny yellow lanterns.

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There was a pile of forgotten things, tin boxes, jars, buttons,

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a bicycle wheel. And there was a big ivy bush,

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thick and dark, trembling softly in the wind. Did you

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hear that, whispered Sky? Everyone went quiet, and from the

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bush came a tiny sound like a little sob. Someone

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was crying. Ziggy wanted to run and look. Lily wanted

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to pull the ivy away with her hands. Dash wanted

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to call out loud. But Sky, who was the calmest,

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held up one finger. Wait, she said softly, if he's scared,

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we mustn't frighten him. She came close to the ivy, calmly,

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sat down on the grass and said, in a gentle voice, Hello,

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I'm Sky. I heard you. Are you sad? There was

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a long silence. Then between the leaves, a corner of

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something shiny peeked out. It was a mirror, an old,

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old mirror, with a frame that was a little chipped

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and a small crack shaped like a star in one corner.

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Go away, said the mirror in a shaky voice. Don't

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look at me, I'm all crooked. The children looked at

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each other. Crooked asked Dash, what does crooked mean? The

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mirror sniffled. Crooked means bent, bent and ugly. Look at

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my frame, all worn out. Look at the crack. Nobody

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will ever want me. Sky smiled softly. What's your name?

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My name is Lucillo, answered the mirror, slowly, coming out

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of the ivy, And I do something special. If you

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look inside me, you don't just see your face, You

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see how beautiful you are on the inside, really, said Lily.

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Let me try. Lucillo looked at her, and inside the mirror,

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Lily saw herself helping a little bird that had fallen

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from its nest. You are brave, said Lucille. You never

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give up. Then it was Ziggy's turn, and in the mirror,

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Ziggy saw himself making up a brand new game to

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make everyone laugh. Your head is full of ideas, said Lucille.

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Then it was Dash's turn, and in the mirror, Dash

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saw himself running to fetch the ball for a smaller friend.

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You are fast and kind, said Lucille. And at last

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it was Sky's turn. In the mirror, Sky saw herself

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hugging her mommy. After a rough day, you, said Lucille,

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his voice trembling a little. You have the biggest heart

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of all. The children were so happy. You're wonderful, Lucio,

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they cried, Now look at yourself. But all at once

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Lucillo covered himself with a big ivy leaf. No, he said,

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not me. I'm old and cracked. If I look, I

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only see ugly things. Just then, a little light came

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zooming down from the sky. It was a messenger firefly,

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buzzing all in a fluster, Quick, quick, she said, up

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on the moon, the dream factory has broken. All the

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dreams got mixed up. The little boy who wanted to

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dream of the sea is dreaming about a shoe. The

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little girl who wanted to fly is dreaming about soup.

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It's a big mess. But how did it happen? Asked Lily.

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The firefly looked at Lucillo. It happened because he's gone

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every night. Lucillo looks into the dreams and chooses the

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right one for each heart. But ever since he hid

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down here, there's been no one up in the factory

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to do that job. Everyone turned toward Lucillo. Lucillo said,

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Sky softly, are you the one who helps children have

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beautiful dreams? Lucio hid even more. I was, he whispered,

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But I can't go back. How can I beautiful dreams

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if I'm this ugly. I'm afraid everyone will laugh at me.

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It's better if I stay hidden forever. Ziggy pounded his fists.

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Then we have to fix you fast. We'll straighten your frame,

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Lily said, we'll pull the crack right off. But Lucillo

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got scared and shrank back, and his voice grew even sadder.

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That was when Sky understood something important. She went to

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her friends and whispered, wait, Lucio isn't broken on the outside.

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He's sad on the inside, and sad things don't get

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fixed by pulling and pushing. They get fixed with kindness.

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Then she sat down next to Lucillo on the cold

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grass without saying a word, She just stayed close. After

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a little while, she rested her head on his frame,

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like she did in the evening with her daddy. You know,

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said Sky. Sometimes I feel a little crooked too, when

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I'm tired or when something doesn't go right. But my

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mommy says, nobody is ugly. She says that sometimes we

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just can't see ourselves clearly. Lucillo stayed quiet, but he

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didn't hide any more, and Sky had a kind idea.

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She looked at the pile of forgotten things and her

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face lit up. Friends, she said, let's make Lucio a present,

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not to fix him, to show him how beautiful he is.

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The children all got to work together under the moon.

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Ziggy took the shiniest buttons and set them in a circle.

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Lily found a piece of tinfoil that sparkled. Dash gathered

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colorful threads and little glass mirrors, and Sky, with her

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gentle fingers, began to build around the star shaped crack.

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They placed a burst of sparkling buttons on top, a

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bit of tinfoil that caught the moonlight, and the little

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mirrors all around, so the crack didn't look like a

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wound any more, but like the center of a real star,

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sending out rays in every direction. The cheeky wind blew softly,

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and all those buttons and little mirrors began to jingle

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and shine. There you go, said Sky. Now, Luccillo, look

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at yourself, but don't look with your own eyes, look

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with ours. Luccillo, trembling just a little, lifted the leaf,

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and he saw himself reflected in the little mirrors, in

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the tinfoil, and most of all, in Sky's shining eyes,

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which looked at him the way you look at something precious.

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The crack wasn't a flaw anymore. It was a star,

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the most beauty thing about him. Luccillo was speechless. Then, slowly, slowly,

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a smile spread across his glass. I I'm beautiful, he said,

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as if he couldn't believe it. I'm beautiful, just like this.

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You were always beautiful, said Sky, you just couldn't see it.

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Then Lucchilo did something he hadn't done in a long time.

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He laughed a bright, shining laugh that made the whole

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whispering garden glow. I have to go, he said. The

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children of the world are waiting for me. I have

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to put the dreams back in their places. He climbed

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up a moonbeam with his sparkling star, and in a

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flash he was up there in the dream factory. And

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from that moment, one by one, all the dreams went

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back where they belonged. The little boy by the sea

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dreamed of the waves, the little girl who wanted to

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fly opened her wings, and every heart had its most

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beautiful dream. Down in the garden, the four friends looked

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up at the moon with their noses in the air. Happy.

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Chew choo, chew cheo. Toby had come back for them.

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The children climbed aboard a little sleepy, their eyes shining

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with joy. Toby whistled sweetly and said, you don't need

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the strength of a big, strong hand to bring all

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the smiles back across the land. The prettiest star is

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the one in your heart, and a friend staying close

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is the sweetest part. And as the magic train carried

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them home under the silvery moon, Sky closed her eyes

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and dozed off with Luccillo's smile still there in front

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of her because she had learned something sweet that everyone

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every now and then feels a little bit crooked, and

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that all it takes is a friend who stays close

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to help you see how beautiful you are.