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Speaker 1: That morning, the sky was gray like a pigeon's belly,

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and a soft mist slid between the houses. Lily, Ziggy, Sky,

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and Dash were in the garden, all bundled up in

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their windbreakers, playing at catching the mist with their hands.

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Look it disappears when I touch it, laughed Dash, running

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back and forth. But Lily had stopped. Her blue eyes

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were fixed on the far end of the garden, where

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the mist seemed to move in a strange way. There's

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something over there, she said, I can feel it. It's

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just a cat, said Ziggy, shrugging, or the wind, whispered Sky,

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who was the calmest of them all. But Lily was

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not the kind to let things go. When something made

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her curious, she had to find out. She took one step,

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then another, and all at once the mist opened like

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a curtain, chew, chew. There in front of them, sparkling

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with tiny drops, was Toby the Magic Train. He puffed happily,

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his smoke, drawing little heart shaped clouds. Climb aboard. My friends,

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don't be afraid. Off we go with a whistle parade.

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I'll take you far to a beach of gold where

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a secret sleeps, Or so I'm told. The four children

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looked at each other with wide open eyes. A secret

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under a wave. Lily was the first to hop on.

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I want to find it, she said, Come on, Ziggy,

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Sky and Dash climbed up, and Toby set off with

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a whistle. The carriages raced through the clouds, then down

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toward the sea, faster and faster, until they stopped with

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a soft, little bounce on a beach of pale sand.

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It was a tiny, tiny island full of palm trees,

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but there was something very strange. The palm trees were

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all white on the branches. There was snow soft as

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whipped cream, even though it was warm, and the sun

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was shining snow on the palm trees, said Ziggy. But

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that's impossible. It's beautiful, murmured Sky, reaching out a hand

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to touch a flake. But Lily had already noticed something else.

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At the far end of the beach, there was a

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little harbor with lots of colorful boats, and the fishermen

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on the shore all looked sad. Let's go and see,

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said Lily, and she set off boldly. An old fisherman

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with a crooked hat shook his head. Our boats can't

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set sail, he explained, the ropes have all tied themselves

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in knots. Look it was true. The ropes of the

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boats were tangled into huge knots, hard as stones. No

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one could untie them. And without boats we can't fix USh,

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sighed the fisherman, And tomorrow the island's children will be hungry.

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Dash tried to pull a rope with all his might.

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He dug in his feet, pulled and pulled, and all

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of a sudden he slipped backward and landed sitting in

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the sand with his legs in the air. Ouch, he said,

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Then he burst out laughing. These knots are more stubborn

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than me. Ziggy tried too, but nothing. The knots wouldn't move.

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Sky sat down near by, a little discouraged. Maybe we

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won't be able to do it, she said quietly. But

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Lily clenched her fists. There must be a reason, she said,

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ropes don't tie themselves. I want to understand why. You see,

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that was just how Lily was. Where the others saw

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a problem that was too big, she saw question to solve.

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She looked at the white palm trees. She looked at

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the sea, She looked at the knots and then she

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saw a thin trail in the sand, as if something

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had slithered away this way. She said, follow me. But Lily,

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where are you going, asked Ziggy to find the secret,

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she answered, already walking. The others hesitated. The trail led

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into a dark little grove of snowy palm trees, and

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it was a bit scary, but Lily didn't stop, and

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so one after another they followed her. The trail led

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them to a pond hidden among the palm trees. The

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water was green and still, and all around there was

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a strange silence. Then from the middle of the pond,

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something popped up, first two big yellow eyes, then a

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wide green head, and finally on that head a little

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golden crown, all crooked. It was a toad, but not

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just any toad. It was the toad King, the ruler

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of the pond, who disturbs my silent kingdom, said the

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toad in a deep voice. But then he gave an

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enormous yawn. Excuse me to day, I'm very sleepy. The

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toad king was a sleepy head. He kept closing his

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eyes and opening them again, and every now and then

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a little snow slipped out. Lily took a step forward bravely.

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Good morning, your majesty. The ropes of the boats have

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tied themselves in knots. Do you happen to know why?

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The toad king nodded slowly. Alas, it's my fault, he said.

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When I sleep, I toss and turn and pull the

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ropes with my tongue without noticing. But there is one

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thing that could fix it all. What Lily asked right away?

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The white palm trees, said the toad that's not snow.

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They are flowers that closed up from the cold of

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my sleeping pond. If the flowers bloomed again, the warmth

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would melt the knots. But you need something special to

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wake them. What they all asked together? The toad king

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raised one paw and said, a strange word. You need

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a melody. The children looked at each other. A mellow

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What asked Dash, scratching his head. The toad smiled kindly.

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A melody means a beautiful song, he explained, a sweet

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tune made of notes in a row. The flowers only

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bloom if they hear a melody made up from the heart,

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A song that makes flowers bloom. Lily repeated and her

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blue eyes sparkled. Then we'll make one up, but it

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wasn't easy. Ziggy tried a song full of jumps, fast

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and funny, but the flowers didn't move. Dash made up

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a song with lots of raspberries and everyone laughed, but

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the palm trees stayed white. Sky tried with a sweet tune,

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but on her own, her voice was too shy. The

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sun was going down, the fisherman had said that tomorrow

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the children would be hungry. Time was slipping away, and

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the knots were still there. We can't do it, said Dash, tired.

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Maybe it's too hard, whispered Sky. For a moment, there

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was silence, and it really seemed like there was nothing

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left to do. But Lily never gave up. She sat down,

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closed her eyes and thought. She thought about everything they

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had discovered that day, the mist, the little train, the sea,

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the sleepy toad, and then she understood something. I've got it,

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she cried, jumping up. Each of us tried on our own,

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But a beautiful melody is made together. Ziggy you keep

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the beat with jumps, Dash you make the funny sounds,

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Sky you sing the sweet part, and I'll hold it

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all together. One two, three go, and so all together

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they began. Ziggy stamped his feet in time, Dash made

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the cheerful sounds, Sky sang with her tender voice, and

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Lily led them all like a little orchestra conductor. A

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melody was born, warm and funny and sweet, all at once,

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and it filled the whole island. And then it happened,

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one after another. The white flowers on the palm trees

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began to open, ping, yellow, blue, purple. They bloomed everywhere,

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and the petals broke loose and flew into the air.

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From the sky came a rain of colorful, sweet smelling petals,

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dancing all around the children like springtime confetti. The warmth

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of the flowers spread all the way to the harbor,

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and there, as if by magic, the knots in the

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ropes all came undone at once, with a sound like

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lots of little giggles. The boats, the boats are free,

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cried the fisherman happily. The toad king awake and touched,

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clapped his paws. Thank you, little friends, he said, you

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untied the knots and filled the island with colors. And

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it all began because one of you wanted to know why.

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Everyone looked at Lily, who smiled and blushed a little.

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Just then they heard the familiar whistle shoot, chew Toby.

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The magic train had come back for them, covered in

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sweet smelling petals. Well done, my crew, so brave and bright,

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you woke the palms with your song. To night who

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asks the questions and won't give in, finds hidden treasures

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and always will win curiosities, a gift so fine and true.

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Now home to rest, off we go, me and you.

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The children climbed on, laughing their pockets full of petals.

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As the little train rose above the sea, they waved

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to the toad king and the fishermen, who could now

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set off to fish. During the journey, Sky rested her

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head on Lily's shoulder. You were right, she said, sweetly.

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You wanted to understand why, and in the end we

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saved everyone. Lily smiled. She had learned something important and

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that day she understood it well. Being curious is not

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a fault. Curiosity is a gift. Someone who is curious

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is never satisfied, asks questions, goes to find out and

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so every time they learn something new, and sometimes they

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even help others. When they got home, the gray morning

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mist was gone, and the sun was shining in the garden.

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But in the pockets of the four friends there were

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still some colorful petals, the little treasure of a big adventure.