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Speaker 1: Max, Look, the attic is quiet, but the jar isn't sleeping.

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It's starting to hum just a little. Do you see

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that soft glow near the glass. It's not rushing, it's

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just waiting for us to notice. The air feels different tonight,

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doesn't it Like the whole room is taking a deep

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breath and letting it out very slowly. I think the

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story light has something it wants to give us before

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you drift off. I see it loomy. It's sort of shimmering,

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like a little star that got caught inside. Is it?

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Is it a special word tonight? It is, Max, It's

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a very gentle word. I'm going to think it now,

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and I want you to listen for it inside your mind. Ready.

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The word is kindness. Just let that sit there for

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a moment, kindness. Watch now the lid is opening. There

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it goes a beautiful golden light floating up like a bubble,

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drifting right across the room to where Gramps is resting.

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Speaker 2: Hmm. I've felt that warmth arrive before I even open

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my eyes. It's settled right here in my beard, soft

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as a summer breeze. And oh, I know this glow.

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It's the color of candle light reflecting on polished glass.

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It's a story about a girl, a garden, and a

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very important shoe. But more than that, it's a story

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about a heart that stayed soft even when the world

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was hard. Settle in, Max, Pull that blanket up to

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your chin. The story light is amber. Now the listening glow.

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It's time to hear the story of the Slipper of Glass.

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Speaker 1: I'm ready, grumps, I'm listening.

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Speaker 2: Once a long time ago, in a house that was

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grand on the outside but cold on the inside, there

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lived a girl named Ella. Now everyone called her Cinderella

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because she often sat by the fireplace to stay warm,

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and the cinders would dust her apron with gray. But

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beneath the dust, Ella was radiant, not just because she

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was beautiful, though she was, but because she possessed a

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quiet magic that no one else in the house understood.

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That magic was kindness. Her stepmother and step sisters filled

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the house with noise, demands, and sharp words, cluttering the

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air with their complaints, but Ella moved through the hallways softly.

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When they ordered her to scrub the floors, she did

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it with care, humming a melody that made the work

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feel lighter. When they demanded their tea. She brooded perfectly,

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not out of fear, but because that was simply who

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she was. She didn't know how to be anything other

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than gentle.

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Speaker 1: It sounds lonely grumps, being the only gentle thing in

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a noisy house.

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Speaker 2: It was lonely, loomy. But Ella had friends that the

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others didn't notice. She had the mice who lived behind

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the skirting boards and the birds that nested in the eaves.

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She would save crumbs from her own dinner to share

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with them. While her sisters worried about ribbons and jewels,

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Ella worried about whether the garden birds had enough water

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in the summer heat. That is the thing about kindness,

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Mas It notices the small things.

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Speaker 1: Like how we notice the snail shells on the wall.

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Speaker 2: Exactly like that. One day, a ripple of excitement went

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through the house. A letter arrived on heavy cream colored

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paper sealed with royal wax. The king was holding a

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ball for the prince, and every eligible maiden in the

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kingdom was invited. The house instantly turned into a whirlwind.

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The step sisters pulled dressers from wardrobes, tossing silks and

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satins onto the floor. They demanded lace, they demanded velvet.

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They demanded Ella's help to stitch and pin and curl.

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For days, Ella helped them. She ironed them the pleats

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and polished their shoes until they shone like mirrors. And

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when she quietly asked, might I go to the ball

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as well? They only laughed. They pointed at her dusty

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apron and her worn out shoes. You, they said, the

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prince wants to see princesses, not girls who sweep the chimney.

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Speaker 1: That must have hurt her heart. But she didn't argue,

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did she.

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Speaker 2: No, she didn't argue. She helped them into their carriage,

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adjusted their trains one last time, and watched them ride away.

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The house fell silent. Ella went into the garden to

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a quiet stone bench beneath a weeping willow tree. It

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was twilight, that soft purple time between day and night.

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She didn't cry out in anger. She just sat there,

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feeling a little empty, looking at the pumpkin patch where

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the large orange gourds sat heavy in the soil. She whispered,

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just once, I wish I could have seen the palace.

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And because the world has a way of listening to

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gentle hearts, the air began to shimmer. It wasn't a

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loud crack of thunder, but a sparkle like fireflies waking

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up all at once.

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Speaker 1: The fairy Godmother.

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Speaker 2: Ha ha ha, indeed max. She stepped out of the shimmer,

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looking like a friendly auntie who always has a peppermint

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in her pocket. She held a wand that looked like

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it was made of starlight. Dry your eyes, my dear,

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she said softly, you have earned a night of magic.

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She didn't ask Ella if she was rich or powerful.

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She just asked for a pumpkin with a tap of

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her wand a sound like a silver bell. The pumpkin

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didn't explode, It swelled. It turned from orange to gold,

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smoothing out growing wheels until it was a magnificent coach

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lined with blue velvet. The garden mice, blinking in the

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light were tapped and turned into sleek white horses. A

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lizard became a footman, and a goose became the coachman.

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It was a transformation of pure joy, but she was.

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Speaker 1: Still in her apron gramps.

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Speaker 2: Not for long. The fairy Godmother smiled a smile full

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of warmth and tapped Ella's shoulder. The dust fell away.

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The worn fabric dissolved into mist and re formed as silk,

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the color of a cloud passing over the moon. It

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was blue and silver and white all at once. And

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on her feet slippers made of glass. They caught the

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light of the stars and held it.

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Speaker 1: Go.

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Speaker 2: The Godmother said, enjoy the music, but remember magic has

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its rhythm. When the clock strikes twelve, the spell will

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rest and everything will return to as it was. Ella promised,

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climbed into the golden coach, and they rolled away, leaving

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a trail of sparkles on the cobblestones. She must have

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been nervous, perhaps a little, But when she arrived at

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the palace, something changed. She stepped into the great hall

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and the music seemed to pause. It wasn't just her dress, max,

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it was her presence. She didn't strut or demand attention.

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She walked with the same quiet grace she used when

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feeding the birds. The Prince, who had been bored by

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all the grand posturing of the evening, looked up. He

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saw someone who looked peaceful. He walked across the floor, bowed,

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and asked for a dance. For hours, they floated across

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the ballroom. They didn't talk about kingdoms or riches. They

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talked about the gardens and the stars and the way

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the moonlight hit the lake. Ella was kind to everyone

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she met. She smiled at the musicians, She thanked the

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servants who brought lemonade. She was just Ella, shining bright.

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Speaker 1: She forgot about the time, didn't she. It's easy to

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do when you're happy.

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Speaker 2: She did until the first heavy note of the clock

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tower boomed through the open windows. Dong one. Ella froze.

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Dong two. She pulled away from the Prince, her eyes wide.

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I must go, she whispered. Dong three. She ran, not

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out of fear, but to keep her promise. Dong four.

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She flew down the grand staircase, her glass slippers chiming

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against the marble. Dong five. One of the slippers slipped

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from her foot. She hesitated, looking back, but the Prince

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was following. Dong six. She couldn't stop. She ran out

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into the night, into the cool air. By the time

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the clock struck twelve, the coach was a pumpkin again,

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The horses were mice, and she was sitting by the

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side of the road in her old apron, holding nothing

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but a memory and the other Slipper and the other slipper.

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The Prince found the one she left behind. He held

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it up and it looked like a piece of frozen water.

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He knew that whoever fit this shoe was the person

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who had brought such peace to the ball room. The

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next day, the kingdom was buzzing. The Grand Duke traveled

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from house to house. Every lady tried to force her

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foot into the delicate glass shoe. Toes were curled, heels

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were pushed, but glass does not bend, It only accepts

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the perfect fit. Finally they arrived at Ella's house. The

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step sisters try pushing and grunting, but it was no use.

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The Duke was about to leave when he saw Ella

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standing quietly in the shadows. And what about her? He asked.

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The stepmother laughed her, She's just the maid.

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Speaker 1: But the Duke was kind too, wasn't he.

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Speaker 2: He listened, He was dutiful. He called Ella forward. She

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sat down on a simple wooden stool. The room was silent.

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She extended her foot, still in its worn stocking. The

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Duke slid the glass slipper on. It didn't pinch, it

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didn't squeeze. It slipped on as easily as a drop

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of rain joining a puddle a perfect fit. Ella reached

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into her pocket and pulled out the matching slipper. The

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sisters gasped, the stepmother stared, but Ella didn't gloat. She

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didn't say I told you so. She stood up, and

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for a moment, the magic flickered back, just enough for

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them to see the princess she really was. The prince

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was called, and when he saw her, he didn't care

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about the apron. He recognized the kindness in her eyes.

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He took her hand and they left that cold house forever.

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But legend says that before she left, Ella turned back

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to her sisters, who were frightened of what she might

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do now that she was powerful. She simply curtsied and

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wished them well, and walked out into the sun.

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Speaker 1: The story is resting now, Max. The amber light in gramps.

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His beard is changing. Watch it turn. It's becoming softer, warmer,

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like the color of a rose in the evening sun.

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It's rose gold. Now. That means the story has shared

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everything it can, but there is still a feeling we

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need to understand.

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Speaker 2: Yes, the book is closed, but the world is still open.

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We are going to step inside, just for a moment.

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To see what happened right before she left.

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Speaker 1: Can we go to the garden. I want to see

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the pumpkin.

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Speaker 2: Then to the garden we shall go. Imagine the grass

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beneath your feet, Max. The air smells of damp earth

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and blooming jasmine.

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Speaker 1: Here we are. The carriage is waiting at the front gate, Max.

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The Prince is waiting too. But look over there by

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the vegetable patch. Someone is crouching down. It's Ella. She's

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wearing a nice dress now, but her hands are dirty.

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What's she doing?

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Speaker 2: Let's go closer and ask her gently. She looks very focused.

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Speaker 1: Ella. Excuse me, Ella. She's turning around.

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Speaker 3: Max.

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Speaker 1: Look at her smile. It's very calm. Ella. The prince

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is waiting for you. Why are you digging in the dirt.

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You have a crown, now you don't have to work.

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Speaker 2: She's brushing the soil off her hands. Max. Listen to

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her voice. It's soft, like the rustle of leaves.

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Speaker 1: Hello.

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Speaker 2: There.

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Speaker 1: I know he is waiting, and I will go to

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him in a moment. But you see, I couldn't leave

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just yet. These vines, the pumpkin vines, they were pulled

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up when the magic happened. If I leave them like this.

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The smaller pumpkins won't grow, and the mice they need

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the shelter of these leaves when the owl comes out

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at night. But the people inside the house were mean

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to you. Why are you fixing their garden. It's their pumpkins,

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It is their garden. Yes, but the vines didn't do

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anything wrong, and the mice didn't do anything wrong. If

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I leave in anger, I leave a mess behind me.

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Kindness isn't something I do for my stepmother. It is

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something I do for myself so I can sleep peacefully.

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I want to leave this place better than I found it,

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even if no one notices but the mice. She's cupping

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a little bit of water in her hands for a beetle.

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Speaker 2: Max.

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Speaker 1: Look how careful she is. She's really slow. She's not

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rushing to the castle at all. There is no rush.

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The castle will be there, but this little beetle is

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thirsty right now. Being a princess doesn't mean I stop

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caring for the small things. In fact, it means I

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should care for them even more. There, he's happy.

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Speaker 2: Now she's standing up up Max. She's wiping her hands

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on a small cloth. She looks back at the house

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that big cold house. And she doesn't look angry. She

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just looks finished.

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Speaker 1: She looks light, like she's not carrying anything heavy.

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Speaker 2: That is what kindness does, Max. It keeps your heart

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light because you aren't carrying grudges or mean words. You

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just do the good thing and you walk away.

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Speaker 1: Goodbye, little garden grow well.

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Speaker 2: I think we've found what we came for.

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Speaker 1: Yes, look at the story light now. The rose gold

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is cooling down. It's turning a deep, beautiful lavender blue,

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the color of the sky just before the stars come

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out completely. And look straight ahead. The air is softening.

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Speaker 2: The dream gate. It's waiting for us. It's not a

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door of wood or iron. It's just a gentle space

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between the leaves, where the light is dim and welcoming.

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Speaker 1: The story light is drifting out of Gramps's beard to

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show us the way, just a little floating star. Let's

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follow it slowly, step by step through the gate, leaving

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the garden behind, leaving the story behind.

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Speaker 2: And here we are Nocturnia. The air here is so still.

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Can you feel it, Mags. It's like the whole world

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is made of soft blankets.

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Speaker 1: We are in the marshmallow meadows tonight, The ground is

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spongy and soft. Every step we take makes no sound

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at all. The grass here isn't sharp, it's made of velvet,

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and the sky is a deep, comforting indigo. It smells

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like warm milk and vanilla.

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Speaker 2: Look over there, near the slow river, do you see her.

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It's Ella, But she isn't wearing the ball gown anymore,

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and she isn't in her apron. She is wearing a

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dress made of simple starlight. She is walking so slowly.

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Speaker 1: We are just watching now. We don't need to speak

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to her. She is carrying something in her hands. It's

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a small glowing orb of glass. That is the dream word.

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That is kindness. She is carrying it so we don't

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have to hold it anymore. She's walking to the tree,

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the big dream tree is.

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Speaker 2: The dream tree is very wide tonied. Its branches are

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low and heavy, with leaves that glow gently blue purple silver.

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They are rustling like a lullaby.

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Speaker 1: Ella is reaching up. She isn't rushing. She is finding

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the perfect spot on a low branch, a place where

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the kindness can rest. She lifts the glass or and

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places it gently among the leaves.

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Speaker 2: It settles there. It glows once twice and then dims.

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The tree has taken it. The tree is holding the kindness.

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Now it's safe.

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Speaker 1: Ella is sitting down on under the tree. She's closing

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her eyes. She is resting. And because the word is

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safe in the tree, you don't have to think about

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it anymore. You don't have to figure out how to

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be kind or who to help, or what to do.

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That is for tomorrow tonight. Nothing is needed.

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Speaker 2: Your legs can be heavy now like the roots of

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the tree, sinking down, comfortable and still.

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Speaker 1: Your shoulders can drop, your hands can open. The story

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is finished, The less is finished. The word is resting.

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Speaker 2: We're drifting back now, floating away from the meadow, back

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towards the attic. The story light is guiding us home.

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It's dimming, smaller.

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Speaker 1: And smaller, and we're back. The room is solid and steady.

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The bed is underneath you. The pillow is soft. The

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story light is slipping out of Gramps's beard, drifting back

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into the jar.

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Speaker 2: There it goes safe inside.

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Speaker 1: I'm closing the lid. Now it's closed. The magic is sleeping.

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You are safe, You are loved, and the night is

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very very quiet. Good night Max, Good night, sleepy listener.

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That was a good one. Loomy, I think I'm just

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about a sleep. Good night.

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Speaker 3: Then Money, every word, The.

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