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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll delve into a heartwarming Christmas tale

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of courage, love and unexpected miracles as two orphaned siblings

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discover the true spirit of family and hope.

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Speaker 1: Plea neche tombdus monsdo le flo conro, courell, Fellinada, monto

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a la terrier, terrees ingienfid duzon rogherd de Parafinette, Saint Pettifre, Etienne, joue,

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ave depu, bon bois, rivere Tella javettri noella, proche terrees

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rossante in grand responsibility and Veretienne, the pillar disparision del

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paronos and at sidon deo vaci trosen prito elave priests

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wander el Voulescu said fete do noel suis special name

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si lord Felina avepe de moyen setanne alort Felina, the preparative,

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the Noelites, sam tet Gierlondi, sigilla and petissapaumillodel like gram sales,

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the terre desenfour tell me teres refize de perdrespoi, elavetan

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plance so crepo, romontell moral de tienne, nous allo avarin besier,

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priz etienne she shot at Terresenturnali Pajda live rozsi Etienne,

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Gerson Purio de Vitan, Hosellsipole, regrettel or parent message u

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p tier and not announcessere pounclezo was on fiondorme terres

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rassome lady decoracin la bandoni a confectionioneer al Guado, Pouretian

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and the sand la Fermi and cadre de branche du

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Lenuis di Veretelongue Messnamour Porettian, la recha fe Enthan LaVey

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de Noella river Terrece Conduci tend la chamre Fairmilizieu. Detail

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of the enthusiasm countill lessouvreie la pierz Santier, the Gernand

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de caierrellneur is your lo hero poses soon Cado, Etienne Soaurier,

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les Larmosieu se many fit terres he partages mortmagic, Countain

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Vusducri and tran Pi set monsieur in Madame de bois

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and couprich revenue visit tailor Felina Viete touche a la

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fraternitiki niice teres etien nuse Marian vucnetre davrantage propos a

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madame di bois avecancurier ingredieu terrees retien soredarder tl neiraqui

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dii espere so noel yevepusco di cadi di decoracion se

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teres poi de nouvel fami in cheen sporteres etien de

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commnser nouveau chapitre TONDIQUEI close deliges sonne teres contrite de

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ciron de neirati setel sillar doni rie etien blue ti

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contrel ures caraset nouvella vontur setay noel nosrepar jour cam result.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Blanche tombe du semn sole turdrier.

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Speaker 3: The snow was gently falling on the roofs of Leo.

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Speaker 1: Les flo con ro couvre la fillinada monteu bline.

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Speaker 3: The flakes covered the orphanage with a white and bright coat.

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Speaker 1: A la terriere terrese in gien fill de duzon reguarde para.

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Speaker 3: Fenette inside therese, a young twelve year old girl was

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looking out the window.

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Speaker 1: Saint Peti frere Etienne joue a ve di piu bon bois.

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Speaker 3: Her little brother Etienne was playing with wooden blocks.

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Speaker 1: Leveret la vie vetti norella proche.

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Speaker 3: Winter was here and with it Christmas was approaching.

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Speaker 1: Terrees rosste in grand res, fonsabilite and veretiennes.

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Speaker 3: Terres felt a great responsibility towards the Tienne de.

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Speaker 1: Pilla disparisions and ete sidon de verrecier trois en priitu

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e la ve prisos deli.

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Speaker 3: Since their parents disappearance in a car accident three years earlier,

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she had taken care of him.

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Speaker 1: El vule CAUs fete de nouel soois piciel memsie llor

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felina ave.

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Speaker 3: She wanted this Christmas celebration to be special, even if

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the orphanage had few resources.

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Speaker 1: This year al felina le trepaa tive de noel tes sin.

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Speaker 3: At the orphanage, the Christmas preparations were simple.

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Speaker 1: Cue gilon la a petsa pau mille de la gramsel.

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Speaker 3: A few garlands here and there, a small tree in

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the middle of the large room.

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Speaker 1: Lequer de senf tell me terrees roi de pdres foi.

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Speaker 3: The children's hearts were heavy, but Tees refused to lose hope.

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Speaker 1: E la vedrete moral de Tienne.

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Speaker 3: She had a secret plan to lift a spirits.

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Speaker 1: Nouzeno a varrindez urchries Etienne. She shotta terresn tour li

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te de le vsi.

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Speaker 3: We're going to have a wonderful surprise, Etienne whispered to

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Hedge as she turned the pages of a worn out book.

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Speaker 1: Etienne Gerson curie de rito use.

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Speaker 3: Etienne, a curious eight year old boy, shrugged.

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Speaker 1: Regrete la parent missus u pitiers.

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Speaker 3: He missed their parents, but his eyes sparkled when he

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heard his sister.

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Speaker 1: Pond quill liz terres rasson le dicac.

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Speaker 3: While the other children slept, the has gathered abandoned decorations.

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Speaker 1: A confectione gueredupur Etien and this son de la femi

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quidred branche du.

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Speaker 3: She was making a gift for a Tienne, a drawing

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of their family, framed with holly branches.

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Speaker 1: Le NUIs di vere te lunge lisson namur pouritien la

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rechau fe.

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Speaker 3: The winter nights were long, but her love for Etienne

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kept her warm.

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Speaker 1: En fin le Vey de noue la Riva.

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Speaker 3: Finally, Christmas Eve arrived.

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Speaker 1: Teres condisier e tien.

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Speaker 3: Da la chenbres Terres led a chi into their room.

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Speaker 1: Fer Me lisieux dite la ve contusiers.

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Speaker 3: Close your eyes, she said excitedly.

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Speaker 1: Contilli souvie le pier santier.

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Speaker 3: When he opened them, the room glistened.

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Speaker 1: Di guiernand di quierre li nour viieur lollier rou pos

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son qudu.

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Speaker 3: Garlands lit up the walls, and on the bed lay

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his gift.

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Speaker 1: Etien sourier le la moosieu.

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Speaker 3: Etienne smiled tears in his eyes. Seme fique terrees, It's

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beautiful to hes.

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Speaker 1: Y parteges, momon magique continuducier en pi.

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Speaker 3: They shared this magical moment when a gentle voice interrupted them.

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Speaker 1: Cite Monsieur Madame du Bois and couprichell le revenue la felina.

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Speaker 3: It was Monsieur and Madame de Bois, a warm hearted

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couple who came to visit the orphanage.

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Speaker 1: Visite touche pa la fraternitqi nice teres e tienes.

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Speaker 3: They were touched by the bond that united to hedge

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and a chien.

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Speaker 1: Nuse marionetre d'errantage. Propos a madame ji bois avecan surier, we.

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Speaker 3: Would like to get to know you more, proposed Madame Dubois,

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with a smile.

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Speaker 1: Andredeu terrese Retien sur regarder.

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Speaker 3: Incredulous Toes and Etienne looked at each other.

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Speaker 1: It is niraqies pere.

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Speaker 3: Was this the miracle they had hoped for?

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Speaker 1: So Noel ye vepuscu di que doi di di cooracion.

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Speaker 3: This Christmas there was more than just gifts and decorations.

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Speaker 1: Ceteres poi di nouve fernie in chen sportes Etienne de

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cour mons pitre.

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Speaker 3: It was the hope of a new family, a chance

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for ties, and a Tienne to start a new chapter.

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Speaker 1: Toniliclog delgs soune terse contritunirati cite silla doni ri.

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Speaker 3: As the church bells rang, terrees understood that believing in

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miracles also meant bringing them to life.

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Speaker 1: Etienne blue TiCN trelure nouvell laventieur.

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Speaker 3: Etienne snuggled against her, opened his heart to this new adventure.

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Speaker 1: Seti Noel.

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Speaker 3: This year Christmas would not be a day like any other.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Litois, litois, litois. The roofs le flucun, le flucun, le flucun,

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the flakes, lo filina, lo felina, lo flina, the orphanage lemoteo,

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le monteu, le monteo, the coat, led, disparision, ladysparision, lad disparisiu,

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the disappearance, ligiarlande, legiarlande, ligiar, loaned, the garlands blue sapin lisapin, leapin,

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the tree, bluecare, lequere le care, the heart, les pois,

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les pois, le's pois, the hope, blue plan, leplan, le plan,

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the plan less your prize, less, your prize, less your prize,

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The surprise, lipage, lipage, yepage, the pages, licube, licube, li cube,

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the box, Lexidon, lexidon lexid, the accident ble morreel, le morreel,

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le mortreel, the spirit lique do lique do let cau do,

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the gift, le branche, le branche, le brane, the branches, lavois, lavois,

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la fois, the voice, lue coup, lue coup le coup,

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the couple, lea Fraternity, lea Fraterniti, la Fraterniti, the Bond,

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lu Mirati, le Mirati, le Mirac, The Miracle, La Chance,

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la Chance, la chance, the Chance, les close de liglse

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les closee de ligesle cloge de la grise, The Church bells, Lavonteur, lavonteur, lavneu,

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The Adventure, Saintier, Saintier, Saintiy, to glow, slash, to glisten,

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She shouldti, she shoulde, she should the to whisper, bussilisipol, ussilisipol, ussilisipol.

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To shrug, passmble, passon, ble prassomble, to gather un caabrit

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nt caabri unt cabrit to frame, souebluetier, soue blouetier, souebluetier,

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to snuggle.

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