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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Snuggle Cozy Stories for kids. This episode is

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<v Speaker 1>called Sleep Like a Dolphin. Snuggle is a production of

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<v Speaker 1>Check the episode description to find out more and sign

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<v Speaker 1>up today. Hey friend, my name is Tom, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is my pleasure to have you join me here for

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<v Speaker 1>story time. Whether it's for a nap, for bedtime, or

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<v Speaker 1>just for fun, it really is one of my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>parts of the day, and I hope that's the case

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<v Speaker 1>for you too. Our friend Kristen will be reading this

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<v Speaker 1>one where you're going to imagine yourself as a graceful

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<v Speaker 1>bottlenosed dolphin gliding through the ocean. Your smooth, sleek body

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<v Speaker 1>has taken you on quite a journey today. You've powered

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<v Speaker 1>across many miles of sea with all the other playful

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<v Speaker 1>dolphins in your family, and now it's time to relax

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<v Speaker 1>for the night. So let's get ready for our sleepy adventure.

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<v Speaker 1>Make sure you're comfortable and close your eyes. Then imagine

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<v Speaker 1>yourself slowly transforming into a dolphin. Let's swim down into

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<v Speaker 1>the ocean and see where your next resting place will be.

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<v Speaker 2>Your smooth gray skin is perfect for swimming long distances,

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<v Speaker 2>and the large dorsal fin on your back helps you

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<v Speaker 2>cut through the waves and strong ocean currents. Instead of

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<v Speaker 2>arms and legs, you have two short flippers and a

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<v Speaker 2>very powerful tail. You live in a pod which can

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<v Speaker 2>have up to thirty dolphins. It is like a protective

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<v Speaker 2>family that travels together, eating, playing, and chattering NonStop across

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<v Speaker 2>the ocean from sunrise to sunset. Your pod lives in

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<v Speaker 2>a vast underwater world. Imagine yourself exploring it now. This

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<v Speaker 2>magical place full of flowing ocean plants which sway with

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<v Speaker 2>the currents, Tangled seaweed waves its long leafy arms, while

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<v Speaker 2>sea creatures of all shapes, sizes, and colors glide in

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<v Speaker 2>every direction. During the daytime, the sun's sparkling rays burst

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<v Speaker 2>through the water's surface, creating the most brilliant shimmering light beams.

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<v Speaker 2>It's quiet here, with gentle swooshing sounds that are very calming.

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<v Speaker 2>This is such a beautiful place to live, with schools

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<v Speaker 2>of glistening silver fish making their journey past delicate sea stars.

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<v Speaker 2>If you look carefully, you can see prancing seahorses and

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<v Speaker 2>jellyfish dancing among the coral and ocean rocks below them.

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<v Speaker 2>On the sandy seafloor, giant clam create beautiful pearls while

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<v Speaker 2>crabs and lobsters scuttle around them. Notice how a tiny

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<v Speaker 2>pufferfish gets surprised and expands his body to look larger.

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<v Speaker 2>Imagine how funny it would be if people could do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Since you are a mammal, like a human, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to breathe there, so you have to get to the

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<v Speaker 2>ocean's surface whenever you need some oxygen, which can be

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<v Speaker 2>tricky when it's time to sleep. As a dolphin, you're

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<v Speaker 2>a voluntary breather. That means you have to think about

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<v Speaker 2>when to breathe. Humans don't have to think about breathing,

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<v Speaker 2>they just do it naturally. But like humans, you need

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<v Speaker 2>about eight hours of RESTful sleep per night. What is

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<v Speaker 2>amazing is that your brain is able to switch off

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<v Speaker 2>one side at a time, so you can continue swimming

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<v Speaker 2>to the surface for air even when you're asleep. When

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<v Speaker 2>the left half of your brain is awake, your right

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<v Speaker 2>eye can stay open to keep watch. After about four hours,

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<v Speaker 2>the right half of your brain will wake up, so

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<v Speaker 2>the left half can get the sleep it needs. Imagine

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<v Speaker 2>how relaxing it must feel to slowly drift through the

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<v Speaker 2>water while you remain in this calm state. Now, let's

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<v Speaker 2>go up to the surface. You have a tiny blow

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<v Speaker 2>hole on top of your head which takes air into

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<v Speaker 2>your lungs and then releases it in a puff that

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<v Speaker 2>shoots out above the surface of the water. Try breathing

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<v Speaker 2>in deeply now using your blowhole. Feel the cool, salty

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<v Speaker 2>sea air, fill up your lungs, and breathe it all

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<v Speaker 2>out with a great big puff. Your body is very smooth,

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<v Speaker 2>and your strong tail muscles can propel you over twenty

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<v Speaker 2>miles in an hour. Even the fastest human swimmers can

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<v Speaker 2>only swim about four miles in an hour. This means

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<v Speaker 2>that you and your dolphin friends can swim five times

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<v Speaker 2>faster than humans. Sometimes your friends try to race faster

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<v Speaker 2>than you to get to the best food. This can

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<v Speaker 2>be a fun challenge to see how fast you can

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<v Speaker 2>swim Along the way. You talk back and forth using

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<v Speaker 2>patterns of clicks, whistles, and squeals in the water. These

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<v Speaker 2>sounds echo for long distances, so if you get too

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<v Speaker 2>far away from your pod, you can still hear the

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<v Speaker 2>other dolphins calling out to you, and you can find

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<v Speaker 2>each other in no time. One of the best things

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<v Speaker 2>about being a dolphin is having the freedom to swim

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<v Speaker 2>through the ocean all day long. Gliding from one coral

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<v Speaker 2>reef to another, you pass by brightly colored anemonies, which

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<v Speaker 2>are shaped like fluffy palm palms. Sometimes you plunge down

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<v Speaker 2>near them to get a snack, but usually you prefer

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<v Speaker 2>hanging around closer to the surface. This is where you

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<v Speaker 2>see many of your other ocean friends. Seals, otters, manatees,

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<v Speaker 2>and whales all nod and wave at you. But your

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<v Speaker 2>favorite friend is the old sea turtle. She has lived

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<v Speaker 2>such a long time and always seems so calm and peaceful.

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<v Speaker 2>It's important to respect those who have lived so long.

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<v Speaker 2>The turtle's hard shell has the most interesting square patterns

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<v Speaker 2>on it. You try to imagine what it would feel

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<v Speaker 2>like to have a hard shell like hers. It might

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<v Speaker 2>be fun for a while, but it would definitely slow

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<v Speaker 2>you down too much to keep up with your pod.

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<v Speaker 2>Once in a while, you might spot a boat full

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<v Speaker 2>of humans sailing nearby. This is always fun for you

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<v Speaker 2>because you like to swim up alongside them and show

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<v Speaker 2>off your experts. Swimming skills and tricks. When you leap

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<v Speaker 2>out of the water and spin, the humans cheer and

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<v Speaker 2>clap their hands together. You roll onto your side and

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<v Speaker 2>show them how you can clap your flippers together too.

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<v Speaker 2>These humans love seeing you as much as you love

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<v Speaker 2>seeing them. Sometimes they even jump into the water and

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<v Speaker 2>swim around. They look so funny with their long arms

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<v Speaker 2>and legs, paddling and kicking every which way. You'd like

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<v Speaker 2>to offer them so swimming lessons, but unfortunately they don't

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<v Speaker 2>speak dolphin. You've been coming to the surface about every

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen minutes to breathe in the cool seat air and

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<v Speaker 2>breathe out all of your exuberant energy through your blowhole.

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<v Speaker 2>Your flippers and tail have been flapping all day long.

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<v Speaker 2>You're beginning to feel a bit tired. Go ahead and

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<v Speaker 2>stretch your flippers for a moment and feel all those

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<v Speaker 2>muscles begin to relax. It feels so good. The day

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<v Speaker 2>seems to fly by very quickly when you're this busy.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you notice that the sun is lowering in the sky.

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<v Speaker 2>Twirling onto your back, you see the sky slowly changing color.

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<v Speaker 2>This always makes you feel so relaxed. Your pod has

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<v Speaker 2>led you to a shallow sandbar, which is a bit

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<v Speaker 2>like an underwater beach. It looks perfect for your nighttime

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<v Speaker 2>resting spot. You have covered a lot of ocean today,

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<v Speaker 2>so you are ready to hunker down for a good

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<v Speaker 2>night's rest along with the other dolphins. As the sky darkens,

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<v Speaker 2>several of your podmates have already begun to shut off

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<v Speaker 2>half of their brains. The dolphins close one eye and

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<v Speaker 2>become still with their heads near the surface. This deep

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<v Speaker 2>resting mode will rejuvenate their bodies overnight. When the sun

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<v Speaker 2>comes up, they'll be ready for a new exciting day

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<v Speaker 2>of ocean adventures. But right now you are still winding down,

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<v Speaker 2>so you go up to the surface for another's low breath.

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<v Speaker 2>You linger for a moment and notice a few stars

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<v Speaker 2>are beginning to peek through the sky as the clouds

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<v Speaker 2>slowly spread apart. Then you catch a glimpse of the

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<v Speaker 2>large round moon rising above you, and do you decide

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<v Speaker 2>it's the right time to shut off your brain for

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<v Speaker 2>some well deserved sleep. Going down to the bottom of

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<v Speaker 2>the smooth sandbar, you hear the echoing night song of

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<v Speaker 2>a distant oil and faint underwater bubbles. These sounds reassure

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<v Speaker 2>you that you are exactly where you should be. As

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<v Speaker 2>you settle in for the night, all of today's activities

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<v Speaker 2>are now becoming apriler of happy memories, the colorful anemone,

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<v Speaker 2>the sailing boats, and the wise old turtle. Your thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>are beginning to drift as you nod off with your podmates.

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<v Speaker 2>There will be more exciting things to do tomorrow, but

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<v Speaker 2>right now is the time to allow your dolphin dreams

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<v Speaker 2>to come. Rolling in with one eye closed, you can

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<v Speaker 2>still see how the moonbeams glow all around you. The

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<v Speaker 2>soft shadows of seaweed wave slowly as tiny seahorses drift by.

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<v Speaker 2>Without waking. You will return to the surface for a

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<v Speaker 2>comforting deep breath, and as you breathe out, you will

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<v Speaker 2>return to your resting spot, entering the sleepy realm of

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<v Speaker 2>swirling ocean dreams. Good night, drowsy little dolphin, Sleep.

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<v Speaker 3>Tight, any company us