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<v Speaker 1>That afternoon, the sky above the garden was pink like

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<v Speaker 1>a strawberry candy. Ziggy, Lily, Sky, and Dash were lying

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<v Speaker 1>on the grass, noses pointing up, watching the clouds change

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<v Speaker 1>shape in the evening sky. The sun had almost gone

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<v Speaker 1>to sleep behind the hills, and the air grew cool

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<v Speaker 1>and light. That cloud looks like an elephant, said Ziggy,

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<v Speaker 1>and he pointed his finger up high. No way, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a big sleepy cat, laughed Dash, and he started snoring

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<v Speaker 1>like a tired cloud. Pooh, everyone burst out laughing. Lily

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<v Speaker 1>squinted her blue eyes and would not give up. I

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<v Speaker 1>see a ship with a big sail. Do you see

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<v Speaker 1>it or not? Sky did not say any She just

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<v Speaker 1>smiled with her hands under her head, and her heart

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<v Speaker 1>felt full of a calm, gentle sweetness. She loved being

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<v Speaker 1>like this next to her friends, while a sweet smelling

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<v Speaker 1>breeze stroked her cheeks. That little wind came from very

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<v Speaker 1>far away and carried the smell of flowers like a

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<v Speaker 1>kind hello. Then all at once they heard a sound

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<v Speaker 1>they knew very well, chew chew. From behind the hedge

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<v Speaker 1>came Toby, the magic train with shiny wheels in smoke.

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<v Speaker 1>That smelled of sugar. He stopped in front of the children,

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<v Speaker 1>rang his little bell and said, good evening, dear friends,

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<v Speaker 1>what a wonderful night. The breeze is so soft, and

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<v Speaker 1>the moon shines so bright. Climb up on my seats.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no ticket to buy. A magical friend is wading

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<v Speaker 1>up high. The children clapped their hands and quickly climbed

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<v Speaker 1>onto the soft seats. Toby whistled happily and set off

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<v Speaker 1>into the sky, higher and higher, while the pink of

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<v Speaker 1>the sunset turned velvet blue, and the first little lights

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<v Speaker 1>came on all around them. Below them, the garden grew small,

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<v Speaker 1>like a postage stamp. They flew past a cloud shaped

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<v Speaker 1>like a doughnut, then between two little stars that peeked

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<v Speaker 1>out curiously, and the children laughed with wonder. I have

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<v Speaker 1>never flown this high, said Ziggy, with the wind in

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<v Speaker 1>his hair. The train stopped beside a little blue wooden

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<v Speaker 1>tower that floated among the clouds, swaying gently. On top

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<v Speaker 1>was a big telescope, shiny like a trumpet, pointing up

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<v Speaker 1>at the sky. It's the tower of Stars, whispered Sky,

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<v Speaker 1>with her eyes shining. Here you can look at all

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<v Speaker 1>the stars in the Sky Ziggy ran straight to the

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<v Speaker 1>telescope and put his eye to it. But then he

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<v Speaker 1>made a funny face. I can't see anything. It's all gray,

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<v Speaker 1>like when you breathe on a window. Lily tried too,

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<v Speaker 1>then shook her head. The glass is foggy. It's covered

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<v Speaker 1>in mist. Just then they heard a tiny trembling voice. Good,

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<v Speaker 1>good evening. On a little cloud branch, there was a

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<v Speaker 1>tiny humming bird with feathers that sparkled like rain drops

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<v Speaker 1>in the sun. He beat his wings very fast, but

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<v Speaker 1>he kept his head down and looked a little scared.

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<v Speaker 1>What is your name, asked Sky, coming close very slowly

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<v Speaker 1>so she would not frighten him. My name is Feather,

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<v Speaker 1>said the humming bird, and it's my fault that the

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<v Speaker 1>stars can't be seen any more. I am so wobbly

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<v Speaker 1>and scared that I can't fly up there any more. Wobbly,

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<v Speaker 1>asked Dash, scratching his head. What does that mean. It

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<v Speaker 1>means I feel afraid and I can never make up

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<v Speaker 1>my mind, explained Feather in a tiny voice. Sky sat

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<v Speaker 1>down close to him on the soft edge of the cloud.

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<v Speaker 1>Will you tell us what happens, she said sweetly. Feather

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<v Speaker 1>took a breath. The telescope glass only gets clean with

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<v Speaker 1>the breath of the wind. But the wind only blows

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<v Speaker 1>when I carry a wish all the way up to

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<v Speaker 1>the stars, high in the sky. That is our game,

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<v Speaker 1>our friendship. It's just that I I can't do it

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<v Speaker 1>any more. He lowered his head again. One night, way

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<v Speaker 1>up high, the dark gave me a big fright. And

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<v Speaker 1>now flying so high all alone, I just can't do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Sky felt a little squeeze in her heart. Such a

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<v Speaker 1>tiny friend, so scared, she wanted to help him with

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<v Speaker 1>all her might. I'll cheer you up, shouted Dash. He

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<v Speaker 1>climbed onto a puff of cloud and started cheering like

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<v Speaker 1>at a stadium. Feather, Feather, you're the fastest in the sky.

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<v Speaker 1>Go champion. He waved his arm so hard that he

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<v Speaker 1>lost his balance and rolled down into the cloud with

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<v Speaker 1>an oops, then popped out with a white puff on

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<v Speaker 1>the tip of his nose like an old beard. Feather

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<v Speaker 1>smiled a little, but he did not move. Maybe he

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<v Speaker 1>needs a push, said Siggy, And here came the idea,

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<v Speaker 1>that little light in his eyes he always had when

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<v Speaker 1>he thought of something new. That's it. I'll build him

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<v Speaker 1>a trampoline. He gathered lots of big leaves and wove

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<v Speaker 1>them together with little twigs, hopping here and there to

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<v Speaker 1>catch them. He folded, he tied, He tried with his

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<v Speaker 1>hands and his feet, and in no time he had

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<v Speaker 1>built a little leaf trampoline. Try bouncing, Feather, I'll give

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<v Speaker 1>you the push. Feather climbed onto the trampoline, bounced once,

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<v Speaker 1>then twice, but when he looked up toward the far

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<v Speaker 1>away stars, his wings stopped and he landed again. I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>he whispered. Lily did not want to give up. She

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<v Speaker 1>tried flying next to him to show him the way.

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<v Speaker 1>She tried, counting one, two, three, go. She tried again

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<v Speaker 1>and again, and never let go. Come on, we can

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<v Speaker 1>do it, she kept saying. Stubborn as always, she put

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<v Speaker 1>in all her strength, but nothing. Father stayed still, with

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<v Speaker 1>his little wings held tight against his body. But Feather's

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<v Speaker 1>fear was bigger than all their tries. The children looked

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<v Speaker 1>at each other. Nobody knew what to do any more.

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<v Speaker 1>The sky stayed dark, the telescope stayed foggy, and Feather

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<v Speaker 1>looked smaller and sadder than before. So sky came close,

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<v Speaker 1>very calmly. She did not shout. She did not jump,

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<v Speaker 1>She did not count. She knelt down next to Feather

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<v Speaker 1>and spoke to him in a voice as soft as

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<v Speaker 1>a lullaby. Feather, she said, you don't have to fly alone.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's fly together. I'll hold you. The humming bird looked

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<v Speaker 1>at her with his shiny little lies together together, answered Sky.

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<v Speaker 1>She reached out her hand and very gently took one

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<v Speaker 1>of his light little feathers between her fingers. I'll hold

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<v Speaker 1>you by the feather, and I won't let go. If

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<v Speaker 1>you feel afraid, hold on tight. I'm here with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Toby the train standing close by, gave a soft little whistle,

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<v Speaker 1>as if to say he believed in them. Feather beat

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<v Speaker 1>his wings, first slowly, then with more courage. Sky rose

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<v Speaker 1>up with him, a little piece of Sky, always holding

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<v Speaker 1>the little feather between her fingers. Her heart rose too,

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<v Speaker 1>full of tenderness. Well done, she whispered, I'm here. I

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<v Speaker 1>won't let go. The higher they rose, the closer and

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<v Speaker 1>bigger the stars became. Feather trembled, and for a moment

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<v Speaker 1>he looked down and remembered his fear. But right at

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<v Speaker 1>that moment he felt Sky's hand holding him, and he

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<v Speaker 1>understood he was not alone, and then all at once

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<v Speaker 1>he found the courage he had been looking for for

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<v Speaker 1>such a long time. I can do it, he cried,

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<v Speaker 1>I really can do it. He flew straight toward the

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<v Speaker 1>highest star of all and carried with him the wish

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<v Speaker 1>the children had made together holding hands, May all lonely

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<v Speaker 1>friends find some one. As soon as the wish touched

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<v Speaker 1>the star, a long breath was heard in the sky.

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<v Speaker 1>The wind, who had been sleeping for many days, woke

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<v Speaker 1>up happy. He blew softly on the telescope, and then

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<v Speaker 1>he blew hard, and the mist flew away like a scarf,

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<v Speaker 1>carried far off. The glass became clear and see through again,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the sky burst with stars. Thousands millions of

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<v Speaker 1>little lights came on, all at the same time, and

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<v Speaker 1>the moon smiled big and round above the tower of stars.

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<v Speaker 1>Ah said, all the children together with their noses pointing up.

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<v Speaker 1>Sky's eyes were teary, but she was smiling. It was

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<v Speaker 1>the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. Feather flew

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<v Speaker 1>back down, light as could be, with no more fear.

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<v Speaker 1>He landed on Sky's hand and left between her fingers

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<v Speaker 1>his brightest little feather, the one that shone the most.

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<v Speaker 1>This is for you, he said, because you held me

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<v Speaker 1>when I was afraid. It was my most precious treasure,

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<v Speaker 1>and now I want it to be yours. Sky held

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<v Speaker 1>the little feather to her heart. I'll keep it forever,

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<v Speaker 1>she promised, and a happy tear slid down her cheek. Ziggy,

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<v Speaker 1>Lily and Dash gathered around them in a big hug,

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<v Speaker 1>and even the wind wrapped around them, warm and smelling

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<v Speaker 1>of flowers. Then they heard the well known whistle again,

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<v Speaker 1>chew cheo. It was time to go home. Everyone climbed

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<v Speaker 1>on to Toby the magic, waving to Feather until he

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<v Speaker 1>was as small as a tiny dot. Before setting off,

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<v Speaker 1>Toby said, whoever holds close a small friend who's afraid

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<v Speaker 1>gives the greatest of gifts that could ever be made.

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<v Speaker 1>The prettiest feather, so shiny and true, reminds us a

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<v Speaker 1>friend is a treasure too. The little train came down

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<v Speaker 1>calmly toward the garden, while the stars winked at them.

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<v Speaker 1>Sky held the little feather tight in her hand and

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<v Speaker 1>thought about Feather, who now flew happily up there with

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<v Speaker 1>no more fear. Because that evening she had understood something important.

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<v Speaker 1>True friends are more precious than any treasure. And true

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<v Speaker 1>friendship is the most beautiful treasure of all