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Speaker 1: That morning, The sky was a soft gray, like a

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wool blanket fresh from the wash. It wasn't raining, but

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the air smelled of rain on its way. Ziggy and

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his friends sat under the porch, safe and dry, playing

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Guess the sound. Now it's my turn, said Ziggy, who

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was four years old, Skinny, lively, and always ready to jump.

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He closed his eyes and clapped his hands in a

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funny way. Tap tap, tap tap, Those are drops falling,

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guessed Lily, sure of herself as always. No, it's a

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galloping horse, laughed Dash Quick, with words too. Sky Calm

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listened with a little smile. I think it's a heart

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beating fast because it's excited, she whispered. Ziggy's eyes went wide.

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Exactly right, that's just it. Beside them, Ziggy's four cats

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were purring. Sophia black and Loving rubbed against the boy's legs. Dora,

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striped and Brave, kept an eye on the garden. Poldo

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Fat and Chunky slept like a pillow, while Milo Quick

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and Bouncy chased a leaf. That's when they heard it

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for real, a true sound coming from far away. Chew cheo.

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The children jumped to their feet from behind the hedge

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popped a little train, all covered in colors, with shiny

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wheels and smoke that smelled of sugar. It was Toby,

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the magic Train. Toby whistled happily and said, hello, little friends,

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so merry and dear. A magical place is waiting right here.

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Touch all the books on the shelves so tall, and

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they will whisper. One and all the children looked at

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each other, curious books that talk. All four of them

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climbed into the little car, and the cats jumped on.

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At the last moment, One after another, the train raced

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through the low clouds, then floated down slowly in front

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of a very tall building. Above the door it said,

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library of whispering books. When they went inside, their mouths

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fell open. The shelves were as tall as trees, and

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to climb them there were spiral staircases that curled around

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like snails. At the top, a big glass dome showed

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the gray sky, and most magical of all, When Ziggy

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brushed the spine of a book with one finger, it

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whispered softly. Once upon a time there was a wail

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who was afraid of water. It talked, cried lily, dash

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touched another book, which whispered, Once upon a time there

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was a mischievous cloud. Sky brushed a red one, and

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it said softly, Once upon a time there was a

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firefly who had lost her light. The children went from

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shelf to shelf, brushing the books with their finger tips,

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and each time a little voice told the beginning of

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a different story. It was like walking inside a chattering forest.

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They whisper a little piece of their story. When you

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touch them, a little voice explained. From behind a table

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popped a small, funny little dog with long ears and

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a nose always twitching. He smelled of freshly baked cookies.

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I'm Breciola, he said. I have a magic nose. I

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can find anything that's lost. But there's a problem, a mess,

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A real topsy turvy. Muddle topsy turvy, asked Dash, scratching

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his head. What does that mean. It means everything upside down,

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all turned around, answered Brishila, like when you open a

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drawer and everything is mixed up. The children nodded, happy

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to have learned a new word. Brishila led them to

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a window and pointed down to the foot of the library.

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There was the Market of Wonders, with stalls of balloons, sweets,

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little bells, and a thousand colorful things. But it really

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was topsy turvy. Balloons among the cheeses, little bells, among

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the hats, sweets mixed up with socks. It was me,

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admitted Brishela, turning his head in shame. You see, I

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find everyone's lost things, but I'm so forgetful that I

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always forget where I put them back. I found a

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thousand things and set them down here and there, and

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now nobody can find anything. Ziggy looked carefully at the market.

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We can help you tidy it up, he said, But

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why are you so sad? Brishela lowered his ears, because

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in all the mess, something bad happened. The market carousel,

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the one that makes all the children laugh up, has stopped.

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It's missing its most important piece, the brass star that

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sits on top and makes it turn. It fell off,

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and I don't know where it went. Sky gently stroked

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his head. It's not your fault that you forget. Now

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we'll help you. At those words, Briscila lifted his ears,

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and all happy spun around three times before sitting down.

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Is that what you do when you're happy? Giggled Dash.

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They all went down to the market. Brishila sniffed the air,

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his nose trembling like a little leaf. I smell it.

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The star is over there. He ran between the stalls, stopped,

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lifted his snout up high, and barked. The children looked

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up at the top of the tallest lamp post in

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the market. Stuck between the iron arms, a little brass

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star was shining. It's up there, shouted Lily. But it's

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so high. Brishela tried to jump, but he only reached

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about the height of one step. My nose finds things,

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he said, sadly, but it can't grab them when they're

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so high up. We need something else. There was a

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moment of silence. The sky was growing darker. Ziggy studied

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the lamp post, his eyes darting from one thing to

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another around the market, and all at once, Aha, what what?

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They all asked together. I have an idea, Ziggy was

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hopping with excitement. Look. Here are the balloon hoops, round

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and strong, and there are the wooden boards from the stalls.

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If we tie a board between two hoops and then

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another on top, we can build a ladder that swings

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a swing ladder. I'll climb up and reach the star,

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Lily frowned. But if it swings, you'll fall, not if

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you hold it still, said Ziggy on my own. I

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can't do it, but all together we can. They got

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to work. Dash carried the boards running back and forth.

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Lily knotted the ropes with her strong hands. Sky held

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the hoops nice and straight. Brishila sniffed out the right pieces,

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and this time he handed them right away to whoever

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needed them. The cats helped too, Milo jumped up high

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to pass the little ropes. Dora kept watch, Poldo sat

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as a weight on the bottom so the base wouldn't slip,

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and Sophia meowed encouragement. As they worked, the market slowly

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changed its face. Everything Bricciola sniffed out and found went

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back to its right place. The apples in the apple basket,

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the scarves beside the scarves, the rattles with the rattles.

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So that's where my hat went, laughed the balloon lady.

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And this little bell was ringing under a basket of pears,

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cried the sweet cellar. The more they tidied up, the

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easier everything was to find. In no time, the swing

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ladder was ready leaning against the lamp post. It swayed

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a little, just as Ziggy had said. Now hold it tight,

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said the boy, and he started to climb. One step, two,

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The latter swayed. Every one's heart was beating like when

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it's excited, just as Sky had guessed that morning. Lily

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gritted her teeth and held on. Dash dug in his feet.

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Sky hugged the pole with all her might. Poldo sat

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on the base, heavy as a sack of potatoes. Hold on,

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shouted Ziggy. He climbed higher. Now he was up high,

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the wind ruffling his hair. The brass star was right there,

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one step away. He stretched out his arm, but he

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couldn't reach it. I can't reach, he said, and for

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a moment he was scared. Swing, shouted Lily from below.

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Use the swinging. When the ladder goes forward, reach out,

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Ziggy understood. Instead of fighting the swing, he let it sway.

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He bent his legs, gave himself a push, and at

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just the right moment, when the latter slid forward, he

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stretched his arm as far as he could, his fingers

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closed around the star. Got it. Every one burnt burst

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into a shout of joy. Ziggy climbed down, step by

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step and When he touched the ground, his friends hugged him.

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We did it, he said, out of breath, but not

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me us. They ran to the carousel. Ziggy climbed onto

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the round roof and slid the brass star into its

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place right on top. There was a click, then a tinkle,

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and the carousel began to turn slowly with a sweet

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music of little bells. By now they had tidied up

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the market too, the balloons with the balloons, the sweets

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with the sweets, the little bells with the little bells.

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Bricciola was so happy that he spun around not three

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but six times, and tumbled over with his legs in

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the air, making every one laugh. The sky now dark,

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filled with little dots that raced along, leaving golden trails

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falling stars. Look, whispered sky, the sky is riding the

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carousel with us. They all climbed onto the colorful little horses,

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the four children, Bricciola, and the four cats. The carousel turned,

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the stars fell, and they laughed so loud that the

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sound reached all the way up to the glass dome

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of the library. As he spun, Ziggi thought a simple

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thought on his own. He never would have climbed up there,

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and on his own that carousel would have had nothing

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to laugh about. Beautiful things become even more beautiful when

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you share them together. When it was time to go back,

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Toby the Magic train was waiting for them with his

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sweet smoke. He whistled softly and said, that star up

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so high can't be reached on your own, but all

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friends together are never alone. To spin by yourself is

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a lonelier way, but joy that is shared makes a

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brighter day. The children waved goodbye to Britchela, climbed onto

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the train, and snuggled close together, headed home while the

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last falling stars drew across the sky, and that night,

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before falling asleep, each of them smiled thinking of the

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carousel spinning full of friends under the stars,