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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 Maggie's Easter Egg Hunt. 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, it's Tom here. I'm so proud

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<v Speaker 1>and excited to announce that this is the one hundredth

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<v Speaker 1>episode of Snuggle. That's a pretty big milestone, and everyone

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<v Speaker 1>on the team here is really grateful to all of you,

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<v Speaker 1>our wonderful Snuggle listeners, and we can't wait to bring

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<v Speaker 1>you plenty more episodes and reach even bigger milestones in

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<v Speaker 1>the future. So thanks again for listening, my friends. Our

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<v Speaker 1>friend Vanessa is reading today's story. We'll be returning to

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<v Speaker 1>Little Kid's neighborhood, where a young girl named Maggie goes

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<v Speaker 1>on a wonderful Easter egg hunt with her friends Jackson

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<v Speaker 1>and Abigail, whom you might have met before. Don't worry

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<v Speaker 1>if you haven't heard Maggie's previous story, though. You can

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy this one now and listen to the first one

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<v Speaker 1>another time before we join Maggie on her springtime adventure.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get nice and comfy. First, take a big stretch,

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<v Speaker 1>moving your arms and legs around. Then wiggle your fingers

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<v Speaker 1>and toes. Next, take a big, big breath in and

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<v Speaker 1>then let it out nice and slowly. Perfect. And now

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<v Speaker 1>let's meet Maggie at her home where she's about to

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy a fun Easter holiday.

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<v Speaker 2>Today is a very special day for Maggie. She and

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<v Speaker 2>her family are celebrating Easter. Maggie loves Easter for its

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<v Speaker 2>pastel colored decorations, bunny rabbits, delicious chocolate, and Easter egg hunts. Plus,

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<v Speaker 2>Maggie always gets to wear a beautiful dress for Easter. Today,

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<v Speaker 2>she is wearing a light green dress that makes Maggie

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<v Speaker 2>feel like a springtime fairy. The fabric flutters with her

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<v Speaker 2>every movement, and there are even tiny flowers sewn along

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<v Speaker 2>the bottom of the dress. It's the perfect outfit for Easter.

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<v Speaker 2>In the garden, Maggie thinks. Right now, Maggie is helping

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<v Speaker 2>her mommy by carrying a carton of freshly painted eggs

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<v Speaker 2>to the back garden. Maggie had the best time coloring

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<v Speaker 2>eggs this morning. Her mommy helped her make beautiful shades

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<v Speaker 2>of dye from all sorts of plants like blueberries, yellow onions,

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<v Speaker 2>and even cabbage. It was so much to learn about

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<v Speaker 2>all the natural ways dye can be made. Maggie's mommy

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<v Speaker 2>told her that that's how they died many clothes in

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<v Speaker 2>the past. Now, Maggie can't wait to try using natural

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<v Speaker 2>dyes for other fun projects with her mommy, But for now,

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<v Speaker 2>it is nearly time for her family's annual Easter egg hunt.

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<v Speaker 2>Maggie carries the carton of eggs across the dining room

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<v Speaker 2>that leads to the garden at the back of the house.

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<v Speaker 2>The back doors are open wide, and Maggie can already

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<v Speaker 2>feel a gentle breeze and smell the spring flowers as

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<v Speaker 2>she walks closer and closer to the garden. The back

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<v Speaker 2>garden is very cozy. It's surrounded by fluffy green bushes

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<v Speaker 2>that create a natural fence keeping everything inside safe. Right

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<v Speaker 2>in front of those bushes, there are so many colorful

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<v Speaker 2>flowers and plants, and a small pond with fish swimming

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<v Speaker 2>around too. Sometimes Maggie spots a frog hopping onto a

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<v Speaker 2>lily pad for a little nap. Once Maggie is out

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<v Speaker 2>of the house, she can feel the warmth of the

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<v Speaker 2>bright sunshine. Then Maggie looks up and sees her daddy

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<v Speaker 2>placing a second carton of eggs on a wooden picnic table.

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<v Speaker 2>The table is under the shade of a wooden gazebo

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<v Speaker 2>and a big tree. Usually the tree is covered in

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<v Speaker 2>green leaves, but right now there are many pink flowers

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<v Speaker 2>on it. Her mommy said, these are called blossoms, and

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<v Speaker 2>they grow during spring. The gazebo has strong wooden beams

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<v Speaker 2>reaching up to the sky and pretty vines wrapping around

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<v Speaker 2>it like a secret garden. Maggie walks towards her daddy,

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<v Speaker 2>still carry one curtain of Easter eggs. Her daddy takes

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<v Speaker 2>the eggs from her and places them on the table.

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<v Speaker 2>Then he gives her a big smile and a warm hug.

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<v Speaker 2>Behind Maggie, her mommy follows with another carton of colored eggs.

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<v Speaker 2>Maggie's daddy gives Mommy a warm hug too. Just then

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<v Speaker 2>Maggie hears the sound of the garden gate opening. Maggie

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<v Speaker 2>looks back and begins to clap and jump as she

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<v Speaker 2>sees some of her friends from the neighborhood. There's Jackson, Abigail, Lucia, Ahmed,

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<v Speaker 2>and Madeline walking through the gate one after another. Their

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<v Speaker 2>mommies and daddies follow right behind them. They are all

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<v Speaker 2>here for her family's annual Easter egg hunt. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>Maggie's neighborhood friends come running toward her. Each one carries

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<v Speaker 2>a woven Easter basket in a different color. They all

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<v Speaker 2>look so happy with the sun shining so brightly in

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<v Speaker 2>the sky behind them. Abigail's pink hair bow bounces as

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<v Speaker 2>she runs to Maggie. She says hello and gives Maggie

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<v Speaker 2>a big hug. Her arms wrapped tightly around Maggie's green dress,

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<v Speaker 2>and the two giggle together, happy to see each other

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<v Speaker 2>on this special day. Soon enough, all the children are

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<v Speaker 2>gathered around in a grassy patch of the garden. Their

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<v Speaker 2>mommies and daddies chat together while the boys and girls

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<v Speaker 2>run and play in their Easter outfits. After a little while,

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<v Speaker 2>Maggie looks back at the wooden picnic table to see

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<v Speaker 2>dozens of colorful Easter eggs all snug in their cozy

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<v Speaker 2>paper gardens. It's almost time for the hunt. Maggie thinks.

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<v Speaker 2>She is very excited to search for eggs Maggie wonders

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<v Speaker 2>how many she will find this year. Last year, she

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<v Speaker 2>remembers finding exactly nine eggs. This Easter, she hopes to

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<v Speaker 2>find at least ten. Just then, Maggie's daddy announces that

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<v Speaker 2>it's time to hide the Easter eggs. There are sixty

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<v Speaker 2>of them to hide this year. This is how it works.

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<v Speaker 2>Most of the mommies and daddies hide the Easter eggs

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<v Speaker 2>all around the garden while the children close their eyes

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<v Speaker 2>and face the house. One mommy or daddy will keep

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<v Speaker 2>an eye on the kids, making sure no one sneaks

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<v Speaker 2>a peek at where the eggs are being hidden. First,

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<v Speaker 2>Maggie's mommy had tends her an Easter basket to collect

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<v Speaker 2>eggs in. It's a woven green basket and it matches

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<v Speaker 2>her dress. Then her mommy tells all the children to

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<v Speaker 2>turn around and close their eyes. All six children follow

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<v Speaker 2>the rules perfectly. They all wait quietly, giggling and chatting

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<v Speaker 2>as their parents hide eggs between rows of flowers, underbird baths,

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<v Speaker 2>beside rocks, and in other interesting places in the garden.

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<v Speaker 2>Maggie counts in her hat one, two, three, four. Takes

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<v Speaker 2>just sixty seconds for all the eggs to be hidden

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<v Speaker 2>and for her daddy to say, ready, set go, And

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<v Speaker 2>just like that, all six of the children turn and

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<v Speaker 2>run to begin their hunt. They hold their baskets with

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<v Speaker 2>their eyes wide in search of the colorful eggs. With

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<v Speaker 2>all the pretty flowers in the garden, it can be

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<v Speaker 2>hard to find eggs, Maggie thinks, but she is still

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<v Speaker 2>ready to find as many as possible. She loves these

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of games. Maggie keeps her eyes low to the ground.

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<v Speaker 2>Her eyes move around as she loves looks for eggs. Quickly,

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<v Speaker 2>she sees an orange egg besides some purple tulips. These

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<v Speaker 2>are some of her favorite flowers in the garden. Maggie

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<v Speaker 2>feels so happy when she picks up the orange colored

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<v Speaker 2>Easter egg and places it in her green basket. Now

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<v Speaker 2>it's time to find more. Maggie moves quickly. Only a

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<v Speaker 2>few seconds later, she finds another egg in a grassy

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<v Speaker 2>patch next to the stone pathway. This one is a

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful blue color. Once again, she places it in her basket.

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<v Speaker 2>She now has two Easter eggs. She looks in front

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<v Speaker 2>of her and sees another orange egg. But right when

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<v Speaker 2>she notices it, her best friend Abigail picks it up.

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<v Speaker 2>They look at each other and giggle before continuing their

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<v Speaker 2>hunt for the most Easter eggs. Maggie spots a yellow

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<v Speaker 2>one lying in the dirt of a potted plant and

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<v Speaker 2>a purple one on the ground beside it. Both go

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<v Speaker 2>straight into her basket. Maggie counts four eggs in her

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<v Speaker 2>basket now. Then she sees a beautiful butterfly dance across

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<v Speaker 2>the garden. She follows it. Maggie is surprised to see

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<v Speaker 2>a blue Easter egg just below the leaf where the

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<v Speaker 2>butterfly lands. How magical, Maggie thinks. Soon she sees two eggs,

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<v Speaker 2>one orange and one yellow, laying among some bright yellow flowers.

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<v Speaker 2>Maggie almost mistakes the eggs for flowers because their colors

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<v Speaker 2>are so similar, but she is not fooled today. She

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<v Speaker 2>places them in her basket one at a time. She

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<v Speaker 2>now has seven eggs in her basket. Maggie is already

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<v Speaker 2>feeling very happy with how many eggs she has found

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<v Speaker 2>so quickly today. She passes off med and Lucia as

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<v Speaker 2>she walks across the stones toward a small tree with

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<v Speaker 2>white blossoms on it. Then she sees an orange egg

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<v Speaker 2>tucked between the roots of the tree. Found you, Maggie

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<v Speaker 2>says out loud. Eight eggs and counting. Maggie hopes she

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<v Speaker 2>will find at least two more eggs during today's special

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<v Speaker 2>Easter egg hunt. She walks for a moment, looking up

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<v Speaker 2>and down and around, but she sees no eggs, only

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<v Speaker 2>flowers the bright blue sky, green plants than trees. Then

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<v Speaker 2>she focuses there is a green egg in the grass.

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<v Speaker 2>She quickly picks it up just as Jackson notices it.

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<v Speaker 2>She sees Jackson's basket is full of eggs. It looks

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<v Speaker 2>like he has more than she does. But that's okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Maggie just wants to find ten eggs after all, and

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<v Speaker 2>guess what, now she has nine. She only needs to

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<v Speaker 2>find one more egg. Maggie walks along one of the

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<v Speaker 2>edges of the garden where the pretty green bushes are.

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<v Speaker 2>She hasn't seen many of her friends on this side

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<v Speaker 2>of the yard yet. Just then she spies two eggs.

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<v Speaker 2>One sits on a leafy branch and the other is

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<v Speaker 2>in the dark brown dirt just below the bush. She

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<v Speaker 2>bends down and places both into her green basket. Maggie

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<v Speaker 2>looks down and begins to count her eggs one, two, three, four,

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<v Speaker 2>all the way up to eleven eggs. Maggie can't believe

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<v Speaker 2>she has found so many. Just then her daddy blows

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<v Speaker 2>his horn. This means that the Easter egg hunt is

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<v Speaker 2>over all. The children gather in the center of the

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<v Speaker 2>garden holding their woven baskets full of colored ecks. Maggie

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<v Speaker 2>looks around to see all her friends with happy expressions

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<v Speaker 2>on their faces. They have all had so much fun

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<v Speaker 2>searching for eggs today. She wonders if Jackson will the

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<v Speaker 2>most eggs In the end, the parents help the children

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<v Speaker 2>count their eggs. Lucia has seven eggs, Abigail has nine,

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<v Speaker 2>and Ahmed has ten. Then Madeleine counts twelve eggs and

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<v Speaker 2>Jackson counts eleven. Maggie has eleven Easter eggs. Two. That

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<v Speaker 2>means Madeleine found the most Easter eggs this year, and

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<v Speaker 2>Maggie and Jackson have tied for second plates. But these

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<v Speaker 2>egg hunts are all for fun. All of Maggie's friends

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<v Speaker 2>will get to celebrate together with cake and fresh juice.

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<v Speaker 2>This year, Maggie's mommy made carrot cake. Maggie got to

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<v Speaker 2>lick the white frosting off the spoon this morning as

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<v Speaker 2>her mommy was making it. It was so good. Their

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<v Speaker 2>mommies and daddies congratulate them on finding so many eggs

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<v Speaker 2>so quickly. Then they invite all the kids to come

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<v Speaker 2>sit at the picnic table. The cartons of eggs have disappeared,

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<v Speaker 2>and now the big carrot cake sits in the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of the table. There are six chairs and six plates

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<v Speaker 2>with slices of cake on each one. There is also

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<v Speaker 2>juice beside every plate. All the children laugh with excitement

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<v Speaker 2>as they take their seats. Maggie sits next to Abigail

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<v Speaker 2>and Lucy Yeah. Quickly, she and her neighborhood friends pick

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<v Speaker 2>up their forks and begin to eat carrot cake. After

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<v Speaker 2>a perfect day of Easter egg hunting in the garden,

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<v Speaker 2>what a special day it has been.

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<v Speaker 1>Dying one

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