March 3, 2025 • 19 mins
Mia’s Secret Garden teaches us that every action, no matter how big or small, has the power to create ripples that affect everyone around us. Through Mia’s journey of nurturing her garden, we learn that our choices shape not only our own identity but also the lives of others. Most importantly, the story reveals that these ripples guide us in discovering who we are and who we aspire to become. It’s a beautiful reminder of the inter connectedness of our lives and the profound impact we can have on the world.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Did you pre order yet, because I got it from
my mama is landing April twenty second, and you don't want.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
To miss it.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
It's filled with love, laughter, and all the wonderful things
we get from our mamas. Tap the link in the
show notes to grab yours now on Amazon, orfortsumter dot
com and if you preorder, you'll also have it in
your hands before you know it.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Pencil to paper, sketching you art on this page.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
What kind of journey will this drawing.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Bring to today? Another adventure waits for you. Ro Scout
and Layla My comment too, It's imagination time. A curiosity Come,
(00:57):
Curiosity come he gets magical place, Come trod, Welcome to
adventures some Curiosity Come.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Hello. It's me Ella the Curious. Whether you're joining us
for the first time or coming back for more adventures,
I'm thrilled to have you here. Welcome back to season
two of the Adventures of Curiosity Cove, where each episode
we dive into one of my own Ella the Curious adventures,
or listen to an original story right here in my
cozy treehouse.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Picture this.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
We're nestled among the trees, surrounded by comfy bean bags,
piles of fluffy pillows, and yes, my favorite stuffy roe
is here too. It's like we've stepped into a peaceful world,
almost as if my mom used her relaxing dream spray
to set the tone. It's just peace and quiet, perfect
for story time.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
So what are we waiting for?
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Let's dive back into today's tale, MEA's Secret Garden, Part two?
Are you ready to listen? I sure am, all right,
let's do it.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
With a curious smile, she took a step into the
sunflower maze. The leaves brushed her cheek like friendly hands,
and she giggled as one of the flowers gently swayed,
as if waving hello. As she moved deeper into the garden,
the world outside began to fade away. The tall plant
swished around her, creating a soft, rustling sound that felt
(02:38):
like a lullaby. At the same time, she heard a voice.
It wasn't exactly a human voice, but something close. She's coming.
Are you sure this time?
Speaker 4 (02:50):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Yes?
Speaker 4 (02:51):
Yes, places, everyone quiet down, wowshhsh.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
The voices faded away, leaving Mia to wonder if she'd
imagine them. This garden was growing stranger by the moment,
yet with each step she took her racing thoughts began
to quiet, just as Grandma had promised they would. Maybe
there's something to this garden walk after all. As she
(03:21):
pushed aside the last sunflower plant, she gasped at the
sight that struck her. It was an enormous, enchanted garden.
A gentle trickle of water fell into a sparkling pond,
as if someone had just turned off the main flow,
creating a peaceful hush in this magical place. Next to
the waterfall was a massive tree standing proudly, its trunk
(03:43):
wide and sturdy, with branches sprawling like welcoming arms floating
in the pond where giant lily pads big enough for
mea to sit on. The sky above shimmered in shades
of pink and blue, almost too beautiful to be real.
Mia was stunned at the sights. Taking it all in,
she noticed there's no sign of wildlife. She walked over
(04:07):
to the pond and peered inside. Large fish swam peacefully
through the water. As she watched the fish, she heard
a giggle. As she looked back up to see where
it came from, a giant lily pad floated toward her.
It made its way right up to the edge of
the bank, almost beckoning her to hop on. She hesitated,
(04:29):
but then a tiny bunny hopped next to her and
right onto the lily pad. The furry bunny sat on
the pad and stared at her for a beat, then
waved her onto the lily pad. Mia rubbed her eyes.
This must be a dream.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
I'm sorry, but did you just wave me onto this
lily pad?
Speaker 2 (04:49):
The bunny nodded his head and giggled. This was too strange,
even for Mia. She looked around to see if there
were any other signs of life. She looked towards the
tree and noticed five gnomes peeking out from behind the tree.
This was enough for Mia. Mia turned around to walk
back through the sunflower plants, but at the exit were
(05:11):
two giant dragonflies. They appeared to be wearing horsetack. Horsetack
is all the dressings of horse wears for humans to
ride them, saddle stirrups, bridle reins, harnesses, etc. One dragonfly
floated in front of the exit, while the other slowly
moved towards Mia. It landed right in front of her,
(05:33):
as if summoning her to hop on. Mia looked back
to the bunny on the pad and back to the dragonfly.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
I'm sorry, mister dragonfly, with that cute bunny over there,
asked first.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Mia walked fast towards the lily pad and reluctantly hopped on.
The lily pad immediately started moving through the water. Once
she stepped on, Mia almost lost her balance and did
a little dance to regain her composure. Oh whoa. She
looked down at the bunny and it was staring up
at her with a big bucktooth smile. Then the bunny
(06:10):
nuzzled its head into MIA's leg. The lily pad made
its way to the opposite end of the pond where
the big tree was. As the lily pad arrived, there
were four gnomes nearly the size of Mia standing at
the bank of the pond. These gnomes were much much
larger than the garden nomes that were only the size
(06:30):
of her foot. The nomes were all standing at attention
with their arms behind their back, awaiting Mia to arrive
at the pond. Welcome to the secret garden home where.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
The fairs room and hum a sweet tone.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
We are pleased that y'all is it. We hope it
will truly be exquisite for travel all the way. Will
you think me in a tremendous rock. The gnomes started
looking around nerve as if they forgot the rest of
the poem. When the leader looked behind him, the fifth
Nome was hiding behind the tree. Goofness, gracious, Bash, will
(07:09):
you please get out from behind the tree. There is
nothing to be afraid of.
Speaker 4 (07:13):
You see.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Bash bashfully appears and stumbles up to the rest of
the nomes and bumps into a few of them.
Speaker 5 (07:19):
Aah. Oh, your hah is very wavy. We hope you
brought some gravy. No, no, Bash, that's boulder Dash. Oh,
I made a mess. I should definitely do less.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Bash. Please say your line and stop wasting time.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Mia.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
You are so very pretty. We hope you are also witty.
The leader of the Nome shook his head with his
head down low. Ah, we must move on. We have
bigger matters beyond miss Mia. We are so pleased to
have you, but we have a major issue with our pond.
(08:00):
It looks to the shiny, sparkling pond, but still does
not speak. When Mia feels uncertain, words escape her, completely,
keeping her contained in the safety of her mind, surrounded
by her own thoughts.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
What's wrong with the pond. It looks incredible. What is
this world? These gnomes are enormous. That's funny, But seriously,
why are these gnomes my size?
Speaker 2 (08:27):
We put a spell on you to make you much
smaller so you wouldn't squish us if you were much taller. Oh, bash,
that was quite blunt. It is true we made you
a runt. This is a bit dazzling charm to make
sure your taller self does not do harm. Many years ago,
your great grandfather Giuseppe got a little too steppy. He
(08:51):
squished our oasis, but didn't erase us. We had to rebuild.
Then we formed a guild. We came up with this
shrinking charms so that full sized humans cannot accidentally do harm.
Mia shook her head, but still did not reveal her thoughts.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
Okay, this is a very strange dream.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
I guess I'll play along. Hmm, what's wrong with her pond?
The pond may appear to be clear, but if you
look at the bank, the water level sank. Our fish
friends will all meet their ends if we don't dack
fast to restore our waterfall.
Speaker 5 (09:29):
At last, our waterfall used to be a stream, but
now it was just a dream. It's only a tiny trickle,
and sometimes I enjoy a tickle.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
All of the gnomes looked at Bash and shook their heads.
Oh he never learned the proper technique of rhyming. We
keep telling him it's all about timing. Anyways, no one
can figure it out. What is the problem with our
water spout? We all know that you are the one
to get this done. MIA's mind started running a mile
(10:03):
a minute. They're all looking at me. Do they expect
me to fix their problem?
Speaker 1 (10:07):
I don't know the first thing about being a nome,
but their problem isn't being a nome? Is it? It's
a water problem? When did this problem begin? They just
reach out to me now, so it must be a
new problem. My grandmother told me to go to the garden,
but it was the gnome who let me here. Could
this have to do with my grandmother passing away?
Speaker 2 (10:26):
That's it.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
My grandmother was probably watering the garden. In turn, the
excess water was keeping their pond full. But now that
she's not here anymore.
Speaker 2 (10:36):
All of the sudden, hundreds of nomes pop their heads
out of the tree. All of the gnomes gasped, Oh,
she's good. Uh, how did you hear my thoughts? Oh
we the leader of the Nomes steps in. I'll take
it from here, bash Mia. We ah so very sorry
(11:01):
for your loss. When did this tragedy happen? Why did
they stop rhyming? It's strictly a formality, the rhyming. It
is our custom of properly welcoming a guest. Are you
reading my mind? Well, I'm not really reading your mind.
(11:22):
You're projecting your thoughts pretty loudly. We're able to hear
them unless you don't want us to. Now tell me,
is your grandmother truly gone, as in passed on to
the other side? Or is she away on travel.
Speaker 1 (11:40):
I wish she was just traveling. She passed away two
weeks ago. This is truly a tragedy. We are very
sorry for your loss as well as all of ours. See,
your grandmother visited frequently. She taught us a great deal.
If it weren't for your grandmother, we would not be
(12:04):
this strong democracy that we are today. Then, Mia, I
think you're right. Your grandmother loved our fortress walls. Our
fortress walls are the sunflowers. What do you think we
should do? Mia thought for a second. When she thinks
she doesn't speak, leaving the leader to just stare at
(12:26):
her while she talks in her own thought bubble. Well,
if my grandma was handwatering this entire time, I guess
I could start handwatering the sunflowers. But there are days
when I can't make it over here, so an irrigation
system would be a better source. However, if a squirrel
bit through the irrigation system.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
They would have no way of knowing why the water
ran dry.
Speaker 1 (12:49):
So if we can make it a natural water source,
then they would never have to worry about anything. Aha.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
The creek the creek? What is a creek?
Speaker 5 (13:02):
It's when someone opens an old door. It makes it
sound like creek. Well, yes and no.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
I mean it's a small, narrow stream of water that's
smaller than a river and can vary in size and flow.
They're found in rural or natural areas. We can easily
build an irrigation ditch and stop reading my mind.
Speaker 2 (13:25):
I am very sorry, miss Mia. I cannot control hearing
your thoughts, but I wonder why you would not want
someone to hear your thoughts. They're magnificent. If I had
a brain like that, I would the leader thought of
all of the wonderful things he could do with me
as wonderful brain. Then well, I would first share some
(13:47):
of those with Bash. Please don't tell him I said that,
but oh, that poor boy. Anyways, Mia, you have a
wonderful gift of a brain. I wonder what would happen
if more people your thoughts? After all? Oh, you're risking
is being wrong? Big deal? Bash is wrong ninety nine
(14:07):
percent of the time, but we all love him for it.
This sunk deep in MEA's spirit. As she sat looking
out over the pond with the leader, her thoughts raced
inside of her head. He's right.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
I know my mind has some great thoughts, but everyone
else doesn't know that. Every time I share my thoughts,
it comes out all wrong, and then people think I
don't have good thoughts. I know that's a lie, But
how do I get other people to realize that?
Speaker 2 (14:32):
That's a lot of pressure you're putting on yourself.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
Mia.
Speaker 2 (14:36):
It's difficult to find the right words when your mind
lacks the breath of clarity and thoughts swirl too rapidly
like leaves in a storm. My dear friend, I suggest this,
Take a deep breath before you speak, and you may
just discover this sequence of words that will bring your
(14:57):
thoughts to light. They sit for a second. It's staring
at the pond. A fairy buzzer by. Mia looks at
the leader, completely shocked.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
Was that a fairy?
Speaker 4 (15:09):
It was a real fairy, as real as it gets. Mia, Yes,
I just realize I don't know your name.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
Well, my name is Gamont. Mia. I'd like you to
do something. Your grandmother taught me this when I was
just a baby gnome doubting myself. It's one of the
very things I contribute to becoming a great leader. Every
time you create a positive ripple in the lives of
those around you, I want you to visit this pond,
(15:42):
skip a stone across its surface, and reflect on the
impact you've had on others. Just then, Mia realizes she's
been there for a long time and she may be
late for dinner.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
Oh my dear, I must be on my way. I'm
going to be late for dinner. I will work on
plans to fix your water problem. I think I know
just the perfect plan.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
I knew you would Mia. Now, don't forget. Gramont holds
out a skipping stone for Mia. But I haven't made
any ripples. I haven't fixed your problem yet. Oh but
you have, Mia, don't you see your beautiful thoughts brought
you to the conclusion that your grandmother's passing is linked
to our water problem. That's a major ripple. Now go
(16:31):
make some ripples in your world and make sure you
come back to skip a stone. She tells Gramont thank you,
and waves goodbye to all of the gnomes and starts
to walk outside of the fortress walls. Then thinks to herself, Wait.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
A minute, how do I become taller again?
Speaker 2 (16:48):
Don't worry, Mia, the charm goes away when you walk
through the walls. Ttfn what's ttfn? Ha ta tough for now.
Mia makes her way outside of the sunflowers and is
greeted by the warmth of the setting sun. She has
no idea what time of day it is, but she
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knows she's late. She runs home and finds her mom
just setting the table.
Speaker 1 (17:17):
Boy, Oh Boy, Part two is as good as part one,
and even better because of those gnomes. I can't wait
to hear the end. Boy, was I comfy and cozy
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Adventures of Curiosity Cove's theme song was written and composed
by Mattie Limb and sung by Laura Saraphine. Engineered by
Robert Altchuler, sound effects by Command Creative Studios. Ella the
Curious is an original story series created by Tika Sumter.
Speaker 3 (18:43):
At Curiosity Cove.
Speaker 2 (18:48):
Curiosity Cove.
Speaker 3 (18:52):
Had some magical place come trum Welcome to Adventures Us
Curiosity Cold. This is a Fort Sumter production.
Speaker 1 (19:12):
Hey hey, Curiosity Cove listeners, Guess what. Ella the Curious
is not just in your ears, She's about to be
in your hands.
Speaker 2 (19:20):
That's right. My brand new children's.
Speaker 1 (19:22):
Book, I Got It From My Mama is coming out
on April twenty second, and you can pre order it
right now. If you love the magic of Curiosity Cove,
you're going to adore this heartwarming story about the special
things we inherit from our moms. Hit the link in
the show notes or head to Amazon or Fort Hyphensumter
dot com to snag your copy. Early Adventure awaits, this
(19:45):
time on your bookshelf.
Did you pre order yet, because I got it from
my mama is landing April twenty second, and you don't want.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
To miss it.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
It's filled with love, laughter, and all the wonderful things
we get from our mamas. Tap the link in the
show notes to grab yours now on Amazon, orfortsumter dot
com and if you preorder, you'll also have it in
your hands before you know it.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Pencil to paper, sketching you art on this page.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
What kind of journey will this drawing.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Bring to today? Another adventure waits for you. Ro Scout
and Layla My comment too, It's imagination time. A curiosity Come,
(00:57):
Curiosity come he gets magical place, Come trod, Welcome to
adventures some Curiosity Come.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Hello. It's me Ella the Curious. Whether you're joining us
for the first time or coming back for more adventures,
I'm thrilled to have you here. Welcome back to season
two of the Adventures of Curiosity Cove, where each episode
we dive into one of my own Ella the Curious adventures,
or listen to an original story right here in my
cozy treehouse.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Picture this.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
We're nestled among the trees, surrounded by comfy bean bags,
piles of fluffy pillows, and yes, my favorite stuffy roe
is here too. It's like we've stepped into a peaceful world,
almost as if my mom used her relaxing dream spray
to set the tone. It's just peace and quiet, perfect
for story time.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
So what are we waiting for?
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Let's dive back into today's tale, MEA's Secret Garden, Part two?
Are you ready to listen? I sure am, all right,
let's do it.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
With a curious smile, she took a step into the
sunflower maze. The leaves brushed her cheek like friendly hands,
and she giggled as one of the flowers gently swayed,
as if waving hello. As she moved deeper into the garden,
the world outside began to fade away. The tall plant
swished around her, creating a soft, rustling sound that felt
(02:38):
like a lullaby. At the same time, she heard a voice.
It wasn't exactly a human voice, but something close. She's coming.
Are you sure this time?
Speaker 4 (02:50):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Yes?
Speaker 4 (02:51):
Yes, places, everyone quiet down, wowshhsh.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
The voices faded away, leaving Mia to wonder if she'd
imagine them. This garden was growing stranger by the moment,
yet with each step she took her racing thoughts began
to quiet, just as Grandma had promised they would. Maybe
there's something to this garden walk after all. As she
(03:21):
pushed aside the last sunflower plant, she gasped at the
sight that struck her. It was an enormous, enchanted garden.
A gentle trickle of water fell into a sparkling pond,
as if someone had just turned off the main flow,
creating a peaceful hush in this magical place. Next to
the waterfall was a massive tree standing proudly, its trunk
(03:43):
wide and sturdy, with branches sprawling like welcoming arms floating
in the pond where giant lily pads big enough for
mea to sit on. The sky above shimmered in shades
of pink and blue, almost too beautiful to be real.
Mia was stunned at the sights. Taking it all in,
she noticed there's no sign of wildlife. She walked over
(04:07):
to the pond and peered inside. Large fish swam peacefully
through the water. As she watched the fish, she heard
a giggle. As she looked back up to see where
it came from, a giant lily pad floated toward her.
It made its way right up to the edge of
the bank, almost beckoning her to hop on. She hesitated,
(04:29):
but then a tiny bunny hopped next to her and
right onto the lily pad. The furry bunny sat on
the pad and stared at her for a beat, then
waved her onto the lily pad. Mia rubbed her eyes.
This must be a dream.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
I'm sorry, but did you just wave me onto this
lily pad?
Speaker 2 (04:49):
The bunny nodded his head and giggled. This was too strange,
even for Mia. She looked around to see if there
were any other signs of life. She looked towards the
tree and noticed five gnomes peeking out from behind the tree.
This was enough for Mia. Mia turned around to walk
back through the sunflower plants, but at the exit were
(05:11):
two giant dragonflies. They appeared to be wearing horsetack. Horsetack
is all the dressings of horse wears for humans to
ride them, saddle stirrups, bridle reins, harnesses, etc. One dragonfly
floated in front of the exit, while the other slowly
moved towards Mia. It landed right in front of her,
(05:33):
as if summoning her to hop on. Mia looked back
to the bunny on the pad and back to the dragonfly.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
I'm sorry, mister dragonfly, with that cute bunny over there,
asked first.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Mia walked fast towards the lily pad and reluctantly hopped on.
The lily pad immediately started moving through the water. Once
she stepped on, Mia almost lost her balance and did
a little dance to regain her composure. Oh whoa. She
looked down at the bunny and it was staring up
at her with a big bucktooth smile. Then the bunny
(06:10):
nuzzled its head into MIA's leg. The lily pad made
its way to the opposite end of the pond where
the big tree was. As the lily pad arrived, there
were four gnomes nearly the size of Mia standing at
the bank of the pond. These gnomes were much much
larger than the garden nomes that were only the size
(06:30):
of her foot. The nomes were all standing at attention
with their arms behind their back, awaiting Mia to arrive
at the pond. Welcome to the secret garden home where.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
The fairs room and hum a sweet tone.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
We are pleased that y'all is it. We hope it
will truly be exquisite for travel all the way. Will
you think me in a tremendous rock. The gnomes started
looking around nerve as if they forgot the rest of
the poem. When the leader looked behind him, the fifth
Nome was hiding behind the tree. Goofness, gracious, Bash, will
(07:09):
you please get out from behind the tree. There is
nothing to be afraid of.
Speaker 4 (07:13):
You see.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Bash bashfully appears and stumbles up to the rest of
the nomes and bumps into a few of them.
Speaker 5 (07:19):
Aah. Oh, your hah is very wavy. We hope you
brought some gravy. No, no, Bash, that's boulder Dash. Oh,
I made a mess. I should definitely do less.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Bash. Please say your line and stop wasting time.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Mia.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
You are so very pretty. We hope you are also witty.
The leader of the Nome shook his head with his
head down low. Ah, we must move on. We have
bigger matters beyond miss Mia. We are so pleased to
have you, but we have a major issue with our pond.
(08:00):
It looks to the shiny, sparkling pond, but still does
not speak. When Mia feels uncertain, words escape her, completely,
keeping her contained in the safety of her mind, surrounded
by her own thoughts.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
What's wrong with the pond. It looks incredible. What is
this world? These gnomes are enormous. That's funny, But seriously,
why are these gnomes my size?
Speaker 2 (08:27):
We put a spell on you to make you much
smaller so you wouldn't squish us if you were much taller. Oh, bash,
that was quite blunt. It is true we made you
a runt. This is a bit dazzling charm to make
sure your taller self does not do harm. Many years ago,
your great grandfather Giuseppe got a little too steppy. He
(08:51):
squished our oasis, but didn't erase us. We had to rebuild.
Then we formed a guild. We came up with this
shrinking charms so that full sized humans cannot accidentally do harm.
Mia shook her head, but still did not reveal her thoughts.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
Okay, this is a very strange dream.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
I guess I'll play along. Hmm, what's wrong with her pond?
The pond may appear to be clear, but if you
look at the bank, the water level sank. Our fish
friends will all meet their ends if we don't dack
fast to restore our waterfall.
Speaker 5 (09:29):
At last, our waterfall used to be a stream, but
now it was just a dream. It's only a tiny trickle,
and sometimes I enjoy a tickle.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
All of the gnomes looked at Bash and shook their heads.
Oh he never learned the proper technique of rhyming. We
keep telling him it's all about timing. Anyways, no one
can figure it out. What is the problem with our
water spout? We all know that you are the one
to get this done. MIA's mind started running a mile
(10:03):
a minute. They're all looking at me. Do they expect
me to fix their problem?
Speaker 1 (10:07):
I don't know the first thing about being a nome,
but their problem isn't being a nome? Is it? It's
a water problem? When did this problem begin? They just
reach out to me now, so it must be a
new problem. My grandmother told me to go to the garden,
but it was the gnome who let me here. Could
this have to do with my grandmother passing away?
Speaker 2 (10:26):
That's it.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
My grandmother was probably watering the garden. In turn, the
excess water was keeping their pond full. But now that
she's not here anymore.
Speaker 2 (10:36):
All of the sudden, hundreds of nomes pop their heads
out of the tree. All of the gnomes gasped, Oh,
she's good. Uh, how did you hear my thoughts? Oh
we the leader of the Nomes steps in. I'll take
it from here, bash Mia. We ah so very sorry
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for your loss. When did this tragedy happen? Why did
they stop rhyming? It's strictly a formality, the rhyming. It
is our custom of properly welcoming a guest. Are you
reading my mind? Well, I'm not really reading your mind.
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You're projecting your thoughts pretty loudly. We're able to hear
them unless you don't want us to. Now tell me,
is your grandmother truly gone, as in passed on to
the other side? Or is she away on travel.
Speaker 1 (11:40):
I wish she was just traveling. She passed away two
weeks ago. This is truly a tragedy. We are very
sorry for your loss as well as all of ours. See,
your grandmother visited frequently. She taught us a great deal.
If it weren't for your grandmother, we would not be
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this strong democracy that we are today. Then, Mia, I
think you're right. Your grandmother loved our fortress walls. Our
fortress walls are the sunflowers. What do you think we
should do? Mia thought for a second. When she thinks
she doesn't speak, leaving the leader to just stare at
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her while she talks in her own thought bubble. Well,
if my grandma was handwatering this entire time, I guess
I could start handwatering the sunflowers. But there are days
when I can't make it over here, so an irrigation
system would be a better source. However, if a squirrel
bit through the irrigation system.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
They would have no way of knowing why the water
ran dry.
Speaker 1 (12:49):
So if we can make it a natural water source,
then they would never have to worry about anything. Aha.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
The creek the creek? What is a creek?
Speaker 5 (13:02):
It's when someone opens an old door. It makes it
sound like creek. Well, yes and no.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
I mean it's a small, narrow stream of water that's
smaller than a river and can vary in size and flow.
They're found in rural or natural areas. We can easily
build an irrigation ditch and stop reading my mind.
Speaker 2 (13:25):
I am very sorry, miss Mia. I cannot control hearing
your thoughts, but I wonder why you would not want
someone to hear your thoughts. They're magnificent. If I had
a brain like that, I would the leader thought of
all of the wonderful things he could do with me
as wonderful brain. Then well, I would first share some
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of those with Bash. Please don't tell him I said that,
but oh, that poor boy. Anyways, Mia, you have a
wonderful gift of a brain. I wonder what would happen
if more people your thoughts? After all? Oh, you're risking
is being wrong? Big deal? Bash is wrong ninety nine
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percent of the time, but we all love him for it.
This sunk deep in MEA's spirit. As she sat looking
out over the pond with the leader, her thoughts raced
inside of her head. He's right.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
I know my mind has some great thoughts, but everyone
else doesn't know that. Every time I share my thoughts,
it comes out all wrong, and then people think I
don't have good thoughts. I know that's a lie, But
how do I get other people to realize that?
Speaker 2 (14:32):
That's a lot of pressure you're putting on yourself.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
Mia.
Speaker 2 (14:36):
It's difficult to find the right words when your mind
lacks the breath of clarity and thoughts swirl too rapidly
like leaves in a storm. My dear friend, I suggest this,
Take a deep breath before you speak, and you may
just discover this sequence of words that will bring your
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thoughts to light. They sit for a second. It's staring
at the pond. A fairy buzzer by. Mia looks at
the leader, completely shocked.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
Was that a fairy?
Speaker 4 (15:09):
It was a real fairy, as real as it gets. Mia, Yes,
I just realize I don't know your name.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
Well, my name is Gamont. Mia. I'd like you to
do something. Your grandmother taught me this when I was
just a baby gnome doubting myself. It's one of the
very things I contribute to becoming a great leader. Every
time you create a positive ripple in the lives of
those around you, I want you to visit this pond,
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skip a stone across its surface, and reflect on the
impact you've had on others. Just then, Mia realizes she's
been there for a long time and she may be
late for dinner.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
Oh my dear, I must be on my way. I'm
going to be late for dinner. I will work on
plans to fix your water problem. I think I know
just the perfect plan.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
I knew you would Mia. Now, don't forget. Gramont holds
out a skipping stone for Mia. But I haven't made
any ripples. I haven't fixed your problem yet. Oh but
you have, Mia, don't you see your beautiful thoughts brought
you to the conclusion that your grandmother's passing is linked
to our water problem. That's a major ripple. Now go
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make some ripples in your world and make sure you
come back to skip a stone. She tells Gramont thank you,
and waves goodbye to all of the gnomes and starts
to walk outside of the fortress walls. Then thinks to herself, Wait.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
A minute, how do I become taller again?
Speaker 2 (16:48):
Don't worry, Mia, the charm goes away when you walk
through the walls. Ttfn what's ttfn? Ha ta tough for now.
Mia makes her way outside of the sunflowers and is
greeted by the warmth of the setting sun. She has
no idea what time of day it is, but she
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knows she's late. She runs home and finds her mom
just setting the table.
Speaker 1 (17:17):
Boy, Oh Boy, Part two is as good as part one,
and even better because of those gnomes. I can't wait
to hear the end. Boy, was I comfy and cozy
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