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Well now I am going to tell you a story

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It's the kind of story that people say could never happen in this world and just this once they are right

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Because it happened in the magic world of Whistle for Soon

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You see in Whistle for Soon there was a boy named Leander

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Now Leander had wonderful ideas because he knew just how to treat his imagination to keep it happy

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In fact he and his imagination were the best of friends

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Because of this Leander could do all sorts of things for his neighbors

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He helped them when they wanted an idea or when they had a difficult problem

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And when they felt like hearing an exciting story Leander could always make one up

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One of their favorites was called the Magic Question

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In the skies over Whistle for Soon there lives a whimsical woman

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Night after night she gathers stones to make imaginations

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Since no two stones are alike each imagination will be different from any other

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At sunrise the woman performs her special task

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First she breaks stones into dream crystals

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Then she whispers the magic question

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What is a Badooca?

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What is a Badooca?

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What is a Badooca?

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It is that magic question you see which causes imaginations to wonder and think and grow

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And that is how imaginations are born

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From then on it is only we who can keep them going

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Soon every citizen of Whistle for Soon had heard of the boy and his marvelous imagination

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Unfortunately it was not long before the wicked, crooked, horrid, hated king heard of them too

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The king had no imagination whatsoever or so he thought

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And, I am sorry to have to tell you this, the king immediately called out the royal kidnappers

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They were very pleased to have a job

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Help!

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Hey you, hey leave me alone

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Hey quit that

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Help, help, help, help, oh no, help, help, help, help

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It was not long before Leander found himself standing before the king

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Stop it

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Now see here, you are a mere child and I am the king

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You have an imagination and I have none

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But you have no power and I have some, so there

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I want you to bring me a marvelous idea each day at dawn

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Now take the boy away, I have no use for him till sunrise

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Leander spent that night in the dungeon listening to the terrible snores of the gods

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He did not feel like himself at all

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In fact, he was even too frightened to talk to his imagination

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At sunrise he was taken to the king's royal chamber

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Stop it

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Now see here, you are a mere child and I am the king

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You have an imagination and I have none

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But you have no power and I have some

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Now, now, tell me your marvelous idea

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I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting, waiting, waiting

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We're tired of all this waiting

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Yes, yes, where is your marvelous idea?

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I don't have one, this has never happened to me before

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You've spoiled my whole day and I'm not even out of bed yet

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Where are my royal advisors?

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Hey, most royal, rhinus

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Most royal, rhinus

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Whatever is wrong, we'll fix it

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We'll mix it?

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Be here at sunrise tomorrow, be here with a plan

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A plan to make this boy's imagination work

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The advisors mumboed and jumboed all day and all night long

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Mumbo, mumbo, jumbo, jumbo, mumbo, mumbo, jumbo

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Stop that noise

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When the sunrise finally came, they handed Leander a proclamation

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Read this to your imagination and mean it

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Mean this to your imagination and read it

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We mean it

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But, but I don't want to

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Read it

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Yes, sirs

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Hear ye, hear ye

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You are my imagination and I am your master

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Make a marvelous idea right now or even faster or else

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Leander didn't mean it, but even so he had said it

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And his imagination became frightened

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You and your shriveling ideas, you've made things worse

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Do something else, do something else

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Mumbo, jumbo, mumbo, jumbo, mumbo, jumbo

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Hear ye, hear ye

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I am just a boy and you are my master

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Give me an idea and I'll be your slave forever after

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This time Leander's imagination began to grow, yes, began to grow

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And as it grew it took on the most outrageous shapes

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First they were only strange shapes

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But the strange shapes became alarming shapes

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And the alarming shapes became frightening

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And the frightening shapes became horrifying

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But Leander could stand it no more

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Stop it! Stop it! And I mean it!

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You dunderheads, get out of my sight!

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And by tomorrow think of a way to get rid of this child

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I'm sick of the whole affair

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Well, naturally Leander was once again carted off to the dungeon

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But this time things seemed entirely different to him

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This time when he was left alone he wasn't frightened

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For he was tired of being frightened and tired of reading the proclamations of others

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He knew now that only he could get his imagination working

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So he simply asked it for help as he had always done

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Stop it!

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By the time it was morning and Leander stood before the king

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He did indeed have an idea

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It seemed to be an absurd idea really

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An altogether ridiculous and impractical idea

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And yet...

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Here's the rascal, your majesty

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Do you wish to hear how your advisors have planned to get rid of him?

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Yes, yes, I do

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But first he's got to have a last chance

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I may be mean, but I do believe in last chances

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Do you have anything to say for yourself, child?

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Yes, there is just one thing I'd like to ask you, your highness

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Ask me? Ask me? Ask me? Did you say ask me?

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Very well, ask me

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Quite boldly then, Leander looked the king in the eye and asked

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The magic question

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What is a badoucal?

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Oh, that is ridiculous

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Don't be silly

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The king's not interested in such nonsense

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But the king did not sneer

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Instead he thought very, very hard indeed

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A badoucal, a badoucal

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What is a badoucal?

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Hmm...

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Well, it must be purple and very large

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With several legs and just one arm

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Oh, no, no, no, no, it must be speckled like a frog

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With wings and things to get around

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It smiles and sings from sun to sun

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Oh, no, it's made from teeth and lips and tongue

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Or made of moon

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Or made of waves

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Oh, my goodness, this is fun

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It could be made of anything, anything I imagine

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Excuse me, your highness

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Did you say anything you imagine?

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I did, I did, I do

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I do have an imagination

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Oh, thank you, thank you, my boy

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How can I ever show you my appreciation?

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Well, your highness, you could just let your imagination help you to be a kind king

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Oh, I will, I will

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I promise I'll be the nicest, happiest king imaginable

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And so it was that the king learned how to use his imagination

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It was not long before, indeed, he did become the nicest, happiest, kindest king imaginable

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The advisors, too, became good and happy fellows

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And spent their time planning wonderful parties and festivals for the citizens of Whistlefasoon

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The royal kidnappers became the royal clowns

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The funniest and best-loved clowns in the kingdom

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Or made of moon

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Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

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And Leander, well, Leander remained the king's good friend

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And everyone's favorite storyteller

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Until he was an old, old man

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Thus the story ends happily and all questions are answered

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All except for one, that is

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What is a bedoukel?

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Ha, ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho

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Ha, ha, ha, ha, ho, ho

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Ha. Ha..ha

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Ya-ha, ya-ha, yada, yada

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I'm going to get you.

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I'm going to get you.

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I'm going to get you.

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I'm going to get you.

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I'm going to get you.

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I'm going to get you.

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I'm going to get you.

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I'm going to get you.

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I'm going to get you.

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I'm going to get you.

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