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It's all gonna be alright in the
end. 

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You've got some worries, my 
dearly. 

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Rest your busy minds because 
it's finally time the Stories 

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from Now and Then. 
Hello everyone, and welcome back

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to Stories from Now and Then. 
My name is Captain Blunderface, 

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and I'm taking a snack break 
here in the old library where we

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we asked Uppercatus just one 
second. 

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I'm doing the intro here. 
Sorry. 

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Wait, you want a junior chicken 
after this? 

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I mean, I could crush like three
of those, but unfortunately you 

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need to stick to regular cat 
food. 

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Fine. 
Tell you what, we'll write to 

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the cat food company after this 
to see if they can make that 

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their next flavor. 
Is that OK? 

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OK, sweet compromise. 
Well, before we set the table 

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for today's story, we have a 
shout out for Emerson in Lucan, 

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Ontario. 
Emerson loves marble runs and we

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hear Santa may have also heard 
about that this Christmas. 

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Emerson, this story is for you. 
Oh, looks like I just got a 

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message from our sponsor. 
Today's episode is sponsored by 

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Guest Getter. 
They help restaurants bring in 

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guests and keep them coming 
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personally forget where I like 
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me. 
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Check them out, Guest getter.co.
And with that, it is now story 

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time. 
Nicola, we'll let you take it 

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from here. 
Thank you, Captain. 

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This next story is about a 
feast. 

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Have you ever had a feast? 
A feast is a lovely big meal 

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with lots of food and drinks and
all good things. 

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The two people in this story 
having this feast have very 

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funny names. 
One is called the Barma side and

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the other is called Shakabak. 
Let's see what happens when they

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eat together. 
The holiday feast. 

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Once Upon a time there was a 
rich old man who was called the 

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Barma side. 
He lived in a beautiful palace 

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in the midst of flowery gardens.
He had everything that a heart 

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could wish for. 
In the same land there was a 

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poor man whose name was 
Shakabak. 

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His clothing was rags and his 
food was the scraps which other 

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people had thrown away, but he 
had a light heart and was as 

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happy as a king. 
Once, when Shakibak had not had 

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anything to eat for a long time,
he thought that he would go and 

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ask the barmecide to help him. 
The servant at the door said. 

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Come in and talk with our 
master. 

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He will not send you away 
hungry. 

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Shakibak went in and walked 
through many beautiful rooms 

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looking for the barmecide. 
At last he came to a grand hall 

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where there was soft carpets on 
the floor and beautiful pictures

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on the walls and comfortable 
couches to lie down upon. 

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At the far end of the room he 
saw a noble man with a long 

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white beard. 
It was the bomber side, and poor

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scruffy Shakabak bowed low 
before him, as was polite. 

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In that time the barmecide spoke
very kindly and asked what 

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Shakibak wanted. 
Shakibak told him about all his 

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troubles and said that it was 
now two days since he had had 

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anything to eat. 
Is that possible, Said the 

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Barmecide. 
You must be starving with 

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hunger, and here I have plenty 
of food and more to spare. 

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Then he turned and called 
Servant. 

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Bring in the water to wash our 
hands, and then tell the cook to

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hurry the supper. 
Shakibak had not expected to be 

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treated so kindly. 
He began to thank the rich man. 

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Do not say a word, said the 
barmicide, but let us get ready 

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for the feast. 
Then the rich man began to rub 

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his hands together, as though 
someone was pouring water on 

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them. 
Come and wash with me, he said. 

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Shakobak saw no servant, nor 
basin, nor water, but he thought

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that he ought to do as he was 
bidden, and so, like the 

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barmecide, he acted out washing 
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Come now, said the Barmecide, 
let us have supper. 

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He sat down as though he was at 
a table and pretended to be 

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carving a roast. 
Then he said, Help yourself, my 

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good friend. 
You said you were hungry, so now

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don't be afraid of the food. 
Shakobak saw no table and no 

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food, but he thought that he 
understood the joke, and so he 

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pretended to be taking food and 
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Then he began to chew and said, 
You see, Sir, I'm wasting no 

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time. 
Servant, said the Barber side, 

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Bring on the roast goose. 
Now, my good friend, try this 

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best piece and here we have 
sweet sauce, honey, raisins, 

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green peas and dried figs. 
Help yourself and remember that 

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other good things are coming. 
Shakabak was almost falling over

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with hunger, but he was too 
polite not to do as he was 

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bidden. 
Come, said the barmicide, Have 

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another piece of the roast lamb.
Did you ever eat anything so 

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delicious? 
Never in my life, said Shakibak.

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Your table is full of good 
things. 

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Then eat heartily, said the 
Barmicide. 

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That will make me happy. 
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The barmicide spoke about sweet 
treats, cakes, puddings and 

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fruits, and Shakibak made 
believe that he was eating them.

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Now. 
Is there anything else that you 

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would like? 
Asked the host. 

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No, said poor Shakibak, I have 
indeed had great plenty, but the

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truth was, Shakabak had not 
eaten a thing. 

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The barmecide took him by the 
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I have wished for so long to 
find a man like you, he said. 

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But come now, we will eat in 
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He clapped his hands. 
Servants came, and he ordered 

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supper. 
Soon they sat down to a real 

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table, loaded with all the very 
dishes of which they had been 

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pretending to eat. 
Poor Shakibak had never had such

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a good meal in all his life. 
When they had finished and the 

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table had been cleared away, the
barma side said, I have found 

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you to be a man of good 
understanding. 

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You are clever and quick and you
are always ready to make the 

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best of everything. 
Would you come and live with me 

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and manage my house? 
And so Shakibak lived with the 

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bomber side many years and never
again knew what it was to be 

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hungry. 
Wasn't it so nice how the 2 

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characters became friends? 
Shakibak could bring such 

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playfulness and happiness. 
He had no money, but he was very

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rich in joy, and then the Barber
side was rich in money but had 

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no one to feast and play with 
him. 

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It's such a nice reminder that 
friendship can happen between 

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all different kinds of people, 
and you can keep a friendship 

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going by sharing laughter and 
food. 

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Thank you Nicola. 
During that story we got Deborah

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Katis set up with his favorite 
wet food and I think he's going 

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to go on a post dinner walk 
patrolling the old library. 

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If you like that story and you'd
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Stories from Now and Then is 
narrated by Nicola Ward, Music 

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by Captain Blunderface and 
Captain Blunderface played by 

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Evan Weeb. 
Well, I guess it's not really 

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played by Evan Weeb. 
They're sort of like the same 

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guy. 
The exact same.