Fall

Intro

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• humid
• synonymous
• in the minority
• bundle up

• snuggle up
• under the covers
• pumpkin pie
• apple cider

• crisp
• mild

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Fall means shorter, darker days and colder, drearier weather. But it also means snuggling up under the covers with a good book, pulling your coziest sweaters and scarves out of the closet, and enjoying comforting, warming foods like soup, pumpkin pie, and apple cider.

Of course, seasons are different all over the world. When it’s monsoon season in India, it’s hot and dry in Europe and the cool season in Australia. Even in the U.S., the seasons differ from state to state. Parts of California are warm and mild all year, while New York has a hot, humid summer and a cold, snowy winter.

The northeastern U.S. is known for having especially beautiful autumns. There’s even a special name for when people go to see the leaves change colors on the trees there. It’s called leaf-peeping. Find out if Mason and Marni will be doing any leaf-peeping this autumn, or if they plan to stay snuggled up inside instead.

Dialog

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Mason

Marni

Mason:  So you may have noticed my outfit, I’m super fall-colored out today.

Marni:  You are.

Mason:  Yeah. I love fall.

Marni:  As do I, it’s my absolute favorite season.

Mason:  Mine too, but so why yours? Because there’s plenty of fall-haters out there.

Marni:  Right. Well, when I was little it was like my birthday’s in October, so I think it was synonymous with that. But as I grow older I think there’s just something very nostalgic about the changing of the seasons and that feeling in the air. The days get shorter…

Mason:  Rebirth. No wait, that’s spring. Decay…

Marni:  Well, I just…the leaves changing colors to me, there’s something very magical about that.

Mason:  It’s super pretty. I think that the changing of the fall leaves is way prettier than blooming of things in spring. Yeah, and I may be in the minority here, but I like that it gets colder. I like that I get to start bundling up and there’s that crispness to the air as it starts to cool down, and it’s just got that like…your cheeks start tingling a bit.

Marni:  Right.

Mason:  I love it.

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