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Sep 2024
14m 19s

Birdy and the Chocolate Tree

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Can we really live without chocolate? This is the question that Jake has when his mother bans sweets and chocolate. If only you could grow it in the garden... well with a little birdy magic, perahaps anything is possible.

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