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00:30And then he has a bath at 7 o'clock and lights out by 7.30, all right?
00:45Right. All set?
00:46I think so.
00:49Every summer, Bernard's parents went away for a break on their own,
00:53and his grandfather came to look after him.
00:55If there are any problems...
01:01Don't worry about us. Just enjoy yourselves.
01:03Oh, thank you.
01:24Grandad could be a little vague at times,
01:30but Bernard liked it when he came to stay,
01:32because the first thing he always said as the car disappeared from view was...
01:37Well, Bernard, what would you like to do?
01:40I'd like to go with cricket.
01:41Well, of course I can bowl first.
01:43Grandad always seemed to have time to do whatever you wanted.
01:49Yes!
01:53Well played.
02:00How about a game of Monopoly, Grandad?
02:03Whatever Bernard wanted to play,
02:05Grandad was always happy to join in.
02:07Come on, Grandad.
02:14All Bernard ever had to do was ask.
02:17This is the one that takes about five hours to finish, isn't it?
02:40That's all right.
02:43Good.
02:43Grandad not only played cowboys and Indians,
02:48but taught Bernard how to make smoke signals.
02:51With a real campfire.
02:54We have to be very careful with this,
02:56so don't try it on your own.
03:12Grandad!
03:13Grandad, look!
03:15What?
03:17Oh, what's the matter?
03:19My crane's broken, Grandad.
03:22Oh, dear.
03:24If Bernard had a toy that was broken...
03:26We can't have that coming.
03:27...Grandad always had time to look at it.
03:31Well, I'll fix it.
03:33Have you found out what's wrong yet, Grandad?
03:39Yes, I think I have.
03:40I'll tell you what we're going to have to do.
03:46Grandad always knew what to do.
03:48Thanks, Grandad.
03:49It's fantastic.
03:51Now, the car is, um...
03:53We walked here, Grandad.
03:54So we did.
03:55So we did.
03:55Well done, that boy.
03:56Okay.
03:56This way, is it?
04:04Bernard hardly used his watch during Grandad's visit,
04:07but there were a few times when it was useful.
04:25The watch saved some windows when they played cricket.
04:32Oh, I thought...
04:54Well, bold.
04:57And it was particularly useful the time Grandad set the garden on fire.
05:10Even though Grandad had been careful,
05:12he had not been careful enough.
05:21And it was only because Bernard had his watch
05:23that they were able to put out the flames.
05:26Whoa!
05:29Good job we had that hose!
05:34Surely, Hillary thought he'd escaped.
05:36But most of the time, Bernard didn't need his watch.
05:39With Grandad, there seemed to be plenty of time for everything.
05:43Hiding behind the tree...
05:45At bedtime, Grandad would read for as long as Bernard wanted.
05:48Looming out of the swamp,
05:51he saw a creature more ghastly than anything he could have imagined.
05:55And the stories he chose were very exciting.
05:58Its huge arms trailed the ground behind it,
06:02and the blank, black sockets of its eyes
06:04stared in Edward's direction with a ferocious intensity.
06:08At its waist, it carried a belt made of shrunken heads
06:13tied together with dried grass.
06:16And in one hand...
06:18In one hand, it held the professor's arm.
06:26So that's what's happened to it.
06:28And if Bernard woke up in the night from a bad dream...
06:37Grandad?
06:40Bernard.
06:43I have something to drink, Grandad.
06:45Grandad was always there.
06:47Why don't you sit here?
06:53And I'll make us both a cup of hot chocolate.
06:55Thanks, Grandad.
07:02I've been reading a bit more of your book.
07:05Yes?
07:07You know the professor lost his arms?
07:09He's lost his legs now as well.
07:12You remember the woman...
07:13It didn't seem to matter what time it was,
07:15whether it was day or night,
07:16whatever Grandad was doing,
07:18he was always happy to put it aside
07:20and look after Bernard.
07:21I thought she was when they pushed that stake through her,
07:24but apparently it was the wrong sort of wood.
07:26It was hickory, and that doesn't count.
07:29Anyway, she finds the professor,
07:32and do you know that sort of gunji stuff
07:35she can make come out of her fingers?
07:38Most of the people Bernard had met
07:40didn't seem to have enough time for themselves,
07:42let alone anyone else.
07:44But with Grandad, it had always been different.
07:48And she goes for him with an axe.
07:51She gives this great sweep,
07:53and at first he thinks she's missed
07:54because nothing happens.
07:56Then his legs fall off.
07:57Grandad was the only person Bernard knew
07:59who never said that he was too busy
08:01or that he would do it tomorrow
08:03or to ask someone else,
08:05but who always seemed to have time.
08:07Next day, when Grandad was digging a new bed
08:13to hide where the fire had been,
08:15Bernard asked him why this was.
08:17Why have I got so much time?
08:19Yes.
08:20I'm not sure.
08:23I think most people have more time as they grow older.
08:26More time?
08:27Yes.
08:28In fact, when you get to my age,
08:29you've got so much of it,
08:31the best thing you can do
08:32is to give some of it to other people.
08:34Like a present?
08:35Exactly.
08:37Best present you can give to someone your time.
08:41Now, what are we going to plant in here?
08:46The one thing Grandad did not have time for
08:49was tidying up.
08:50He always said that was wasting time,
08:53and he saved it until the morning of the day
08:54Bernard's parents came home.
09:05Grandad!
09:08Grandad!
09:08What?
09:09They're here.
09:10Oh.
09:10Mum and Dad.
09:11They're home.
09:13What?
09:14Home?
09:15But they weren't supposed to be home till Thursday.
09:18I think it is Thursday, Grandad.
09:20But we haven't had a chance to clear up.
09:22Oh, look at this place.
09:26Help me get this stuff in the kitchen, will you?
09:31Oh, look at this place.
09:33We have to clear it off.
09:34We haven't got time, Grandad.
09:36We...
09:36We have to, Bernard.
09:38If your mother sees all this,
09:40she'll never let me stay here again.
09:43Ah!
09:44Bernard pressed the watch almost without thinking,
09:46but he wasn't quite sure what to do next.
09:49Before he could start time again,
09:51he had to work out some way
09:53to stop Grandad hurting himself
09:54when he landed on the floor.
10:00Bernard's first idea
10:01was to put cushions on the floor,
10:04but it still looked as if Grandad might hurt himself,
10:07and everyone would probably want to know
10:09how the cushions had got there.
10:11He had a better idea.
10:19And brought the armchair in from the sitting room.
10:21Ram insecure.
10:23Like, I've got to slide here.
10:25Sp Mate, somebody Chuck
10:28behind his寿司
10:30Now, I'm not sure nobody's got in the chair
10:33in front yard.
10:34But there's no other vehicle
10:36too.
10:37We should have guessed
10:38how the murmuring
10:41didn't work,
10:43but if we're in the face of the floor,
10:45then we will let him
10:47at all this time.
10:48Bye soon
10:49Big bang!
10:50Bernard remembered Grandad had been worried about how untidy the room was.
10:59If your mother sees all this, she'll never let me stay here again.
11:20I don't know.
11:50Oh, I haven't. I thought... Have I been asleep?
12:12Hello? Anyone home?
12:15It's your parents. We've got...
12:19I have been asleep, haven't I?
12:20Oh, it's good to be back. Hello, Dad. How's it been?
12:26My word, someone's been working hard.
12:28Oh, Dad, you shouldn't have bothered.
12:30Well, I'll...
12:31I'll put the kettle on. Will you go and get the luggage in, John?
12:34Right, you are.
12:38Did you do all this while I was asleep?
12:41Well...
12:41But, I mean, you... How long did it take?
12:44It's all right, Grandad. It didn't really take any time at all.
12:48Well, they seem to have enjoyed themselves.
12:55They go on well, don't they? I've often wondered why.
12:57You've, er, seen Bernard's new garden?
13:00Oh, yes. In the middle of the lawn.
13:02Dad thought he ought to have somewhere of his own to plant things.
13:06Ah. That's where it is.
13:09What?
13:09He was looking for his book.
13:11Oh, goodness. I hope he doesn't let Bernard get his hands on this.
13:15PHONE RINGS
13:16Thanks.
13:17Well, I don't know how you put up with him, Dad, but we are very grateful.
13:23Thanks, Dad. See you again soon.
13:27You certainly will.
13:30Bye, Bernard.
13:32You take care of yourself now.
13:34I will, Grandad.
13:35Oh! I nearly forgot.
13:38Present for you.
13:44Bye.
13:47Stop!
14:02What's he giving you, then?
14:03Oh, goodness. It's time.
14:06What?
14:06That's the name of the plant. It's called time.
14:09I suppose it's for your new garden.
14:11To Bernard, the best present, thank you.
14:15What does he mean by that, best present?
14:17Don't ask me.
14:25But Bernard knew exactly what his grandad had meant.
14:28To me, of course.
14:29You're welcome to the sister.
14:31No.
14:31The best present, it was soั้ast.
14:32And for your.
14:41I don't know.
14:46I assume you've been old.
14:47I know.
14:47I roupies came in.
14:49I wonder, what I feel.
14:49I see.
14:50I'm going to get the way.
14:53I'm gonna get my hey, baby.
