00:00Thank you for listening.
00:30Karen enjoyed going to school. She had plenty of friends.
00:51She was in the school netball team.
00:53And her artwork was so good that Miss Pico would often give it a star.
01:04Hello, darling. Good day.
01:05Not bad. I got another gold star for this.
01:08Oh, my word. Look at that.
01:11It's a giant starfish fighting an octopus.
01:14Oh, yes. I can see that now.
01:17Well, let's put it with the others, shall we?
01:24Right. Let's try it here, shall we?
01:27But there was one thing about school that Karen did not like at all.
01:38Well, it's Thursday, so we all know what that means.
01:42Time to write a story.
01:45Karen did not like writing stories.
01:47Today I want you to write about losing something.
01:50It really doesn't matter what it is.
01:54In fact, she hated it so much that she usually tried to think of some way of getting out of doing it.
01:59But it can be anything at all.
02:02And then think why it would matter to you to lose it.
02:05So, the first thing to decide is what you've lost and...
02:10One moment, Karen.
02:12And why it mattered so much and what you did about it.
02:15All right?
02:16Off you go.
02:18You have 30 minutes.
02:25Yes, Karen?
02:26I've got a bit of a headache.
02:28A headache?
02:30Yes.
02:30A bad headache?
02:32Well, it's quite bad.
02:34Do you think it's bad enough you ought to go and lie down in the sick room for a while and have a rest?
02:38Thanks, miss.
02:40Sit down, Karen.
02:43Karen, you had a headache last Thursday.
02:47The Thursday before that, you thought you were going to be sick.
02:50And the Thursday before that, you said you'd hurt your fingers and couldn't hold a pen.
02:55There is nothing wrong with you, Karen.
02:57Honestly.
02:59If you spent half as much time writing a story as you do making up these excuses,
03:04I just want you to write about something you've lost.
03:08Think of anything you've got that's valuable.
03:10Imagine what it would be like to lose it and write it down.
03:14There's nothing difficult about it.
03:20But Karen found it very difficult.
03:24She could never think of anything to write.
03:26Bernard had already finished his story, but of course he had more time than anyone else.
03:41Thanks.
03:41It was very kind of him to lend her his watch, Karen thought.
03:46But even a magic watch couldn't help with this.
03:49She could probably sit for days without thinking of anything.
03:52Try the library.
03:53What?
03:55The library.
03:56If you look at the books, it might give you some ideas.
03:59Oh, right.
04:00Bernard, just get on with your work.
04:02In the library, Karen found books about lost treasure, lost dogs and lost parents.
04:16Lost dinosaurs, lost paintings and lost swords.
04:27Nothing fell when you were using Bernard's watch.
04:32But when she sat down to read, she felt tired and decided to go for a walk to wake herself up.
04:56It was always fun walking into town when you had Bernard's watch.
05:00And even when you couldn't buy anything, you could try on as many things as you liked.
05:14And however long you took, and however many clothes you tried, the assistant never complained.
05:35Karen saw there was going to be a terrible accident.
05:38Karen saw there was going to be a terrible accident.
05:56The ladder was going to fall backwards.
06:25And if the man landed on the road...
06:27...the car would never be able to stop in time.
06:40She thought of telling the policeman, but there was no time.
06:43From the hardware shop, she borrowed a piece of rope and a hook.
06:53She thought of
07:42Nothing falls when time stops, so Karen could lift the rope, push it out of the window, hook one end to the ladder, and tie the other end to the desk.
08:02Everything looked all right. Now it was time to check that it worked.
08:14But the watch was not in her pocket. It wasn't anywhere.
08:22Oh, some sort of problem. Don't worry, that's what we're here to sort out. Now...
08:32It was a moment before Karen realised who it was. It must be the man who had given Bernard the watch.
08:38You're not Bernard Beasley.
08:40No.
08:41But I gave Bernard the watch. What are you doing with it?
08:44Karen explained that Bernard had lent her the watch in school that morning.
08:48Oh, I see. And now you're trapped.
08:50Yes.
08:51Well, it does happen occasionally. That's why we have the alarm system.
08:55I'm so glad.
08:56So, if you give me the watch, I'll see what I can do.
08:59Give you the watch?
09:00That's right. So I can fix it.
09:02But... I... I can't give you the watch. I've lost it.
09:08Lost it? Where?
09:10I don't know.
09:12Oh.
09:13That doesn't mean you can't help me, does it?
09:15Well, it does make it a bit difficult.
09:18If the watch isn't working, you see, that's our responsibility.
09:21And we send someone out to fix it. But if you lose it...
09:25Could you help me find it?
09:27Well, not really. I mean... I don't know where it is. Sorry.
09:31So you're going to leave me here?
09:34I don't have any choice, do I?
09:37Oh! I do have one suggestion. Go and ask Bernard. He should be able to help.
09:48Karen walked back to school.
09:53She had looked everywhere for her watch, but hadn't found it.
09:57And without it, she was trapped.
09:59She would be frozen forever in the same moment of time.
10:09All around her, the people would stay the same, while she...
10:15It was awful. Her parents would never see her again.
10:19We're... never going to see her again, are we?
10:25But we'll never forget her. As long as we have bees.
10:30Oh! Karen! My poor Karen!
10:34Never mind, darling. We'll have another child. Maybe a boy this time.
10:39And Bernard.
10:40I don't believe it. She's lost it. My watch. My wonderful watch and she's lost it.
10:52How could anyone do something like that? I don't believe it. I just don't believe it.
10:58And what would happen to Miss Pico?
11:02The police are here.
11:05What's going to happen to me, Master?
11:08It'll be prison, I'm afraid.
11:10She was in your class when she disappeared, you see, and she was your responsibility.
11:15Yes, yes, I knew. But surely they'd understand.
11:19Now, come along. You're going to have to be very brave.
11:22All the other children will be watching, remember?
11:25The man had told her that Bernard could help. But how could Bernard do anything?
11:35He was frozen like everyone else. He was...
11:42But then I remembered that the best way to find something you lost
11:46is to start in the last place you saw it and go through everything you did next.
11:51That's what she had to do, Karen thought.
11:57She started by going to the library.
12:03And then she went back into town.
12:08She checked everywhere she had been in the clothes shop.
12:11When she came out, she remembered she had seen the man on the ladder.
12:24Moved the paint pot and then gone to get some rope.
12:28No, before the rope, she had walked over to see how fast the car was going.
12:34She had looked inside.
12:35Karen could not have been more pleased.
12:38Karen could not have been more pleased.
12:39more pleased.
12:54Stop! Stop!
12:56Stop!
12:58You're welcome!
13:03Hang on! We'll get you down!
13:04It was such a relief to have the watch back.
13:19It's alright, I found it.
13:26Found what?
13:27No talking please, Bernard.
13:30Just get on with your work.
13:31I'll tell you later.
13:32Don't forget to put your names at the top.
13:37And not only had she found the watch, Karen realised, but she knew now what her story was
13:42going to be about.
13:47Karen?
13:50Yes, Miss?
13:54This story you wrote this morning, it's rather good.
13:59Miss Pico said she thought it was the best she had read for a long time.
14:02Thank you, Miss.
14:03But I'm glad you got back from being trapped in time.
14:08Oh.
14:09That.
14:10You wouldn't want to be stuck like that forever, would you?
14:13No.
14:14No, I wouldn't.
14:15And Karen was inclined to agree.
14:21Awesome.
14:30One good thing.
