DODLY:
Oh!
FLYNN:
Dodly. Dodly, are you in there?
DODLY:
I'm asleep!
FLYNN:
Dodly, are you OK?
DODLY:
Yes! But don't wake me — I'm asleep!
FLYNN:
Oh. Ha-ha. Dodly, you're not asleep. And why are you in bed? It's the middle of the day!
DODLY:
Well, Flynn, tomorrow morning, at exactly eight o'clock, my grandmonster is picking me up. It's a very special day.
FLYNN:
Oh. That's great. But it doesn't explain why you're in bed in the middle of the day. Look. It's 12 o'clock, and the sun is shining.
DODLY:
Well, you see, I'm too excited to wait. And the sooner I go to bed, the sooner it will be morning, and my special day will start!
FLYNN:
Dodly, going to bed won't make the morning come sooner.
DODLY:
Oh. Well, it always seems like time goes fast when you go to bed. You close your eyes… Ah. Mm. ..you wake up, and suddenly it's morning!
FLYNN:
Oh. It just seems faster, because you're asleep. When you're asleep, you don't know what's going on, so it can feel like time jumps from night to morning. But time doesn't really jump! Anyway, Dodly, you might find it hard to sleep now, because it's not your normal sleep time.
DODLY:
I CAN go to sleep.
FLYNN:
OK. Well, I'm going to do what I normally do at this hour.
DODLY:
Oh!
FLYNN:
First… some lunch. And then maybe a walk in the park.
DODLY:
Ah!
FLYNN:
And even an ice-cream!
DODLY:
Ah.
FLYNN:
Mm! And I'll do the vacuuming and the dusting.
DODLY:
(Groans)
FLYNN:
In the evening, around six o'clock, I'll have some dinner. And then I'll watch some TV, and then maybe go to bed about eight o'clock.
DODLY:
Grr! Excuse me, Flynn, you're keeping me awake! Ah!
FLYNN:
OK. Well, good night. Ha-ha. Or rather, good lunchtime. Mm. Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm.
DODLY:
Oh! Grr! Oh!
FLYNN:
I wonder what special thing is happening tomorrow. Hmm.
DODLY:
Oh!
GIRL:
I think today I'll go for a fly. It's amazing the things you can see from the sky. My friend, the grasshopper, likes to hop while I fly. How many hops do you think it will take me to fly from one tree to the other? OK. Ready, set, go. Five hops. I thought it was about a five hop fly. And how many hops to get back to Grasshopper? Two. I wonder how many hops it will take me to eat ten ice-creams. Let's go and find out.
FLYNN:
So, Dodly, you've decided not to spend your time waiting in bed.
DODLY:
Yeah. It got a bit boring.
FLYNN:
Well, it's seven o'clock, and I've had dinner, I've done the washing up and now I'm about to watch some TV. Join me?
DODLY:
Oh, no, thanks. I want to keep an eye on the time and be ready for eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
FLYNN:
Oh, Dodly, you've got the whole night to wait. What about going to bed like a good little monster?
DODLY:
Oh, I can't! I'm too excited! It's such a big day tomorrow.
FLYNN:
What's the big event, Dodly?
DODLY:
I'm not telling. You have to guess. The clue is — it's my first day at something. And look — my bag's all ready.
FLYNN:
Hmm. Tomorrow, first day… leaving at eight o'clock in the morning, bag… no, I don't know. But I can help you pass the time.
DODLY:
Oh, no, it's OK. I'd just like to wait.
FLYNN:
Right, here's the idea — I'll do different things and you can time me.
DODLY:
Oh! I don't know, Flynn.
FLYNN:
Oh, come on, it'll be fun. You clap, while I run around the bookcase.
DODLY:
OK. Ready… set… go. One… two… three… four… five… six… seven… eight.
FLYNN:
How many claps did that take?
DODLY:
Eight.
FLYNN:
Excellent. Now, why don't you see how many claps it takes me to run to the kitchen and back.
DODLY:
Do I have to?
FLYNN:
Off I go.
DODLY:
Oh! One… two… three… four…
FLY:
Bzzzz!
DODLY:
Mmm!
FLYNN:
(Panting) How many… claps… was that?
DODLY:
Oh, sorry, Flynn, I stopped. But I swallowed a fly.
FLYNN:
Mmm!
DODLY:
Mm!
FLYNN:
But… you didn't keep my time!
DODLY:
Oh.
FLYNN:
Oh. I know! We can use this.
DODLY:
What's this?
FLYNN:
It's a metronome.
DODLY:
Ah!
FLYNN:
Now, instead of clapping, you can count the swings, like this. One… two…
BOTH:
..three… four… fi…
DODLY:
Oh!
FLYNN:
Ow! Dodly!
DODLY:
Flynn! Oh!
BOTH:
One… two… three… ..four… five…
DODLY:
(Yawns)
FLYNN:
..five… six… seven… eight…
BOTH:
..nine… ten…
DODLY:
(Yawns)
FLYNN:
..11… 12… 13… Keep counting, Dodly. Dodly?
CLOCK:
Hello there.
DIGITAL CLOCK:
G'day!
CLOCK:
What do you do?
DIGITAL CLOCK:
I keep the time.
CLOCK:
Really? Me, too. So we have the same jobs, then?
DIGITAL CLOCK:
Yeah!
CLOCK:
Hard to imagine, really — you don't look like me.
DIGITAL CLOCK:
Well, we've both round.
CLOCK:
Ah!
DIGITAL CLOCK:
And look, we've both got numbers on our faces.
CLOCK:
Yes, but I've got these hands which point to my numbers. That's how I show the time.
DIGITAL CLOCK:
Right. Well, with me you can tell the time just by reading the numbers. See? It says 10 — and the two zeroes here mean o'clock. It's 10 o'clock.
CLOCK:
Ah, well, now you see, for me o'clock is when my long hand is on the 12. Right now, my short hand is on the 10, so I show 10 o'clock.
DIGITAL CLOCK:
So… we show the same time, then.
CLOCK:
Yeah. Very good. Well, off I go. By the way, my name's Kevin.
DIGITAL CLOCK:
That's something else that's the same — my name's Kevin, too.
DODLY:
(Snoring)
FLYNN:
Dodly, it's morning time. And not long now until eight o'clock, when Grandmonster will be here to pick you up for your special day. Dodly. DODLY!!
DODLY:
Oh. What time is it?
FLYNN:
Well, the short hand is on 7 and the long hand is on 12. So, it's 7 o'clock.
DODLY:
But are you sure?
FLYNN:
Yeah. My digital watch says the same. See? 7 o'clock.
DODLY:
Well, how much longer, then, till eight o'clock? I need to be ready!
FLYNN:
Eight o'clock is one hour after seven o'clock. So… you have one hour to wait.
DODLY:
Oh! What will I do for an hour?
FLYNN:
Hmm. What can you do for an hour? Well, you might be able to fit in a couple of your favourite TV programs.
DODLY:
Oh…
FLYNN:
Or you can make a cake in about an hour.
DODLY:
Ah!
FLYNN:
Or you could take the dog for a walk.
DODLY:
No. No, I think I'll just wait.
FLYNN:
OK. I know!
DODLY:
Oh! (Hums)
FLYNN:
There you go, Dodly. Now you can watch time pass.
DODLY:
It's just a candle, Flynn.
FLYNN:
It's a candle clock!
DODLY:
Oh!
FLYNN:
See? It takes one hour for the candle to burn down to this mark in the middle. And when it burns down to the bottom, that's two hours.
DODLY:
Oh, right. So when the candle burns down here, that's when my hour of waiting is up.
FLYNN:
Yeah!
DODLY:
Hmm. Oh… Ah… Ah…
FLYNN:
Dodly?
DODLY:
Ah-choo!
FLYNN:
Arrgggh!
DODLY:
Oops!
FLYNN:
Oh.
DODLY:
Bless me. He-he-he-he. Not the best clock that, Flynn. Now, have I got everything? Bag, pencil case… Time… Oh! Oh! Ah! (Hums)
KIDS:
1 o'clock. 2 o'clock. 3 o'clock. 4 o'clock. 5 o'clock. 6 o'clock. 7 o'clock. 8 o'clock. 9 o'clock. 10 o'clock. 11 o'clock. 12 o'clock.
PLATYPUS:
Hickory dickory dock. I put the mouse in a sock.
DODLY:
Oh, it must be nearly eight o'clock now. I've been waiting for such a long time.
FLYNN:
Dodly! Dodly! It's nearly time for your special day. Whatever that is.
DODLY:
Oh, I know, Flynn. But how much longer till eight o'clock?
FLYNN:
Oh… about one minute.
DODLY:
Ah! Oh, no! Only a minute?! Oh, my goodness! Oh! How long is a minute?
FLYNN:
Well, it's a lot less than an hour. Here we go, Dodly. This is a minute timer. See? It takes exactly one minute for the sand to run from the top of the glass to the bottom. OK. Exactly one minute to go! Look, Dodly.
DODLY:
Ah! Oh, no! I haven't got my lunchbox.
FLYNN:
Lunchbox?!
DODLY:
Yes. I can't leave without it. Oh!
FLYNN:
Hurry, Dodly!
DODLY:
Oh, it's got to be somewhere here. Oh!
FLYNN:
The sand's moving really quickly!
DODLY:
Grr! Oh!
FLYNN:
Quickly! The minute's nearly up. Stop! Look!
DODLY:
It's eight o'clock. And no-one's here!
FLYNN:
Huh? Here for what, Dodly? Where are you going, and what's this special day?
DODLY:
It's my first day of school, Flynn, and Grandmonster was meant to pick me up at exactly eight o'clock, and she's not here yet. What's more, you didn't remember it was my first day of school.
FLYNN:
Oh, I didn't remember because today is Saturday and Saturday's not a school day.
DODLY:
Oh!
FLYNN:
But on Saturdays we usually go for a swim!
DODLY:
Ah! Hmm. Right time, wrong day, eh, Flynn?
FLYNN:
That's right, Dodly. Let's go for a swim now!
DODLY:
Ah. Hmm… No. I think I'll just wait here for Monday.
FLYNN:
Oh!