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Short Stories for Kids: Bedtime ~ Car Time ~ Downtime

โญ PREMIUM EPISODE PREVIEW โญ Grandfather Clock Time Travel Adventure ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ๐ŸŒŒโณ๐Ÿ”ฎ

Short Stories for Kids: Bedtime ~ Car Time ~ Downtime

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Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Stories For Kids

4.1 โ€ข 2.6K Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 18 May 2026

โฑ๏ธ 3 minutes

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Amy was bored. Not a little bored. Not the kind of bored where you could just fix it with a snack or a video game, or even five minutes of jumping on the sofa.

0:16.0

She was deeply, dramatically bored. Zach was bored too, but Zach was loud with his boredom.

0:24.0

Oh, there's nothing to do, he groaned, sliding down Grandpa's armchair to the floor.

0:30.1

Nothing ever happens here.

0:32.4

Both of them had to go and stay at Grandpa's house, and neither were happy about it.

0:40.0

Grandpa's house was old and warm and full of ticking sounds. There were books on the shelves, blankets over the chairs, jars of

0:46.3

buttons on the windowsill, and a smell of toast, dust, and peppermint sweets. Amy pressed her

0:53.0

face against the rainy window.

0:55.6

Oh, I wish we were somewhere exciting, she said.

0:59.0

Same, Zach muttered.

1:01.0

Somewhere with dragons or robots or explosions.

1:05.6

Grandpa looked up from his newspaper, his eyebrows lifted.

1:09.4

Careful, he said.

1:11.4

"'Wishing your time away is a dangerous habit.'

1:15.5

Amy sighed.

1:16.7

"'Grandpa, time is going so slowly.'

1:20.3

Zach pointed at the tall grandfather clock in the corner.

1:23.7

"'Can't you make it go faster?'

1:25.8

The clock was huge and dark brown, with a golden face and long hands.

1:31.9

Its pendulum swung behind a glass door back and forth, back and forth, like it was keeping secrets.

1:39.9

Grandpa folded his newspaper.

1:42.3

That clock, he said, doesn't just tell time.

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