Tuesday, 19 March 2024

Time Goes Back?

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Time Goes Back?

clock_big.gifMrs. K’s son has turned six and become able to read the hands of a clock/watch. One day, Mrs. K told him, “Tonight, we’ll switch from summer time to winter time. At 12 o’clock at night, the time will be back to 11 o’clock.” He seemed surprised, blinking his eyes.

After 9 p.m., he still didn’t try to go to bed, although he would usually do so by then. At 12 a.m., Mrs. K’s son, who had been watching the clock quietly, screamed, “Mama, you liar! It’s twelve now, but the clock doesn’t go back to eleven!”

He had looked forward to seeing the chock’s hands automatically going back an hour. “You silly boy, you change it yourself,” Mrs. K said and changed the clock. Her son was so shocked that he soon went to bed.

Takumi Oka