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Do you know Albert Einstein?
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Then let's travel back in time and go meet him together.
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I will speak slowly and clearly, so please relax and enjoy the story.
Before we start, I have a small question for you.
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The answer is written clearly in the story.
So here is today's question.
What is written on the back of the pocket watch at the very end of the story?
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Let's begin.
Ellie, can you help me?
I am looking for an old science book.
Sure.
Let me check the back of the library.
There are many old books there.
Thanks.
I think it is somewhere on these shelves.
Wow.
These books are really old.
Some of them look very, very old.
Maybe a hundred years old.
Wait.
Something fell from between the books.
Did you see that?
Yes, I saw it.
It is a small box.
It was behind the books.
Let me open it.
Oh, look at this.
It is an old pocket watch.
Do you know what a pocket watch is?
It is a small clock.
You carry it in your pocket.
It is beautiful.
It looks very old.
I think it is made of gold.
Look at the back.
There are two letters.
It says A-E.
A-E.
Hmm.
I wonder who that is.
Those are initials.
That means they are the first letters of someone's name.
I have no idea.
It could be anyone.
Maybe it belonged to Albert Einstein.
A for Albert, E for Einstein.
That is very funny, but that is not possible.
I know, I know.
I'm just joking.
There is a small button on the side.
I'm going to press it.
Wait Ken, maybe you should not.
I already pressed it.
The pocket watch, it is shining, it is glowing.
The hands of the clock are moving backwards.
They are going the wrong way.
I cannot hear anything now.
The library is very quiet.
All the sounds are gone.
Look around us.
The library is disappearing.
What is happening?
Everything is changing.
I can see a bright light.
Ken, the library is gone.
Where are we?
I do not know.
Look at this street.
The road is made of stone.
The buildings look very old.
There are no cars.
I can see horses.
People are wearing old clothes.
This does not look like our time.
It looks like a long time ago.
Look, there is an old newspaper on the ground.
Can you read the date?
Let me see.
It says 1905.
1905.
That is more than a hundred years ago.
How is that possible?
Wait, let me look at the pocket watch.
The hands are not moving.
The watch stopped.
Do you think the pocket watch did this?
Do you think it brought us here, to the past?
I think so.
This pocket watch brought us to the year 1905.
We traveled through time.
I know it sounds crazy, but look around us.
We are really in the past.
I cannot believe it.
But you are right.
Everything here is old.
The people, the clothes, the buildings.
We are really in the past.
We need to be careful.
We need to find a way to go back to our time.
I agree.
But first, let us look around a little.
We may never get a chance like this again.
Ellie, look at that building.
The sign says Patent Office.
That is a place where people bring their new ideas.
They go there to protect their inventions.
Oh, interesting.
And look, there is a young man coming out.
He is carrying a lot of papers.
He looks busy.
Let me try to talk to him.
Excuse me, sir.
Do you speak English?
Yes, I do.
A little bit.
How can I help you?
You two look a bit lost.
Yes, we are a little lost.
We are not from this town.
My name is Ken, and this is my friend Ellie.
Nice to meet you both.
My name is Albert, Albert Einstein.
I work here at this office.
Albert Einstein?
Are you, are you really Albert Einstein?
Yes, that is my name.
You look very surprised.
Have we met before?
No, no, we have never met before.
Ellie is just… she is just happy to meet you.
Yes.
I am very happy to meet you, Mr. Einstein.
Oh, Mr. Einstein, we found this old pocket watch.
It has the letters A-E on the back.
Do you know anything about it?
Hmm.
That is very interesting.
A.E.
Those are my initials, but this is not my watch.
Let me look at it more closely.
Of course.
Please take a look.
This is a very strange watch.
I have never seen one like this before.
I have many questions about it.
Would you like to sit down and talk?
There is a nice little cafe near here.
We would love that.
Thank you, Mr. Einstein.
Please call me Albert.
Here we are.
Please sit down.
I will order some coffee for us.
Thank you, Albert.
This cafe is very nice.
Now, let me put this pocket watch on the table.
I want to look at it carefully.
What do you think about it?
It is very beautiful and it is very strange.
You know, I think about time a lot.
Time is my favorite thing to study.
I sometimes forget where I put my keys, but I never forget my questions about time.
That is funny.
So what do you think about time?
Well, i believe something very important time is not the same for everyone.
Wait time is not the same.
What do you mean?
I thought one second is one second for everybody.
That is what most people think.
But let me give you a simple example.
Imagine a very fast train.
This train is moving very, very fast.
Okay.
A very fast train.
I am imagining it.
Good.
Now, there is a clock on the train, and there is another clock at the station.
The station is not moving.
It is standing still.
So, we have two clocks.
One is moving fast.
One is not moving.
Okay, two clocks, one on the fast train, one at the station.
Yes, now here is the surprising part the clock on the fast train goes slower.
Time moves more slowly on the fast train, really.
So the fast train clock is slower Yes,
So, in simple words, if you move very fast, time goes slower for you.
That is very surprising.
So, if I ride a very fast train, time goes slower for me?
That is right.
The faster you move, the slower time goes for you.
You cannot feel it, but it is true.
Let me check if I understand.
Two people have the same watch.
One person rides a very fast train.
The other person stays at the station.
Later, their watches will show different times.
Is that right?
Yes, that is right.
The person on the fast train will be a little bit younger because time was slower for that person. less time passed for them wow so time can be fast or slow yes time is not always the same it can change that is what i am writing about now i call my idea relativity that is a big word but it just means this time and space can be different for different people So, in simple words, time can change.
It depends on how fast you move.
Exactly.
You understand very well.
That is amazing.
Thank you for explaining it so simply, Albert.
Good ideas should be simple.
If I cannot explain it simply, I do not understand it well enough.
Albert, can I tell you something?
I think you will be very famous one day.
Everyone in the world will know your name.
Ellie, you should not say that.
We cannot tell him about... I mean, we do not know the future.
Oh, you are right.
I am sorry.
I said too much.
Do not worry.
That is a very kind thing to say.
But I do not think about being famous.
That is not important to me.
What is important to you, Albert?
I want to understand things.
I want to know how the world works.
Why does the sun shine?
Why does time change?
Why do things fall down?
I ask these questions every day.
They keep me going.
That is wonderful.
You really love learning.
Yes, I do.
And I want to tell you something.
The future is not decided yet.
Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow.
And that is a good thing.
It means you can make your own future.
The future is not decided yet.
I like that.
And here's something I believe very much.
Never stop asking questions.
Always ask why.
When you see something you do not understand, ask about it.
That is how we learn.
That is how we get better.
Keep asking questions.
I will remember that.
And one more thing.
Do not be afraid to make mistakes.
I make mistakes every day.
I make a lot of mistakes, but every mistake teaches me something new.
People who never try are people who never learn.
That is really good advice, Albert.
Thank you.
You are welcome.
I can see that you two are smart and kind.
Love what you do.
If you love something, you will do it well.
Ken, look at the pocket watch.
It is shining again.
You are right.
The hands are moving very fast now.
I think it is time for us to go back.
The pocket watch is telling us to go home.
Ah, I see.
Your watch is calling you home.
This watch is very special.
I think it knows more about time than I do.
Albert, I do not want to say goodbye.
I am so happy we met you today.
And I am happy I met you too.
You know, I learned something from you today.
Your eyes are full of wonder.
Wonder means you want to know more.
That is the best thing a person can have.
Thank you for everything, Albert.
Thank you for the coffee, thank you for talking with us, and thank you for teaching us about time.
Your time is different from my time.
We live in different times, but I think we met today for a reason.
Some things are not just luck.
I believe that, too.
Goodbye, Albert, and thank you.
Goodbye, my friends.
Remember, never stop asking questions.
Promise me.
We promise.
The light is getting brighter.
Ken, hold my hand.
I am holding on.
Here we go.
Ken, open your eyes.
Look around.
The library.
We are back in the library.
Everything looks normal again.
The old books, the shelves, the quiet sounds.
We are really back in our time.
Look at the pocket watch.
The hands are not moving.
It's stopped again.
Wait, Ken.
Turn it over.
Look at the back.
There is something new here.
Before it only said A-E, but now there are more words.
There are small words written on the back.
What does it say?
It says, never stop asking questions.
That is what Albert said to us.
He left us a message.
His words came to us across time.
That is amazing!
I still cannot believe it.
We met Albert Einstein.
We talked with him.
We drank coffee with him.
And he taught us something important.
Time is not the same for everyone.
And the future is not decided yet.
We can make our own future.
He also said we should always ask questions.
We should never stop learning.
I want to do that.
I want to keep thinking.
I want to keep asking questions.
Just like Albert.
Me too.
Today changed the way I think about time and life.
I will never forget this day.
So, what should we do now?
Should we put the pocket watch back in the box?
Hmm, I think we should keep it somewhere safe.
Maybe one day it will take us on another trip, another adventure.
I would like that, but next time let me press the button.
Okay, deal.
Ken, one more thing.
Thank you for pressing that button today.
If you did not press it, we would never have met Albert Einstein.
And we would never have learned so much about time and about life, so I am glad I pressed it.
Never stop asking questions.
I will keep those words with me.
Always.
Me too.
Always.
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