Tom's Clockwork Dragon

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0:15:03 > 0:15:06Oh, Hello! I'm Jonas.

0:15:06 > 0:15:10I'm just trying to fix this clock. You see, it's broken.

0:15:10 > 0:15:14So I thought if I did this, and then did this, well...

0:15:14 > 0:15:16it's not right!

0:15:16 > 0:15:19Do you know what I think I need?

0:15:19 > 0:15:24I think I need Tom from tonight's bedtime story to help me.

0:15:24 > 0:15:28Now he is very good at fixing things and inventing, too.

0:15:28 > 0:15:33This story is by Jonathan Emmett and Mark Oliver, and it's called

0:15:33 > 0:15:35Tom's Clockwork Dragon.

0:15:35 > 0:15:37Finished, said Tom.

0:15:37 > 0:15:40He wound up the little clockwork horse,

0:15:40 > 0:15:43and watched it gallop across the workbench.

0:15:43 > 0:15:47Just then, Tom's master, the Toymaker, returned.

0:15:47 > 0:15:50Crash! The horse galloped off the edge of the bench

0:15:50 > 0:15:53and smashed into pieces on the floor.

0:15:53 > 0:15:56"What was that?" scowled the Toymaker.

0:15:56 > 0:16:01"It was a clockwork horse," sighed Tom, gathering up the pieces.

0:16:01 > 0:16:05"You're a useless apprentice, and you're fired!" he shouted

0:16:05 > 0:16:08and he threw Tom out of the door.

0:16:08 > 0:16:11Tom looked for a new job on the town notice board,

0:16:11 > 0:16:15but there were no adverts for a toy maker's apprentice.

0:16:15 > 0:16:18In fact, there was only one job advert

0:16:18 > 0:16:21and it had been there for months. It said,

0:16:21 > 0:16:25"Wanted. Brave Knight to rid the kingdom of Flamethrottle,

0:16:25 > 0:16:29"the ferocious, man-eating, treasure-stealing dragon."

0:16:34 > 0:16:37The King nearly fell off his throne laughing

0:16:37 > 0:16:40when Tom turned up at the palace. "Ha-ha-ha!

0:16:40 > 0:16:44"The advert was for a brave knight, not a foolish boy!"

0:16:44 > 0:16:45he said, wiping his eyes.

0:16:45 > 0:16:49"But since all the real knights have been eaten by the dragon,

0:16:49 > 0:16:52"I suppose you might as well give it a try.

0:16:52 > 0:16:55"But you need to be properly dressed," he added,

0:16:55 > 0:16:59"Go and ask the armourer to knock you a suit in your size."

0:16:59 > 0:17:06The Armoury was empty except for a young girl named Lizzie.

0:17:06 > 0:17:09"What do you want?" she asked.

0:17:09 > 0:17:12"Er, a suit of armour, please?" said Tom.

0:17:12 > 0:17:15"Armour?" said Lizzie. "You don't look like a knight!"

0:17:15 > 0:17:19"Well, you don't look like an armourer," said Tom.

0:17:19 > 0:17:23"I'm not!" said Lizzie. "My Dad is. There were no proper knights

0:17:23 > 0:17:26"left to make armour for so he stays in bed,

0:17:26 > 0:17:29"and I thought I'd have a go while he wasn't here.

0:17:29 > 0:17:32"What do you need armour for, anyway?"

0:17:32 > 0:17:35"I am going to get rid of the dragon," said Tom.

0:17:35 > 0:17:39"Ha! You? You'll never do it. The only thing that will drive

0:17:39 > 0:17:42"that dragon away is a bigger, scarier dragon."

0:17:42 > 0:17:46"Drive it away," he repeated slowly to himself.

0:17:46 > 0:17:51"I think I know what to do," he said, "but I'll need your help."

0:17:51 > 0:17:55So later that night, Tom and Lizzie crept into the cave

0:17:55 > 0:18:00where Flamethrottle lay asleep. The dragon was twice the size

0:18:00 > 0:18:03that Tom had expected and three times as scary-looking.

0:18:03 > 0:18:07The mouth of the cave was littered with armour,

0:18:07 > 0:18:12which was all that was left of the brave knights who dared to go in.

0:18:12 > 0:18:17"Come on!" hissed Lizzie, and they quietly gathered up the armour.

0:18:17 > 0:18:19Back at the workshop, Tom and Lizzie

0:18:19 > 0:18:23took the armour to pieces and began to make something new.

0:18:23 > 0:18:28"It's finished!" said Lizzie, fastening the last plate in place.

0:18:28 > 0:18:32"It's magnificent!" said Tom, admiring their creation.

0:18:32 > 0:18:36"It'd better work," yawned Lizzie. "Of course it'll work!" said Tom,

0:18:36 > 0:18:40picking up an enormous key, "Just as soon as I've wound it up!"

0:18:40 > 0:18:45Flamethrottle was woken the next morning by a loud clanking sound.

0:18:45 > 0:18:47He charged out to have it for breakfast,

0:18:47 > 0:18:51but found a bigger, fiercer-looking dragon outside.

0:18:51 > 0:18:53"What are you doing here?"

0:18:53 > 0:18:56demanded the new dragon in a harsh, metallic voice.

0:18:56 > 0:19:00"Er, I live here." said Flamethrottle, weakly.

0:19:00 > 0:19:04"Not any more, you don't!" bellowed the giant dragon. "OUT!"

0:19:04 > 0:19:09"R-right!" stuttered Flamethrottle, glancing back at the treasure.

0:19:09 > 0:19:11"Perhaps I could just collect..."

0:19:11 > 0:19:14"No! Get out, now!" roared the giant dragon,

0:19:14 > 0:19:19chasing Flamethrottle away from the cave. They had almost chased

0:19:19 > 0:19:23him out of the kingdom when the huge mechanical legs ground to a halt.

0:19:23 > 0:19:28Tom fiddled frantically with the controls, but nothing happened.

0:19:28 > 0:19:33The clockwork motor must have run down, he groaned. Flamethrottle

0:19:33 > 0:19:37noticed he wasn't being chased and crept back to investigate.

0:19:37 > 0:19:42There was something odd about this dragon. Its skin was too shiny

0:19:42 > 0:19:47and it moved in a strange way. "What's that big key for?" he asked,

0:19:47 > 0:19:50but then Tom had another of his ideas.

0:19:50 > 0:19:55"Please, please do NOT touch that," he called. "It's very important!"

0:19:55 > 0:19:58"What did you tell him that for?" hissed Lizzie.

0:19:58 > 0:20:01"Why is it important?" demanded Flamethrottle.

0:20:01 > 0:20:06"Because I am a mechanical dragon," replied Tom, "If you turn that key,

0:20:06 > 0:20:10"my legs will lock and I won't be able to chase after you."

0:20:10 > 0:20:13"Really?" said Flamethrottle, gleefully.

0:20:13 > 0:20:15And he grabbed the key and gave it a turn.

0:20:15 > 0:20:20Phew! Tom heaved a sigh of relief. His idea was working.

0:20:20 > 0:20:23"Please, please stop!" whimpered Tom.

0:20:23 > 0:20:27"Or my jaws will lock and I will not be able to chomp you up."

0:20:27 > 0:20:30So, of course, Flamethrottle seized the key,

0:20:30 > 0:20:34and turned it again and again until it would turn no more.

0:20:34 > 0:20:37"Now I've got you!" yelled Flamethrower, triumphantly.

0:20:37 > 0:20:42"No, now I've got you!" said Tom, pulling hard on the controls.

0:20:42 > 0:20:45The fully-wound clockwork dragon sprang up

0:20:45 > 0:20:48and lurched forward with gaping jaws.

0:20:48 > 0:20:53"Urgh!" screamed Flamethrottle. And without stopping to see

0:20:53 > 0:20:56if the metal dragon's legs and claws were also working,

0:20:56 > 0:21:00he scrambled out of the kingdom and was never seen again.

0:21:00 > 0:21:05The King was pleased to be rid of the real dragon, and delighted

0:21:05 > 0:21:09to be presented with the clockwork one. He gave Tom and Lizzie

0:21:09 > 0:21:12half of Flamethrottle's treasure, as promised.

0:21:12 > 0:21:16And they used the reward to set up a clockwork toy shop,

0:21:16 > 0:21:20where they made and sold the most wonderful clockwork toys.

0:21:20 > 0:21:25The shop sold everything from clockwork archers to zebras.

0:21:25 > 0:21:29But their most popular toy was...well, can you guess?

0:21:29 > 0:21:34Yes, it was their little clockwork dragons, of course.

0:21:36 > 0:21:40And that story was called, Tom's Clockwork Dragon.

0:21:40 > 0:21:45Now, I don't need to do anything to this alarm clock to make sure

0:21:45 > 0:21:47it wakes me up in the morning.

0:21:47 > 0:21:49And it's time for you to go to bed.

0:21:49 > 0:21:53So I'll see you very soon for another bedtime story.

0:21:53 > 0:21:59Good night! So, if I pull this one here...

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