The Broken Clock
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The Broken Clock

Polly arrives in Prague and discovers the famous astronomical clock has mysteriously stopped working, meeting Václav Novotný, an elderly clockmaker whose family has maintained the Orloj for generations.

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Polly is a green bird. She flies to Prague city. Prague has old buildings. The buildings are very tall. Polly sees a big clock. The clock is very old. The clock does not work. People look at the clock. The people are sad. An old man stands there. His name is Václav. Václav fixes clocks. His family fixes clocks too. Václav is worried about the clock. The clock stops for three days. Other people want to help. Václav says no to them. He knows clocks very well. Polly talks to Václav. Václav is surprised. Birds do not usually talk. Václav checks the clock parts. All parts look good. But the clock does not move. The clock waits for something. Polly wants to help Václav. She flies to the clock tower. Václav opens the tower door. They go inside together. Maybe they can fix the clock.

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