A farmer owned a pocket watch that had been handed down by his father and his father before him. He wore the watch often and cared for the watch. One day in the barn he checked the time. Hours later he could not find the watch and remembered he'd had it last in the barn. He was irritated and frustrated and when he arrived at the barn he was all out grumpy. He slammed around the tractor wham! He wrestled around in the tool shed clang! He pitched hay vigorously, but could not find the watch. Defeated he left the barn.
The next day his grandson came for a visit. He explained to his grandson that the watch was all he had of value and that he was sad he could not now hand the watch down to him. The grandson said he thought he could find the watch and promptly got up and walked slowly to the barn.
In the barn the boy walked to the center and closed his eyes and stood quietly. The grandfather asked what he was doing, but the boy gently shushed his grandfather. After a minute the boy cocked his head slightly to the left and took three sideways step in that direction and stood motionless again. After another minute of silence he cocked his head again and took to steps left, three forward and stood motionless again. Now there was almost no pause and the boy walked forward four step and paused. Now, his eyes open he bent down, slid aside some hay and pulled the watch off the barn floor.
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