Modul 4: Story 50 A Nightmare Solution
Video 01 Story Presentation 01.
Video 02 Story Presentation 02.
Audio 01 The story
A Nightmare Solution
“Aaargh!” Jamie shrieked holding his knees, rocking himself upon his bed.
“What’s the matter?” Jamie’s wife asked him as she tried to console him.
“There’s someone under the bed again! I know he’s there, but when I look under the bed, he moves to the top of the bed next to me!” Jamie frantically exclaimed.
“But there’s no one here, Jamie! It’s just your nightmares again!” Jessica calmly said.
“Yes, but that’s because when I look next to me, he jumps back under the bed, and it just keeps happening! I can’t catch him!” Jamie was extremely frustrated.
This was a recurring problem for Jamie and one that he had had for many years. When morning came, Jessica convinced him to find a psychiatrist who might be able to help him. Jamie searched the Internet and found a phone number for a local psychiatrist who specialised in sleep disorders.
“Good morning, I was wondering how much money your sleep therapy sessions are.”
“Hello. We offer different session lengths, but our one-hour sessions are £200. On average, our clients have them weekly for a year or two,” the receptionist informed Jamie.
“£200! I’m sorry, but I cannot afford that at all.”
With that, Jamie hung up the phone discouragingly.
Later that evening, Jamie walked down to his local pub and sat up to the bar with his head in his hands. The barman asked what Jamie was sad about. Jamie explained.
“People under your bed, you say? Hmm. Well, have you thought about taking the legs of your bed off? Then there’ll be no underneath to your bed!”
Jamie’s eyes brightened.
“I’ve not tried that, but I will, tonight!” Jamie finished his beer and rushed home hopefully.
From that night on, Jamie never had a bad dream or fearful thoughts about people underneath his bed ever again, and all it cost him was one beer.
Video 03 Simple statements
Audio 02 Simple statements
1. ‘Aaargh!” – Jamie shrieked
2. holding – knees
3. rocking himself – upon bed
4. wife – asked – what matter
5. Jamie answered – someone – under bed again
6. explained
7. looked – under bed
8. That man – moved – top of bed
9. Jessica – calmly said – his nightmares
10. recurring problem – Jamie
11. had – many years
12. morning came
13. Jessica – convinced – see psychiatrist
14. Jamie found – local psychiatrist- Internet
15. psychiatrist – specialised – sleep disorders
16. called – psychiatrist
17. asked – price – sleep therapy sessions
18. told – one hour – £200
19. told – clients – usually stayed – year or two
20. discouraged – answer
21. hung up – phone
22. felt – depressed
23. went – pub
24. wanted – have a drink
25. explained – why sad – to barman
26. barman suggested – Jamie remove – legs of bed
27. Jamie – removed – legs
28. never – had nightmare – again
29. cost him – just beer
Audio 05-6 Story versions
The story (version A)
“Aaargh!” Jamie shrieked holding his knees rocking himself upon his bed. His wife asked him what the matter was which Jamie answered there was someone under the bed again! Then, he explained whenever he looked under the bed, that man moved to the top of the bed, but Jessica calmly said it was just his nightmares. However, this was a recurring problem for Jamie as he had had it for many years.
When morning came, Jessica convinced him to see a psychiatrist. Jamie found a local psychiatrist who specialised in sleep disorders on the Internet, so he called him and asked about the price of their sleep therapy sessions. He was told that one hour cost £200 and that clients usually stayed with them for a year or two which made him discouraged.
After he had hung up the phone, he felt depressed, so he went to the pub for a drink. Jamie explained why he was sad to the barman, who suggested that Jamie should remove the legs of his bed and so he did.
He never had a nightmare again, and it cost him just a beer.
The story (version B)
“Aaargh!” Jamie shrieked while holding his knees and rocking himself upon his bed. When his wife asked him what the matter was, Jamie answered there was someone under the bed again. When he explained whenever he looked under the bed that man moved to the top of the bed, Jessica calmly said it was just his nightmares which was a recurring problem for Jamie. He had had it for many years.
Then morning came, and Jessica convinced him to see a psychiatrist. As soon as he had found a local psychiatrist on the Internet who specialised in sleep disorders, he called him. When asking about the price of their sleep therapy sessions, he was told that one hour cost £200. Also, he was told that clients usually stayed with them for a year or two. Discouraged by the answer, Jamie hung up the phone.
He felt depressed so he went to the pub so that he would have a drink. Jamie explained why he was sad to the barman, who suggested that Jamie should remove the legs of his bed.
After Jamie had removed the legs, he never had a nightmare again, which cost him just a beer.