Time on the Park Bench

A Scout is sitting on a bench in the park reading the newspaper, getting tired he lies down for a nap. A few minutes later a Scout comes by, wakes him, and asks for the time. The Sleeping scouts say it's 6:45. The Scout goes back to sleep. Repeat this process three times, with it being thirty minutes later each time( 7:15, 7:45, 8:15). The Scout then takes out a marker and writes on the paper, "I don't have the Time!", places it over his head, and goes back to sleep. The final Scout walks up; reads the message, wakes the sleeping scout up, and says: "Hey, it's a quarter to nine!

 

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