Barbara strives to fulfill her role as a Star Bearer in spite of Barbie's concerns about her health. Troubled by the disturbances which keep occurring in the children's wing, Barbara wonders if things would have been different under the previous leader.
Meanwhile, in John's rooms, John reads a letter from Kate. Something in it sends him into a state of shock.
I've been told I'm a half-wit, 
and it may be true,
،قيل لي أنني بلهاء، وقد يكون ذلك صحيح
Auch wenn sie mich „Tollpatsch“ nennen
und das ja auch irgendwo stimmen mag …
Puede que tengan razón
al llamarme tonta,
Puede que tengan razón
al llamarme tonta,
Je mérite sans doute
mon surnom d’Âne-marie,
Mi danno tutti della tontolona, 
e magari hanno anche ragione,
Sempre me chamam de
sonsa, e posso até ser,
Может, Барби верно говорит, 
что у меня всё идёт вкривь и вкось.