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0:00:04 > 0:00:08- # Join us for a trip back in time, - join us on our journey
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- # Where famous Welsh people - once lived
0:00:11 > 0:00:12- # Famous and renowned
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- # Evan James and James James
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- # Guto Nyth Bran
0:00:24 > 0:00:25- # Mari Jones
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- # The girl from Cefn Ydfa
0:00:29 > 0:00:31- # Saint Dwynwen
0:00:31 > 0:00:33- # Saint David #
0:00:43 > 0:00:47- Hello, and welcome to - Enwog o Fri, Ardal Ni.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- We're pupils at Ysgol Bryncrug.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- It's a small school - in a little village...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56- ..not far from Towyn in Gwynedd.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- A long time ago, - more than 200 years ago...
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- ..a well-known girl - lived in our area.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- Her name was Mari Jones. She had - an interesting story to tell.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- Come on a journey with us - to hear all about her.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- Are you coming? - You have an important part.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- Yes, in a minute. - I just have to do something first.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- I wanted to show you - this special place.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- This is Ty'n-Y-Ddol cottage - in Llanfihangel-Y-Pennant.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- Mari Jones lived here - when she was the same age as me.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- Don't tell the others, - but I like sitting here...
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- ..and imagining that I'm Mari Jones - more than 200 years ago.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16- Mari! Mari!
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- Mari! Where is she?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- Here I am, Mam.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- Where have you been, Mari?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- I've just been wandering.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- I've just been wandering.- - Be a good girl and scrub the step.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Yes, Mam.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Mari Jones came from a poor family.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- She lived with her mother - in Ty'n-Y-Ddol cottage...
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- ..at the foot - of Cader Idris mountain.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- Mari had to work hard...
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- ..but she never complained.
0:03:01 > 0:03:07- Mari and her mother would go - to chapel and sometimes to church.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- Little Mari...
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- ..loved learning stories - from the Bible.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- Like many children back then...
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- ..Mari didn't go to school...
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- ..until she was 10 years old.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30- Mari! - I have news for you. Good news.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- I'm all ears, Mam.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- The time has come - for you to go to school.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- School?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- But we have no money.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- I know, but a good man - named Thomas Charles from Bala...
0:03:45 > 0:03:50- ..wants the children of Wales - to learn to read the Bible in Welsh.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- I'm so happy, Mam!
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- I'm going to - try my best at school...
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- ..to learn to read the Bible.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- You're the first one in again, Mari. - Well done.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- In you go, there's good children.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- Thank you, Mr John Ellis.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Thank you, Mr John Ellis.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Thank you, Mr John Ellis.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- "In the beginning was the Word."
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- "In the beginning was the Word."
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- Those words - come from the Old Testament.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- The first book of the Bible - is called Genesis, dear children.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40- For Mari Jones, - every day in school was exciting.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- She knew - all the letters of the alphabet.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- A for...?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- Yes, Mari?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- Yes, Mari?- - Abraham, sir.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Excellent. B for...?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Excellent. B for...?- - Bible, sir. C is for chapel too.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Come here, dear Mari.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- Try and read this.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- "The Lord is my shepherd.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- "I shall not want.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- "He makes me lie down - in green pastures."
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- Goodness me, Mari, you can read.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- Yes, I can read. - I can read the Bible!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Do you have a Bible at home, Mari?
0:05:26 > 0:05:31- No, they're too expensive, - but I'd love to have one.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39- As time went by, - Mari longed for a Bible of her own.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45- What's wrong, dear Mari? - Is there something on your mind?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- I've decided to buy a Bible.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- A Bible? But Bibles cost a fortune. - Get a grip.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- We don't have enough money.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- I'm going to buy a Bible, Mam. - I'm determined.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- So she started collecting - her pennies and shillings.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Poor Mari worked hard - to earn her money.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- She fed the chickens.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- She knitted socks - to sell in the market.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27- And she collected eggs.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- And she collected eggs.- - Well done, hens.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- She grew vegetables too.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- I have potatoes to sell - in the market.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Mari worked and worked and worked.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- I need more money than this. - I must find more work.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- She saved her money - and worked hard for six years.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- Then, in 1800, - when she was 16 years old...
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- I have enough money!
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- Mam, I've saved enough money - to buy a Bible from Thomas Charles.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- I'll walk to Bala - first thing tomorrow.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- Tomorrow? - But Bala is a long way away.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- You're a very determined girl, - Mari Jones.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33- In order to buy a Bible, Mari - had to walk a long way on her own...
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- ..from her home in Ty'n-Y-Ddol...
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- ..all the way to Bala.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- It was a long journey...
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- ..covering a distance of 50 miles, - there and back.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- But Mari went on her way - with great determination.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- I'll have a Bible in my hand soon, - so the journey will be worthwhile.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Mari walked through the fields...
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- ..across the meadows...
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- ..past the brooks...
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- ..and along the mountains.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Come on, Mari, keep going.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- She was exhausted - and her feet were sore.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Ow! My poor feet!
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- So she walked barefoot.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40- She carried on - for the rest of the day...
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- ..until finally...
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- Bala at last!
0:08:48 > 0:08:49- KNOCK ON DOOR
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- KNOCK ON DOOR- - Come in.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Good evening, Mr Charles.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- I'm Mari Jones - from Llanfihangel-Y-Pennant.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02- Llanfihangel-Y-Pennant? How did you - get here and how can I help?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- I walked every step of the way, sir, - to buy a Bible.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- But all the Bibles - have been sold, dear Mari.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- They've all been sold?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- Mari started to cry...
0:09:17 > 0:09:23- ..thinking there was no Bible for - her, after she had waited so long.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Dry your tears, dear Mari. - Don't you worry.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- I kept this Bible for a friend - but you can have it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- As a gift.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- A Bible as a gift? - Thank you, Mr Charles.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- Thank you, thank you, thank you.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Thank you, thank you, thank you.- - You're welcome, dearest Mari.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50- Mari was delighted - and she treasured her Bible.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- Goodness me!
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Where have you been? - We've been waiting for you.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- The story is almost over.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07- What are you doing?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- What are you doing?- - Visiting Mari Jones's grave.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- Mari Jones died in 1864...
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- ..aged 82.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Mari Jones's name - is still famous all over the world.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- What's that in your hand?
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- The Bible.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- Just like the one Mari Jones had.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Yes, perhaps so.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- A Bible - for all the people of the world.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- # On the slopes of Cader Idris
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- # A long time ago
0:10:49 > 0:10:54- # Mari Jones lived in poverty - at Ty'n-Y-Ddol cottage
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- # Life there was hard
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- # And money was tight
0:11:00 > 0:11:06- # But Mari worked hard all day - without complaining at all
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- # "I'd like my own Bible"
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- # Said Mari one day
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- # My own Welsh-language Bible
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- # It contains many stories
0:11:19 > 0:11:24- # So she started saving her money - and worked very long hours
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- # And then after six years
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- # She started on her journey
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- # She walked all the way to Bala
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- # Without shoes on her feet
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- # But she went to get a Bible
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- # From Thomas Charles himself
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- # She walked every step to Bala
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- # She was completely worn out
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- # Her feet and body ached, - but her spirit was on fire
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- # She finally got her Bible
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- # Many years ago
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- # Now we remember Mari
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- # From Ty'n-Y-Ddol cottage
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- # The determined little girl
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- # Who set out on a long journey
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- # All the way to Bala
0:12:17 > 0:12:22- # To receive a Bible - in her mother tongue #
0:12:24 > 0:12:24- .