Red Squirrels

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0:00:02 > 0:00:05A thousand years ago, in the wild lands of the North,

0:00:05 > 0:00:07lived a special little girl.

0:00:09 > 0:00:14The trees and animals of the forest were her friends and playmates.

0:00:14 > 0:00:19Now travel back in time to join her games.

0:00:19 > 0:00:24Come and explore the wild with Gudrun the Viking Princess.

0:00:38 > 0:00:42Autumn has arrived in the land of the Vikings.

0:00:51 > 0:00:55It's time to stop playing, Gudrun, and get to work.

0:01:00 > 0:01:03Your father will teach you how to collect wild food

0:01:03 > 0:01:05for the Viking feast.

0:01:08 > 0:01:10Though the trees are still green,

0:01:10 > 0:01:13the fruits of the forest are ripe for collecting.

0:01:16 > 0:01:20Look, Gudrun, these are the nuts of a wild hazel tree.

0:01:27 > 0:01:31See if you can collect a full basket before sundown.

0:01:34 > 0:01:37Don't venture too far from your father, Gudrun.

0:01:37 > 0:01:40He'll be waiting by the forest edge.

0:01:47 > 0:01:48That's it, Gudrun.

0:01:48 > 0:01:51The nuts are scattered far and near beneath the trees.

0:01:53 > 0:01:56But someone is watching your every move.

0:02:17 > 0:02:19Red squirrels.

0:02:23 > 0:02:28They can move through the forest so quickly, so secretly...

0:02:33 > 0:02:35..with short, sharp claws to grip...

0:02:37 > 0:02:40..and a waving tail for balance.

0:02:42 > 0:02:44Perhaps you haven't noticed them, Gudrun.

0:02:44 > 0:02:47Are you sure you should be taking a nap?

0:02:54 > 0:02:58The squirrels have mischief on their mind.

0:03:18 > 0:03:21Hazelnuts are a red squirrel's favourite food.

0:03:29 > 0:03:32More and more are coming to the basket.

0:03:37 > 0:03:39But where are they taking the nuts?

0:03:49 > 0:03:52Yes, Gudrun, it's time to wake up.

0:03:55 > 0:03:57Oh, no! The nuts!

0:03:58 > 0:04:01Every single one has gone.

0:04:02 > 0:04:04What will you tell your father, the King?

0:04:16 > 0:04:21These are the thieves, Gudrun, the red squirrels.

0:04:24 > 0:04:27But, look, Viking Princess, they're not eating the nuts,

0:04:27 > 0:04:31they're burying them for the long, hard winter ahead.

0:04:34 > 0:04:39That's it, put the last few nuts out for the squirrels.

0:04:39 > 0:04:42There are other things we can eat for our feast.

0:04:44 > 0:04:49You've learned to share food with the animals of the forest.

0:04:49 > 0:04:54That's the way for a true princess of the Vikings.