Red Squirrels Gudrun: The Viking Princess

A thousand years ago, in the wild lands of the North,

lived a special little girl.

The trees and animals of the forest were her friends and playmates.

Now travel back in time to join her games.

Come and explore the wild with Gudrun the Viking Princess.

Autumn has arrived in the land of the Vikings.

It's time to stop playing, Gudrun, and get to work.

Your father will teach you how to collect wild food

for the Viking feast.

Though the trees are still green,

the fruits of the forest are ripe for collecting.

Look, Gudrun, these are the nuts of a wild hazel tree.

See if you can collect a full basket before sundown.

Don't venture too far from your father, Gudrun.

He'll be waiting by the forest edge.

That's it, Gudrun.

The nuts are scattered far and near beneath the trees.

But someone is watching your every move.

Red squirrels.

They can move through the forest so quickly, so secretly...

..with short, sharp claws to grip...

..and a waving tail for balance.

Perhaps you haven't noticed them, Gudrun.

Are you sure you should be taking a nap?

The squirrels have mischief on their mind.

Hazelnuts are a red squirrel's favourite food.

More and more are coming to the basket.

But where are they taking the nuts?

Yes, Gudrun, it's time to wake up.

Oh, no! The nuts!

Every single one has gone.

What will you tell your father, the King?

These are the thieves, Gudrun, the red squirrels.

But, look, Viking Princess, they're not eating the nuts,

they're burying them for the long, hard winter ahead.

That's it, put the last few nuts out for the squirrels.

There are other things we can eat for our feast.

You've learned to share food with the animals of the forest.

That's the way for a true princess of the Vikings.