0:00:09 > 0:00:11# Katie Morag
0:00:11 > 0:00:13# Far away across the ocean
0:00:13 > 0:00:15# Katie Morag
0:00:15 > 0:00:18# Over the sea to Struay
0:00:18 > 0:00:20# Katie Morag
0:00:20 > 0:00:22# Far away across the ocean
0:00:22 > 0:00:24# Katie Morag
0:00:24 > 0:00:26# Over the sea to Struay. #
0:00:33 > 0:00:38My name is Katie Morag McColl and I live on the island of Struay.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41I suppose it's quite wee, but it's ginormous to me and
0:00:41 > 0:00:46everyone looks out for me when I'm out and about having my adventures.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50This is where I live with my family.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52My mum and dad run the shop and post office.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56This is the bedroom I share with my brother Liam.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59My mum says it's an absolute midden!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02This is the croft where Grannie Island lives
0:01:02 > 0:01:04with her animals and hens.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08This is the Redburn Bridge where I play poohsticks.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10STICK SPLASHES
0:01:10 > 0:01:13And I think it's the best place in the whole entire world
0:01:13 > 0:01:17and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21# Katie Morag. #
0:01:22 > 0:01:28Every day's special here on Struay, but Friday's my absolute favourite.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32That's because Friday is Baking Day, and if you sniff really hard,
0:01:32 > 0:01:33SHE SNIFFS
0:01:33 > 0:01:38you can smell all the goodies people are making for the weekend.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42Neilly Beag bakes meringues as big as a baby's head.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47Mrs Baxter always bakes delicious strawberry tarts.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51And the Nurse's jammy doughnuts are just fabbydo.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Dad normally bakes clootie dumpling,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57but he'd gone to Glasgow for a couple of days.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- That's your breakfast on the table. - Thanks, Mum.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03And Mum doesn't really like cooking.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Anybody in?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11'But there is one thing that she makes really well,
0:02:11 > 0:02:16'and it happens to be my favourite - jelly and ice cream,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19'especially when it's covered in sprinkles.'
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- I hear the new teacher's paying you a visit.- Aye, that's right.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27- They're coming over next Friday. - Oh, his wife said it was today.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29She must have got mixed up.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32I suppose you'll be giving them something fancy.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35I...wouldn't have thought so.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37You do know she's a pastiche!
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- A what?- A pastiche,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45one of those that makes the fancy pastries and cakes.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- Well, she's written books on it and everything.- Oh! A patissier.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52A pastry chef.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57I didn't know that. No! Ugh, well. Peter will be home by then.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59He's the baker in the family.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Well, that's me.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- I'll see you later.- Bye.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12Well, that's funny, Mrs Mackie getting her dates mixed up.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14They definitely said...
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Oh, no!- What's wrong?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21It's today.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24SHE GASPS They're coming today.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27What on earth am I going to make them?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Jelly and ice cream.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30I don't think so.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Icing sugar...
0:03:36 > 0:03:38tea...
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Ah!
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Here we are.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Cake mix.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48It seems fairly easy.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Couldn't we just have jelly and ice cream too?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55She's a pastry chef, Katie Morag.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59You don't give pastry chefs jelly and ice cream.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Not even with sprinkles?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Not even with sprinkles.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I ran straight home after school that day.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I couldn't wait to see Mum's cake.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Hi, Mum. Is it ready yet?
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- Just making the icing. - Mum! You forgot to...
0:04:27 > 0:04:29put the lid on.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34'I thought it was a pity not to have icing,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38'but Mum said it was a blessing in disguise.'
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Ugh! Icing sugar's old-fashioned.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Mrs Mackie probably uses organic tofu on her cakes
0:04:44 > 0:04:47or grated yam root.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50'I wasn't sure what either of those things were,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53'but I hoped we didn't have them in the fridge.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55'They sounded horrible.'
0:04:55 > 0:04:59At least we've still got the cake.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Oh, no! FIRE ALARM:- Fire!
0:05:01 > 0:05:03FIRE ALARM BEEPS
0:05:03 > 0:05:05MUM COUGHS
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Keep wafting! Keep wafting!
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- FIRE ALARM:- Fire!
0:05:08 > 0:05:11MUM COUGHS Window!
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Oh! SHE SIGHS
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Oh, great! Everything's ruined!
0:05:16 > 0:05:20They're coming for their tea and I've nothing to give them.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22How about jelly and ice cream?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26You're right. Check the freezer.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Sardines, tinned tomatoes, horseradish...
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Ah! Jelly!
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Anything?
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Ice cream. - Jelly and ice cream it is, then.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42OK.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Now, this takes an hour to set.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46They'll be here in 45 minutes...
0:05:46 > 0:05:50I need more time. You'll have to hold them back a little.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51How am I going to do that?
0:05:51 > 0:05:56I don't know. Distract them. Use your imagination.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Think of it as a special mission.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08Now, if there's one thing I have a lot of, it's imagination.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11A little bit too much according to some people,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14but I always knew it would come in handy one day.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I just had to think up a plan.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20Katie Morag, I've just made the best meringues ever.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Can't today, Neilly Beag. I'm on a special mission.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27'I always pop by Mrs Baxter's on Baking Day.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29'She likes me to try out her strawberry tarts.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32'It was one of my good deeds.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36'I hated to disappoint her, but Mum was relying on me.'
0:06:39 > 0:06:42By the time I got to the Nurse's house,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45the whole special mission thing had started to seem
0:06:45 > 0:06:47like a really bad idea.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50If I didn't have some of her jammy doughnuts,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54she'd eat them all herself and that couldn't be good for her!
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Hello there. We were just heading over to your house.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I thought I'd come and meet you in case you got lost.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13That's very kind of you.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- So, how are you liking Struay? - I love it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Have you seen all the sights? - Some of them.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23How about the lighthouse? We could pop by now, if you like.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26I was up there yesterday.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Bonnie Loch, then. It really is bonnie.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I know. We went fishing there last week.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33'She'd hardly arrived on the island
0:07:33 > 0:07:36'and she'd already been round it twice.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39'It seemed like my plan wasn't working.'
0:07:39 > 0:07:41How about the Giant Footsteps?
0:07:41 > 0:07:44They're real footsteps made by real big giants.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Well, I haven't seen that.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Well, we don't want to keep your mum waiting now, do we?
0:07:59 > 0:08:03I couldn't get them to do anything. They wouldn't even play poohsticks.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Just one go, please. I'll give you a head start.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09We're late already, Katie Morag.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11STICKS SPLASH
0:08:16 > 0:08:17Come on, slow coach!
0:08:17 > 0:08:19'But I wasn't going slowly enough.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22'If I didn't think of something quickly,
0:08:22 > 0:08:25'they'd be drinking our jelly through a straw.'
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Of course! The best thing wouldn't take much time at all.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30It's right here.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32What's that, then?
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Neilly Beag's unusually shaped vegetables.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38His what?!
0:08:38 > 0:08:39Better see for yourself.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45My what?
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Don't you remember the carrot that looked like Grannie Island?
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- Oh, aye.- And the spud that had the two little feet?
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Och, that was a long time ago, Katie Morag.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- And a man's got to eat.- Oh, well. Not to worry.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Wait!
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Do you not have ANY left?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Well, I suppose I could take a wee look.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11We really should be going.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Next time, maybe.- Aye.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Cheerio, then, and thanks again.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18Here, here...
0:09:20 > 0:09:21What's going on?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23They're staying for tea.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- But I thought your dad was in Glasgow.- Mum's cooking.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Oh.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34- Oh, dear.- We were going to have jelly, but it's not ready yet.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50VOICES INAUDIBLE
0:10:01 > 0:10:03VOICES INAUDIBLE
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Stop!
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Have you seen the Five Sisters?
0:10:22 > 0:10:27- Well, they're kind of hard to miss. - Do you know their names?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- Oh, I'm afraid I don't. - I'll teach you them.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35It's easier to see from up here.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Those two on the right are Ben More and Ben Bog.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44The ones on the left are Ben Hur and Ben Beag.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- Got it.- But can you guess what the in-between one's called?
0:10:50 > 0:10:51I'm afraid I can't.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Ben In-between.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Well, I suppose that makes sense.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Well, come on, you two. We're late.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13KNOCKS AT DOOR
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Hello! How lovely to see you.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- Sorry we're late.- Are you?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40I didn't even notice. I hope you're hungry.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Oh, starving!
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Oh, well, that's perfect. I hear you're a pastry chef.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Years ago. I only cook for fun now. - MUM LAUGHS
0:11:50 > 0:11:55Oh, me too. In fact, I've gone for the fun theme this evening.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57How exciting!
0:11:57 > 0:11:59I hope you don't mind j...
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Oh! Oh, wonderful!
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Those meringues look set to float.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13And those tarts, they're a work of art.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16And what are these?
0:12:16 > 0:12:17A miracle?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21SHE SNIFFS DEEPLY
0:12:21 > 0:12:22SHE SIGHS
0:12:22 > 0:12:25They're super sticky jammy doughnuts.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27I'll be wanting the recipe.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29So will I.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Sorry?- I said, "Aye."
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Hang on a minute.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- What's wrong? - Have you been talking to someone?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- I...what...?- Look, James.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Jelly and ice cream! I can't remember the last time I had it,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48but it's my absolute all-time favourite.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52And sprinkles too. How on earth did you know?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Oh! Lucky guess.- Lucky for me!
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Oh, do you mind?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Be my guest.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13So, that's how all those goodies had got there.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15It wasn't a miracle after all,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19just the nicest neighbours in the whole wide world.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Mum was in such a good mood, she said we could have
0:13:26 > 0:13:28any bedtime treat we wanted
0:13:28 > 0:13:31and you can guess what we asked for.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34Night, night, my darling.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38She said today had reminded her that the simplest things
0:13:38 > 0:13:40in life are usually the best.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I'm not completely sure what she meant,
0:13:43 > 0:13:47but I think it's just a fancy grown-up way of saying,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49"Everybody likes jelly and ice cream."