0:00:08 > 0:00:10# Katie Morag
0:00:10 > 0:00:13# Far away across the ocean
0:00:13 > 0:00:15# Katie Morag
0:00:15 > 0:00:17# Over the sea to Struay
0:00:17 > 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 > 0:00:37My name is Katie Morag McColl and I live on the island of Struay.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41I suppose it's quite wee but it's ginormous to me.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43And everyone looks out for me
0:00:43 > 0:00:45when I'm out and about having my adventures.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50I'm not what you call an early night kind of person.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54I would much rather stay up and play but Mum makes me go to bed,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57even if I say 100 pleases.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00I don't even argue any more.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05The one bit I look forward to go is saying good night to Grannie Island.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Of course, I can't just yell out the window
0:01:08 > 0:01:10because she lives too far away.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12So we use a special code instead.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17I flash my torch right across the bay to her croft.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Then Grannie flashes me right back.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21That's strange.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28Now there weren't many things I could be absolutely totally
0:01:28 > 0:01:32sure of, but Grannie Island saying good night was one of them.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Something wasn't right and I didn't like it.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45What are you still doing up, love?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49I flashed my torch but Grannie Island didn't flash back.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- Och, she probably forgot. - She never forgets.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Well, I'm just off the phone to her and she sounded fine.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00So there's nothing to worry about, OK?
0:02:00 > 0:02:01OK.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07The next morning I couldn't stop thinking about it.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12It was just so unlike Grannie Island not to say good night.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17If it makes you feel better, we'll pop by after school and say hello.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22We could. Or we could pop round before school.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Please!
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- Come on, slow coach, we'll never get there.- Hi there!
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Look, Katie Morag!
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Grannie Island says there's treasure lying at the end of every rainbow.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Usually I try to find it but not today.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- Knock-knock.- Over here.- See, I told you she'd be absolutely fine.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Grannie!
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Oh my goodness! Are you ill?
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Och, it's nothing. I just...
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- hurt my back a wee bit. - You look terrible!
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Well, thanks very much! - What happened?
0:03:06 > 0:03:10I was fetching something off my shelf and the chair slipped.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14You need to be careful. Falls are dangerous at your age.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- It wasn't the fall that hurt.- What was it?- It was hitting the ground.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Why didn't you tell me all this when I phoned last night?
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- I didn't want to bother you. - I'll phone the nurse.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28You'll do no such thing.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I wouldn't trouble her for a wee thing.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- It's not a wee thing.- Och!
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- If you want to help, you can fetch my breakfast for me.- Fine.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- I'll make you some toast. - No, wait...
0:03:42 > 0:03:43It's nothing.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- I'll ask Mr McMaster to drive you down.- Down where?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- You are staying with us until you get better.- I am not.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- You can't stay here.- That's exactly what I'm doing. East, West...
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Home's best.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05I can't look after you here. I have a business to run.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08I'm not asking you to look after me.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Well, you can't look after yourself.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16- I will be up and about in a... Ooh!- Can I look after her?
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- Oh, sweetheart! - I am great at looking after people.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26- And what about school?- Mr Matthew won't mind.- I think he might.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29It's very kind of you to offer, Katie Morag,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31but I think your mum's right.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34So... What will we do?
0:04:34 > 0:04:38I hadn't had any brilliant ideas for almost a week.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40That really isn't like me.
0:04:40 > 0:04:47But an absolutely fantabulous one popped into my head that very moment.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49What about Granma Mainland?
0:04:49 > 0:04:54- What?- Excellent idea! - She's a proper nurse and everything.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- She would be happy to help. - I bet she would.
0:04:57 > 0:05:03- She's a very lovely person.- Well, she can go and be lovely somewhere else.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06I am not having her here bossing me around.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13I came as fast as I could.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17I was already at school by the time Granma Mainland arrived,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- but Mum said the two of them got on brilliantly.- The poor thing.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- I am not a poor thing.- It is good that she's kept her spirits up.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27That's a good sign.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- Why is she doing that? Why is she talking like I'm not here?- So...
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- How are we feeling now?- Well, I'm feeling like a piano landed on me.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39I don't know how you're feeling.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44- Though I could probably guess. - She seems a bit discombobulated.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- I was thinking that myself. - Right, now...
0:05:48 > 0:05:51I need you to roll over and let me have a look at you.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56- I'll do no such thing. - I need to check your back.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Anyone lays a hand on me, I will bite it off.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02She's trying to help.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Ooh-oh!
0:06:09 > 0:06:11SHE TUTS
0:06:11 > 0:06:14And what is that? That tutting thing.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20I need you to lie still and don't move a muscle!
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- How long for?- Until I say otherwise. - I'll die of boredom.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Let's hope not!
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Now, there is no point in us sitting around looking at her.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Where does she keep her broom? - What do you want... Ooh!
0:06:36 > 0:06:38What did I say about moving?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Now, the first rule of nursing is...
0:06:47 > 0:06:53..no job is complete until the sickroom
0:06:53 > 0:06:55is neat.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- Now, you would be as well just heading off.- You sure?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Oh, absolutely.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04We are going to be just dandy.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09SHE HUMS A TUNE
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Did you see that?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16She's absolutely loving this.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Couldn't you take her home with you?
0:07:18 > 0:07:23You are very lucky to have her. You should be grateful. I certainly am.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30ACCORDION MUSIC PLAYS
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Right. Just a few things left that I didn't know what to do with.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Well, don't do anything with them.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24If something isn't beautiful or useful,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26it has no place in your home.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Does that go for people too?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- Now, what's this?- A chair leg.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- Well, it really isn't beautiful! - No, but it's useful.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40What's it useful for?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- No?- Well, give me a second.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Recycling bin!
0:08:47 > 0:08:49SHE SIGHS
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- Beautiful or useful?- Both.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I don't think so. Bin.
0:08:57 > 0:09:03Now, just a few things left. After that I will make some lunch.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Then we can both have a wee nap.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11SHE SNORES
0:09:11 > 0:09:13CRASH!
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- Oh, my goodness!- Oh! Ooh!
0:09:16 > 0:09:20What on earth has happened?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23There must have been an earthquake.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26You were trying to get out of bed, weren't you?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Oh, aye, now I remember.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- I was trying to fetch something. - What was it?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- A shell.- A shell?
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- A special shell.- Tell me where it is and I'll fetch it for you.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47- I left it lying on that book shelf. - But I cleared that this morning.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Where did you put it?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Well... I'll go and have a look.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- What colour is it?- Shell colour.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Please don't tell me you've thrown it out.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- Of course I haven't thrown it out! - It's very special to me.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- Well, where is it then? - I'm still looking.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13I couldn't wait for school to finish.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16I was so excited to see how my two grannies got on.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19I was imagining the fun they'd have together,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23chatting about people they know, telling each other stories
0:10:23 > 0:10:27and laughing and laughing about all the things me and Liam get up to.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32Maybe Granma Mainland was even doing Grannie Island's hair.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33I'm back!
0:10:41 > 0:10:42What's happened?
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- Your grandmother has lost a shell. - It was you who lost it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- Can't we just get a new one? - I've already offered.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55I could have got hundreds of new shells.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58I don't want 100 new shells. I want that one.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00You see what I have to put up with.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- Nobody asked you to put up with anything.- Stop it, both of you!
0:11:04 > 0:11:07You are behaving like babies.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Now, it doesn't matter why her shell is so important, it just is.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Granma Mainland has made a mistake.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19She did not do it on purpose and she is very sorry, aren't you, Granma?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Yes. Yes, I am very sorry.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Now, let's go and find it.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32- And that's when I saw it... - What is it?- Katie Morag?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35The biggest, brightest, most beautiful rainbow
0:11:35 > 0:11:37I'd ever seen in my life.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Now rainbows are tricky. You think you know where the end is.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44But when you try and get there, it moves away.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48But this was the clearest rainbow I had ever seen.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51And the end of it was definitely slap bang
0:11:51 > 0:11:53on Grannie Island's compost heap.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57I've found it, I've found the treasure at the end of the rainbow!
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- Oh, thank goodness! - Oh, you clever, clever girl.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I must have thrown it out with the toast.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07I don't know how to thank you.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Why is the shell so special?
0:12:10 > 0:12:16It's... Just a shell. But it was the first thing your mum ever gave me.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Oh, Grannie.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- Ooh!- Oh, sorry, I forgot!
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Sit up.- But you told me...- Up!
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- I want you to count to three. - I would really rather not.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38- I didn't take you for a baby.- Fine. One... Two...
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- CRACK! - Oh!
0:12:42 > 0:12:50- There, now, how does that feel?- How does that feel? How does that feel?!
0:12:50 > 0:12:51Actually...
0:12:53 > 0:12:59It feels much better! That's amazing. The pain has gone.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- Just needed a little adjustment. - How did you know?
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Well, one of my many skills. I spotted it right away.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13- Well, why did you leave me stuck here like a tumshie?- Why?
0:13:13 > 0:13:18Well, I needed you out of the way so I could clear up your mess.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22You cheeky wee monkey!
0:13:22 > 0:13:24THEY BOTH LAUGH
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I've told you before how different my grannies are.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36As different as pickles and porridge.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39But in some ways, I reckon they are just the same.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41They are both really clever.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45They are both really kind and they both like to get their own way.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47And there is another thing they have in common.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I love them both very, very much.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Good night, Grannie Island.