0:00:09 > 0:00:11# Katie Morag
0:00:11 > 0:00:13# Run 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 > 0:00:19# Katie Morag
0:00:19 > 0:00:22# Run away across the ocean
0:00:22 > 0:00:24# Katie Morag
0:00:24 > 0:00:26# Over the seat to Struay. #
0:00:31 > 0:00:35'My name is Katie Morag McColl and I live on the island of Struay.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39'I suppose it's quite wee, but it's ginormous to me,
0:00:39 > 0:00:40'and everyone looks out for me
0:00:40 > 0:00:44'when I'm out and about having my adventures.'
0:00:44 > 0:00:46# Katie Morag. #
0:00:46 > 0:00:50My teacher, Mr Mackie, loves giving us projects.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52And the latest one sounded really fun.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55He wanted everyone in the class to draw a family tree,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58with a different branch for each of our relations.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02I thought it would be simple, but that was before I started.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I knew all the easy ones, like grannies and grandads
0:01:04 > 0:01:06and big boy cousins.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09But there are other people, whose names I just couldn't remember.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12What I really needed was some help.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Katie Morag? There's a letter here for Granny Island,
0:01:15 > 0:01:16from Australia.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Will you take it over for me?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21And Granny Island was the perfect person to help me.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Oh-ho-ho-ho, yes! I remember.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Och, you and Issy were so sweet.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Always playing together.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Hello, Granny Island.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39I got a let...ter for you, all the way from Australia.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Oh, well. It's probably from my cousin, Elspeth.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45This must be Katie Morag.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Oh, Katie Morag, this is Donald John Cameron,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52he used to live on Struay a long, long time ago.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Delighted to meet ya.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57You don't sound like you're from Struay.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Ah, that's because I left when I was, er, about your age.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05We went to live in Canada, in a town called Vancouver.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Oh, I remember us all saying goodbye to you at the pier.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Oh, what's that you're carrying, Katie Morag?
0:02:12 > 0:02:13'I didn't really want to show it,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17'because so far, my family tree only went as far as Struay,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19'which wasn't very far at all.'
0:02:19 > 0:02:20Oh? Rather not, eh?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26KATIE SIGHS We're doing a family tree for school.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Oh, now, would you look at that!
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Donald John has come all the way from Canada
0:02:33 > 0:02:35to do exactly the same thing!
0:02:35 > 0:02:38He wants to find out all about his ancestors.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Mine's not very good.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44I don't have anyone on it from Australia, or Canada.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Well, let's see if we can find somebody else to add to it,
0:02:47 > 0:02:48shall we?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Granny Island knew so much about our families,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I don't know how she managed to remember it all.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Before I knew it, my family tree was a family forest.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Are all these people related to me?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03And that's only the half of it!
0:03:03 > 0:03:09I forgot to give Katie Morag the new glow plug for your tractor.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10Issy!
0:03:10 > 0:03:12I'd know that face anywhere.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Donald John?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Why, is it really you?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18He's just arrived over from Canada.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24You look well, Issy! As bonny as ever.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Your mum and Donald John went to the same primary school.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31She cried for a week after he left for Canada.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Er, that will do, Mum.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36A week? I cried for a month, ha-ha!
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Oh, well, you must come over and have tea with us
0:03:40 > 0:03:42and meet Peter and the rest of the family.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44That would be nice.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47So, er, I guess I'd better get going.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48Nice to see you, Issy.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51OK, Don-Joe.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58You could have warned me!
0:04:01 > 0:04:04LAUGHTER 'I love it when people come for tea,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07'Because Dad always serves up a yummy-licious spread.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11'But this particular tea-time was a little different.'
0:04:11 > 0:04:14It's not polite to stare, Katie Morag.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17(But your hair's gone all funny!) 'And it wasn't just her hair.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20'Mr Cameron kept making jokes and Mum kept laughing at them.'
0:04:20 > 0:04:23What do you call a sheep with no head and no legs?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- A cloud!- Ha-ha-ha!
0:04:25 > 0:04:28'Even ones that weren't funny!'
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Hey! Don-Joe should come camping with us up
0:04:32 > 0:04:34at Lobster Point tomorrow!
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- Oh, no, I don't want to intrude. - Fair enough!- No, really, it's f...
0:04:38 > 0:04:41No, really. We go up there quite a lot, don't we, Peter?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43It's our favourite camping place.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Well, if you're sure?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I was going to take a hiking trip up there as part of my family research.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00'Even Dad started acting weirdly.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02'I couldn't work out WHY he wanted to dress up,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05'he's absolutely fine the way he is.'
0:05:05 > 0:05:08What do you think?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11That bad, eh?
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Back in a minute.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Er, No!
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Isabel?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58'And we charged through the woods...'
0:05:58 > 0:06:00ISOBEL LAUGHS
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- 'Ah, and see over there?'- 'Uh-huh.'
0:06:02 > 0:06:04'That's where we go.'
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Everything all right, Peter?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Only I couldn't help noticing a familiar fragrance,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26something fresh with a hint of mystery!
0:06:28 > 0:06:31And would that be a groovy new shirt you're wearing?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33You think it's groovy?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Is there something you want to tell me?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Isobel's friend, Donald John.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Ah, yes.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46He's very nice, and all,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50but he keeps going on about the big company he runs in Vancouver
0:06:50 > 0:06:54and his fancy boat and all the countries he's visited.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55And?
0:06:56 > 0:07:02And here I am, still living on Struay, still running a shop.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05I know plenty of people who took the fast lane,
0:07:05 > 0:07:10ended up living the high life in Inveraray and Oban.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15These places burn a man out by the time he's 50!
0:07:15 > 0:07:21You're far better off here in Struay where the air is sharp
0:07:21 > 0:07:25and the water's fresh and folk can hear themselves thinking.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28I'm not sure that Isobel would agree.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Of course she would agree, man.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34She's got everything a person could need.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35You reckon?
0:07:35 > 0:07:41She's got you and your little family and all of us.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44That's far better than any fancy big boat.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51BABY SQUALLS
0:07:57 > 0:08:00'Donald John said he wanted to go surfing.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02'And Dad said he would go, too.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04'He'd never done it before,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07'but he reckoned it wouldn't be that hard to learn.'
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Never mind, Peter. It just takes a little bit of practice.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22'It was all a bit peculiar. But if I didn't know better,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26'I'd even say that Dad was pretending to be someone else.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31'I don't think I'll ever understand grown-ups.'
0:08:31 > 0:08:32Would you like a match?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35No, thank you.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36Are you sure?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I said no, thank you!
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Ahh!
0:08:42 > 0:08:44'After we had supper,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47'Dad and Mr Cameron had a look at the old ruined croft.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52'It looked to me like Mr Cameron was sad about something.'
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I always imagined I'd come back here one day,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57rebuild this place and settle down.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Rebuild this place?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Get married, raise a family.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Why would you rebuild THIS place?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Eh? Well, because it belonged to my family.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- No, it didn't.- Sure it did.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12It belonged to my great-great-grandfather.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15It belonged to MY great-great-grandfather.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Everyone knows that.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Afraid you're mistaken there.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20Er, afraid I'm not.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- You are.- I'm not.- You are.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- Not.- You are.- I'm NOT!- You are...
0:09:26 > 0:09:28'And on and on they went, until it was nearly dark.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32'I couldn't help wondering why they were arguing about something
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- 'that isn't even THERE any more.' - ..You are!- Not!
0:09:35 > 0:09:37'The next day, I went along to
0:09:37 > 0:09:39'Granny Island's to finish off my family tree.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43'We even got as far back as my great-great granny,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45'Granny Two-Teeth.'
0:09:45 > 0:09:48What happened to all the rest of her teeth?
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Too much of a liking for treacle toffees, I believe.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56What's troubling you?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Do you think Dad likes Mr Cameron?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Why do you ask?
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Dad turned all weird, as if he wants to do everything Mr Cameron can do.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Ah, well, it's a funny thing, isn't it?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Sometimes when people are a bit different to us,
0:10:13 > 0:10:17it makes us feel, och, a wee bit unsettled.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Jealous, even.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22And Mr Cameron, what about him?
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Well, I think he might feel a bit the same.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Even more so, but your dad can't see that, yet.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- I thought they'd never met before. - Who?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Dad and Mr Cameron.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Oh-ho-ho! Would you look at that!
0:10:44 > 0:10:49'Mr Mackie asked Mr Cameron to come to the school to do a talk
0:10:49 > 0:10:54'on his life in Canada and about the family research he'd been doing.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56'It was really interesting.'
0:10:58 > 0:11:00And these are the ruins of a cottage
0:11:00 > 0:11:03that my great-great grandfather used to live in.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- I object! - Peter!
0:11:05 > 0:11:09That cottage belonged to MY great-great-grandfather!
0:11:09 > 0:11:10- No, it didn't!- Yes, it did!
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- No, it didn't!- Yes, it did.- Didn't!
0:11:13 > 0:11:17As a matter of fact, you're both wrong.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20And you're also both right.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Take a look at this. Katie Morag found it.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28You see, Peter's great-grandfather
0:11:28 > 0:11:32and Donald John's great-grandfather were brothers.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Now, that means that the great-great-grandfather
0:11:35 > 0:11:37was the exact same person!
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Which means...
0:11:41 > 0:11:42We're cousins!
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Second cousins! Four times removed, actually.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47But who's counting.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51This is amazing.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07There are not many places on Earth as beautiful
0:12:07 > 0:12:09as where we are right now.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Hmmm. I suppose I see it so often, I sometimes take it for granted.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I spent a long time looking for the next big thing, Peter.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Never satisfied with what I have, always moving, moving on.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Must get very tiring, after a while?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28I never realised until right now,
0:12:28 > 0:12:32that what I was searching for wasn't in front of me,
0:12:32 > 0:12:33it was behind me.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37My perfect childhood, right here, on this island.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I suppose I got lucky.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Peter! Can you come and read Liam his bedtime story?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45OK, sweetheart.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Well, here's to good fortune.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50Long may it continue.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Slainte!
0:12:53 > 0:12:57'Eventually, the time came to say goodbye to Donald John.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00'Or, cousin Don-Joe, as we call him now.'
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Bye, little Issy.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08And it was really great to meet you and the little 'uns, Katie Morag.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Until next we meet.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15You know, I'm really sorry to be leaving this place.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17But it won't go so long until I'm back.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20'So everyone was happy.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23'Mum was happy because she had found her childhood friend again.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27'Dad was happy because he had an interesting new cousin,
0:13:27 > 0:13:29'though he said he wouldn't swap lives with him
0:13:29 > 0:13:31'for all the porridge in Portree.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34'That night, Sacha, Agnes and me
0:13:34 > 0:13:37'got a giant map and stuck our names in all the different places
0:13:37 > 0:13:41'our relations lived, and we nearly ran out off flags!
0:13:41 > 0:13:43'And that was just the ones we knew about.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48'Struay may only be a little place,
0:13:48 > 0:13:52'but our family trees cover the whole, entire world.'