0:00:21 > 0:00:25This story belongs to Georgia and her daddy Damian.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32It's a tiny tale about the things Damian used to do.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Now it's time for him to share his memories,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44and take Georgia on a journey of discovery.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Georgia is packing her bag
0:00:52 > 0:00:55because Daddy Damian is going to take her on holiday
0:00:55 > 0:00:58to visit a very special place.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Where are we going on holiday, Daddy?
0:01:01 > 0:01:03We're going to Scotland, Georgia.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- Do you remember I told you that Daddy was born there?- Yes.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10We're going to the place where my family comes from
0:01:10 > 0:01:12and we're going to need to take this.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- That's a very big key.- Well, it's a big key for a big door.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20When I was growing up, my family and I were very lucky
0:01:20 > 0:01:23to live in a beautiful castle in Scotland.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Wow, are we going back to the castle, Daddy?
0:01:26 > 0:01:28It's so exciting up there.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33Yes. I'll show you some of the things I used to get up to when I was a boy.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37We've got a long way to go so we better get packing.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Shall we put the key in your bag?
0:01:43 > 0:01:45And we'll need to take some wellies.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50And they talk some more about what it was like to live in a castle.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Then, they went for a walk to find out more.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58When I was little, I lived in a castle.
0:01:58 > 0:02:04This castle was built more than 300 years ago, out of pink sandstone.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08It took ten whole years to build the castle.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10When it was finished,
0:02:10 > 0:02:14they painted the date on the clock face at the front of the castle.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17There was so much space to run around inside and outside
0:02:17 > 0:02:21that we always had loads of adventures.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Daddy Damian had lots of fun growing up in the castle.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34Look at Damian and his family in these old pictures.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38When Damien was a boy, he lived in the castle with his mum and dad
0:02:38 > 0:02:40and his two big brothers and sister.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43There was so much to do in the castle.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Damien loved cycling his bike around the castle grounds.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50There was lots of room for animals at the castle,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54and Damien had lots of fun riding his pony.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58The family had a dog called Honey.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02His most favourite thing of all was to go fishing,
0:03:02 > 0:03:07and the castle had a big river which runs right through the garden.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Damien loved fishing in the river.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18A castle has many rooms.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Daddy Damian is taking Georgia into one of his favourite rooms.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26So, Georgia, this was my bedroom when I was a little boy.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Does anything look strange to you?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Yes. The fireplace.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37Was it cold in your bedroom in those days, Daddy?
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Ah, well, we didn't always have heaters and radiators
0:03:41 > 0:03:45in the olden days in the castle, so when the weather got cold
0:03:45 > 0:03:48we'd light a fire in the fireplace to keep the rooms warm.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Where are all your toys, Daddy?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53We did have some toys but in the olden days,
0:03:53 > 0:03:58we used to make up our own adventures and explore inside the house
0:03:58 > 0:04:01and outside so we'd make up our own fun.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05I'd rush around the castle pretending to be a pirate or a knight.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- Who do you like to pretend to be sometimes?- A princess.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14- Ah, that's a good choice. And where do princesses live?- In a castle.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18And here we are in a beautiful Scottish castle.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30This castle has belonged to Damian
0:04:30 > 0:04:33and Georgia's family for a very long time.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Look at this very old painting.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42It's one of Daddy Damian's relatives from a very long time ago.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Castles are very big and have lots of space and lots of rooms.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Over the years, lots of friends came to visit the castle
0:04:51 > 0:04:55and visit Damian and Georgia's family.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58They would have their dinner and sometimes,
0:04:58 > 0:05:03they would stay at night and sleep in one of the many bedrooms.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Look at this beautiful bedroom.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09This room and this bed is where a Prince stayed
0:05:09 > 0:05:12when he was visiting the castle.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Now, Georgia, one of my absolute favourite things
0:05:23 > 0:05:27that I used to love doing when I was a little boy in this castle
0:05:27 > 0:05:31was to play hide and seek with my sisters and brothers.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- Would you like to have a game? - Yes, please.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39You count to ten and I will go and hide in my favourite hiding place.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Cover your eyes.
0:05:41 > 0:05:48One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Coming to get you, ready or not!
0:05:56 > 0:05:58He's not over there.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01He's not down there.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04No, he's not there.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11He's not down there, Georgia.
0:06:19 > 0:06:25Daddy, where are you? I can't find you anywhere.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- There he is.- Here I am!
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Now, you see this is a secret passageway, Georgia.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41The wall is just an ordinary wall covered with pictures,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44and you wouldn't even know that a doorway was there
0:06:44 > 0:06:49- unless you pulled on this handle here.- Why is it here, Daddy?
0:06:49 > 0:06:53In the olden days, people would use it for the same reason I did.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55They would use it for hiding in.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59People might come to the castle who you who wanted to escape from
0:06:59 > 0:07:03and you would just duck inside this passageway and wait
0:07:03 > 0:07:05until it was safe to come out.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- I think I can hear someone. Shall we hide?- Yes!
0:07:18 > 0:07:22A castle is a fantastic place to play hide and seek,
0:07:22 > 0:07:27with its many rooms, corridors and hidden passageways.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32And now Daddy Damian is taking Georgia to visit an old friend.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Now, Georgia, behind this door is a very special lady
0:07:36 > 0:07:40and she's known me all my life ever since I was a tiny baby.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Her name is Mrs Cook
0:07:42 > 0:07:46and she's worked in the castle for as long as I can remember.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- Do you know what she does? - Mrs Cook is a cook.- That's right.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- Shall we go and see what she's cooking today?- Yes, please.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Hello, Damian. Hello, Georgia. Back for your holidays?
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Hello, Mrs Cook. Yes, we're here for our holidays.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07We can smell something delicious. What are you making?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10We're making scones today.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- Can I help mix them, please? - Yes, certainly.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17- Do you want to wash your hands? - Let's wash our hands, Georgia.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Let's roll up our sleeves.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Look at that sink. That looks really old.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Here we are. Would you like to rub it in?
0:08:30 > 0:08:35Damian, maybe you could beat some egg. There we are.
0:08:35 > 0:08:42That's really good. Isn't it? Let Daddy put the egg in.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- Shall I tip it all in there? - Yes, just in there.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Then we add some milk.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Mrs Cook the cook is a very important person in the castle.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54As well as the people who came to visit,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57lots of people worked in the castle.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Mrs Cook would be busy all day in the kitchen making sure everyone
0:09:01 > 0:09:04had something nice and tasty to eat.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- That's nine scones. Is there enough to make it ten?- Yes.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27There we are, Georgia, here's the scones I made earlier.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- Thank you, Mrs Cook.- Would you like to taste one?- Yes, please.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Those scones look yummy.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44- Thank you very much, Mrs Cook. - That's all right, Georgia.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48After eating all those delicious scones,
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Damien and Georgia need some exercise
0:09:51 > 0:09:54so they decide to climb lots of stairs
0:09:54 > 0:09:56and go to the highest point of the castle.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01So, Georgia, we had a big climb to the roof of the castle.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06- Look around. You can see for a very long way, can't you?- Yes.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11- Now we're here, we have a very special job to do.- What's that?
0:10:11 > 0:10:16- We need to hoist the castle flag. - Why do we need to hoist the flag?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18In the olden days,
0:10:18 > 0:10:22people would hoist the flag to let everyone around know they're at home.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26That was in the days before cars and telephones.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Each flag had different things on it for different families.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Shall we have a look at our family flag?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Can you tell me what's on this flag, Georgia?
0:10:38 > 0:10:46- A crown, a heart, a star and a crown.- Very good. Shall we hoist it?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Will you give me a hand?- Yes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51On the count of three... One, two, three.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Up we go.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59Damien and Georgia raise the flag all the way to the top of the pole.
0:10:59 > 0:11:05Everyone will be able to see this flag for miles and miles.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Daddy Damien and Georgia are now going to have some fun.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13They are now going to do an experiment with some eggs.
0:11:13 > 0:11:19Now, Georgia, do you know, when I was a little boy, my mother,
0:11:19 > 0:11:24your grandmother, used to tell me that if you threw an egg
0:11:24 > 0:11:29off the castle roof and it would land on the lawn, then it wouldn't break.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34- What do you think of that?- Of course eggs will break, they're fragile!
0:11:34 > 0:11:40Well, why don't we try and see if Grandma was right? I have a pen here.
0:11:40 > 0:11:47We can write a G for Georgia on your egg,
0:11:47 > 0:11:52and a D for Daddy on my egg.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Get ready and you throw first. Pick a point a long way out over there.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Go!
0:12:01 > 0:12:06- Very good.- Did it break? - We'll find out when we get there.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27- Look, Daddy, the eggs didn't break. - Grandma was right, wasn't she?- Yes.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Well, did you enjoy my story, Georgia?- Yes.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- What was your favourite bit? - Throwing the eggs off the roof.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- What was your favourite bit about the castle?- The secret passageway.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Me too. I've had such a fun day but there's one last thing
0:12:54 > 0:12:58I would love to do. That's one of my favourite things I used to do.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02It was rolling down this bank really, really fast.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- Shall we have a go? - Yes, please.- OK.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Lie down facing me.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Ready, steady, go!
0:13:19 > 0:13:21It was a dead heat, wasn't it?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30What a fun day.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35What a fabulous heap of fun.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39That was Georgia and Daddy Damian's tiny tale about the things Damian
0:13:39 > 0:13:43used to do when he was a little boy, and why he has a huge key.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Daddy Damian has shared his story with Georgia
0:13:46 > 0:13:50and now Georgia is starting her own story.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Do you know someone who has a story to share?
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