0:00:20 > 0:00:22This story belongs to Lily
0:00:22 > 0:00:24and her Baba Bryn.
0:00:28 > 0:00:34It's a tiny tale about Baba Bryn's life and the things he used to do.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41That looks like fun! Giddy-up, Baba!
0:00:41 > 0:00:43LILY LAUGHS
0:00:47 > 0:00:51And now it is time for Baba Bryn to share his memories
0:00:51 > 0:00:53and take Lily on a journey of discovery.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03Lily and Baba Bryn live in a country far away called Kenya,
0:01:03 > 0:01:05which is in Africa.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11Baba means "Daddy" in Swahili, which is a language spoken in Kenya.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13They live on this great big farm,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16where they have lots and lots of horses.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20They also have lots of these special African cows
0:01:20 > 0:01:24and Lily is going to tell us who else lives there.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26This is my Mama
0:01:26 > 0:01:31and my naughty sister, Coco.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Whee!
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Lily and Coco are sisters and the best of friends.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43THEY LAUGH
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Look at this lovely place.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Lily, this is a very secret place.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04I built it specially for your mama.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Do you know why it's so special?
0:02:06 > 0:02:11Yes, cos you and Mama married here
0:02:11 > 0:02:14and I had my christening here.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19And Lily, you know when we had your christening here it was so special.
0:02:19 > 0:02:25Cos there was water full of lily pads.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- Yeah, and do you know why we had lilies?- Why?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- Because you're a Lily.- Yeah.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35What were you like, Baba, when you were a little boy?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38I was just like you, Lily, when I was a little boy.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40I loved horses.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44I grew up here on the farm and we were very, very lucky,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47because we never knew life without horses.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50And I was very lucky to be able to do Pony Club Camp.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53We would go and camp on someone's farm
0:02:53 > 0:02:56or someone's ranch in the middle of nowhere
0:02:56 > 0:02:59and we would then look after our horses
0:02:59 > 0:03:01and play lots of games
0:03:01 > 0:03:03and see all our friends
0:03:03 > 0:03:04and have so much fun.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08This old film of Pony Club Camp is from Great Britain.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11These camps happen in all parts of the world,
0:03:11 > 0:03:15just like the ones Baba Bryn went to as a boy in Kenya.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19And then, Baba Bryn talked some more
0:03:19 > 0:03:23about how their family came to live on the farm.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Grandpa George, a very long time ago, left Wales
0:03:34 > 0:03:37and he went all the way around the world,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40a very, very long way, and he ended up here,
0:03:40 > 0:03:44in East Africa, on the northern slopes of Mount Kenya,
0:03:44 > 0:03:49where he bought this beautiful farm where we live today.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51And he loved his horses.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55And he taught so many people how to ride.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Let's go and meet one of the people that Lily's Great-grandpa George
0:04:02 > 0:04:05taught to ride a very long time ago.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10This is Rose.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Jambo!
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Jambo means "hello" in Swahili.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19When Rose was a little girl like Lily,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Great-grandpa George taught her to ride.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Many years later, Rose taught Baba Bryn to ride
0:04:25 > 0:04:29and now she's teaching Lily, and Coco, too.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34Good. Right, Lily, leave your reins and hold your hands right out now.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Right out. Leave your reins.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Because Lily and Coco are still learning to ride,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41they're being led by Henry and Josh,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44who work alongside Rose and the horses.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49And good. Right, go to the top now, get your ends. That's it.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Lily's pony is called Gemini.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Coco's pony is called Sandstorm.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58All right, Lily, you can walk.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Lily's been riding since she was two years old,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05just like Baba Bryn and Mama Tara.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13This is an old photo of Mama Tara on her pony when she was only three.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Up. And right back. Right back, Coco.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Right back. Right back. That's it.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25Rose is helping the girls to learn how to balance well on their ponies.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Round the world you go, both of you.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30Right, and forward.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Thanks for the lesson, Rose.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36And, thanks to Henry and Josh for looking after the girls
0:05:36 > 0:05:40and making sure they didn't take a tumble.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Learning to ride is lots of fun.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53After the lesson,
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Lily's pony needs to be cooled down and given a good brush.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00This is called grooming.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Do you think he likes that? I think he's smiling at you, isn't he?
0:06:04 > 0:06:05That's good.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Great brushing, Lily!
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Well done, Lily. He's looking so smart now.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15(Lovely.)
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Lovely!
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Baba Bryn loved his first pony, too.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25His name was Scotty and it was given to him by Rose.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30It was a Shetland pony, a bit like the ones in this old film.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34I was as old as Coco when I had Scotty.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Scotty was such an amazing little pony
0:06:37 > 0:06:39and he was my best friend.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Baba Bryn still loves to ride ponies
0:06:46 > 0:06:49and he loves to play a sport called polo.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Polo is one of the oldest sports in the world.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01This very old picture shows people playing polo hundreds of years ago.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Two teams of players ride on ponies.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07They have to hit a ball with a stick to score goals.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12The game can be very fast and the ponies love running and turning.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Lily's Great-grandpa George used to play polo
0:07:15 > 0:07:17and so did her Grandpa Tim.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Now, Baba Bryn plays polo, too.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Here he is in these old pictures.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Baba Bryn is taking Lily
0:07:27 > 0:07:31to look at some of the things that are needed to play polo.
0:07:33 > 0:07:39- Baba.- Yeah? So, I'm going to tell you a story now, OK,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42all about our family with the polo.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47And my Grandpa George, your Great-grandpa George,
0:07:47 > 0:07:51used to play with this polo stick.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55And also, Grandpa Tim played with that polo stick.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Here's an old photo of Grandpa Tim.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00He's Baba Bryn's Daddy.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03And why does it... Oopsie!
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Why does it have this tape?
0:08:05 > 0:08:09It has the tape there so that the bottom area is protected.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- And you see the stick is made from bamboo?- Yeah.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16And this was probably made in India a long, long time ago.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20And this one is now my stick.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- And whose name has it got on it? - Baba.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27The stick has Baba's real name on it - it's Bryn.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30That's a Welsh name because, remember,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Great-grandpa George came all the way from Wales.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37And then, whose polo stick is this?
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- My naughty sister's!- No way!- Yes!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- And whose was it before?- Mine!
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- Shall we now look at the hats from a long time ago?- Yes.
0:08:46 > 0:08:52So, when Great-grandpa George and Grandpa Tim played polo,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54they used this hat.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- Do you want to try it on?- Yeah.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01That is from a long, long time ago.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- Is it comfy?- Yes.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07And this is Mama's hat.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11What does it have going round the side?
0:09:11 > 0:09:12A Masai thing.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15A Masai beading, doesn't it?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Because we're from Kenya, aren't we?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Let's try it on. And I bet you...
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Is that the nicest hat of them all?- Yeah.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- The most important part of polo is the horses, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- Shall we do three cheers for the horses? Hip, hip...- Hooray!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32BOTH: Hip, hip, hooray!
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Hip, hip...- Hooray!
0:09:37 > 0:09:41And now, Lily is going to see Baba Bryn and Mama Tara
0:09:41 > 0:09:44play a game of polo at an old polo ground.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48This is where her Grandpa Tim used to play polo, too.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54Baba Bryn is in one team and Mama Tara is in the other.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57They're lining up for what's called a throw-in.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Lily is going to throw the ball between the teams to start the game
0:10:01 > 0:10:04but Lily makes sure she stays at a safe distance.
0:10:04 > 0:10:10The teams are trying to hit the ball through the red goalposts.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11CHEERING
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Goal!
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Yes! Baba Bryn's team have scored.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Mama Tara has scored, too!
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Yes, another goal for the Reds!
0:10:33 > 0:10:35APPLAUSE
0:10:37 > 0:10:40BELL RINGS
0:10:49 > 0:10:52The game is over, but which team won?
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Baba won.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- And here's your cup. - Thanks, Lily Lou.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- Mama lose, and here's your spoon. - Thanks, Lily.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07In polo, and some other sports,
0:11:07 > 0:11:11the losing team are given a wooden spoon as their prize.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13How strange!
0:11:13 > 0:11:15And now it's time for Lily
0:11:15 > 0:11:18to have some polo fun of her own with her friends.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Nice shot, Lily.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39WHISTLE BLOWS
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Well done, Clinton! What a goal!
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- Come on, Lily!- Come on, Lily!
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Come on!- Go, Lily! Go, Lily!
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Well done, Lily.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55WHISTLE BLOWS
0:11:55 > 0:11:57THEY CHEER
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Better luck next time, Lily.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17And now the whole family are off
0:12:17 > 0:12:20for a lovely ride round the farm together.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27There's plenty to see on the way.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30COWS MOO
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Wow, those birds look like they're on trampolines.
0:12:48 > 0:12:54Baba Bryn and Lily have come back to the house with Coral, the dog.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Thank you, Baba, for a lovely day.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58My pleasure, Lily.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02We did so many different things. Can you remember everything we did?
0:13:02 > 0:13:07We went to Rose's and had all of our riding lessons.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12And I groomed my pony.
0:13:12 > 0:13:19And I tried on my Grandpa George's polo hat.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22We watched Baba and Mama play polo
0:13:22 > 0:13:24and I rang the bell.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And we all went round the farm for a ride.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30And so, what was your most favourite part?
0:13:30 > 0:13:34Having a lesson with Rose.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38And I loved having special time with you.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45What a fabulous heap of fun.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48That was Lily and her Baba Bryn's tiny tale
0:13:48 > 0:13:53about the things Baba Bryn used to do and his love of ponies.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Now Baba Bryn has shared his story with Lily,
0:13:56 > 0:14:00it's time for a Lily to start her own story.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Do you know someone who has a story to share?