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0:00:51 > 0:00:54- Have you been - for a walk up the hillside?
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- It's a wonderful place to be.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01- You'll see all kinds of plants - and hedgerows...
0:01:01 > 0:01:06- ..and little creatures playing - happily as you walk along the paths.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11- Have you ever wondered - why everything is so beautiful...
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- ..and from where - did those paths come?
0:01:14 > 0:01:19- I've never seen people up there - laying paths - have you?
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- No. I didn't think you had.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27- In Wales, we have hill fairies.
0:01:41 > 0:01:47- Now then, every type of fairy - is busy, as we all know.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- The busiest are the hill fairies.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- They paint the heather - and the gorse.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- They polish the leaves - on the hedgerows.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- They devise games for all the - creatures that live on the hill.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- At the end of every day, they - scatter magic dust into the air.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- That's why the views - are so wonderful.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Then there's the marching.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- They march up and down, - up and down, to make the paths.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- They stomp their feet and sing...
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- # Up and down - every hill and mountain
0:02:29 > 0:02:30- # Always busy, never idle
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- # At the end of the day, - what do we have
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- # Paths to show you the way #
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- Of course, we never see the fairies.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- First, they're much too small.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- They're fast too, - faster than a flea.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59- When you think you've seen one, - it's gone, disappeared completely.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- If you or I see a fairy...
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- ..it loses its magic.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- A fairy without magic isn't a fairy.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- It's just a... thing.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Minci Mai was one - of Bryn Hudol's fairies.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35- She worked hard. She always had - a magic duster in her hand.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Or a pot of paint - to paint the plants.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Or a pair of hobnail shoes - to stomp a path.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- She'd sing happily all day.
0:03:44 > 0:03:50- Minci Mai was the kindest, funniest - and dearest of all the fairies.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- But she had one small problem.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- She became so excited - when she had happy thoughts...
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- ..her wings would flutter wildly - and light up.
0:04:12 > 0:04:18- One day, Queen Wanda McMigldi wanted - to talk to Minci Mai in her castle.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- "Now then, - you're a very special fairy.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31- "But we're rather worried - about your self-glowing wings.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- "We're worried - that one of the people will see you.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- "We're all OK because it's very - difficult for people to see us.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- "But on a dark night, - the slightest chink of light...
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- "..can be seen for miles - by these people."
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- "Oh, dear," replied Minci.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- Wanda McMigldi gave Minci a cuddle - with her golden wings.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- "The last thing we want...
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- "..is for you to lose your magic - and become a thing.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- "Be careful, that's all."
0:05:17 > 0:05:23- Minci Mai flew away - and thought boring, dull thoughts...
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- ..such as...
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- How about...?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- How about...?
0:05:30 > 0:05:36- No, Minci Mai couldn't think - of anything that wasn't incredible.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- In the meantime, - there was work to do.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- A new path was being created.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- She had a lot of marching - and singing to do.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- Minci Mai and Flip Flop - sang as loudly as they could.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- # Up and down - every hill and mountain
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- # Always busy, never idle
0:06:05 > 0:06:06- # At the end of the day, - what do we have
0:06:07 > 0:06:08- # Paths to show you the way
0:06:09 > 0:06:10- # Up and down - every hill and mountain
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- # Always busy, never idle... #
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- They laughed so much - that Minci's wings glowed brightly.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- "Minci's wings," - shouted all the fairies.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- "Oops!" said Minci, - as she steadied herself...
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- ..and Macsen winked at her and - made a strange noise with his nose.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- "Black clouds," - shouted the leader of the marchers.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- "Rain on the way - with possible thunder.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- "Back to your homes."
0:06:52 > 0:06:57- Fairies can't work in the rain. - They hide away in the shadows.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- Minci Mai turned to Macsen - and said...
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- .."We can't stop working. - The path isn't ready."
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- Macsen Flip Flop replied, - "It's OK, we'll finish it tomorrow."
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- "But I saw a family of people - climbing the hill earlier.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- "How will they find their way back? - It's getting darker too.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- "This isn't right."
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- She was so worried - about the little family...
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- ..that her wings - were rigid and dark.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50- There was a mother, a father, - a little girl called Leusa...
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- ..and a baby boy called Beni.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- How would they reach home - without a path to follow?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- As the dark clouds became thicker...
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- ..the sky became darker and darker.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- "I'm going to help them," squeaked - Minci as she fluttered her wings.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- "No, Minci, no," pleaded Macsen...
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- .."You'll lose your magic - and you'll become just a thing.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Too late.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Minci had caught up - with Mam, Dad, Leusa and Beni.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- She saw them on the hill.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- They looked very concerned.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- She could hear Dad saying...
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- .."The path stops here. - It's too dark to find our way back."
0:08:40 > 0:08:46- Minci could see that Mam and - the children were very frightened.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- Minci tried to think - the most wonderful thoughts.
0:08:50 > 0:08:56- She thought of flowers, Christmas, - the seaside and Macsen Flip Flop.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- Everything that made her happy - and excited.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Her wings started fluttering wildly.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- She flew towards the family and - fluttered right in front of them.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- Her wings glowed brightly.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- "Look!" said Dad.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- "Look at the bright light. - It's showing us the way."
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Slowly, - they followed Minci's light...
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- ..until they were safe - at the foot of the hill.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- As soon as they reached there, - the light disappeared.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Nothing.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- Minci Mai woke up in a soft bed...
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- ..in a luxurious room - full of gold and silver.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- She felt terrible.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- She was cold and shivering.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- As her eyes slowly opened - and focused...
0:10:00 > 0:10:05- ..she saw Queen Wanda and Macsen - standing by her bed.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- "You're back," said the Queen.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- "We were so worried about you.
0:10:13 > 0:10:19- "You were so brave leading those - people down safely," said Macsen.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- "Am I a thing now?" asked Minci Mai.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- The Queen replied...
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- .."Normally, you would be.
0:10:29 > 0:10:35- "If a fairy is seen by a person - because she has been careless...
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- "..well, yes, she would be a thing.
0:10:41 > 0:10:47- "But what you did was - not only brave, but very kind too.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52- "It means that you now have - twice as much magic as you had."
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- Minci Mai was so happy.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- The next time you walk up the hill - where you live...
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- ..look at the purple heather - and the yellow gorse...
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- ..and the shiny leaves - on the hedgerows.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13- And the paths, of course.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- You'll know that the fairies - have been hard at work.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24- On a quiet night, you might see - a small light in the distance...
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- ..and we all know who that is, - don't we?
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