0:00:09 > 0:00:13Here they come, my two intrepid explorers,
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Charlotte and Elliot.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18I'm their great aunt Lizzie, you see.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22And I wonder which one is coming to see me today.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Ah, so it's Charlotte's turn.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Here she comes, racing to hear another tale
0:00:29 > 0:00:32from an epic adventurer.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP!
0:00:44 > 0:00:47And what wonderful adventures they were.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51So long ago and so far away.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57I collected a few souvenirs along the way.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03But my most precious possession of all
0:01:03 > 0:01:07is my extraordinary collection of teacups.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27You've still got your coat on, Charlotte. Come on,
0:01:27 > 0:01:31no time to count the clouds, we've got stories to tell.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Now...
0:01:33 > 0:01:34let's have a lovely cup of tea.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40But first we need...
0:01:40 > 0:01:42A teacup!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Which one?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01That one!
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Oh.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08The Roman Key Ring.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11What a choice, Charlotte.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13I do really love that story.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23This will be just perfect to drink now.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29So...
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- are you ready?- Ready.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Then let me tell you the story
0:02:34 > 0:02:36of Great Aunt Lizzie
0:02:36 > 0:02:39And The Adventure Of The Lost Key Ring.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Ahem.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Oh, yes, of course.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Let me tell you the story of Charlotte
0:02:45 > 0:02:48And The Adventure Of The Lost Key Ring.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52It all began long ago
0:02:52 > 0:02:54in an ancient empire
0:02:54 > 0:02:57where towns and cities of marble and gold
0:02:57 > 0:03:00nestled among the hills and fields
0:03:00 > 0:03:03in a land we now call Italy.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22After journeying for days across the Roman Empire
0:03:22 > 0:03:26with its beautiful basilicas and magnificent mosaics,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Charlotte found herself in...
0:03:28 > 0:03:33the cool morning shade of a grand street.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37The breeze was rich with the aroma of freshly baked bread.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Charlotte followed her nose
0:03:39 > 0:03:42in search of the source of the tasty smell.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46That's the last two. All baked and done for today.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47That's great, Atticus.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I think I'll just pop over and pay the miller -
0:03:50 > 0:03:52I don't like owing money for flour.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55You do that and I'll have a 10-minute rest.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00O-o-oh.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Mm-hm.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I need the money, Atticus.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10We owe them more this week because of the Vinalia Festival.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- Oh, so we do.- So where is the key to the strongbox?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Then I can get the money to pay him.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18On my finger, where it always is.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Atticus! I don't know why you can't have an ordinary key.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29You keep losing the key ring.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30It's the latest thing in Rome.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34It's a key on a ring that you can wear. It's very clever!
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Not if you keep losing it, it's not.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Right then, I suppose we have to start to look.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Again.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Maybe it's in the backroom, like last time.- Hm.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Aren't you going to help me look?
0:04:49 > 0:04:53I would, my love, but I have the shop to watch.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Immediately, Charlotte knew how she could help.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- Excuse me, I could watch the shop for you.- Really?
0:05:01 > 0:05:06- Then you could both go and look. - Excellent idea.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- SHE SNAPS HER FINGERS - Come on, Atticus!
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Coming, my love.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Good morning.- Good morning.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Do you have any fresh loaves?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Yes, lots. These two have just come out the oven.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Oh, yes, they're still warm. Wonderful.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- They do smell delicious. I'll take them both.- Oh, great.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35I'm meeting my brother in the square, he loves fresh bread too.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43We can't find the key ring anywhere.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45What a puzzle.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48The key ring had to be somewhere.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Maybe you need to think back to when you last had the key ring.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55That's a brilliant idea!
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Atticus, when did you last have it?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I think I had it before I took it off to knead the dough
0:06:02 > 0:06:03to make the last two loaves.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- HE SNAPS HIS FINGERS - I put it right here on the table.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Well, it's not there now.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Maybe the key ring ended up in the dough while you were kneading it.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- I suppose it's possible. - Then you baked the dough.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- With the key ring inside. - The key ring must be in...
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- In the last two loaves of bread you made.- Brilliant!
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Now all we have to do is break open the loaves
0:06:30 > 0:06:32and the key will be there!
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Where are they?
0:06:36 > 0:06:40In that split second, it dawned on Charlotte what had happened.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I just sold them to a woman.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Oh, no.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Well, she can't be far.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52She said she was meeting her brother in the town square.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Without wasting a moment, Charlotte sprang into action.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00She thought getting the key ring would be as easy as pie,
0:07:00 > 0:07:05but of course it was never going to be as easy as that.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Just as Charlotte approached,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10the woman popped the last piece of bread into her mouth.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16Oh, dear! Had she just eaten the key ring along with the loaf?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Charlotte hardly dared ask.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- The loaf...- Was delicious.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23Thank goodness for that.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26The key ring must have ended up in the other loaf.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Do you still have the other one?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31No. I gave it to my brother.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33He's gone home to Rome now.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34Crumbs.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38How had a little trip to the bakery got so complicated?
0:07:38 > 0:07:43She'd watched the shop as the baker and his wife looked for the ring...
0:07:43 > 0:07:45she'd got the baker to retrace his steps
0:07:45 > 0:07:48to try to remember where he'd put it...
0:07:48 > 0:07:50she'd sold the two loaves to the woman,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54but she couldn't have known that the key ring was inside it...
0:07:54 > 0:07:58and she thought getting the key ring back from the customer
0:07:58 > 0:08:00would be a doddle. But no,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03she couldn't go back without the key ring, could she?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06There was nothing else for it
0:08:06 > 0:08:08but to set off at a rate of knots
0:08:08 > 0:08:11to Rome to find the woman's brother.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21So off went Charlotte in her old battered boots,
0:08:21 > 0:08:23she scrambled up the rugged mountain paths
0:08:23 > 0:08:25until...
0:08:25 > 0:08:27when she was almost out of breath...
0:08:27 > 0:08:29the path ran out.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37There was only one way to get to the other side.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Charlotte took a deep breath.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Safely across, she set off once more
0:09:05 > 0:09:07until there before here
0:09:07 > 0:09:10was the magnificent city of Rome.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18But there was no time to be awestruck,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Charlotte had to find that loaf.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Charlotte ran through the streets
0:09:23 > 0:09:26and soon found herself at the brother's house in Rome.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32The loaf lay untouched on the table next to the man.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35At least he hadn't eaten it.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Excuse me...
0:09:37 > 0:09:41I'm sorry to bother you, but did your sister give you that loaf?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Yes, she did. We ate hers at lunchtime.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I'm saving MINE for supper.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Charlotte wasn't at all sure how to phrase this extraordinary request,
0:09:51 > 0:09:55so she decided that honesty was the best policy.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00The baker lost his key ring and I think it may be in that loaf.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- Oh, really?- So I was wondering if I could, erm,
0:10:04 > 0:10:06break it open.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08But if you break it open now,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11it would be all dry later when I eat it for my supper.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15What a conundrum. For a moment, Charlotte was stumped.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18So she looked in her bag for a bit of inspiration
0:10:18 > 0:10:20and pulled out...
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Tweezers!
0:10:22 > 0:10:23They might work.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27If Charlotte could extract the key ring very carefully...
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- Just hold this, please. - ..it would leave the loaf intact.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33The man agreed.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35As carefully as she could,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Charlotte inserted the tweezers.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43She just about managed to get a purchase on the key ring and then...
0:10:43 > 0:10:45she pulled.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I got it!
0:10:49 > 0:10:52And my loaf is still in one piece.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Finally, Charlotte had the key ring.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56She turned it over in her hand
0:10:56 > 0:10:59and was surprised at how small it was.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02No wonder it had become hidden in the loaf.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Thank you. I'd better take it straight back to the baker.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- I hope you'll enjoy your loaf tonight.- Thank you. I will.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Bye-bye.- Bye.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Back came Charlotte in her old battered boots,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22over the plains and down the mountainside.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25She's been to Rome and back in a day,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28and all for the sake of a key ring.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31She ran into town and back to the shop
0:11:31 > 0:11:34where Charlotte arrived in triumph.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- You got it!- Well done!
0:11:36 > 0:11:39It wasn't quite as easy as I thought.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41I'll go and pay the miller in a minute.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43First, let's have some lunch.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46But as the baker broke open the loaf,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49there was yet another surprise.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Inside that loaf
0:11:51 > 0:11:53was another ring.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Your wedding ring!
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Oops. Two in one day.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- Hee-hee-hee. - Let's just eat the soup.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02Yes, let's.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07And that was that, the whole kit and caboodle.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Charlotte And The Adventure Of The Lost Key Ring.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Was that really his wedding ring in the loaf?- It was.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Thank goodness they had that loaf for lunch,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18or it might have gone forever.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20And to think, it all started
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- because his wife wanted to pay the miller for the flour.- Exactly.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Who'd have thought the key ring was in the loaf you sold to the woman.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- Who gave it to her brother. - Who was saving it for his supper.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Well, I never! Is that time already?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Come on, your mum will be here in a minute.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Your coat.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Now how did that get there?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Home time now, Charlotte.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Bye, aunt Lizzie!
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Cheery-bye, Charlotte!