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 turn.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27Here she comes,
0:00:27 > 0:00:29racing to hear another tale
0:00:29 > 0:00:32from an epic adventurer.
0:00:32 > 0:00:33TAP! TAP! TAP!
0:00:44 > 0:00:47And what wonderful adventures they were.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49So long ago
0:00:49 > 0:00:51and so far away.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57I collected a few souvenirs along the way.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04But my most precious possession of all
0:01:04 > 0:01:06is my extraordinary collection
0:01:06 > 0:01:08of teacups.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26You've still got your coat on, Charlotte. Come on.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31No time to count the clouds, we've got stories to tell.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Now...
0:01:32 > 0:01:35let's have a lovely cup of tea.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40But first we need...
0:01:40 > 0:01:41A teacup!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Which one?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01That one.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Oh.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06The Wooden Horse.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08What a choice, Charlotte.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11I do really love that story.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20This will be just perfect to drink now.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26So...
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- are you ready?- Ready.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Then let me tell you the story...
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Of Great Aunt Lizzie
0:02:34 > 0:02:37And The Adventure Of The Wooden Horse.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39A-ahem.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Oh, yes, of course.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Let me tell you the story of Charlotte
0:02:44 > 0:02:46And The Adventure Of The Wooden Horse.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48It all began
0:02:48 > 0:02:50long, long ago
0:02:50 > 0:02:52in ancient Egypt
0:02:52 > 0:02:54where towering pyramids
0:02:54 > 0:02:57and gigantic limestone statues
0:02:57 > 0:03:00graced the golden sand dunes.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23After travelling for days in the golden desert kingdom,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Charlotte came to a small town.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31At the end of a sandy alley lined with little houses,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33there was a hidden courtyard,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35or was it a workshop?
0:03:36 > 0:03:40In the middle, there was a carpenter's bench
0:03:40 > 0:03:43and two people were deep in conversation.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46What about some chairs for the living room?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49I just made some new ones with the finest cedar wood.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52They are absolutely beautiful and very comfortable.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55No, I'm sorry, Neterkerti,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58but we love the ones you made us a couple of years ago.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- What about a new table, then? - We love the last one you made us.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05What about your brother? Does he need any chairs or tables?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Oh, no, he's very pleased with the ones you made him.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Your mother? - She just loves your chairs.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- She's had them for ages and they still look brand-new.- Your cat?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Neterkerti, the furniture you make is just so good
0:04:18 > 0:04:20we don't need to replace it.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22If I'm not making any more furniture,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24I won't be needing any more wood.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I'd better go to the harbour and tell them.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29I'm sorry, Neterkerti, I wish I could help.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Never one to turn her back on a puzzle,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Charlotte ventured in.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Oh, hello. What can I do for you?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Are you interested in some chairs, by any chance?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Try them, they're very comfortable.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45No, I don't need any chairs.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Don't tell me,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I already made you a chair years ago
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- and you're so pleased with it you'll never replace it?- No,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56but if I ever need any chairs I'll DEFINITELY come to you.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- They look great!- Thank you.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02I'm afraid I've got no-one left to sell them to, unfortunately.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Do you make things other than chairs and tables?- Not really.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Suddenly, among a pile of old bits of wood,
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Charlotte spotted a really sweet-looking wooden horse.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19It was a beautiful handmade wooden horse toy on wheels
0:05:19 > 0:05:24the carpenter must have made that would make any child VERY happy.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26It was plain and simple
0:05:26 > 0:05:28with a fresh smell of pine trees.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- That's just rubbish and off-cuttings.- But it's amazing.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Why don't you make toy horses?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37You'll make a lot of children VERY happy.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Do they like horses?
0:05:39 > 0:05:42I think a child would love one of these.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Why not try?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Do you know what? You're right.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48I've got nothing to lose.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53A horse! A horse!
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Come and buy a beautiful horse!
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Did you say a horse?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01It's my daughter's second birthday today
0:06:01 > 0:06:04and she'd be over the moon if I got her a horse.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- What colour is it?- Light brown.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Is it a good horse?
0:06:09 > 0:06:11An excellent one.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Very firm and stable.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16How often do I have to feed it?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Er... Never.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Excellent! I'll take it!
0:06:31 > 0:06:33What...
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- ..is this?- A horse.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41I wanted a REAL horse for my daughter, not a wooden one!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44What's she going to do with a wooden horse?!
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- Play with it?- No.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49I think not.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55What a shame.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59His daughter is FAR too small for a REAL horse.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I'll try and sell it at the harbour.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05But Charlotte was not willing to give up that easily.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06I'll be right back.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Excuse me, sir!
0:07:13 > 0:07:16I think you might have made a mistake.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Your daughter is very small
0:07:17 > 0:07:21and that wooden horse you saw at the carpenter's house
0:07:21 > 0:07:24would've made a lovely present, much better than a real one.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- Real ones are quite big, you know. - Mm, that's true, they are quite big.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- And she'd have to look after it by herself.- That's true, too.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- And it eats a lot.- They do.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- And you'd have to clean up after it. - Yes.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40A wooden horse would make a perfect present.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42And it's got wheels on, too,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46so she could tie a piece of string to it and take it anywhere she likes.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Hm, you're right.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Where is it? I'll take it. - Excellent.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Now, Charlotte thought that selling the wooden horse to the man
0:07:55 > 0:07:57would be easy peasy lemon squeezy...
0:07:57 > 0:07:58Let's go and get it for you.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02..but, of course, it was NEVER going to be as easy as that.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05They hurried back to the carpenter's workshop,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07but the carpenter was gone.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Where did she say she was going?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12The harbour.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- Where is it?- On the coast. Quite a long way from here.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Oh, what a fine mess
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Charlotte had managed to get herself into this time.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23She'd stopped the carpenter
0:08:23 > 0:08:27throwing away a beautiful wooden horse with the rubbish...
0:08:27 > 0:08:30she'd persuaded the man with the little daughter
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- to buy the wooden horse... - You're right!
0:08:33 > 0:08:37..and she thought getting hold of the wooden horse would be a doddle.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42She couldn't leave the man without a birthday present for his daughter.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46There was nothing else for it
0:08:46 > 0:08:51but to set off quickly to the harbour to get the wooden horse.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59So off went Charlotte in her old battered boots.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03She crossed the desert peaks until...
0:09:03 > 0:09:06when she was almost out of breath...
0:09:06 > 0:09:08the path ran out.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18There was only one way to get to the other side.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Charlotte took a de-e-ep breath.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Safely across, Charlotte pressed on
0:09:44 > 0:09:46until, high on a hill,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48she overlooked a little harbour town.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58But there was no time to stop and stare.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Charlotte had to get that wooden horse.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Excuse me, madam,
0:10:03 > 0:10:07have you seen Neterkerti, the carpenter, by any chance?
0:10:07 > 0:10:08You just missed her.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- She came to tell me she didn't have any money to buy any wood.- Oh, no.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Do you know where she went? - I'm afraid not.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17She had a small wooden horse,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20which was going to be a present for a little girl.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Oh, what a disappointment!
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Had Charlotte come all this way for nothing?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Neterkerti could be on her way back by now.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31But something lying on the ground in the dust
0:10:31 > 0:10:33caught the wooded trader's eye.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34What's that there?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39It was the wooden horse!
0:10:39 > 0:10:42It must've fallen off Neterkerti's cart by accident.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Excuse me, can I see what it is?
0:10:46 > 0:10:50It's a wooden horse that Neterkerti made. Isn't it lovely?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53It's got wheels on, too, so you can tie a piece of string to it
0:10:53 > 0:10:55and take it anywhere you like.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Children love it.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Do you know if Neterkerti has any more?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02My children are crazy about horses.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- I don't think so, but I'm sure she can make more.- Excellent.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Tell Neterkerti I want five wooden horses just like this one.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11I'll even give her a cartload of wood.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Really? Thank you so much. I will.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Thank you. Bye.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Back came Charlotte in her old battered boots,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31over the desert peaks and down the mountainside.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38It felt like she'd been away for ages.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40She hoped she was in time.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I've got it!
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Great! You found the wooden horse!
0:11:47 > 0:11:50You must have dropped it at the harbour.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Thank you. I was beginning to think
0:11:52 > 0:11:55I'd need to find another present for my daughter's birthday.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59We've got great news for you, too. The wood delivery is on its way.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Really?! But how?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04The wood trader liked the wooden horse so much
0:12:04 > 0:12:07she asked for five more for her children
0:12:07 > 0:12:10and she said she'd send you a cartload full of wood, too.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Thank you!- You're very welcome.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Oh, you must be exhausted.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Let's all go and have a drink. - Yes, let's.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23And that was that, the whole kit and caboodle.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Charlotte And The Adventure Of The Wooden Horse.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30The wooden horse was a great present for the little girl.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33And I'm sure the wood trader's children enjoyed it, as well.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38Such a great toy. They're still making them nowadays, too, you know.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Yes, the carpenter probably made lots of them after that.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44She certainly had plenty of wood to play with.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Blow me down with a feather! Is that the time already? Come on.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Your mum will be here in a minute.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Your coat.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Now how did that get there?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Home time now, Charlotte.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Thanks, Great Aunt Lizzie!
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Cheery-bye, Charlotte.