0:00:04 > 0:00:06Here they come,
0:00:06 > 0:00:08my two intrepid explorers...
0:00:10 > 0:00:13..Charlotte and Lokesh.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15I'm their Great Aunt Lizzie, you see,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18and I wonder which one is coming to see me today.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Your turn.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Ah, so it's Lokesh.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- Hello, Lokesh. - Hello, Great Aunt Lizzie.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Once upon a time, I travelled the world
0:00:36 > 0:00:40discovering treasures from long ago and far away
0:00:40 > 0:00:42and no end of stories to remind me.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48But my most precious possession of all
0:00:48 > 0:00:51is my extraordinary collection of teacups.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Here we are. No time to count the clouds.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Let's have a nice cup of tea and a story.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15But first, we need the teacup.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18But which one?
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- That one.- Ah.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36The great discus.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Like in the Olympic Games?
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Yes.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Back in Greece thousands of years ago,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45when the Olympic Games first started.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48But this discus is even more special than that.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- How?- It belonged to a notable athlete...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Was he a champion?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57..with a very interesting story.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01So, shall I tell you the story of
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Lokesh, Exoidas and the Adventure of the Discus?
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Yes, please.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10It all began many, many years ago
0:02:10 > 0:02:13in the cities of the Greek civilisation
0:02:13 > 0:02:18spread out across the hills and islands of the Mediterranean Sea.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41After journeying for days in the high, frosty mountains,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Lokesh came down to the sun-baked lowlands
0:02:44 > 0:02:48to warm himself in a city by the sea.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52He made his way through a square and passed an arena,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55and as the space opened onto a sports field,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58a voice called out from across the way.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02There, not far from the arena,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05he could see two men on the sports field.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07But what were they doing?
0:03:11 > 0:03:18Whatever it was, it didn't seem like it was going to plan.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Did you find it, Adoni?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Where did it land?- It was in the river.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28It's a bit wet, but it'll be dry in time for the contest tonight.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Don't worry.- I've lost my touch, Adoni.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Come on, Exoidas, just because you miss a few throws.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36It's a new discus, but it's the best there is.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37You'll get used to it.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- I don't know.- You need to go home, eat something,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43rest, we'll meet again before the contest.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- I'm not going.- To your house? - To the competition. I've lost it.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Oh, come on! You can't throw away all this hard work.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Look how far we've come.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54You're the champion of Kephallenia.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58It's your last competition before the Games at Olympia.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00You want to compete at the Olympics?
0:04:00 > 0:04:01- Yes, but...- You can do it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Not when I'm throwing the discus like this.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I won't be participating.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I've made up my mind, there's nothing will change it.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12If I compete tonight, I'll make a fool of myself.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I'm out. I'm going to the public baths.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Exoidas, wait.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Oh, no.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Well, we're in big trouble now.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Suddenly Lokesh had an idea.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Excuse me.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31I heard your voices from over the field.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35I couldn't help overhearing the conversation you had with Exoidas.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38You heard he doesn't want to participate in the contest?
0:04:38 > 0:04:42After all our hard work, and now he decides to quit at the last hurdle.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44If you got him an old discus,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47one he's used to rather than that brand-new one,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49it'd make him feel better.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51An old discus?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Do you think that would help?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Maybe you're right. But I must get after him.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Could you fetch me an old one of these from his house?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Of course.- That'd be great.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Thank you so much. Now, it's just over there.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06It's not far, just beyond the town square.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09He keeps a box of them under his bed.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12I'll meet you back here before the contest.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19So off went Lokesh to Exoidas' house in search of an old discus.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Oh, I'm so sorry.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27I never saw you standing there.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30It's OK. I'm fine, thank you.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Adoni sent me.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34He wants me to pick up an old discus for Exoidas.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39Oh, I'm so sorry, but I don't have any of his old discuses.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41It's OK. He told me where to find them.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44In the box under the bed?
0:05:44 > 0:05:45No?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Not any more. I just had a big spring clean yesterday.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54Between you and me, my master is not a big fan of throwing things away.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Apart from his discuses, of course!
0:05:57 > 0:05:58THEY LAUGH
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Anyway, he kept promising to get rid of the stuff he never uses,
0:06:02 > 0:06:03but it was such a mess,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07I gave up asking and decided to get rid of it myself.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11I see. So you threw away all of his old discuses.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15I did. Not a single one left and no old clothes,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18no smelly sandals and no old useless sticks either.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20I burned them all in the garden.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24I tell you, if the mice had got in there, we'd have been overrun.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26So good riddance, I say.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27It's lovely and tidy now.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32What's the problem?
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Exoidas has lost confidence throwing his new discus.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40We think he needs an old one that he feels more comfortable throwing.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41Seriously?
0:06:43 > 0:06:47The only one I know about is that one he won with in Kephallenia.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50I will never forget that contest.
0:06:50 > 0:06:56He threw that discus so high and so far, it nearly reached the stars.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00The whole crowd was standing and cheering.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- It was wonderful.- That's the one I need, then.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Where can I find it?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09It's in the sanctuary in Kephallenia, of course.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Over those mountains.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15But honestly, that new one's the best you can get.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Agathi had a point.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Was it really wise to go all the way to Kephallenia
0:07:20 > 0:07:22just to get an old discus?
0:07:22 > 0:07:27It wasn't even lunchtime and, my word, was it complicated.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I didn't think a champion could lose their confidence.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Anyone can lose confidence.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Do you really think an old discus
0:07:35 > 0:07:38would make the difference for poor old Exoidas?
0:07:38 > 0:07:42It might, especially if it reminds him how good he is.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45I don't think it's as easy as that.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48It's like he's never won a thing.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51If he remembers how good he is, he'll stop worrying.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53And concentrate on throwing.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Well caught!
0:07:55 > 0:07:57The problem is Kephallenia is a long way away.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00But it's a very important competition.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03If Exoidas pulls out, he won't get into the Olympic Games.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06That's right. So Lokesh couldn't give up
0:08:06 > 0:08:10without trying to find the old discus now, could he?
0:08:18 > 0:08:22So off went Lokesh in his hat, bag and boots...
0:08:25 > 0:08:27..past the rushing river...
0:08:30 > 0:08:32..and up the frosty mountains...
0:08:38 > 0:08:41..until, when he was almost out of breath...
0:08:46 > 0:08:48..the path ran out!
0:08:51 > 0:08:54There was only one way to get to the bottom.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Lokesh took a deep breath.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25At last, Lokesh stood high on a hill
0:09:25 > 0:09:29with Kephallenia spread out in the verdant valley below,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32but there was no time to admire the view.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Lokesh had to get that discus.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44Before long, he made his way through the marble hall of the sanctuary.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- Excuse me.- Yes?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Do you by any chance have the discus Exoidas won the competition with?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Of course we do.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58What a throw that was.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- Were you there?- I will never forget it.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Everyone was quiet.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Exoidas held the discus for such a long time,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I thought he would never release it,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09but then - whoosh - what a throw!
0:10:11 > 0:10:15"Thrown by Exoidas when he won the contest in Kephallenia.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18"Dedicated to Castor and Pollux."
0:10:18 > 0:10:21But who are Castor and Pollux?
0:10:21 > 0:10:22They are twin stars.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Exoidas aimed for them the night he made that wonderful throw.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Oh, but they're more than stars. They're gods, too.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32That's definitely the one he needs tonight.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35You can't take this discus out of the sanctuary.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- It belongs to the gods now. - Oh. But I promised.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Exoidas has a very important competition this evening
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and with his new discus it's hopeless.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47This is the only other one he's got.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49If Exoidas doesn't win tonight,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52he won't make it to the Games in Olympia, right?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Please can I take it to him?
0:10:54 > 0:10:58I promise to bring it back straight after the competition.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Well, if Exoidas wins tonight,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I'm sure it will make the gods even happier.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06OK. Take it.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09But you must bring it back, understand?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Tell Exoidas to aim for the stars again.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I will. Thank you.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Bye.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20Back came Lokesh...
0:11:22 > 0:11:25..down the frosty mountains...
0:11:26 > 0:11:28..along the rushing river...
0:11:36 > 0:11:39..and as fast as he could to the sports field
0:11:39 > 0:11:42to find the athlete and his coach.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- I've got it.- Excellent.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Thank you so much.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48What is he talking about?
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Adoni, I've told you there's no way I'm competing tonight.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Never say never, Exoidas.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Now, just take a look at this, please.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00It's the discus you used in Kephallenia.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Remember the inscription?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07"Thrown by Exoidas when he won the contest in Kephallenia,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09"dedicated to Castor and Pollux."
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Do you remember that contest, Exoidas?
0:12:12 > 0:12:15The one where you reached for the stars?
0:12:15 > 0:12:16What a throw that was!
0:12:16 > 0:12:18That was a good one.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20You did it once, you can do it again.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Just aim for the stars!
0:12:23 > 0:12:26And the gods will take care of the rest.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29You're right, thank you for reminding me.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Let's do this!
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Let's aim for the stars and win this competition!
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Yeah!
0:12:36 > 0:12:37May I?
0:12:39 > 0:12:40CAMERA CLICKS
0:12:42 > 0:12:47Ah. So that was that. The whole shebang.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50The story of Lokesh, Exoidas and the Discus.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Did Exoidas win the contest?
0:12:52 > 0:12:54He absolutely did!
0:12:54 > 0:12:58He aimed for the stars, and he threw the discus even further
0:12:58 > 0:13:00than in the contest in Kephallenia.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- Wow!- The crowd was cheering for hours.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Sometimes we forget what we've done, and we get cold feet.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10With a little help from our friends, we can get back out there.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- And aim for the stars.- Exactly!
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Oh, my! Is that really the time?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Come on, we'd better get going.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Now, how did that get there?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Home time now, Lokesh.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Thanks, Great Aunt Lizzie! - Cheerie-bye, Lokesh!
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Bye!