0:00:04 > 0:00:06Here they come.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08My two intrepid explorers.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Charlotte 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.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24Hello, Lokesh!
0:00:24 > 0:00:25Hello, Great Aunt Lizzie!
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Once upon a time, I travelled the world discovering treasures
0:00:38 > 0:00:40from 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 > 0:00:52is my extraordinary collection of teacups.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07Here we are!
0:01:08 > 0:01:10No time to count the clouds.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Let's have a nice cup of tea and a story.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14But first we need a teacup!
0:01:16 > 0:01:18But which one?
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- That one!- Ah...
0:01:35 > 0:01:36The whistle.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40It doesn't really look like a whistle.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43That's because the clever Mayan people made whistles
0:01:43 > 0:01:45in all different shapes and sizes.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Are you ready?- I'm ready.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Then shall I tell you the story of
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Lokesh and the Adventure of the Mayan Whistle?
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Yes, please!
0:02:00 > 0:02:03This story begins in ancient Mexico...
0:02:04 > 0:02:09..where the land was hot and the warm rain fell in steamy jungles
0:02:09 > 0:02:11that covered the hills in every direction.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Deep in the forest one morning, Lokesh found himself awestruck!
0:02:38 > 0:02:41He gazed in wonder where a pyramid rose
0:02:41 > 0:02:44like a mountain across a shimmering lake.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50How could anyone build such a thing here in the heat of the jungle?
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Just then he heard the sound of tapping a little distance away.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58TAPPING ON STONE
0:02:58 > 0:03:02He saw a stonemason chipping away at what would soon become
0:03:02 > 0:03:03the base of a brand-new pyramid.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08The man stopped to take a better look at his work.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Perfectly straight edges.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Nice work, even if I do say so myself.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- HE EXHALES - OK, one rock at a time
0:03:16 > 0:03:18and we'll get there in the end.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Now the mortar to stick the stones.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Tepin?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Tepin! Where is that girl?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Lokesh didn't know if he could help the man...
0:03:35 > 0:03:37but he thought he should at least try.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Excuse me. I wondered if I could help.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Well, it depends on how loud you can shout.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47I need my assistant Tepin to bring the mortar to fix the stones.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51But she never comes when I shout because she sings all the time,
0:03:51 > 0:03:55and she sings so loud she can never hear me call her.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Oh, dear.- I've got too many rocks to cut to run after her,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00but without the mortar I'm stuck!
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Tepin!
0:04:04 > 0:04:06TEPIN!
0:04:07 > 0:04:08It's useless.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12I'm going to make myself hoarse shouting for her.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Maybe you could whistle. She might hear that.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Whistle? What, like this?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21HE WHISTLES FAINTLY
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Or with your fingers, like this.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27But I'm not very good.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32LOKESH FAINTLY WOLF-WHISTLES
0:04:35 > 0:04:37I'll try.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40HE BLOWS AIR
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Don't think that's going to work. - Neither do I.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53I tell you what, until we think of something better,
0:04:53 > 0:04:55why don't I go and tell Tepin that you need some mortar?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Great idea, thanks. Just listen for someone singing.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- I'm sure you'll find her. - I'll be as quick as I can.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06So, Lokesh went in search of Tepin.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08TEPIN SINGS
0:05:08 > 0:05:11And it wasn't long before he heard her singing.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13TEPIN SINGS MAYAN SONG
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Excuse me?
0:05:14 > 0:05:15SHE KEEPS SINGING
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Excuse me?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- Are you Tepin?- I am.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Okeeb sent me. He says he needs some mortar.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Oh, dear, has he been calling me?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Yes. A lot.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Oh, he's going to be ever so cross!
0:05:31 > 0:05:35I'm always in trouble for singing! I just don't hear when he calls!
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Why don't you stop singing?
0:05:36 > 0:05:39I can't stop singing! I love singing!
0:05:39 > 0:05:41It makes me so happy.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47TEPIN SINGS
0:05:49 > 0:05:51As Tepin disappeared with the mortar,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Lokesh heard a sound echo in the distance...
0:05:54 > 0:05:56WHISTLING
0:05:56 > 0:05:59A shimmering note, a Mayan whistle.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Maybe a whistle would fix everything.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Lokesh followed the sound to the edge of a deep valley.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09WHISTLE ECHOES
0:06:12 > 0:06:13What was Lokesh to do?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Should he follow the whistle,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18or should he keep trying to teach Okeeb to whistle?
0:06:18 > 0:06:22It was only lunchtime and already it had got so complicated!
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- Some whistles have peas in them, you know.- Do they?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Yes, but they're not real peas.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34They're made of wood or metal.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37It's an awfully long way for Lokesh to go just following the sound.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- It is.- And the person could stop whistling at any point.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46- They could.- But I don't think Tepin is going to ever stop singing.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48LOKESH BLOWS AIR LIZZIE CHUCKLES
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- I wish I could whistle with my fingers.- Practice makes perfect.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55So, if I practise, I'll be able to do it one day?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57I'm sure you will, Lokesh.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Well, Okeeb doesn't have time to practise,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03so if Tepin was never going to give up singing...
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Then Lokesh was never going to give up
0:07:05 > 0:07:07trying to find the clay whistle, was he?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19So, off went Lokesh in his hat, bag and boots.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Across the widening valley...
0:07:27 > 0:07:29..and up the misty mountainside.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Until, when he was almost out of breath...
0:07:39 > 0:07:41..the path ran out!
0:07:51 > 0:07:54There was only one way to get to the other side.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Lokesh took a deep breath...
0:08:29 > 0:08:31At last he came to the top of the misty mountain.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39But there was no time to wonder.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Lokesh had to find the whistler... WHISTLE CHIRPS
0:08:42 > 0:08:44..while they were still whistling.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50As he approached a farm, he saw a woman cooking tortillas.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Then she stopped and blew two shrill blasts on a whistle.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56WHISTLE CHIRPS
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Excuse me?- Oh, hello!
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- Where did you come from?- I'm Lokesh, and I followed your whistle
0:09:06 > 0:09:08from the other side of the valley.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10I wish my husband would move so fast.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13He gets so carried away up in the mountains with his vegetables,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15he forgets to come down for his lunch.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Every day, I blow the whistle.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21One blast when I start making it, two when it's ready.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25WHISTLE CHIRPS TWICE
0:09:25 > 0:09:27That's loud!
0:09:27 > 0:09:30It has to be for him to hear me up the mountain.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- I don't suppose I could borrow your whistle, could I?- I'm afraid not.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36It's all I've got to call him with.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38What was Lokesh to do?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41He'd followed the trail of the whistle for miles,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43and he was still no nearer to getting one.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49- Lovely. I'm so hungry! - Oh, so you did hear my whistle?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Of course, Anca. I was out searching for the ripest and best!
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Aw, thank you. This is Lokesh.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58He followed the sound of the whistle from the other side of the valley.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01My friends are building a new pyramid there,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04and they need a whistle to call for mortar to put in between the stones.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Building a pyramid? Sounds like important work.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Here...
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Have mine.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19But don't you need it?
0:10:21 > 0:10:22It's not like he uses it.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26And I can always make him another one in a couple of days.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Lokesh realised it was in the shape of a woman making tortillas!
0:10:33 > 0:10:37I made it to remind him where he's supposed to be coming back to.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Me and the tortillas.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41- It's beautiful.- Try it.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45WHISTLE CHIRPS
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- It's so loud! - All my whistles are extra loud.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Now, Lokesh, I bet you're hungry after trekking across the valley.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Why don't you join us for some fresh tortillas?
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Lokesh didn't like to delay getting back with the whistle,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01but he was very hungry.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04They do smell delicious, but I'm not sure I've got time.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Then take one away with you. Tortillas are made for carrying.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Thank you! And thank you for the whistle.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14It's a pleasure, Lokesh.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Bye!
0:11:20 > 0:11:21Back came Lokesh.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Down the misty mountain...
0:11:30 > 0:11:32..and across the great valley.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- I got a whistle!- Oh, well done!
0:11:42 > 0:11:46So does that mean I can keep singing whilst I'm mixing the mortar?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Yes! Now you can sing and still hear Okeeb.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51OKEEB BLOWS WHISTLE
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- It's really loud! - Thank you, Lokesh.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Bless Ixtab! That's loud enough for the gods to hear!
0:11:58 > 0:12:00So you can hear even when you're singing!
0:12:02 > 0:12:04It's a woman making tortillas.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06That's Anca. She makes the whistles.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08She makes delicious tortillas, too.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11And you make excellent mortar, Tepin.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13It's the singing that helps it mix!
0:12:13 > 0:12:14THEY LAUGH
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I'm not sure about that.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Now, I've done enough pyramid building for today.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23Tomorrow, we'll start again with our brand-new whistle.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24Sounds good.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26May I?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32And that was that. The whole shebang.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Lokesh and the Whistle!
0:12:35 > 0:12:37LOKESH WOLF-WHISTLES
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- You're almost there! - It's harder than it looks.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Lots of things are, Lokesh. You've got to keep practising.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46HE WHISTLES
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Did you like the story of Lokesh and the Whistle?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Yes, thank you. It's amazing!
0:12:50 > 0:12:52We still use whistles even now,
0:12:52 > 0:12:54like in the playground at the end of play.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- Or when people are getting on trains.- Or at football matches.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Whenever it's important to get someone's attention, like Okeeb!
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Oh, my goodness, we must pay attention!
0:13:04 > 0:13:06It's time for you to go home!
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Now, how did that get there?
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Home time now, Lokesh.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Thanks, Great Aunt Lizzie! - Cheerie-bye, Lokesh!