0:00:06 > 0:00:10'Here they come, my two intrepid explorers.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12'Charlotte and Lokesh.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14'I'm their great aunt Lizzie, you see,
0:00:14 > 0:00:18'and I wonder which one is coming to see me today.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23'Ah! So it's Charlotte.'
0:00:23 > 0:00:25- Hello, Charlotte! - Hello, Great Aunt Lizzie.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37'Once upon a time, I travelled the world, discovering treasures
0:00:37 > 0:00:42'from long ago and far away, and no end of stories to remind me.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47'But my most precious possession of all
0:00:47 > 0:00:51'is my extraordinary collection of tea cups.'
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Here we are.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12Your time to count the clouds. Let's have a nice cup of tea and a story.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14But first we need the tea cup.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18But which one?
0:01:30 > 0:01:32That one.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37Ah! The Japanese Imp Netsuke.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39What a marvellous little work of art.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42With a wonderful story to tell, too!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Something wrong, Charlotte?
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Is there anything you can do to fix this, Great Aunt Lizzie?
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Well, we can give it a go, can't we?
0:02:03 > 0:02:07But first, shall I tell you this story?
0:02:07 > 0:02:12Charlotte And The Adventure Of The Groom's Netsuke.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Yes, please.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18It all began long, long ago,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21in a far-off land named Japan,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25where temples jostled with cherry blossom trees
0:02:25 > 0:02:27between the snow-capped mountains.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52After journeying for days, Charlotte came to a little town.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00She was hoping to find a place to sit down for a bit
0:03:00 > 0:03:02when she spotted a beautiful hairpin
0:03:02 > 0:03:03lying in the street.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09It was a very elegant hairpin.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Whoever lost it must be searching everywhere for it.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Just then, a few feet away she spotted a coin.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Could the coin belong to the same person who lost the hairpin?
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Then she spotted another coin, and another!
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Charlotte followed the mysterious trail of coins, little brush
0:03:32 > 0:03:36and a small note which led to the door of the tailor's workshop.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45So, are you excited about tonight, Katsuyori?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Why? What is happening tonight?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50You're getting married tonight!
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Oh, yes, of course. Sorry.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54I keep forgetting everything.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Just don't forget to turn up to your wedding and you'll be fine.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I am in charge of so many things.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03The food, the music, the guests!
0:04:03 > 0:04:06I had to prepare a list of all the things I needed to do.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Oh, I need to add one more thing.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- Oh! Noritada, I have lost my to-do list!- Then write a new one.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Whoa! I've lost Yuki's special wedding hairpin, too!
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- I-I can't get married without it! - Where did you last see it?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25In my kimono sleeve. What a disaster!
0:04:25 > 0:04:27We will find it, don't worry.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Excuse me. Is this yours?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Yes! Oh, thank you so much! You saved me.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44- Where did you find it?- Outside, on the ground. I found all this, too.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48My to-do list. And my comb!
0:04:48 > 0:04:51I must have dropped it on the way here.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53What do you think you're doing?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Trying to find a place to put it all in my new wedding outfit.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Oh, no, you are not. I will not have you ruining my lovely work.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01It will destroy the shape, and anyway,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04you'll lose it all again if you put it in your sleeve.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- So where can I put it? - You need a small purse.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08I might have something for you.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- Here. You can borrow this one. - Thank you. Thank you so much.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18But I'm afraid I haven't got a netsuke to fix it in place.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Without one, your purse will just fall off again.
0:05:23 > 0:05:29See? And, as it is your wedding day today, you will need a special one.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Where can I find a netsuke?
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Would you be kind enough to go to Old Babba just around
0:05:35 > 0:05:37the corner and ask for a netsuke?
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- Tell her it is for him, Katsuyori Nakajima.- I'll be as quick as I can.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Excuse me. I'm here to...
0:05:49 > 0:05:51No! Don't tell me.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54I know exactly what you're here for.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56You are here to...
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- ..buy some cards.- No.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Sell some cards?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- No.- Paint some cards?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09So what are you here for, then?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Come on! We haven't got all day!
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Katsuyori Nakajima sent me.- Ah!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- So he needs some cards, then.- No.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19He's getting married tonight
0:06:19 > 0:06:22and he needs a special netsuke for his purse.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23Let's see.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29'So Charlotte watched as Old Babba shuffled
0:06:29 > 0:06:32'a deck of cards and laid them on the ground.'
0:06:32 > 0:06:33Interesting.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37'She seemed to be trying to learn something from them.'
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Ah!
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Just as I thought.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44He will need the imp netsuke.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48This will bring him great luck and prosperity.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Excellent!
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- What are you waiting for? - The imp netsuke.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Do I look like a netsuke maker?
0:07:02 > 0:07:06You need to go to Michimoto. He makes netsukes.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Where can I find him?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Up in the mountain.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Tell him Old Babba sent you.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17'Oh, my! What was Charlotte to do?'
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Old Babba's very tired.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21'It was already lunchtime,
0:07:21 > 0:07:25'and it was an awfully long way up the mountains to the netsuke maker.'
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Goodbye.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29'Charlotte had never reckoned with that.'
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- Bit fiddly, Charlotte, but we'll get there.- What's an imp?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Like an imp netsuke, you mean?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Just a cheery little man.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Old Babba thought it would remind Katsuyori to enjoy his wedding day
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- and not to worry so much. - He certainly was worrying a lot.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52And if he saw the little imp netsuke, he'd calm down.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56He needed it to hold his purse, too.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Otherwise, he might lose everything again,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02and then he really would have something to worry about.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07And, it has to be the imp netsuke,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09no matter how far up the mountain it is.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I think you're absolutely right.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19She couldn't go back to Katsuyori without it, now, could she?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Off went Charlotte in her hat, bag and boots...
0:08:34 > 0:08:37..deep into the forest...
0:08:39 > 0:08:41..and up and up the mountain.
0:08:47 > 0:08:53When she was almost out of breath, the path ran out!
0:09:00 > 0:09:04There was only way to get to the bottom.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Charlotte took a deep breath.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50At last, Charlotte made it to the mountain top.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54But there was no time to admire the view.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Charlotte had to get that netsuke.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Among the peaks and rocks, she found a rickety hut,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06where a young woman was polishing a little statue.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Wow!
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- It's very beautiful.- Thank you. It's an imp netsuke.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14That's exactly what I need.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Well, this is your lucky day, then.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21Charlotte looked carefully at the exquisitely carved figure.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23It was of a cheery looking man holding a fan.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Is it ready?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Not quite. We still need to make the hole for the cord.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- You will have to wait for Michimoto. - I really need it for tonight.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35It's for Katsuyori's wedding.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39But I'm only his apprentice. I can't do it by myself.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43I've only done it with Michimoto standing next to me to guide me.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45'What a pickle!
0:10:45 > 0:10:48'If only the apprentice had the confidence to do it
0:10:48 > 0:10:50'without Michimoto by her side.'
0:10:50 > 0:10:52You want to be a netsuke maker one day, right?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57And you said you've done it before.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Perhaps you can imagine Michimoto is standing right next to you.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05OK. I'll try.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08SHE SIGHS
0:11:24 > 0:11:26I did it!
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Thank you for encouraging me.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Send my congratulations to Katsuyori on his wedding day.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35I will. Thank you.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Back came Charlotte,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50down the hills,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56and along the twisting dirt tracks.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Just in time.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Did you get one?- I did.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05An imp netsuke! Very nice.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10This is so beautiful. Oh, thank you so much.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Old Babba said it will bring you good luck and prosperity.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19Excellent. And that's the last thing on my to-do list checked.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24- Who wants some tea?- Are you sure you haven't forgotten anything?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Eh? No. All done.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30What about going to your wedding ceremony?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Right. When is it?- Now!
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Oh! I think I'd better go, then. - May I?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Thanks again for everything.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43So, that was that, the whole kit and caboodle.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46The story of Charlotte And The Groom's Netsuke.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49It was lucky Charlotte made it on time for the wedding.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51It was, and it was a beautiful wedding.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54And Katsuyori didn't forget anything.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Well, when he was supposed to give Yuki a special wedding hairpin,
0:12:57 > 0:13:01he accidentally gave her his to-do list instead!
0:13:01 > 0:13:04That's what it's like when you're nervous.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08The netsuke assistant was a bit nervous, too.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Yes, but Charlotte helped her overcome it.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- And you mended my pendant. Thank you.- You're welcome, Charlotte.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19Oh, my, is that really the time? Your mum'll be here in a minute.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Now, how did that get there?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Home time, Charlotte.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Thanks, Great Aunt Lizzie.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- Cheeribye, Charlotte.- Bye!- Bye!- Bye!
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