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 > 0:00:19- And I wonder which one is coming to see me today.- Your 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 > 0:00:37Once upon a time, I travelled the world,
0:00:37 > 0:00:40discovering treasures from long ago and far away
0:00:40 > 0:00:44and 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 > 0:01:15But first we need the teacup.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18But which one?
0:01:32 > 0:01:33That one.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Ah.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37The spouted pot.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41What an excellent tea-time choice, Lokesh.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47This story is about a young woman
0:01:47 > 0:01:51who wanted to make her special tea party absolutely perfect.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Like you do, with a teapot and teacups?
0:01:54 > 0:01:55I suppose I do.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- Are you ready?- Ready.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Then let me tell you the story of Lokesh
0:02:04 > 0:02:06and the adventure of the spouted pot.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10This story begins in Japan,
0:02:10 > 0:02:14which is famous for the magnificent snow-topped Mount Fuji,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18where glassy lakes reflected the wondrous colours of the maple trees,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21dazzling in the autumn sunshine.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46It was in the middle of one of these colourful forests
0:02:46 > 0:02:51that Lokesh arrived, one beautiful, bright morning.
0:02:51 > 0:02:52He came to a clearing
0:02:52 > 0:02:56and saw a young woman holding a mat and looking about her.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Maybe here's too shady.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Maybe here's better,
0:03:02 > 0:03:04in the dappled sunlight.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Oh, I don't know.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08Excuse me...
0:03:09 > 0:03:13..maybe I can help you choose?
0:03:13 > 0:03:14This place is nice.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Thank you, but nice isn't good enough.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20It has to be perfect for the chakai.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22A tea ceremony?
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Excellent.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27It has to be done in a calm way, almost like meditation.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28This afternoon,
0:03:28 > 0:03:32I have invited my mother-in-law to join me and my husband for it.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37What about...here, then?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Half in the sun, half in the shade.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Yes, that is perfect.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Good.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Now, I need to lay everything out.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Would you pass me the boxes?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59That would be very helpful.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04I am so worried about today.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I need to give a good impression.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09My husband's family are Samurai.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Uh-oh, you wouldn't want to upset them!
0:04:12 > 0:04:13You are so right.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18I just want to show them I can do this perfectly and calmly.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Whoops!
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Oh, no!
0:04:25 > 0:04:28What if my mother-in-law tripped on the tatami?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30That would be a disaster.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33We could use stones to weigh down the corners -
0:04:33 > 0:04:34then they won't curl up.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36That's a good idea.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Won't be a minute.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46It didn't take Lokesh long to find some stones.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01I had no idea you needed all these things.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05And it is important to be calm and set them up in the correct order.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09This was the chakai - the famous tea ceremony.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Shall I help you?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13That's kind, but I must do it as part of the ceremony.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26That tree looks like it's growing out of a rock.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Please, the tea ceremony must be done without
0:05:29 > 0:05:32any unnecessary words or movement.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36We need to be quiet and contemplate.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Oh, I see. I'll sit still and be quiet, then.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Thank you.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Lokesh concentrated on sitting still.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- (Your hand.)- Oh.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55(Sorry.)
0:06:03 > 0:06:06The last thing he needed was an itch!
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Oh, dear.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21Sorry, itchy nose.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27So Lokesh did his very, very best to stay still and quiet.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30SHE GASPS
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Oh, no!
0:06:32 > 0:06:33I didn't move.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36No, I have forgotten my spouted pot.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39I must have left it at home.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40Oh, no.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43It's a very unusual spouted pot that I use for hot water.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46My father gave it to me and it's very precious.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49I can't do the tea ceremony without it.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Maybe I can go and get it for you?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53But it's miles away!
0:06:53 > 0:06:56It was an awfully long way over the mountain
0:06:56 > 0:06:59and even further to Sakiko's house in the city.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03It was barely past lunchtime, and goodness, had it got tricky.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Lovely dancing, Lokesh.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- It's much easier than keeping still and quiet for the ceremony.- I know.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18When someone tells you to sit still, all you want to do is jump about.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- I can't do things so slowly and silently.- It's good to try.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Don't forget, you manage to sit with me and listen to the story.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28That's true. I do, don't I?
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Being calm and still is a very important part of the ceremony.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Just as important as the tatami that Lokesh helped put down.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- And maybe as important as the spouted pot.- Exactly.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42So what happened next?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Lokesh couldn't give up without getting
0:07:45 > 0:07:47the spouted pot, now, could he?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Off went Lokesh, in his hat, bag and boots.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Through the maple forests...
0:08:07 > 0:08:09..up the mountainside...
0:08:18 > 0:08:21..until, when he was almost out of breath...
0:08:23 > 0:08:24..the path ran out!
0:08:28 > 0:08:31There was only one way to get to the other side.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Lokesh took a deep breath.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12At last, Lokesh could see the magnificent city of Tokyo
0:09:12 > 0:09:14spread across the great plain.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20But there was no time to stand and stare.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Lokesh was on a mission to get that spouted pot.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27He made his way to Sakiko's house.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32The spouted pot should have been on the table.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38He searched and searched and it was nowhere to be seen.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Lokesh was about to give up
0:09:44 > 0:09:49when he heard whistling coming from the garden.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Whoa! Hello.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Hello. I'm Lokesh, a friend of Sakiko's.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Pleased to meet you. I am Sakiko's father.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01I had just come to visit her, but she's not here.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04She's having a tea ceremony with her mother-in-law,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- in the maple forest. - I forgot that was today.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09She forgot her spouted pot.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14She said she left it on the table, but I can't find it anywhere and...
0:10:14 > 0:10:15This one, you mean?
0:10:16 > 0:10:22I know Sakiko loves to use it to hold hot water for the tea ceremony.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23But I tease her.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25I use it for watering plants
0:10:25 > 0:10:28even though it makes steam coming out of her ears!
0:10:28 > 0:10:30HE WHISTLES
0:10:32 > 0:10:37Well, anyway, you have to admit it is shaped like a watering can.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Lokesh looked at the funny-shaped stone-coloured pot,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43all decorated with little flowers.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46It was indeed the shape of a watering can.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47It's very pretty.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- I gave it to her.- She told me, and she said it was very precious.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54I'm very pleased she likes it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- Well, you'd better take it straightaway.- Thanks.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04Bye.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Back came Lokesh...
0:11:15 > 0:11:17..down the mountain...
0:11:20 > 0:11:22..and through the maple forest.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36This is my friend, Lokesh.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- Please join us.- Thank you.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42(I got the spouted pot.)
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- (Thank you!)- And I met your dad.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47He was watering plants with it.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Oh, he's always doing that to tease me.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Is everything all right now, Sakiko?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Everything's all right.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59How lovely!
0:11:59 > 0:12:01What an exquisite little pot.
0:12:02 > 0:12:08Sakiko turned the cup twice in her hand and took a sip of tea.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Everybody was so serious.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19When it was Lokesh's turn, he concentrated his hardest,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23took the cup and did exactly as he'd seen Sakiko do.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38What a charming, polite young fellow, Sakiko.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42You two have made this tea ceremony quite perfect.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46May I?
0:12:48 > 0:12:49CAMERA CLICKS
0:12:51 > 0:12:54So, that was that -
0:12:54 > 0:12:57the story of Lokesh and the spouted pot.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02- I like the way they were calm and peaceful in the ceremony.- So do I.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Sometimes things can get a little frenetic.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09It's good to take a moment to stop and contemplate.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13We do it at school sometimes.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14How nice.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Oh, no time to relax now.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21We have to get ready to get you home.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Oh, how did that get there?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Home time now, Lokesh.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41- Thanks, Great-Aunt Lizzie. - Cheery-bye, Lokesh.- Bye.