0:00:04 > 0:00:10Here they come, my two intrepid explorers,
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Charlotte and Lokesh.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15I'm their Great Aunt Lizzie
0:00:15 > 0:00:19- and I wonder which one is coming to see me today?- Your turn!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Ah, so it's Lokesh.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- Hello, Lokesh. - Hello, Great Aunt Lizzie.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Once upon a time I travelled the world,
0:00:35 > 0:00:39discovering treasures from long ago and far away
0:00:39 > 0:00:43and 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.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09No time to count the clouds.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Let's have a nice cup of tea and a story.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15But first, we need the teacup.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19But which one?
0:01:30 > 0:01:32That one.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Ah. The boat's rivets.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37But what do they do?
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Well, you could say they hold boats together.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42That's pretty important.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- It is.- Is it a story about boats then?
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Yes, but it is not only a story about boats.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55This story is about two people who longed to try something new.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57That reminds me...
0:02:01 > 0:02:04So, are you ready?
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- Ready.- Then let me tell you the story of Lokesh
0:02:08 > 0:02:12and the Adventure Of The Boat Rivets.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17This story begins in old Scandinavia where sheer cliffs dropped down
0:02:17 > 0:02:21to the sea and waterfalls tumbled into gullies.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44And it was on one of these rugged shores where Lokesh pitched up
0:02:44 > 0:02:46one cool morning.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51And as he wandered along the coast,
0:02:51 > 0:02:55he saw a woman repairing a boat
0:02:55 > 0:03:01and a man sitting nearby telling seagoing tales.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05The locals made us so welcome.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10Oh, the feasts, the songs, the stories around the roaring fire.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14It sounds wonderful. Do you know, all my life I wanted to go to sea.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Really?- Yeah.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I think it would be great to go sailing across the seas and explore
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- foreign lands.- That's funny
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- because I've always wanted to be a boat builder.- No?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28In the name of Thor, I swear I have.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I think it must be great to work with wood!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Without boats, we'd have nothing.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Lokesh suddenly had one of his brilliant ideas.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Excuse me, but I've got an idea.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Maybe you could swap jobs.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46You could go to sea and you could build boats.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51That's a great idea. I don't know why we didn't think of it before.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Neither do I. Except it is not easy for a girl to go to sea.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- That's true.- Maybe you could borrow his helmet
0:03:58 > 0:04:02and could tuck your hair up and pretend.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Pretend to be a man?
0:04:05 > 0:04:06It's worth a try!
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- How does it look?- Good.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23And maybe I need to speak in a low voice to sound like a man.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27That's perfect!
0:04:27 > 0:04:30And so it was decided Adella would become a Viking
0:04:30 > 0:04:34and Val would become a boat builder.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38It's tricky, but you have seen me do it lots of times.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40You overlap these...
0:04:42 > 0:04:44And then you hammer in the iron boat rivets.
0:04:47 > 0:04:53Then, you seal the joins using wool and pine sap to keep the water out.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55It's called clinker building.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59You try.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05In no time, Adella could see Val and Lokesh had got the basics
0:05:05 > 0:05:07of boat building.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Right. I think you're ready to fix boats.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12And you're ready to get your sea legs.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17Lokesh and Val waved Adella goodbye as she went off to be a Viking
0:05:17 > 0:05:20and then they set about their important task of boat building.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Lokesh, if you can help me put this in position.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28The two of them worked away on Vibrand's boat.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Everything seemed to be going well.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34The repairs began to take shape.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Oh, I love boat building. It's so satisfying.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44And it's fun. I like how it all fits together.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- I'll start sealing it with the wool. - Thanks, Lokesh.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48It was a sticky job,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50sealing the joints with wool and resin
0:05:50 > 0:05:54so Lokesh wasn't too disappointed when Val called for help.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Would you pass me one of those new rivets, Lokesh?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02There was a rivet on the ground nearby.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Here's one.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Oh, well, that's too old. It is no use to anyone.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12The bits are all stuck together with rust, see.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17The old rivet was still recognisable after years of use, but true enough,
0:06:17 > 0:06:22the seawater had made it skinny and flaky and you couldn't separate the
0:06:22 > 0:06:23rivet from its washer.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- There is more in the bag. - This one?
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- It's empty.- There couldn't have been a worse moment for Vibrand the boat
0:06:32 > 0:06:37- owner to show up.- Hey, there, I saw you still working.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39You will have my boat ready for the next tide, won't you?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Sorry, friend, we've had to replace a lot of wood
0:06:42 > 0:06:44and we've run right out of new rivets.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- But Adella has never let me down. - Give me a couple of hours.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- I'll do it as quickly as I can. - My boat is my living.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55I need it on the water before the next tide turns.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57I can't fix the boat without the rivets
0:06:57 > 0:06:59and I don't know where Adella gets them.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Maybe I could catch up with her before she sets sail.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- She'll tell us where we can get them.- Good thinking, Lokesh.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- I'll finish sealing the boat. - I'll be as quick as I can.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Lokesh ran as fast as his legs would carry him to find Adella before she
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- went to sea.- Adella, wait!
0:07:19 > 0:07:22You just caught me. We're about to set sail.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26We need more boat rivets to finish Vibrand's boat.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27Where can I get some more?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Well, I get mine from the blacksmith in the town,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33but it is a good way from here. Miles and miles.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34What was Lokesh to do?
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Was there time to head for the hills to get new boat rivets or should he
0:07:38 > 0:07:41persuade Val to try and use something else?
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Heave away, Lokesh, heave away.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Wonderful! - That's amazing.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51That's a perfect little ship in a bottle.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52It's like magic.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Except, it is not, it is very clever engineering and boat building.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Like how the boat fits together in the story.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Exactly, without rivets a Viking ship would fall to pieces and sink.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- I think Lokesh needs to find a blacksmith quick.- He does.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Because even if it was miles and miles away...
0:08:08 > 0:08:12He couldn't leave Val high and dry without rivets, could he now?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Off went Lokesh in his hat, bag and boots.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Through the spiny forest.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33And over rocky windswept crags.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Until, when he was almost out of breath...
0:08:47 > 0:08:49..the path ran out.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57There was only one way to get to the other side.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Lokesh took a deep breath.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44At last Lokesh came to a small town
0:09:44 > 0:09:47clinging between a chilly blue glacier
0:09:47 > 0:09:49and a line of ragged crags.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54But there was no time to stop and wonder,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Lokesh had to get those boat rivets.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04He ran through the town until he came to what was unmistakably
0:10:04 > 0:10:06the blacksmith's.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Excuse me. I need some boat rivets.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Do you have any? I need about 20.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16Boat rivets. Oh, yeah, I got lots and lots of those.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- That's brilliant. - What sort do you want?- Sort?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Yeah. I've got lots of different kinds.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- What sort do you need?- Black ones.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- They're all black. - Without the right rivets,
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Val would never be able to finish the repairs to Vibrand's boat.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Then he remembered the old rivet he picked up from the ground,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38the rivet that came from the boat.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I have this old rivet.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Would you be able to tell the sort I need from this one?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46That's a really old rivet.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50I bet that could tell a few seagoing tales, but yeah,
0:10:50 > 0:10:54I got plenty of new ones.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00The new rivets were so smooth, a world away from the old rusty
0:11:00 > 0:11:01one from his pocket.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Who would have thought these little things were so important?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07That's perfect. Thank you.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08As fast as he could,
0:11:08 > 0:11:13Lokesh put the boat rivets in his bag and set off back to Val and
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Vibrand's half-finished boat.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Back came Lokesh.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Over the rocky crags and through the spiny forests.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32He arrived back just as Val was ready to finish the boat.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- I've got the boat rivets. - Well done, Lokesh.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44The boat is almost done and all I've got is a load of blisters.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Oh!
0:11:52 > 0:11:54And now a very sore thumb.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58And while Val was complaining that boat building was tougher than it
0:11:58 > 0:12:03looked, who should turn up but Adella, looking a little peaky.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- You're back.- Well, that ship was terrible.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09I never felt so sick in my life. I had to get dropped off early.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Oh, dear.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Maybe our old jobs aren't so bad after all.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15No, I like boat building.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17And I like going to sea.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19That's settled then. Let's swap back.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Yes, let's!
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Adella, are you going to be able to fix my boat in time
0:12:24 > 0:12:25for the next tide?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Not a problem. Hand me some rivets, Lokesh,
0:12:27 > 0:12:29and we'll get this boat on the water.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31There you go.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34May I?
0:12:35 > 0:12:37And that was that.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41The whole nine yards, the story of Lokesh and the boat rivets.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44It is funny how they both wanted to do each other's jobs,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46but when they actually did it, they didn't like it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48When somebody is good at something,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50they make it look easy even when it's difficult.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Before you know it, everybody wants to do it.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Like how Adella thought being a Viking would be great.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00Exactly, or how Val thought he would enjoy boat building, but he didn't.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03I'm glad they gave it their best shot, all the same.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Crikey, is that the time? We better get you ready to go home.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18Now, how did that get there? Home time now, Lokesh.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- Thanks, Great Aunt Lizzie. - Cheerie-bye, Lokesh. Bye!