Mi Galeon Traed Moch

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-# It's the tale of an amazing pig.

-Come and hear his life story

-# He takes a bath in the mud.

-He's very happy, he's a lucky pig

-# Porchell, Ffyrgi, Dwynwen and Mol.

-They love to have fun all day long

-# In Tara, or rushing

-down the hill in the cart

-# They inspect every nook and cranny

-and follow their noses

-# Things don't always go to plan.

-Here they are - what a mess!

-# Sometimes his eyes start blazing.

-He must be onto a brand new plan

-# It must be something amazing.

-Something to attract the others

-# Porchell, Ffyrgi, Dwynwen and Mol.

-They love to have fun all day long

-# In Tara, or rushing

-down the hill in the cart

-# They sleep well and get up early

-to make time to play their tricks

-# Things don't always go to plan.

-They have such crazy times #

-Hm.

-Grrr.

-Hm.

-Listen, is there something

-you want to tell me, Sion?

-I hate doing jigsaws with Mam.

-She always

-finishes the clouds too quickly.

-Does she now?

-Yes, and that's

-what I like doing best.

-From now on, Mam can do jigsaws

-by herself. I resign.

-I don't blame you, Sion.

-That's an awful thing to do when

-she knows it's your favourite part.

-She does know it's

-your favourite part, doesn't she?

-Not exactly.

-I see. So you've never told her?

-No.

-It reminds me

-of the time my friend, Ffyrgi...

-..faced a similar situation.

-It all started

-as an ordinary day at school.

-We were all listening intently

-while Mr Gafr Eto...

-..fed our enthusiastic minds

-with very important information.

-Now, class, I realize

-it's nearing the end of the day...

-Ffyrgi!

-..and it's hard

-for some of you to focus...

-..when the school day's almost over.

-But continuing the theme

-of our man and sea studies...

-..I'm giving you

-a monster homework assignment.

-Ohh!

-This is an important project...

-..that will take a week to complete.

-Ohh!

-You and your parents

-will work together...

-..to build model boats

-for the Nant Tyddyn Llan boat race.

-Hooray!

-Oh, I love

-the Nant Tyddyn Llan boat race!

-Your artistic talent

-will come in handy.

-Thank you, Mr Gafr Eto.

-You may go.

-Hooray! I can't wait!

-Dad and I won the best design award

-in last year's boat race.

-Mam-gu and I won the precision award

-for our schooner.

-Papa and I didn't win anything

-last year but we will this year.

-You won't win the main prize -

-it will go to Dad and me.

-Not if Mam-gu and I

-have anything to say about it.

-We're going to build the fastest

-boat on Nant Tyddyn Llan...

-..just like the one

-Brendan captained.

-What type of boat was that, Dwynwen?

-I'm not sure

-but I intend finding out.

-This is the boat Papa and I are

-going to build. A Spanish galleon.

-I'm half-Spanish, don't you know!

-You've already designed it.

-You've already designed it.

-

-Yes, while I was walking.

-I can't wait for Papa to see it

-so that we can start building it.

-What?

-I'll build a Viking longship, the

-fastest and most terrifying of all.

-Good idea, Porchell...

-Good idea, Porchell...

-

-Beware the cruel Vikings!

-What do you think is fastest -

-a Viking longship...

-..or Brendan the Navigator's boat?

-I don't know, Dwynwen.

-I am Olaf, the chief axeman!

-Aaaargh!

-Heaven help us! Spare us, Olaf!

-Only if you quake

-at the sight of my huge axe.

-I'm quaking in my shoes!

-Really I am!

-Hey, hold on. Where did Ffyrgi go?

-Oh, no,

-he's had a head start on his boat.

-We're losing the race already.

-Come on,

-we have some catching up to do.

-Look, Papa, mira,

-it's a Spanish galleon.

-The sails will make it

-go faster than a rocket.

-Ah, a galleon! Si, si, si.

-This is a marvellous design.

-Do you think we can make it go

-fast enough to win the main prize?

-We can do anything we want.

-We need a template.

-I'll fetch some paper.

-Throughout the town,

-people were designing boats...

-..for the Nant Tyddyn Llan

-boat race.

-Dwynwen and her grandmother

-were busy researching...

-..every book they could find,

-looking for inspiration.

-Did you find a picture

-of Brendan's boat, Mam-gu?

-Ooh-hoo, there it is!

-"Made from an oak frame

-and covered tautly with leather.

-"Animal fat is spread over

-the coracle to keep it watertight."

-Let's start building it now!

-Once I've tidied up the books,

-that is.

-I had big plans

-for building my boat with my father.

-I thought we could

-attach shields to the side...

-..a dragon masthead

-on the front of the ship...

-..and flaming spears on the middle.

-..and flaming spears on the middle.

-

-I like flaming spears.

-You have some wonderful ideas, son.

-A Viking longship is a wise choice.

-They were made

-to sail shallow waters.

-It should help us in the race

-because Nant Tyddyn Llan is shallow.

-You've given it thought.

-Yes. We'll have to build a fierce

-masthead to scare our competitors.

-Raarrrrr!

-Do you hear that, Wiliam?

-People are always shouting

-and balling and interrupting us.

-Well, yes...

-But not me, not Sioned.

-Do you know why?

-Because I'm elegant and relaxed.

-Life is sweet.

-Nothing ever bothers me.

-Get it off me!

-Get it off me!

-Oh, come on, Wiliam! Catch it!

-Hit him! Do something, Wiliam!

-Do something!

-There we go, I've finished

-the design. How does it look, Papa?

-Fantastico! It looks great.

-But perhaps you should

-make the lines more elegant.

-Alright, I will.

-What do you mean by elegant, Papa?

-Let me show you.

-It looks much better, Papa.

-Precioso.

-With this design, we could

-really win a prize this year.

-That would be great.

-I see what you mean by

-creating elegant lines. Can I try?

-Of course. In a minute.

-Let me get this bit right first.

-Ready, Ffyrgi?

-Ready!

-Have you seen it yet?

-No. No. Yes! There it is!

-It's coming, Porchell!

-It's moving fast! It'll be

-a strong current for the race.

-I can't wait to lift

-the winner's trophy above my head!

-Don't get your hopes up.

-You'll have to settle

-for second place.

-Wait until you see my dragon's head

-on the front of my longship.

-I'll have to imagine it, Porchell...

-..because you'll be

-behind our coracle.

-You won't be able to catch us.

-So, what do I have to fear

-from your Spanish galleon?

-Is it big and powerful?

-Is it small and fast?

-Is it small and fast?

-

-Does it have sails?

-Er, well, I'm not really sure.

-Dad's changed it quite a bit.

-He's making it much better.

-Let's go and check the current.

-Alright.

-We didn't give Ffyrgi's answer

-much thought at the time.

-After all, our parents were

-supposed to help us with the boats.

-Dad helped me collect the materials

-and gave me good advice.

-Along with plenty of support.

-Dwynwen's grandmother...

-..helped her build the boat

-and oiled it sufficiently...

-..so that it would glide

-through the water.

-But it became clear to Ffyrgi...

-..that his father was helping him

-much more than other parents.

-To be honest,

-Ffyrgi scarcely helped at all.

-It was as if his father was

-building the ship all by himself.

-Papa, is this the design

-for our Spanish galleon?

-It looks different.

-I worked on it while you

-were out with your friends.

-Can I help with the gluing, Papa?

-Of course, mijo.

-I think you need more glue.

-OK, robin, you've asked for it.

-This soaking won't be very nice.

-It worked!

-You can laugh. I'll lose this bird

-like you're losing your hair.

-Keep looking - the treasure

-is here for the taking.

-Look at this.

-It's a fishing hook.

-For you, maybe, but it'll make

-the perfect anchor for me.

-I'm hoping to find weapons

-for my warriors.

-What are you hoping to find, Ffyrgi?

-What are you hoping to find, Ffyrgi?

-

-We don't need anything else...

-..for our Spanish galleon

-because it's almost complete.

-You can always find

-something new to add.

-Really, Porchell?

-I'll turn these washers

-into Viking shields...

-..and stick them

-to the side of my longship.

-I've found something.

-What is it?

-It's a nail, Ffyrgi. Pull it out.

-Well done, Ffyrgi.

-That's what you call treasure.

-What will you do with it?

-Er...

-..I'll use it as a flagpole

-to display the Spanish flag.

-An excellent idea.

-No galleon is complete without one.

-I'm going to show it to Papa

-right this minute.

-Don't forget about our practice run.

-Don't worry,

-I'll be there bright and early.

-Papa!

-I've had an excellent idea.

-We should have a flagpole flying

-the Spanish flag on the galleon.

-Great minds think alike.

-I've been working on one

-with a flag you can raise and lower.

-Oh, that's a good idea, Papa.

-Muchas gracias, mijo.

-Let's paint this ship.

-Si, Papa. Can we paint it together?

-Hold the tin for me

-and we'll be finished in no time.

-Where's Ffyrgi? We can't have

-a practice race with two boats.

-I know. Besides, I want you to get

-used to the idea of losing to me.

-Listen here, we'll soon see

-who has to get used to the idea.

-Hello!

-Look at that,

-Don Toro has come to help Ffyrgi.

-Let's get started.

-This is it.

-The most dangerous ship on the seas.

-Oh, goodness me!

-It looks just like

-a Viking longship.

-It's a wonderful design

-but are those biscuits?

-Yes, Mami made them for me

-as the ship's crew.

-Someone's eaten this one.

-That's Cletus. He lost his arm in

-a battle with a queen called Mali!

-Let me present to you a Brendan-the-

-Navigator-inspired coracle.

-Marveloso, Dwynwen.

-Well done, Dwynwen.

-Catch it.

-I said my boat

-would be hard to catch.

-Do you think

-either of those boats...

-..can beat this handsome ship?

-It's excellent, Ffyrgi.

-Is this your design?

-Yes, he designed it.

-Well, I sort of designed it.

-Notice how the flagpole

-moves up and down.

-That's better than the old nail

-Ffyrgi found in the shed.

-Yes, it is, and look

-how the sails have been attached.

-The ropes are complicated

-but let me show you how they work.

-Don Toro was as excited

-as a sheep in a field of clover.

-He went on and on,

-explaining in great detail...

-..how he had designed

-this spectacular ship.

-We were all so engrossed

-in the ship's beauty...

-..that we didn't notice

-how unhappy Ffyrgi was feeling.

-Did you see their faces?

-Porchell and Dwynwen were astounded.

-Si, Papa, they were.

-Our galleon

-is sure to win the boat race.

-We can be proud of the work

-we've done on our ship.

-Why are you calling it

-our galleon and our ship?

-It isn't ours, it's yours.

-You built it.

-You're the one who should be proud.

-Fernando, I'm...

-Can I talk to you, Fernando?

-I'm sorry, Papa.

-The thing is,

-this was meant to be my project...

-..with you helping me...

-..not the other way around.

-I'm the one

-who should be apologizing.

-It is your project and it was

-unfair of me to take over.

-I'm sorry, mijo.

-Really?

-Really?

-

-Fathers make mistakes too sometimes.

-The next time

-you think I've made a mistake...

-..I hope

-you'll come to talk to me about it.

-I will. I promise. Te lo prometo.

-Muy bien, mijo, let's start again...

-..and make the ship you

-wanted to make in the first place.

-Using Ffyrgi's original design

-as their template...

-..they worked through the night

-on the new boat.

-Don Toro kept to his word...

-..and avoided the temptation

-of doing all the work himself.

-Together they came up with

-their very own creation.

-I've decided to keep it.

-It's a unique accessory

-for the sheep who has everything.

-I've started a new fashion craze.

-I can't believe Ffyrgi's late.

-He must know

-he's going to win the main prize.

-Here he comes.

-What's that he's carrying?

-Look at my new Spanish galleon.

-Dad and I made it together.

-Fernando added the sails

-this morning.

-I couldn't find any fabric,

-so I used an old pair of socks.

-As we joined the others

-at the stream...

-..Ffyrgi explained

-what had happened the night before.

-When the Nant Tyddyn Llan boat race

-eventually got underway...

-..we proudly watched our boats

-sailing towards the finish line.

-I hope mine will win!

-Mine is sure to win!

-Dwynwen's is in the lead.

-Every boat, that is,

-apart from Ffyrgi's.

-But Ffyrgi didn't mind, his boat

-was easy enough to rescue.

-He won a prize too.

-The award for the best use of socks

-goes to Fernando Toro.

-Thank you.

-Ffyrgi used socks for sails! Funny!

-Yes, it was.

-Maybe the boat sunk because

-the crew fainted from the smell!

-I never thought of that.

-So this is where you are, Sion.

-Shall we finish the jigsaw?

-Did you know my favourite part

-is when I put the clouds together?

-No, I didn't know that...

-..but thanks for telling me.

-The next time we do a jigsaw,

-I'll leave the clouds to you.

-Will you?

-Will you?

-

-Of course.

-But now I need someone

-to finish the grass on the jigsaw.

-The grass is

-my second best thing to do.

-Thanks for the story. You didn't

-tell me who won the main prize.

-Was it you or Dwynwen?

-Was it you or Dwynwen?

-

-Do you know what? I don't remember.

-But it didn't matter

-who won or lost.

-The most important thing

-was that Ffyrgi's smelly socks...

-..got a good wash in the stream!

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