Ysbryd y Llongddrylliad 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 #

-Oh, Mam, do we have to?

-There's a good programme on TV.

-It's too hot to go out and play.

-It's too hot to go out and play.

-

-You're not going to stay indoors...

-..watching television all day.

-It's a lovely day to go to the park.

-Out you go.

-I'll go and make us some sandwiches.

-Tad-cu,

-Mam wants to take us to the park.

-Can we stay home with you?

-We've done everything in the park.

-Have you pretended your bikes

-are ponies and delivered the post?

-Or imagined your rolling blades

-are jets and skated across the moon?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-

-You really have done everything.

-Do you know what?

-Your park reminds me

-of our seaside many years ago.

-My friends and I

-used to go there all the time.

-We got fed up of it after a while.

-It was the same old sand,

-the same old waves...

-..the same old haunted shipwreck.

-Haunted shipwreck?

-With a ghost and everything?

-Yes, indeed. I remember it

-as if it were yesterday.

-My friends and I had been to that

-beach thousands of times before.

-But this day, things were

-going to be very different.

-# Oh, residents of the mainland

-# You're in for a fright

-# Yo-ho, pirates are we

-# Dwynwen's our captain,

-she rules as a queen

-# Yo-ho, pirates are we #

-Wait a minute, my faithful seamen.

-X marks the spot.

-Captain Dwynwen, does this mean

-that here is where we bury...

-..the treasure?

-Good idea, Ffyrgi.

-You two, bury the treasure.

-I'll climb the cliff top and search

-the horizon for enemy vessels.

-Hey, hey, hey, I'll be doing

-the searching right here.

-Wait! Wait for me!

-Stop! Wait!

-That's an order!

-Pirates don't obey orders.

-They're pirates, Dwynwen.

-But I'm the pirate queen.

-Maybe so,

-but I'm king of the mountain.

-No, you're not.

-I am.

-No, you're not.

-No, you're not.

-

-I am.

-No, you're not.

-No, you're not.

-

-I am.

-No, you're not.

-No, you're not.

-

-I am.

-You're not.

-Goodness me, it's a ship.

-It's a real ship.

-Goodness gracious me!

-Wow!

-This is a Viking ship.

-We'll take it back to sea

-and embark on a voyage.

-# Oh, the ship has run aground

-at the mercy of the waves

-# Yo-ho, Vikings are we #

-No, it's not. This is a pirate ship.

-# With a skull and crossbones,

-a longship is she

-# Yo-ho, pirates are we #

-Are you serious? It's obvious that

-the Viking dragon head was here.

-This feather almost certainly

-fell from a ship captain's hat.

-A captain of a pirate ship.

-# With a fierce dragon head

-and a large white plume

-# Yo-ho... #

-So what are we, Vikings or pirates?

-Pirates!

-Pirates!

-

-Vikings!

-We should ask Captain Ceredig.

-Yes, he'll know

-exactly what kind of ship it is.

-He probably saw the Vikings himself.

-Or the pirates.

-Or the pirates.

-

-Vikings!

-Dear me!

-I'm on my way, Bedwyr!

-Bedwyr, Bedwyr, are you alright?

-A waterskiing sheep?

-Our old friend Captain Ceredig

-had fished these waters...

-..all his life.

-He knew more about the sea

-than the great Neptune himself.

-Captain Ceredig!

-Captain Ceredig!

-

-Ahoy, Captain!

-Hello, Captain, sir.

-Look what was washed up by the tide!

-A Viking, a pirate

-and my good friend, Ffyrgi Toro.

-What brings you

-to see the old captain?

-We came across a shipwreck.

-You don't say!

-What kind of ship is it?

-Viking!

-Viking!

-

-Pirate!

-Well, we're not sure.

-I heard a rumour that the shipwreck

-was laden with cargo at one time.

-It transported wool and cloth

-across the Atlantic to America.

-Are you saying

-it's just an old cargo ship?

-Yes, it's the wreck of a cargo ship.

-A haunted ship.

-Are you telling us that there's

-a ghost aboard that ship?

-According to legend...

-..the ship once belonged to a rich

-sea merchant called Captain Gwyn.

-He was recognized by the

-white feather he wore in his hat.

-This is it!

-This is the captain's feather!

-The captain was married to

-his beautiful wife, Llinos...

-..which is the name of a small bird.

-He called his ship The Little Bird.

-It's so romantic, isn't it?

-Can you skip to the part

-about the ghost, Captain?

-Now then, Captain Gwyn

-would spend months at sea.

-While at sea,

-he yearned for his wife.

-He had a statue of her made and

-placed it at the front of the ship.

-How romantic.

-The statue was so beautiful...

-..that Balor the Giant,

-Ysbaddaden Bencawr's cousin...

-..wanted the statue for himself.

-..wanted the statue for himself.

-

-Give me the figurehead!

-I'll never hand over

-the figurehead...

-..to someone like you, Balor.

-Very well then.

-But you will regret it.

-Balor controlled the wind and rain.

-He created an enormous storm...

-..and blew the ship until it

-ran aground on these very rocks.

-During the storm, the statue

-broke away, never to be seen again.

-They say the ghost of Captain Gwyn

-still wanders the ship's deck.

-He will never leave the ship...

-..until the statue is reattached.

-Are you ready?

-We have a lot of work to do.

-We have to retrieve the statue

-and release Captain Gwyn's ghost.

-Release the ghost!

-Will you help us, Captain?

-I'd be honoured to help you release

-the ghost of a fellow mariner.

-# To help the captain,

-we'll all play our part

-# Yo-ho, release the ghost shall we

-# We'll talk to the ghost

-and get sand everywhere

-# Yo-ho,

-release the ghost shall we #

-Show-off!

-Once we'd eaten...

-..and given our parents' permission

-to spend the night on the beach...

-..we made our first attempt

-at contacting Captain Gwyn's ghost.

-I think it's time we called on

-the ghost of Captain Gwyn...

-..to make himself known.

-..to make himself known.

-

-Now then, listen, Captain Gwyn...

-..it's time to give up the ghost

-and reveal yourself.

-Reveal yourself to us now!

-She's right.

-Make yourself known now, Captain.

-On the count of three.

-One, two...

-Are you serious? You mustn't

-shout orders to a ship's captain.

-Why not?

-He's a captain.

-You should show respect.

-Rules must be followed.

-Rules must be followed.

-

-That's true.

-There are definite rules.

-Oh. What should we do, Porchell?

-First we should line up on deck.

-Now we salute.

-Captain Gwyn, fellow seamen,

-Porchell, Dwynwen and Ffyrgi...

-..await your orders.

-Respect is very important

-to the ghost of a captain.

-I only hope

-you haven't angered him already.

-There's no telling

-what he'll do to you.

-Er, do you think

-we've angered him, Porchell?

-I hope not, Dwynwen.

-Was that Captain Gwyn's ghost?

-No, it was just a seagull.

-There is definitely something

-in the wind today.

-Did the captain reveal himself?

-We weren't trying to communicate

-with any old captain...

-..it was the ghost

-of a ship's captain.

-What did you do next?

-What did you do next?

-

-We realized...

-..we needed something out of the

-ordinary to get him to talk to us.

-We sat in a circle and thought of

-ways to communicate with the ghost.

-Ffyrgi was the first

-to come up with an idea.

-Wait.

-I know of a way we could

-get the ghost to talk to us.

-I saw it once in a film -

-The Ghost of the Egyptian Monster.

-I saw that film too.

-Everyone sat in a circle holding

-hands and they called on him.

-Egyptian Monster, talk to us now.

-Talk to us.

-Talk to us.

-

-What happened next, Porchell?

-Mali got scared

-and we left the cinema.

-After they chanted

-to summon the ghost?

-They sat and waited, holding hands.

-The circle was unbroken.

-At once

-white fog rose from the ground.

-That's when I closed my eyes.

-And then, out of the fog...

-..came the ghost

-of the Egyptian Monster.

-That's it then, the next time

-I go to see a horror movie...

-..Mali's staying at home.

-We wasted no time in discussing

-our cinematic knowledge.

-We sat in a circle and held hands.

-Once again we called on the ghost

-of Captain Gwyn to talk to us.

-Oh, Captain!

-Captain Gwyn!

-Talk to us.

-Oh, please, please...

-..talk to us.

-Tell us, Mr Ghost.

-Why don't you tell us

-where we can find the figurehead?

-Tell us so that we can release you.

-Please tell us now.

-Wow-wow-ee!

-These sheep can water-ski.

-But can they swim?

-We sat

-in the spirit circle for hours.

-Our hands were aching so much...

-..that we had to

-close the circle with our feet.

-But we started to lose heart.

-Don't shake your feet, Dwynwen.

-They're going to sleep.

-And Ffyrgi.

-I don't think this is working.

-I think it is, Dwynwen.

-That's how it looked in

-The Ghost of the Egyptian Monster...

-..before the monster appeared.

-..before the monster appeared.

-

-I'm closing my eyes from now on.

-Stay awake.

-When the fog reaches the ship,

-Captain Gwyn's ghost will appear.

-With renewed energy, we prepared

-ourselves to meet Captain Gwyn.

-But we couldn't stay awake for ever.

-In the end, we all fell asleep.

-Goodnight,

-you three brave mariners.

-Did you hear that?

-I'm sure I heard something.

-Perhaps it was the ghost.

-It must be the ghost.

-We should ask about the figurehead.

-Alright Porchell, you ask him.

-Me? Ffyrgi summoned the ghost

-from the circle.

-Oh, no,

-I'm not going to talk to him.

-Fine, the three of us

-will talk to him then.

-Mr Captain Gwyn, sir,

-are you there, sir?

-Goodness me, there he is!

-He's pointing at something.

-He's pointing at that cave.

-That's where the figurehead must be.

-We have to go and fetch it.

-Aaargh!

-Is everyone alright here?

-We saw Captain Gwyn's ghost.

-Come along now.

-Come along now.

-

-He wants us to look in that cave.

-That's where

-the figurehead is hidden.

-We'd better take a look.

-That's a brave thing to do.

-I wouldn't dare go into a cave

-like that on a night like this.

-We'll go first thing in the morning.

-Goodnight.

-Goodnight.

-

-Goodnight, captain. Goodnight.

-Goodnight. Sleep well until morning.

-Alright, sleep tight.

-See you tomorrow. Goodnight.

-The following morning,

-we awoke at dawn...

-..and discussed

-our haunting experience.

-He was all white

-and his fingers stretched out wide.

-He was up there.

-Wait a minute. That white figure

-we saw might not have been a ghost.

-Do you see that?

-Our ghost is nothing but a pelican.

-Everyone knows that ghosts

-turn into birds in daylight.

-Do they?

-What? I haven't heard that.

-It's common knowledge.

-Have you heard about that fact,

-Captain Ceredig?

-I can't say I have.

-I didn't think so.

-I didn't think so.

-

-It doesn't mean it isn't true.

-There are stranger things

-than ghosts turning into birds.

-Goodness me, he's doing it again!

-He's pointing at the cave.

-What are we waiting for?

-Let's release the ghost!

-We entered the cave,

-not knowing what we'd find.

-But we were ready for anything...

-..especially with

-Captain Ceredig safely nearby.

-I can't see the figurehead anywhere.

-Do you, Dwynwen?

-No, not yet.

-Look, there it is!

-That's the figurehead.

-There it is.

-There it is.

-

-We've found it.

-So you really found the figurehead,

-Tad-cu?

-It certainly looked like

-a figurehead to us, Dafydd.

-What happened next?

-We carried the figurehead

-back to the ship...

-..and Captain Ceredig helped us

-attach it to the ship's front.

-The wooden woman looked as beautiful

-as the day she was carved.

-Now that's what you call

-a beautiful woman.

-Yes, she certainly is.

-Good work.

-Do you think the captain's ghost

-can be released now?

-Oh!

-Goodness me,

-Captain Gwyn's ghost is free!

-So you see, boys,

-if my friends and I...

-..hadn't gone

-to the beach that day...

-..we'd never have found the

-shipwreck and missed an adventure.

-Every day

-is full of possibilities, isn't it?

-You just have to look for them.

-Who wants to come to the park

-to find our own adventure?

-Me! There might be a ghost

-on the swing.

-Or on the football field.

-There's nothing like a good story...

-..to capture

-the children's imaginations.

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