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0:00:09 > 0:00:13- Under thy blessing at departing
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- Lord, we would wish to be
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- Fill our hearts with thy love
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- And our mouths with thy praise
0:00:25 > 0:00:26- Thy peace
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- Give to us forever.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31- Amen.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- Hands down. - Good afternoon, children.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36- Good afternoon, Miss Jones.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- Good afternoon, everyone.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- My name is Robin Davies.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- I'm the first to leave school - every afternoon.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- I'm always in a rush to get home.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06- What did you do in school today?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- Some maths this morning.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10- Are you going swimming on Friday?
0:01:10 > 0:01:12- Are you going swimming on Friday?- - Yes.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- Will you be competing there?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- Maybe I will this time.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- I live quite far away from the - school, about three miles...
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- ..so the taxi fetches me - and takes me home every day.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- # In the stream
0:02:16 > 0:02:21- Sometimes, when we're happy, Aaron - Roberts and I sing on the way.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- # You did not have warm clothing...
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- I have no idea where he learned - these songs.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Nobody else has ever heard them.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- # ..going into the stream
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- # How are you?
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- # Don't drown, you silly thing
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- # In the water
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- # Does not your foot get colder
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- # Like the...
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- I live on a farm above the village - of Gwyddelwern.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- The farm's called Cefn Maenllwyd...
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- ..but we pronounce it as - Cefn Manllwyd.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06- Bye, Robin.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- Bye, Robin.- - Ta-ra.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- Hello.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17- How are you?
0:03:17 > 0:03:18- How are you?- - Fine.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20- How was everyone today?
0:03:20 > 0:03:21- How was everyone today?- - Alright.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23- Was Miss Jones alright?
0:03:23 > 0:03:24- Was Miss Jones alright?- - Yes.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- Was everyone in school?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- Was everyone in school?- - Paul wasn't in school.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29- What's wrong with Paul?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Shem thought he'd eaten - too much yesterday.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34- There we go.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Come on, eat up. - Do you want some tea?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Yes, please.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44- Where's Dad?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- He not home yet. - He's gone to Ruthin.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- But he won't be long.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- You'll have to check on the cow.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- We've got a sick cow in the shed.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- Which one?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- She's the one nearest the calves.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- The one nearest the calves? How so?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- The one nearest the calves? How so?- - I don't know.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- She was fine when I checked on her - before going to school.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- She went down afterwards.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- You'll have to take a look.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- But you have to get changed first.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Don't go like that.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- I don't like hearing - that an animal's sick...
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- ..especially a cow I'm fond of.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Jemima doesn't look too well - at all.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- She can't stand up.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- I've learned a lot about farming - from my father...
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- ..by just watching him working.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- I'm not allowed to drive a tractor. - It's against the law.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- I have to wait until I'm 13.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- I'm only 11 at the moment.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- One of the farmer's main jobs - is to feed the animals.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- Silage is a handy way of packing - up the hay...
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- ..but you have to make sure you - remove the entire plastic bag.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- 'You also have to make sure you - remove the plastic string...
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- '..or the cows will choke on it.'
0:05:59 > 0:06:00- Have you cut it?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- Have you cut it?- - Yes.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- I love working on the farm...
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- ..and I can't wait until I'm - old enough to leave school...
0:06:29 > 0:06:30- ..and be a real farmer.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- There are some animals on the farm - that we don't need...
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- ..like moles.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06- They make a huge mess of the - fields so we have to kill them.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- You have to be careful - when you set the trap...
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- ..that you don't leave - your own scent on it...
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- ..or the mole will sense danger.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- After you've found a path...
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- ..you have to cut a hole big enough - for the trap.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- The spring on the trap - is quite strong...
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- ..so you have to be very careful - when you set it.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05- I get 10 pence from Mam or Dad - for every mole I catch...
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- ..so I set a lot of traps!
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- A farmer's working day - is a long one...
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- ..as long as daylight allows.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- There's not much of it left today.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- How are you, Papsen?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- I call my sister Papsen, - but her real name is Enireth.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- She's currently studying - for her O Levels...
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- ..and she isn't really - interested in farming.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- That's true about my brother, Huw, - as well.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- COCKEREL CROWS
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- ALARM CLOCK
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- Mam and Dad get up at half - past five every morning...
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- ..to feed the animals.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- They don't come back until - after I've left for school...
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- ..so I have to make - my own breakfast.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- I wonder how Jemima is today.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- I'll have to try and see her - before the taxi arrives.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- I don't really like school work - - all that writing.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- I prefer working with my hands.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- I can't focus on my work today...
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- ..and I'm sure Miss Jones - will notice.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Well, Robin, what's wrong today?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- I've got a cow that isn't well.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- I've got a cow that isn't well.- - What's wrong with her?
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- She gave birth to a calf - and she couldn't stand after.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41- Don't worry.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- Finish your work. I'm sure she'll - be fine by the time you get home.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- Ta-ra, Robin.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Thank heavens, - Jemima's back on her feet.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- She's going to be alright - after all.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- We need the dye.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35- This one?
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- This one?- - Let's use the red one today.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- It's this sheep over here.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- You come this side - so I can climb over.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- Slowly does it.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- 'One of the busiest times - on the farm is lambing season.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- 'In bad weather, we have to - find room for them indoors.'
0:13:10 > 0:13:11- Very good.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- 'Every lamb has to be marked - carefully so we know...
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- '..which one belongs to which - when we release them in the field.'
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- Right on the top there.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- There we go.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- So we can recognize him - in the field.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36- There you go.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39- Alright?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- Don't go too fast so the sheep - can follow you.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- Come on, then.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- Slowly, slowly.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- There you go.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- Keep going, there you go.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- Come on.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- 'Some lambs are orphaned - as they're born...
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- '..and I have to feed them - with a bottle.'
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Have you finished?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Just a little bit more.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- No more now until tomorrow morning.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- Everyone in the family helps - with the farming work...
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- ..because there's so much to do.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- Even Huw and Papsen - help sometimes...
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- ..despite not enjoying - the work at all.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- I'm sure they'll leave - Cefn Maenllwyd as soon as they can.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- But I'm lucky, - farming's what I love to do...
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- ..and I never tire of the work.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- These ones here.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- The top ones?
0:16:15 > 0:16:16- How many are there?
0:16:16 > 0:16:17- How many are there?- - There are 32 there.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- That needs to be changed there.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- There are 11 there now.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- 'Farming is hard work - around the clock.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- 'Sometimes Mam and Dad - get fed up with it...
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- '..especially during - a bad spell of weather.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- 'They never get a break - from the work...
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- '..nor a holiday either.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- 'Sometimes they talk about selling - up and going to Australia.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- 'That would break my heart...
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- '..because I never want to leave - Cefn Maenllwyd.'
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- How many do we need to move - form the shed? Ten?
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- It's about time the small ones - left the tractor shed.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- They can all go out now.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- You'll have to take a few - out to the field tomorrow.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- 'It's only a few minutes - after seven...
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- '..but wait a minute...
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- 'It's Saturday today.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- 'Hurray! I can farm all day.'
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- On a nice day, there's nothing - better than being outdoors...
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- ..with Jaff as company.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- The countryside around us - is so beautiful.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- No, nowhere in the world compares - to Cefn Maenllwyd.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- I hope this is where I'll stay - for the rest of my life.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- S4C subtitles by Ericsson