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# William Whiskerson, mouse explorer

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# Finds adventure round every corner

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# Where will he go, who will he meet?

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# His amazing adventures will make you squeak!

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# William Whiskerson, mouse explorer! #

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Here comes William Whiskerson in his amazing travelling globe.

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Greetings, adventurers.

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I am William Whiskerson, the famous mouse explorer.

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William is by the water.

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He can see trees, boats, and lots of ducks.

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But which part of the United Kingdom is he in today?

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Cheesephone, reveal my location!

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The Cheesephone shows William where he is on a map of the world.

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Hello, William.

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Today you're in Worcester, in the West Midlands of England.

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Look, I've got a message coming through on my Cheesephone.

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Hello, William, I'm Harry and this is my sister, Sophie!

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We're going on a canal adventure.

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Hello, William!

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That looks like an amazing adventure.

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Lock the location, Cheesephone.

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The map shows William where to meet Sophie and Harry.

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Explorers away!

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William makes his way to meet his new friends on board

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a special boat, called a narrowboat.

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Ah! This must be the place.

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Pleased to squeak you, Sophie and Harry.

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Pleased to squeak you, William.

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-Is this your boat?

-Yes.

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How exciting! Explorers away!

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A narrow boat is a boat that is long and thin.

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It can be used for holidays or as a home.

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Inside, you can find a kitchen, beds, cupboards,

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even a toilet and shower.

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Cheesephone, show our journey along the canal.

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The explorers untie their boat

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and set off on their adventure down the Birmingham and Worcester canal.

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All aboard!

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A canal is a path of water that boats can travel along.

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Canals look a bit like rivers but there's a big difference.

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Rivers are natural areas of water whereas canals are built by people.

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What kind of boats are they?

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They're canal boats.

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They are! Just like this one!

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-Yeah.

-Hee, hee!

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Along his journey, William notices a path,

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but it is only on one side of the canal.

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This is called a towpath.

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What can you tell me about towpaths, Cheesephone?

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Canals were built to take goods from place to place,

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many years ago before cars and trains had been invented.

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The boats didn't have engines.

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Instead, they were pulled along by horses.

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The horses used to walk on the towpath

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as they towed the canal boats.

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That's why every canal has a towpath running along one side of it.

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Oh, look, Sophie's running along the tow path.

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Sophie! She's running in a race with the boat! Hee, hee!

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Along the canal, William spots a fisherman,

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a train and even some animals.

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Oh, look! Horses!

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-What's that?

-A tunnel.

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Tunnels allow narrow boats to travel under large areas of land.

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It looks very dark inside that tunnel.

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Here we go!

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Look! It looks ever so dark.

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I know!

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Harry listen to our voices.

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-Hello!

-Hi!

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-Can you hear me?

-Yes, I can!

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Look up at the ceiling.

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-It's all gooey.

-It's all gooey and mucky!

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I can hear the sound of the water.

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It's dripping!

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Ha! I got a drip on my whiskers.

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Did it tickle?

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-It did! Did a drip fall on you?

-No, not yet.

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Wow! That was really cool!

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William notices there are bridges too.

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Some that are for people to cross, others for cars and lorries.

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It looks like the bridge goes under the water, doesn't it?

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Yes, because that's its reflection.

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It is a reflection.

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Sophie, what's that?

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It's a lock. We're going to open it.

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-Are we going through it?

-Yeah.

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Ha, that is really mousey marvellous.

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The explorers steer their boat into a lock.

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A lock is a special system that allows a canal boat

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to pass from one part of a canal to another.

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Once the boat is inside the lock,

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William helps the adventurers to close the gate.

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Water is then drained from the lock.

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As the lock empties, the water level lowers, along with the boat.

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Once it has reached the same level as the water on the other side

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of the canal, the boat is then able to continue its journey.

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The gates are opening.

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You should never go near a lock without a grown-up,

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because it can be very dangerous.

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Through we go!

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The boat slowly makes its way down the canal towards Worcester.

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On the way, William notices the landscape around him change.

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He sees lots of people, houses and factories.

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Sophie, it's getting a bit dark.

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-Shall we stop for the night?

-Good idea.

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-Where are we going to stop?

-I think there!

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Good idea!

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I'm feeling pretty tired.

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HE YAWNS

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The explorers find a perfect spot to moor the boat

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after a long day on the canal.

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Tonight, the explorers are going to sleep on the narrow boat.

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Night, night, William!

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HE YAWNS

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Morning! A new day, a new lock.

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William finally reaches the last lock on the canal

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that opens to the River Severn.

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Wow!

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On the river, William sees Worcester Cathedral,

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ferries and even a rowing boat.

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-What is it?

-Swans.

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Swans!

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Ah! They're beautiful!

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After their adventure on the river,

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the explorers head back to the canal where they tie up their boat.

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Travelling about on the canals has been so much fun with you two.

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I've really enjoyed being part of your crew, Sophie.

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I've got a present for you. It's a sailor's hat.

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A present! A sailor's hat!

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Ah! It's mousey marvellous!

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OK, shipmates. Squeak you later!

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Can you remember where William went today?

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William visited his friends Sophie and Harry and they went on a trip.

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Can you remember what they travelled on?

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They travelled on a narrowboat down the canal.

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On their journey they saw a tunnel, bridges, even a lock.

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At the end of their adventure,

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Sophie and Harry gave William a sailor's hat to remember his trip.

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Time to fly, explorers, we're off on another adventure.

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See you soon, William!

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