Jubilee Jackanory (1977) ''Rascally Tag'' Narrated by Michael Jayston

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00:00There was a king and his name was Donald.

00:28And there was a poor man and a son was born to him and he gave him school and learning and the boy said to his father

00:35Father it is time for me to be doing for myself to be a champion

00:39So he took 16 apples from the garden and threw an apple out into the sea and he gave a step on it

00:45He threw the next one and he gave a step on it

00:48He threw one after the other until he came to the last and the last apple brought him back on land again

00:54When he was on land again, he shook his ears and he thought that it was in no sorry place he would stay

01:00So he moved as a wave from a wave and marbles from marbles as a wild winter wind

01:06Sightly and swiftly singing right proudly through glens and high tops and made no stops till he came to the city and court of Donald

01:13And gave three hops over turrets and tops of court and of city of Donald

01:18And Donald took much anger and rage that such an unseemly ill stripling should come into the town

01:24With two shoulders through his coat two ears through his hat his two squat kickering tattery shoes full of cold

01:31Roadwayish water three feet of his sword sideways on the side of his haunch after the scabbard had ended

01:36I will not believe said the champion but that you were taking anger and rage King Donald

01:42Well, then I am said Donald if I did but know at what I should be angry

01:46Good King said the champion coming in was no harder than going out would be you are not going out said Donald

01:53Did you tell me where you came from?

01:55With two shoulders through your coat two ears through your hat to squat kickery tattery shoes full of cold roadwayish water

02:02three feet of sword sideways on the side of your haunch after the scabbard has ended and the champion said

02:08I come from hurry and scurry from the end of endless spring from the loved Swanee Glen a

02:13Night in Chester and a night in man a night on cold-watching Cairns on the face of mountains in the English land

02:20Was I born a slim swarthy champion am I though? I happened upon this town

02:26What said Donald can you do Oh champion?

02:30Surely with all the distance you have traveled you can do something. I was once said he that I could play a harp

02:36Well, then said Donald it is. I myself would have got the best hoppers in the five-fifths of the world

02:43Let's hear them playing said the champion the harpers played they played tunes with wings

02:50Trampling things tightened strings warriors heroes and ghosts on their feet

02:55Goblins and specters sickness and fever they set in sound

02:59Lasting sleep the whole great world with the sweetness of the calming tunes that those harpers could play

03:06The music did not please the champion

03:08He

03:10Caught the harps and he crushed them under his feet

03:13He set them on the fire and made himself a warming and a sound warming at them

03:18Donald took such a lofty rage that a man had come to his court who should do the like of this to the harps

03:24My good man Donald said the slim swarthy champion. I will not believe but that you are taking anger

03:30Well, then I am said Donald if I did but know at what I should be angry

03:34It was no harder for me to break your harps than to make them again said the champion

03:38and he seized the fill of his two palms of the ashes and

03:42Squeezed them and made all the harpers their harps and a great harp for himself

03:48Let us hear your music said Donald

03:52The champion began to play

03:54He could play tunes with wings

03:56trampling things

03:57Tighten strings warriors heroes and ghosts on their feet

04:01Goblins and specters sickness and fever that set in sound lasting sleep the whole great world

04:07With the sweetness of a calming tunes that champion could play

04:11You are melodious Oh champion said the king and he and his harpers took anger and rage

04:17But such an unseemly stripling with two shoulders through his coat two ears through his hat to squat

04:23Kickering tattery shoes full of cold roadway ish water

04:26Three feet of his sword sideways on the side of his haunch after the scabbard was ended should come to the town and play music

04:32As well as they I'm going said the champion if you should stir

04:37So the king I should make a sharp sour shrinking for you with this plow in my hand

04:44The champion leapt on the point of his pins and he went over the top and turret of court and city of Donald and

04:53Donald threw the plow that was in his hand and he slew four and then twenty of his own people

05:00Well, what should the champion meet but the tracking lad of Donald and he said to him

05:05There's a little gray weed for you

05:06Go in and rub it on the mouths of the four and then the twenty that were killed by the plow and bring them back

05:11Alive again and earn for yourself from King Donald 20 carving cows and look behind you when you part from me

05:19And when the tracking lad did this and looked he saw the slim swarthy champion

05:2413 miles off on a hillside already

05:27He moved as a wave from a wave and marbles from marbles as a wild winter wind

05:33Sightly and swiftly singing right proudly through glens and high tops and made no stops

05:38Until he reached the town of John the South Earl. He struck the latch

05:43Said John the South Earl. Who's that in the door? I am dust son of dust said the champion

05:50Let in dusts of dust said John the South Earl. No one must be in my door without entering

05:57They let him in

05:59What can you do dust of dust said the South Earl I was on a time and I could play a juggle said the champion

06:06What is the trick you can do dust of dust said the South Earl?

06:10Well said the champion

06:12I was on a time when I could put three straws on the back of my fist and blow them off

06:16And he put three straws on the back of his fist and blew them off

06:19Well said one of the old sons if that is a juggle that I can do more no worse than you

06:24Do so said the champion and the son of the South Earl put three straws on his fist and the champion blew them off and

06:32the fist with them

06:33You are sore and you will be sore said the South Earl my blessing on the hand that gave it to you

06:39And what is the next trick you can do dust of dust said the Earl?

06:43I will do other juggles for you said the champion

06:46And he took hold of his ear and lifted it from his cheek bobbed it on the ground and back again

06:51I could do that said the second son of John the South Earl

06:54I shall do it for you said the champion and he gave a pull at the ear and the head came away with it

07:01And I see that the juggling of this night is with you said the Earl

07:06Then the champion went and set a great ladder against the moon

07:10In one part of it. He put a hound and a hare and in another part of it

07:14He put a man and a woman and they are alive there till now

07:19That is a great trick said the Earl

07:21And I cannot do that said the Earl's third son

07:25It is a great trick and a juggle said the champion and it is not you that can do it

07:30Then what will you do now said the Earl?

07:33The champion leapt on the point of his pins

07:36And he went over top and turrets of court and town till he met a man threshing in a barn. I

07:42Will make you a free man for your life said the champion

07:45There are two of your masters lads one with his fist off one with his head off go there and put them on again

07:51With what shall I bring them said the man?

07:54Take a tuft of grass

07:56Hold it in water shake it on them, and you will heal them said the champion

08:00And he heard a loud voice in a bush. What is that said the man?

08:04I must go said the champion to the king of the stars whose foot no doctor or leech has healed in seven years

08:12And he moved as a wave from a wave and marbles from marbles as a wild winter wind

08:19Sightly and swiftly singing right proudly through glens and high tops and made no stops until he reached the castle of the

08:26king of the stars

08:28He struck palm on door

08:30Who's that said the porter?

08:33I'm a doctor and a leech said the champion

08:36Many a doctor and leech has come said the porter

08:38There's not a spike on the town without a doctor's head, but one perhaps. It's for your head. It shall be a

08:44champion went in

08:46Rise up king of the stars. He said you are free from your wound

08:50The king of the stars rose up and there was not a man swifter or stronger than he

08:56Lie down king of the stars said the slim swarthy champion. You are full of wounds

09:01The king of the stars lay down

09:03And he was worse than he ever was

09:06You did wrong. He said to heal me then spoil me again

09:11I was showing that I could heal you said the champion now fetch all the doctors of the earth and

09:18Word was sent by running lads to all the doctors and leeches of the earth and they came riding that they would get paid

09:25When they came riding the slim swarthy champion went out and he said to them

09:29What made you spoil the leg of the king of the stars?

09:32Well, then they said if we were to earn the worth of our ointment and the worth of our trouble

09:37We could not leave him with the worth of the leg in this world

09:41I'll lay your wager said the champion the full of my cap in gold to be set at the end of the Dale

09:47And there is none here that will be sooner at it than the king of the stars

09:51He set the cap full of gold at the end of the Dale

09:54And the doctors laid the wager that it could never be and put their lives on it

09:58The champion went in where the king of the stars was and said to him arise whole king of the stars

10:04I have laid a wager on you

10:07The king of the stars got up whole and healthy

10:11He went out and in three springs. He was at the cap of gold leaving the doctors behind him

10:16Then the doctors and leeches asked that they might get their lives and promise of that they did not get

10:23The champion put his hat on his head his holly in his fist

10:27And he seized the gray axe that hung from his haunch and he took under them over them through and amongst them and left

10:33No man to tell a tale or earn bad tidings

10:37When the king was healed he sent word for the nobles and for the great gentles to the wedding of his daughter and the slim swally champion

10:46What company is here said the champion a?

10:49Company of your own wedding and they are gathering from each half and from each side of the golden great white speckled universe

10:56Said the king to him

10:58Be this from me said the champion and he went

11:02Swifter out of the town and a year old hair

11:05He leapt on the point of his pins and

11:08Moved as a wave from a wave and marbles from marbles as a wild winter wind

11:13Sightly and swiftly singing right proudly through glens and high tops and made no stops until he reached the shack of rascally tag

11:22What young lad is this said rascally tag his two shoulders through his coat his two ears to his hat

11:28Is to squat kickering tattery shoes full of cold roadways water

11:32Three feet of his sword sideways on the side of his haunch after the scabbard has ended

11:36Have you need of a man said the champion?

11:39Where are you from said rascally tag from many a place said the champion?

11:44What wages will you take said rascally tag?

11:48The wages I will take is that you shall not drink first before me until the end of a day and a year said the champion

11:56That is your wages said rascally tag and he took the slim swarthy champion raiding

12:02The raiding was upon John the South Earl in the court in the city of Donald and though the champion has spared them before

12:09He did not spare them twice

12:11He broke in the house wall his holly in his fist and he sees the gray axe that hung from his haunch

12:17He took under them over them through and amongst them and left no man to tell a tale or earn bad tidings

12:25The champion was hot and went into the dairy and saw rascally tag drinking a bucket of milk and water

12:32You've broken your promise said the champion

12:35That bucket is no better than another bucket said rascally tag that self same bucket

12:40Did you promise to me said the champion?

12:42and he took anger and wrath at rascally tag and went away thirsty back to the king of the stars and

12:48The daughter of the king of the stars

12:50picked the 16 green apples from the sea and made the slim swarthy champion a drink from the juice of them and

12:57The drink from that juice choked him

13:00So the daughter of the king of the stars married rascally tag and their wedding feast lasted a day and a year

13:07And the last day was as good as the first

13:10Goodbye

13:18You

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