Chess piece, bishop

Narrator: 

Do you see the tiny figure wearing a hat and holding a kind of walking staff? 

Voice: 

Yes, you mean the white one? 

Narrator: 

This is actually a piece of real treasure that has a mysterious history. And you’ll never guess what it’s made of! 
 
Voice: 

It’s treasure? Really? Is it made of gold? Diamonds? 

Narrator: 

No – it’s made of something much more interesting! It’s made from something that sounds like this: 

(Walrus roaring) 

Voice: 

Wow, that was loud! What was it?  

Narrator: 

Guess. 

Voice: 

No, get on with it, just tell me! 

Narrator: 

Ha ha, okay. This figure has been beautifully carved from a walrus tusk.  

Voice: 

A walrus? Is that one of those giant seals with moustaches? 

Narrator: 

Yes. You wouldn’t have thought of that! 

Voice: 

No. But I still don’t understand what it’s used for. You said it’s treasure. But why did you say that?  

Narrator: 

It’s an incredibly old chess piece. It’s one of the most valuable chess pieces in the world! It was found buried in sand on a beach in Scotland. But how do you think it might have ended up on the beach? 

Voice: 

Perhaps it was stolen by pirates? Is it pirate treasure?

Narrator: 

Yes, you might actually be exactly right.  

(pirate sound effects: "arr-arr me hearties – let’s be a-taking that precious chess set!”) 

Narrator: 

This chess piece was made almost a thousand years ago, probably by a craftsman in Trondheim, here in Norway.  

("Just look at this wonderful chess set!") 

Voice: 

So was chess invented in Norway?  

Narrator: 

No, chess is a board game that originally came from India. People play chess all over the world. 

Voice: 

Oh yes, that’s right. 

Narrator: 

But this is a genuine treasure! And it’s a fun thing that chess is now more popular than ever, a whole one-thousand years after this chess piece was made. And also that a Norwegian – Magnus Carlsen – has become the World Chess Champion! 

(NRK clip: "Happy birthday Magnus Carlsen"