This is the moment an adorable schoolgirl won a Welsh language competition at a cultural festival in Pontypridd – but admitted she couldn’t understand an S4C interviewer who asked her about the win.
Llanelli’s Ruby Davies melted viewers’ hearts when she was interviewed by Welsh presenter Mari Lovgreen after her win.
Urdd Eisteddfod is a cultural festival in which many children and young people between the ages of eight and 25 compete in the sectors of music, arts and literature.
The 11-year-old won the individual recitation competition for Year 5 and 6 Welsh students, where she had to memorize a monologue in the language and perform it on stage.
She beat 18 other people who reached the national level in the competition and impressed the judges with her creative talent.
Llanelli’s Ruby Davies melted the hearts of those who watched her when she was interviewed by Welsh presenter Mari Lovgreen after her win.
The schoolgirl said she couldn’t understand the presenter, who said she was ‘the best in Wales’ in Welsh
Jubilant Ruby held on to her trophy and went on to say she was “very happy” to win first place when speaking to Welsh broadcaster S4C, adding that she “loves acting”.
Mari then praised the young schoolgirl and said, “Well, you’re really good at that,” to which she replied, “Yes, I am.”
The journalist then went on to say that she was the best in Wales in Welsh, but Ruby said sweetly with a big smile on her face: ‘I don’t know what you’re saying!’
After translating it into English, Ruby enthusiastically shouted into the microphone: ‘The best of Wales!’
Then Mari asked: ‘And who has helped you on your way to the top?’ Ruby then responded and said: ‘Miss Nicholson, mummy, Miss Davies and my dad.’
Her family was in the front row, cheering her on as the crowd was amused by the way she answered questions.
Speaking about the competition, Ruby said her father wasn’t enjoying the “mud parts or the tails” of the competition.
‘(I want to) go bungee jumping,’ he said when the presenter asked him how he wanted to celebrate his victory.
The festival is organized by Urdd Gobaith Cymru, the largest youth movement in Wales, and celebrated its centenary in 2022.
Ruby impressed the judges with her Welsh article about shopping with her friends.
Ruby performed her piece, which lasted over a minute, with such enthusiasm as she performed various dances and hand movements to accompany her monologue about shopping.
In Welsh, he said: “Shopping. I love shopping with my friends in the summer, buying shorts, t-shirts and glasses.”
‘Now there are sales on clothing, football shirts and sports shoes! Everything is too big! Primark is next and clothes are cheap there.
‘I’ll buy a skirt and a multicolored dress and I’ll choose a sweater for my dad.
‘Oh, these clothes are too expensive. We will go to the shoe store (and) then to see shiny black sandals.
‘At this time, it’s time for dinner, I’ll have to buy fries and a big hamburger. Shopping is tedious. Oh, it’s wonderful to sit down.
According to the BBC, event organizers say more than 100,000 people have registered to compete, the highest number in history.