05x08 - Baa!

[bunniefuu]

(Britt Allcroft signature)

("Original Theme Tune"

by Mike O'Donnell)

- [Storyteller] In summer,

the island of Sodor gleams

in the sun and every station

is filled with flowers.

Percy had been working at the

docks all day and was tired

of the smell of fish.

"Whew, come on Percy."

said his driver.

"Time to go home."

"Please sir, can I have

a wash down first?"

"Sorry Percy, there isn't time.

Sir Topham Hatt is waiting

for us at the sheds."

"There is to be a festival

of flowers." announced

Sir Topham Hatt.

"This sign saying 'Best Dressed

Station' will be awarded

to the winner.

Please help with

the arrangements."

The engines were excited.

"My favorite station is

Ffarquar." said Thomas.

"Mine is Maithwaite." said Toby.

"Percy, what's yours?"

Percy was too tired

to think properly.

"The docks." he murmured.

"Hah!" sniffed Thomas.

"We can tell."

Toby laughed, "The docks are

full of fish, not flowers."

"Alright then, Arlesdale End."

"That's my home!" replied Toby.

"That's why I like it,

especially when you're there

and not here saying I'm silly."

"Goodnight."

Next morning, Percy was

proud to be sparkly again.

His train of freight cars were

being loaded with vegetables

and flowers.

"These are for Maithwaite."

said his driver.

"They'll display them

on the platform."

On the way, Percy saw Harold.

"Why is Harold buzzing

about?" he puffed.

"I haven't time

for a race today."

"What's that?" said his driver.

"Why bless me, it's a ram."

"Now we'll be late.

I should've known

that Harold was trying

to tell us something."

(ram bleating)

"I've got just the ticket

to get him off the track."

cried the fireman.

"Food."

He found some cabbage leaves.

The ram chomped happily away.

(chewing)

(train whistiling)

"Please can we go now?"

(ram bleating)

When Percy arrived at the

station, his driver told

the station master

what had happened.

"I've heard about this ram.

He's always hungry."

A little while later, the

station was decked with flowers.

"Maithwaite will definitely win

first prize." decided Percy.

He left his coaches and went

to a sighting where no one

could see him.

"(yawns) Time for a

snooze." he thought.

But it wasn't.

(crashing sounds)

"We better see what all

that noise is about."

said his driver.

Percy was shocked.

Flowers were

scattered everywhere.

"It's that ram.

He's made a meal of

the station too."

Then there was trouble.

"We can't get into the waiting

room." the passengers cried.

"Why not?" asked

the station master.

"The ram won't let us."

Everyone looked at the ram

and the ram looked at them.

(ram bleating)

"He's not alone!"

exclaimed Percy's driver.

"Let us out!" begged the boys.

"We're sorry!"

"Well look at that."

Said the station master.

"The boys are the

culprits, not the ram.

He was just making sure

they did no more damage."

"We thought it would

be fun, but it wasn't.

We'll put everything back."

A few days later, Sir

Topham Hatt invited some of

the engines to Maithwaite,

winner of the "Best

Dressed Station" award.

"I'm sorry Toby."

whispered Percy.

"You made the right choice."

Then Sir Topham Hatt

made an announcement.

"There is one more prize for

our good friend, the ram.

Here it is.

And I'll eat my hat

if you don't like it."

Then Harold landed.

The wind from his blades blew

Sir Topham Hatt's hat off.

(ram bleating)

"Well, seems I wouldn't be

able to eat my hat even if

I had to."

Everyone laughed and the

only sound from the ram

was a contented hiccup.

(hiccuping)

("Original Theme Tune"

by Mike O'Donnell)