06x11 - The World's Strongest Engine

[bunniefuu]

(upbeat music)

(train whistle blowing)

- [Narrator] The engines

on the Island of Sodor

like feeling responsible,

reliable and really useful.

They work hard to complete

their jobs on time.

They don't like

confusion and delay.

But the troublesome trucks

delight in mischief,

and their mischief causes

trouble as poor Henry found out.

"Henry has had an accident

and been sent for repairs,"

said Sir Topham Hatt.

"There are no other

engines available,

"so Diesel will help

until Henry returns."

"Yes, sir," puffed the engines.

But they weren't happy.

The engines didn't like Diesel.

He was always being rude

and always showing off.

"I hope Henry's mended

soon," said Percy.

"He moves more trucks than

three Diesels put together,"

agreed Thomas.

"Trucks are no one's

friends," huffed Gordon.

The next day, Diesel was

working at the docks.

"When Sir Topham Hatt

sees how good I am,"

he bragged to the trucks,

"He'll get rid of steam engines

"once and for all."

This gave the troublesome

trucks an idea.

As Diesel shunted them together,

they started to sing.

♪ Is that all you can haul ♪

♪ Henry's loads are longer ♪

♪ Is that all you can haul ♪

♪ Henry must be stronger ♪

Diesel was cross.

He was sure that he was

stronger than Henry.

"I'll push you all at

the same time," he said.

The trucks giggled.

♪ Push us all,

that's the longest ♪

♪ Push us all, you'll

be the strongest ♪

"That's me," said Diesel, "the

world's strongest engine."

And Diesel shunted

five trucks together.

Then ten.

Then .

Soon he had an enormous

line of trucks.

"What's Diesel

doing?" Cried Percy.

"He thinks he's the

world's strongest engine,"

replied Thomas.

Diesel didn't know the shunters

had set the brakes

on the trucks.

The troublesome trucks knew

but encouraged Diesel

to push anyway.

"Push, push, push."

Diesel pushed, and he pushed,

and he pushed,

(metal screeching)

but the trucks didn't move,

so Diesel decided to

pull the trucks instead.

(engine revving)

♪ Heave ho, heave ho, you

can pull but we won't go ♪

sang the trucks.

This made Diesel very cross.

(engine revving)

He pulled, and he pulled,

and he pulled.

(metal stretching)

"Help!"

(foghorn blaring)

"Grease and oil," Diesel sulked

as the trucks

laughed and laughed.

(trucks laughing)

Sir Topham Hatt looked

down crossly at Diesel.

"I thought you would be

a proper dockyard Diesel,

"but I was wrong," he said.

"Can you make up for

lost time, Henry?"

"Oh, yes, sir," Henry

replied happily.

(train engine chugging)

He backed up to the trucks,

and the shunters

released the brakes.

(whistle blowing)

Then Henry pulled

away as easy as pie.

(engine chugging)

(gentle music)

And the engines cheered.

(train whistles blowing)

Diesel was sent

home in disgrace.

But the engines had

learned a lesson.

"Even troublesome trucks can

do you a favor sometimes,"

chuffed Thomas.

"Like getting rid of a smelly,

old Diesel," puffed Percy.

(upbeat music)