04x04 - You Can't Win

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(playful music)

(playful music)

(triumphant music)

- [George] Duke is the

hero of all the engines.

This is a story about him.

It happened long ago when

Peter Sam was called Stuart

and Sir Handel, Falcon.

(gentle music)

Many people came year after year

to see the mountains and the

lakes, and most of all, Duke.

He always pulled his train,

even on days when

he didn't feel well.

"I mustn't disappoint my

friends," he would say.

(Duke whistling)

Every morning he took his

passengers up the line

and stopped anywhere

they wanted.

(Duke whistling)

"Peep, peep," he whistled.

"Please be ready when

I come back for you,

"otherwise we might miss

your boat to the mainland

"and that would never do."

One day, Duke didn't feel well.

He was short of steam

and needed to rest.

His driver and fireman had just

finished clearing his tubes

when Stuart bustled in.

(Stuart whistling)

"Hello, Granpuff," he teased,

"are you short of puff?"

"Nothing of the sort.

"This is routine maintenance."

"Tell you what," went on

Stuart, "you're getting old.

"We must take care of you

in case you break down."

(Duke whistling)

"Huh," hooshed Duke,

"that'll be the day."

Duke couldn't stay

cross for long.

It was a lovely evening.

"Couldn't be better,

couldn't be better,"

he chuntered happily.

(bright music)

They began to climb,

but Duke didn't mind.

"I've plenty of

steam," he puffed.

"We'll be up in a

couple of puffs."

But soon Duke's puffs

changed to wheezes.

His valves were leaking steam.

"It's not so easy.

"It's not so easy," he

croaked, "but I'll manage."

At last they

reached the station.

Duke's driver examined

him carefully.

Anxious passengers

waited for news.

"Duke is going to take

you to the harbor,

"but he might be late,"

said the conductor,

"so two engines

are coming to help.

"You'll still catch your boat."

(Falcon and Stuart whistling)

Falcon buffered up in front.

"Poor old Granpuff, what a

shame you've broken down.

"Peep, peep, pip,"

teased Stuart.

"This is the day."

He was coupled on behind.

"Are you ready,"

whistled falcon.

"Yes, I am," replied Stuart.

And away they went.

(playful music)

When they reached the next

station, the cavalcade split up.

Falcon took Duke's

passengers to the boat.

Stuart headed Falcon's train

with Duke coupled behind.

"Fancy me rescuing Granpuff.

"This is the day, this

is the day," he boasted.

"Poor old engine,

poor old engine."

But Duke still had plenty

of steam left in him.

His valves sounded

worse than they were.

He and his driver had their

own little joke ready.

They waited until

they reached the hill.

"Now," said his driver.

Duke puffed and roared

as though he was pushing

the whole train's

weight before him.

(Duke chugging)

The noise echoed everywhere.

(crowd cheering)

When they reached the last

station, everyone cheered.

"What happened," asked a boy.

"They don't usually

need two engines."

"Well," replied his

father, "Stuart broke down.

"Duke had to help him.

"It sounds as if he

had a hard job too."

Duke and his driver's

joke had worked.

"Fiddlesticks,"

exclaimed Stuart.

And he vanished in

a cloud of steam.

Duke wheezed alongside.

"Poor old engine," he teased.

"It's no good, Stuart,

you can't win."

(playful music)