04x21 - Bulls Eyes

[bunniefuu]

(jaunty music)

(Thomas and friends theme song)

- [narrator] Toby the tram

engine has cow-catchers

and side-plates.

They help to prevent

animals from getting hurt

if they should

stray onto the line.

(train chugging)

Daisy thought Toby's

fenders were silly.

"You're afraid of

getting hurt yourself."

she flounced.

"I'm not!" Huffed Toby.

(whistle blowing)

"Yes you are, I don't

have stupid cow-catchers,

"but I'm not frightened, I just

toot and they all go away."

"But they don't." Said Toby.

"They would with me,

"animals always run if you

toot and look them in the eye",

"Even bulls?"

"Even bulls", said Daisy.

Daisy had never met a bull,

but she purred away

quite unconcerned.

(jaunty music)

She tooted at a farm crossing,

and a horse and cart

halted while she went by.

"Hmm", she said,

"It's easy, I just toot

and they all stand aside.

"Poor little Toby,

"I'm sorry he's frightened".

(jaunty music)

(train rumbling)

At the next station a

policeman was waiting,

"There's a bull on the line",

he warned,

"please persuade it to

return to the farmer".

Daisy was excited,

"Now", she thought,

"I'll show Toby how

to manage bulls".

Champion isn't

really a fierce bull,

but this morning he was cross.

He had strayed from his field,

crashed through a fence,

slithered down a slope,

and now he didn't know he was.

Suddenly, he saw some grass.

"Now, for my breakfast",

he thought.

(happy music)

(train chugging)

"Oo-woo", tooted Daisy,

"Go on".

Champion was too busy

chomping to take any notice.

"Oo-woo", said Daisy again.

Champion kept grazing.

"This is all wrong",

thought Daisy,

"how can I look him in the eye,

"if he won't turn around".

At last, he did.

(bull mooing) said Champion.

"Oh" murmured Daisy,

"why doesn't he run away?"

"Go on Daisy", said her driver,

"He's harmless".

(bull mooing)

"Yes", said Daisy unhappily,

"you know he's harmless,

"and I know he's harmless,

"but does he know?

"Look at his horns,

"if I bumped into

him he might hurt--

"them.

"The farmer wouldn't like that".

Champion sniffed at Daisy.

(sniff, sniff)

"Eww", said Daisy,

and that was that.

Daisy did no more.

(train chugging)

Toby was bemused and

amused to see her back

in the station so soon.

"Bulls always run if you toot

and look them in the eye,

hey Daisy".

Daisy stayed silent.

"Oh well", continued Toby,

"we can live and learn.

"I'd better chase him

away for you, I suppose".

He clanked away

to find Champion.

(train chugging)

(train bell ringing)

Toby's bell rang and

his whistle sounded,

but Champion took no notice.

Then Toby whooshed loudly,

(steam blowing)

that did the trick.

(bull mooing)

Toby whooshed a little more.

(steam blowing)

And now, breakfast over,

Champion jaunted away

to join the farmer.

Daisy was feeling exhausted,

she was glad when her

days work was over.

Some boys were on the platform.

"Look Daisy", one teased,

"I've got some sweets,

"they're called bullseyes,

"I like them, do you?"

"Oh, keep your old bullseyes".

And Daisy scuttled to her shed.

(Thomas and friends theme song)