05x17 - Thomas & the Rumours

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(Thomas and Friends

instrumental theme music)

(train whistle blows)

- [Narrator] Thomas the t*nk

Engine loves his branch line.

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(train whistle blows)

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One day when he stopped

at a small station,

some children looked sad.

"They've closed our playground,

and our favorite sandpit!

Teacher says the sand is soiled

and too dirty to play in

Please help us, Thomas!"

"I'll see what I can do,"

replied Thomas kindly.

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Thomas hoped things

weren't quite as bad

as the children had

made them out to be.

But as he passed

their playground,

a large sign read "Playground

closed until further notice."

"The children were right!"

Thought Thomas sadly.

He puffed into the yards

and was just about to

tell the other engines

about the playground

when Percy rushed in.

"You look glum little

Percy," said Gordon.

- [Percy] Sir Topham

Hatt told driver

that he's using Harold to

show a visitor the island

instead of using

any of us engines.

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"Despicable!" Said Gordon.

"Disgusting!" Snorted Henry.

"Engines are meant to take

visitors around our island,

not that whirly-bird

thing!" James exclaimed.

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Gordon was the

first to see Harold.

- [Gordon] Harold thinks

he can go faster than me

I'll show him!

- [Narrator] Next

it was Henry's turn.

- [Henry] Sir Toppham

Hat has chosen Harold

because he thinks he's

more important than me,

well he's not!

Harold can't fly

through tunnels!

(helicopter blades whirring)

- [Narrator] Percy stopped by

a signal on his branch line.

Near a field where

sheep were grazing.

Harold hovered for a

while, then buzzed away.

- [Percy] I know what he's

doing, he's counting sheep!

- [Narrator] And Percy

puffed along his line,

feeling much better

about things.

That evening the engines

talked about the situation.

"Harold wants to get

rid of us," said Gordon.

"He doesn't need

tunnels," added Henry.

"Don't worry, he's just

counting sheep," said Percy.

"Counting sheep?

Pah!" Snorted Gordon.

"He's counting how many

engines he can get rid of.

He'll see how useful

I am tomorrow."

Thomas wanted to mention

the children's playground,

but solving the mystery

of Harold and the

visitor came first.

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The next day, Gordon was

traveling to collect his train.

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"We'll show that whirly-bird

just how fast you

can go, Gordon!"

Said his driver.

But because they

were watching Harold,

they missed the signal and

went onto the wrong line.

Gordon was traveling to trouble.

Ahead was a tunnel under repair.

His driver reduced

steam and braked hard,

but it was too late.

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(screeching brakes and crashing)

Later, Thomas pulled Gordon

clear with a breakdown train.

Sir Topham Hatt spoke

severely to Gordon's driver.

"Will Gordon be scrapped sir?"

Asked Thomas sadly.

"What makes you think that?"

Said Sir Topham Hatt.

Thomas decided to

pluck up courage.

- [Thomas] Because the engines

think the visitor is here

to see if we can be

replaced by Harold!

- [Narrator] Sir

Topham Hatt laughed.

- [Sir Topham Hatt] Well,

the engines are wrong

and you shouldn't listen

to rumors, Thomas.

This gentleman is making a new

playground for the children.

It was easier to find a suitable

site from up in the air.

- [Narrator] "And what's more,"

said the visitor,

"that tunnel sand will be

perfect for the playground!

Sand we found, (laughs) by

accident you might say!"

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Sir Toppham Hat still uses

Harold to fly above the island.

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But all the engines know that

Harold isn't spying on them.

He is just being very useful.

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