(orchestral music)
- [Alec] The engines on the
Island of Sodor love the summer.
(train chugging)
Sir Topham Hatt arranges
lots of concerts.
Music can often be heard
drifting through the air.
The engines do enjoy it.
One morning, the engines
were very excited.
Allicia Botti, the
famous singer, was coming
to the Island of Sodor.
"She's a coloratura,"
said Gordon importantly.
"What's a coloratura?"
asked Thomas.
"It means she can sing
high notes very, very loud.
"Sir Topham Hatt will
choose me to collect her,"
boasted James.
"I'm the brightest
and the shiniest."
"Nonsense, I'm the most
important," puffed Gordon.
Thomas wanted to
feel important too.
"He might choose me,"
he said hopefully.
"Well one things for
sure," said Gordon.
"He won't choose dirty Percy."
"Don't call me dirty
Percy," he chuffed crossly,
and we wheeshed away.
But the next day, Sir Topham
Hatt didn't choose Gordon
and he didn't choose James.
He chose Thomas.
"Make sure Annie and Clarabelle
are squeaky clean," he said.
"Yes sir," said Thomas proudly.
He felt very important indeed.
"Move aside, dirty
Percy," chuffed Thomas.
"I'm the important
engine today."
"But I need a wash
down," wailed Percy.
"My passengers
will laugh at me."
"But I have to be squeaky
clean," huffed Thomas.
"So you'll just have to wait."
"I can't wait," grumped Percy.
"I'm a guaranteed connection,"
and he chuffed away.
(train chugging)
Soon, Thomas was shiny
and squeaky clean.
He felt more
important than ever.
But as the workers coupled
Annie and Clarabelle,
they heard a strange sound.
(squeaking)
"What's that?"
asked Thomas anxiously.
His driver quickly oiled
Annie and Clarabelle's
undercarriage.
"That should take care of the
bothersome squeak," he said.
On the way to the docks,
Thomas heard the squeak again.
He was worried.
It didn't sound like his
squeaky clean squeak.
Thomas squeaked noisily
into the Key Side,
where Allicia Botti was waiting.
(squeaking)
Sir Topham Hatt held
Clarabelle's door open when,
"A mouse!"
Allicia Botti screamed.
(screaming)
And she screamed and she
screamed and she screamed.
(screaming)
She screamed so loud and
so long that windows broke
all over town.
(screaming)
"Definitely a
coloratura," said Gordon.
Allicia Botti was cross.
"I can't possibly travel in
coaches riddled with mice."
Sir Topham Hatt was
very embarrassed.
And Thomas didn't
feel important at all.
Just then, Percy returned from
his guaranteed connection.
(train whistling)
"Look at the little
green engine," Allicia
Botti exclaimed.
"So sweet and dirty, like
a proper steam engine."
"But he's filthy,"
Gordon huffed snootily.
"But I clean up
nice," smiled Percy.
He was glad somebody noticed.
Allicia Botti boarded the
train and Percy steamed away.
He felt every proud.
Later, Thomas saw
Percy at the wash down.
"I'm sorry I called you
dirty Percy," said Thomas.
"You go first."
"Thanks Thomas.
"It feels good to be
friends," said Percy.
"But where's your mouse?"
"You'll see," grinned Thomas.
That night was Allicia
Botti's concert.
Her voice carried
across half the island.
(orchestral music)
Sir Topham Hatt had made the
little mouse her very own home
in the corner of Tidmith Sheds
and Thomas named her Allicia.
(squeaking)
(orchestral music)
(orchestral music)
06x21 - Thomas, Percy and the Squeak
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British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.
British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.