01x09 - Troublesome Trucks

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James had not seen the Fat Controller
for several days.

He was left alone for being naughty.

"l shall have to stay here for always
and no one will see my red coat.

"All because l made a hole
in one of my coaches

"that had to be mended with a bootlace!"

The Fat Controller arrived.

"l hope you will be a better engine.

"People are laughing at my railway
and l don't like that."

"l will try hard to behave," said James.

"Good. l want you to pull some trucks."

James was delighted and puffed away.

"Here are your trucks," said Thomas.
"Have you got some bootlaces ready?!"

"Oh, oh!" said the trucks, "We want
a proper engine, not a red monster."

"Come along," he puffed.
"We won't!" screamed the trucks.

But James didn't care
and pulled the trucks out.

The trucks tried hard
to make him give up but he kept on.

Sometimes their brakes would slip on

and each time the trouble
had to be put right.

James was determined
not to let them beat him.

"Give up! You can't pull us!"
called the trucks.

"l can and l will," puffed James.

And slowly but surely
he pulled them along.

At last they saw Gordon's Hill.

"Look out for trouble, James,"
warned his driver

so James went faster.

"l'm doing it, l'm doing it!" he panted.

Then suddenly it all became easier!
"l've done it!" he puffed.

But his driver shut off steam.
"They've done it again. Look."

The trucks were running down the hill.

But the guard stopped the trucks.

"That's why it was easy," said James.

"What silly things trucks are."

"Shall l help?" called Edward.

"No, thank you. l'll pull them myself."

"You're doing well!" whistled Edward
as James struggled up the hill.

"l can do it! l can do it!" he puffed.

He pulled as hard as he could.

"l've done it!" he panted.

(Toots)

They reached the station safely
when Edward pulled up.

"Peep-peep!" he whistled.

Then James saw the Fat Controller.
"What will he say?"

The Fat Controller was smiling!

"l was in Edward's train
and l saw everything," he said.

"After that, you deserve
to keep your red coat."