02x01 - Thomas, Percy and the Coal

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It was a beautiful morning on Sodor.

Thomas's blue paint sparkled

as he puffed along his branch line
with Annie and Clarabel.

He was feeling
very pleased with himself.

“Hello!” whistled Percy.
“You look splendid.”

“Yes,” boasted Thomas.
“Blue is the proper engine colour.”

“I like my brown,” said Toby.

“I love being green,” added Percy.

“Well,” huffed Thomas, “blue is the only
colour for a really useful engine.”

Percy said no more.
He just grinned at Toby.

Later, Thomas was resting
when Percy arrived

to load his trucks with coal.

Thomas was still being cheeky.

“Watch out with those silly trucks.”

“Go on, go on, go on,”
muttered the trucks.

“Those buffers don't look safe,"
said Thomas.

The last load poured down.
“I'm choking!" cried Thomas.

"Get me out!"

Percy was worried
but he couldn't help laughing.

Thomas's smart blue paint
was covered in coal dust.

“You don't look really useful now,
Thomas. You look really disgraceful.”

“I'm not disgraceful,” choked Thomas.
“You did that on purpose.”

It took so long to clean Thomas
that he missed his next train.

Toby had to take Annie and Clarabel.

“Poor Thomas,” whispered Annie
to Clarabel. They were upset.

(Rings bell)

Thomas was grumpy that night.
Toby thought it a great joke,

but Percy was cross with Thomas for
thinking he made him dirty on purpose.

“Fancy - a really useful blue engine
becoming a disgrace.”

Next day, Thomas felt better as
he watched Percy bringing heavy trucks.

Percy was tired.

“Have a drink,” said his driver.
"You'll feel better.”

The water column stood at the end
of the siding with the unsafe buffers.

Suddenly, Percy found
that he couldn't stop.

“Oh!" wailed Percy. "Help!"

Percy was wheel-deep in coal.

It was time for Thomas to leave.
He had seen everything.

“Now Percy has learned his lesson too,”
he chuckled to himself.

That night, the two engines made up.

“I didn't cause your accident
on purpose,” whispered Percy.

“I'm sorry I was cheeky,” said Thomas.

“Your green paint looks splendid too.

“Now we'll both be more careful of coal."