17x08 - Luke's New Friend

[bunniefuu]

[whistle tooting]

[opening theme song]

♪ They're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight ♪

♪ Shunting trucks and hauling freight ♪

♪ Red and green and brown and blue ♪

♪ They're the Really Useful Crew ♪

♪ All with different roles to play ♪

♪ 'Round Tidmouth Sheds or far away ♪

♪ Down the hills and round the bends ♪

♪ Thomas and his friends ♪

[steam hissing]

[narrator] "Luke's New Friend."

The Blue Mountain Quarry is a loud and lively place

full of big, booming machines...

-[gears creaking] -[metal banging]

-[saw blade whirring] -...and expl*sive blasts.

[expl*si*n booming]

It was nearly the end of the day,

but the narrow gauge engines of the quarry

were still working hard.

Going down. Next stop, the very bottom.

Race you to the crushing shed, Luke.

Whoever gets down first gets to take

-the first load of gravel. -You're on!

-[whistles tooting] -[steam engines chugging]

[intrepid music]

-Whoa! -[metal screeching]

-[whistle tooting] -[hooves clopping]

-What was that? -I'm not sure.

It just ran out in front of me.

It was a deer.

That's right, and a young'un, too by the look of it.

Well, whatever it was,

it doesn't belong down here in the quarry.

It gave me a fright!

You were frightened of a small animal?

It leapt out of nowhere!

Come on everybody. It's time to wind things down.

This will be the last load of the day.

-Oh. -Don't worry, Luke.

There's plenty more to do tomorrow.

All this gravel needs to be taken up to Ulfstead Castle.

We should all go and get a good night's rest.

[narrator] All the busy engines,

the noisy machinery at the Blue Mountain Quarry

settled down for the night,

but young Luke was excited about the busy day ahead.

-He didn't feel sleepy at all... [Owen snoring]

...which was why Luke was the only one to see.

-The deer! -[bell chimes]

-[playful music] -[hooves clopping]

Hey, come back. I won't hurt you.

[laughs] Hello, little fella.

-[deer whimpers] -[hooves clopping]

-[Owen snoring] -[hooves clopping]

Oh!

[narrator] Luke was sad to see the young deer go,

but he was very glad to have seen him up close.

He didn't expect to see the deer again.

[bright music]

So the next day, Luke was surprised to find

his new friend was still around.

-Good morning, friend. -Morning, Luke.

-[engine chugging] -Shhh, Rheneas!

Don't frighten my new friend.

Honestly, Luke, the quarry is no place for an animal.

Nonsense!

I'm sure that once he meets everyone and sees

how great it is here in the quarry,

he'll love it just as much as I do.

Well, I don't think that's being really useful.

[whistle tooting]

[narrator] But Luke felt sure he could look after

his new friend and still be really useful.

-[Luke toots] -[Luke chugging]

Luke puffed as quietly as he could,

but every loud noise from the work in the quarry...

-[horn honking] -[engines chugging]

-[saw whirring] -[metal scraping]

...made he young deer cower and crouch further down

-inside Luke's cab until... -[expl*si*n booming]

Oh!

[narrator] The deer scampered away once more.

Come back, little friend.

I like your new friend, Luke. He's fun!

-Where are you friend? -[hooves clopping]

-[dramatic music] -[Luke chugging]

-Going down. -[dramatic music]

-[Luke gasps] -[dramatic music]

-Whew! [laughs] -I'm not sure the quarry

is the right place for him.

I think it might be a bit too noisy.

You're right, Owen! There's only one thing for it.

We're all going to have to work more quietly.

Oh, dear.

[narrator] The other engines were happy

when they saw Luke and his new friend back together again.

They wanted to help, so they all moved slowly and steadily,

lifting heavy stones and shifting dusty gravel

without making any loud noises until...

Peter Sam was trying so hard to work quietly

that he wasn't watching where he was going,

and then, there was trouble.

-[metal crashing] -[stone thudding]

-Oh! -[dramatic music]

Sorry, Luke, but there's no way we can do our jobs

properly if we're trying to be quiet.

He's right, I'm afraid.

It's harder to work slowly and quietly

than it is to work quickly and noisily.

But what about my friend?

Face it, Luke.

You can't be really useful and look after your friend.

That deer does not belong here.

He does belong here!

It just takes a little while to fit in, that's all.

He'll soon get used to it just like I did.

Luke, why don't you want to take

this load of gravel to the castle?

Your new friend might enjoy the journey through the park.

And taking the gravel will be really useful!

[narrator] So Luke was hooked up

to Skarloey's loaded wagons of gravel.

[Luke tooting]

Luke found his new friend, and together, they set off slowly

on the narrow gauge line to Ulfstead Castle.

The park around the castle was very different

to the Blue Mountain Quarry.

The air was clear and fresh.

The colors were bright and cheerful,

but most of all, it was--

So, so quiet.

[narrator] The young deer loved it.

The further away from the quarry Luke chuffed,

the happier the deer seemed to be.

-[Luke chugging] -[mild music]

-[deer bleats] -Oh, look, friend!

That animal looks just like you!

-Hey, come back! -[hooves clopping]

-Oh, I see. -[birds chirping]

That's okay, friend. Off you go!

-[hooves clopping] -[birds chirping]

-[Luke sighs] -[narrator] Luke was sad

to say goodbye to his new friend,

but he knew that the deer would be much happier here.

[intrepid music]

-[expl*si*n booming] -[Luke chugging]

[laughs] Look who's here.

Welcome back, but where's your friend?

Where he really belongs, in the park at Ulfstead Castle.

Well done, Luke.

You know, you can always go back and visit him

with the next load of gravel.

So, you'd better get that stone

moved up to the gravel crusher.

Right away, Skarloey!

[narrator] Luke was happy that his new friend

found a better place to live,

and he was happy to be back with his old friends

in the Blue Mountain Quarry making lots of noise

and being really useful.

-Wooo! -[Luke chugging]

[closing theme song]

[engine tooting]

[children singing]

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