(upbeat playful music)
- [Narrator] It was early
morning on the Island of Sodor.
Duncan was waiting
for Peter Sam,
who was bringing some
freight cars for him
to take to Strawberry Grove.
Duncan was also to
take the headmaster
and the new organ.
While they waited, the
headmaster played a lively tune.
Peter Sam had steamed
all through the night
to bring Duncan his wagons.
(whistle blows)
But as he approached
the junction,
a low-hanging branch
knocked his whistle off.
This meant he couldn't work
until he got a new one.
"I can't run on the tracks
without my whistle,"
chuffed Peter Sam.
"That would be too dangerous."
"An engine's not an
engine without a whistle,"
boasted Duncan.
And just to prove it,
he let off a big blast.
(whistle blows)
But the rest of the
engines just ignored him.
Duncan chuffed
away in a big huff.
He was cross.
"They're jealous of
my fine whistle,"
Duncan huffed as he steamed
through the countryside.
He whistled at some sheep,
but they were too busy
eating grass to take notice.
"Bah," said Duncan.
"I need to whistle louder
and longer next time."
Soon, Duncan approached
a level crossing
where Elizabeth the quarry truck
waited with a
farmer's prized bull.
This time, Duncan
whistled as loud
and as long as he could.
(whistle blows)
(bull bellows)
Said the bull.
"Stop that nonsense,
Duncan," Elizabeth called.
Duncan carried on
cheerfully down the track.
But he hadn't noticed his
whistle had come loose.
Then Duncan saw Terrence
plowing a field.
"He'll get the loudest
and longest whistle yet,"
he chortled to himself.
And he blew so hard,
his whistle shot off
like a mighty rocket
and landed out of sight.
Everyone searched
for Duncan's whistle,
but it was nowhere to be seen.
"We're stuck," said his driver.
"We can't move
without a whistle.
"It would be too dangerous."
"Leave it to me,"
the headmaster said.
(soft music)
For the rest of the day,
Duncan didn't make a sound.
But the headmaster's organ did.
As Duncan delivered
his freight cars,
the headmaster tooted the organ
at every crossing
and every stop.
It alerted everyone just
as well as a whistle would,
although Duncan didn't think so.
(organ plays)
Finally, Duncan
finished delivering
the last of his freight cars.
(organ plays)
(playful organ music)
Duncan steamed quietly
back to the junction
as the headmaster
played the organ.
"Look," Rusty teased.
"It's Duncan the
musical engine."
"Let's whistle
along," said Rheneas.
"Whistle, Skarloey."
But Peter Sam, who had
a shiny new whistle,
felt sorry for Duncan.
"You really did well
to deliver your goods
"without a whistle," he said.
"Do you think so?" said
Duncan, cheering up a bit.
"Absolutely," said Peter Sam.
"Even though an engine's not
an engine without a whistle."
(whistle blows)
"Or an organ," chuckled
the headmaster.
And he tooted the organ.
(organ plays)
And all the engines tooted back,
except Duncan, who just grinned.
(upbeat playful music)
06x26 - Faulty Whistles
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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.