21x03 - Dowager Hatt's Busy Day

[bunniefuu]

[bouncy music]

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children:

♪ 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 ♪

[whistle toots]

[lively music]

male narrator:

"Terence Breaks the Ice."

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narrator:

It was almost Christmas

and the tracks had become

very icy.

- Whoa!

narrator: The fields and trees

were covered in snow

and there was ice on the pond,

but none of that was of

any concern to Terence.

Terence is a crawler tractor

with caterpillar tracks

instead of wheels.

He was working with

the woodsmen.

They were cutting down trees

to take to Tidmouth

for the Christmas Market.

[whistle toots]

- Hi, Terence!

- Hello, Thomas.

- Are these all my trees?

- We're just collecting

a few more.

Won't be long now.

[laughs] I see you're wearing

your snow plow.

- Well, it's very snowy

out here. [chuckles]

Not that you've ever

been bothered by snow and ice.

Your caterpillar tracks

are proving as useful as ever.

- Oh, now they're useful, eh?

You didn't seem to think so

when we first met. Remember?

[shimmering tone]

Hello, I'm Terence.

I'm plowing.

- I'm Thomas.

I'm pulling a train.

What ugly wheels you've got.

- They're not wheels!

They're caterpillar tracks.

I can go anywhere!

I don't need rails.

See? It's easy when you

have caterpillar tracks.

- I don't wanna go anywhere.

I like my rails.

[whistle toots]

I didn't realize

your wheels were useful, then.

- And as I recall,

you also didn't realize

your snow plow

was useful then, either.

- I don't like

this nasty weather, Annie.

- Neither do I, Clarabel.

Uh, Thomas, maybe you should

go back for your snow plow.

- Just to be safe.

- I don't need that heavy,

uncomfortable plow.

Snow is silly, soft stuff.

It won't stop me.

Cinders and ashes!

I'm stuck!

I'll have to stay here

till I'm frozen solid.

Oh, what a silly engine I am.

- But it was lucky snow

never bothered me.

And I was able to come

to your rescue, Thomas.

♪ ♪

- Thank you, Terence.

I have to admit,

your caterpillar tracks

are splendid and I'll never

call them ugly again.

- And I hope you'll wear

your snow plow in future.

Remember, you have to

be sensible...

[shimmering tone]

both: If you want to stay safe.

[both laughing]

- Ever since that day,

I've always worn my snow plow

in bad weather.

- That's the rest of the trees

for Tidmouth, Thomas.

[whistle toots]

♪ ♪

- Hmm, yes.

Oh, no, very nice, Thomas.

They're perfect for

the Christmas Market.

Uh, but, oh--

uh, where's the big tree

for Ulfstead Castle?

- Um, what big tree, sir?

- Didn't I ask you to bring back

a really huge tree for

the Earl's Christmas fair?

- You never said anything

about that, sir.

- Oh, no!

I must've forgotten

to mention it.

Oh, the Earl loves to have

an enormous Christmas tree

that he can decorate

with tinsel and lights and--

- Don't worry, sir. As soon as

I've unloaded this lot,

I'll go back

and ask the woodsmen

to find the biggest tree

in the forest.

[whistle toots]

- Oh, thank you, Thomas.

That would be marvelous.

Oh, you be careful

out there, Thomas.

There's more snow on the way.

- Don't worry, sir.

I'm wearing my snow plow.

[wheels clanking]

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Phew. I really do need

to be extra careful

in this weather.

- Are you back

for more trees, Thomas?

- Just one very big tree

for Ulfstead Castle,

please, Terence.

- Ah. I know where there's

an enormous tree.

Just over there,

on the other side of the pond.

- Oh, don't go over

the pond, Terence.

The ice might not

be strong enough.

- I told you, Thomas,

snow and ice

don't bother me with

my caterpillar tracks.

Oh! Look at me!

See? I can go anywhere!

- Terence! The ice isn't safe!

[gasps] Terence!

Go back! Go back!

[whistle tooting]

The ice is cracking!

- Don't worry,

I'm almost at the other--

Ahh!

- Oh, no!

- Terence!

- Thomas! Ohh!

Whoa!

Ahh!

- Thomas! Quick!

Go get help!

- That will take too long!

Get some chains!

I'll pull him out

- Help!

♪ ♪

- Get back. Get back!

He's sinking.

- No! Thomas!

That's it, Thomas. That's it!

- [straining]

- Ohh!

- [straining]

- Keep pulling, Thomas!

- [straining]

- Almost there!

[somber music]

♪ ♪

I'm sorry, tree.

I'm sorry!

[shivering] Thank you, Thomas.

- Are you okay?

- Yes.

I thought I was being clever

and I could go anywhere

with my caterpillar tracks.

I should've listened

to me own advice.

You have to be sensible...

both: If you want to stay safe.

[upbeat music]

[laughter]

- I'm sorry I lost

the Earl's tree, sir.

- It's more important

that you are safe, Terence.

- I am, thanks to Thomas.

- Oh, look,

I think the Earl's ready now.

- Welcome, welcome, everyone.

Time to turn on

the Christmas lights.

Five...

all: Four, three,

two, one.

[all exclaim,

cheers and applause]

- Ohh.

- [laughs] It may be small,

but it's very beautiful.

Thank you, Terence.

Thank you, Thomas.

And a very merry Christmas

to you all!

[whistle toots]

[steam hisses]

[bouncy music]

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[children singing]

[whistle toots]

[whistle blows]

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[whistle toots]