Another Thomas rewrite, this time it's the classic "A Scarf for Percy" from Season 3, with lines by tate310. Enjoy and comment.

It was a cold winter morning on the Island of Sodor. The ground was all covered with snow. Thomas and Percy were cold and cross.

"All I want is a warm boiler!" huffed Thomas. "Firelighter knows that, he's late!"

"He's running late because of this bad weather. Maybe we'll feel better if we talk about warm things!"

"Yeah, like how silly we'll look when our funnels turn into icicles!" laughed Thomas.

"That's not funny! Think of something else!"

"Firelighters!" muttered Thomas.

"Scarves!" continued Percy.

"Scarves?" laughed Thomas. "That's exactly what you need Percy, a woolly scarf around your funnel!"

Thomas was only teasing of course, but Percy thought happily about scarves until the firelighter came to get them warm.

Sir Topham Hatt was enjoying hot oatmeal for breakfast. It was a very important day for him, as he was going to take some important visitors on a tour of the railway. He planned to wear his special trousers, which were properly washed and folded.

"I shall put them in my trunk." he told his wife, "and change into them when the photographs are taken"

"That shall be lovely dear." said his wife.

Then, Sir Topham Hatt set off to catch his train.

Percy was now feeling warm and working hard, but he still thought about scarves. Everywhere he went, he saw people wearing scarves.

He then saw Henry.

"My funnel's cold, my funnel's cold! I want a scarf, I want a scarf!"

"Rubbish Percy!" said Henry. "Engines don't wear scarves!"

"Engines with proper funnels do!" replied Percy. "You only have a small one!"

Before Henry could answer, Percy puffed away.

Henry was cross. He was proud of his short, neat funnel. He was most looking forward to pulling the special train too.

It was time for the photographs. Everyone was excited, but Sir Topham Hatt was nervous. His special trousers were in his trunk among a big load of baggage on a trolley. The porters were taking the baggage trolley across the line, making sure no bags had fallen off.

Percy was still being cheeky as he approched the station, where his driver always shut off steam. Today, however, he wanted to surprise everyone by coming in as quietly as he could, but the porters didn't hear him either! He hit the baggage trolley, scaring the porters, and making boxes and bags flying everywhere!

"Oh no!" groaned Percy. Sticky streams of jam were on everyone, including Percy, who also had a top hat on his lamp iron. But worse of all, Sir Topham Hatt' special trousers landed right on Percy' funnel, covered in jam, and completely ruined.

All the special passengers were very angry. Sir Topham Hatt was furious as he seized the top hat.

"Mine!" he yelled. "Percy, look at what you've done! Jam is on everyone!"

"Yes sir. I am sir."

"And my trousers are covered in jam too?!"

"Yes sir. Please sir."

"We must pay the passengers for their stained clothes, and my trousers are ruined thanks to you! I hope this will teach you not to play tricks with the coaches!"

On the way back from the station, Percy was feeling very silly. He bumped into James, who was resting in the yard along the way.

"Hello Percy!" he said. "So you found yourself a scarf, eh?" My driver says that only legs go in trousers, not funnels!"

Percy puffed away to tell Henry what James had said.

That night, Henry arrived. He'd enjoyed taking the visitors around and now felt sorry for Percy."

"Driver says the weather will be warmer." he told Percy. "You won't need a scarf."

"Why would I need a scarf? Engines don't need scarves, they need warm boilers. Everyone knows that!"