Duck is very proud at being great western, he talked endlessly about it, it was a splendid day.
everything ran like clockwork, the cars behaved well, and the passengers even stopped grumbling, but the big engines didn't like to have to bustle about.
there are two ways of doing things, duck told them, the great western way or the wrong way, I'm great western and-.
Dont we know it, groaned the other engines.
the engines where glad when a visitor came, the visitor purred smoothly towards them, sir topham hat climbed down and introduce him. Here is diesel, I have agreed to give him a trial he needs to learn, please teach him duck, he said.
good morning, purred diesel in an oily voice, pleased to meet you duck, is that James?
james toots his whistle.
and Henry? Diesel asked.
henry whistled.
and Gordon too! Oh I am delighted to meet such famous engines. He said.
The silly engines where flattered.
He has such good manners, we are pleased to have him in our yard. They said.
duck had his doubts.
Come along, duck said to diesel.
diesel purred after duck.
your worthy fa-,diesel began only for duck to interrupt.
sir topham hat to you, duck said.
diesel looked hurt.
your worthy sir topham hat thinks I need to learn he is mistaken, we diesels don't need to learn we know everything, we come to a yard and improve it, we are revolutionary. He finished.
og, said duck if your rev-uh thingermy, perhaps you could collect my cars while I fetch Gordon coaches. Duck said.
diesel delighted to show off purred away.
when duck returned,he found diesel trying to take some trucks from a siding, they where old and empty, they had not been touched in a long time, diesel found them hard to move.
push, pull, backwards, forewords oh, oh, groaned the cars, we can't, we won't.
grrrrrr, roared diesel and he gave a great heave.
Ohh, the cars groaned, we can't, we won't. Some of their brakes snapped and the gears jammed in the sleepers.
ha,ha,ha. Chuckled duck.
diesel recovered and tried to push the trucks back but they wouldn't move he had to give up.
duck ran quietly round to collect the other cars.
thanks for arranging these diesel I must go now. Duck stated.
Don't you want this lot? Diesel asked.
no thank you, replied duck.
diesel gulped, and I have taken all this trouble why didn't you tell me?
You never asked me, besides, said duck, you where having so much fun being re what ever it was you said, good bye.
and duck puffed away.
GRRRR! Diesel growled.
diesel had to stay and help clear up the mess, he hated it, all the cars where laughing and singing at him.
trucks are waiting in the yard tackling them with easel, show the world what I can do gaily boasts the diesel, in and out he creeps about, like a big black weasel, when he pulls the wrong ones out, Pop goes the Diesel. The cars sang.
GRRRRRR! Growled diesel and he scuttled away to sulk in the shed.