Dear Disney,
This month's been a crazy one for Sir Topham Hatt. He order a new engine to help with the goods, but to his surprise, he got two engines instead of one.
And if that's not crazy enough, the helpers for these engine are a lot different than your usual helpers.
Thankfully Sir Topham Hatt has found a way to handle the situation at hand.
The Author
Hullo Twins
The Fat Controller's railway was becoming increasingly busy by the year. More and more passengers were traveling on the railway and more and more ships came to the harbors. This result in the workers and the helpers to work extra hours, as everyone had to work very hard.
The trucks complain bitterly, but then again trucks always do and the engines don't take much notice, but the coaches were complaining too. Whenever they were finished with one set of passengers, they had to go out again right away with more fresh passenger as another train.
Coaches: We don't know whether they're coming or going! We feel quite distracted!
The workers and helpers know they have to finish the job, but even some them were complaining about the long hours, some of them wanted to leave on time so they spend some time with their families and soon the big engines started to complain as well.
Henry: No one can say that we're afraid of hard work, but…
Gordon: We draw the line at goods trains!
James: Dirty trucks, dirty sidings! UGH!
Tramp: Oh Christ, not this again! You three aren't going to repeat the same process like you did last time, are you?
Gordon: If we're given too many goods train, then yes, we will.
Duck: What are you boiler aching about!? I remember on the Great Western-
James: That tinpot railway!?
Duck: Tinpot indeed! Let me tell you…
Fat Controller: Silence! I've heard your complains and I'm pleased to announce that an engine for goods train will be arriving from Scotland tomorrow and I've heard he's got a helper with him too.
The news was received with acclimation.
(Next day)
Fat Controller: Did you say two engines, inspector?
Inspector: Yes, sir.
Fat Controller: Well then, sent the other one back.
Inspector: Of course, but I'm afraid that's going to be difficult.
Fat Controller: Why?
Inspector: The two engines are exactly alike, sir and I have no way of knowing which is which.
Fat Controller: Did you check their numbers? The engine we've brought should have the numbers 57646.
Inspector: They don't have any numbers, sir. They say they lost them on the way.
The Fat Controller seized his top hat.
Fat Controller: We'll soon settle that nonsense.
Inspector: Uh one more thing, before we leave, sir. I should warn that you're going to be very surprised on who the helpers for these engines are.
When the inspector and the Fat Controller arrived at the work shed, they found the two new engines on each side. They both had black paint, a long tender and six driving wheels.
When the Fat Controller saw their helpers, he had to wipes his eyes to make sure he wasn't just seeing things.
He even pinched himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
Fat Controller: Geese! You're animal helpers are both Geese!?
?: What's wrong with geese, sir? They're very helpful animals.
?: Och, they're know for keeping their flocks in order and sorting things out neatly, a perfect job for someone to handle goods trains.
?: Plus we're well trained sir.
?: Yes, we just hoped that you have a pond for us to go and swim in sometime, we still would like to go swimming from time to time.
Fat Controller: Well, never mind. I'm sorry to say, but I only bought one engine and I've heard you lost your numbers, how did that happen?
?: Oh they more or likely have been slip off, sir. You can't know how it is.
Fat Controller: Slipped by accident, or maybe on purpose.
They looked at him in pained.
?: Sir, you wouldn't be thinking we lost them on purpose.
Fat Controller: I'm not so sure.
He paused for a minute, he was having difficulty with the situation. He turned his attention to the geese.
Fat Controller: What are your names?
Abigail: I'm Abigail, sir and this is my twin sister Amelia.
Abigail wore a blue bonnet and Amelia wore a pink bonnet.
Fat Controller: I see and have you work on a railway or with these engines before?
Amelia: Actually funny story. We never worked on a railway, and we only just met these engines while they were heading this way.
Fat Controller: What do you mean?
Donald: Eh, allow me to introduce ourselves. I'm Donald and this is my twin brother Douglas. I call him Doggie for short.
Fat Controller: Hmm. Did your controller give you those names, perchance?
Douglas: He did not, sir. We've only given ourselves are names when we lost our numbers. We got a little lost and found these fine geese one day and they said they help us find this place.
Donald: It was amazing sir, it was almost like have one those GPS with us on the go. Why, I'm sure they could still find this place with blindfolds on!
Fat Controller: Hmm.
Amelia: I know this is all confusing and a bit of inconvenience to you, sir, but please give my sister and I and our new friends a chance. They're very good shunting engines and we're very good in keeping things organize and as they say, we have a great sense of direction.
Douglas: We promise you won't regret it, sir.
The Fat Controller pondered for a bit.
Fat Controller: All right. To be honest, I still think one of you is not telling me the whole story, but I am a man that believes in a fair trial, so I'll let you both have a chance to prove yourselves to me. If both of you does a great job around here then you engines and geese may stay here.
The twins were glad.
Fat Controller: However, if I ever find out that if just one of you is causing any sort of major trouble, then I won't hesitate and send that engine home, are we clear on that?
Donald: Och! Crystal, sir.
Fat Controller: Good. Well, if you two are going to stay here, then you'll need some numbers so I tell which is which and I need one of each of you sisters to choose an engine you which to stay with. That way I can also tell which is which.
Abigail: Of course, sir.
Fat Controller: Inspector, see that these engine have their numbers and set them an engine that will show them around the place.
The Fat Controller walked away.
