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[pulls out of the harbor] Come on! Come on! Don't be silly! Don't be silly!
Trock-trick! Trock-trick! All right! All right!
That's better. That's better.
Clouds of smoke and steam poured from his funnel into the cold air, and the fire's light shone brightly.
Hurry, hurry, hurry!
They were going well. The light grew better. Signal lights shown green as they passed.
[after the accident]
The signal was down, Sir.
Cheer up, Henry. It wasn't your fault. Ice and snow caused the accident. I'm sending you to Crewe, a fine place for sick engines. They'll give you a new shape and a larger firebox. You'll feel a different engine, and you won't need special coal anymore. Won't that be nice?
[doubtful] Yes, sir.
[in his sleep] It's really tiring to be such a large and splendid engine. One does have to keep up appearances so.
[Henry shows up unexpectedly]
Peep-Peep-Peep-Peep! Hello, Fat face!
What cheek! That Henry is too big for his wheels. Fancy speaking to me like that. Me, who has never had an accident!
Aren't jammed whistles and burst safety valves accidents?
No, indeed! High spirits- Might happen to any engine. But to come off the rails like Henry did, well I ask you, is that right? Is it decent?
[after hearing about Edward's problem with his trucks]
Fancy allowing cows to break his train!
They wouldn't dare do that to us. We'd show them!
Toby was cross.
You couldn't help it, Edward. They've never met cows. I have, and I know the trouble they are!
Some days later, Gordon rushed through Edward's Station.
Poop, Poop! Mind the Cows! Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!
[Henry finds Gordon on the bridge, where Bluebell is blocking his way]
What's this? A cow? I'll soon settle her. Be off! Be off!
Moo!
Henry backed away nervously.
I don't want to hurt her.
[to the engines beside Percy] What are you engines doing here?! This shed is for the Fat Controller's engines. Go away! [to himself] Silly things.
[the engines leave]
They're not silly!
They are silly, and so are you. [mocks] "Water's nothing to an engine with determination." Ha!
Anyway, I'm not afraid of water. I like it!
He ran off to the harbor singing.
[singing] Once an engine attached to a train
was afraid of a few drops of rain.
No one ever lets me forget the time I wouldn't come out of the tunnel in case the rain spoiled my paint.
[about to take Percy to the works] Well, well, well. Did you like the water?
No!
I am surprised. You need more determination, Percy. Water's nothing to an engine with determination, you know. Perhaps you will like it better next time.
Percy is quite determined that there won't be a "next time".
Shut up! [bumps the noisy trucks hard] I'm sorry our trucks were rude to you, Diesel.
Diesel was still furious.
It's all your fault. You made them laugh at me.
Nonsense. Duck would never do that. We engines have our differences but we never talk about them to the trucks. That would be dis-dis...
Disgraceful!
Disgusting!
Despicable!
[Duck arrives at Tidmouth Sheds, only to get blockaded by the 3 big engines]
[let off a lot of steam] WHOOSH!
Keep out!
Stop fooling! I'm tired!
So are we. We're tired of you. We like Diesel. We don't like you. You tell tales about us to the trucks.
I don't!
You do!
I don't!
You DO!
The Fat Controller came to stop the noise.
Duck called me a galloping sausage!
Rusty red scrap iron!
I'm old square wheels!
Well, Duck?
Duck considered.
I only wish, Sir, that I thought of those names myself. If the dome fits...!
[the Fat Controller clears his throat]
He made trucks laugh at us.
The Fat Director recovered. He'd been trying not to laugh himself.
Did you, Duck?
Certainly not, Sir. No steam engine would be as mean as that.
Time's time. Why should I keep my passengers waiting while Henry and James dawdle about all day on viaducts?
Don't blame me. If we hurried across the viaduct, it might collapse, and then, you'd have no passengers at all. What would you do then?
Run my train on time, for one thing.
Edward says we need... a... a depot station!
Of course! The question is...
What is a... desperation?
It's when engines tell the Fat Controller something's wrong.
Did you say "tell the Fat Controller"?
There was a long silence.
I propose that Percy be our... uh... disputation.
I?! I can't!
Rubbish, Percy! It's easy.
That's settled, then.
Poor Percy wished it wasn't.
[Edward struggles to pull his train]
Did you see him straining?
Positively painful.
Just pathetic! He should give up and be preserved before it's too late!
Shut up! You're all jealous. Edward's better than any of you!
You're right, Duck. Edward's old but he'll surprise us all.
[finally puffs out of Knapford] I've done it! We're off! I've done it! We're off!
[disappointed after hearing Diesel's remark the day before] I'm not happy!
I know. It's boiler-ache.
It's not boiler-ache. It's...
Of course, it is. That water's bad. Have a good washout, then you'll feel a different engine. Your boiler must be full of sludge.
Don't be vulgar!
Amazing.
Oliver has resource.
And sagacity.
What does that mean?
I think it's about being clever and wise.
He is an example to us all!
Driver should be here by now. What's he doing?
Sleeping.
But that means I'll be late! The coaches will be waiting, and the passengers will get cross!
Rubbish!
It's still early. You just want to show off.
No, I don't.
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