17 Percy Runs Away

so henry james and gordon they were miserable they had been locked up for several days for being naughty and a long time to be let out again the fat controller finally arrived i hope you're sorry he said and understand you're not that important after all we have a new tank engine called

percy

who helps pull the carriages and thomas and edward have done a great job on the main line but i'll let you off now if you promise to be good yes sir he said all three engines will do it so it is, but remember no nonsense maneuvers must stop then he told

percy

edward and thomas they could go play on the branch line for a few days and they ran happily to find annie and cladoval at the junction the two coaches were so glad to see to thomas again edward and percy Played with the lorries Stop Stop Stop shout the lorries as they were pushed to their proper sidings, but the two engines laughed and kept on shunting until the lorries were in order.

Next, Edward took some empty trucks to the quarry. Percy was left alone. He didn't care. that he kind of liked to watch the trains and be cheeky to the other engines hurry up hurry up he'd call and they'd get really mad after a lot of shunting percy was waiting for the signalman to set the point so he could get back to the yard he was anxious to work but he was being pretty careless and not paying attention edward had warned percy be careful on the main line whistle to the ranger you're there but percy didn't remember to whistle so the ranger forgot about him percy waited and waited the points were still against him , so he couldn't move, then he looked along the main line, he hissed in horror for running straight at him, it was gordon with the express, oh, grown up, gordon, get out of my way, percy's eyes widened, gordon stood had stopped with percy bumpers. inches from him but percy had started to move i won't stay here i'll run

away

puff went straight through edward station and he was so scared he ran up gordon's hill without stopping after that he was tired but he couldn't stop no had driver to turn off steam and apply brakes i want to stop i want to stop blew the man at the signal box saw percy was in trouble so kindly set the points percy blew wearily into a nice empty siding that ends at a big bank of earth was too tired now to care where it went i want to stop i want to stop i stopped he snorted thankfully never mind percy said the workmen as they dug it up you'll have a drink and some coal and then you'll feel better now gordon arrived well done percy you started so fast you stopped nasty accident sorry i was cheeky i said percy you were smart to stop then gordon helped get percy off the bench percy is still cheeky because he has that kind of engine but he's always more careful when he's on the main road.