00:00Thomas is a tank engine who lives at a big station on the island of Sodor.
00:06He's a cheeky little engine with six small wheels, a short stumpy funnel, a short stumpy boiler and a short
00:13stumpy dome.
00:22He's a fussy little engine too, always pulling coaches about ready for the big engines to take on longer journeys.
00:33And when trains come in, he pulls the empty coaches away so that the big engines can go and rest.
00:44Thomas thinks no engine works as hard as he does.
00:47He loves playing tricks on them, including Gordon, the biggest and proudest engine of all.
00:53Thomas likes whistling rudely at him.
00:55Wake up, lazy bones, why don't you work hard like me?
01:04One day after pulling the big express, Gordon had arrived back at the sidings very tired.
01:10He was just going to sleep when Thomas came up in his cheeky way.
01:14Wake up, lazy bones, do some hard work for a change.
01:17You can't catch me.
01:19And off he ran laughing.
01:23Instead of going to sleep again, Gordon thought how he could get back at Thomas.
01:28One morning, Thomas wouldn't wake up.
01:31His driver and fireman couldn't make him start.
01:34His fire went out and there was not enough steam.
01:36It was nearly time for the express.
01:39People were waiting, but the coaches weren't ready.
01:44At last, Thomas started.
01:48Oh dear, oh dear, he yawned.
01:52He fussed into the station where Gordon was waiting.
01:55Hurry up, you, said Gordon.
01:58Hurry yourself, replied Thomas.
02:00Gordon began making his plan.
02:04Yes, said Gordon, I will.
02:07And almost before the coaches had stopped moving, Gordon reversed quickly and was coupled to the train.
02:14Get in quickly, please, he whistled.
03:34Thomas was uncoupled, and he felt very silly and exhausted.
03:40Next, he went on to a turntable, thinking of everyone laughing at him.
03:51And then he ran on to a siding out of the way.
03:54Well, little Thomas, chuckled Gordon, now you know what hard work means, don't you?
04:00Poor Thomas couldn't answer.
04:03He had no breath.
04:04He just puffed slowly away to rest and had a long, long drink.
04:11He went home very slowly and was careful afterwards, never to be cheeky, to Gordon again.
