00:00Ivor the Engine. There he is, look, with Dye Station and Jones the Steam at Llangabin Sheep Fair, watching the sheepdog trials.
00:19Well, that's where the farmers bring their sheepdogs and they have a competition to see how good they are at herding sheep.
00:30You know, Dye, I wonder why they only use dogs. I mean, there are plenty of other animals that would be just as good, lions or tigers even.
00:40Oh, don't be daft, Jones. Imagine keeping a lion, just herd sheep. It'd eat them. Or you. No, no. Dogs are right. Comes natural to them.
00:52Dragons would be good. Oh, no, no, no. They wouldn't like that. Dragons are too shy to appear in public like this.
01:00If they wanted to herd sheep, they could enter for the competition themselves. It's an open competition. Any breed of dog can enter. Or any other animal come to that.
01:10Hey, what's that noise? Why, it's Alice and Barney. Hello. Is Alice going in for the sheepdog trials, Barney?
01:23It is a matter of great embarrassment to me. But this foolish elephant wishes to take part in the competition.
01:32Well, why not? It's an open competition. I do not think it is dignified for elephants to chase sheep.
01:40Oh, go on, Barney. Why not? Everybody would enjoy it. Come on, Alice. We'll take you to see the judges.
01:48Jones the steam led Alice to the judges' table. And after a bit of amazement, Alice was allowed to enter the competition.
02:00Now, you stand there, Alice. And when three sheep come out through that gate, you round them up and take them through those gates and out at this end. Okay?
02:13It will be disaster. Oh, I am ashamed. There they are. Three sheep. Go on, Alice. All the sheep in the pen took one look at Alice and headed for the mountains.
02:30Disaster. Disaster. Oh, my goodness.
02:40Oh, now, don't be too hasty, Barney. Alice knows what she's doing. She has only got to get behind them.
02:47Look, look. There she goes. And like a good sheep dog, Alice got behind the herd, turned them and brought them down the hill.
03:06Come on, Alice. Come on, Alice. And then she ran the whole herd through all the gates without a fault.
03:16Very good. Very good, Alice. First class. Oh, my goodness. She's bad. She's bad.
03:29Well done, Alice. Oh, it's Mr. Banger of Banger Circus. I say your elephant is a good sheep dog.
03:36Well, it makes a change. A change does everybody good, I always say. That's why I wanted to have a word with you about our friend Ivor here.
03:47Oh, yes. Well, how about this? Ivor the Singing Engine written up in lights. How does that strike you?
03:56Well, it should look very pretty, yes. Mr. Jones, I am offering Ivor the Engine an engagement with the circus.
04:05What? Ivor? Go with the circus. It's a good offer. We shall bring in clan man for a bit. Ivor the Singing Engine.
04:16Oh. Oh, dear. We shall have to think about that. Well, you think about it, then. It's a good offer.
04:23Come on, Barney. Bring your sheep dog. Oh, you are an embarrassment to me. Oh, Alice, you are bad, bad, bad.
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