00:01One morning, Henry was feeling very sorry for himself.
00:05Sometimes he could pull trains, but sometimes he felt he had no strength at all.
00:12I suffer dreadfully and no one cares.
00:17Rubbish, Henry, snorted James. You don't work hard enough.
00:22The Fat Controller spoke to him too. You're too expensive, Henry.
00:31You had lots of new parts and new paint too, but they've done you no good.
00:36If we can't make you better, we must get another engine instead of you.
00:41This made Henry, his driver and his fireman, very sad.
00:45The Fat Controller was waiting when Henry came to the platform.
00:52He had taken off his hat and coat and put on overalls.
00:57Henry managed to start, but his fireman was not satisfied.
01:01Henry is a bad steamer, he said to the Fat Controller.
01:05I build up his fire, but it doesn't give enough heat.
01:08Henry tried very hard, but it was no good.
01:16He didn't have enough steam and came to a stop outside Edward's station.
01:25Oh dear, thought Henry, I shall have to go away. Oh dear, oh dear.
01:31All he could do was to go slowly onto a siding, and Edward took charge of the train.
01:43The Fat Controller and fireman went on discussing Henry's troubles.
01:48What do you think is wrong, fireman? asked the Fat Controller.
01:52Excuse me, sir, he answered, but the fact is the coal is wrong.
01:55We've had a poor lot lately, and today it's worse.
01:58The other engines can manage, they have big fireboxes.
02:01Henry's is small and can't make the heat.
02:04With Welsh coal, he'd be a different engine.
02:08It's expensive, said the Fat Controller, but Henry must have a fair chance.
02:13James shall go and fetch some.
02:14When the Welsh coal came, Henry's driver and fireman were excited.
02:29Now we'll show them, Henry, old fellow.
02:31They carefully made his fire, putting large lumps of coal like a wall round the outside, then the glowing middle part was covered with smaller lumps.
02:43You're spoiling my fire, complained Henry.
02:50Wait and see, said the fireman.
02:53We'll have a roaring fire, just when we want it.
02:57The fireman was right.
02:59When Henry reached the platform, the water was boiling nicely, and he had to let off steam.
03:04How are you, Henry?
03:06Beep, beep, whistled Henry.
03:08I feel fine.
03:10Have you a good fire, driver?
03:12Never better, sir.
03:13I'm plenty of steam.
03:15No record breaking, warned the Fat Controller.
03:18Don't push him too hard.
03:20Henry won't need pushing, sir.
03:22I'll have to hold him back.
03:44Henry had a lovely day.
03:46He had never felt so well in his life.
03:48He wanted to go fast, but his driver wouldn't let him.
03:53Steady old fellow, he would say.
03:55There's plenty of time.
04:01They arrived early at the station.
04:03Thomas puffed in.
04:05Where have you been, lazy bones?
04:07Asked Henry.
04:08Oh, I can't wait for dawdling tank engines like you.
04:10Goodbye.
04:17Whoosh, said Thomas to Annie Incredible.
04:20Have you ever seen anything like it?
04:22Both Annie and Clarabel agreed that they never had.
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