00:05mountain marvel the narrow gauge engines in the hills of soda always like to hear stories
00:13their favorite ones are about a magical engine called proteus peter sam enjoys these stories
00:21most of all one morning peter sam puffed into the transfer yards
00:27he was very excited thomas is collecting the famous storyteller mary marvel she is going to
00:35read at a special show all the little engines whistled and wheezed i hope she tells stories
00:42about proteus then the narrow gauge controller arrived he gave them all special jobs there is
00:49a lot to do please be back in good time for miss marvel the little engines beep their whistles
00:57excited peter sam collected the queen churns quickly
01:05i hope i'm the first to see miss marvel he huffed to himself
01:11so peter sam raced away the churns clinked and clanked and his wheels clickety cloud
01:22freddie was waiting at a junction he had a lot to do you're in a hurry yes i want to
01:30be the first
01:31engine to see miss marvel i'm going to take a shortcut to the showground and peter sam raced away down
01:39an old
01:39twisty track
01:43peter sam puffed and puffed to the top of the old twisty track
01:55he whistled as he rolled down the other side then he saw a thick hedge across the track
02:00oh no
02:02peter sam crashed through the hedge with a clang and a crank he hit something hard
02:09fizzling fireboxes
02:11there in front of peter sam was a statue of proteus it was sitting on a rusty old flatbed
02:19some farm workers appeared to see what the noise was
02:23oh my look it's a statue of proteus it looks very old peter sam thought his boiler would burst
02:34then an idea flew into his funnel no one must see the statue before the show
02:39it will be my wonderful surprise and i will be the star of the show he thought
02:45peter sam tooted to the workers
02:48please can you cover the statue i'll be back to collect it soon
02:56peter sam chuffed quickly back to the top of the old track
03:04he stopped at the junction
03:07duncan chuffed up he still had to collect the benches for the show
03:10duncan when you come back don't take the shortcut there's something blocking the track
03:15thank you
03:21then mighty mac pulled up
03:23he still had to pick up flowers for the show
03:26when you come back please don't take the shortcut
03:30there's something blocking the track
03:32thank you
03:33and mighty mac chuffed off
03:39then freddie puffed up
03:40he still had to pick up lanterns for the show
03:44freddie when you come back please don't take the shortcut there's something blocking the track
03:48oh thank you
03:51and he chucked off
03:54peter sam was pleased
03:55now the statue of proteus was sure to be a surprise
04:01the farm workers had covered the statue of proteus
04:04peter sam was coupled up to the flatbed
04:07peter sam pumped his piston
04:11the cream churns were heavy
04:13but the proteus statue was even heavier
04:17peter sam puffed and puffed to the top of the hill
04:22now i can roll down the other side he thought
04:28peter sam raced down the hill
04:30there was a junction ahead
04:33oh no
04:34this load is too heavy
04:35help
04:39peter sam smashed into a buffer
04:44the cream churns crashed
04:46the junction was blocked
04:49bubbling boilers
04:51i'll never be the star of the show now
04:53the other ranchers can't get through
04:55i've spoiled everything for everyone
04:59then peter sam heard the whistles of his friends
05:02duncan freddie and mighty mac arrived at the junction
05:06they were surprised at the mess
05:10peter sam felt very silly
05:12i'm sorry
05:14i wanted to be the star of miss marvel's show
05:17he told them about finding the statue of proteus
05:21the engines gasped
05:23the statue belongs to us all
05:26please will you help me take it to the show
05:28his friends were happy to help
05:30duncan chuffed away
05:32to find a mechanic for peter sam
05:35mighty mac puffed to tell mr percival about the statue
05:41freddie
05:42will you take proteus to the show
05:45freddie was delighted
05:47it would be an honor
05:51soon the mechanic fixed peter sam's brakes
05:55now you're ready to go peter sam
06:00later peter sam collected fresh cream from the farm
06:05i know miss marvel's show has started
06:07but all the other engines will be there to enjoy the statue
06:12peter sam chuffed his long way back
06:22peter sam puffed up quietly
06:27miss marvel was finishing her last story
06:31oh my
06:32the statue is still covered
06:36today one of our engines found something very special
06:40so this is for all the little engines of the hills
06:44because you are all special
06:48everyone gasped at the wonderful statue
06:52the engines whistled
06:55peter sam smiled
06:57we are all stars of the show
07:00who cares
07:02supposed to go
07:02not just a big fan
07:03my
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