00:01time for a story
00:05it was a beautiful day
00:07on the island of Soba
00:09the sun was shining
00:11and the birds were singing
00:16Thomas had worked hard
00:18all morning
00:24he tooted happily
00:26to the children
00:27as he chuffed back
00:31Sir Topham Hatt was waiting
00:33he had an important special
00:36this afternoon
00:37there is to be a special story time
00:39for the children at the library
00:41I need an engine to collect
00:43the new story books from
00:45Maythwaite station and take them
00:47to the library
00:48Thomas wished his hardest that he would be
00:51given this special
00:52listening to stories with the children
00:55was his favorite thing to do
00:57Thomas you will deliver the special
01:00make sure the books are at the library
01:02on time
01:03Thomas was excited
01:05yes sir
01:09and Thomas chuffed cheerfully away
01:13Thomas puffed fast along the tracks
01:16I mustn't be late for story time
01:18I'll chuff and I'll puff
01:20to be there on time
01:26Thomas steamed into Maythwaite station
01:30hello Thomas
01:32I'm here to collect the new story books
01:34we'll have your freight cars ready
01:36in two toots of a whistle
01:37Thomas
01:38Thomas saw the story books
01:40piled high in the two freight cars
01:42there were red books
01:45green books
01:46and blue books
01:47there were big books
01:48small books
01:49square books
01:50and even round books
01:52they look wonderful
01:56soon
01:57Thomas was coupled up
01:59to the freight cars
02:00I must hurry
02:01I have to deliver the story books
02:03to the library on time
02:04Thomas was very excited
02:07he pumped his pistons
02:09and puffed quickly
02:10out of the station
02:12Thomas didn't wait
02:14for the books to be covered
02:20Thomas steamed quickly
02:21along the track
02:26I must be late for story time
02:28I'll chuff and I'll puff
02:30to be there on time
02:31the books began to jiggle
02:34and joggle
02:35but Thomas didn't notice
02:39Thomas puffed fast
02:41towards the junction
02:42he could see the signal ahead
02:44was red
02:46I don't want to stop
02:47the children are waiting
02:49for their special story time
02:53then an idea flew into his funnel
02:57I can take the branch line
02:59I know there aren't any junctions
03:01on that
03:02so Thomas puffed quickly
03:05down the branch line
03:11Thomas felt very pleased
03:13he chuffed faster
03:15and faster
03:15and the books jiggled
03:17and joggled more
03:18and more
03:20but Thomas didn't notice
03:24I mustn't be late
03:25for story time
03:26I'll chuff
03:27and I'll puff
03:28to be there on time
03:33Thomas raced
03:34round the bend
03:36ahead
03:37there was a sign
03:38for works
03:39on the track
03:40oh bother
03:46I'm sure the works
03:47on the tracks
03:48won't stop me
03:50so
03:50Thomas puffed
03:52faster
03:52and faster
03:55then there was trouble
03:57workers were mending
03:59the broken track
04:01the broken track
04:03was very bumpy
04:06Thomas bumped and jumped
04:08the books jiggled
04:10the books jiggled and juggled
04:11then Thomas hit the biggest bump of all
04:14whoa
04:14cinders and ashes
04:16the freight cars bounced high in the air
04:20they crashed and bashed
04:22they clattered and shattered down to the tracks
04:25Thomas put on his brakes
04:29the books flew high and wide
04:32through the air
04:32and landed all over
04:35Farmer McColl's field
04:37oh my
04:38the freight cars are broken
04:41the story books are all over the field
04:43and the children now won't have their special story time
04:46and it's all my fault
04:50I was in such a hurry to be on time
04:53I didn't want to wait
04:55I should have waited for the books to be covered
04:57and I shouldn't have taken the bumpy branch line
05:03oh dear
05:07fizzling fireboxes
05:09what am I going to do?
05:12Thomas looked at the story books
05:13the sun was shining on them
05:15the books look even redder
05:17and greener and bluer
05:19than they had in the freight cars
05:21the story books look so pretty in this field
05:24I wish the children could see them
05:27then an idea flew into his funnel
05:30I'll bring the children to the story books
05:33they can have a picnic story time in the sunshine
05:36that really will be special
05:39so Thomas puffed off to collect the children
05:44first I must collect Annie and Clarabel
05:51Victor and Kevin were busy at work
05:53as Thomas chuffed into the Sodor Steamworks
05:56hello Victor
05:57I'm here to collect Annie and Clarabel
06:00I'm going to take the children
06:01to a special picnic story time
06:03in the sunshine
06:04that's a wonderful idea my friend
06:07the children will like that
06:09they always have their best time with you Thomas
06:13Thomas was pleased
06:15Victor and Kevin liked his idea
06:20later Thomas huffed happily out of the Steamworks
06:23with Annie and Clarabel
06:28Thomas puffed proudly up to the library
06:31at the town hall
06:33the children were waiting
06:34they were very surprised to see Annie and Clarabel
06:38instead of cars of story books
06:40today I'm taking you to an extra special story time
06:44it's a picnic story time in the sunshine
06:47all aboard
06:48the children had never had a picnic story time
06:52they thought it was a wonderful idea
06:56Thomas blew his whistle and chuffed cheerfully away
07:04Thomas puffed towards the junction
07:09this time
07:10Thomas waited
07:17then
07:18he took the branch line
07:20back to Farmer McCall's field
07:30Thomas chuffed slowly
07:32and carefully
07:33up to Farmer McCall's field
07:36here we are
07:37the picnic story time special
07:40the children cheered
07:42they could see all the different colored books in the field
07:45they were very excited
07:47this was the best story time ever
07:50Thomas watched as the children ran onto the field
07:55they each picked up a book
07:57and their teacher began to read with them
08:00this is a story children
08:03all about a little boy
08:06a little boy
08:07who didn't like waiting
08:10he didn't like waiting
08:12because he thought he'd miss out
08:15on all the good things
08:17but then he found out
08:19that good things
08:21are worth waiting for
08:25as the story began
08:27Thomas looked at all the happy children
08:30he smiled his biggest smile
08:35the children's picnic story time
08:38really is worth waiting for
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