Percy's predicament
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00:00Daisy, the diesel rail car's work in the countryside, was full of surprises.
00:06She was frightened of bulls and cows, and she remained very lazy and stubborn.
00:17One day Toby brought Henrietta to the station, where Percy was grumpily shunting.
00:23Hello Percy, I see Daisy's left the milk again.
00:27I'll have to make a special journey with it, I suppose.
00:31Anyone would think I'd nothing to do, grumbled Percy.
00:35Tell you what, replied Toby, I'll take the milk, you fetch my trucks.
00:40The drivers and the station master agreed.
00:49Percy had never been to the quarry before.
00:53He began ordering the trucks about.
00:55Hurry along, he said.
00:57The trucks grumbled to each other.
00:59This is Toby's place.
01:01Percy's got no right to poke his funnel up here and push us around.
01:06They whispered and passed the word.
01:08Hey, Percy out! Hey, Percy out!
01:12Come along, puffed Percy. No nonsense.
01:15We'll give him nonsense, giggled the trucks.
01:19But they followed so quietly that Percy thought they were under control.
01:38Suddenly they saw a notice ahead.
01:40All trains stop to pin down brakes.
01:43Beep, beep, beep. Brakes, guard, please.
01:47But before he could check them, the trucks surged forward.
01:50On, on, they cried.
01:52Help, help, whistled Percy.
01:55The man on duty at the crossing rushed to warn traffic with his red flag.
01:59But it was too late to switch Percy to the runaway siding.
02:05Frantically trying to grip the rails, Percy slid into the yard.
02:09Beep, beep, lookout.
02:17The brake van was in smithereens.
02:20Percy's driver and fireman had jumped clear, but Percy was stranded.
02:29Next day the Fat Controller arrived.
02:32Toby and Daisy had helped to clear the wreckage, but Percy remained on his perch of trucks.
02:39We must now try, said the Fat Controller, to run the branch line with Toby and a diesel.
02:45You have put us in an awkward predicament.
02:48I am sorry, sir, replied Percy.
02:51You can stay there till we are ready.
02:53Perhaps it will teach you to be careful with trucks.
02:57Percy sighed.
02:58The trucks groaned beneath his wheels.
03:01He quite understood about awkward predicaments.
03:05The Fat Controller spoke severely to Daisy, too.
03:08My engines work hard.
03:10I send lazy engines away.
03:13Daisy was ashamed.
03:16However, Toby says you worked hard after Percy's accident, so you shall have another chance.
03:23Thank you, sir, said Daisy.
03:25I will work hard, sir.
03:27Toby says he'll help me.
03:29Excellent.
03:30What Toby doesn't know about branch line problems isn't worth knowing.
03:34Our Toby's an experienced engine.
03:39Next day, Thomas came back.
03:45And Percy was sent to be mended.
03:55Annie and Clarabel were delighted.
03:58Annie and Clarabel were delighted to see Thomas again, and he took them for a run at once.
04:14All are now friends, and Toby has taught Daisy a great deal.
04:18She shooed a cow off the line all by herself the other day.
04:23That shows you, doesn't it?
04:27You