Thomas' Christmas Delivery (Thomas & Friends)
Language: English
Pages: 32
ISBN: 037582877X
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
It is Christmas eve, and Thomas wishes he was safe and warm in his shed with the other engines. But Thomas is a Really Useful Engine and has several important deliveries to make. Will he get home in time to make sure his stocking has been carefully hung? And when a big blizzard blows up, Thomas fears that Father Christmas may not find the engine shed at all.
The Reverend W Awdry first started telling his young son tales of Thomas, Percy and the other Really Useful Engines in 1944. In 1945, he started writing the tales down, and upon their publication they were immediately embraced by train lovers in Great Britain and worldwide. Before his death in 1997, the Reverend wrote 26 volumes of stories that continue to thrill generations of young readers.
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends® Based on The Railway Series by The Reverend W Awdry � 2004 Gullane (Thomas) LLC Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and Thomas & Friends are trademarks of Gullane Entertainment Inc. HIT and the HIT Entertainment logo are trademarks of HIT Entertainment Limited. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends® Based on The Railway Series by The Reverend W Awdry � 2004 Gullane (Thomas) LLC Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and Thomas & Friends are trademarks of Gullane Entertainment Inc. HIT and the HIT Entertainment logo are trademarks of HIT Entertainment Limited. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously
for once, wished he had his snowplow as he moved slowly up the track. Suddenly the wind dropped and there was no more snow. He had missed the house altogether and had pulled into the tunnel. He stopped and started rolling slowly backward until he could see the lights of the house next to the tunnel. “Peep, peep, peep!” He whistled again and again, afraid he wouldn’t be heard over the wind. At last the boy’s mother came hurrying from the house, tightly wrapped in a long scarf. Thomas could see
going to be hung soon and Thomas didn’t want to miss that. But Thomas was a Really Useful Engine and he had three very important deliveries to make … and they could not wait. First was a freight car full of food to deliver to the Community Hall. All of the Island of Sodor had been invited to come for a big celebration tomorrow, and there had to be enough food for everyone. When he arrived, there were many people around to help unload. Everyone was in a jolly mood and the work went quickly.
Suddenly there was a shout. Mrs. Kyndley had slipped on the snowy walk and dropped a bowl of cranberry sauce. She was not hurt. In fact, she looked very funny covered in sticky red goo from head to toe. She laughed along with everyone else. When she was back on her feet, she walked over to Thomas and gave him a sticky pat. “Merry Christmas, Thomas,” she said, and she went inside to clean up. “We’re done!” cried a workman. “Off with you, Thomas. You have a lot to do yet. Merry Christmas!”