Numberjacks and the Story About Rheneas/Transcript

Michael Angelis: Duncan would not stop grumbling. He grumbled that he wasn't polished enough. He grumbled that he was overworked. Most of all, he grumbled about the passengers.

Tom Clements: The engines and all the Numberjacks were ready for Rheneas coming home. They are wearing a nice clothes and costumes. But Duncan thinks that their clothes were silly.

Duncan: You don't go wear these silly costumes.

Six: We just getting ready for Rheneas coming home, Duncan!

Three: That's right, Duncan. You been gumble about us for a days.

Skarloey: I'm ashamed of you, Duncan.

Michael Angelis: Said Skarloey.

Skarloey: Thank goodness Rheneas was coming home soon. Perhaps he'll teach you some sense before it's too late.

Duncan: What is Rheneas to do with me?

Skarloey: Rheneas saved our railway.

Michael Angelis: Replied Skarloey.

Skarloey: Well.

Michael Angelis: Began Skarloey.

Skarloey: It was before you came here. Things were bad. Rheneas and I have to keep the trains running or our railway will have to close.

Peter Sam: How awful.

Michael Angelis: Murmured Peter Sam.

Two: Oh, dear.

Nine: Is hard was it, Two?

Skarloey: I've tried hard.

Michael Angelis: Continued Skarloey.

Skarloey: But my old wheels ached. Rheneas understood.

Rheneas: It's my turn now.

Skarloey: He telled me. He was often short of steam but he always struggled to the station and then rested there.

Rheneas: I mustn't stop between stations.

Michael Angelis: He'd say.

Rheneas: The passengers wouldn't like it.

Duncan: Pshaw!

Michael Angelis: Huffed Duncan. He had stopped on the viaduct and hadn't cared at all.

Five: Don't get mean at us, Duncan.

Skarloey: Passengers.

Michael Angelis: Continued Skarloey.

Skarloey: Get cross if you stopped on the wrong places. Rheneas stopped on the wrong place once and this is what happened.

Michael Angelis: One wet and windy afternoon and the rails were dammed, Rheneas was traveling home with a full train. They were even passengers and the guard's van. It wasn't a comfortable ride at all. Rheneas' wheels kept slipping and it was a steep climb. At last, his wheels gripped the rails again.

Rheneas: The worse was over.

Michael Angelis: He thought.

Rheneas: Now we're away.

Michael Angelis: But they weren't.

Rheneas: Aah, I've got cramp!

Michael Angelis: He groaned. And Rheneas stopped on the loneliness part of the line. His driver examine him carefully.

Driver: Your valve gear has jammed. We need to reach the next station. Do you think you still get us here?

Rheneas: I'll try.

Michael Angelis: Replied Rheneas. Rheneas did his best.

Rheneas: If I fail.

Michael Angelis: He thought to himself.

Rheneas: The passengers will be cross and the railway will close.

Michael Angelis: Everything blurred. He was really too tired to make the turn of his wheels, but he did, and another, and another, and another. Finally, tired but triumph, Rheneas reached the station.

Rheneas: I'm here at last!

Michael Angelis: He wheezed.

Passengers: Thank you for giving us home.

Michael Angelis: Said the passengers.

Passengers: We'll tell all our friends what a fine railway this is.

Michael Angelis: His driver was delighted.

Driver: You're a gallant little engine.

Michael Angelis: He said to Rheneas.

Driver: When you're rested we'll mend you, so you'll be ready for tomorrow.

Skarloey: And...

Michael Angelis: Smiled Skarloey.

Skarloey: Rheneas was always ready for tomorrow.

Three: That was great story about Rheneas, Skarloey.

Six You bet.

Duncan: Thank you for telling us about him.

Michael Angelis: Whispered Duncan.

Duncan: I was wrong. Passengers are important after all.

Michael Angelis: The next day Rheneas came home. All the engines were there to greet him. Edward push his truck to the siding where he was lifted on to his rails. This was the signal for a chorus of whistles from engines large and small. Everyone was happy and Rheneas was the happiest of all.

Rheneas: You know.

Michael Angelis: He whispered to Skarloey.

Rheneas: This helps an engine feel that at last he has really come home.