Thomas the Tank Engine's Alphabet Story


 * Narrator: It was a bright spring morning on Sodor, and Thomas and Percy had stopped at the postal depot to collect the mail.
 * Percy: Did you hear the news Thomas?
 * Thomas: No Percy, what's that?
 * Percy: The Fat Controller's grandchildren are having a guest round for a few months holiday.
 * Thomas: Really, who's this guest?
 * Percy: I do believe it's their big cousin Jasmine.
 * Thomas: And why is she coming round?
 * Percy: I think she's going to help Bridget and Stephen with something very important.
 * Thomas: I'd better go and find out what's happening. See you later Percy.
 * Narrator: So once all the mail was loaded up, Thomas was on his way to the Fat Controller's mansion. When they arrived, his driver went in. He saw that Stephen and Bridget were crying.
 * Thomas' Driver: What's all this? Tears on a Tuesday? That won't do.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Ah driver. Am I glad you're here. I want you to meet my grandniece Jasmine.
 * Jasmine Hatt: Hello. I've never seen trains with faces before. Is this where Thomas the Tank Engine lives?
 * Thomas' Driver: That's right. And I'm his driver. Now then, let's see if there's a sweet in my pocket.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: A sweet?
 * Thomas' Driver: You know. To soothe things up for your grandchildren.
 * Narrator: And luckily, there was. And Bridget and Stephen tried to smile again.
 * Thomas' Driver: There that's better.
 * Lady Hatt: It's this reading business. They're off school with a cold. And Jasmine's brought their reading book home, but they can't seem to learn their letters at all.
 * Thomas' Fireman: I had an ABC when I was little. That helped. I'll tell you what you two young-ens. We'll make an ABC.
 * Stephen Hatt: How can we do that?
 * Thomas' Driver: The fireman and I will get a notebook next time we're at the post office, and we'll put a new letter in each day. You'll soon learn then.
 * Bridget Hatt: Oh yes!
 * Thomas' Fireman: And you can do the pictures. Bye!
 * Bridget Hatt: We like drawing, Stephen.
 * Jasmine Hatt: So do I.
 * Stephen Hatt: We never knew that big cous.
 * Jasmine Hatt: You do know.
 * Narrator: The next day Thomas' driver bought a red notebook. They even borrowed a small tin.
 * Thomas' Driver: Now you two, have a look in here.
 * Narrator: The fireman opened the tin, and as they did, a tiny creature ran about in it.
 * Bridget Hatt: A little ant!
 * Narrator: So on the first page of the notebook, Thomas' driver wrote 'a is for ant'. When Jasmine came home, she brought her book of sums. She wrote in Stephen and Bridget's new book, 'a is for add'. Lady Hatt looked in the larder. She put some fruit on the table, and wrote 'a is for apple and apricot'. The next day, Thomas' driver looked at all the drawings in the book.
 * Thomas' Driver: What about b?
 * Narrator: Just then Mr. Percival arrived on his bike.
 * Stephen Hatt: B is for bike.
 * Narrator: So Thomas' driver wrote 'b is for Mr. Percival's bike'. Mr. Percival drew his bike for the children. Later, Stephen was helping to clear the breakfast things.
 * Bridget Hatt: B is for butter.
 * Narrator: Lady Hatt drew the butter and wrote 'b is the yellow butter in its dish'.
 * Thomas' Driver: Bye! We'd better be buzzing along.
 * Narrator: At teatime, Jasmine drew another picture and wrote 'B is for big bad bee'. The next day Stephen and Bridget had gone back to school. The Fat Controller made a drawing and wrote that c is for his cat, and that he likes cream and cake and cod. He even remembered to draw his car before taking it out to work. Each someone added a new page to Stephen and Bridget's book. When Stephen and Bridget came home from school, the first thing they did, was to look at the new page in 'Thomas the Tank Engine's ABC'.