Rosie Against the Bees

Transcript
Narrator: Terence the Tractor was enjoying his hard work in Vicarage Orchard, wild Birds were singing to 1 another and fresh good apples were brightening on the apple trees, it was a lovely afternoon.

Rosie: "Hi there, Terence, you look just as bright and cheerful as my lavender paint.

Terence: "Oh I sure am."

[Bees Buzzing] Rosie: "Hey, what's that sound?"

Terence: "It's the bees, they're all in beehives, Trevor and I are taking them over to the station, the vicar says his bees make good clover and orange blossom honey and he's giving some of them to his good friends. Narrator: Just then, Gordon the Big Blue engine came by. Gordon: "Take good care, you 2, don't make the bees angry and upset or they might sting you right on your nose. Narrator: Rosie didn't like being told what to do by Gordon or James and Gordon buzzed away.

Gordon: "Goodbye, Terence."

Narrator: Gordon set off to see James at the next station. Bill and Ben the tank engine twins were very busy arranging freight cars. But they were thrilled when they saw Gordon coming by. Gordon: "I remember the very 1st time BoCo met those 2, they nearly made my eyes pop right out, Edward soon put a stop to their jokes and pranks.

James: "Edward's the only railroad engine who can keep Bill and Ben in the right order, I would sometimes call them the Crazy Bees."
 * BoCo: A good name.
 * George Carlin: Replied BoCo.
 * BoCo: Their terrors when the start buzzing around.
 * George Carlin: James bustled in.
 * James: What's that, Duck? Are you afraid of bees? They're only insects after all, so don't let that buzz box diesel tell you different.
 * Duck: His name is BoCo, and he didn't. We...
 * James: I wouldn't care, if hundreds were swarming around. I'd just blow smoke and make them buzz off.
 * Duck: Buzz, buzz, buzz.
 * George Carlin: Retorted Duck. The next morning, James arrived at the station to collect his coaches. The passengers were excited and keened to get on board. The platform was crowded and the porter was in a hurry.
 * Porter: Mind your backs.
 * George Carlin: He shouted. Then there was trouble. The beehive fell and broke open. The station cleared like magic. James heard a familiar buzzing. The bees were to cold to be cross so they buzzed around the fireman hoping he'd mend their hive. But he didn't understand, nor did his driver. So the bees turned to James. His boiler was nice and warm.
 * James: Buzz off! Buzz off!
 * George Carlin: Hissed James. One bee burnt its foot.
 * Bee: Ooh! Aah! Ooh! Ooh!
 * George Carlin: The bee thought James had burnt him on purpose.
 * (The bee charges toward James)
 * George Carlin: So it stung James right back on the nose.
 * (Doink!)
 * James: Eeeeeeeeeeee!
 * George Carlin: Whistled James. He had had enough so had his fireman and driver. They didn't notice till too late that they had left all their coaches behind. They tried everything to get rid of the bees. First they spun on the turntable but to no avail. They tried washing them off but the bees clung harder to James' warm boiler. Then they tried smoking them off by going through a long tunnel. But still the bees wouldn't go away.
 * Driver: It's no good, James.
 * George Carlin: Said his driver.
 * Driver: We'll just have to get back to the orchard and fetch another hive.
 * George Carlin: James' reply was drowned by the sound of buzzing. The Vicar was waiting anxiously for James. When he arrived, the buzz swarm straight into their new home.
 * Driver: Come on, James.
 * George Carlin: Said his driver.
 * Driver: What you need now is a good hosedown.
 * George Carlin: Later that evening, James was resting in the shed when the Vicar came to see him.
 * Vicar: Thank you for saving my bees.
 * George Carlin: He said.
 * Vicar: It's the pity it's not Christmas, then we can call you James the Red-Nosed Engine.
 * George Carlin: Everyone laughed even James. But instead, they decided to call James "The Bees Knees", which means they thought he was more useful than ever.