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Thomas' Alphabet Story
One spring morning, Thomas and Percy stop at the postal depot, to wait for their mail coaches to be loaded up. While they are waiting, Percy tells Thomas that the Fat Controller's grandchildren are having their teenage cousin, Jasmine Hatt visit them for a few months holiday. Thomas asks why Jasmine is coming round, and Percy explains that she is going to help the two younger children with something they are trying to learn. Thomas had never mee Jasmine before, and wonder what she's like. So once all the mail is loaded, Thomas whistles hello to Percy, and goes off to the Fat Controller's house to find out what's happening.

When they get there, Thomas' driver goes over and knocks on the front door. The Fat Controller opens the door and is very pleased to see the driver. He then tells him to meet his grandniece, and Jasmine comes over smiling beautifully. But Stephen and Bridget are rubbing their eyes because they are feeling sad. Thomas' driver says tears on a Tuesday won't do at all. And to soothen things up, he gives Stephen and Bridgett each a butterscotch toffee. Then the Fat Controller explains that his two grandchildren are off school with colds, and can't seem to learn their letters at all. Thomas' driver tells the Fat Controller he had an ABC book when he was little, and that it helped. Then he has an idea, and tells Stephen and Bridget they'll make an ABC. In order to do that, he'll get a notebook next time he's at the postal depot, and they'll put a new letter in each day. He also suggests that Stephen, Bridget and Jasmine do the pictures. They are all three happy, as they like drawing.

The next day, Thomas takes his driver to the postal depot, and he buys a red notebook. He even borrows a smal tin. When he gets back to the Fat Controller's house, he shows Stephen and Bridget Hatt that there is a little ant in the tin. So on the first page of the notebook, Thomas' driver and writes 'a is for ant'. When Jasmine comes home home, she brings her book of sums, and writes 'a is for addition' in Stephen and Bridget's new book. Then Lady Hatt looks in the larder, and puts some fruit on the table. She writes 'a is for apple and apricot'.

The next day, the Fat Controller and Thomas' driver look at all the drawings in the book, and then ask about b, the next letter in the alphabet. Then Mr. Percival comes up on his bicycle. So the driver writes 'b is for bicycle' and draws a picture of Mr. Percival's bicycle. And while Stephen is helping to clear away the breakfast things, Bridget points out that 'b is for butter'. So Lady Hatt draws the butter in its dish. And before leaving the Hatt's Mansion, Thomas' driver says "Bye! Better be buzzing along." And at teatime, Jasmine draws another picture and writes 'b is for big bad bee.'