The twenty-first episode of the second season is retold by Ringo Starr for the US.
Characters[]
- Edward
- Bill and Ben
- BoCo
Script[]
- Ringo Starr: Bill and Ben are Tank Engine Twins. Each has four wheels, a tiny chimney and dome and a small squat cab. Their freight cars are filled with China Clay. It is needed for pottery, paper, paint and many other things. The twins are now kept busy pushing and pulling the cars for engines on the main line and for ships in the harbor. One morning, they arranged some cars and went away for more.
- (The freight cars disappeared)
- Ringo Starr: They returned to find them all gone. The Twins were most surprised. Their drivers examined a patch of oil.
- Bill's Driver: That's a Diesel.
- Ringo Starr: They said.
- Bill: It's a what'll?
- Ringo Starr: Asked Bill?
- Ben: A diseasel, I think.
- Ringo Starr: Replied Ben.
- Ben: There's a notice about them in our shed.
- Bill: Coughs and sneezles spread diseaels.
- Ben: You had a cough in your smokebox yesterday. It's your fault the diseasel came.
- Bill: It isn't!
- Ben: It is!
- Bill's Driver: Stop arguing, you two.
- Ringo Starr: Laughed their drivers.
- Ben's Driver: Let's go and rescue our freight cars.
- Ringo Starr: Bill and Ben were horrified.
- Bill: But the diseasel will magic us away like the freight cars.
- Bill's Driver: He won't magic us.
- Ringo Starr: Replied their drivers.
- Bill's Driver: We're more likely magic him.
- Ben's Driver: Listen, he doesn't know you're twins. So we'll take away your names and numbers and then this is what we'll do.
- Ringo Starr: Puffing hard, the twins set off on their journey to find the diesel. They were looking forward to playing tricks on him. Creeping into the yard, they found the diesel on a siding with missing cars. Ben hid behind, but Bill went bodily alongside.
- (Bill reaches the line of cars and finds BoCo)
- Ringo Starr: The diesel looked up.
- BoCo: Do you mind?
- Bill: Yes.
- Ringo Starr: Said Bill.
- Bill: I do. I want my cars back.
- BoCo: These are mine.
- Ringo Starr: Said the diesel.
- BoCo: Go away.
- Ringo Starr: Bill pretended to be frightened.
- Bill: You're a big bully.
- Ringo Starr: He whimpered.
- Bill: You'll be sorry.
- Ringo Starr: He ran back and hid behind the cars on the other side. Ben now came forward.
- Ben: Car stealer!
- Ringo Starr: Hissed Ben. He ran away too. Bill took his place.
- (Bill and Ben taunt BoCo numerous times)
- Ringo Starr: This went on and on till the diesel eyes nearly popped out.
- BoCo: Stop! You're making me giddy.
- Ringo Starr: The two engines gazed at him.
- BoCo: Are there two of you?
- Bill: Yes, we're twins.
- BoCo: I might have known it.
- Ringo Starr: Just then, Edward bustled up.
- Edward: Bill and Ben, why are you playing here?
- Bill: We're not playing.
- Ringo Starr: Protested Bill.
- Ben: We're rescuing our cars.
- Ringo Starr: Squeaked Ben.
- Ben: Even you don't take our cars without asking, but this diseasel did.
- Edward: There's no cause to be rude.
- Ringo Starr: Said Edward severely.
- Edward: This engine is a Metropolitan Vickers, diesel electric type 2.
- Ringo Starr: The twins were abashed.
- Bill: We're sorry, mister...er...
- BoCo: Never mind.
- Ringo Starr: The diesel smiled.
- BoCo: Call me BoCo. I'm sorry I didn't understand about the cars.
- Edward: That's all right then.
- Ringo Starr: Said Edward.
- Edward: Now off you go, Bill and Ben. Fetch BoCo's cars, then you take this lot. There's no real harm in them.
- Ringo Starr: He said to BoCo.
- Edward: But they're maddening at times.
- Ringo Starr: BoCo chuckled.
- BoCo: Maddening...
- Ringo Starr: He said.
- BoCo: ...is the word.