Put upon Percy

S5 Ep.09

Put Upon Percy

Summary: Percy is grumbling that he has too much work, hence the word “put upon”. After an extremely busy day, he returns to the shed tired and dirty. Next day, however, disaster strikes at the coalmines, and an avalanche erupts. Percy and his crew take shelter by a canvas barrier along the Cliffside, which saves them from being crushed by the rocks, but gets them buried all the same. After being dug out, Percy is rewarded with a new coat for his bravery. He doesn’t mind that being put upon him!

Script

Narrator: Percy huffed grumpily into the yards. He was feeling put upon and said so.

Percy: I feel put upon.

Narrator: He complained to Thomas. Thomas was confused.

Thomas: Put upon what? The rails?

Percy: No. Put upon with work. Driver says he is too.

Thomas: Put upon?! What a silly saying.

Narrator: Replied Thomas. But Annie and Clarabel and they sang bout it too.

Annie + Clarabel: Percy’s been put upon, put upon, put upon. Percy’s been put upon. Poor old Percy!

Narrator: Percy is being put upon.

Percy: I am! I am! I am!

(Percy chuffs away)

Narrator: He collected the metal from the foundry… coal from the yards… flower from the mills… rocks from the Quarry… and fuel from the deepho. Then he delivered it all to the Docks. Next he collected some empty freight cars.

Freight car 1: Who’s this dirty little engine?

Freight car 2: We want Thomas or Duck!

Narrator: Percy ignored them.

Percy: Put upon. Put upon. That’s what I am!

Narrator: That night all the engines laughed at him.

(Henry, Gordon and James whistle)

Thomas: We can see what is been put upon you!

Narrator: Said Thomas.

Sir Topham Hatt: Silence! Percy you’ve done a good days work. Now get a good nights rest.

Percy: Yes sir. Thank you, sir.

Narrator: Next morning, he took some freight cars into the yards. Then he had to push the empty freight cars into the coalmines. When he arrived there was trouble. The formance spoke to his driver.

The formance: The freight cars are stuck in the meganisim. All they need is a good push.

Percy’s driver: We’ll do it right away.

Narrator: Percy shunted back to the large canvas carrier that is used to protect his line from those rocks. Percy charged the line of freight cars too fast and too hard.

Percy: Oh no!

Narrator: Gasped Percy. The freight cars broke free but ran out of control to the mines below.

The Freight Cars: On! On! Faster! Faster!

Narrator: The silly freight cars yelled. Then there was trouble again!

(Freight cars crash into a wall)

(Siren wails)

(Mine rumbles)

Miner: Get out of here fast! The mine’s collapsing!

(Mine rumbles)

(Mine explodes)

Percy’s driver: We’ll just have to make a run for it Percy!

Narrator: Called his driver.

Percy: There’s going an avalanche!

Narrator: Wailed Percy. And he was right. Worse still the track he was on began to crumble.

Percy: Oh help!

Narrator: Wailed Percy. Then he remembered something he had seen earlier.

Percy: There is a canvas barrier by the track. That might save us!

Narrator: They were just in time!

(The canvas and rocks fall down on Percy)

Narrator: Percy was right. The canvas did indeed save them. But the miners didn’t know that.

The formance: The avalanche has buried an engine’s crew!

Narrator: Shouted the formance.

The formance: We must help them!

Narrator: When Percy had been rescued, Sir Topham Hatt spoke to Percy’s driver and fireman then to Percy.

Sir Topham Hatt: Driver told me how brave you are, Percy. As a reward you will be repainted at the works.

Percy: Oh thank you, Sir.

Narrator: When he returned Percy’s paint glistened in the sun.

Thomas: I’m sorry I teased you, Percy. You were certainly put upon on by that avalanche.

Percy: Yes indeed but just look at my coat of paint. Now I don’t mind being put upon……