Scarf for Percy

S3 Ep.01

A Scarf For Percy

Summary: During a bitter winter’s day, Percy sees workmen wearing scarves and longs to have one of his own. He gets his wish quite unexpectedly when he crashes into a baggage trolley and ends up with a pair of trousers (Sir Topham Hatt’s!) coiled around his funnel, as well as numerous other items—including sticky jam! After a scolding from Sir Topham Hatt, Percy returns home to be cleaned and realizes he has firelighters to keep warm, not scarves of any kind!

Script

Narrator: It was a cold winter’s morning on the Island of Sodor. The wind was bitter the ground hard with frost. Thomas and Percy were cold and cross.

Thomas: All I want is a warm boiler. Firelighters know that. He’s late!

Percy: He’s not late! This weather woke us up early.

Narrator: Gusts of wind swirled around the shed. Tossing flakes of snow toward Thomas. Then they swooshed around Percy too.

Percy: Why don’t we talk about something else?

Thomas: Yes! Like how silly it will look when our funnels turn into icicles.

Percy: That’s not funny! Maybe we’ll stop feeling cold if we talk about warm things like sunshine. And steam.

Thomas: And firelighters.

Narrator: Muttered Thomas.

(A picture showing Percy with a scarf)

Percy: Scarves!

Narrator: Continued Percy. 

Thomas: Scarves! That’s what you need. See a wooly scarf around your funnel.

Narrator: Thomas was only teasing but Percy thought happily about scarves until the firelighter came. Sir Topham Hatt was enjoying hot porridge for breakfast. He was looking forwards to taking important visitors on a tour of the railway and had pressed his special trousers.

Sir Topham Hatt: I shall put them in my trunk. And change into them just before the photographs are taken.

Narrator: Then he set off to catch his train. Percy was now working hard. His fire was burning nicely and he plenty of steam. But he still thought about scarves. He saw them everywhere he went.

Percy: My funnel’s cold! My funnel’s cold! I want a scarf. I want a scarf.

Henry: Rubbish Percy! Engines don’t wear scarves!

Percy: Engines with proper funnels do. You’ve only got a small one.

(Henry looks at his funnel)

Narrator: Before Henry could answer Percy puffed away. Henry snorted he was looking forward to pulling the special train. It was time for the photographs. Everyone was excited. Sir Topham Hatt was waiting on the platform for his trousers. They were in a trunk amongst a big load of baggage. The porters were taking the baggage trolley across the line. They were walking backwards to see that nothing fell off. Percy was still being cheeky. His driver always shut off steam just outside the station. Percy wanted to surprise the coaches by coming in as quietly as he can. But the porters didn’t hear him either. Percy gave them such a fright the boxes and bags burst everywhere.

(Everyone looks up in the sky)

Percy: Oh!

Narrator: Groaned Percy.

(Everyone looks up again)

(The box falls down on Percy…sticky streams of jam splashes all over Percy and the photographers…the trousers land on his funnel) 

Narrator: Sticky streams of jam trickled down Percy’s face. A top hat hung on his lamp, worse of all, a pair of trousers coiled lovingly around his funnel. Everyone was very angry. Sir Topham Hatt sees the top hat.

Sir Topham Hatt: MINE!!!!!!!!! PERCY, LOOK AT THIS!!

Percy: Yes, Sir. I am Sir.

Sir Topham Hatt: MY BEST TROUSERS TOO!!!!!!!!

Percy: Yes, Sir. Please, Sir.

Sir Topham Hatt: WE MUST PAY THE PASSENGERS FOR THEIR SPOILED CLOTHES AND MY TROUSERS ARE RUINED! I HOPE THIS WILL TEACH YOU A NOT TO PLAY TRICKS WITH THE COACHES!!!!!!!!!

Narrator: Percy went off to the yard. He felt very silly on the way he met James.

James: Hello, Percy so you found a scarf hey? But legs go in trousers not in funnels.

Narrator: And he puffed away to tell Henry the news. That evening Thomas and Percy and were resting in the shed. Percy’s driver had taken away the trousers and given Percy a good rub down.

Thomas: Firelighters promise to come early tomorrow.

Narrator: Said Thomas. Henry arrived he’d enjoyed taking the visitors around and now felt sorry for Percy too.

Henry: Driver says that the weather will be warmer tomorrow. You won’t need a scarf Percy.

Percy: Certainly not! Engines don’t need scarves. Engines need warm boilers. Everyone knows that!