Thomas and the Parcel

Thomas and the Parcel is a magazine story.

Plot
It is nearly Christmas and Thomas wakes up with a peculiar sounding whistle. His driver has been waiting for a new valve for the whistle but fears it may have been delayed among the Christmas post.

The Fat Controller is headed off to a meeting on the mainland and goes to the shed with an armful of presents for his colleagues to see the engines off. He then climbs aboard the express to catch his boat at the harbour. Thomas is surprised when he finds a parcel on the ground in front of him. He believes it is one of the gifts The Fat Controller will be giving out and rushes off to return it.

Thomas hurries into the harbour and gives a loud blast of his broken whistle, just as The Fat Controller is climbing aboard the ship. The Fat Controller is very surprised to see Thomas and Thomas explains about the parcel. The Fat Controller clarifies that this parcel is actually addressed to Thomas and arrived that morning. Sure enough, it is a new whistle valve for Thomas!

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * Percy
 * Sir Topham Hatt