The Round-up

The Round-up is a magazine story.

Plot
Whilst waiting at a signal, Thomas watches Ben the shepherd and his dog Jess round up the sheep. One day, Thomas passes the field again and Jess the dog barks at him. Thinking something must be wrong, Thomas grinds to a halt. It turned out that Ben had gone to rescue a lamb from a ditch, only to fall in it and get trapped himself. Thomas and his crew come to the rescue, and help Ben and the little lamb out of the ditch.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Ben the Shepherd
 * Jess the Dog