Sound Around

Sound Around is a magazine story.

Plot
The Fat Controller has arranged a special sound tour for some local schoolchildren. They are very excited about it. Every time Gordon blows his whistle throughout the journey, the children hear a mystery noise and have to guess what it is. First Gordon passes a church where the children hear bells ringing. Then they pass a police station and a siren replies to Gordon's whistle. Next up is the airport where they hear some planes. Finally Gordon returns to the station where tea has been prepared. Gordon drops the children off and then races away to do another job.

Later, as Gordon steams through a small forest, a branch snaps from a tree and hits him. When Gordon returns to pick up the children, he blows his whistle loudly, but the children do not recognise the sound. It becomes clear that the branch has broken the big engine's whistle. The children laugh; it was the only sound they had not been able to guess.

Characters

 * Gordon
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Lady Hatt
 * The Priest