Water Trick

"Eddie's trunk is better than a hosepipe!"

- A ranger

Water Trick is a magazine story.

Plot
The Fat Controller asks Thomas to take a special tourist train to the Sodor Wildlife Park. Thomas is happy with his special assignment, but before he leaves the Main Station, he fills up at the water-tower. It's not long before Thomas' faithful carriages, Annie and Clarabel, are packed with people.

When Thomas pulls up by the wildlife park, he whistles loudly. This is followed by a noisy reply from Thomas' friend, Eddie the Elephant. Thomas remembers the day he had brought Eddie to the park; he was the biggest passenger Thomas has ever carried. A crowd gathers as Eddie performs his signature trick. First, he fills his trunk with water from a bucket and then he sprays it all over his back to keep himsefl cool in the heat.

Afterwards, Thomas sets off. He doesn't get very far when he starts to feel very hot indeed. The driver gets off to see what the matter is. He discovers that Thomas has sprung a leak in his tank and Thomas rolls slowly onto a siding while his crew manages to seal the hole. However, Thomas still needs more water. His driver then goes to the wildlife park and talks to the rangers, who kindly bring buckets filled with water. However, filling Thomas up in this way is taking far too long and so the men decide they need a hosepipe.

Just then, Eddie arrives being led by another ranger. Eddie empties the water in his trunk into Thomas' tank. Eddie uses his trunk to empty all the buckets. Soon, Thomas' tank is full and he is very happy. Eddie's performed the best water trick of all.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt

Goofs

 * In the first illustration, Annie's bufferbeam appears to be painted brown and is missing the buffers and coupling hook.