The Special Gift

The Special Gift is a read and colour magazine story.

Plot
It is a chilly December morning and dark snow clouds form over Sodor. Thomas puffs past the airfield and happily tells Harold it will be a white Christmas this year. Harold, however, is not too thrilled as he hardly ever flies during bad weather and gets bored in his hanger. Thomas feels sorry for Harold but hurries along to the harbour to pick up a special.

At the harbour, The Fat Controller is waiting on the quayside and shows Thomas his special; a wooden model of Father Christmas' sleigh that will be used for decoration in town square. Thomas is very thrilled to be given such a task.

As Thomas crosses the viaduct on his return journey, he feels a jolt from behind him and notices the sleigh is loose and is now precariously dangling on the viaduct. Thomas' driver suggests waiting for a crane but the fireman knows it would take too long for one to get here and they cannot block the main line for much longer. Thomas quickly comes up with an idea and Harold is contacted, who lifts the sleigh back into place. Harold declares a chance to be busy to be the best Christmas present he could have gotten.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Harold
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Father Christmas