Thomas Sees Smoke

Thomas Sees Smoke is a magazine story.

Plot
It has been very hot and dry on Sodor with very little rain. Thomas is puffing along when his driver notices how tall the grass has gotten. He warns Thomas to be careful as a spark from him could end up setting the grass on fire.

On his return journey, Thomas sees smoke beside the tracks. Sure enough, the grass has started to burn. Thomas rushes off to the next station and informs The Fat Controller, who sends Thomas back up the line with a team of gangers. The gangers begin to beat the smoke out with special sticks. The fire is soon out and the grass is then cut and loaded into trucks that Percy takes away for the farmers to use as livestock feed in winter.

Next morning, The Fat Controller tells Thomas to help Percy out with this job. On his way, Thomas passes the orchard where he tells Trevor all about the fire. Thomas then becomes very scared when he starts to see smoke from behind Trevor. But Trevor laughs and points out that it is only Jem Cole burning leaves.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Trevor
 * Jem Cole

Goofs

 * In one sentence, the word "lives" is mistakenly capitalized.