Edward Saves the Day (magazine story)

Edward Saves the Day is a magazine story. The first part of this story is titled Trouble at the Crossing.

Plot
Edward had overheard The Fat Controller telling Gordon off for his incident at the crossing and Percy explains to him what had happened. Edward says that, while he agrees that Percy should not have run away, he knows what Gordon did was actually worse. Edward tells the other two engines that being polite to rude people can help them calm down and prevent things from getting worse.

The next day, Edward is pulling a train when he comes to a crossing and sure enough, the man that Percy and Gordon had trouble with is waiting there. Edward slows down and says hello to the crossing operator and the man in the car. The man in the car, once again, complains about slow moving engines but Edward politely apologises as he only wanted to wish the man a good morning. The man is taken aback by this and subsides.

As Edward finishes going through the crossing, he can hear the man trying to start his car again but it will not move. Edward's driver turns back and offers the man a ride. The man, embarrassed, accepts and climbs aboard one of Edward's coaches. At the station, the man apologises for his rudeness to Edward, Percy and Gordon while The Fat Controller praises Edward for being really friendly.

Characters

 * Edward
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Gordon
 * Percy

Locations

 * Knapford Sheds