Very Important Sheep (magazine story)

"Wait a minute... I can't carry a lamb! Think of my upholstery!"

- Annie

Very Important Sheep is a magazine story illustrated using images from the CGI television series.

Plot
One evening, Sir Topham Hatt visits Percy at the sheds. He tells Percy that tomorrow is the day of the Spring Fair and he needs to go to Farmer McColl's Farm and pick up the new lambs and ewes and take them to the showground.

So, the next day after taking the mail as usual, Percy collects a livestock wagon. He doesn't realise that, in his haste, he has bumped a hole into the back of the truck. Percy arrives at the farm and the sheep are loaded aboard. The hole is big enough for a sheep to fit through and, everytime Percy stops, a sheep jumps out of the wagon and onto the railway line.

Later that day, Thomas is pulling Annie and Clarabel when suddenly he screeches to a halt. There's a baby lamb on the track and the guard has to pick it up and put it inside Annie. Annie is not very happy, but in the end, she agrees to it. Thomas sets off again, but it's not long before he encounters another sheep and then another and another.

Meanwhile, Percy pulls up to the Spring Fair on time. But when Farmer McColl opens the wagon, he's shocked to find it completely empty. He tells Percy about the hole and the little green engine realises that he must have damaged it when he collected it from the Shunting Yard. Just then, Thomas pulls in and lets the sheep out of Annie. He tells Farmer McColl that he found the sheep along the railway line. Percy is very relieved, but not as relieved as Annie. Percy hopes he never has to transport livestock again.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Farmer McColl
 * Trevor

Trivia

 * This story is based on the nineteenth series episode of the same name.