Duck Gets Stuck

Duck Gets Stuck is a magazine story.

Plot
One morning at the harbour, the stationmaster has a special job for Duck. Duck is to go out to the old seaside line, which is used to store trucks in winter, and collect some of the old trucks that a man from the mainland will be using for scrap.

Duck makes his way across the harbour and he sees Thomas. Duck gives a cheerful whistle but Thomas does not reply. Duck is surprised as Thomas is never that unfriendly. On the old seaside line, the sandy ground has made some of the rails weak. As Duck makes his way along the line, the rails give way and Duck ends up stuck in the sand.

Duck's crew goes back for help and while he is left alone, Duck laments on all that has happened to him and begins to feel sad. Soon, Duck hears a friendly whistle and Thomas makes his way towards Duck with a breakdown crane. Duck is surprised to see Thomas being friendly after what happened earlier but Thomas explains that he was not in steam then and is unable to whistle in that state. Duck is very relieved that Thomas is still his friend.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Duck