Skarloey's Old Friend

"Hello, old friend!"

- Skarloey to the windmill

Skarloey's Old Friend is a magazine story puzzle.

Plot
Skarloey loves the windmill on his branch line. It is old and is not used, but Skarloey loves it all the same. Skarloey even refers to it as his "old friend".

One day, there is a terrible storm and Skarloey puffs hard along his branch line to get back safely to his shed. Skarloey hopes the windmill will be okay.

When Skarloey passes the windmill the next day, he is devastated to see one of its arms has been damaged in the storm. The miller says there is nothing they can do as it will cost too much to repair and it is an old mill anyway, to Skarloey's dismay.

Skarloey carries on his way when he suddenly has to brake hard; a tree has fallen across his line. Skarloey thinks the wood from the tree can be used to mend the windmill, which it does and Skarloey is very happy once again.

Characters

 * Skarloey

Trivia

 * The plot of this story is very similar to the seventh series episode Toby's Windmill.