The Picnic (magazine story)

The Picnic is a magazine story.

Plot
One day while waiting at main station, some visitors ask Thomas if he can suggest somewhere pleasant for their picnic. Thomas suggests a beautiful field on the top of a hill far away from any station and, with his driver's permission, drops the visitors off there.

Later, Thomas passes the field again, where the visitors have finished their picnic and are waving for Thomas to pick them up. After noticing they have not picked up their litter, Thomas refuses and steams past the field as the first drops of rain begin to fall.

When he arrives back at main station, Thomas finds the two visitors again, who have walked all the way through the rain and are now soaked. The visitors apologise for leaving their litter and tell Thomas that they not only picked up their litter but also some additional litter they found.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Annie and Clarabel