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00:00THE SMELLY KIPPER
00:04One evening, James was telling scary stories in Tidmouth Sheds.
00:12And then the ghost train rattled over the bridge,
00:18waking up everyone with its spooky whistle.
00:22WHOO-OO-OO! WHOO-OO-OO!
00:27Most of the engines don't take James' stories too seriously,
00:32but Percy found the stories very scary.
00:38Especially because Percy often pulled the mail train at night.
00:44Sometimes at night, things look scarier than they really are.
00:49WHOO-OO-OO! WHOO-OO-OO!
00:56And that's when I saw the ghost train.
01:02James, Percy doesn't like your stories.
01:06Well, it's not my fault if Percy's not as brave as I am.
01:11If you're so brave, why don't you go out at night and pull the mail train?
01:16Pulling the mail train is a job for a small engine like Percy,
01:21not a splendid tender engine like me.
01:25It's OK, Thomas. I don't mind pulling the mail train.
01:28WHOO-OO-OO! WHOO-OO-OO!
01:30If you're really not afraid, James, perhaps you'd like to prove it tonight
01:35by pulling the flying kipper for me.
01:39All right, Henry, I shall. I'm not afraid of a few fish.
01:44We'll see, James. We'll see.
01:49James made his way to the docks to collect the flying kipper,
01:54loaded with a fresh shipment of fish.
01:57But as he got closer, James began to notice a funny smell.
02:03Oh!
02:05Porter was shunting trucks for Cranky, who was unloading the fishing boats.
02:10Oh, Porter, what's that smell?
02:14It's the fish, of course, James. Are you here to collect the flying kipper?
02:19Oh, no! Henry is supposed to pull the flying kipper.
02:23I mainly pull coaches. Perhaps I should go and fetch him.
02:27WHOO-OO-OO!
02:30So James headed back to Tidmouth Sheds.
02:34Wake up, Henry! You need to pull the smelly kipper. You're late!
02:40But... I thought you were pulling the flying kipper tonight.
02:45Don't be silly, Henry. I don't pull the flying kipper. That's your job.
02:52I'm far too splendid.
02:55But you said you would pull it, to show how brave you were.
02:59You must have been having a dream about me.
03:03Good night, Henry. See you in the morning.
03:06Oh, I'd better hurry.
03:09James thought he had been very clever, telling Henry that it had all been a dream.
03:17WHOO-OO-OO!
03:19Henry hurried as fast as he could as he pulled the flying kipper.
03:25But every delivery of fish was late.
03:28WHOO-OO-OO!
03:32And some were very late indeed.
03:35Oh!
03:38When Henry returned to Tidmouth Sheds in the morning, the Fat Controller was waiting for him.
03:45What happened to you last night, Henry? Why was the flying kipper so late?
03:50Sorry, sir. I must have overslept.
03:56I dreamt that James said he would pull the flying kipper for me.
04:01That wasn't a dream, Henry. I heard James tell you that.
04:05I heard him too.
04:07James didn't feel so clever now.
04:11James, is this true? Was it you who caused confusion and delay?
04:17I'm sorry, sir. I was going to pull the flying kipper for Henry, sir.
04:22I even went to collect the trucks, but they were very smelly, sir.
04:29Smelly? Of course the fish were smelly.
04:34But you told Henry you were going to take that train.
04:39I know, sir, but I thought if I was pulling coaches, my passengers might object, sir, if I was smelly, I mean.
04:50Smelly or not, you shall pull the flying kipper tonight to make up for your broken promise to Henry.
04:58Oh, yes, sir.
05:01James was not happy at all. All day he kept thinking about the job he had to do that night.
05:11That night, as James approached the docks, he could smell the fish, and he didn't like the smell at all.
05:22Hello, James. Where are your coaches? You're not here to pull the flying kipper, are you?
05:28Possibly.
05:31James was very careful backing up to the troublesome trucks.
05:36Easy does it now. I don't want any fish on me.
05:43The troublesome trucks thought this was very funny indeed.
05:48James is scared of the smelly fish! James is scared of the smelly fish!
05:52Stop saying that! I am not!
05:55James is scared of the smelly fish! James is scared of the smelly fish!
05:59James was distracted because the troublesome trucks were teasing him.
06:05And then there was trouble.
06:07Cranky was still unloading the fish from the fishing boats, and James backed right into his hook.
06:21Oh, James!
06:24The troublesome trucks thought James looked very funny indeed, all covered in fish.
06:32So did Porter.
06:34You're supposed to take the fish in the trucks, James!
06:42The smell was even stronger now.
06:46James hurried as fast as he could to deliver the fish.
06:50In the morning at Tidmouth Sheds, the other engines woke up to a strange smell.
06:59What's that smell?
07:02That's the smell of fish!
07:06That's the smell of James!
07:08Oh! It looks like he's brought a present for the Fat Controller!
07:16It looks like he's brought a present for the Fat Controller!
07:20What do you mean?
07:25There was still a fish sticking out from under the front of James' smokebox.
07:32Oh, smelly fish! Oh! Oh!
07:36I... I had a little accident.
07:41But your red paint looks lovely and shiny now.
07:45Must be all that fish oil, James. You look more splendid than ever!
07:54Then the Fat Controller arrived.
07:58Well done, James! Well done!
08:01I was very pleased to hear that the fish were delivered on time this morning,
08:07in spite of your little accident.
08:12Oh, James! What a smell!
08:16You must go to the washdown right away!
08:20Yes, sir! Thank you! I'd be very happy to do that, sir!
08:30At the washdown, James was very happy to be getting clean.
08:36He hoped he never had to see another fish for a very long time.