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The Train With No Name
was created especially for
Thomas
Allan Parker
at the age of 6
With Love
From,
Mom and
Dad
September
5, 2004
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Tommy went to the Seattle Washington
train station to see the big circus train that was coming to town. Alex
and Robert went along too.
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After exploring all of the trains, Tommy climbed
onto the back of a little track tester. Looking around, he found some old uniforms
lying next to the little train.
"Hey! I can be an engineer!" said Tommy.
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Tommy
had a feeling that the other trains didn't like having these new little visitors there.
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To his surprise, Tommy heard the trains talking. They were talking about
the arrival of the circus train.
"It has
three big engines!" said the Two Engine Express.
"It has
smoke stacks as big as trees!" exclaimed the Timberline Steamer.
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Then Tommy heard the little track tester say,
"I can't wait to see the circus train with all of the animals and clowns!"
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"Who cares what you want?" huffed the Two Engine Express. "Who do you think you are anyway? You don't even have a name
or an engineer."
Tommy felt sorry for the little train with no name.
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The little track tester was sad.
"I never
go anywhere important, and more than anything, I do wish I had an engineer," he sighed.
That
gave Tommy an idea.
Soon, the trains lined up to leave Seattle Washington.
As usual, the little track tester was last in line, but this time Tommy and his friends
were on board.
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Tommy tugged on the whistle
cord. "It looks like it's rusted shut," he said.
The little train suddenly stopped on its tracks.
"Who's that?" shouted the train with no name.
Tommy proudly announced, "I'm Tommy,
your new engineer!"
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"But, you--you--just can't."
Suddenly,
Tommy heard an alarm.
"Look!" shouted Tommy. "There's something wrong up ahead."
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The little track tester
saw the circus train heading toward the bridge. "One of the rails is loose!"
cried the track tester. "The circus train could crash!"
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Quickly, Tommy grabbed a loose spike from
the track and pushed it through the rusty whistle to unclog it.
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Tommy pulled hard on the cord, and the old
whistle sang out loudly! The circus train heard the whistle and screeched to
a full stop. This gave everyone time to fix the track.
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When the little track tester returned to Seattle Washington, the Timberline Steamer rolled
up, puffing with excitement. "Tommy and you have saved
the circus train," he said, "and we think it is time you had a name!"
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"We've decided to call you Hooty," said Tommy.
Because he was no longer a train with no name, Hooty blew his whistle and announced that Tommy
was his new engineer.
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Everyone cheered for Hooty,
now the biggest little train in Seattle Washington.
After
a very exciting day, Tommy had learned a big lesson.
You don't
have to be big to be important.
