Percy's Surprise (magazine story)

"The surprise is that a special engine is passing through this station. It's Duke - he is going to the works." "Duke, our hero? The little engine who was lost and found?" "The very same!"

- Thomas and Percy

Percy's Surprise is a magazine story.

Plot
Thomas tells Percy that he will get a surprise. Percy's excited until he gets to the quarry and finds extra trucks waiting for him. Thinking this is his surprise, Percy is furious with Thomas. Percy confronts Thomas later that day about what he thinks was a trick. Thomas assures Percy that he didn't know about the extra trucks and that the surprise is a very special engine is going to come by the yard. The special engines turns out to be the old narrow gauge engines, and their hero, Duke. Percy whistles to Duke who smiles back. Percy agrees that this was a very nice surprise.

Characters

 * Percy
 * Thomas
 * Duke (does not speak)
 * Edward (does not speak)

Trivia

 * Duke doesn't even speak to Percy who whistles to him, which is quite rude for such an old engine.