Thomas' Present

"I am sure the Fat Controller will get you a new whistle. He knows they are important."

- Edward Thomas' Present is a magazine story.

Plot
Early on Christmas eve, Thomas steamed out of his shed to start to work. He saw the vicar cycling by. Thomas likes to sound his whistle, but when his driver tried to blow his whistle, nothing happened and the fireman discovered that the whistle was frozen! They melted the ice using hot water but the ice damaged the whistle and it still can't make a sound. Later that day, the big engines such as Gordon, Henry and James heard about Thomas' whistle and they all laughed at him. But Edward cheered Thomas up by saying that the Fat Controller will surely give him a new whistle.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * The Fat Controller

Goofs

 * Henry's whistle wasn't coloured yellow in the eighth illustartion.
 * Gordon was out of proportion in the ninth illustration.
 * Thomas upper lip and part of Edward's running board weren't coloured in the last illustration.