Super Slider

Super Slider is a magazine story.

Plot
Thick snow had fallen over the Island of Sodor. Thomas and Percy were busy carrying passengers to watch a special skiing competition. Percy found it fun to chase the skiers downhill, but Thomas warned him to slow down on the slippery rails.

The skiers use poles to help them turn in smoothly over the snow. Percy thinks his railway tracks are like the skiers' poles as they keep him on course. At the bottom of the slope, the skiers skillfully swerve to a halt, but Percy remembered that there was a sharp bend in the railway line ahead. Percy tried to brake, but his wheels wouldn't grip the icy rails. Percy became uncoupled from his empty carriages and skids off the line, coming to rest in a deep snowdrift. No-one was hurt, but Percy lay shaken, shocked and half-buried by the snow. Thomas, the skiers and lots of other people stared at Percy who was feeling increasingly foolish. Thomas raced away to fetch Harvey who lifts Percy back onto the line. Percy admits that his wheels are no match for the skis and ski poles.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Harvey (does not speak)