Mister Mighty!

Mister Mighty is a magazine story.

Plot
Whenever Thomas puffs along his branch line, he rushes to reach one particular farm where his friend Mister Mighty lived. Mister Mighty is a big, strong Shire horse who could often be seen ploughing in the field. Thomas always whistles when he sees him and Mister Mighty always looks up and whines in reply. The following morning, Mister Mighty was not in his field. Instead, Thomas is surprised to see Terence the tractor pulling the plough. As Thomas waits at a signal the farmer tells Thomas that he's trying out Terence for a change, after all, he doesn't need feeding and his caterpillar tracks grip the ground well. The farmer then goes on to say that he's considering buying a tractor of his own. Thomas is upset as Mister Mighty will have to retire. Soon, it had started rain and Thomas, on his return journey, passes Mister Mighty's farm once again. Thomas stopped at the signal again and noticed that Terence had stopped, too. One of his caterpillar treads had broken. A breakdown lorry arrived but could not get across the muddy field. Thomas has an idea and tells the farmer to fetch Mister Mighty. The Shire horse soon has Terence out of the field and even rescues to breakdown lorry. Next morning, Thomas puffs with pleasure to see Mister Mighty back where he belongs - ploughing in the field!

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Terence
 * Mister Mighty

Goofs

 * Mister Mighty would actually probably be cheaper to own than a tractor.
 * Thomas' whistle would frighten Mister Mighty.