Reindeer Rescue

"PEEP! I'm Santa's reindeer engine!"

- Peter Sam

Reindeer Rescue is a magazine story.

Plot
One winter's night, Peter Sam listened as Sir Handel tells him about Santa's beautiful reindeer and how they'd soon be there as snow fell silently onto the little engines' shed. When Peter Sam finally fell asleep, he dreamed of Santa's sleigh with the reindeer and jingling bells.

Next day, Peter Sam saw some workmen building a sleigh on an old truck. The Fat Controller arrived to see how they were getting on. He tells Peter Sam that he needs an engine to deliver some presents. All the little engines wanted that job and Peter Sam convinced himself that he wouldn't be picked for it as he set off to collect some trucks.

As Peter Sam steamed steadily past the white hills and frozen lakes of Sodor, he saw an animal he had never seen before. The driver explains that it is a reindeer. Peter Sam gasped; the reindeer must belong to Santa!

At the next station, two rangers from the Sodor Country Park explain that a reindeer has escaped. Peter Sam tells them that he knows where the reindeer is. After being coupled to his trucks, Peter Sam carried the rangers back along the line until they reached the reindeer. The reindeer was soon caught and Peter Sam was delighted to have such a special passenger.

When the sleigh truck was finally ready, everyone agreed that Peter Sam should be the one to pull it for being so useful. The Fat Controller dressed up as Santa, but Peter Sam was concerned; he looked nothing like a reindeer! The Fat Controller had an idea and soon they set off with the sleigh truck full of presents. Peter Sam looked just the part, complete with jingling bells and huge model antlers!

Characters

 * Peter Sam
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Sir Handel (does not speak)