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  Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends™

  Based on The Railway Series by The Reverend W Awdry

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Henry and the elephant / illustrated by Richard Courtney.

  p. cm. — (Step into reading. A step 2 book) “Thomas the tank engine & friends.”

  Based on The railway series by the Rev. W. Awdry.

  “A Britt Allcroft production.”

  summary: A runaway elephant blocks a tunnel and causes trouble for Henry and his friends.

  eISBN: 978-0-375-98406-8

  [1. Railroads—Trains—Fiction. 2. Elephants—Fiction.] I. Courtney, Richard, ill. II. Awdry, W.

  III. Series: Step into reading. Step 2.

  PZ7.H39741 2007 [E]—dc22 2006027007

  [1. Railroads—Trains—Fiction. 2. Dragons—Fiction. 3. Parades—Fiction.] I. Courtney

  v3.1

  Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright

  First Page

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  Thomas left the Yard.

  He went to run

  his own Branch Line.

  Henry and Gordon

  missed Thomas.

  With Thomas gone,

  there was more

  work to do.

  Henry and Gordon

  were cross.

  Henry grumbled

  as he pushed trucks.

  Gordon grumbled

  as he pulled coaches.

  One day,

  a circus came

  to town.

  Now the engines

  were even busier.

  Henry pushed

  the trucks.

  Gordon pulled

  the coaches.

  They did not

  grumble.

  Henry and Gordon

  liked the circus.

  The next day,

  Henry took workmen

  to a blocked tunnel.

  The workmen

  picked up their tools.

  “Time to clear the line.”

  They walked inside.

  Something big was

  in the tunnel.

  It would not move.

  It grunted.

  It was alive!

  They ran outside.

  The Foreman had a plan.

  Henry could push trucks

  into the tunnel.

  “Wheesh,” said Henry.

  Henry did not like

  tunnels.

  He was scared.

  Henry pushed the

  trucks.

  They went

  into the dark tunnel.

  BUMP!

  Henry pushed hard.

  The big, scary thing

  pushed back.

  Henry pushed harder.

  The big, scary thing

  pushed hardest!

  Henry inched

  backwards.

  First,

  Henry was pushed

  out of the tunnel.

  Then the trucks

  were pushed out.

  At last,

  they saw what

  was in the tunnel.

  It was an elephant!

  And he looked cross.

  He had run away

  from the circus.

  The workmen fed him

  and gave him

  lots of water.

  The elephant felt better.

  Henry felt better, too.

  He let off steam.

  Whoosh!

  Henry’s steam scared

  the elephant.

  Splash!

  Poor Henry.

  It was time to go home.

  Everyone laughed

  at Henry.

  “An elephant

  pushed me and

  splashed me,”

  Henry grumbled.

  But in the Shed,

  Henry told

  his funny story.

  His friends laughed.

  This time

  Henry laughed, too.

  Christmas in Wellsworth

  Down at the Docks

  May the Best Engine Win!

  Misty Island Rescue

  Thomas and the Great Discovery

  Thomas Gets a Snowplow

  Thomas’ Milkshake Muddle

  Thomas-saurus Rex

  Steam Engine Stories

  Stuck in the Mud*

  Valentine’s Day in Vicarstown

  *A STEP INTO READING® leveled reader

 

 

  Rev. W. Awdry, Thomas and Friends

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