Chug Chug Chug. Puff Puff Puff.: Piper, Watty

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The Little Engine that Could
Piper, Watty
Chug chug chug. Puff puff puff. He little

rain ran along the tracks. She was a happy little
train. Her cars were full of good things for boys
and girls. There were all kinds of toy animals.
Giraffes with long necks, teddy bears with no
necks, and even a baby elephant. There were all
kinds of dolls. Dolls with blue eyes and yellow
hair, dolls with brown eyes and brown hair, and
the funniest toy clown you ever saw. There were
toy trucks, airplanes, and boats. There were
picture books, games, and drums to play. The
little train carried every kind of toy that boys or
girls could want.
But that was not all. The little train carried
good thing to eat, too. Big, round oranges…fat,
red apples…long, yellow bananas…fresh, cold
milk…and lollipops to eat after dinner. The little
train was taking all these good things to the
other side of the mountain. “How happy the boys
and girls will be to see me!” said the little train.
“They will like the toys and good food that I am
bringing.” But all at once the train came to a
stop. She did not move at all. “Oh, dear,” said
the little train. “What can be the matter?” She
tried to start up again. She tried and tried. But
her wheels just would not turn. “We can help,”
said the toy animals. The clown and the animals
climbed out o their cars. They tried to push the
little train. But she did not move. “We can help,
too,” said the dolls. And they got out and tried to
push. Still the little train did not move. The toys
and dolls did not know what to do.
Just then a shiny new engine came puffing
down another track. “Maybe that engine can help
us!” cried the clown. He began to wave a red
flag. The Shine New Engine slowed down. The
dolls and toys called out to him. “Our engine is
not working,” they said. “Please pull our train
over the mountain. If you do not, the boys and
girls will not have any toys or good food. The
Shiny New Engine was bit friendly. “You want me
to pull you?” he asked. “That is not what I do. I
carry people. They sit in cars with soft seats.
They look out the windows. They eat in a nice
dining car. They even sleep in a fine sleeping car.
“I pull the likes of you? I should say not!” Off
went the Shiny New Engine without another word.
How sad all the toys and dolls felt!
Then the toy clown called out, “Here comes
another engine. A big, strong one. Maybe this
engine will help us.” Again the clown waved his
flag. The Big Strong Engine came to a stop. The
toys and dolls called out together, “Please help us,
Big Strong Engine. Our train is not working. But
you can pull us over the mountain. “You must help
us. Or the boys and girls will not have any toys
to play with or good food to eat.” But the Big
Strong Engine did not want o help. “I do not pull
toys,” he said. “I pull cars full of heavy logs. I
pull big trucks. I have no time for the likes of
you.” And away puffed the Big Strong Engine
without another word.
By this time the little train was no longer
happy. And the dolls and toys were ready to cry.
But the clown called out, “Look! Look! Another
engine is coming. A little blue engine. A very
little one. Maybe this engine will help us.” The
Little Blue Engine was a happy engine. She saw
the clown waving his red flag and stopped at once.
“What is the matter?” she asked in a kind way.
“Oh, Little Blue Engine,” cried the dolls and toys.
“Will you pull is over the mountain? Our engine is
not working. If you do not help, the boys and
girls will have no toys or good food. “Just over
the mountain. “Please, please help us.” “Oh, my,”
said the Little Blue Engine. “I am not very big.
And I do not pull trains. I just work in the yards.
I have never even been over the mountain.”
“But we must get there before the children wake
up,” said the toys and dolls. “Please?” The Little
Blue Engine looked at eh dolls and toys. She could
see that they were not happy. She thought about
the children on the other side of the mountain.
Without toys or good food, they would not be
happy either.
The Little Blue Engine pulled up close. She

took hold of the little train. The toys and dolls
climbed back into their cars. At last the Little
Blue Engine said, “I think I can climb up the
mountain. I think I can. I think I can.” Then
the Little Blue Engine began to pull. She tugged
and she pulled. She pulled and she tugged. Puff
puff, chug chug went the little engine. “I think I
can. I think I can,” she said. Slowly, slowly, the
train started to move. The dolls and toys began
to smile and clap. Puff Puff, chug chug. Up the
mountain went the Little Blue Engine. And all the
time she kept saying, “I think I can, I think I can,
I think I can…” Up, up, up. The little engine
climbed and climbed. At last she reached the top
of the mountain. Down below lay the city.
“Hurray! Hurray!” cried the dolls and animals.
“The boys and girls will be so happy,” said the toy
clown. “All because you helped us, Little Blue
Engine.” The Little Blue Engine just smiled.
But as she puffed down the mountain, the
Little Blue Engine seemed to say…”I thought I
could, I thought I could, I thought I could, I
thought I could.

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