The Fast Ride
"Come on, come on," puffed Gordon to the coaches. The train went faster and faster, too fast for Thomas. He wanted to stop but he couldn't. "Peep peep! Stop, stop!" "Hurry, hurry, hurry," laughed Gordon. "You can't get away. You can't get away," laughed the coaches.
Poor Thomas was going faster than he had ever gone before. He was out of breath and his wheels hurt him but he had to go on. "I shall never be the same again," he thought sadly, "my wheels will be quite worn out."
At last they stopped at a station. Thomas was uncoupled, and he felt very silly and exhausted. Next, he went onto a turntable thinking of everyone laughing at him.
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