Edward's Work
Next morning Edward woke up to find nothing had changed. Gordon was still boasting. "You watch me little Edward, as I rush through with the Express. That will be a splendid sight for you. Goodbye, little Edward. Look out for me this afternoon."
Edward went off to do some shunting.
Edward liked shunting. It was fun playing with trucks. He would come up quietly and give them a push. Then he would stop and the silly trucks would go bump into each other. "Oh," they cried. "Whatever is happening?"
Edward played till there were no more trucks. Then he stopped to rest. Presently he heard a whistle. Gordon was very cross. Instead of nice shining coaches, he was pulling a lot of very dirty trucks. "A goods train. A goods train. A goods train." He grumbled. "The shame of it. The shame of it. Oh, the shame of it."
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