Chug, chug, chug. Puff,puff,puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. She was a happy littletrain for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars were filled full of goodthings for boys and girls. The little train was carrying all sorts of wonderful things to the good little boys and girls on the other side of the mountain. She puffed along merrily. Then all of a sundden she stopped with a jerk. She simply could not go another inch. She tried and she tried, but her wheels would not turn. What were all those good boys and girls on the other side of the mountain going to do wihtout the wonderful toys to play with and the good food to eat? "Here comes a shingy new engine," said the funny little clown who jumped out of the train. "Let us ask him to help us." So all the dolls and toys cried out together: " Please, Shint New Engine, won't u pull r trainover the mountain? Our engineis broken , and the boysngirls on the other side won't have any toys to play with or good food to eat, will u help us?"the Shiny New Engine said Ipullu? Im a Passenger Engine. I have just carried a fine big train, with more cars than u ever dreamed of. I pull the likes of u? Indeed not!"off he steamed to the roundhouse, where engines live when they are not busy. How sad the little train n all the dolls and toys felt! Then the little clown called out, " Here is an engine coming, a great big strong one. Lets ask him to help us." The little toy clown waved his flag and abig strong engine came to a stop"oh please, Big Engine," cried all the dollsntoys together. "Won't u pleaspull are train over the mountain? Our engine has broken down, the good little boysngirls on the other side won't have any toys to play wiht or good food to eat unless u help us."the Big Strong Engine bellowed; " I am a Freight Engine. I have just pulled a big train loaded with big machines. The machinesprint books and newspapers. I am a very important engine . I won't pull the likes of u!" the Freight Engine puffed off to the roundhouse. The little train and all the dolls and toys were very sad. "Cheer up," cried the little toy clown. "Here comes another. He looks very old and tired but our train is so little, perhaps he can help us." So the little toy clown waved his flag and the dingy, rusty old engine stopped. "Please kind engine," cried all the dolls and toys together. " Won't you please pull our train over the mountain? Our engine has broken down , the boys and girls on the other side won't have any toys to play wiht or good food to eat unless u help us." the rust old engine sighed: " I am tired. I must rest my weary wheels. I can't pull even so little a train as urs over the mountain. I can't. I can't."off he rumbledto the roundhouse chugging, "I can not"Then indeed the little train was very sad , and the dolls and toys were ready to cry. the little clown called out,"Here is another engine coming, a little blue engine, maybe she will help us." THe very little engine came chug chugging merrily along. When she saw the toy clown, she stopped quickly. " What is the matter myfriends?"she asked kindly. "Oh, Little Blue Engine,"Cried the dolls and toys. "Will you pull us overthe mountain? Our engine has broken down and the good boysngirls on the other side wont have any toys to play with or goodfood to eat, unless u help us.please help us, Little BlueEngine." "I'm not very big,"said the little blue engine. " They use me only forswitching trains in the yard.I have never been over the mountain." But we must get over the mountain before the children awake," said all the dolls and toys. The very little engine looked up and saw the tears in the dolls eyes. And she thought of all the good little boys and girls on the other side of the mountain who would not have any toys or good food unless she helped. THen she said, " I think I can , I think I can. I think I can." And she hitched herdelf to the little train. She tugged and pulled and pulled and tugged and slowly, slowly,slowly they started off.Thetoy clow jumped aboard and all the dolls and toy animals began to smile and cheer.Puff, puff, chug,chug, went the LIttle Blue Engine."I ThinkIcan.ITHink I can. I Think I can. I think I can.I THink I can. I THInk i cani THink i can." Upup,up.Faster and fasterand faster the little engine climbed, untill at last they reached the top ofthemountain.Down the valley lay the city. "Hurray," cried the funny little clown and all the dollsand toys. " The good little boys and girls in the city will be happy becuase u helped us kind Little Bly Engine." And the LIttle Blue Engine smiled and seemed to say as she puffed steadily down the mountain I thought I could.
Thinking of the goodtimes at camp.. It makes me smile
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