22x05 - What Rebecca Does

[bunniefuu]

[whistle toots]

children: ♪ James, Percy ♪

♪ Mia and Gordon ♪

♪ Rebecca and Emily ♪

♪ And Thomas, number ♪

man: ♪ Let's go, go, go ♪

♪ On a big-world adventure ♪

♪ Let's go, go, go explore ♪

♪ With Thomas

and his friends ♪

♪ Let's go, go, go ♪

♪ And meet

new friendly faces ♪

♪ The world's

just a train ride away ♪

all: ♪ Big world,

big, big adventures ♪

♪ "Thomas & Friends

Big World! Big Adventures!" ♪

[laughter]

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- Whoo-hoo!

And that's the way

to ride the rails. [chuckles]

Well, it's one way.

My way!

When I worked in India,

I saw lots of different ways

of doing things,

and some of them

really surprised me.

[whistle toots]

All aboard

for a big adventure!

♪ ♪

[traditional Indian music]

♪ ♪

[Thomas narrating]

[whistle toots]

[indistinct chatter,

goats bleat]

[whistle blows]

[chickens clucking,

drums beating]

♪ ♪

[blows whistle]

[children laugh]

- It was my first day

on the Indian Railway,

and everything was new to me.

Apart from my friend, Ashima,

who I first met

when she came to Sodor.

- Well, Thomas,

what do you think?

- I thought Sodor was busy,

but that must be

the busiest station

I have ever seen.

- Oh, yes, the Indian Railway

is the busiest and biggest

in the world.

Some say it's the king

of all railways.

I know what you're thinking.

- Uh, you do?

- You're thinking,

"Whoa, check out the crown."

- Uh, I was?

- Maybe you should introduce

yourself first, Rajiv.

- Oh, yes, silly me.

I'm Rajiv,

the Royal Engine.

The pleasure is all yours.

[horn blares]

[gasps] Noor Jehan.

- Just because

you have a crown

doesn't mean you're royal.

- Our railway is also

the most glamorous.

- And the most hard-working.

[whistle toots]

- [chuckles] You'll soon get

used to working here, Thomas.

It's not to different to

the railway on Sodor, you know?

[elephant trumpets]

- [gasps]

Wow, we don't have those in

the shunting yards on Sodor.

- [giggles] Oh, elephants

used to be everywhere

and can still be seen

in some places in India.

There was a time when

elephants used to work

in the shunting yards.

They used to help

shunt the cars

when the engines

were busy.

- Elephants can't shunt cars.

- [chuckles]

Yes, they can.

Some elephants are stronger

than engines, Thomas.

[soft thud]

- Whoa!

Was that an elephant?

- No, just me,

bringing you your cars.

[whistle toots]

- On my way

to deliver my cars,

I saw many more new things.

Amazing palaces

and monuments.

Very high bridges.

And even animals traveling

on top of trains.

[goat bleats]

♪ ♪

[bleats]

Oh.

[chuckles]

♪ ♪

Ashima, why have you stopped?

- I'm waiting for her

to wake up.

- Why don't you blow your

whistle to make her move?

That's what Sir Topham Hatt

would tell us to do.

- But, Thomas,

cows are very special

to many people in India,

and if a cow wants to sleep,

well, we let it sleep.

- [whispered]

Oh, okay, Ashima.

I'll let her sleep too.

See you later.

- [snoring softly]

- I couldn't believe it.

Elephants, goats,

chickens, cows.

It felt to me like the animals

were in charge

of the railway in India.

I didn't think that could

ever happen on Sodor.

[whimsical music]

♪ ♪

- Thomas, the t*nk engine,

you've come in

on the wrong platform.

- Ahhh!

- You're causing confusion

and delay

Watch where you're going.

[trumpets]

[dramatic musical sting]

- [gasps]

[yelling]

♪ ♪

Um...

Oh, I really need

to stop daydreaming.

- Crumbling crowns.

- Oh, Rajiv,

I'm so glad you're here.

- I'm sure you are,

but what are you

doing down there?

- I came off the rails.

Oh, could you fetch

a breakdown crane, please?

- Um...

- They'll probably give

your crown an extra polish

for rescuing me?

- Do you think so?

Okay.

[whistle toots]

- Thanks, Rajiv!

[sighs]

[soft thud]

What--what's that?

[elephant grumbles]

[quirky music]

[trumpets]

- And hello to you too,

Mrs. Elephant.

[chuckles]

Uh, what are you do-oooo-ing?

[panting]

I'm not sure we see

eye to eye on this, do we?

Oh-oh, I think I'd rather

wait for a breakdown crane

if it's okay with you.

[panting]

Oh, dear.

It's not easy to get me

back onto the rails again,

but thank you for try--

oh-oh-oh!

Wow!

[whistle toots]

Thanks, Mrs. Elephant!

You did it!

- Thomas?

[whistle toots]

- Thomas, are you okay?

- He is now, but I was

supposed to rescue him.

- I'm sorry if I wasted

your time, Rajiv.

But how was I to know

an elephant was going

to rescue me?

And you were right, Ashima,

elephants really are

as strong as engines.

- Trusty Trunky, I know her.

She's helped me before.

- [laughing] Hey!

What was that for?

- Thomas, she's washing you.

- Oh. Thank you again,

Trusty Trunky.

Whoo-hoo!

- Hey, watch the crown!

- [laughs]

- [laughs]

- I knew I'd make lots

of new friends in India,

but I never thought one

of them would be an elephant.

- [trumpets]

[bell rings]

[whistle toots]

Have you ever had to try

a new way of doing something?

It's not always an easy thing

to get used to.

One time, a whale got

stranded on the beach

and Toad thought of a new way

of getting her back

into the water.

Oliver thought it was

a silly idea,

but in the end,

we all gave Toad's idea a try,

and it worked.

I'd been lifted

back onto the rails

by cranes loads of times,

but I'd never been helped

by an elephant.

When I needed help

getting back onto the tracks,

I learned that elephants

could be really useful too.

Maybe you'll get

a chance to discover

a new way of doing something.

Give it at try.

You may be surprised.

- Come on, Thomas!

- It's time to go!

- See you next time.

[whistle toots]

[upbeat musical sting]

[upbeat music]

[whistle toots]

Come on!

Yeah!

Let's go!

Yeah!

Come on!

man: ♪ Let's go, go, go ♪

♪ On a big-world adventure ♪

♪ The world's

just a train ride away ♪

all: ♪ Big world,

big, big adventures ♪

♪ "Thomas & Friends

Big World! Big Adventures!" ♪

[laughter]

[whistle toots]