03x17 - James Goes Buzz, Buzz

[bunniefuu]

(upbeat music)

("Thomas the t*nk

Engine Original Theme")

- [Narrator] Trevor

the Traction Engine

was enjoying his work

in the Vicarage Orchard.

Birds were singing,

and apples were

ripening on the trees.

It was a lovely day.

"Hello, Trevor," said James.

"You look as bright and

cheerful as my red paint."

"Oh, I am," replied Trevor.

"What's that noise?"

"It's the bees," laughed Trevor.

"They're all in these boxy

things called beehives.

"I'm taking them to the station.

"The Vicar says his

bees make good honey,

"and he's giving some

of them to his friends."

Just then, BoCo the

Diesel Engine, hummed in.

"Take care, you two.

"Don't make the bees angry,

they might sting you."

James didn't like being

told what to do by a diesel,

and he buzzed away.

(calm music)

"Goodbye, Trevor," called BoCo,

and set off to see Duck

at the next station.

Bill and Ben the

t*nk Engine Twins

were busy arranging cars,

but they scampered off

when they saw BoCo.

(calm music)

"I remember the first time I

met those two," laughed BoCo.

"They nearly made

my eyes pop out.

"Ed will soon put a

stop to their games."

"Edward is the only one who can

keep Bill and Ben in order,"

chuckled Duck.

"I sometimes call

them the bees."

"A good name," replied BoCo.

"They're terrors when they

start buzzing around."

James bustled in.

"What's that Duck?

"Are you afraid of bees?

"They're only

insects, after all.

"So, don't let that buzz-boxed

diesel tell you different."

"His name is BoCo,

and he didn't"

"We..."

"I wouldn't care if hundreds

were swarming around.

"I'd just blow smoke,

and make the buzz off."

"Buzz, buzz, buzz"

retorted Duck.

The next morning James

arrived at the station

to collect his coaches.

The passengers were excited

and keen to get on board.

The platform was crowded and

the porter was in the hurry.

"Mind your bags," he shouted.

Then, there was trouble.

The beehive fell and broke open.

(intense music)

The station cleared like magic.

James heard a familiar buzzing.

The bees were too

cold to be cross,

so they buzzed

around the fireman

hoping he'd mend their hive.

But, he didn't understand,

nor did his driver.

So, the bees turned to James.

His boiler was nice and warm.

"Buzz off, buzz

off," hissed James.

One bee burned his foot.

"Oh, ah, ah, oh."

The bee thought James had

burned him on purpose.

(engine roars)

So, it stung James

right back on the nose.

"Yeeh," whistled James.

He had had enough.

So had his fireman and driver.

(train whistles)

They didn't notice 'til too late

that they had left all

their coaches behind.

They tried everything

to get rid of the bees.

First, they spun

on the turntable,

but to no avail.

They tried washing them off,

but the bees clung harder

to James' warm boiler.

Then, they tried

smoking the off,

by going through a long tunnel.

But, still, the bees

wouldn't go away.

"It's no good, James,"

said his driver.

"We'll just have to go

back to the Orchard,

and fetch another hive."

James' reply was drowned

by the sound of buzzing.

The Vicar was waiting

anxiously for James.

(train chugs)

When he arrived,

the bees swarmed straight

into their new home.

"Come on, James,"

said his driver.

"What you need now

is a good hose down."

Later that evening, James

was resting in his shed,

when the Vicar came to see him.

"Thank you for saving

my bees," he said.

"It's a pity it's not Christmas.

"Then we could call you

James the Red-Nosed Engine."

Everyone laughed, even James,

but instead they decided to

call James The Bee's Knees'

which means they thought he

was more useful than ever.

("Thomas the t*nk

Engine Original Theme")