The Train With No Name
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"The Train With No Name"
was created especially for
Zachary Richardson
at the age of 8
With Love on Your Birthday,
Mom
January 1, 2001
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Zachary went to the Cedar Park, Texas Train Station to see the big circus train that was coming to town. Michael, Sam, and Ryan went along too.
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After exploring all the trains, Zachary climbed onto the back of a little track tester. Looking around, he found some old uniforms lying next to the little train.
"Hey! We can be engineers!" said Zachary.
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Zachary had a feeling the other trains didn't like having these new little visitors there.
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To their surprise, Zachary along with Michael, Sam, and Ryan heard the trains talking about the arrival of the circus train.
"It has three big engines!" said The Two Engine Express.
"...and smoke stacks as big as trees!" exclaimed The Timberline Steamer.
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Then Zachary heard the little track tester say, "I can't wait to see the circus train with all the animals and clowns!"
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"Who cares what you want?" huffed The Two Engine Express "Who do you think you are anyway? You don't even have a name or an engineer."
Zachary felt sorry for the little train with no name.
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The little track tester was sad.
"I never go anywhere important, and more than anything, I do wish I had an engineer," he sighed.
That gave Zachary an idea.
Soon, the trains lined up to leave Cedar Park, Texas. As usual, the little track tester was last in line, but this time Zachary along with Michael, Sam, and Ryan were on board.
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Zachary, tugged on the whistle cord. "It looks like it's rusted shut." he said.
The little train suddenly stopped on its tracks.
"Who's that?" shouted the train with no name.
Zachary proudly announced, "I'm Zachary, and this is Michael, Sam, and Ryan. We're your new engineers!"
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"But, you... you can't just..."
Suddenly, Zachary heard an alarm.
"Look!" shouted Zachary. "There's something wrong up ahead."
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The little track tester saw the circus train heading toward the bridge. "One of the rails is loose!" cried the track tester "The circus train could crash!"
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Quickly, Zachary jumped from the train, grabbed a loose spike from the track, and pushed it through the rusty whistle to unclog it.
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Zachary pulled hard on the cord, and the old whistle sang out loudly! The circus train heard the whistle and screeched to a full stop. This gave everyone time to fix the track.
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When the little track tester returned to Cedar Park, Texas, The Timberline Steamer rolled up, puffing with excitement. "You and Zachary have saved the circus train," he said, "and we think it is time you had a name!"
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"We've decided to call you Hooty," said Zachary.
No longer a train with no name, Hooty blew his whistle and announced that Zachary along with Michael, Sam, and Ryan were his new engineers.
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Everyone cheered for Hooty, now the biggest little train in Cedar Park, Texas.
After a very exciting day, Zachary had learned a big lesson.
You don't have to be big to be important.
