- “Toby's too slow! We're not having any luck!”
- ― Arthur
Arthur and Emily is a rhyming magazine story.
Plot
Arthur is bored and lonely. The Fat Controller tries to find him some work. First, he puts him with Gordon who is too fast, then with Toby shunting trucks on the branch line, but Toby is too slow. So, the Fat Controller puts Arthur with Emily who suits his pace just fine.
Characters
- Emily
- Arthur
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Gordon (does not speak)
- Toby (does not speak)
Trivia
- The plot of this story is similar to that of the story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears.