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Duck Takes Charge
Issue	Thomas the Tank Engine; and Friends 17
Author	Wilbert Awdry (original); Andrew Brenner (adapted)
Published	June 11th, 1988

This article is about the magazine story. You may be looking for the episode or the Buzz book.

"If you worked more and talked less, this yard would be a sweeter, a better, and a much happier place!"

— James to Percy

Duck Takes Charge is a magazine story.

PlotEdit

Percy tells the other engines that a bigger engine is coming to help him. James and Gordon think Percy is feeble and the small engine goes off to the the station to fetch some coaches. The Fat Controller sees Percy looking sad and asks him if he would like to help build his new harbour. Percy eagerly agrees.

The new engine, Montague, presently arrived. Montague explains that he prefers to be called "Duck" and the Fat Controller orders Percy to show the new engine around. The two engines were soon very busy. Gordon, James, and Henry watched Duck quietly working. They thought Duck looked a simple sort of engine and decide to tease him. They puff past Duck making quacking noises and blowing smoke at him. Percy tells Duck that they tease him too. Duck decides to put a stop to their nonsense.

Later on, the Fat Controller hears an extraordinary noise and hurries to the yard where he finds Duck and Percy sitting on the points leading to the sheds, stopping the big engines from getting in. All of the engines get a severe scolding from the Fat Controller - especially the big engines. Presently, Percy is sent away to help with the new harbour and Duck was left to manage alone. He did so, easily.

CharactersEdit

TriviaEdit

This story is based on the second season episode, Duck Takes Charge.

GoofsEdit

The shed in the last two illustrations is left uncoloured and looks out of scale compared to Duck.
The sides of the turntable are not coloured.
Duck's running plate and wheel arches are grey.
In the sixth image, the "GWR" on Duck's side is coloured green.
In several of the images, the sky is left uncoloured.