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This article is about the episode. You may be looking for the Indonesian DVD, the 2011 or 2013 magazine story.

“I mustn't be late for story time! I'll chuff and I'll puff to be there on time!”
― Thomas

Time for a Story is the ninth episode of the thirteenth series.

Plot

The school children's story time is later in the afternoon, for which new books have been brought in and the Fat Controller tells Thomas to collect them from Maithwaite. He collects the books, but is so excited about the children's story time that he leaves too soon and does not wait for the stationmaster to cover the books to keep them inside the trucks.

On his way to the library, Thomas sees a red signal ahead and goes down the branch line before he reaches the signal so as to not be late. However, he does not notice how the books are jiggling about. Soon enough, Thomas soon pays the price for his impatience when he ignores warning signs about track repairs and hits the bumpy track, causing his trucks to derail, crash into Farmer McColl's Field and spill the books all over the field.

Thomas feels bad for being impatient, but he has an idea. Seeing how bright the colourful books are in the field, Thomas decides that instead of bringing the books to the children, he will bring the children to the books. So, he collects Annie and Clarabel and then collects the schoolchildren and their teacher. Once back at Farmer McColl's Field, Thomas listens to the teacher telling a story about a boy who learned patience.

Characters

Locations

Cast

UK

US

Trivia

  • This episode was shown in select US theatres in October 2010.
  • In the US dub, one child was voiced by Martin Sherman. The sound of him saying "Hello, Thomas!" was later used in the fourteenth series episode, Pop Goes Thomas.
  • This is the only episode of the thirteenth series in which James does not appear.
  • In Poland, this episode premiered before Hero of the Rails, so the audience would not know about Victor, Kevin or the Sodor Steamworks.
  • The Wooden Railway Percy and the Storybook Car includes Percy, despite him not being in the episode.

Goofs

  • In the first shot of Gordon pulling the express, the brake coach is facing backwards.
  • In some shots, the tracks are completely smooth, yet Thomas and the trucks still bounce.
  • After the crash, Thomas says that the trucks are broken, but the trucks are completely undamaged.
  • When Thomas is leaving the Steamworks, his wheels are moving slower than him.
  • When Thomas puffs down the branch line, the switch is not set to the right track.
  • When Thomas puffs by the work zone sign on the side of the tracks, the truck that is behind him starts to clip through the back of him when he gets closer to the screen.

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In Other Languages

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Language Title
Catalan Hora d'explicar un conte
Chinese Mandarin 故事会
Czech Čas na pohádku
Danish Læsedagen
Dutch Tijd voor een Verhaaltje
Finnish Erilainen Satutunti
French Un pique-nique imprévu
German Die besondere Vorlesestunde
Greek Ώρα για ένα παραμύθι
Hungarian Mesedélután
Icelandic Sögustund
Indonesian Waktunya Bercerita
Italian L'ora delle Storie
Japanese すてきなおはなしかい
Korean 책 읽기 소풍 (dub)
특별한 피크닉 (subtitles)
Latin American Spanish Tiempo para un Cuento
Norwegian Eventyrstund
Polish Czytanie Bajek
Portuguese Hora Das Histórias
Romanian E Timpul pentru O Poveste
Russian Необычный пикник
Serbian Vreme za priču
Swedish Dags för sagostunder
Welsh Amser stori

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  • The Lion of Sodor

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  • The Lion of Sodor

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