Track Race is a magazine story. It was holiday time on Sodor and
the engines had been working hard all day, so Sir Topham Hatt
decides to read them all a story. It was the famous story of the
tortoise and hare in which the tortoise wins a race when the
hare decides to take a nap. Thomas asks the Fat Controller if
they can stage a race. He agrees and, the next day, the engines
lined up for the race. James was sure he was going to win! They
hadn't been going long when Percy runs completely out of puff
and Edward wasn't looking where he was going and he turned onto
a dead-end siding. Now, only Thomas and James were left and soon
James had got bored; he was so sure that he'd win that he
decided to have a rest, but it was so hot that he falls asleep.
Soon, Thomas overtakes and crosses the finish line in first
place! - This story is based on Aesop's fable, "The Tortoise and
the Hare". - It is unlikely that Sir Topham Hatt would let his
engines race around the island. - It is said that it takes
Edward a long time to