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and can be rude at times.
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However, they don't mean to be troublesome. In fact, they just want attention, but don't know how else to get attention.
One day, Nia was working in the yards, when she heard the trucks talking.
She then asked, "Um, excuse me, what are you talking about?"
The trucks were surprised. No engine had ever talked to them like that before.
"I-It's a truck thing," said one.
"Yeah, a truck thing," said another.
"What do you mean?" asked Nia.
"Well, we all have a special thing that we like, and we actually have a song to explain it, if you want."
"Oh, a song?" asked Nia, "I'd love to see it."
The trucks were surprised that an engine is being civil like this to them.
"If you'd like," said the trucks.
TRUCKS (x15)
Wagon: We ride the rails from shore to shore Haulin' loads from farm to store
Boxvan: Pushin' through and drivin' deep Two thousand miles, no sleep
Tanker: You know the code we roll along
Wagon: Kick into gear before the dawn
Flatbed: Well, life is just a stroke of luck
Tanker: 'Cause there ain't nothin' like bein' a truck
Nia started to push them gently into their places as they sang.
Trucks: We got our backs, you know we're ready for the long haul Keep in tow, you know, we got ya', even if you're small Come on and roll with us, you know it's us, we're leavin' now Steer the course upon the sea, the open road is made for...
TRUCKS (x14)
Nia then saw Murdoch with a goods train, and his trucks sang along.
TRUCKS, TRUCKS, TRUCKS It's a truck thing TRUCKS, TRUCKS, TRUCKS Just a truck thing
Nia then put some trucks into a train with a brake van.
Rumble and bumble, the wheel and the grind It's a truck thing
Rackin' up miles every rail that we find Just a truck thing
The trucks then imagined the lights went out, and each one of them lit up to the beat of the music in their heads.
Turn it over, no more slippin', the journey''s started Lay it hard upon the buffers in position, on it Check the wheels and the engine, punch it Haulin' all together, honkin' everybody knows we're comin' It's a truck thing
TRUCKS, TRUCKS It's a truck thing
Shakin' and turnin' the wheel's a-turnin' The track'll be rattlin', the engines are puffin', we're...
TRUCKS, TRUCKS, TRUCKS Just a truck thing
Weighin' in high, rollin' out low 10-4, we ain't rollin' out on our own It's a truck thing
TRUCKS, TRUCKS It's a truck thing
With the red, the blue, and the yellow, the green We're rollin' together, the prouder the team Whatever, wherever, we'll get there together And that's why we sing (x6)
"IT'S A TRUCK THING!!!!!!" sang one last truck.
Nia was impressed, and said, "That was amazing!"
The trucks then thanked Nia, and Nia headed off to do more shunting.
Just then, James came by, and he biffed the trucks hard.
"That's enough James!" snapped Nia, catching James off guard, "You and the other engines bump the trucks so much, that's the reason they're troublesome in the first place!! That's why they are troublesome!! Now get going, before you get your comeuppance!!"
James was lost for words, and did as he was told.
After that, the trucks didn't give Nia any trouble, and in return, she didn't bump them, and she stood up to them if they were bumped for no reason. And the trucks, started to behave better after that.
