THE RAILWAY CHILDREN

CHAPTER 4 ~ Bobbies Ride

1. It was Bobbies birthday , she was now 12 years old .
2. Her mother , Phyllis and Peter prepared a surprise birthday party for her.
3. Bobbie received some very nice presents from them and from Mrs Viney .
Peter gave her half of his toy steam engine .
4. Bobbie took the broken half of the steam engine. She wanted to get it
mended.
5. The next day, Bobbie went down to the railway alone. She wanted to ask
the driver of the train to help her fix Peters broken toy train. Bobbie had
never been close to a trains engine before.
6. Bobbie climbed on to the step of the engine. The train started to move and
she fell on to a heap of coal.
7. She cried for help but the driver and the fireman did not see nor hear her.
8. She put out her hand and touched the drivers arm. He was shocked to see
her.
9. He shouted at her demanding to know what was she doing there.
10.
Bobbie started to cry and the men were worried. They took several
minutes to calm her down.
11.

Later, they asked her gently what was she doing there.

12.
Bobbie took out the toy engine and asked if they could help her fix it.
The men agreed to help her.
13.

Bobbie was very happy and thanked them.

14.
Bobbie stayed on the train until it reached Stackpoole Junction where
the two railwaymen put her on another train and sent her back home.
15.
After a few week, Bobbie took her brother and sister to meet the
friendly engine driver and fireman.
16.
Peter was very excited when he saw his engine, now as good as new
again.

1. Ia adalah hari ulang tahun Bobbie, dia kini berusia 12 tahun.

2. Ibunya, Phyllis dan Peter menyediakan parti kejutan hari jadi untuk dia.
3. Bobbie menerima beberapa hadiah yang sangat bagus dari mereka dan
dari Puan Viney. Peter telah memberikan separuh beliau enjin stim mainan
beliau.
4. Bobbie mengambil separuh rosak enjin stim. Dia mahu mendapatkan ia
diperbaiki.
5. Keesokan harinya, Bobbie turun ke kereta api sahaja. Dia mahu meminta
pemandu kereta api untuk membantu beliau menetapkan kereta api
mainan patah Peter. Bobbie tidak pernah rapat dengan enjin kereta api itu
sebelum ini.
6. Bobbie naik ke atas untuk langkah enjin. Kereta api itu mula bergerak
dan dia jatuh ke timbunan arang batu.
7. Dia menangis meminta tolong tetapi pemandu dan bomba tidak melihat
atau mendengar.
8. Dia meletakkan tangannya dan menyentuh lengan pemandu. Dia
terkejut apabila melihat dia.
9. Dia menjerit dia menuntut untuk tahu apa yang dia buat di sana.
10. Bobbie mula menangis dan orang-orang itu bimbang. Mereka
mengambil beberapa minit untuk menenangkan dia ke bawah.
11. Kemudian, mereka bertanya perlahan-lahan apa yang dia buat di sana.
12. Bobbie mengeluarkan enjin mainan dan bertanya jika mereka boleh
membantu dia menetapkan. Orang-orang itu bersetuju untuk membantu
beliau.
13. Bobbie amat gembira dan berterima kasih kepada mereka.
14. Bobbie tinggal di kereta sehingga ia mencapai Stackpoole Junction
mana kedua-dua stesen kereta api meletakkan dia di kereta lagi, kemudian
dia pulang ke rumah.
15. Selepas seminggu sahaja, Bobbie mengambil abang dan kakaknya
seorang pemandu enjin dan bomba.
16. Peter sangat teruja apabila dia melihat enjinnya, kini seperti baru lagi.