Porter, the Stressed Out Engine

"Porter, the Stressed Out Engine" is a story written by Loco123456.

Story
Brendam Docks is one of the busy harbours on the island; ships of both goods and passengers arrive; Cranky and the other cranes swinging about almost nonstop, and Salty and Porter rush about shunting trucks and coaches into their proper place. If anyone took their job seriously, it was Porter. "Porter, why are you rushing about?" called Salty. "Must get coaches, must get coaches," he puffed worriedly. "The Wellsworth Splash boat train isn't ready for the ship, which is due to arrive any minute now." A boat's horn sounded. "AAAAAAH! I'm late!" "Calm down, it's just the cargo ship leaving," called Cranky. To Porter's relief, he saw this and also found out that he brought the coaches needed for the Wellsworth Splash five minutes early for the boat train.

Later in the morning Harvey arrived to help unload lorries coming off the ferry. "Whoo! What's the rush Porter?" "Cranky needs some more flatbeds!" "Relax, everything will be done in good time." "How would you know?" "I've worked here longer than you have." "Even so, I want to make sure everything's done on time!" Harvey just continued work; he knew that Porter wanted things to be perfect, but he didn't want his friend to get into trouble. Bill and Ben later arrived in the early afternoon with clay trucks. "Say, let's play a trick on Porter," whispered Ben, who told Bill his plan. They set to work at once; soon many of the trucks and coaches that were in their proper sidings were now blocking many of the lines. "Let's go before someone catches us," said Bill. They rushed away just in time; Porter was horrified by the sight. "Must clear the line, must clear the line," he puffed, rushing about. But he was pushing the rolling stock too hard. Some tankers were shoved so hard they smashed through the buffers. "So much for cleaning up, eh Porter?" teased the derailed tankers.

Harvey soon arrived and lifted the tankers back onto the rails. "Harvey, you were right; I was worrying for no reason." "That's alright; now you know what happens, so you can become a better engine." Porter tried his best to work slowly, and it wasn't easy. It took him a long time before he became a calmer engine, despite still wanting things to be done right!