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// What's the Matter with Rosie? 
// Story: The Ben Cownie Series 
// by SagwaandThomas 
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It was the end of a busy day. All the engines were working happily, except Rosie. She was feeling ill.

"What's the matter with you, Rosie?" Bill asked.

" My boiler's grumbling!"

"Maybe it's grumbling at you!"

"That's not funny!" hissed Rosie. "You just don't care!"

But Duck saw that Rosie was leaving a puddle of water behind. He was worried.

The next morning, Sir Topham Hatt arrived.

"Bill, Ben, Rosie, I want you to collect some freight cars and take to the harbor."

"Yes sir!" cried Bill and Ben. Rosie watched the twins puff away. She didn't feel well.

"Useful engines don't complain."

She was leaving water everywhere as she chuffed towards the coaling plant. When Duck saw this, he was more worried than ever. Then Bill and Ben, who had taken on more water, overtook Rosie.

"Hurry up, Rosie!" Ben tooted.

"I can't go any faster." Rosie chuffed miserably.

"You're just being lazy!" teased Bill.

By the time Bill and Ben reached the coaling plant, they had a naughty plan.

"Please sir!" said Bill. "Rosie wants to take more freight cars!"

"She is stronger than us!" added Ben.

The yard manager agreed.

Meanwhile Duck was talking to Sir Topham Hatt. "I'm worried about Rosie."

"Hmm, perhaps her tubes are leaking." replied Sir Topham Hatt. "You better check."

Meanwhile when Rosie arrived at the coaling plant, Bill and Ben had already left.

"Why did Bill and Ben leave me so many freight cars?!" moaned Rosie. "They know I'm not feeling well."

"We still have to take them." said her driver.

Rosie chuffed and puffed and pulled her line of freight cars.

"You can do it, Rosie!" encouraged her driver.

But it was no use. Rosie grounded to a halt.

Just then, Duck arrived. "Are you alright, Rosie?"

"No." moaned Rosie. "I'm stuck."

Rosie's fireman uncoupled the freight cars. Duck changed tracks and then hooked up to Rosie.

"Oh, thank you Duck!" wheeshed Rosie.

Duck and Rosie pulled into the harbor. 

"Well done, Duck!" said Sir Topham Hatt. Then he spoke to Rosie. "You were brave, Rosie. You aren't well, but you still tried to pull the heavy freight cars."

Bill and Ben were ashamed. 

"We're sorry, Rosie." said Bill.

"We didn't think you were really sick." added Ben.

"Go back and collect Rosie's freight cars straight away!" said Sir Topham Hatt sternly.

"Yes sir." whispered the twins.

Soon, Rosie was mended and back at work.

"You were looking so much better!" said Duck.

"Thank you." smiled Rosie. "Now I feel stronger than ever before."

Duck smiled. "All in good time, Rosie."

Even Rosie smiled too.

It turns out that Ben rewrote the episode.