The Train With No Name

{First Name} {Middle Name} {Last Name}
at the age of {Age}

{Dedication}
{Book From}
{Date of Gift}

{First Name or Nickname} went to the {Hometown} train station to see the big circus train that was coming to town. {Friend(s)} went along too.

After exploring all of the trains, {First Name or Nickname} climbed onto the back of a little track tester. Looking around, she found some old uniforms lying next to the little train.

"Hey! I can be an engineer!" said {First Name or Nickname}.

{First Name or Nickname} had a feeling that the other trains didn't like having these new little visitors there.

To her surprise, {First Name or Nickname} heard the trains talking. They were talking about the arrival of the circus train.

"It has three big engines!" said the Two Engine Express.

"It has smoke stacks as big as trees!" exclaimed the Timberline Steamer.

Then {First Name or Nickname} heard the little track tester say, "I can't wait to see the circus train with all of the animals and clowns!"

"Who cares what you want?" huffed the Two Engine Express. "Who do you think you are anyway? You don't even have a name or an engineer."
{First Name or Nickname} felt sorry for the little train with no name.

The little track tester was sad.

"I never go anywhere important, and more than anything, I do wish I had an engineer," he sighed.

That gave {First Name or Nickname} an idea.

Soon, the trains lined up to leave {Hometown}. As usual, the little track tester was last in line, but this time {First Name or Nickname} and her friends were on board.

{First Name or Nickname} tugged on the whistle cord. "It looks like it's rusted shut," she said.

The little train suddenly stopped on its tracks.

"Who's that?" shouted the train with no name.

{First Name or Nickname} proudly announced, "I'm {First Name or Nickname}, your new engineer!"

"But, you--you--just can't."

Suddenly, {First Name or Nickname} heard an alarm.

"Look!" shouted {First Name or Nickname}. "There's something wrong up ahead."

The little track tester saw the circus train heading toward the bridge. "One of the rails is loose!" cried the track tester. "The circus train could crash!"

Quickly, {First Name or Nickname} grabbed a loose spike from the track and pushed it through the rusty whistle to unclog it.

{First Name or Nickname} pulled hard on the cord, and the old whistle sang out loudly! The circus train heard the whistle and screeched to a full stop. This gave everyone time to fix the track.

When the little track tester returned to {Hometown}, the Timberline Steamer rolled up, puffing with excitement. "{First Name or Nickname} and you have saved the circus train," he said, "and we think it is time you had a name!"

"We've decided to call you Hooty," said {First Name or Nickname}.

Because he was no longer a train with no name, Hooty blew his whistle and announced that {First Name or Nickname} was his new engineer.

Everyone cheered for Hooty, now the biggest little train in {Hometown}.

After a very exciting day, {First Name or Nickname} had learned a big lesson.
You don't have to be big to be important.