Tiger On A Train

I Can't Sit Here, It Is Too Hot Here!

One sunny day, a tiger wanted to show off for his friend, the tigress. He spotted a train chugging along and thought, "Aha! I'll jump on that!" So, from the top of a tall tree, he leaped right onto the moving train! Wow! He balanced perfectly.

"Hey there, Mr. Tiger, what are you doing?" puffed the train engine.

"Oh, just showing off for my friend!" said the tiger, trying to look cool.

"Oh no! I can't stop, and I'm going super fast! How will you get down? My next stop is super far away," said the engine, who was getting hotter and hotter from all the work.

The hot engine made the tiger feel very warm and prickly. He wished he hadn't jumped on! All he could do was wait for the train to stop.

Hot, Hot, Hot!

The train engine was a steam engine, which means it made steam by boiling water with lots of burning coal. That's why it was so, so hot!

"Please, can you stop?" roared the tiger, who was really uncomfortable. The engine just kept going, chug-a-chug-a-chug. Then the tiger started to beg, "Oh please, please stop! This heat is too much! I'll give you anything!"

"Now you're being polite," said the engine, and it started to slow down. Slowly, slowly, the train came to a stop.

The tiger jumped off the train super fast! He ran as quickly as he could to a cool lake nearby to splash and cool down. The train engine chuckled.

"Never jump onto a moving train!" the engine called out.

"I'm so sorry! I'll never, ever try that stunt again!" yelled the tiger as he splashed into the lake.

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