... "Well, slowpoke," screamed the engine as he came near the car. "Out o' breath? No wonder. You're not made to go fast like me, for I move by the great power of steam. Look at my monstrous boilers; see my hot fire. Where you go in half a day, I go in an hour; where you carry one man ... — Here and Now Story Book - Two- to seven-year-olds • Lucy Sprague Mitchell Read full book for free!