Tootle

Tootle

"Tootle" (ISBN 0307020975) is a children's book written by Gertrude Crampton and illustrated by Tibor Gergely in 1945. It is part of Simon and Schuster's Little Golden Books series. As of 2001, it was the all-time third best-selling hardcover children's book in English [Publishers Weekly, 17 December 2001. [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA186995.html Available online] .] .

The story

The protagonist is Tootle, who is a baby locomotive who is attending train school, hoping to grow up to be the Flyer on the New York-Chicago route. His schoolwork involves such tasks as stopping at red flags and pulling a dining car without spilling the soup. Most important, however, is that he must stay on the rails no matter what. One day, Tootle leaps off the rails to race against a horse. He finds that he enjoys chasing butterflies in the pasture and picking buttercups, even though he has been instructed to remain on the rails. Tootle's instructors and the townspeople come up with a plan to make him stop playing in the meadow and stay on the tracks.

External links

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  • Tootle — Too tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tootled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tootling}.] [Freq. of toot.] To toot gently, repeatedly, or continuously, on a wind instrument, as a flute; also, to make a similar noise by any means. The tootling robin. John Clare.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tootle — (v.) 1820, frequentative of TOOT (Cf. toot) …   Etymology dictionary

  • tootle — ► VERB 1) casually make a series of sounds on a horn, trumpet, etc. 2) informal go or travel in a leisurely way. ► NOUN 1) an act or sound of tootling. 2) informal a leisurely journey. ORIGIN from TOOT(Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • tootle — [to͞ot′ l] vi. tootled, tootling [freq. of TOOT] 1. to toot softly and more or less continuously on a horn, flute, etc. 2. to move about in a leisurely or unrushed way; esp., to drive in this way as in a small car n. the act or sound of tootling… …   English World dictionary

  • tootle — [[t]tu͟ːt(ə)l[/t]] tootles, tootling, tootled 1) VERB If you tootle somewhere, you travel or go there without rushing or without any particular aim. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] [V prep/adv] I m sure Ted is tootling down the motorway at this very… …   English dictionary

  • tootle — UK [ˈtuːt(ə)l] / US [ˈtut(ə)l] verb Word forms tootle : present tense I/you/we/they tootle he/she/it tootles present participle tootling past tense tootled past participle tootled informal 1) [intransitive] to go somewhere slowly or in a relaxed… …   English dictionary

  • tootle — verb (tootled; tootling) Etymology: frequentative of 1toot Date: 1820 intransitive verb 1. to toot gently, repeatedly, or continuously 2. to drive or move along in a leisurely manner transitive verb to toot continuously on < tootled his flute > • …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tootle — I. /ˈtutl / (say toohtl) verb (i) (tootled, tootling) 1. to toot gently or repeatedly on a flute or the like. –noun 2. the sound itself. {frequentative of toot1} II. /ˈtutl / (say toohtl) verb (i) (tootled, tootling) …  

  • tootle along — in. to depart. □ I think I’d better tootle along now. □ Nice talking to you. Must tootle along …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • tootle — tootler, n. /tooht l/, v., tootled, tootling, n. v.i. 1. to toot gently or repeatedly on a flute or the like. 2. to move or proceed in a leisurely way. n. 3. the sound made by tooting on a flute or the like. [1810 20; TOOT1 + LE] * * * …   Universalium

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