'In the next door garden they were digging out a drain when the weather turned quite nasty and it poured and poured with rain.' When digging out a drain, the little yellow digger gets stuck in the mud. So they bring in a bigger digger ... Since the publication of the first story more than 30 years ago, the much-loved stories about the Little Yellow Digger have spanned generations of readers to become classics. This delightful treasury comprises the original five Little Yellow Digger stories by Betty and Alan Gilderdale and features a special note from the author.