The Land Before Time

Narrator: Once, upon this same Earth, beneath this same sun, long before you, before the ape and the elephant, as well, before the wolf, the bison, the whale, before the mammoth and the mastodon... was the Time of the Dinosaurs. Triceratops: Come on! Narrator: Now, the dinosaurs were of 2 kinds: some had flat teeth and ate the leaves of trees, and some had sharp teeth for eating meat, and they preyed upon the Leaf-Eaters. Then, it happened that the leaves began to die. The mighty beasts who appeared to rule Earth were ruled, in truth, by the leaf. Desperate for food, some dinosaur herds stuck out toward the west, searching for their Great Valley, a land still lush and green. It was a journey toward life. It was a march of many dangers. Sharpteeth stalked the herds, waiting to seize any who strayed. The Leaf-Eaters stopped only to hatch their young.

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Littlefoot: When will we get there? Littlefoot's Mother: The Bright Circle will pass over us many times, and we must follow it each day until it touches the ground. Littlefoot: Have you ever seen the Great Valley? Littlefoot's Mother: No. Littlefoot: Well, then, how do you know it's really there? Littlefoot's Mother: Some things you see with your eyes, others you see with your heart. Littlefoot: Oh, I can't understand, Mother. Littlefoot's Mother: You will, my son. You will.

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Topps: Come, Cera. Three-horns never play with Longnecks. Littlefoot's Mother: Littlefoot! Cera: [parrots her father's words] Three-horns never play with Longnecks!

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Littlefoot: Mother! Mother! [grunts] Mother, where are you? [gasps] Mother! Please, get up. Littlefoot's Mother: I'm not sure, I can, Littlefoot. Littlefoot: Yes, you can. Get up. Littlefoot's Mother: Dear, sweet Littlefoot, do you remember the way to the Great Valley? Littlefoot: I guess so, but, why do I have to know? You're going to be with me. Littlefoot's Mother: I'll be with you, even if you can't see me. Littlefoot: What do you mean if I can't see you? I can always see you. Littlefoot's Mother: Littlefoot, let your heart guide you. It whispers. So, listen closely... Littlefoot: Mother? Mother?

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Rooter: Hey! What's going on here? [hears Littlefoot crying] What's your problem? You are not hurt. Littlefoot: [tearfully] It's not fair! She should have known better. That was a Sharptooth. It's all her fault. Rooter: All whose fault? Littlefoot: Mother's. Rooter: [soon understands why Littlefoot is crying] Oh. I see. I see. Littlefoot: Why did I wander so far from home? Rooter: Oh, it's not your fault. It's not your mother's fault. Now you pay close attention to Old Rooter. Littlefoot: Yes... but... Rooter: It is nobody's fault. The Great Circle of Life has begun. But you see, not all of us arrive together at the end. Littlefoot: What'll I do? I miss her so much. Rooter: And you'll always miss her, but she'll always be with you, as long as you remember the things she taught you. In a way, you'll never be apart, for you are still a part of each other. Littlefoot: My tummy hurts. Rooter: Well that too will go in time, Little Mate. Only in time. [exits]

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Petrie: [to Littlefoot] You've got a nice flat head, Flathead. Littlefoot: [exasperated] The name isn't Flathead. The name is [enunciating] LIT-TLE-FOOT! Petrie: [gasps] Littlefoot? Littlefoot: Are you just gonna stay up there? Petrie: Yes. Littlefoot: Well, you can't! You are tearing my treestar! Ducky: It's very special; very! his mother gave it to him. She did. Petrie: Ooh. Mother present. Very important. [rolling up the treestar and holding it over one shoulder] I stay here, keep safe. Not let nobodies touch! [begins marching back and forth on Littlefoot's head] Ducky: Yeah, Petrie! You keep it safe! Yep, yep, yep! Littlefoot: Nope, nope, nope. I'm not a carrier. So get off! [Petrie clings on] You are a flyer! Now start flying!

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