The Land Before Time

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

in the time

of the dinosaurs.

Come on!

Dinosaurs

were of two kinds--

Some had flat teeth

and ate the leaves of trees.

Some had sharp teeth

for eating meat.

They preyed upon

the leaf-eaters.

Then 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

struck out toward the west,

some dinosaur herds

struck out toward the west,

searching for

their Great Valley,

a land still lush and green.

lt was a journey toward life.

lt 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.

Ha.

Aah.

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha. Mama.

Hmm.

Mmm.

[Giggling]

Mmm.

Mmm.

[Giggling]

[Grrr]

[Grrr]

Aah!

Ha ha ha.

[Grrr]

Some of the young

seemed born without fear.

[Thunder]

Aah!

Yet...

[Arrr]

even hatching could be dangerous.

One herd had only a single baby,

their last hope for the future.

Ha ha ha.

And they called him...

Littlefoot.

Here l am.

Aw.

Ha ha ha.

Don't be frightened.

Come out.

[Chattering]

Mmm.

Ha ha ha.

All that remained

of his herd

was his mother,

grandmother and his grandfather.

He knew them by sight,

by scent and by their love.

He knew they would

be together always.

Now, you be careful,

my Littlefoot.

Ahh.

Heh heh heh.

Aah.

Beautiful Littlefoot.

Mother, is this

all there is to eat?

l'm sorry, my dear.

The land has been changing.

That is why we must walk

as far as we can each day

until we reach the Great Valley.

Littlefoot, quickly, come here.

Look, up there.

A tree star.

lt is very special.

[Giggling]

A tree star.

lt is very special.

lt'll help you grow strong.

Where we are going,

there are so many

of these leaves.

Come along.

Ha ha ha.

The valley is filled

with green food,

more than you could ever eat

and more cool water

than you could ever drink.

lt's a wonderful,

beautiful place,

where we'll live happily

with many more of our own kind.

When will we arrive?

The bright circle

must pass over many times.

We must follow it

to where it touches the ground.

Have you ever seen

the Great Valley?

No.

Well, how do you know

it's really there?

Some things you see

with your eyes,

others you see

with your heart.

l don't understand, Mother.

You will, my son.

You will.

[Giggling]

Littlefoot,

don't you wander too far.

Hey!

Ha ha ha!

What are you laughing at?

Oh!

[Honk]

[Grrr]

[Grrr]

[Grrr]

Littlefoot.

Come, Cera.

Three-horns never play

with long-necks.

Pffft!

Littlefoot.

[Grrr]

Three-horns never play

with long-necks.

A long-neck?

Hmm.

Mother, what's a long-neck?

Why, that's what we are, dear.

Oh. Well, why can't l play

with that three-horn?

We were having fun.

We all keep to our own kind--

The three-horns, the spiketails,

the swimmers, the fliers.

We never do anything together.

Why?

Well, because we're different.

lt's always been that way.

Well, why?

Oh, don't worry so much.

When we reach the Great Valley,

there will be many long-necks

for you to play with.

l wish we were there now.

lt's a long way--

Past the rock that

looks like a long-neck,

the mountains that burn.

Still a long way,

but we'll get there.

[Ribbit]

Oh!

[Ribbit]

Hey, hopper, come back!

[Ribbit]

Hey.

You again?

Go away!

That's my hopper.

l--l saw him first.

Well, he's in my pond.

[Ribbit]

[Ribbit]

[Ribbit]

[Ribbit]

[Ribbit]

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

[Ribbit]

Over here.

Hey, this is fun.

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

[Heavy Footsteps]

Ha ha ha!

Ohh!

Ohh! Sharptooth!

Help!

Mother! Help!

[Grrr]

[Grrr]

[Grrr]

Go.

This way.

Mm-mmm.

Come back.

You're going the wrong way!

Aah!

Whoa!

Ohh!

Mm-ohh!

[Grrr]

Aah!

[Grrr]

Aah!

[Grrr]

[Grrr]

Mother?

Run!

Look out!

Aah!

Ohh!

Oh!

- Help!

- Help!

[Grrr]

Mother!

[Grrr]

Aah!

Aah!

[Grrr]

Daddy!

Aah!

ln this time

of the clash of continents,

an earthquake split the land.

Herds were divided,

families were cut in two.

Littlefoot was separated

from his grandparents.

Cera!

Mama! Daddy!

Cera was on one side

of the divide,

her parents

were on the other.

Mother!

Mother!

Uh!

Mother?

Where are you?

Oh.

Mother.

Mother?

Oh.

Please get up.

l'm...

not sure l can, Littlefoot.

Yes, you can.

Get up.

Dear, sweet Littlefoot,

do you remember the way

to the Great Valley?

l guess so,

but why do l have to know?

You're going to be with me.

l'll be with you,

even if you can't see me.

What do you mean

if l can't see you?

l can always see you.

Littlefoot,

let your heart guide you.

lt whispers.

So listen closely.

Mother? Mother?

Mmm.

Mmmmm.

Hey!

What's going on here?

[Crying]

What's your problem?

You're not hurt.

lt's not fair.

She should have known better.

That was a sharptooth.

lt's all her fault.

All whose fault?

Mother's.

Oh...

l see. l see.

Why did l wander

so far from home?

Oh, it's not your fault.

lt's not your mother's fault.

You pay attention to old Rooter.

lt is nobody's fault.

The great circle

of life has begun,

but, you see,

not all of us arrive

together at the end.

What'll l do?

l miss her so much.

You'll always miss her,

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