The Little Engine That Could: The Complete, Original Edition

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A little railroad engine was employed about a station yard for such work as it was built for, pulling a few cars on and off the switches. One morning it was waiting for the next call when a long train of freight-cars asked a large engine in the roundhouse to take it over the hill. "I can't; that is too much a pull for me", said the great engine built for hard work. Then the train asked another engine, and another, only to hear excuses and be refused. In desperation, the train asked the little switch engine to draw it up the grade and down on the other side. "I think I can", puffed the little locomotive, and put itself in front of the great heavy train. As it went on the little engine kept bravely puffing faster and faster, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can".

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 2012 Railfest". Archived from the original on September 15, 2012 . Retrieved April 18, 2018. The philosophical ideas brought up are moral relativism and moral absolutism. Relativism comes in many flavors, but the one that fits best with The Little Engine That Could is cultural relativism. The world is full of people with different ideas about what is right and what is wrong, and what culture they grew up in changes how they think about things. In other words, they think like those around them, and as such, their values may be different from yours. The trains each believe they are doing the right thing based on their own values, and these stem from the kind of work they do. A song version co-written by famed Looney Tunes writer Warren Foster was covered by John Denver, [31] Burl Ives [32] and Guy Lombardo. [33]Another version was published under the name " The Pony Engine" in the Kindergarten Review in 1910, written by Mary C. Jacobs. [2] A different version with the same title appeared in a magazine for children in 1916 under the name of Mabel C. Bragg, a teacher. [3] She introduced new events to the story, such as the train's kid-friendly cargo, but she "took no credit for originating the story". [2] [3] In the 1941 Disney movie Dumbo, the circus train chants Little Engine’s motivational words ‘I-think-I-can’. Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary This classic story explores such diverse topics as relativism and perseverance, among others. a b c Cullinan, Bernice E., and Diane Goetz Person. The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group, August 1, 2003. p. 634. I Think I Can Rail Tour Schedule". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012 . Retrieved April 18, 2018.

An American fairy tale, it was chosen by ‘Jumpstart Read for the Record’ to be read worldwide in 2006. In 2007, it was also named in the ‘Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children’. The train is carrying toys and food for good girls and boys. What makes a good toy or good food changes from person to person. I Think I Can Rail Tour Schedule". Archived from the original on June 13, 2011 . Retrieved April 18, 2018.This book was chosen by "Jumpstart Read for the Record" to be read worldwide to tens of thousands of children on August 24, 2006. [29] I Think I Can Rail Tour Schedule". Archived from the original on December 14, 2009 . Retrieved April 18, 2018.

Have you ever heard the phrase “When in Rome, do as the Romans do?” Has anyone ever said that what was right for you wasn’t right for them? We live in a world where people have a wide multitude of opinions, political, social, and moral. What makes them have these opinions, and are they always entitled to them? In The Little Engine That Could, a train carrying toys and treats for good boys and girls breaks down. Three train engines decide to not help, each for their own reasons. Finally, a little blue engine comes along and helps. This story is a helpful reminder of the importance of perspective and optimism.A 1949 recording of the story by Paul Wing was inducted to the National Recording Registry in 2009. [26] In popular culture [ edit ]