A long time ago,
at least 3500 million years ago,
the earliest form of life made its first appearance on Earth.
These single-celled creatures developed and grew,
and changed a million times over.
Until, at last, there was a creature able to leave the sea,
and to crawl out into an unknown world.
From this small, fish-like creature
came hundreds of other animals.
The mightiest of which was called...
The dinosaur!
For most of the Earth's dinosaurs,
life was filled with danger.
But for the fortunate leaf-eating dinosaurs of the Great Valley,
life was peaceful,
and food plentiful.
The Great Valley was the perfect place for children
like Littlefoot, the long neck, Cera, the three-horn,
Ducky, the swimmer,
Petrie, the flyer,
and Spike, the spike-tail,
to grow and learn
and play. I got it!
Now me got it!
Ow! Oof!
Go, Spike!
Oh!
Did you get it, Spike? Did you, huh?
Yep, yep, yep! You got it!
I found another one! I found another one!
Hi, Hyp. Can we have our rock back, please?
Your rock? Who said it was your rock?
Yeah, who said it was your rock, huh? Who said? Who said?
Oh, uh, yeah!
Well, gee, no one.
We were just playing with it.
So give it back, Hyp!
But I didn't hear you say please!
That's because I didn't!
Hey! Maybe we can all play, together!
Good idea, Littlefoot, we all play!
Yep, yep, yep! The more the betterer!
What do ya think, guys? Wanna play with these...
Babies?
Who's he calling babies?
Us?
Me no baby!
Me big!
Yeah, big baby.
Me no like them.
Me neither, I'll show 'em!
Cera!
I'm busy!
Try and get us!
Yeah, try!
Whoa, what's that?
It's a... Earthshake!
Rocks fly?
Flying rocks!
Daddy!
Mama!
Grandma! Grandpa!
Fly, children! Fly!
Run!
Littlefoot!
Look out!
Littlefoot...
I'm in here, Grandma.
Are you all right, little one?
Would you like to come out now?
Gee. That wasn't a regular kind of earthshake, was it?
No, Littlefoot, it wasn't.
Then what kind was it?
We don't know, Littlefoot.
Perhaps it had to do with those great rocks falling from the sky.
Oh, yeah! I saw 'em!
And I saw that big one land somewhere in the Mysterious Beyond!
I sure wish we could go find it!
Yes, that would be an adventure now, wouldn't it?
Well I think we've had enough adventure for one day.
Come. It's time to settle down for the night.
It's beautiful, isn't it, Grandpa?
Oh, yes, Littlefoot,
beautiful and mysterious,
as is so much in our world.
Well, at least the danger has passed.
Huh?
What? Look, everyone! Where did the water go?
It stopped flowing!
How can that be?
What will we do without water?
Grandpa? Why did the Thundering Falls stop?
I don't know, Littlefoot, I don't know.
Littlefoot, go and play.
Grandpa and I must talk with the other grown-ups.
Sure, Grandma!
See ya later, Grandpa!
This has never happened before!
Hey, guys!
Guess what happened to the Thundering Falls?
Shhh! We are trying to find Cera.
She has hided from us.
But...
Uh! Me no find Cera anywhere!
Guess what, Petrie?
What? You no find Cera either?
Cera is a very good hider, she is!
Boo!
I scared you, I scared you! I did!
You no scare me, Cera. Me un-scareable!
Petrie? You're hurting my nose.
Oh, sorry.
Me no know my own strength.
Now who's going to hide?
Littlefoot?
Okay, but first I wanna tell you something!
Well, hurry it up, we wanna play!
I saw...
Uh... Hey!
Spike is taking your turn for you, Littlefoot.
My brother is not a very good hider, oh no.
Now just what were you going to say, Littlefoot?
It's the Thundering Falls! It's not giving us any water!
You gotta come see!
Why don't you hatchlings go run and see?
Yeah! Run and see! Run and see!
Oh...
Uhh, yeah!
Try and make us!
No, Cera, no!
Oh, don't worry, I won't hurt 'em...
Much!
Nyah!
Put those away.
How come all you ever wanna do is fight, Hyp?
Yeah, fight!
Ow! Fighting hurt.
Yeah, it does give ya ow-ees, Hyp.
Why do we do it?
Why?
Because we're bigger! And bigger is smarter!
Bigger is meaner!
And bigger is better.
When you're big You can push
All the little ones around
They're looking up
While you are looking down
You can snap a tree in two
Like it was just a twig
Things are better When you're big
You can do Anything you want to do
All the rules that grown-ups make
They don't apply to you
Not to you You can splash in all the puddles
Gulp and slurp and swig
Ooh, ah!
The world is wetter When you're big
Glug, glug, glug
You can snort You can snort
You can growl You can growl
You can stomp You can stomp
You can howl You can howl
You can bonk someone smaller on the head
On the head
You can take La, la, la, la
What you want La, la, la, la
Play all day in the swamp... La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
And you never, ever Have to go to bed
When you're big You can step
On little people's toes
Oh, yeah Munch on their lunch
Lunch! And bop them in the nose
Oh, yeah Three-horns and long necks
And Duck Feet too Duck Feet too
They all have to do Anything you want them to
You want them to
And if they don't You can plop them in the goo
Don't you forget
What you want, you get
Things are better when you're big Sha, la, la, la, la, la...
Ooh... When you're big
Sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, ooh...
When you're big Sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
When you're big
But Hyp, when you're all grown up, you won't be very big at all.
Yeah! Your kind never gets very big.
When we grow up, we'll be much bigger!
Uh-huh, uh-huh, much, much, much, much bigger!
Oh yeah? Well, I'm gonna see to it that you never grow up!
Uh, yeah! Never grow up, never!
Uh, how are ya gonna do that, Hyp?
Sheesh, you're dumb! Lemme lay it out for you.
First we chase 'em, second, we catch 'em!
Third, we hurt 'em! See?
Uh, no, Hyp, I don't see.
Anybody.
Me neither.
What?
C'mon! Pound 'em later!
As you all can see, our Valley is quickly drying up.
Yes, we see it and feel it as well!
There is less and less water to drink!
And green food to eat!
I know. That is why our herds must work together,
to save the little water we have left.
From now on, we must drink only what we need to survive,
and no more.
Hopefully, soon the Thundering Falls will bring us water again.
If not,
we may have to leave the Great Valley.
Leave the Great Valley?
Never! It's our home!
Then, until the water returns,
we must not use the water we have left unwisely.
Three-horns never use water unwisely,
but your herds do!
Our herds? What makes you think our herds would do such a thing?
You drink greedily with no concern for others!
Can you believe he's saying that?
Well I've seen three-horns waste!
What?
You take long baths even if you're the least bit dirty!
And, I've seen kind waste too!
Splashing water needlessly. For shame!
Impossible! I never did such a thing!
Hey! Let's play bullies.
I'll be Hyp!
I'm gonna get you!
Not if I get you first!
Me wanna play bullies too!
Hey, hatchling! You no eat my green food!
Humph! Me go play bullies someplace else!
Oh!
Petrie, you are flyer, not a swimmer!
Me no bully either.
But I am!
Aww! Not again!
Oh, no, no, no, no, no!
It them!
Thought you hatchlings could play in our swimming hole, huh?
They're beginning to get on my nerves.
Can we teach 'em a lesson, Hyp, huh? Can we, huh?
Be my guest, Nod!
Run!
Ugh!
See ya! Wouldn't wanna be ya!
This is not funny!
Now, someone splashed me,
and wasted precious water!
Huh? Littlefoot! Are you all right?
Uh-huh,
but I think I'm in trouble.
Your Littlefoot is guilty of wasting water!
What happened, Littlefoot?
It was an accident, Grandpa, honest.
I'm sure it was, Littlefoot.
Our children don't understand the water problem.
The Great Valley has always given them everything they need.
What are those grown-ups talking about?
What water problem?
Isn't the Thundering Falls coming back?
I don't know.
Well it should! Why wouldn't it?
Maybe it is tired and needs to rest.
We need to teach our children how to use
the remaining water wisely.
Speak for yourself, long neck!
My Cera would never waste!
Your Littlefoot is a bad influence!
That's not true!
What is in-flu-ence?
Me no know.
Come, Cera. You're not to play with the little long neck anymore.
But, Daddy!
My friend, I think you're acting rashly.
Littlefoot is not to blame.
I said come, Cera!
No!
Cera!
I'm your father and I know what's best for you!
Petrie? It's time to go home!
Oh... Bye, bye. Coming, mamma!
Come, Ducky! Spike, you too.
Do not worry, Littlefoot.
You are not an in-flu-ence,
whatever that is.
I don't understand, Grandpa.
Why does Cera's dad think I'm bad?
Oh, he's just confused, Littlefoot.
Sometimes fear makes grown-ups do strange things.
I don't understand, Daddy!
You need friends who know how to behave!
Especially in times like this.
Littlefoot is my friend! He'll always be my friend!
Cera, I'm your father.
I want what's best for you.
No you don't! You just don't want me to have any fun!
Cera, please. I'm just trying to...
Oh, as a parent I...
Ugh!
Time to wake up, my little one.
But Grandma, it's early,
and I'm still sleepy.
You must get up, Littlefoot,
if you want to drink the morning dew with us.
The morning dew?
Yes, it collects on the leaves in the early morning.
If we hurry, we can drink the dew
before the Bright Circle gets too high in the sky and dries it all up.
Oh, all right.
Here, Littlefoot, drink this.
I think you'll find it delicious.
Oops. It... It broke.
It's not your fault, Littlefoot.
The treestars are very dry now,
and crumble easily.
But when will everything be green and wet again, Grandma?
I don't know, I hope soon.
Well, what's going to happen if it's not soon?
Water will get harder and harder to find.
Soon, everything will be as dry as that treestar.
And it will be easier for fires to start.
Fire?
Yes, Littlefoot,
which is why you must remember the escape paths we've shown you.
Don't worry, Grandma, I'll remember!
I think we're in luck!
There's still quite a few green treestars left here.
Come on, then, let's eat.
Yeah, let's eat!
These don't look too good, but I sure am hungry.
They taste terrible!
Here, Littlefoot, try these.
They're still very green.
Thanks, Grandpa! Go on, Littlefoot, eat up.
But... What about you?
Don't you want some?
Thank you, Littlefoot, but Grandpa and I will be fine.
Yes, you're still growing.
You need the very best green food we can find.
Well... Okay.
That was good! But I sure am thirsty.
When is it our turn for water?
Our turn for water is when the bright circle touches the smoking mountain.
But if you are thirsty...
I think you can have a drink now.
After all, we never agreed that the children
should have the same water restrictions as the elders.
Oh, boy! Water!
It's not your time to drink, long necks!
What do you mean, "Not our time"?
We agreed that all herds must take turns drinking at the watering hole.
Yes, we all agreed, but I didn't think that it included the children!
It really isn't fair to them.
There is no fair when it comes to survival!
When life is tough
You've gotta be tougher
If you want to stay alive
When the trail gets rough
You've gotta get rougher
To help your family survive
You can't run around in circles
Wondering what to do
Someone's gotta be The voice of reason
Is it you, or you, or you?
When things around us are going bad
We all better be strong
We could lose everything we have
If this goes on too long
Don't stand around here talking
I say "That's not enough!"
No tears, no sighs Don't close your eyes
We've gotta stand tough
I used to hear my father say
"Stand and fight Don't run away"
He made me what I am today
I'm here
And I'm tough
When times are hard You better be harder
You don't know what's in store
You think you're smart? You've gotta be smarter
Than you ever were before
You say I'm mean You say "Why bother?"
Well, I have a daughter And I'm her father
I'm gonna make sure We all have water enough
That's why I'm tough
I'm standing tough
We've got to stand tough
You don't like it?
Tough.
Littlefoot!
Huh?
Over here!
Hurry!
You judge us wrongly, three-horn!
I'm only doing what needs to be done!
But this is going too far.
Oh, what are we going to do about the grown-ups, Littlefoot?
They're acting like babies!
I know.
And it's all the Thundering Falls' fault too!
If we had more water, this wouldn't be happening!
That's it, Cera!
What's it? Water!
If we find some, the grown-ups will stop being mad!
Maybe, except for my dad.
He's always mad.
Yeah, he is kinda grumpy.
But I'm sure it's just because he's so worried about the water!
Yeah. Anyway,
let's go get Petrie, Ducky and Spike and find some water!
How about a compromise? No! We must be firm!
Can't we agree on anything?
Are we all here?
Yep, yep, yep, we are all here!
Oh, no, we are not.
Where is Spike?
Well, don't ask me, he's not my brother!
Oh, Spike! Where are you, little brother!
What that?
It sound like monster!
Do not worry, Petrie, that is not a monster,
that is Spike!
Spike?
That is his sleeping sound. Come on, I will show you.
See!
You're right, Ducky!
Get up, silly!
This is not nap time, this is get up time!
You wake up now, okay, Spike?
Oh, Spike up!
Ugh! Spike down.
Spike, no!
Ow!
Are you okay, Petrie?
Uh-huh.
Spike sure heavy sleeper.
We gotta wake him up because it's gonna take all of us to find more water.
Water? Yes, me help find water!
Spike, stop! Me no find water yet!
Don't worry, Spike. We'll find it. I just know we will.
We'd better! Because if our parents stay mad any longer,
I'm just going to scream!
Oh, I will scream too!
Petrie good screamer!
Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh!
What about you, Spike?
How we find water, Littlefoot?
We smell for it, silly.
Oh, yes!
Smell for it! With our noses!
I know how to do that.
No smell so hard, okay, Spike?
This is serious, Ducky!
Oh yes, Cera, I know! I know!
It's not your turn!
Now, go on!
Hmph!
My sniffer is very, very sniffed out.
Well I'm so thirsty I could drink a lake.
Me too. If we could find one.
Funny, me smell water but me no see water.
Did you hear a splash?
Uh-huh!
Water! All right, water!
Woo-hoo! Yippee!
Mmm.
Mmm! That was so good!
Oh yes! This is the yummiest water ever! It is!
And we drink all we want and no one yell at us!
Ah!
There they are. And would ya look at what they found for us.
Yeah. What is it?
Hi ya, hatchlings. Huh?
Say bye, bye water.
Why? Is it going somewhere?
No, but you are!
This is our water now!
So give it back!
Give back? But it already in my tummy!
But do you not want to share?
We don't share with anybody. Do we?
Uh, no. Na-uh! Nobody!
So I'm warning you, small fries!
If you tell anybody else about this water,
you'll be very, very, sorry!
We're telling! And you better not try and stop us!
Ahhh!
Hurry!
Get 'em! We can't let 'em tell!
What am I running for? I'm not of afraid of those...
Hey! What's the big idea?
No time to fight bullies, Cera!
We go tell grown-ups about water!
Where'd they go, Hyp? Huh?
Where'd they go?
If I knew, I wouldn't be looking for 'em!
Yeah!
Dummy!
Uh-oh!
Ahhh!
Keep running!
Are they still after us?
Me no know! Me too scared to look!
Spike! You are going the wrong way!
Whoa!
Hooray! Now you are going the right way!
Why are we going this way anyway, Littlefoot?
We're tired and this way is hard!
Because! This is the shortest way back to the grownups!
And it'll be harder for the bullies to follow us!
Ahhh!
It is the Mysterious Beyond.
And it have water. Whole bunches!
The flying rocks musta caused slides in the Mysterious Beyond, too.
Yeah, and those dumb slides blocked up our water!
C'mon! The grown-ups will know what to do!
Whoa!
Bad weather for flying.
Look out!
Back this way! I know another path!
Ahhh!
That's enough!
You've had your share for today!
The Three-horn is getting far too bossy. I agree.
Grandpa! Grandma! Daddy!
Fire! There's fire in the Valley!
Are you sure, Littlefoot?
Yes, Grandpa! It's near Two Boulder Pass!
Yes, we can see the fire signs from here!
Two Boulder Pass? That's close to here!
We must run!
Calm yourselves! We will lead you to safety!
No, I will! They'll be better off following me!
This way! Hmph!
But you're heading downwind where the fire will surely spread!
We must go upwind of the fire!
Do as you will, long neck! But Cera and I go this way! Come, Cera!
But Daddy!
The others can do what they want!
But you are my daughter and you will do as I say!
I'm... I'm...
I'm going with my father.
I do not feel good about this. Oh no, I do not.
Grandma! Grandpa! Can't you stop them?
I have to go after them. Yes.
Littlefoot, you come with me. We'll lead the others to safety.
But what about everybody else in the Valley, Grandma?
What will happen to them?
They'll use the escape routes closest to them. Now come!
Everyone follow me!
Children first!
Ahhh!
Cera!
Grandma! What's wrong?
The smoke is too thick! You'll have to lead!
But, I...
Follow me, everyone!
I can't see!
Littlefoot, the grown-ups cannot see good. They cannot.
But they can hear. Follow my voice!
And stay close to the one in front of you.
Keep your heads down. It's not much further!
Are you sure this is right, Daddy?
Of course, I'm sure!
Ahhh! Daddy!
This way, Cera!
Ahhh!
No!
Ahhh!
We're trapped!
Three-horns!
Over here!
Hurry, Cera!
Are you all right, Cera? Yes, Daddy.
Come.
Grandpa!
Oh, they made it!
I was so worried!
I'm fine, dear, really.
How is everyone else?
Our group got here safely.
Thanks to Littlefoot.
Oh, yes! Thanks to Littlefoot!
We are all very lucky.
Lucky?
How can you say we are lucky when our Valley burns?
We are without water and now we are without a home.
All is lost.
All is not lost, my friend.
You still have Cera. And you are still here, able to care for her.
Oh, you are right.
Thank you, long neck.
But the three-horn speaks the truth!
We're doomed!
We'll never be able to go back to the Great Valley!
Never go back to the Great Valley? Oh, no!
The water!
We forgot to tell them about the water!
Grandma! Grandpa! We found water!
Water?
Where, Littlefoot? It's stuck!
Behind the Thundering Falls!
The flying rocks did it.
They did!
Which means...
The water is trapped in the Mysterious Beyond.
The Mysterious Beyond?
We can't go there!
It's dangerous! Of course, it's dangerous!
But no place is safe now! We must go and free the water!
But such a huge gathering place of water
will attract other creatures besides ourselves.
In the Mysterious Beyond there will be sharpteeth.
Sharpteeth!
I do not like sharpteeth. Oh, no.
Their teeth are too sharp.
Still, we must do something.
We must come up with a plan to free the water.
I have a plan!
I hope it's better than your fire escape plan!
Please! This is no time to argue.
At least I had a plan!
Stop! You're acting like children!
Huh! We no act like that!
I have a plan, too.
1 Mine's better! 2 Listen to mine!
I'd sure like to get to that water first!
Before the rest of those dummies go slobbering in it.
But you heard the grown-ups, Hyp.
What about sharpteeth?
What about 'em?
Well... You tell him, Mutt!
Huh, well... Well, uh... they're bad.
Uh, yeah! And scary too!
Come on, you're just afraid of 'em as we are!
Me? I'm not afraid of anything!
Bet you are! Bet I'm not!
You were afraid of those big flying rocks!
I was not! I just ran cuz you guys did.
I didn't want you to feel stupid!
Well, then. Prove it!
All right, I will. I'm getting me some tasty water!
And you babies can stay here!
Well, I'm not a baby!
Yeah. Me neither.
Uh, Hyp! Wait!
Ah, yeah! For us!
1 We must act now!
2 We must not act rashly.
They are so dumb!
Didn't they hear what the grown-ups said about sharpteeth?
I guess not.
Well, if they get eaten it'll just serve them right!
Cera! That is not nice!
I don't care. They deserve it!
Uh, I don't know you guys. Maybe we should do something.
Like what?
Like...
Tell their parents where they went?
All of our parents are too busy arguing!
Your plan is too dangerous!
1 Yours is no better!
2 Then listen to mine!
Yours? Don't be silly!
Then... Maybe we should go stop them.
Us? Stop them?
They hate us! They will not listen!
I know, they're bigger.
But, definitely not smarter.
Still, we have to try! But why?
They have feelings just like we do
They have problems too
We think because they're big they don't
But they do
They're louder and they're stronger
And they make a bigger fuss
But way down deep inside I think
They're kids like us
They have parents just like ours
Who tell them what to do
They have feet and tails and horns
And scale and noses too
And when the earth is shaking
They run and hide because
Even if they think they're tough
They're still kids like us
It's just too dangerous, Littlefoot.
Yes, it is.
And they're too mean.
Very, very mean.
Maybe when you're bigger
You think you should pretend
You're not afraid of scary things
That you don't need a friend
But they're just kids in trouble
They need someone to trust
If we can bring them home
Show them they're not alone
That they're just kids
Kids like us
I just have to try and stop them.
You guys do what you want.
Last one after Littlefoot is a scaredy-egg!
Me no scaredy-egg.
Wait for us! We are not scaredy-eggs either!
Are ya sure this is the right way to the water, Hyp?
Sure, I'm sure!
I'm, uh, just taking us this special way
so we don't run into any stupid sharpteeth.
Wait for me!
C'mon, guys! Wait!
Ah-Ah-Ahhh!
Stop whining, Mutt! This is easy!
Uh...
Well whaddya know!
A little watering hole. Just for me!
Ow! You guys can have some.
If I leave any!
Woo-hoo! Water!
Huh?
I'm sinking!
Don't just stand there! Pull me out!
Oh, yeah! Uh, right! Whadda we do?
I dunno. Whaddya think we should do?
Somebody do something!
Help!
That's Hyp!
Get me out! Get me out!
You pull him out! But what if I get stuck?
Then I'll pull you out!
But what if you get stuck?
He's stuck in a tar pit!
Stop moving, Hyp! It'll only make you sink faster!
We'll have to pull him out!
Everybody line up!
Okay! When me say 'Pull.' Pull!
Hey! You're squishing me! Sorry.
Ya-ha!
Petrie!
Pull!
Are ya, are ya okay, Hyp? Are ya?
Of course I'm okay! I was never not okay!
He a big, fat, fibber!
Yeah! We helped you and you know it!
I don't need anybody's help! Not now, not ever!
DUCKY But everyone needs help some time. They do!
Ha!
Ahhh!
Help!
There they are!
Littlefoot?
This is no time to go exploring!
Didn't you realize you wandered into the Mysterious Beyond?
We weren't exploring, Grandpa.
We were trying to stop the bullies, um, I mean Hyp and his friends,
or they mighta gotten hurt!
Hyp! Here we are chasing after you
when we should be finding a way to free the water!
I thought I told you to stay where it was safe!
Don't look at me that way!
I'm your father and I know what's best for you!
Yelling is no way to teach your child what is right.
Or to show that you care.
How would you know?
I know because...
Because I have a daughter.
And I yell at her, too much.
Especially when I'm worried for her safety.
You don't have to worry about me, Daddy.
If you always react with anger,
that's all your son will know.
And, that's all he'll be able to express to others.
What?
I know now that we can't live together that way.
With such anger between us.
Our kids found water because they worked together.
Now we must work together too.
At last, we all agree.
Oh! What's the matter with you?
Nothin', except I think we're in trouble.
Yeah, so what else is new?
That!
And that!
Children! Stay behind me!
And me! Come at us in two!
Littlefoot! You and your friends run to safety!
Through here, kids! Follow me!
Grandpa!
Don't look back! C'mon!
We can't let them pass!
They've gone after the children!
Stay close! We're going to get help!
Stop where you are, sharpteeth!
They're leaving!
Yes, but why?
Something bad is happening up there!
Ahhh!
Stop you babies!
Me first!
Hyp!
Look!
Oh, no! Daddy!
Grandpa!
You kids get to the top of that dam where it's safer!
But what about the grown-ups?
Just get outta here! I'll handle this!
C'mon!
Look at your dad risking his neck.
Yeah, what a dope.
He is not!
Dad!
Nyah! Nyah! Can't get me!
Son!
Waa!
The grown-ups are all right!
I'm outta here!
That serves sharp tooth right!
He bigger bully than you! Hey, watch it!
Come on. Let's get him with more rocks.
Are you nuts?
By the time you budge that those sharpteeth
will be picking their teeth with our bones!
We've gotta try!
Move over, hatchlings!
This isn't gonna work.
Hyp!
Oh, forget him, Littlefoot. He's a creep.
Who're you calling names?
Now, get in there and help! You creeps.
Okay everybody. Let's get 'em!
Yeah! Woo-hoo!
We did it!
Leave our children alone!
We've got to stop the fighting!
Then let's squish those sharpteeth, once and for all!
Ugh!
Huh?
Look, water! We unlocked the water!
Run!
Looks like you and your friends saved the day, Littlefoot.
I think we all did, Grandpa.
Spike likes you now. He does.
And so, with the return of the water,
the Great Valley dinosaurs were able to go home again.
But the home they returned to wasn't the same.
Fire had destroyed much of their green food.
But instead of giving in to despair,
the dinosaurs divided into groups to find the spots where green food still grew.
Hey, everybody!
We found more!
Did you hear that? More green food!
How wonderful!
Where?
I mean... Where, son?
In a little canyon not far from here, Pop!
If we share there should be enough for everyone!
You feeling okay, Hyp?
You're talking about sharing!
Ah, yeah! Sharing!
I know that!
Not sharing is for scaredy-eggs! Right?
Right!
Sharing is good! Yep, yep, yep!
C'mon! Everybody follow us!
And so, as it turned out,
the dinosaurs traveled from green spot to green spot,
eating their fill.
Each helping the others to find what they needed.
Each learning the special kind of joy
which comes from giving to others.
And, in the years to come.
This story of sharing was told over and over again.
Until it became known as...
The Time of the Great Giving.