Talk:The Little Engine That Could

message: There was a recording of a song sung by the little engine:
I think I can, I think I can,
I think I have a plan,
And I can do 'most anything
If I only think I can.
:There was a song in the film, titled "Nothing Can Stop Us Now". Other than that, I don't recall any songs. Rusty5 23:03, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Song? 

message: Is this book still copyrighted or is it now available to freely use, quote and sell? --Is this fact...? 08:16, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copywrite? 

message: So the moral is, if you don't feel like doing a job, just make an excuse and eventually someone other eager-to-please mug will do it? And this is a children's book? Only in America... - 212.139.71.251 (talk) 13:28, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  What curious story 

message: Wasn't it Virgil who said, "One can because one thinks one can"? I think this Virgil saying is fairly obviously the source for the "moral" of this book. Perhaps someone can find it cited somewhere so that it isn't original research? Leoniceno (talk) 03:10, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Virgil 

message: When I was a small child a women read this story to me from a book. First time it was ever read to me...... She told me that when the little engine finally got to the top, that his little heart couldn't handle it and gave out and he died of a heartattack. 
That was the first and last time anyone ever read that story to me.
Does this have any merrit?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.37.40.139 (talk) 21:58, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That was a parody that Michael O'Donoghue told in a Saturday Night Live skit.  The memory of it still makes me laugh. TJRC (talk) 22:54, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alternate Endings? 

message: On the page of actress Brenda Song, there is said to be another movie based on this book and set to be shown in theaters in 2011. Is there anymore information about this? StarLegacy (talk) 03:21, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: 2011 Movie???

message: The story originates around the turn of the century.  General Patton graduated from the USMA in 1909.  It is highly dubious to claim that this story is based on his life.  To make such a bold claim in the article requires some form of reference.  To note citation needed for such a dubious and significant claim while leaving it in is not sufficient.Huckfinne (talk) 17:44, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  George S. Patton? 

message: I think the movie Unstoppable (2010) makes a veiled reference to The Little Engine That Could.  The locomotive used to save the day is painted blue, and is described in such a way to make it sound not particularly powerful or fancy in one of the movie lines (Sorry, no exact quote at hand).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.133.50.51 (talk) 05:45, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Unstoppable reference?

message: I think we should use the word "anthropomorphic" a few more times in this article. Kafziel Complaint Department: Please take a number 04:00, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anthropo-MORE-phic! 

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