The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)

## Plot

A meteorite impacts near the Great Valley, which causes a drought to threaten the dinosaurs' lives. The increasing lack of water causes conflicts between the inhabitants of Great Valley, who have previously lived in relative peace and harmony. When the grown-up's situation deteriorates, Littlefoot and the others set out to find water to keep the peace in the valley. The children are pursued by a trio of arrogant teenage dinosaurs consisting of Hyp the Hypsilophodon, Mutt the Muttaburrasaurus, and Nod the Nodosaurus. When Littlefoot and the others find a small lake, the trio emerges and claims the waterhole for themselves, demanding that Littlefoot and the others keep silent about their discovery. Unwilling to comply, Littlefoot and the others ran away from the bullies. During the pursuit, the bullies are chased away by a wasp, and the children discover the reason behind the blockage of the water source in the Mysterious Beyond.

Before the children can return and tell the grown-ups the truth, lightning suddenly strikes a tree and ignites a wildfire that spreads rapidly throughout the Great Valley. The fire then devastates the valley destroying most of the green food. The dinosaurs barely make it to safety at the edge of Mysterious Beyond. When the children tell the adults of their discovery, disagreements about what to do erupts among the adults, preventing them from doing anything to utilize this knowledge. Hyp, Nod, and Mutt set out into Mysterious Beyond on their own to get to the water first. Anticipating the danger Hyp and his cohorts have gotten into and recognizing commonality with them, Littlefoot and the others follow to help if necessary. It becomes so when Hyp jumps into a tar pit after mistaking it for water. He screams for help, but Mutt and Nod do not save him. Instead, Mutt and Nod argue about which one of them must save him. But Littlefoot and the others arrive, and tells Mutt and Nod that Hyp is stuck in the tar pit. Then, Littlefoot hatches a plan to pull Hyp out. Finally, Littlefoot and the others pull him out of the tar pit. Soon afterwards, the adults arrive, and Hyp is harshly scolded by his aggressive and grumpy father, leading Cera's dad to realize that he is too hard on Cera sometimes and that they need to work together to find the water.

Before they are able to take further steps, the herd is suddenly attacked by a pack of Velociraptors. The pursuit leads to a dam of boulders created by the rock slide that caused the drought. As the Velociraptors and the adults battle, the children, including Hyp and his cronies, work together to break the dam. They all watch as the freed water washes away the Velociraptors. The water also puts out the fires which are still burning in the valley. Finally, the Velociraptors manage to survive and land on the opposite bank. Now the herd is able to return to Great Valley. The herd returns to Great Valley, which now has enough water for them. However, when they return home, the fire has destroyed most of their green food. The now devastated plants in the valley are beyond repair from the fire. However, despite being irreparable, the dinosaurs find the spots in Great Valley where lots of green food still grows. They proportionately move from one verdant area to another and share everything they find. This pattern results in the event being called the Time of the Great Giving.

## Voice Cast

* Scott McAfee as Littlefoot
* Candace Hutson as Cera
* Heather Hogan as Ducky
* Jeff Bennett as Petrie/Mutt/Iguanodon
* Rob Paulsen as Spike/Kosh
* Whit Hertford as Hyp (speaking)
* Josh Keaton as Hyp (singing)
* Scott Menville as Nod
* Kenneth Mars as Grandpa Longneck
* Linda Gary as Grandma Longneck /Mother Quetzalcoatlus
* Nicholas Guest as Hyp's Father
* Tress MacNeille as Stegosaurus /Spike & Ducky's mother /Petrie's Mother
* John Ingle as Narrator/Cera's father
* Frank Welker as The Velociraptors

## Songs and Soundtrack

The songs are written by Michelle Brourman and Amanda McBroom.

* "When You're Big" - Hyp, Mutt, and Nod (Josh Keaton, Jeff Bennett, and Scott Menville)
* "Standing Tough" - Topsy (John Ingle)
* "Kids Like Us" - Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky and Petrie (Scott McAfee, Candace Hutson, Heather Hogan and Jeff Bennett)
* "If We Hold on Together" (instrumental)