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''[[The Little Engine That Could]]'' is a famous children's story, used to teach children the value of optimism and perseverance. The story is said to be a metaphor for the American dream.
An early published version of the story, "Story of the Engine that Thought It Could", appeared in the New York ''Tribune'', April 8, 1906, as part of a sermon by the Rev. Charles S. Wing.
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In 1954, Platt & Munk published another version of ''The Little Engine That Could'', with slightly revised language and new, more colorful illustrations by George and Doris Hauman. A 1976 rework featured art by Ruth Sanderson.
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=== The Book ===▼
▲== The Book ==
* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Though the gender of the Little Engine is not revealed in the story, both film adaptations have passed it off as female.
=== The 1991 Half-Hour Film Adaptation ===▼
* [[Bait the Dog]]: Tower does this to Tillie when she asks if he can pull the birthday train. He lets off a rapid-fire barrages of refuses.
▲== The 1991 Half-Hour Film Adaptation ==
* [[Blue Eyes]]: Tillie.
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Chip the bird, the boy Eric and his sister, the Tower and the Doctor engine.
* [[Jerkass]]: The Tower. Good ''God''.
* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: Chip the bird.▼
* [[No Name Given]]: Eric's sister is not identified by name through the movie, but the credits reveal her name to be {{spoiler|Jill}}.
▲* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: Chip the bird.
=== The 2011 Film Adaptation ===
* [[Green Eyes]]: Little Engine.
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