THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD

THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD is a story of an engine that pulled a train that carried toys and good things to eat for the children that lived on the other side of the mountain. Then, all of the sudden, the happy engine broke down and could go no further. The toys began to panic they didn't know how they were going to get to the other side of the mountain. Then a shiny new engine passed by and the toys asked him if he would help them to the other side of the mountain. He said no, he was a passenger engine and he just carried a big train over the mountain. This made the toys very sad. Another engine came by, this one was a big engine, so the toys asked him to help them. He told them no, he was a freight engine and he just pulled a big train full of machines over the mountain. Once again all the toys were sad. Then another engine came by, it looked old and tired, but the toys asked for help anyway. The kind engine told them he must rest he was very tired, and that he was unable to pull the little train over the mountain. This made the toys very, very sad and they were ready to cry. Then a little blue engine came by and the toys asked her to help them. The little blue engine told them she had never been over the mountain before, but she decided she would try. She told herself "I think I can. I think I can." Slowly the little engine pulled the train over the mountain. Then she began saying "I thought I could. I thought I could." The toys all cheered for her and were very happy to make it across the mountain.

This story shows young children and even adults that they can do anything they put their minds to; if they try their very hardest. This book has always been very encouraging to me when I thought there was something I could not do. It proves that if you are kind and try to help people good things will come to you in the end and you will discover many things about yourself that you would have never known if you didn't try.