, is the first of many animated sequels to the film The Land Before Time
. It was released six years after the original.The tone, lighting and plot of the film was made much softer than that of the original, in order to appeal to a younger audience. After the release of this sequel, all the films in the series have been released at a rate of one film every one or two years.
As the opening song of the film (Peaceful Valley) indicates, Littlefoot and company's arrival to the Great Valley is a relatively recent occurrence.
Don't cry, Ducky, it's--it's all part of the Great Circle of Life.
If we stop them, the grown-ups won't treat us like babies anymore.
You guys are all just a bunch of eggs!
There's five of us and only two of them!
[repeated line] Yep yep yep.
My tummy talk, too, [stomach growls] it say "Feed me".
[muttering] I don't know.
[To parents] ROAR!