<P> The best known incarnation of the story The Little Engine That Could was written by "Watty Piper", a pen name of Arnold Munk, who was the owner of the publishing firm Platt & Munk . Arnold Munk was born in Hungary, and as a child, moved with his family to the United States, settling in Chicago . Later he moved to New York . Platt & Munk's offices were at 200 Fifth Avenue until 1957 when Arnold Munk died . Arnold Munk used the name Watty Piper as both an author of children's books and as the editor of many of the books that Platt & Munk published . He personally hired Lois Lenski to illustrate the book . This retelling of the tale The Pony Engine appeared in 1930, with a title page that stated: "Retold by Watty Piper from The Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg's copyrighted by George H. Doran and Co ." </P> <P> 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 . Although there had been many previous editions of this classic story, "It was the work of George and Doris Hauman that earned The Little Engine the title of being worthy to sit on the same shelf as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ." A 1976 rework featured art by Ruth Sanderson received a lot of attention at the time of its release, in part because the art reflected "the stereotypes of masculine strength and feminine weakness in vogue when it was written". </P> <P> In the tale, a long train must be pulled over a high mountain after its engine breaks down . Larger engines, treated anthropomorphically, are asked to pull the train; for various reasons they refuse . The request is sent to a small engine, who agrees to try . The engine succeeds in pulling the train over the mountain while repeating its motto: "I - think - I - can". </P> <P> The story of the little engine has been told and retold many times . The underlying theme is the same--a stranded train is unable to find an engine willing to take it on over difficult terrain to its destination . Only the little blue engine is willing to try and, while repeating the mantra "I think I can, I think I can", overcomes a seemingly impossible task . </P>

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