1 7 ▁birth s ▁category : 1 7 8 9 ▁death s ▁Sch ack ▁Carl <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁T alk ing ▁Par cel ▁( also ▁published ▁as ▁The ▁Battle ▁for ▁Castle ▁C ock atrice ) ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁book ▁by ▁Ger ald ▁Dur rell ▁in ▁which ▁children ▁are ▁transport ed ▁to ▁the ▁fant asy ▁land ▁of ▁M yth ologia ▁to ▁save ▁it ▁from ▁co ck atr ices . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁a ided ▁by ▁a ▁talking ▁par rot ▁and ▁encounter ▁many ▁other ▁mag ical ▁cre atures , ▁including ▁a ▁moon cal f . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁has ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁languages , ▁including ▁Czech , ▁Est onian , ▁Italian , ▁Russian , ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Ukrain ian . ▁ ▁Film ▁adaptation ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁an ▁animated ▁feature ▁for ▁television ▁by ▁Cos gro ve ▁Hall ▁Films ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁debut ing ▁on ▁I TV . ▁However , ▁the ▁film ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁book ▁mainly ▁by ▁introdu cing ▁only ▁one ▁human ▁protagon ist , ▁the ▁girl ▁Pen el ope . ▁ ▁Vo ice ▁cast ▁Lisa ▁Nor ris ▁... ▁ ▁Pen el ope ▁ ▁Fred die ▁Jones ▁... ▁ ▁Par rot ▁ ▁M oll ie ▁Sug den ▁... ▁ ▁H ort ense , ▁the ▁F lying ▁Train ▁ ▁Roy ▁Kin near ▁... ▁ ▁Eth el red ▁ ▁Edward ▁K else y ▁... ▁ ▁H . H . ▁J unk et bury ▁ ▁W inds or ▁Dav ies ▁... ▁ ▁Chief ▁C ock atrice