Meanwhile, in "The Big Brag," a proud rabbit and an even-prouder bear duke it out in a battle of the senses, arguing over who's the best of the beasts, only to get their clever comeuppance from a wild-eyed little worm. And, oh! That one feather made Gertrude so sad." But even when Gertrude gets her wish-and then some-she finds that vanity has its price. ("I know up on top you are seeing great sights, but down on the bottom we, too, should have rights!")įollowing Yertle's downfall, a whiny girl-bird named Gertrude McFuzz wishes she had two feathers, just like Miss Lolla-Lee-Lou: "One droopy-droop feather. In this tale, Yertle the King of all the Turtles, wanted to have a throne where he could see everything from high abo.more. ("He made each turtle stand on another one's back and he piled them all up in a nine-turtle stack.") But a plain little turtle named Mack-stuck at the bottom-decides he's had enough. There are a total of three stories in this book which includes Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz and The Big Brag. King of everything he can see, Yertle orders his turtles to stack up under him to build a towering throne. Yertle's story leads off with his attempt to build a bigger kingdom on the backs of his loyal subjects (literally). Seuss, this cheerful trio of tales teaches some valuable lessons in humility-thanks to a sharp-eyed worm, a bragging bear and rabbit, a fuzzy-tailed bird, and a couple hundred turtles led by their foolish King Yertle. Yet more wisdom cast down from high atop Mt.
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