yertle the turtle and other stories book

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.

Seuss (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 3,051 ratings Part of: Classic Seuss (30 books) See all formats and editions Kindle 4.99 Read with Our Free App School & Library Binding 22.88 1 Used from 19.09 5 New from 19. 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. Seuss Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories Kindle Edition by Dr. ('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. ('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. In no other book does a small burp have such political importance Yet again, Dr. The collection features tales about greed (Yertle the Turtle), vanity (Gertrude McFuzz), and pride (The Big Brag). Seuss presents three modern fables in the rhyming favorite Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories. The collection features tales about greed (Yertle. King of everything he can see, Yertle orders his turtles to stack up under him to build a towering throne. Seuss presents three modern fables in the rhyming favorite Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr.

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. One from the Times and one from the Telegraph. Yet more wisdom cast down from high atop Mt. Read this in 'Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories.' Im reading or in this case rereading through two of the 100 best books lists.

Yertle the turtle and other stories book