The Lorax

This is a poignant "be kind to the Earth" story about the tree loving Lorax and the greedy Once-ler. The narrator is the Once-ler, who happens upon a lovely place populated by the beautiful, ethereal Truffula Trees. He is bewitched by their beauty and realizes that these natural resources can be profitable so he chops them all down to mass-market Thneeds -- “it’s a shirt, it’s a sock, it’s a glove…a Thneed is something that everyone needs”. Thneeds begin selling at an amazing pace and soon the Once-ler is making so much money. Sadly, in his quest for riches he pollutes the land, the water, and the air -- causing all the other creatures to depart, but leaving behind the yellow Lorax who “speaks for the trees” and warns the Once-ler of his folly. After the very last truffula tree is chopped down, the Once-ler is left alone with a pile of rocks spelling one word ...''Unless''. Check out our blog entry: http://blog.rosiehippo.com/2009/11/speak-for-trees.html