Dear beloved Dr Suess, please forgive me:
"There once was a book
Of a greedy Once-ler
And the path that he took.
That led him to there.
He only did want
To earn money, you see.
And did not consider
The damage to be.
The things in the world
Were just things it could spare
For the Once-ler
It just seemed just like breathing the air.
Use it now he did say
I can gain from all that.
And I'll put all the money
Away in my hat.
(have you met my good friend, The Cat In The Hat)
So we use something up.
Well, what's wrong with that?
There is plenty of other stuff
To be used up!
Then the Lorax himself
The keeper of trees
Asked what happens
When are no more of these?
Said the Once-ler, well then
I'll just move along.
There are many nice things
To be sold for a song.
And the people just love
All the things that I bring
The spongey-soft pillows
The sugary things.
He went on to explain about
Marketing things.
And offerred the Lorax
A share of the thing.
I'm the Lorax (said Lorax).
I care for the trees
But would you explain about
Shares, and all that "pretty please"?
So 'Once-Lor, Inc' began as
A company trust. The Lorax
Was poor and had
Children to feed.
As The Lorax did say
Sitting long in his years
Well, there are other trees
Around to this day...
And I don't mind that I offed the old
Once-ler, he said
He chopped the last Truffula
Tree, glad he's dead.
His family looks back
With family pride niche.
When the Old Lorax died
They all lived quite rich! "
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