People, people, people...
I can't remain silent any longer. To see librarians fumbling the ball like this....
It's appalling.
I have a five-year-old at home and, suffice it to say, have this story virtually
memorized.
It's:
_Horton Hatches the Egg_
And (several times):
"I meant what I said and I said what I meant.
"An elephant's faithful one hundred percent!"
And later, when he and his nest are transported to America:
"I meant what I said and I said what I meant.
"But, oh, I am seasick one hundred percent."
And, finally:
"He meant what he said and he said what he meant,
"and they sent him home happy, one hundred percent."
Now let's all recite it 50 times so that we get it right...
Cheers,
Christopher
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>>> Stephanie Midkiff <smidkiff@mail.lrc.state.ky.us> 03/13/97 05:35pm >>>
All right, I have to put my 2 cents' worth in. I *think*, although I haven't
confirmed it, the correct title is Horton Hatches AN Egg, not to be confused with
Horton Hears a Who. In Horton Hatches, I *believe* he says: "I meant what I said and
I said what I meant; an elephant's faithful 100%." I remember reading this story
many times at my grandmother's house.
By the way, do you think perhaps we have too much time on our hands?
--Stephanie Midkiff
Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission
Frankfort, KY 40601
soon to be at the University of Oregon Law Library!
The correct title is "Horton Hatches the Egg."
Patty's synopsis of the story is correct. The book is, however, much more enjoyable
than it sounds. In my opinion, it is Dr. Seuss at his best.
By the way the moral of the story is:
"Becasue Horton was faithful...
He said what he meant and he meant what he said and they sent and they sent him
home happy one hundred percent"
At 10:35 AM 3/13/97 -0500, you wrote:
>There are, however, several other "Horton" stories. Example, "Horton
>Lays an Egg" which is about Horton tending to the nest of a very
>unresponsible mother bird, Maizey. Because Horton is true to his word,
>he sits on the egg in bad weather, he fends off hunters and is subjected
>to teasing by his funny jungle friends. He eventually is sold to a
>circus along with his tree and nest. Coincidentally, Maizie happens to
>be passing through on her way to Palm Beach and recognizes Horton and
>her egg. Just as the egg is about to hatch Maizie now wishes to claim
>it; however, an "elephant bird" (another reference to a flying elephant)
>is hatched. The "baby" is bonded to Horton and not Maizie. I don't
>know if Dr. Suess made any further references in any subsequent stories
>about this elephant with wings....
>
>Patty Campbell
>Corning Incorporated
>Legal Department
>MP-HQ-E2-10
>Corning, NY 14831
>(607) 974-8188 (phone)
>(607) 974-8262 (fax)
>campbell_pj@corning.com
> ----------
>From: ValdiviaE
>To: Susan Ginter
>Cc: law-lib
>Subject: RE: Elephant/Bird Quotation - Summary
>Date: Thursday, March 13, 1997 9:02AM
>
>
>Your reference in not in the story, Horton hears a who, by Dr. Seuss.
>I've
>seen it recently. It's about an elephant who hears something, a voice
>crying out to him on a flower, and noone believes him... Children's
>tales
>... :)
>
>Eve Valdivia
>Acquisitions Specialist
>Howrey & Simon
>Washington, DC
>valdiviae@howrey.com
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>____ >___
>From: Susan Ginter on Wed, Mar 12, 1997 7:51 PM
>Subject: Elephant/Bird Quotation - Summary
>To: 'law-lib@ucdavis.edu'
>
>
>To everyone who replied to my quotation request re:
>"the
>elephant who thought he was bird. Alas, when he jumped off the cliff, he
>realized too late he was not a bird."
>
>THANK YOU for your responses!
>
>Everyone who replied suggested Dumbo, and I first thought "Ah ha! That's
>it!" But unfortunately it is not. The idea the attorney is trying to
>convey is that the elephant meets his demise as a result of his
>misperception of himself. Dumbo can fly but doesn't know it, unlike the
>elephant in the fable, who thinks he can fly but really can't. Another
>good
>brainstorm response was Horton the elephant from Dr. Suess.
>
>It's entirely possible that the attorney is standing the Dumbo theme on
>its
>head, twisting the meaning to meet his own needs. When I told him I
>haven't
>found the source, though, he offered a new piece of information: "Maybe
>it
>isn't an elephant; it's probably a different animal, perhaps an
>alligator."
>[sigh]
>
>I really am stumped. My partner on this project went the route of
>searching
>fables and children's stories, whereas I took the path of quotations and
>proverbs. Neither of us turned up anything beyond what the law-lib
>experts
>came up with, viz., that it rings a striking familiarity to Dumbo.
>
>I'm ready to lay this project to rest, but I can't help thinking that
>I've
>heard this story somewhere. If anyone has any further thoughts, I'd love
>to
>hear them. I'll be happy to post any new information to the list.
>
>Susan
>
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