She’ll go to any length to dispossess Horton of his clover-and his sense of responsibility toward the Whos. Her disbelief fuels a vendetta against Horton, whom she accuses of poisoning the minds of the jungle children with lies about creatures who don’t exist. Enter a grumpy kangaroo-the self-appointed queen of the jungle-who doesn’t believe in Whos. If he succeeds, the peace of Whoville will be restored. But they’ve found their salvation in Horton, who takes on the responsibility of carrying the speck-pillowed atop a clover-to a sheltered spot high on Mount Nool. The fact that their speck has been dislodged from a secure resting place could spell disaster for their tiny world. They’re not accustomed to floating through the jungle. Theirs is a peaceful world where no news but good news has ever been heard. And Horton is awakened to the fact that a whole community of very small folks called Whos live on that speck. It’s a tiny scream, but a scream nonetheless. Horton is a friendly talking elephant whose afternoon swim is interrupted by a speck of dust that floats by and … screams. Seuss’ classic book-that’s where this story begins. “On the fifteenth of May in the jungle of Nool, in the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool,” and right smack in the middle of page one of Dr.
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