Similar to the way human empires such as the British, Roman, Mongol … (and now USA, China …) simply annexed other peoples, countries that they saw (‘discovered’). I also got quite mad at the arrogance of Yertle, that (apart from his exploitation of his subjects) he felt entitled to claim kingship over the cows, cats, mules … simply because he could see them – regardless of what they might want or need.
I feel Karl Marx would have approved of this story. However great your empire (tower), if you do not support your foundations, their support may be (inadvertently?) be withdrawn and the whole edifice will tumble. In this book there are three separate stories, each with their own lesson to be learned – although, I think the ‘lessons’ taken might be different for adults than for children, and will probably differ even between adults, depending on their starting points and interests – all of which makes these stories highly flexible and fascinating.įrom ‘Yertle the Turtle’, the lesson for me, was that you should never forget the needs of the weakest, the people at the bottom. As always with Dr Seuss, the pictures are a delight – and worthy of 5 stars even without the accompanying great stories.
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