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Michael goes to Japan tomorrow for three weeks. He's always wanted to go there...even on his mission. now, with the National Guard he'll have his chance. I hope he enjoys the experience as best as he can. He's not going over there as a tourist.
Milne's play with words also appeals to readers of all ages. For example, in the episode in which Christopher Robin leads an Expotition to the North Pole, the exciting thing is that the characters don't know what they are looking for, but they still keep looking.
For far too many young people the classics of children's literature are largely usurped by television.
As a child I was a Dr. Seuss fanatic. I loved The Cat In the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Yurtle the Turtle. Mom could practically recite Dr. Seuss and rhyme like him in her sleep, thanks to my love for his silly, yet endearing tales. I was only two or three, but that was the beginning of many subsequent operations. Because I was in pain and laid up with either a body cast or leg casts, Mom would read to me to help pass the time. She says I would insist on her reading Dr. Seuss, either Yurtle the Turtle or How the Grinch Stole Christmas the most, depending on the season. I do remember that, especially asking for Yurtle the Turtle nearly every night. *chuckles* I knew that story by heart almost as well as she did! We practically wore that book out, I think. *shakes head, fondly remembering*
I don't know why I liked that story so much; I haven't read it in ages. And if I had a copy at hand I'd definitely reread it to see what magic it had that had me so enthralled. Yurtle was the king of turtles. He was mean and prideful, and I remember he wanted to be high so he could survey all of his land. He had the turtles climb onto each other's backs, then he himself climbed the ladder of turtles. He sat up there on his fellows' backs for a long time and then loneliness set in. (If anybody knows this story and recognizes I'm mucking it up here, please tell me.) All I remember after this is the tower of turtles comes crashing down and Yurtle is humbled. I think. Perhaps it was just the Dr. Seuss magic that held me in thrall.
Whatever the case, it was and is a cute story. If I'm lucky enough to have kids, I'll read Dr. Seuss to them.
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