Let me introduce you to my friends…

I dunno I felt poetic

Let me introduce you to my friends…

There’s the wind, who whispers secrets to me as I pass him uphill. He loves to chat, he sings to me and I duet. He can be cold, and pushy, and want to direct you in any way he chooses, but he loves to dance and always knows how to cheer me up.

I have other friends, the rain and water. Calm and sweet, gentle as a lullaby. They love to dream. I love to dance with the rain, jump and laugh and run into their arms. The water offers me a looking glass, and we play together in shallow pools. Sometimes they can get fierce and aggressive. The water played too rough with me once, and the rain brought the lightning to a fight. But afterwards they always apologize.

Then there’s the trees, my favourite friends. They often give me gifts, such as twigs and branches and leaves and blossoms. They are such good listeners, and they keep me safe and comforted in their embrace. I love my trees, because they are the audience for my stories. They never judge, never interrupt, and never grow too old. My trees used to carry me high into the sky, and we’d sit and gab for hours. Now I cannot fit into their branches, so we stroll together in the wood.

I also have friends in the bugs, of course. Tiny stinkbugs that love to sleep on the ceilings when it is too cold or too hot outside. They are quite silly. And the ladybirds, gentle souls who never trouble me. The spiders are interesting tenants, though… the wolf spiders seem to never get our eviction notices. But the orb weavers keep our yards decorated during the late summer and early autumn. Quite remarkable artists, they are… and of course the caterpillars and butterflies. Ridiculous people, charming but eccentric. And the snails, my precious darlings with their lovely homes. I often find them after they have moved out, and the house is empty.

The sky is a lovely friend, too. I love her watercolour set, she paints so extravagantly. And at night she brings her own friends to see me.

I adore the moon. We share a name, her and I! Her looking glass reflects the sun, another grand friend of ours. I love to see what dress the moon wears, how she has changed during the day and what she will wear tomorrow. I’ve heard she has a man, but I’ve never seen him for myself. I have seen her rabbit, though.

The stars are sweet acquaintances as well. I do not know all their names and home addresses, but I know the Dipper siblings, older and younger. We chat when we can. They have bright and winning smiles.

And lastly, I have some rather odd friends; I hope you won’t judge them too much. They are ridiculous and rude at times, but they typically mean well. They can be boisterous. More often than not they don't appreciate what they don't see or hear or understand. They like to pick on my bugs. They complain about the rain's visits. They tear down my trees and twist their arms. They spit in the wind. Some of them are good... but they don’t always notice my friends… sometimes they ridicule us. They tend to not believe in magic, so they cannot hear my friends. They are not all bad… but they make the mistake of growing up and forgetting.

Humans, they call themselves. We get along all right.

Someone should do an edit of JRR Tolkien's face over a picture of the Lorax. I just think it would be neat.

His name is Adam Parrish he speaks for the trees /ref

We've gotten to the point in time where I un-ironically listen to this song

the Lorax is invading TikTok help

i'm going insane hehe

manifesting this vibe for 2024 (weird static noises)

Banned Book: The Lorax

Intro:  The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss, in 1971. It was banned in 1988, in Laytonville, California, because parents and teachers believed that the book would lead children to rise up against and dismantle the logging industry, which was a very large part of California’s economy at the time. Besides that, the book has only been criticized in small groups, for being seen as mystical or anti-capitalist.

Major Plot Points/Topics in Book: -Saving the environment -Deforestation -Capitalism

Brief Synopsis: The Lorax chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, the main character, who "speaks for the trees" and confronts the Onceler, a business magnate who causes environmental destruction.

Trigger Warnings: -N/A

Long Summary: Told through Dr. Seuss’s customary mixture of rhyming verse, made-up words, and illustrations, The Lorax tells the tale of a forest-dwelling creature and the greedy developer who destroys his natural environment. The story opens on a dark night, with a young boy walking from his home on the edge of a dilapidated town towards “the Street of the Lifted Lorax.” The boy is curious about who or what the Lorax was and why the town is so rundown. He approaches the one person who can tell him more: “the Once-ler.”

The Once-ler is a strange, reclusive inventor who makes his own clothing and lives above a clothing shop. Although antisocial, the Once-ler can be persuaded to speak to people in rare circumstances, and the boy is hoping to hear his story. To help persuade him, the boy has brought fifteen cents, a nail, and a snail shell which he uses to bribe the Once-ler into lowering down a “whisper-ma-phone” and telling him his tale.

The story begins with the Once-ler arriving in the area and finding it beautiful and fertile, filled with colorful, fluffy “Truffula Trees” and wonderful creatures like “Humming-Fish,” “Swomee-Swans,” and “Brown Bar-ba-loots.” In fact, the area is so beautiful that the Once-ler decides to settle there. He chops down a Truffula Tree and builds a shop where he can sell “Thneeds,” a strange knitted invention that he believes will be incredibly popular. However, chopping down the tree had a consequence that he had not expected: it called up a strange creature called the Lorax who emerges from the tree’s stump.

The Lorax is quite old and hairy, and is orange-yellow in color with a giant bushy moustache. He is the guardian of the trees and explains that he speaks for them because they cannot speak themselves. In a high-pitched, bossy voice, the Lorax chastises the Once-ler for cutting down the Truffula Tree, calls him greedy, and warns him that there will be terrible consequences for his actions. However, the Once-ler is unconcerned by the Lorax and, instead of heeding the creature’s warnings, he calls up his family on a “radio-phone” and invites them to come join him.

The Once-ler’s family arrive and Thneed production grows rapidly. When they are not knitting Thneeds in the Once-ler’s new factory, they are chopping down Truffula trees for raw materials. However, even the whole family’s hard work cannot keep up with the demand for Thneeds so the Once-ler invents a “Super-Axe-Hacker” which can chop down trees on an industrial scale while pumping out smoke and fumes. The Thneed industry continues to grow and the Once-ler is happy to keep expanding and getting richer. However, this is starting to have a terrible impact on the environment and, a week later, the Lorax returns to try to intervene.

First, the Lorax points out that the Brown Bar-ba-loots, who once fed on the fruits of the Truffula trees are now starving and sickly. To prevent their deaths, the Lorax tells them to search for food elsewhere and they leave. The Once-ler is sorry to see them go but does not change his plans. Next, the Lorax, who is himself struggling to breath the polluted air, tells the Once-ler that the Swomee-Swans are leaving because the toxic air is making them sick and preventing them from singing. Finally, the Lorax shows the Once-ler that his factory has polluted the pond where the Humming Fish live. This has gummed up the fishes’ gills so that they can no longer hum and are forced to leave the water and walk away from their home.

Despite witnessing the terrible consequences occurring around him, the Once-ler still insists that he meant no harm and is entitled to keep “biggering” his operations and earnings. However, as he lays out his plans, the last of the Truffula Trees is chopped down and things quickly fall apart for the Once-ler. With no more Truffula Trees he can make no more Thneeds so the factory closes down and his family leaves. When the Lorax also carries himself sadly away, the Once-ler is left alone in the devastation and destruction and terrible pollution. The only thing left to him is a message left by the Lorax: the word “UNLESS” carved into a stone.

The story returns to the present and the Once-ler explains to the curious boy that he has been trying to understand the message ever since the Lorax left. So far, he has been unsuccessful but now, with the arrival of the boy, he finally understands. He explains that “UNLESS” people care then unpleasant circumstance will not improve. He then drops down the last Truffula Tree seed and charges the boy with planting it and regrowing the forest so that the Lorax and the other creatures can return to their home.

The Lorax is generally considered to be a cautionary tale about environmental destruction and selfish greed. In this interpretation, the Lorax represents the environment and those who defend it while the Once-ler represents greedy corporations that are never satisfied with their profits and continue to expand and consume natural resources despite the terrible damage they do to the environment. Occasionally, this theme has proved controversial and critics have complained that it misrepresents the logging industry. However, the book is far more commonly received in a positive light as an engaging fable that carries an important message about sustainability and respecting nature conveyed in a manner that young children can understand and enjoy. It is regularly featured in polls of top children’s books and has been adapted into a 1972 television program, a 2012 movie, and a 2015 musical.

Blanka want hug

shoutout to the ace/aros btw, y'all are chill as fuck. everyone if you're clowning on ace/aros then you need to stop right the fuckity fuck now. respect the ace/aros

Ngl immediately thought of Toga regarding Snake's 'vamp' talk

I MEAN

girls don’t want romance. they want ronance

would you cut down a tree?

No. Might use it as a scratching-post, but no.

I am not a beaver.

This must be stated, however I feel as if you already know. BUT link and Aryll 100% see linebecks son as their little brother.

Also old man Linebeck loves his grandchildren, but will come for your knees with his cane if you insult his family.

Actually he come for anyones knees if provoked. Even his younger self. He won't go for links knees but he will go after his foot.

NFKDBDM YES little Linebeck II my BELOVED. And yeah Linebeck is obviously protective of his grandkids. I mean you see how Linebeck III talks about him. He clearly loved the guy a lot. He was a good grandpa :)

And yeah that sounds like a Linebeck thing. Sim for the knees

Im playing Bloxburg with my sister and this person walked up to me and was like.

"can you adopt me" (twice)

And i didn't want to but i didnt want to sound mean but my sister was like

"you need to say something"

And than i panicked and you know what i said...

"i am the lorax, i speak for the trees"

...

Yeah...

I just realized something...

Not only does the Grinch hate Christmas. The Lorax would also hate Christmas because WE CHOP DOWN THE TREES!!! 🎄🎄🎄

No I will not be taking any criticism, you cannot disagree with me. As far as I'm aware, this is canon! Good day!