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The Lorax

Once upon a time, in a beautiful forest, there lived a magical creature called the Lorax. The Lorax had a vibrant orange mustache and wore a bright yellow suit. He was the protector of all the trees in the forest.

A magical forest with colorful trees and a bright creature

The Lorax loved the trees more than anything else in the world. He spoke for the trees because they couldn't speak for themselves. Whenever anyone tried to harm the trees or cut them down, the Lorax would appear and stop them.

The Orange mustache, yellow suit, protector of trees speaking up for the trees and stopping harm

One day, a greedy businessman named the Once-ler arrived in the forest. He wanted to chop down all the trees to make Thneeds, a useless but popular product. The Lorax tried to convince the Once-ler to stop, but he didn't listen.

A greedy businessman and the Orange mustache, yellow suit, protector of trees trying to convince him

As the Once-ler kept cutting down trees, the forest started to suffer. The animals lost their homes, the air became polluted, and the river turned murky. The Lorax became very sad and could no longer protect the trees as he used to.

The forest getting damaged and the Orange mustache, yellow suit, protector of trees becoming sad

In the end, the Once-ler realized his mistake and regretted his actions. He planted the very last Truffula tree seed in the ground and promised to take care of it. The Lorax disappeared, leaving behind a hopeful message for everyone to protect the environment.

The Greedy businessman, cutting down trees for profit planting a seed and the Orange mustache, yellow suit, protector of trees leaving a message

Reflection Questions

  • Why was the Lorax sad?
  • Who was the Once-ler?
  • What did the Once-ler plant at the end?

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