More Timeless Fables

...from a modern-day storyteller

Most of us are familiar with the whimsical children's stories of Dr. Seuss, but before he embarked on his career as a famous children's author, he had been a political cartoonist as well as a writer for "Private Snafu", a series of Warner Brothers cartoons created for the U.S. Army. Given Seuss' background in politics, it's really no surprise that many of his stories also play out as sociopolitical commentary.

Seuss was ahead of his time -- in this story, identifying memetic trends and clique behavior before the term was even coined. Note how he's distinguishing bird-brained mentality vs. the more clever manipulator, portrayed as a primate.

(I didn't produce this video, by the way. It was either this or the longer song-and-dance animated production that was posted on YouTube).

Comments

[Fernando Magyar]

Hi Ann,

Not sure what it will do to your stats but I'm afraid I got here via Pharyngula and not by searching for "nude young girls" sorry, :-)

[PurpleKoolaid]

The more hits the better no matter where you link from... but the stats have certainly gone up after the "For Shame" entry. (Wonder how many of them were from repressed right-wing lawmakers.)

[RamblinDude]

The Sneetches! My favorite Dr. Suess book.

It made a big impact on me when I was just a little kid. I'm sure it established some vital neural pathways—as did many of his books.

A must read for all ages.