The Lorax: The Trees! The Trees! The Voice Of The Trees! Page #3

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Why aren't you

like other kids,

break dancing and

wearing bell-bottoms,

and playing

the Donkey Kongs?

Yeah, right, right.

I don't know.

Uh, I just thought it would be

kind of cool to have one, you know?

Huh?

It's a girl, isn't it?

What? No!

Really? Because when a guy

does something stupid once,

well, that's because

he's a guy.

But if he does

the same stupid thing twice,

it's usually to

impress some girl.

Hey, she is not some girl!

She's a woman,

in high school.

And she loves trees.

And I'm going to get her one.

Aw!

How nice to see someone so

undeterred by things like reality.

Thank you.

All right,

but where did we leave off?

Now that's a Thneed.

Nothing unmanly

about knitting. No, sir.

Look at that...

Oh!

Who taught you guys

how to steal a bed?

Shh!

Okay, nice and easy.

Nice work, you guys. Couldn't

have done it without you.

You got to be kidding me.

Can he swim?

Of course he can't swim!

Hang on, Pipsqueak!

I'm coming to get you!

Hey, you fishies!

Stop that bed!

Whoo! Whoo!

Jump, jump!

Come on, get up there.

Come on.

Go, go! A little bit

more! A little bit more!

Now what?

Mmm-mmm.

Get up there.

Okay, Pipsqueak,

give me your hand.

Come on,

reach out for the Lorax.

Where did you go?

Bar-ba-loots.

Oh, that's bad.

Hey, Beanpole, wake up!

What's happening?

Where am I?

Hey! We got trouble,

and it's coming up fast!

Whoo!

We're in a river!

Whew!

Oh, no.

Just do something!

Help is on the way!

No, no!

Just a minute!

Oh, no!

Wake up! Wake up!

Yuck!

Clear!

Ah!

I was heading

into the light,

and you pulled me

right back and here I am!

You saved my life!

Yeah, I know. Well, no,

it's not that big a deal.

It is a big deal!

Look, I almost went over

that waterfall! Wait...

On my bed. How did my

bed get in the river?

Uh... About that...

Actually... I put your bed in the water.

I didn't

mean you any harm.

I just wanted to

calmly float you away.

Look, everyone here

needs the trees

and you're

chopping them down!

So, we've got

a big problem.

All right, look.

I hereby swear that I will

never chop down another tree.

I promise.

Thank you. But I'm going

to keep my eye on you.

Good. Now, I've got

a big day tomorrow

so I'm going to

get some sleep.

Right after

I find my bed.

Ow!

Okay, what are you...

Question, what are

they doing here?

And follow up, if I may,

what are you doing here?

Well, after

the incident last night,

we found one of your socks

and came here to return it.

But when we got here,

you were asleep. What?

Ew!

Exactly. And sleeping

is the body's way

of telling

other people to go away.

I know,

but you looked so cozy.

And it was cold outside, and we

just fell asleep. No harm done.

"No harm done"?

"No harm done"? Okay.

Okay, I put my lips on those.

Well, I used to, anyway.

Ew.

Did you just...

In my bowl!

Why do you have

one of these?

You don't even

have a mustache.

Okay, that's it!

What? I thought

we made a deal last night.

Yes, we did.

And I said I wouldn't

chop down any more trees.

And I said I was going

to keep an eye on you.

I'm starving.

What's for breakfast?

Breakfast is overrated.

You know what?

I got work to do. Yeah.

I got to go into town

and sell my Thneed.

You chopped down

one of my trees

to make that

piece of garbage?

Look at that...

"Garbage"? Oh, no.

Oh, no! You do not get it.

This is

a revolutionary product

that will change

the world as we know it.

It has a million uses!

Look at this.

It's a swimsuit!

Mud tracked all over your

floor by uninvited guests?

Well, the Thneed sure

comes in handy for that!

But wait, there's more!

Thanks to its

all-natural microfibers,

the Thneed is

super-absorbent!

It also works as a hat.

Of course, you probably

want to wring it out first.

Go ahead,

knock yourself out.

But nobody is going

to buy that thing.

Good to know.

Well, fortunately, you are

not the target market, weirdo.

You're bringing a guitar?

Oh, yeah.

I got a little jingle.

I'm gonna blow some minds,

gonna sell some Thneeds!

Yeah.

Everybody

needs a Thneed

A fine thing

that all people...

Sit down, go on.

Unfortunately, I didn't

sell it the first day.

The Thneed is good

The Thneed is great...

Hey!

Or the second day.

Hey!

Or the third,

or fourth, or fifth day.

Okay, that one

hit the tender spot.

Until finally...

That's it!

You know what?

I'm done with this thing.

Aw.

My family was right.

I quit!

Hey. Cool hat.

Oh, my gosh!

I totally want one.

That thing makes me

like you more.

Hey! Where's your Thneed,

did you sell it?

Hey. No, no.

Didn't sell it.

Turns out, it's ahead

of its time, I guess.

Hey, you gave it your best shot.

Right? What more can you do?

Come on, take a seat,

we'll deal you in.

What are we playing?

I'm playing poker. He's playing

Go Fish. And I think he's hungry.

Oh.

Pancake, the pancake

Up!

Who is up for ninths?

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

Whoa!

All right, pass them over.

Yeah, see?

What's going on?

Oh, no.

That's a lot of people.

Everybody

needs a Thneed

A fine thing

that all people need

The Thneed is good

The Thneed is great

Let's hope we're not too late

It's a super trendy hat

It's a tightrope

for an acrobat

A net for

catching butterflies

A thing we use for exercise

Everybody needs a Thneed

A fine thing

that all people need

Everybody needs a Thneed

Oh, yeah!

We're in business, baby!

We need a Thneed

Mom? Hey, it's me! I told you

I was going to be a success!

You need to bring the

whole family here right now.

We're going to be rich!

What? I'm going to need all

the help I can get. Don't worry.

So, has he told you

how to get a tree yet?

Actually, no.

But I think he's going to

get to that part really soon.

Here we are.

What?

I'll just be a minute.

Oh, wow. Hey, Audrey!

Oh, hi, Ted! What's up?

You know me, just cruising.

Putting out the vibe.

Just me and my thoughts.

Oh, is this the girl

you're always talking about?

Grandma!

Stop making things up.

She's even prettier than...

Okay, got to run! Bye.

Okay, Grammy,

let's get you home!

Yeah!

Whoa!

I'm so sorry. So sorry.

Did not wanna see that.

Whoa!

Whoa!

Whoa-ho-ho!

Hey!

Hey, I'm back.

What have you got there?

Yes!

Whoa!

Thank you, Ted.

Now, picture this.

Sun shining,

a blue sky, a perfect day.

It was all downhill

from there.

Whoa!

What a dump.

Hey, Aunt Grizelda!

Hey, Chet,

check this out!

Go long!

No, Brett,

that's actually not a...

Okay.

Go long! Go long!

I got it! I got it!

Got it!

He totally ran

into that tree!

Ow!

Oncie, is that you?

Mom!

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