The Lorax: The Trees! The Trees! The Voice Of The Trees! Page #4

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There he is! There's my

big, suddenly successful son!

We always knew you would

make it, Oncie. Right?

Hey! I love this guy!

But you always said I wouldn't

amount to anything, remember?

Hush your mouth. I was

just trying to motivate you!

I am really glad

that you clarified that

because it actually hurt my

feelings for a really long time.

Anyway, you're all here, you

all work for me, and that's cool.

So, let's get to work.

Brett, Chet,

set up the RV!

Would you stop

throwing that bear?

Time out. Back up. Stop. Don't move

an inch. Nobody's moving in here.

You got to go. Goodbye.

So, who invited

the giant, furry peanut?

You calling me

a peanut, huh?

I'll go right up

your nose!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

You wouldn't

hit a woman.

That's a woman?

Okay.

Everyone, cool it.

Let's not get off

on the wrong foot here.

Um, family, this is my

friend... Acquaintance.

Yeah, acquaintance. Very

good acquaintance, the Lorax.

He speaks for the trees.

That's right.

And on behalf

of the trees, get out!

Will you just be nice!

This is my family.

And I'm going to

need their help

if my company is

going to get bigger. Okay?

Bigger?

Yeah, this isn't some

rinky-dink operation anymore.

I got plans. Big plans!

A vision of a world filled with

Thneeds. It's going to be huge!

Which way

does a tree fall?

Uh, down?

A tree falls

the way it leans.

Be careful

which way you lean.

I mean, look at this.

It's amazing.

I am so proud of me.

Oncie, we've got us

a little problem.

Problem?

Mmm-hmm.

See, we're not making

Thneeds fast enough.

Harvesting the tufts

takes too long!

Well, what else can we do?

Well, and this

just came to me,

we could always start

chopping down the trees.

What?

Now you're thinking.

That would speed things up!

But...

No "but" s, Oncie.

You're running

a business now.

You have to do what's

best for the company,

and your momma.

Well, I guess it couldn't

hurt to chop down a few trees.

You've made me so

proud, Oncie. Come here!

Hey! I love this guy!

No! No, no, no!

Stop it! Please, stop.

Take that, you stupid tree!

Where do you

think you're going?

Excuse me, sir. I need

to talk with your boss.

Oh, I'm sorry,

but Mr. Once-ler's

not seeing anyone right now.

Yeah, well,

he'll see me. So...

Hey, keep your

paws off me!

Give me a reason, Shorty.

Hey, you broke

your promise.

You're better than this.

You gotta stop!

This is bad!

Have a nice day!

Bad?

I'm not bad, I'm the good guy

here. He just doesn't get it.

Do you think I'm bad?

Thank you!

I mean, something good

finally happens to me,

and he just has to come

along and rain on my parade.

What's his problem?

See?

Yeah, bad! Right.

How bad can I be?

I'm just doin'

what comes naturally

How bad can I be?

I'm just following my destiny

How bad can I be?

I'm just doin'

what comes naturally

How bad can I be?

How bad can I possibly be?

Well, there's

a principle in nature

Principle in nature

That almost

every creature knows

Called survival of the fittest

Survival of the fittest

And check it,

this is how it goes

The animal that wins

gotta scratch and fight

And claw and bite and punch

And the animal that doesn't

Well, the animal that doesn't

Winds up someone else's

La-la-la-la lunch

Munch, munch, munch,

munch, munch I'm just sayin'

How bad can I be?

I'm just doin'

what comes naturally

How bad can I be?

I'm just following my destiny

How bad can I be?

I'm just doin'

what comes naturally

How bad can I be?

How bad can I possibly be?

There's a

principle in business

Principle in business

That everybody knows is sound

It says the people with the

money People with the money

Make this

ever-loving world go round

So I'm biggering my company

I'm biggering my factory

I'm biggering

my corporate sign

Bigger, bigger!

Everybody out there

You take care of yours

I'll take care of

mine-mine-mine-mine-mine

Shake that bottom line

Let me hear you

say Smogulous Smoke!

Smogulous Smoke!

Schloppity-Schlopp!

Complain all you want It's

never, ever, ever, ever gonna stop

Stop!

Come on,

how bad can I possibly be?

How bad can I be?

I'm just building the economy

How bad can I be?

Just look at me

petting this puppy

How bad can I be?

A portion of proceeds

goes to charity

How bad can I be?

How bad could I possibly be?

Let's see!

All the customers are buying

And the money's multiplying

And the PR people are lying

And the lawyers are denying

Who cares if

a few trees are dying?

This is all so gratifying!

How bad?

How bad can this possibly be?

So, how are things?

What are you doing here?

Happy yet? You fill that

hole deep down inside you?

Or do you

still need more?

Look, if you've got a

problem with what I'm doing,

why haven't you used your

quote-unquote powers to stop me?

I told you,

that's not how it works.

Right, I forgot.

You're a fraud.

I need you

to get out. Now!

Why? Do I make

you uncomfortable?

Remind you of

the promises you made?

The man you used to be?

You know what?

You can just shut your

mustache. My conscience is clear.

I have done

nothing illegal.

I have my rights, and I

intend to keep on biggering

and biggering, and turning more

Truffula trees into Thneeds.

And nothing is

going to stop me!

Well, that's it.

The very last one.

That may stop you.

Somebody sure made

a bundle on that thing.

I wonder what the next million

dollar invention's going to be.

Yeah, I wonder...

Son, you have

let me down.

Brett, you are now

my favorite child.

Hey, look,

I don't want any trouble.

And you won't get any.

Not from them.

Thanks to you and your hacking,

and smogging and glupping,

they can't

live here anymore.

So, I'm sending them off.

Hopefully,

they'll be able to find

a better place

out there somewhere.

Melvin?

Melvin...

Hey, Pipsqueak...

Hey...

So, this is

really all your fault.

You destroyed everything.

Yes.

And each day

since the Lorax left,

I've sat here regretting

everything I've done,

staring at that word,

"unless,"

and wondering

what it meant.

But now I'm thinking...

Well, maybe

you're the reason

the Lorax left

that word there.

Me? Why would he

leave that for me?

Because unless someone like

you cares a whole awful lot,

nothing is

going to get better.

It's not.

The last Truffula seed.

You need to plant it, Ted.

Yeah, but, nobody cares

about trees anymore.

Then make them care.

Plant the seed in the middle

of town, where everyone can see.

Change the way things are.

I know it may seem

small and insignificant,

but it's not about

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