The Tale of the Lorax - Part 1 by thesassylorax, literature
Literature
The Tale of the Lorax - Part 1
Chapter One: The Once-ler
Like every little boy, no matter the situation in which he'd been brought up in, Ted Wiggins had a crush. He had a horribly, powerful crush upon his next door neighbor. Her name was Audrey and her hair was a vibrant orange color, she had freckles that were like kisses from the sun itself, and a beautiful green shade for her eyes that challenged the fake green painted cement people called grass. She always had a smile on her face when she talked to him, and that was reason enough for the young boy to end up falling for her.
She visited his house a lot, though unfortunately never to speak to him. Audrey had a project
The Tale of the Lorax - Intro by thesassylorax, literature
Literature
The Tale of the Lorax - Intro
Theodore Wiggins was born and raised in Thneedville which, in itself, wasn't exactly a bad thing. The town was well looked after, it had the best hospitals, the best schools, recreational activities, but the only problem was that the town was very, very bad. For one there was no mayor, no electoral committee, nothing to represent the people's views and opinions on matters. Those rights had long since been given up when O'Hare, a man of short stature, had rose to power in the ranks of the city.
You see, Thneedville was in a bad state.
Beyond the safety of the all powerful wall was a wasteland, where miles, and miles, and miles of what had on