He ignores the their complaints of aches and pains and hunger. He commands the turtles from all over the pond to stack themselves higher so he can have what he wants. His thirst for power supersedes anything else, and he uses his position as king to get what he wants. So Yertle traded his throne of stone with it’s limited view for a stack of turtles that would set him high above the pond and it’s inhabitants. Although it was good, it just wasn’t good enough. The pond had everything a turtle would need to be happy. Full of warm water, plenty of food, and the freedom for turtles to come and go as they pleased. The story goes down on a far away island, in a small pond called Sala-Ma-Sond, where Yertle was king, perched high on his throne of stone.
Sometimes, there’s more to a book than meets the eye, as I’m finding is the case with many of Dr.
I have to say, I was thinking maybe a 9 year old who reads chapter books like “The Secret Garden,” by Frances Hodgson Burnett, might find an easy reader a little boring. Seuss, after a friend recommended the book. Last night, Emma and I read “Yertle the Turtle,” by Dr.
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