![]() ![]() ![]() The Caligula: King Yertle, who uses his turtle subjects as a throne just to feel more important. ![]() He is the one who first shows her where the pill-berries are, and is also the one who leads her rescue at the end. In the book version, the chickens and geese have been replaced by a cat. Adaptation Species Change: In the original Redbook version of "Yertle the Turtle", Yertle sees a cow, a mule, three chickens, and two geese on the farm.This book contains examples of the following tropes: "The Big Brag": A rabbit and a bear argue with each other about their greatness until a worm puts their argument to rest."Gertrude McFuzz": A young bird named Gertrude, growing tired of her plain little tail, gets some help from a pillberry bush, and quickly discovers she has bitten off more than she can chew."Yertle the Turtle": The title story tells of a turtle king who becomes obsessed with building his throne higher and higher, and does so by stacking more and more other turtles.Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is a book of rhyming stories by Dr. ![]()
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