Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Suess

Horton is a very gentle and caring elephant. He is a picture book character that always makes morally correct decisions. In the book Horton Hears a Who! Horton defends a village of miniscule “whos” who can not been seen with the naked eye. Similarly, in Horton Hatches the Egg, Horton defends a small egg even though others laugh at him. The plot of Horton Hatches the Egg includes a lazy bird named Mayzie who tricks Horton into taking care of her egg while she goes on a vacation. Mayzie made Horton sit on her egg for months, even in snow and ice while she was tanning on the beach. Horton is so loyal that he does not care about the weather and continues to take care of the egg. At one point in time hunters threaten Horton with riffles but Horton would not move because he made a promise to take care of the egg. Horton sends a message to children to do the right thing, to say what you mean and be faithful. Although Horton is an enormous elephant he is very gentle and kind. Personally, I believe Horton symbolizes a representation of children. Even though Horton is large he is also clumsy just like children and has a big heart like most children do. I really enjoyed this series and the message it sends to children. Horton shows children that if you do the right thing, you will get rewarded in the end.