“The Star Belly Sneetches had bellys with stars, but the Plain Belly Sneetches had none upon thars.”
“When the Star Belly children played games with a ball, could a Plain Belly join in the game? Not at all!”
So goes Dr Suess’s story of the snooty and upwardly mobile Star Belly Sneetches, and their poor outcast Plain Belly cousins… A great little parable about privilege, class and similar topics. And a fun read for kids.
Sneetches and Other Stories also has the story of The Zax – an interesting story of what can happen in negotiations if people refuse to focus on outcomes rather than positions.
Smart guy, that Dr Suess…
