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The tale of the Lorax and his precious Truffula trees is a children's story that still has merit in the adult world. Like the Once-ler, there are many companies today that run strictly on profits and fail to see long term consequences of their actions. 

Never read "The Lorax"? Or don't remember it? Watch the video adaptation of the story:

 

 

I once heard a tale of the Truffula trees

 

These colorful plants that swayed in the breeze

 

And a greedy Once-ler that wanted fast cash

 

So away at the Truffula trees he started to slash

 

He chopped them far, he chopped them near

 

And the Lorax cried against it with words most sincere

 

But the Once-ler was profiting and filled with greed

 

So the wise words of the Lorax he did not heed

 

He cut and chopped from dusk to dawn

 

He cut and chopped till it all was gone

 

And when he looked at the damage done

 

He realized the true profit was little to none

 

As a child you heard many times

 

Silly stories with catchy rhymes

 

But the most important and timeless of these

 

Is Dr. Seuss’s tale of the Lorax and his Truffula trees