Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories 苏斯博士：乌龟耶尔特及其他故事 ISBN 9780007173143

本册有三个故事，故事的核只有一个，即“极限”。
　　目之能及之处，最远有多远？乌龟国王耶尔特坚信，他目光所及的一切就等同于他统治的疆域。以池塘边的石头为宝座，目力所及只有池塘，所见的范围极小，自然他的统治范围也小得可怜。耶尔特扩充疆域的唯一办法就是站得高看得远，但是当他还在叫嚣着建筑一个由五千，五千六百零七只乌龟堆起的宝座，他脚下两百只乌龟堆起的宝座已经岌岌可危了。
　　尾巴上长出多少根羽毛才是最关？小雌鸟绒绒以为自然是越多越美。如此疯狂强求的结果竟然是尾大不掉，画地为牢，只有忍痛退回原处之一途。
　　无庸置疑，物极必反。但苏斯博士显然远不就此止步。在接下来的《吹牛》中，老虫子的出现是《吹牛》一篇的结束，也是本册总体的一个收束。以世界上最灵敏的听觉和嗅觉，究竟谁能抵达最远？兔子和熊海拼不下，不堪烦扰的老虫子出来做了了断，对种种鼠目寸光、妄自尊大者的嘲讽真是无以复加。乌龟耶尔特的目力与老虫子的目力不可同日而语。耶尔特自从一头跌入池塘，其目力所及便只有烂泥巴了；而无比矮小的老虫子即使深处于地洞里，他飞掠的目光也能将整个世界尽收眼底。物有限止，心灵无涯。只有游心者的目光才能弗远无界。
　　苏斯博士的“致远”是收放自如、纵横捭阖，最终还要回到起点，也即当下。仿佛无所从来，亦无所从去。

In this hilarious book, featuring three timeless fables, Dr.Seuss explores the pitfalls of growing too big for your boots! Withhis unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures andriotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children andhelping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of thewonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK's topten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly established as aglobal best-seller, with nearly half a million books soldworldwide. This delightful book forms part of the third stage inHarperCollins' major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunchof six more titles in January 2004, such all-time favourites as TheLorax, The Foot Book and Yertle the Turtle boast bright new coversthat incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue BackBooks are for parents to share with young children, Green BackBooks are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and YellowBack Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Yertle theTurtle and other stories belongs to the Yellow Back Book range.

Yertle's storyleads off with his attempt to build a bigger kingdom on the backsof his loyal subjects (literally). King of everything he can see,Yertle orders his turtles to stack up under him to build a toweringthrone. ("He made each turtle stand on another one's back and hepiled them all up in a nine-turtle stack.") But a plain littleturtle named Mack--stuck at the bottom--decides he's had enough.("I know up on top you are seeing great sights, but down on thebottom we, too, should have rights!")