Horton Hears a Who- The Sour Kangaroo

Yes, how true, how true, I’m the Sour Kangaroo.
And I’m the antagonist from Horton Hears a Who.

Y’all all think I’m nasty,
you all think I’m cruel,
but I’m the nicest one of all in the jungle of Nool.

So I’m sure you all have heard of our little musical.
It’s crazy and it’s wacky, and it’s called Seussical.

There’s Gertrude, and there’s Horton,
and there’s JoJo and the Cat.
And everyone looks at me like I’m mean and bad and fat!

But you haven’t heard the story of the Sour Kangaroo.
I used to be real friendly; and sweet and loving too!

It’s really that dumb elephant who has your mind all twisted.
So that’s what I’m here for; to change your mind up and to fix it!

So one day, there was Horton, just sitting in the flowers.
He just sat there and he gazed at them for tons and tons of hours.

So I just hopped right by him and asked him what was up.
He said he heard some noises from his pile of buttercups.

I picked up one of the flowers, trying to hear the sounds he heard.
Then he laughed at me then stated, “You believed me?! That’s absurd!”

So I hopped away, embarrassed. I was fooled and merely tricked.
But I forgave him anyway, although that joke was sick.

And he sat in the roses the next day, just starring once again.
So I hopped up to him and kindly asked, “What are you doing, Horton my friend?”

“I heard a faint sound in this small, little rose.
And I believe that they’re people! They’re our friends! And not our foes!”

So I picked up the flower and stuck my ears inside.
Then Horton laughed right at me! Because he had again lied.

So I hopped away in sorrow. Embarrassed and very sad.
Because that just wasn’t funny! And now he’s made me mad!

And so that day had changed me. It made me mean and bad.
Because that joke was awful! He went overboard just a tad.

So then one day that Horton just sat in a field of clovers.
I wondered what he was plotting now, and then I hopped right over.

“Oh, there you are, my kangaroo! In this clover, I’ve heard a sound!
These creatures are called ‘Who’s’, these things that I have found!”

“Oh, Horton! Why won’t you stop? I can’t stand your lies and pranks!
I’ve always been quite nice to you! I gave you friendship, love, and thanks!”

“Oh, but this time it is real, my dear, my kangaroo!
I tell you, friend, I’m honest! For I’ve discovered Who’s!”

I then just hopped away, and turned everyone against him.
The monkeys, and the birds, and the fish with all the fins.

But when the sun was setting, Horton stood before the jungle.
He placed his clover by a megaphone, and we then all heard a MUMBLE!

“Oh, Horton, you weren’t lying! It was that Sour Kangaroo!
She tricked us, and she played us all! But Horton, you’ve heard a who!”

So, indeed, I did turn sour. And I lost my love and kindness.
And Dr. Seuss mistook you all, and made me an enemy at its finest.

So my moral I must tell you, is there’s two sides to every story.
So get them both before you judge! It makes every book less boring!