When I was a kid I loved the writing of Dr. Seuss. While playing in the snow a couple of weeks ago, Thunder and Freighter ended up nose to nose and it reminded me of one for my favorite Dr. Seuss stories.
The Zax
by Dr. Seuss
From The Sneetches and Other Stories
One day, making tracks
In the prairie of Prax,
Came a North-Going Zax
And a South-Going Zax.
And it happened that both of them came to a place
Where they bumped. There they stood.
Foot to foot. Face to face.
“Look here, now!” the North-Going Zax said, “I say!
You are blocking my path. You are right in my way.
I’m a North-Going Zax and I always go north.
Get out of my way, now, and let me go forth!”
“Who’s in whose way?” snapped the South-Going Zax.
“I always go south, making south-going tracks.
So you’re in MY way! And I ask you to move
And let me go south in my south-going groove.”
Then the North-Going Zax puffed his chest up with pride.
“I never,” he said, “take a step to one side.
And I’ll prove to you that I won’t change my ways
If I have to keep standing here fifty-nine days!”
“And I’ll prove to YOU,” yelled the South-Going Zax,
“That I can stand here in the prairie of Prax
For fifty-nine years! For I live by a rule
That I learned as a boy back in South-Going School.
Never budge! That’s my rule. Never budge in the least!
Not an inch to the west! Not an inch to the east!
I’ll stay here, not budging! I can and I will
If it makes you and me and the whole world stand still!”
Well…
Of course the world didn’t stand still. The world grew.
In a couple of years, the new highway came through
And they built it right over those two stubborn Zax
And left them there, standing un-budged in their tracks.
Luckily one of the brown dawgs decided to budge to one side so we didn’t need to build a highway over them or anything. Guess who gave in first?
I love it! How creatively perfect with the photos! We love Dr. Seuss too! Time to go get some green eggs and ham!
Awesome story and pictures. I think freighter budged first.
Interesting photo technique, old sepia…my guess is Thunder may have lorded it over Freighter…or
Freighter picked up a scent (mouse burrow) off to
side?
More Dr. Seuss fans! I also think it was Freighter who budged first, probably to go quench his thirst!
Love Dr Seuss. We think Freighter budged first. Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
Brilliant interpretation!
Hi Y’all!
Looks like Thunder standing there lookin’ over his shoulder. Or else it’s an optical illusion.
Y’all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
I would guess that Freighter, being the youngster would defer first?
Oh that was just delightful! Good thing they didn’t stand there for 59 days (or years) either, or they would be frozen statues!
Oh, that is an absolutely perfect fit for the photos! I love it…and I love Dr. Seuss!
Happy Monday,
Oz
This was so awesome and the pictures were perfect!! My guess is Freighter, he gave first. While he may be young and somewhat mischievous at times, my guess is he knows his role in the pack.
That’s so sweet and those pics are awesome!
I hope you’re having a fun day,
Your pal Snoopy 🙂
lol! Looks like one only budged in favour of discovering something more interesting! I’m going to guess it was Freighter.
Great photos! Love how you edited them.
This was completely and totally delightful!!!!! Perfect photos and Dr.Seuss is a HUGE personal fave of mine!
Great pictures and fun story to go with!
I loved Dr. Seuss’s books as well! Great and funny post!
So very beautiful and clever! Thank you for a fun break in the day. 🙂
What a great post! I love seeing the dogs playing in the snow, especially those photos with their ears flying! 😀
Oh you got a lot of snow over there.
That one isn’t ringing a bell in my head, but your photos match it perfectly!
Those photos go perfectly with that story. How fun is that? 🙂
What a fun post and great pictures. We would guess that Freighter moved first. Hugs and nose kisses