And today the great Yertle, that Marvelous he,
Is King of the Mud. That is all he can see.
And the turtles, of course…all the turtles are free
As turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.

Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) American author, illustrator [pseud. of Theodor Geisel]

Yertle the Turtle (1958)