Fox succeeds in driving Knox mad - but in a final twist, the now-lunatic Knox turns against his tormenter and viciously murders him. On the next page Fox tries to get him to chew the blue gooįox in Socks has been called Seuss's greatest tragedy. An unending series of nightmare images parade by, reminiscent of brainwashing scenes in dystopias like 1984 and Clockwork Orange. It's an assault on Knox's very sanity, and as the book progresses he slowly, cruelly tears the fabric of reality away from the defenseless Knox. 'Here's an easy game to play,' he whispers - but his wordplay is more than games. I don't like this trick, sir.' But Fox refuses to relent. Will make you have to up your dosage of Lexapro so it’s better to stick with this one. Buuuuuuuuuuut, if you discover you have been gifted with the ability to read tongue-twisters at an astonishing speed, the tiny human giggles that your magic will generate is well worth the annoyance of having this be the selection that is requested to read on a never-ending loop of ”AGAIN!!!!”Īnd really, the alternative “fox” story. Might not end up being your idea of a great time. Take note that any children’s book that comes with a disclaimer.

In case you are someone who is far removed from your own childhood and not yet cursed blessed with any children of your own, you might not be familiar with Fox in Socks. Wrong again, but it’s almost as aggravating. Seuss’ birthday I’m here to talk about a different annoying sound – that which comes from discovering what the fox says. Either 1 Star or 5 Stars depending on how many times you've been forced to read it/how many glasses of wine you've had to drinkĪny sportsball fans in the house? If so you’ll know that meme is 100% accurate.

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