I just found out about this! Did you know?
According to WKRC...
It was 50 years ago today that a publisher's bet turned into a children's classic.
Bennett Cerf bet Theodor Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, 50 dollars that he couldn't write a book using only 50 words.
The result of the bet... Doctor Seuss's "Green Eggs and Ham."
"I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam I am."
By the way, of the 50 words in the book, 49 of them are mono-syllabic.
The one exception is the word: 'anywhere'.
If you can't recall all the other words in "Green Eggs and Ham", here's the list:
1 comment:
That is really funny and very interesting!
Thanks for visiting my blog today and for your comment. I'm with Deanna, it's nice to know we're not alone.
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