Green Eggs and Ham Writing Prompt

"I would not like them here or there.

I would not like them anywhere.

I do not like green eggs and ham.

I do not like them, Sam-I-Am."

--from Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) was challenged to write a book using only 50 words. The challenge came from Bennett Cerf of Random House--he bet Seuss $50 that he could not write a book using only 50 words. The result was his 1960 book, Green Eggs and Ham. Legend has it that although Seuss won, Cerf never paid him the...

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Published on September 17, 2023 06:31
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