Green Eggs and Ham, Dr Seuss
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Excerpt: Sam-I-am offers his green eggs and ham to the unnamed character
From: Green Eggs and Ham
Do you like
green eggs and ham?
---
I do not like them,
Sam-I-am.
I do not like
green eggs and ham.
---
I could not, would not, on a boat.
I will not, will not, with goat.
I will not eat them in the rain.
I will not eat them on a train.
Not in the dark! Not in a tree!
Not in a car! You let me be!
I do not like them in a box.
I do not like them with a fox.
I do not eat them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse.
I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them ANYWHERE!
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You do not like them.
So you say.
Try them! Try them!
And you may.
Try them and you may, I say.
---
Sam!
If you will let me be,
I will try them.
You will see.
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Say!
I like green eggs and ham!
I do! I like them, Sam-I-am!
And I would eat them in a boat.
And I would eat them with a goat...
green eggs and ham?
---
I do not like them,
Sam-I-am.
I do not like
green eggs and ham.
---
I could not, would not, on a boat.
I will not, will not, with goat.
I will not eat them in the rain.
I will not eat them on a train.
Not in the dark! Not in a tree!
Not in a car! You let me be!
I do not like them in a box.
I do not like them with a fox.
I do not eat them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse.
I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them ANYWHERE!
---
You do not like them.
So you say.
Try them! Try them!
And you may.
Try them and you may, I say.
---
Sam!
If you will let me be,
I will try them.
You will see.
---
Say!
I like green eggs and ham!
I do! I like them, Sam-I-am!
And I would eat them in a boat.
And I would eat them with a goat...
Informações sobre o autor e a obra:
- Autor: Dr Seuss (United States: March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991)
- Nome completo: Theodor Seuss Geisel
- Sobre a obra: Publicação: 1960. Uma das obras mais populares da literatura infantojuvenil dos E.U.A.
- Contexto de produção: Estados Unidos, pós-guerra, contracultura
