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2 | [[caption-width-right:318:"Today you are you! That is truer than true!/There is no one alive who is you-er than you!"]] |
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4 | The 20th book written and illustrated by Creator/DrSeuss. Published in 1959 the ''Happy Birthday To You!'' book is about the Birthday Bird who throws the reader an amazing party on their Birthday in the land of Katroo. |
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6 | Though the story shares the same name as the song HappyBirthdayToYou, the two are not actually related. |
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8 | ---- |
9 | !!Provides Examples Of: |
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11 | * TheAce: The Birthday Bird is apparently this for the "Asso-see-eye-ation". |
12 | * AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: Per the norm for [[Creator/DrSeuss Dr. Seuss']] stories. |
13 | * AlliterativeName: The '''B'''irthday '''B'''ird. |
14 | * CueTheSun: The Birthday Bird is implied to show up around this time in the "brightening sky" but, with "not all awake". |
15 | * HandshakeSubstitute: The "Secret Katroo Birthday Hi-Sign-and-Shake", only good people with birthdays may use this. |
16 | * {{Mooning}}: "You" in the book appears to accidentally do this at the Mustard-Off Pools. |
17 | * PetsAsAPresent: The Bird gives "You" several, including a Time-Telling Fish and some Hippo-Heimers. |
18 | * PublicBathhouseScene: The Mustard-Off Pools. |
19 | * RetGone: A "Wasn't" is apparently this. There is also apparently something called a Isn't. |
20 | -->"A Wasn't just isn't. He just isn't present." |
21 | * SausageStringSilliness: For lunch as a birthday rule. |
22 | -->"For Birthday luncheons, as a rule,\ |
23 | We serve hot dogs, rolled on a spool." |
24 | * SkinnyDipping: "You" do this in the Mustard-Off Pools. |
25 | * SugarBowl: This is a story with no conflict whatsoever: just a bird giving a boy an amazing birthday. |
26 | * UnclePennybags: The Birthday Bird seems to be this, since he doesn't seem to care about expenses when sending one of the PetsAsAPresent to "Your" home. |
27 | -->"I'll have shipped home to you, Birthday Express.\ |
28 | That costs quite a lot. But I couldn't care less.\ |
29 | Today is your birthday! Today You are You!\ |
30 | So what if it costs me a thousand or two." |
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34 | ->"And [[Creator/DrSeuss I]] wish"\ |
35 | "[[Creator/DrSeuss I]] could do"\ |
36 | "All these great things for ''you!''" |
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