Knowledge (XXG)

The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories

Source 📝

27: 135:"The Bippolo Seed" (60th-anniversary edition): A young duck named McKluck finds a rare seed that can grow a tree with anything he wishes for. He initially plans to only wish for a week's supply of duck food, but a greedy cat convinces him that they should wish for many more items than they need so that they can sell them and become rich. However, in their excitement, the duo ends up dropping the seed into a body of water by accident and are unable to find it. The story ends by noting that the duo may have been luckier had they not wished for so much. 157:"Steak for Supper": A boy on his way home on a Saturday brags to himself about his weekly steak dinner, causing a growing group of strange creatures who hear the statement to follow him home for some steak, each successively inviting another creature, concerning the boy, who increasingly regrets his bragging. When they get home, they discover that the boy's family got stew instead by mistake and all of the creatures leave in disgust, much to the boy's relief, and he resolves to follow his father's advice to "button his lips". 154:"Tadd and Todd": A boy named Tadd is frustrated because no one can tell him apart from his identical twin brother, Todd, so he tries to distinguish himself by enhancing his appearance with many accessories, but his attempts are foiled by Todd, who still replicates his appearance exactly as he enjoys being "like two peas in a pod". In the end, Todd finally gets Tadd to accept the fact that they will always be the same and Tadd starts to enjoy being an identical twin. 141:"Gustav the Goldfish": A boy overfeeds his pet goldfish Gustav despite having been told by the man who sold Gustav to never do so. This causes Gustav to begin gradually growing, and he moves throughout the house as the boy tries and fails to contain him, until he eventually fills a cellar and must be cured by his original seller. The boy resolves never to overfeed Gustav again after he is returned to his normal size. This story was adapted in 1961 by 163:"The Great Henry McBride": A boy named Henry McBride dreams of what job he may do when he is older. His imagination gets increasingly ambitious as he imagines doing progressively more jobs simultaneously, culminating in him picturing himself as a rabbit farmer, doctor, radio presenter, seal trainer, and cowpuncher all at once. He concludes that the best job for him at the moment is dreaming without having to do work. 26: 138:"The Rabbit, the Bear, and the Zinniga-Zanniga": A rabbit about to be eaten by a bear manages to escape by convincing him that he has a rare but serious and potentially lethal disorder, the lack of a single eyelash, which he can only cure by holding a flower from a nearby Zinniga-Zanniga tree to his eye while staying still. 160:"The Strange Shirt Spot": A boy gets dirt on his brand-new white shirt and fears his mother's disapproval. After several attempts to get rid of the dirt, he only manages to pass it between objects throughout the house, eventually returning it to his shirt by accident just before his mother arrives and reprimands him. 122:
on September 27, 2011. Though they were originally published in magazines in the early 1950s, they had never been published in book form and are quite rare, described by the publisher as "the literary equivalent of buried treasure". The stories were discovered by Charles D. Cohen, a Massachusetts
172:
The collection was published by Random House on September 27, 2011. The stories originally appeared in magazines in 1950 and 1951. Dr. Seuss died in 1991, and the stories were later rediscovered by Charles D. Cohen, a Massachusetts dentist and Seuss scholar. Cathy Goldsmith of Random House
911: 1189: 1359: 838: 99: 1476: 75:
February/June/September/November 1951 ("The Rabbit, the Bear and the Zinniga-Zanniga", "The Bippolo Seed", "The Strange Shirt Spot" and "The Great Henry McBride")
278: 672: 467: 940: 1154: 1146: 1063: 904: 216:. In both stories, a character tries to remove a spot from various household items but only manages to transfer the spot to one object after another. 700: 642: 707: 593: 1122: 1219: 1004: 1461: 1451: 931: 384: 579: 474: 415: 1471: 1348: 1196: 948: 896: 888: 721: 1466: 1406: 1138: 996: 956: 792: 714: 607: 558: 189:
Some elements of the stories in this collection appeared in later books. The story "Gustav the Goldfish" was the basis for the
1416: 919: 509: 247: 1047: 757: 743: 572: 314: 212: 1486: 822: 799: 686: 86: 1481: 1456: 1373: 1314: 1301: 649: 516: 1342: 1079: 194: 147: 1394: 1273: 1203: 1071: 988: 614: 980: 854: 785: 45: 846: 1130: 408: 1020: 1012: 972: 964: 778: 735: 586: 495: 488: 458: 1366: 1335: 657: 530: 220: 764: 1055: 880: 814: 750: 481: 1411: 1280: 1211: 1173: 551: 537: 502: 448: 443: 199: 142: 1379: 1243: 1235: 771: 600: 565: 401: 1227: 621: 179:
The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing But the Seuss: A Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel
1095: 1028: 806: 728: 380: 286: 123:
dentist and a Seuss scholar and biographer, who also wrote an introduction to the collection.
1294: 1287: 1087: 679: 544: 523: 73:
June/August/November 1950 ("Gustav the Goldfish", "Tadd and Todd" and "Steak for Supper")
1400: 1389: 1353: 190: 1445: 1266: 665: 203: 1384: 1103: 635: 376: 253: 119: 60: 628: 368: 1181: 693: 424: 115: 210:. Seuss later reused the basic plot of "The Strange Shirt Spot" for 1958's 219:
The story "The Rabbit, the Bear, and the Zinniga-Zanniga" was recorded by
322: 55: 438: 1308: 687:
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?: Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises!
114:
is a collection of seven illustrated stories by children's author
181:
in 2003. He also contributed an introduction to this collection.
1319: 174: 397: 225:
Dr. Seuss presents..."Fox in Socks" and "Green Eggs & Ham"
206:, and published in 1961. "Gustav the Goldfish" rhymes, unlike 393: 177:
auctions, around 2001. Random House published Cohen's book
373:
The Annotated Cat: Under the Hats of Seuss And His Cats
1190:
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
1328: 1258: 1165: 1114: 1039: 930: 872: 865: 457: 431: 173:encountered the magazine stories in one of Cohen's 94: 81: 67: 51: 41: 33: 1360:Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Penguin Books USA, Inc. 839:Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories 100:Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories 673:I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories 468:And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street 409: 198:. The book was written by Seuss's first wife 8: 131:The seven stories included in the book are: 19: 317:"Lost stories by Dr. Seuss to be published" 1155:Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 941:Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 905:The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 869: 416: 402: 394: 25: 18: 701:Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! 643:I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew 20:The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories 831:The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories 594:One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish 236: 111:The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories 16:2011 book of 1950s stories by Dr. Seuss 1005:The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat 708:Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? 341: 339: 309: 307: 305: 303: 281:"Random Uncovers 'New' Seuss Stories" 7: 1123:Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler 273: 271: 269: 242: 240: 1220:Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live! 580:Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories 475:The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins 1477:Children's short story collections 249:The Bippolo Seed and Other Stories 14: 1349:Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum 889:The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss 1407:Political messages of Dr. Seuss 793:I Am Not Going to Get Up Today! 715:The Shape of Me and Other Stuff 608:The Sneetches and Other Stories 559:How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 223:and released on the 1965 album 1064:How the Grinch Stole Christmas 997:Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? 510:Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose 1: 1197:You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch 1147:Dr. Seuss: Green Eggs and Ham 881:The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show 758:I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! 744:Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! 722:There's a Wocket in My Pocket 573:The Cat in the Hat Comes Back 213:The Cat in the Hat Comes Back 1462:Books published posthumously 1452:2011 short story collections 823:Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! 87:Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! 1380:Dr. Seuss National Memorial 1374:The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss 1315:Society of Red Tape Cutters 1302:The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. 650:I Wish That I Had Duck Feet 517:Bartholomew and the Oobleck 1503: 1177: (Russian short film) 1425: 1395:Geisel School of Medicine 1274:The Pocket Book of Boners 989:Halloween Is Grinch Night 800:Oh, the Places You'll Go! 24: 981:The Hoober-Bloob Highway 1467:American picture books 1048:Horton Hatches the Egg 1021:In Search of Dr. Seuss 1013:The Butter Battle Book 973:Dr. Seuss on the Loose 847:What Pet Should I Get? 779:The Butter Battle Book 615:Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book 587:Happy Birthday to You! 496:Horton Hatches the Egg 489:The Seven Lady Godivas 1472:2011 children's books 1367:Dr. Seuss Goes to War 786:You're Only Old Once! 658:Come over to My House 531:Scrambled Eggs Super! 354:Nel 2007, p. 116 345:Nel 2007, p. 164 46:Children's literature 1056:Gerald McBoing-Boing 897:Gerald McBoing-Boing 815:My Many Colored Days 1487:Goldfish in culture 1412:Read Across America 1343:A Fish Out of Water 1281:Your Job in Germany 1080:Horton Hears a Who! 1059: (short; 1950) 1051: (short; 1942) 949:Horton Hears a Who! 932:Television specials 765:Oh Say Can You Say? 552:If I Ran the Circus 538:Horton Hears a Who! 449:Bartholomew Cubbins 444:Horton the Elephant 208:A Fish out of Water 200:Helen Palmer Geisel 195:A Fish Out of Water 148:A Fish out of Water 21: 1482:Random House books 1457:Books by Dr. Seuss 1433:    1429:    1427:as "Theo. LeSieg". 1244:The Cat in the Hat 1236:Green Eggs and Ham 1204:The Cat in the Hat 1139:The Cat in the Hat 1072:The Cat in the Hat 957:The Cat in the Hat 920:Green Eggs and Ham 908: (2010–2018) 772:Hunches in Bunches 601:Green Eggs and Ham 566:The Cat in the Hat 77:September 27, 2011 1439: 1438: 1254: 1253: 1029:Daisy-Head Mayzie 923: (2019–2022) 900: (2005–2007) 892: (1996–1998) 884: (1956–1957) 873:Television series 807:Daisy-Head Mayzie 751:The Cat's Quizzer 729:Great Day for Up! 482:The King's Stilts 386:978-0-375-83369-4 287:Publishers Weekly 202:, illustrated by 107: 106: 1494: 1434: 1430: 1295:Design for Death 1288:Our Job in Japan 870: 680:My Book about ME 545:On Beyond Zebra! 524:If I Ran the Zoo 503:McElligot's Pool 418: 411: 404: 395: 390: 355: 352: 346: 343: 334: 333: 332: 330: 311: 298: 297: 296: 294: 289:, March 29, 2011 275: 264: 263: 262: 260: 244: 227:on RCA Records. 95:Followed by 82:Preceded by 69:Publication date 29: 22: 1502: 1501: 1497: 1496: 1495: 1493: 1492: 1491: 1442: 1441: 1440: 1435: 1432: 1428: 1421: 1324: 1250: 1247: (musical) 1239: (musical) 1231: (musical) 1228:Dr. Seuss's ABC 1223: (musical) 1215: (musical) 1185: (musical) 1161: 1110: 1035: 926: 861: 736:Wacky Wednesday 622:Dr. Seuss's ABC 453: 427: 422: 387: 367: 364: 359: 358: 353: 349: 344: 337: 328: 326: 325:, April 7, 2011 313: 312: 301: 292: 290: 277: 276: 267: 258: 256: 246: 245: 238: 233: 187: 170: 129: 76: 74: 70: 59: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1500: 1498: 1490: 1489: 1484: 1479: 1474: 1469: 1464: 1459: 1454: 1444: 1443: 1437: 1436: 1426: 1423: 1422: 1420: 1419: 1414: 1409: 1404: 1397: 1392: 1390:Geisel Library 1387: 1382: 1377: 1370: 1363: 1356: 1354:Beginner Books 1351: 1346: 1339: 1332: 1330: 1326: 1325: 1323: 1322: 1317: 1312: 1305: 1298: 1291: 1284: 1277: 1270: 1262: 1260: 1256: 1255: 1252: 1251: 1249: 1248: 1240: 1232: 1224: 1216: 1208: 1200: 1193: 1186: 1178: 1169: 1167: 1163: 1162: 1160: 1159: 1151: 1143: 1135: 1127: 1118: 1116: 1112: 1111: 1109: 1108: 1100: 1092: 1084: 1076: 1068: 1060: 1052: 1043: 1041: 1037: 1036: 1034: 1033: 1025: 1017: 1009: 1001: 993: 985: 977: 969: 961: 953: 945: 936: 934: 928: 927: 925: 924: 916: 915: 914: 901: 893: 885: 876: 874: 867: 863: 862: 860: 859: 851: 843: 835: 827: 819: 811: 803: 796: 789: 782: 775: 768: 761: 754: 747: 740: 732: 725: 718: 711: 704: 697: 690: 683: 676: 669: 662: 654: 646: 639: 632: 625: 618: 611: 604: 597: 590: 583: 576: 569: 562: 555: 548: 541: 534: 527: 520: 513: 506: 499: 492: 485: 478: 471: 463: 461: 455: 454: 452: 451: 446: 441: 435: 433: 429: 428: 423: 421: 420: 413: 406: 398: 392: 391: 385: 363: 360: 357: 356: 347: 335: 299: 265: 235: 234: 232: 229: 186: 183: 169: 166: 165: 164: 161: 158: 155: 152: 139: 136: 128: 125: 105: 104: 96: 92: 91: 83: 79: 78: 71: 68: 65: 64: 53: 49: 48: 43: 39: 38: 35: 31: 30: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1499: 1488: 1485: 1483: 1480: 1478: 1475: 1473: 1470: 1468: 1465: 1463: 1460: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1450: 1449: 1447: 1424: 1418: 1417:Seuss Landing 1415: 1413: 1410: 1408: 1405: 1403: 1402: 1398: 1396: 1393: 1391: 1388: 1386: 1383: 1381: 1378: 1376: 1375: 1371: 1369: 1368: 1364: 1362: 1361: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1344: 1340: 1337: 1334: 1333: 1331: 1327: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1310: 1306: 1304: 1303: 1299: 1297: 1296: 1292: 1290: 1289: 1285: 1283: 1282: 1278: 1276: 1275: 1271: 1269: 1268: 1267:Private Snafu 1264: 1263: 1261: 1257: 1246: 1245: 1241: 1238: 1237: 1233: 1230: 1229: 1225: 1222: 1221: 1217: 1214: 1213: 1209: 1206: 1205: 1201: 1199:" (song) 1198: 1194: 1192: 1191: 1187: 1184: 1183: 1179: 1176: 1175: 1171: 1170: 1168: 1164: 1157: 1156: 1152: 1149: 1148: 1144: 1141: 1140: 1136: 1133: 1132: 1128: 1125: 1124: 1120: 1119: 1117: 1113: 1106: 1105: 1101: 1098: 1097: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1085: 1082: 1081: 1077: 1074: 1073: 1069: 1066: 1065: 1061: 1058: 1057: 1053: 1050: 1049: 1045: 1044: 1042: 1038: 1031: 1030: 1026: 1023: 1022: 1018: 1015: 1014: 1010: 1007: 1006: 1002: 999: 998: 994: 991: 990: 986: 983: 982: 978: 975: 974: 970: 967: 966: 962: 959: 958: 954: 951: 950: 946: 943: 942: 938: 937: 935: 933: 929: 922: 921: 917: 913: 910: 909: 907: 906: 902: 899: 898: 894: 891: 890: 886: 883: 882: 878: 877: 875: 871: 868: 864: 857: 856: 852: 849: 848: 844: 841: 840: 836: 833: 832: 828: 825: 824: 820: 817: 816: 812: 809: 808: 804: 802: 801: 797: 795: 794: 790: 788: 787: 783: 781: 780: 776: 774: 773: 769: 767: 766: 762: 760: 759: 755: 753: 752: 748: 746: 745: 741: 738: 737: 733: 731: 730: 726: 724: 723: 719: 717: 716: 712: 710: 709: 705: 703: 702: 698: 696: 695: 691: 689: 688: 684: 682: 681: 677: 675: 674: 670: 668: 667: 666:The Foot Book 663: 660: 659: 655: 652: 651: 647: 645: 644: 640: 638: 637: 633: 631: 630: 626: 624: 623: 619: 617: 616: 612: 610: 609: 605: 603: 602: 598: 596: 595: 591: 589: 588: 584: 582: 581: 577: 575: 574: 570: 568: 567: 563: 561: 560: 556: 554: 553: 549: 547: 546: 542: 540: 539: 535: 533: 532: 528: 526: 525: 521: 519: 518: 514: 512: 511: 507: 505: 504: 500: 498: 497: 493: 491: 490: 486: 484: 483: 479: 477: 476: 472: 470: 469: 465: 464: 462: 460: 456: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 436: 434: 430: 426: 419: 414: 412: 407: 405: 400: 399: 396: 388: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 365: 361: 351: 348: 342: 340: 336: 324: 320: 319: 316: 310: 308: 306: 304: 300: 288: 284: 283: 280: 274: 272: 270: 266: 255: 251: 250: 243: 241: 237: 230: 228: 226: 222: 221:Marvin Miller 217: 215: 214: 209: 205: 204:P. D. Eastman 201: 197: 196: 192: 191:Beginner Book 184: 182: 180: 176: 167: 162: 159: 156: 153: 150: 149: 144: 140: 137: 134: 133: 132: 126: 124: 121: 118:published by 117: 113: 112: 103: 101: 97: 93: 90: 88: 84: 80: 72: 66: 62: 57: 54: 50: 47: 44: 40: 36: 32: 28: 23: 1399: 1385:Geisel Award 1372: 1365: 1358: 1341: 1338:(first wife) 1336:Helen Palmer 1307: 1300: 1293: 1286: 1279: 1272: 1265: 1242: 1234: 1226: 1218: 1210: 1207: (play) 1202: 1188: 1180: 1172: 1158: (2007) 1153: 1150: (2003) 1145: 1142: (2003) 1137: 1134: (2000) 1129: 1126: (1984) 1121: 1104:The Mean One 1102: 1094: 1091: (2012) 1086: 1083: (2008) 1078: 1075: (2003) 1070: 1067: (2000) 1062: 1054: 1046: 1032: (1995) 1027: 1024: (1994) 1019: 1016: (1989) 1011: 1008: (1982) 1003: 1000: (1980) 995: 992: (1977) 987: 984: (1975) 979: 976: (1973) 971: 968: (1972) 963: 960: (1971) 955: 952: (1970) 947: 944: (1966) 939: 918: 903: 895: 887: 879: 855:Horse Museum 853: 845: 837: 830: 829: 821: 813: 805: 798: 791: 784: 777: 770: 763: 756: 749: 742: 734: 727: 720: 713: 706: 699: 692: 685: 678: 671: 664: 656: 648: 641: 636:Fox in Socks 634: 627: 620: 613: 606: 599: 592: 585: 578: 571: 564: 557: 550: 543: 536: 529: 522: 515: 508: 501: 494: 487: 480: 473: 466: 459:Bibliography 377:Random House 375:. New York: 372: 350: 327:, retrieved 318: 315: 291:, retrieved 282: 279: 257:, retrieved 254:Random House 248: 224: 218: 211: 207: 193: 188: 178: 171: 146: 143:Helen Palmer 130: 120:Random House 110: 109: 108: 98: 85: 61:Random House 1431:Posthumous. 1259:Other works 1166:Other media 1115:Video games 866:Adaptations 369:Nel, Philip 168:Publication 58:(magazines) 1446:Categories 1131:The Grinch 1096:The Grinch 629:Hop on Pop 439:The Grinch 432:Characters 231:References 1212:The Lorax 1182:Seussical 1088:The Lorax 965:The Lorax 694:The Lorax 425:Dr. Seuss 116:Dr. Seuss 52:Publisher 37:Dr. Seuss 912:episodes 371:(2007). 329:July 20, 323:CBC News 293:July 20, 259:July 20, 185:Analysis 1329:Related 1174:Welcome 362:Sources 56:Redbook 1107:(2022) 1099:(2018) 858:  850:  842:  834:  826:  818:  810:  739:  661:  653:  383:  102:  89:  63:(book) 34:Author 1309:Hejji 127:Plots 42:Genre 1320:Flit 1040:Film 381:ISBN 331:2011 295:2011 261:2011 175:eBay 145:as 1448:: 1401:PM 379:. 338:^ 321:, 302:^ 285:, 268:^ 252:, 239:^ 1195:" 417:e 410:t 403:v 389:. 151:.

Index

The cover of the book featuring clockwise from top left: The Bippolo Seed, The Great Henry McBride, Tadd and Todd, The Strange Shirt Spot, Gustav the Goldfish, Steak for Supper, The Rabbit, The Bear and the Zinniga-Zanniga
Children's literature
Redbook
Random House
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories
Dr. Seuss
Random House
Helen Palmer
A Fish out of Water
eBay
Beginner Book
A Fish Out of Water
Helen Palmer Geisel
P. D. Eastman
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
Marvin Miller


The Bippolo Seed and Other Stories
Random House



"Random Uncovers 'New' Seuss Stories"
Publishers Weekly



Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.