Later that same afternoon, the Once-ler sits down at his desk, sketching his dream Thneed factory, and future business plans and ideas on a huge mind map.
"Do you think i'm bad?" he asked the bird duck thing on the windowsill opposite him, knowing that it can't answer properly.
*It replies with a quack, as expected*
"Thank you."
"Finally, something good happens in my life, and he just wants to ruin it. Nothing will happen if i chop down SOME trees, i guess."
*The bird/duck answers again with another quack, slightly louder signalling that it's listening*
He chuckles. "Yeah, "bad".
The Once-ler opens his door dramatically, taking his guitar with him ready to sing along with the animals while admiring the beautiful, colourful views of the Truffula forest.
"how ba a a a a a. a aa a a a a a. a a a ddddd can i bee 🥺 i'm just doing what comes naturally how bababababba can i bwee i'm just following my destiny, how baaaaAad can i be how bad can i possibly be?"
"well there's a peincpal in natwure that almost every cweature nose called survigal of the fittest....and check it this is how it gwos..."
"the animwal that wins gotta scratch and fight and crawl and fight and punch 🤪💪🏼.... and the animals that doesn't well rhe animal that dosen't winds up, someone elses la ala lanala alaa al launchhhh much munhc munch mucn munch im just saying 😏"
"how ba aaaaa ddd can i be im just doing what comes naturalky how ba ba abaaa can i be im just following my destiny how b a a a a d can i be how bad can i possibly be? 🥺"
"there's a prinicpal in business that everybody nose is swounddd is says the ppl wirh the money make this ever loving world go rrrouuundddd."
"SO IM BIGGERING MY COMPANY IM BIGGERING MY FACTORY IM BIGGERING MY CORPORATE SIZE....EVERYBODY OUT THERE TAKE CARE OF URS AND ME??? ILL TAKE CARE OF MIMI I I I I NEEEE"
"shake that bottom line 🤩"
"LET ME HEAR YALL SAY SMOGULOUD SMOKE SHLOPPITY SHOT COMPLAINN ALL YA WNAT ITS NEVER EVER EVER EVEER GONNA STOP" NOOOOOOOOOO
"CMON HOW BAD CAN THIS POSSIBLY BE? HOW BA A A AD CAN I BE IM JUST BUILDING THE ECOOMY HOW BA A A AD CAN I BE JUST LOOK AT ME OETTING THIS PUPPY HOW BA A A AD CAN I BE A PORTOON OF PROCEEDS GOES TO CHARITY HOW BA A A AD CAN I BE?" 😳😅
"How bad can it possibly be? Let's see:"
(how ba a a a d. an i be?') ALL THE CUSTOMERS ARE BUYING
HOW BA AAAAD CAN I BE AND THE MONEYS MULTIPLYING HOW BA A AD AND THE PR PPL ARE LYING HOW BA A A AA D AND THE LAWYERS ARE DENYING. HOW BA A A A D THIS IS ALL SO GRATIFYING." 😩😩😩
"HOW BAD? HOW BAD CAN THIS POSSIBLY BE????? 😈😈😈😈"
Little did he know, that small decision had a huge impact later on in life, as his Thneed business became bigger.
