WOMAN (O.S.): Hey!
Then they turn to find dozens of townspeople have gathered to see what the commotion is.
WOMAN: They broke O'Hare's head!
ANOTHER WOMAN: What do you two think you two are doing, kids?
Ted and Pippa stare at the crowd. Busted.
Ted: Um...I'm...I'm looking for a place to plant a tree. A real one.
WOMAN: Why would we need a tree?
O'Hare (O.S.): Exactly.
Everyone turns and sees O'Hare leaning on his broken statue's head. All eyes are on him. Ted and Pippa cringe.
Pippa: (to herself) Oh, man.
O'Hare addresses people in the crowd individually like a politician.
O'Hare: Folks, the last thing you want around here is trees. They're filthy, spewing that sticky, nasty sap all over the place. (to Marie) They bring poisonous ants and stinging bees.
He sticks his finger into Marie's ice cream cone. Then licks it off.
Marie: Hey!
O'Hare: Ouch. (to the Marie's Mom) Think about the kids.
Marie runs to her Mom, scared.
O'Hare: (to a Maintenance Worker) And... I just thought of, you know, they make leaves! I mean, you know that right?! And these leaves they just fall. They just fall where ever they want.
The Crowd GASPS. A MAN in the Crowd faints. The crowd murmurs, concerned. The tide is definitely against Ted and Pippa.
Audrey: (to the crowd) Oh COME ON! We know why you're REALLY against trees! Because they produce fresh air!
O'Hare frowns.
Pippa: (to the crowd) For free!
The crowd starts murmuring at this.
O'Hare: (gasps) I am wounded! You two have lied!
Audrey: It is not a lie! It's called photosynthesis!
O'Hare: Oh, come on! She's making that up! That's a made up word, people! Thneedville is perfect just the way it is. We don't need trees! (points accusingly at Ted and Pippa) That boy and girl have a seed! We need to stop them! Who's with me? C'mon!
MAN: O'Hare's right!
MARKETING GUY #2: Seeds will ruin us all!
CROWD: Stop it! Yeah! I'm afraid of bees! Grab them!
O'Hare moves menacingly toward Ted and Pippa, the crowd following him.
O'Hare: Last chance, kids. Hand it over.
Audrey turns to Ted and Pippa. What do we do now? Ted and Pippa gets an idea.
They quickly hop up onto the bulldozer.
O'Hare: Where do you two think you two are going?
Ted: (to Grammy and Audrey) C'mon, let's go. Get in. Get in!
They join them in the bulldozer's cab. He hands Audrey the seed and puts the bulldozer in gear and drives away.
O'Hare: Stop those maniacs!
Ted and Pippa HONK the HORN and O'Hare runs out of the way.
Pippa: Excuse me! Excuse me! Watch out!
The bulldozer drives out of Town Square and O'Hare runs after them. The crowd follows. Ted and Pippa head straight for the wall surrounding the town.
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The Lorax
FanfictionTwelve-year-old Ted and his older adopted sister, Pippa, live in a place virtually devoid of nature; no flowers or trees grow in the town of Thneedville. Ted would very much like to win the heart of Audrey, the girl of his dreams, and Pippa wants to...
