The Lorax: pipsqueak goes to the fair

Chapter one

Out in the truffula valley, it was a beautiful sunny day.

The Lorax, pipsqueak, Jenny, Jeremy (Kimmer's friend), Chipper the chippering squirrel. were playing a game of poker. Well, mainly Jeremy and Lorax, who are very good at the game. Competition was fierce between the two.
The Lorax put down two aces. He grinned and chucked.
"Take that, Buckeye!" He snickered and winked.
Jeremy, unfortunately, had a trick up his sleeve. He grinned a sly smile.
"Oh yeah? Well take this!"
With that he slammed down a royal flush, meaning that he automatically beat Lorax.
Lorax groaned in frustration and defeat.

"How do you keep beating me, kid?"
"I don't know maybe Because I'm the king at this!"
Jeremy shrugged, but with a hint of pride.
Chip rolled his eye. He thought that it was annoying his friend boast so much at poker. Jenny, on the other hand, laughed at this, as she thought that his pride and dignity made him cute. Pipsqueak patted Lorax's shoulder to support him. Lorax smiled at the little barbaloot.
Jenny turned and saw her brother Onceler, along with his mule, Melvin, coming back from Greenville. Onceler was trying to sell this thneed, but things aren't going well for that at all. He was jeered and made fun of and tomatoes were thrown at him. This made him crushed, emotionally and spiritually.

As he sulked he heard a girl's voice call out,
"Hey! Oncie! You're back!"
Onceler looked up to see his sister Jenny running towards him, with Pipsqueak trailing behind her. He brightened up at the sight and went over to greet them. He picked Jenny up and she wrapped her arms around his shoulders in a tight hug. Pipsqueak begged for Onceler to pick him up, too, and Onceler noticed and bent down to scoop him up, much to the little barbaloot's delight.
"Hey, Cricket! Hey, Pipsqueak! How are my two favorites doing?"

Jenny said,
"We're doing just great. We were just playing a game of poker with the Lorax. Jeremy won, of course. Lorax isn't happy about it. How did selling your thneed go? It went well like I know it would, did it?"
Onceler's smile faded as Jenny brought up the thneed.
"Well, to be honest, it didn't go well at all. I got tomatoes thrown at me."
Onceler pointed at the glob of tomato on his sleeve and another one on his grey fedora hat.
Jenny instantly felt horrible for him. She wishes that she were there to stand up for him. It was awfully mean the way people in Greenville treated him, and she couldn't stand it.

"Aww, Oncie." Jenny reached up and wiped the tomato off Onceler's sleeve and hat with her own sleeve.
"It's no fair that they treat you like this. They should learn how to respect and like you for your thneed."
"It's easier said than done. They probably think the thneed's stupid."
Onceler frowned deeply at his own comment.
Jenny grew stern and looked her brother in the eye.
"Don't you dare say that. Take it back! Your thneed's not stupid. It a genius idea that all people should love. You should never give up just because of what other's think. You can amount or anything."
Onceler looked down at that bright, confident, and sweet face of his sister's, her blue eyes shined with pride for her brother.  Tugging on Onceler's pant leg, Pipsqueak nodded in agreement with kimmer, his big brown eyes glowed with admire.

Instantly, the mental crush from today evaporated and a warm feeling spread through his body head to toe. A big, tender smile grew across Onceler's face. How lucky he was to have a sister like Jenny.
"Jenny , I just needed that encouragement from you. I promise you I'll never give up on selling my thneed, no matter what others think. You are my cheerleader and best friend."
Onceler engulfed his sister in a big bear hug, but Pipsqueak wanted attention, too, so he tugged on Onceler's pants leg and stared to climb up his leg.
Onceler laughed at this and lifted Pipsqueak onto his shoulder.
"You, too, Pip. Don't think I forgot about you."

The Lorax and Jeremy came over to see the Onceler. Lorax secretly hoped that Onceler's thneed sells we're doing bad, but of he didn't show that fact.
"Beanpole, I see you're back! How selling that thneed going?"
"Honestly not too well, Mustache, but I'll keep trying of course."
"'Course you would,with your overly confident self", Lorax mumbled to himself. He smiled and say,
"Well, you keep trying then. I'm sure you'll be successful
"Not"

Onceler called out,
"Who wants pancakes?!"
Every animals came over as he said that one word, and kimmer laughed.
"Looks like I'm not the only one that loves your pancakes, right, Pipsqueak."
Pipsqueak nodded with a big grin on his furry face.
"Hey, Onceler, can me and Chip join you guys,"
Jeremy called out. Jenny had told him that Onceler's pancakes were the best and he wanted to try some. Chip chittered in agreement.
"Why, of course you can, Jeremy. You are my sister's friend after all."
"Cool!"
Jeremy and Chip hurried over.
Onceler turned to Lorax with a big smile,
"You coming, Mustache? You know you can't resist my pancakes."
Lorax grinned but rolled his eyes."
"Heading right over, Beanpole."