More on Oobleck Just so you know π
I grew up on Dr. Seuss and of course so have my kids
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Bartholomew, the king’s page, saves the kingdom from the King’s insatiable desire to have the latest, the newest and the unusual, even if it means disaster. In this case, the King orders the royal magicians to create something better than boring old rain or snow (possibly the Kingdom is in Buffalo, New York, Detroit MI or Boston, where the amount and quality of precipitation is of the sort to have you nodding at the wisdom of the King’s request.) The magicians create Oobleck, a snotty-green, sticky substance that effectively provides national unity by gluing the entire place, people and all, together.