MAYZIE Good gracious! I've seen you before- now, let's see. HORTON Why Mayzie, it's Horton! Remember? Its me! I've sat on your egg now for fifty-one weeks! I've sat here while people have paid to take peeks! I've sat here through lightning and hail storms and snow! Won't you take back your egg? MAYZIE Gee. I really don't know... AMAYZING HORTON MAYZIE Oh, wow, it's really late! And gee, I've got a date! And lots of places to be. But it's so great to see you! Look at you! Who would ever guess? Look at you! Such a big success... And it's all thanks to me! Amayzing Horton! That egg-sitting circus sensation! Amayzing Horton! Even I'm impressed! Amayzing Horton! While I was off taking vacation MAYZIE You made your fortune Up on Mayzie's nest... I may be Unreliable. Fancy free. Irresponsible. Crazy me, Always eager to fly. But seeing you Gives me true delight Just this once I've done something right. The egg is all yours! No, don't thank me, I'll cry! (Just for a moment, MAYZIE is actually sincere and even a little contrite.) Good luck when it hatches. Good luck... And goodbye. (MAYZIE exits hastily. The other animals look at HORTON with sympathy as he holds the unwieldy egg in his arms) HORTON I meant what I said, And I said what I meant An elephant's faithful, One hundred percent
MAYZIE
Good gracious! I've seen you before- now, let's see.
HORTON
Why Mayzie, it's Horton! Remember? Its me!
I've sat on your egg now for fifty-one weeks!
I've sat here while people have paid to take peeks!
I've sat here through lightning and hail storms and snow!
Won't you take back your egg?
MAYZIE
Gee. I really don't know...
AMAYZING HORTON
MAYZIE
Oh, wow, it's really late!
And gee, I've got a date!
And lots of places to be.
But it's so great to see you!
Look at you!
Who would ever guess?
Look at you!
Such a big success...
And it's all thanks to me!
Amayzing Horton!
That egg-sitting circus sensation!
Amayzing Horton!
Even I'm impressed!
Amayzing Horton!
While I was off taking vacation
MAYZIE
You made your fortune
Up on Mayzie's nest...
I may be
Unreliable.
Fancy free.
Irresponsible.
Crazy me,
Always eager to fly.
But seeing you
Gives me true delight
Just this once
I've done something right.
The egg is all yours!
No, don't thank me,
I'll cry!
(Just for a moment, MAYZIE is actually sincere and even a little contrite.)
Good luck when it hatches.
Good luck...
And goodbye.
(MAYZIE exits hastily. The other animals look at HORTON
with sympathy as he holds the unwieldy egg in his arms)
HORTON
I meant what I said,
And I said what I meant
An elephant's faithful,
One hundred percent
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