Welcome to the Wonderful World of Dr. Seuss: The Man Behind the Legend

On How He Gets His Inspiration

The creative genius that is Ted Geisel brought to life so many wonderful characters, which is why it comes as no surprise that he would have an entertaining answer to one of the most asked questions he would get:

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I get all my ideas in Switzerland near the Forka Pass. There is a little town called Gletch, and two thousand feet up above Gletch there is a smaller hamlet called Über Gletch. I go there on the fourth of August every summer to get my cuckoo clock fixed. While the cuckoo is in the hospital, I wander around and talk to the people in the streets. They are very strange people, and I get my ideas from them .”

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