
The traveling circus arrives near Mayzie's new Palm Beach residence. An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent!"

Despite his hardships and Mayzie's clear intent not to return, Horton refuses to leave the nest because he insists on keeping his word, often repeating, "I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. However, free of her commitment, she relocates to Palm Beach, vowing to never come back to her nest.Īs Horton sits in the nest on top of a tree, he is exposed to the elements like rain and snow, laughed at by his jungle friends, captured by hunters, forced to endure a terrible sea voyage, and finally placed in a traveling circus.

Mayzie, a lazy, irresponsible bird, convinces an elephant named Horton to sit on her egg while she takes a short "break".
