Horton the elephant
The quote "I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent" is from "Horton Hatches the Egg" by Dr. Seuss.
The name of the elephant in Dr. Seuss's book "Horton Hears a Who" is Horton.
Dr. Seuss wrote Horton Hatches the Egg.
"Horton Hatches the Egg" was created in 1940 by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel).
The character who says this line is Mayzie Bird from the Dr. Seuss book "Horton Hatches the Egg." She is tired of sitting on her egg and persuades Horton, an elephant, to take over for her while she takes a vacation.
"Horton Hatches the Egg" by Dr. Seuss was first published in 1940.
Dr. Seuss' book, Horton Hatches an Egg, contains 1,415 words.
The book featuring a lazy bird named Mayzie is "Horton Hatches the Egg." In the story, Mayzie convinces Horton the elephant to sit on her egg while she takes a break, but she ends up never returning to take care of it.
Horton says: "I meant what I said and I said what I meant... an elephant's faithful-one hundred percent" in the Dr. Suess classic Horton Hatches the Egg.
Green Eggs and Ham Horton Hatches the Egg
No, Mayzie is not a character in "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss. Mayzie is actually a character from another Dr. Seuss book called "Horton Hatches the Egg."
Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, was the American author who wrote "Hop on Pop" and "Horton Hatches the Egg." His whimsical and imaginative stories have been beloved by children and adults alike for generations.