Belated Dr. Seuss Day

My head is still spinning wiff da news about my biggy promotion.   So much to do (e.g. review staffing, ordering more donuts, checking out my new office and wheels) dat I missed Dr. Seuss Day.    I love when mom read  Dr. Seuss to me.   Can I say dat now dat I'm da Chief?

Anyways, all dis police talk got me wondering if Dr. Seuss ever wrote about da police in any of his books.   So... I did some investigating (I am a trained detective ya know).

Look what I dug up....
Dar is a book named A Fish Out of Water.

A Fish out of Water is a 1961 American children's book written by Helen Palmer Geisel (credited as Helen Palmer) and illustrated by P. D. Eastman. The book is based on a short story by Palmer's husband Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), "Gustav, the Goldfish", which was published with his own illustrations in Redbook magazine in June 1950.

Plot:  The story is about a boy who buys a fish, named Otto, from a pet store. The store owner, Mr. Carp, gives the boy instructions on how to care for the fish, including strict feeding instructions: "Never feed him a lot. Never more than a spot! Or something may happen. You never know what." When the boy disobeys these instructions out of compassion for his new pet, Otto begins to outgrow his fishbowl. This leads the boy to move him into lots of vases and a bathtub until he floods the house.

The boy requests help from a police officer and the fire department, who help him take Otto down to the local pool.  There, they drop the fish in, causing it to expand to the size of the pool and scare off all of the swimmers. Unsure of what to do, the boy calls Mr. Carp. He is not surprised as boys always ignore his feeding instructions. When Mr. Carp arrives, he dives into the pool and pulls Otto below. Eventually, he emerges with the fish, back to its normal size. He refuses to say how he did it but tells the boy to never overfeed Otto again, and the boy takes his advice to heart.

More donuts anyone?

Now I know dat da police officer did not solve da problem as it was a magical fish, but it is pretty cool dat da boy did seek help from a police officer and da fire department.

Wags,

                      Chief Ranger