一条鱼，两条鱼，红色的鱼，蓝色的鱼，老的鱼，小的鱼，身上有颗星星的鱼……好多好多的鱼呀！有的鱼很伤心，有的鱼很开心，有的鱼还很凶。为什么会这样呢？睁大眼睛打量身边这个有趣的世界，你会发现，到处都有好玩的事儿。
　　Black fish
　　This one has a little star.
　　Blue fish
　　This one has a little car.
　　Old fish
　　New fish
　　Say！ What a lot of fish there are.
　　Yes. Some are red.
　　And some are blue.
　　And some are very， very bad.
　　Some are sad.
　　And some are glad.
　　Why are they sad and glad and bad？
　　Some are thin.
　　And some are fat.
　　The fat one has a yellow hat.
　　From there to here，
　　From here to there，
　　Funny things are everywhere.
　　Here are some who like to run.
　　They run for run in the hot， hot sun.
　　Oh me！ Oh my！
　　Oh me！ Oh my！
　　What a lot of funny things go by.
　　Some have two feet and some have four.
　　Some have six feet and some have more.
　　We see them come.
　　We see them go.
　　Some are high.
　　Some are fast.
　　And some are low.
　　And some are slow.
　　Look at his fingers！
　　One， two， three ...
　　How many fingers do I see？
　　One， two， three， four，
　　five， six， seven， eight，
　　nine， ten. He has eleven！
　　Eleven！ This is something new.
　　I wish I had eleven， too！
　　At our house we open cans.
　　We have to open many cans.
　　And that is why we have a Zans.
　　A Zans for cans is very good.
　　Have you a Zans for cans？ You should.
　　Brush！ Brush！
　　Brush！ Brush！
　　Comb！ Comb！
　　Comb！ Comb！
　　Blue hair is fun to brush and comb.
　　Did you ever milk this kind of cow？
　　Did you ever fly a kite in bed？
　　Well， we can do it. We know how.
　　If you never did， you should.
　　These things are fun and fun is good.
　　Today is gone.
　　Today was fun.
　　Tomorrow is another one.
　　Every day， from here to there，
　　funny things are everywhere.
　　這就是享誉世界的苏斯博士用妙趣横生的语言为孩子们打开的快乐世界。是啊，要是一本书没有趣味，谁愿意读呀？兴趣是最好的老师，苏斯博士实在是太懂这个道理了。他的每一本图画书里，都有丰富的想象力、引人入胜的情节和风趣幽默的语言，从简单的字母到短语、句子，像绕口令一般趣味十足，把学习英语变成了充满快乐的游戏。