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"The Sneetches and Other Stories" is a collection of stories by American author Dr. Seuss, published in 1953. It is composed of four separate stories with themes of tolerance, diversity, and compromise. In The Sneetches, some odd yellow creatures have stars in the bellies and others don't, which causes jealousy by those who don't. Sylvester McMonkey McBean (the Fix-It-Up Chappie) appears and offers the Sneetches without stars the chance to get them with his Star-On machine. When the original starred Sneetches see this they are upset and.... In the end, the Sneetches learn from their experience that neither plain-belly nor star-belly Sneetches are superior, and they are able to get along and become friends. "The Sneetches" was intended by Seuss as a satire of discrimination between races and cultures, and was inspired by his opposition to antisemitism. This story is wonderfully read by Skidompha's good friend Anna Belknap in August 2016.