Jorton Whoghard – Horton the Elephant
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Jorton_Whoghard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton_the_Elephant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton_Hears_a_Who!
As the Darajani Palace’s Zookeeper, the welfare of all of the zoo’s creatures is Jorton’s responsibility. He cares deeply about his charges, but needs assistance in tending to them.
Horton the Elephant is a fictional character from the 1940 book Horton Hatches the Egg and 1954 book Horton Hears a Who!, both by Dr. Seuss. In both books and subsequent media, Horton is characterized as a kind, sweet-natured and naïve elephant who manages to overcome hardships.
Horton Hears a Who! is a children’s book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss. It was published in 1954 by Random House. This book tells the story of Horton the Elephant and his adventures saving Whoville, a tiny planet located on a speck of dust, from the animals who mock him. These animals attempt to steal and burn the speck of dust, so Horton goes to great lengths to save Whoville from being incinerated.
“A person’s a person, no matter how small” is the most popular line from Horton Hears a Who! and also serves as the major moral theme that Dr. Seuss conveys to his audience. Horton endures harassment to care for and ensure the safety of the Whos, who represent the insignificant. Horton Hears a Who! has been well-received in libraries, schools, and homes across the world. The book has been adapted as a 1970 television special and a 2008 animated film by Blue Sky Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Animation, and much of its plot was incorporated into the Broadway musical production Seussical.
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