"Stop Sneetchin"

One star, two stars, three stars or no stars?
Does anyone remember the story of the Sneetches?
Apparently, many Sneetches thought that having one big green star on their fat yellow belly was better than having no stars.
One day a man came to town to help those with no star acquire a star. (At a cost.)
The original Sneetches with one star went to the same guy to have their stars removed (and thus remain superior).
The originally starless Sneetches had their stars removed to fit in with the now starless (but originally one star) Sneetches.
This cycle want back and forth until some Sneetches had one star, some had two, some three and some were starless - but all were now out of money. (Except for the man who owned the star removal/application machine.)

What about the Lorax?
Lesson; Don't use your resources for gain - to the point of having (now useless) money but no resources.

What about Horton Hears A Who? Anti-abortion or anti-myopia?

Much of our abstract learning has been developed since our youth. Even the "simplest" books have great lessons.