Through the high jungle tree tops, the news quickly spread: He talks to a dust speck! He's out of his head! Just look at him walk with that speck on that flower! And Horton walked, worrying, almost an hour. 'Should I put this speck down?' Horton thought with alarm. 'If I do, these small persons might come to great harm. I can't put it down. And I won't! After all, a person's a person. No matter how small.'