"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail, "There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail! See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance: They are waiting on the shingle--will you come and join the dance?"

Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Rev. Charles L. Dodgson)

Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Rev. Charles L. Dodgson)

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Un-dish-cover the fish, or dishcover the riddle.

— Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Rev. Charles L. Dodgson)

How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spreads his claws, And welcomes little fishes in With gently smiling jaws!

— Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Rev. Charles L. Dodgson)

The little fishes of the sea, They sent an answer back to me. The little fishes' answer was "We cannot do it, Sir, because--"

— Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Rev. Charles L. Dodgson)

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— Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Rev. Charles L. Dodgson)

A loaf of bread, the Walrus said, Is what we chiefly need: Pepper and vinegar besides Are very good indeed-- Now if you're ready, Oysters, dear, We can begin to feed!

— Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Rev. Charles L. Dodgson)