Oldal 169 [169]
OUADRILLE. 153
“They have their tails in their mouths; — and
they re all over crumbs.”
“Youre wrong about the crumbs,” said the
Mock Turtle: “crumbs would all wash off in
the sea. - But they have their tails in their
mouths; and the reason 15—" here the Mock
Turtle yawned and shut his eyes —*Tell her
about the reason and all that,” he said to the
Gryphon.
“The reason is,’ said the Gryphon, “that
they would go with the lobsters to the dance.
So they got thrown out to sea. So they had
to fall a long way. So they got their tails fast
in their mouths. So they couldn’t get them out
again. That’s all.”
“Thank you,” said Alice, “it’s very interesting.
I never knew so much about a whiting before.”
“I can tell you more than that, if you like,”
said the Gryphon. “Do you know why it’s
ealled a whiting?”
“I never thought about it,” said Alice.
see Why.