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The Mock Turtle’s Story

           ‘No,’saidAlice. ‘Idon’tevenknowwhataMockTurtleis.’ 

           ‘It’sthethingMockTurtleSoupismadefrom,’saidtheQueen. 

           ‘Ineversawone,orheardofone,’saidAlice. 

           ‘Comeon,then,’saidtheQueen,‘andheshalltellyouhishistory,’ 

           Astheywalkedofftogether,AliceheardtheKingsayinalowvoice,tothecompanygenerally, ‘Youareallpardoned. ’Come,that’sagoodthing! shesaidtoherself,forshehadfeltquiteunhappyatthenumberofexecutionstheQueenhadordered. 

           TheyverysooncameuponaGryphon,lyingfastasleepinthesun. (Ifyoudon’tknowwhataGryphonis,lookatthepicture. )‘Up,lazything! saidtheQueen,‘andtakethisyoungladytoseetheMockTurtle,andtohearhishistory. ImustgobackandseeaftersomeexecutionsIhaveordered’; andshewalkedoff,leavingAlicealonewiththeGryphon. Alicedidnotquitelikethelookofthecreature,butonthewholeshethoughtitwouldbequiteassafetostaywithitastogoafterthatsavageQueen: soshewaited. 

           TheGryphonsatupandrubbeditseyes: thenitwatchedtheQueentillshewasoutofsight: thenitchuckled. ‘Whatfun! saidtheGryphon,halftoitself,halftoAlice. 

           ‘Whatisthefun? saidAlice. 

           ‘Why,she,’saidtheGryphon. ‘It’sallherfancy,that: theyneverexecutesnobody,youknow. Comeon!’ 

           ‘Everybodysays"comeon! "here,’thoughtAlice,asshewentslowlyafterit: ‘Ineverwassoorderedaboutinallmylife,never!’ 

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