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The Garden of Live Flowers

           ‘Itsays"Bough-wough!"criedaDaisy:‘that’swhyitsbranchesarecalledboughs!’

           ‘Didn’tyouknowthat?’criedanotherDaisy,andheretheyallbeganshoutingtogether,tilltheairseemedquitefulloflittleshrillvoices.‘Silence,everyoneofyou!’criedtheTiger-lily,wavingitselfpassionatelyfromsidetoside,andtremblingwithexcitement.‘TheyknowIcan’tgetatthem!’itpanted,bendingitsquiveringheadtowardsAlice,‘ortheywouldn’tdaretodoit!’

           ‘Nevermind!’Alicesaidinasoothingtone,andstoopingdowntothedaisies,whowerejustbeginningagain,shewhispered,‘Ifyoudon’tholdyourtongues,I’llpickyou!’

           Therewassilenceinamoment,andseveralofthepinkdaisiesturnedwhite.

           ‘That’sright!’saidtheTiger-lily.‘Thedaisiesareworstofall.Whenonespeaks,theyallbegintogether,andit’senoughtomakeonewithertohearthewaytheygoon!’

           ‘Howisityoucanalltalksonicely?’Alicesaid,hopingtogetitintoabettertemperbyacompliment.‘I’vebeeninmanygardensbefore,butnoneoftheflowerscouldtalk.

           ‘Putyourhanddown,andfeeltheground,’saidtheTiger-lily.‘Thenyou’llknowwhy.

           Alicedidso.‘It’sveryhard,’shesaid,‘butIdon’tseewhatthathastodowithit.

           ‘Inmostgardens,’theTiger-lilysaid,‘theymakethebedstoosoftsothattheflowersarealwaysasleep.

           Thissoundedaverygoodreason,andAlicewasquitepleasedtoknowit.‘Ineverthoughtofthatbefore!’shesaid.

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