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The Garden of Live Flowers

           ‘It’smyopinionthatyouneverthinkatall,’theRosesaidinaratherseveretone.

           ‘Ineversawanybodythatlookedstupider,’aVioletsaid,sosuddenly,thatAlicequitejumped;forithadn’tspokenbefore.

           ‘Holdyourtongue!’criedtheTiger-lily.‘Asifyoueversawanybody!Youkeepyourheadundertheleaves,andsnoreawaythere,tillyouknownomorewhat’sgoingonintheworld,thanifyouwereabud!’

           ‘Arethereanymorepeopleinthegardenbesidesme?’Alicesaid,notchoosingtonoticetheRose’slastremark.

           ‘There’soneotherflowerinthegardenthatcanmoveaboutlikeyou,’saidtheRose.‘Iwonderhowyoudoit(‘You’realwayswondering,’saidtheTiger-lily),‘butshe’smorebushythanyouare.

           ‘Isshelikeme?’Aliceaskedeagerly,forthethoughtcrossedhermind,‘There’sanotherlittlegirlinthegarden,somewhere!’

           ‘Well,shehasthesameawkwardshapeasyou,’theRosesaid,‘butshe’sredderandherpetalsareshorter,Ithink.

           ‘Herpetalsaredoneupclose,almostlikeadahlia,’theTiger-lilyinterrupted:‘nottumbledaboutanyhow,likeyours.

           ‘Butthat’snotyourfault,’theRoseaddedkindly:‘you’rebeginningtofade,youknowandthenonecan’thelpone’spetalsgettingalittleuntidy.

           Alicedidn’tlikethisideaatall:so,tochangethesubject,sheasked‘Doessheevercomeouthere?’

           ‘Idaresayyou’llseehersoon,’saidtheRose.‘She’soneofthethornykind.

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