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Looking-Glass Insects

           ‘Ilikethemwhentheycantalk,’Alicesaid.‘Noneofthemevertalk,whereIcomefrom.

           ‘Whatsortofinsectsdoyourejoicein,whereyoucomefrom?’theGnatinquired.

           ‘Idon’trejoiceininsectsatall,’Aliceexplained,‘becauseI’mratherafraidofthematleastthelargekinds.ButIcantellyouthenamesofsomeofthem.

           ‘Ofcoursetheyanswertotheirnames?’theGnatremarkedcarelessly.

           ‘Ineverknewthemdoit.

           ‘What’stheuseoftheirhavingnamestheGnatsaid,‘iftheywon’tanswertothem?’

           ‘Nousetothem,’saidAlice;‘butit’susefultothepeoplewhonamethem,Isuppose.Ifnot,whydothingshavenamesatall?’

           ‘Ican’tsay,’theGnatreplied.‘Furtheron,inthewooddownthere,they’vegotnonameshowever,goonwithyourlistofinsects:you’rewastingtime.

           ‘Well,there’stheHorse-fly,’Alicebegan,countingoffthenamesonherfingers.

           ‘Allright,’saidtheGnat:‘halfwayupthatbush,you’llseeaRocking-horse-fly,ifyoulook.It’smadeentirelyofwood,andgetsaboutbyswingingitselffrombranchtobranch.

           ‘Whatdoesitliveon?’Aliceasked,withgreatcuriosity.

           ‘Sapandsawdust,’saidtheGnat.‘Goonwiththelist.

           AlicelookedupattheRocking-horse-flywithgreatinterest,andmadeuphermindthatitmusthavebeenjustrepainted,itlookedsobrightandsticky;andthenshewenton.

           ‘Andthere’stheDragon-fly.

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