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StoryTitle("caps", "The Walrus and the Carpenter ") ?>
PoemStart() ?>
PagePoem(103, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The sun was shining on the sea,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Shining with all his might ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "He did his very best to make", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "The billows smooth and bright—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And this was odd, because it was ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "The middle of the night.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The moon was shining sulkily, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Because she thought the sun ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Had got no business to be there ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "After the day was done—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"It 's very rude of him,\" she said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"To come and spoil the fun!\"", "") ?>
PagePoem(104, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The sea was wet as wet could be, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "The sands were dry as dry.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "You could not see a cloud, because ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "No cloud was in the sky", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "No birds were flying overhead—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "There were no birds to fly. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The Walrus and the Carpenter ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Were walking close at hand ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "They wept like anything to see ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Such quantities of sand", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"If this were only cleared away,\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "They said, \"it would be grand!\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"If seven maids with seven mops ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Swept it for half a year,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Do you suppose,\" the Walrus said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"That they could get it clear?\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"I doubt it,\" said the Carpenter, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And shed a bitter tear.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"O Oysters, come and walk with us!\"", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "The Walrus did beseech.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Along the briny beach", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "We cannot do with more than four, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "To give a hand to each.\"", "") ?>
PagePoem(105, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The eldest Oyster looked at him, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "But never a word he said", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The eldest Oyster winked his eye, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And shook his heavy head—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Meaning to say he did not choose ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "To leave the oyster-bed.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "But four young Oysters hurried up ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "All eager for the treat", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Their coats were brushed, their faces washed, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Their shoes were clean and neat—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And this was odd, because, you know, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "They hadn't any feet.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Four other Oysters followed them, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And yet another four;", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And thick and fast they came at last, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And more, and more, and more—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "All hopping through the frothy waves, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And scrambling to the shore.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The Walrus and the Carpenter ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Walked on a mile or so,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And then they rested on a rock ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Conveniently low", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And all the little Oysters stood ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And waited in a row.", "") ?>
PagePoem(106, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"The time has come,\" the Walrus said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"To talk of many things", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Of cabbages—and kings—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And why the sea is boiling hot—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And whether pigs have wings.\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"But wait a bit,\" the Oysters cried, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"Before we have our chat;", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "For some of us are out of breath, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And all of us are fat!\"", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"No hurry!\" said the Carpenter. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "They thanked him much for that. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"A loaf of bread,\" the Walrus said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"Is what we chiefly need", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Pepper and vinegar besides ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Are very good indeed—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Now, if you 're ready, Oysters dear, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "We can begin to feed.\"", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"But not on us!\" the Oysters cried, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Turning a little blue.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"After such kindness, that would be ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "A dismal thing to do!\"", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"The night is fine,\" the Walrus said. ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"Do you admire the view?", "") ?>
PagePoem(107, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"It was so kind of you to come ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And you are very nice!\"", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The Carpenter said nothing but ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"Cut-us another slice:", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "I wish you were not quite so deaf—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "I've had to ask you twice!\"", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"It seems a shame,\" the Walrus said, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"To play them such a trick,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "After we've brought them out so far, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "And made them trot so quick!\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "The Carpenter said nothing but ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"The butter's spread too thick!\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"I weep for you,\" the Walrus said: ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"I deeply sympathize.\"", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "With sobs and tears he sorted out ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Those of the largest size, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Holding his pocket handkerchief ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Before his streaming eyes.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"O Oysters,\" said the Carpenter, ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "\"You 've had a pleasant run ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Shall we be trotting home again?\" ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "But answer came there none—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "And this was scarcely odd, because ", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "They'd eaten every one.", "") ?>
PoemAttribution("85", SmallCapsText("—Lewis Carroll.")) ?>
PoemEnd() ?>