. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . , Aliceexplained, because Im rather afraid ofthem—at least the large kinds. But I cantell you the names of some of them. Of course they answer to their names ? the Gnat remarked carelessly. I never knew them do it. Whats the use of their having names,the Gnat said, if they wont answer tothem ? No use to them said Alice ; but its use-ful to the people that name them, I suppose,If not, why do things have names at all ? I cant say, the Gnat replied. Furtheron, in the wood down there, theyve got nonames—however, go on with your list ofinse
. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . , Aliceexplained, because Im rather afraid ofthem—at least the large kinds. But I cantell you the names of some of them. Of course they answer to their names ? the Gnat remarked carelessly. I never knew them do it. Whats the use of their having names,the Gnat said, if they wont answer tothem ? No use to them said Alice ; but its use-ful to the people that name them, I suppose,If not, why do things have names at all ? I cant say, the Gnat replied. Furtheron, in the wood down there, theyve got nonames—however, go on with your list ofinsects ; youre wasting time. Well, theres the Horse-fly, Alice began,counting off the names on her fingers. All right, said the Gnat : half way upthat bush, youll see a Rocking-horse-fly, if LOOKING-GLASS INSECTS. you look. Its made entirely of wood, andgets about by swinging itself from branchto branch. What does it live on ? Alice asked, withgreat curiosity. Sap and sawdust, said the Gnat. Goon with the list. Alice looked at the Rocking-horse-fly with. great interest, and made up her mind thatit must have been just repainted, it lookedso bright and sticky ; and then she went on. And theres the Dragon-fly. Look on the branch above your head/said the Gnat, and there youll find a Snap- 64 THROUGH THE LOOKJNG-GLASS. dragon-fly. Its body is made of plum-pud-ding, its wings of holly-leaves, and its headis a raisin burning in brandy. And what does it live on T: Alice asked,as before. Frumenty and mince-pie, the Gnat re-plied ; and it makes its nest in a Christmas-box. And then theres the Butterfly, Alicewent on, after she had taken a good look atthe insect with its head on fire, and hadthought to herself, I wonder if thats thereason insects are so fond of flying intocandles--because they want to turn intoSnap-dragon-flies! Crawling at your feet, said the Gnat(Alice drew her feet back in some alarm), you may observe a wings are thin slices of bread-and-butte
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