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Date Posted: 17:44:55 09/29/04 Wed
Author: ignorant child
Author Host/IP: 69.149.107.225
Subject: three frogs spontaneous dreams
In reply to: The Caucus-Race 's message, "The Caucus-Race" on 15:32:52 09/23/04 Thu

A small statue of three frogs
sitting on a sawhorse
having a friendly conversation
one has his hand on his knee right arm raised
the other hand on hip other hand resting on sawhorse
on lonely nights when I miss her because she is so far away. I think of the woman who gave me that little statuette. I even shine a lamp on it so they cast their shadows on the wall. The room is full of frogs, and I fall asleep and dream of her. in black and white mostly.
sometimes you can get too dry
The Caucus-Race
>
>
>
>When Alice and the Mouse had got out of the Pool of
>Tears, of course they were very wet: and so were a lot
>of other curious creatures, that had tumbled in as
>well. There was a Dodo (that's the great bird, in
>front, leaning on a walking-stick); and a Duck; and a
>Lory (that's just behind the Duck, looking over its
>head); and an Eaglet (That's on the left-hand side of
>the Lory); and several others.
>
>Well, and so they didn't know how in the world they
>were to get dry again. But the Dodo--who was a very
>wise bird--told them the right way was to have a
>Caucus-Race. And what do you think that was?
>
>You don't know? Well, you are an ignorant child! Now,
>be very attentive, and I'll soon cure you of your
>ignorance!
>
>First, you must have a racecourse. It ought to be a
>sort of circle, but it doesn't much matter what shape
>it is, so long as it goes a good way round, and joins
>on to itself again.
>
>Then, you must put all the racers on the course, here
>and there: it doesn't matter where, so long as you
>don't crowd them too much together.
>
>"Hand it over here!" said the Dodo. Then, you needn't
>say "One, two, three, and away!" but let them all set
>off running just when they like, and leave off just
>when they like.
>
>So all these creatures, Alice and all, went on running
>round and round, till they were all quite dry again.
>And then the Dodo said everybody had won, and
>everybody must have prizes!
>
>Of course Alice had to give them their prizes. And she
>had nothing to give them but a few comfits she
>happened to have in her pocket. And there was just one
>a-piece, all round. And there was no prize for Alice!
>
>So what do you think they did? Alice had nothing left
>but her thimble. Now look at the picture, and you'll
>see what happened.
>
>
>Then the Dodo took the thimble and handed it back to
>Alice, and said "We beg your acceptance of this
>elegant thimble!" And then all the other creatures
>cheered.
>
>Wasn't that a curious sort of present to give her?
>Suppose they wanted to give you a birthday-present,
>would you rather they should go to you toy-cupboard,
>and pick out your nicest doll, and say "Here, my love,
>here's a lovely birthday-present for you!" or would
>you like them to give you something new, something
>that didn't belong to you before?

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